Douglas Island news., 1920-10-22

iO Ono luhuu country Ii. scene Nl former joys and sorrows. labom and uIumphs pleasures and pains. From rcorraphich standpoint hc found ho country very much Che samc as It was whoh he Grst saw ir moro than score of years ago. hut otherwise hcrc was Hue to romIud him of Che hr'cyon p1st But it was not for temporal purpose. and pleasures hot Che Stroller visited thc Yukon but for scientific roscargh and doly- mr Into Che archives Of Che past
 On roachmg Che Yukon One slrol- Ter found Che bod of the Yukon river iust where It had been for genera dons. but Inc found it practically de- void Of watcr As Che result of this ho found operators of roamboaa mae9rue Jbc.r acalps tearing thc.r ha0r and using language mot rcchcr- che m refined circles And why not for steamers wcro constantly coming
 m contact with Che bottom of Che r.yor and sinking. and eolmou ercy- Ime and o,bcr inhabitants of Che Arctic watau were playing hide and sock through saIege statcrooms and
 ewpcrs
 "Ncycr before was such low water  known at hs saason of tho year uas heard by Che suouer a dozon times and. accordue Co records kept bv tbc white. since ,hcy Invaded tho .omur. they verc correct In their deduction. ut ne Stroller poa-
 other sources of Information
 oroeruue The cary history of that country and Us weather conditions n past aecs and it was to Chose .ourccs hat Inc went to ver.y One assertions made by ha palc,ace
 friends
 Going to Che Indian village mile north 1f che town of WhItchouo. Che Stroller sought ou. Che vIevam of Novasadado mo,b-catcn relic of
 hc uas. who s now m h.a 1ilst year As tbc Stroller approached h. vIrvam O. Che old man Inc oyor- terd am animated discussion .n which Che female ol Che species m .he uuaIy docs appeared to be getting nc best ol Ir for he heard The soro.Eyod s.eeher end thc de- bate wih "Eu Ias a hu Ia. euc as ko q ke wa bu eut CT you want ab- h.s cooked without being cleaned. "u gut right borel
 rnee Guecr from nmt 'con. .oa'cl In tbc suoIors m'mmt put ,bc orI mau u a good hmor and he Uehue ra.soI mp tho late ut wih the sore-EvI s.eoncn witch Che phi- Io.orte remark "Tho ways of fam- nIy are as maHomah'a now n
 hcy wuc when Ruth slept a. thc fec, Of Boar
 In ausuar to a question put hr Che sr.uer as to whether the preHent low stage oI water in che Yukon river was muu.I t.e old man thu delivered umIc Ue poto in Ibc language Of his fathers which.
 fortunately ne Stroller thoroughly mdo- lands and herewith trans atcsI
 "Ttr. Us nothing unusual about he present low water Compared uih years which ] om rcadily rc. au Che nreent stage ol water h l.w'y high Tn II90 and when was fair lump or boy hc water was much lower u October .tau at present. Flteon yoars later there vas another dry nu in which hc r.yor was uay'r.bly only for auors of light duuel. This was u ISU5. Tho r.ason remember That nu a1 clearly H taat Nuee- sprmE Elizabeth. who had boon iarsme dried salmon m Che rilec- pole of my lent for ,hree nsons ut mo Ia before Christmas of Is05 lor CuDNouth James, who had managed to tW couple Of moose and was better prepared for winter than myself TrmaH .ha. brow certainly h.a Che spot
 "Tbe next Uuc thc river was bar. rem of wur was in fSlS After nmmure uc u.anc.s of Kucc- Sprung Elizabeth for % couple O, years uuc birds once more sang hcr merry carols In my hcari and shor. Sarah undertook Che labor and It was labor Of loyo ot worm ing salmon for me- For many years following Che adyeH. of sarah n my homo u.o was one rcot one ! She was good proy.lor and an our ] children and dogs were fal and pros porous Thot brow tastes like | bonded goods