The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-06-16
PROSPECTORS
RETURN FROM
WINTER TRIP
Have Spent Nine Months in
Whiting River Country
Found Ore Prospects.

Din fly tents and seeing no living
persons except four Indian trappers,
who passed their camp February 2,
and one white man, Jack Koby, who
Joined them March %, Edmond Gull
lout and George Burk, prospectors
and trappers, have returned TO Ju-
neau and are guests at the Alaskan
Hotel Koby, who is also a pros
pector and trapper, returned with
them The men brought in marten,
mink and beaver skins in as large a
pack as they could handle.
Guiiiout Well Known
Edmond Guillout is one of the best
known men in the North. His home
lis ait Fort Norman, where his father
was factor ait the Hudson Bay Trad
ing Post, and he was raised from boy
hood in the Mackenzie River country.
He has devoted years in aiding the
Canadian government by serving as
guide to the mounted police and in
making geographic reports of the
country and collecting bird and ami
mai specimens.
He was I'm Dawson in the big rush
there and has travelled over North
ern Alaska. In 1914 he made his
first trIp Outside, when he Joined
the Canadian army and was sent to
France Since returning from the
war he has been travelling in South
ern British Columbia and Alaska.
He has collected a number of animal
and bird specimens and has made a
map OF the Whiting River country,
TO be sent to the General Game War
den of British Columbia with whom
he is lin contact
Mr.. GuillouIt said the Whiting River
country is one of the most interest
ing he has ever travelled Through.
A wide expanse of country, volcanic
and glacial, rich in ore. fur and big
game, it is as yet wild and unex-
pCored.
Volcanic Belt
-'One crosses the volcanic bolt
first, after leaving THE Taku," said
Guillout 1.-THE belt runs from the
east fork of the Whiting, about -four
miles east, running north and south
1t is between the Inkldn River and
Swift Creek, and lis broken up
country with many volcanic noun
tains. On one mountain which we
crossed we found crater. 1t was
about 20 miles wide and was a per-
feet bowl lin shape. From the bot
tom of the crater "a number of needle
pinnacles of red volcanic stone rose
to a height of three and four hundred
feet. have never seen a more
freaihsh country lin the North.
Glacier Belt
The Glacier Belt runs from the
head OF Canyon Creek to the water
sheds of the east fork of the Whit
ing. 1t is region of waterways
and rugged mountains and beautiful
level valleys. There are numerous
canyons cut by the glaciers. We
passed through one canyon 1900 feet
deep and so marrow that in some
places we could touch both sides
with our hands outstretohed.
THE Stikine River lis the best
entrance into this country. There
is already trail which has been
cut from Telegraph Crock to Johns
ling Lake for big game hunters.
Mineral Belt
THE mineral belt, in the glacier
belt. is about 100 miles firm the Taku
and is about IL miles from Hischoys-
link Lake, going west. and us south
west of the Inkln River The belt
is about 30agailes wide and full of
contacts. bsfeve it is the same
belt that runs from the mouth of
the Taku River ito Portland Canal.
There lis much evience of galena,
silver and copper ore, although we
found some traces of gold. Forty
mile Greek lis the best Indication OF
placer gold. Tho creek bed is full
of black sand and is a blue wash
like that of Bonanza Creek in Daw
son.
ION the return trip we made a 80
mile cutoff from Swift Creek and
ran across a fine seam of coal. We
did not inspect the seam carefully
but Judge it us about 20 feet wide
Lived on the Country
Gullout and Burk left Juneau Sep
tember IA last They went up the
Taku to the Inklin, from the lnklir
they travelled the Sulkleine and Can
yon Creek to Summit Greek, where
they went over the divide into the
East fork of the Whiting River The,
built a cabin lin the canyon at th'
foot OF the Tpklin, while en- route
but seldom returned to the place
They made their main camp at thu
Johnslng and Hischoysling Lakes
living under fly tents. Their foo'
supply was salt. sugar, flour. ric'
and tea, and they lived chiefly Oh
the country.
Living on the country lis not diff
cult IL one has perseverance and com
mon sense, according to Guillout. A
no time were he and Burk withou
food. he said Although they live
under fly tents. they removed thei
clothing each night when going +
bed. They built a bath tub from
hoosehide and made all their white
clothing from animal hides. The pas
winter was mild. there being onl