The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-04
JUNEAU PEOPLE ENJOY BEAUTIES
 OF TAKU CAMP
Dr. DeVighne Takes Party Up River-S Scenery Magnificent
 Plenty of Wild Game.

l After spending ali entire day at the Takll River Camping Co. camp
 up the Taku River 10 Juneau resi-
 dents have expreSsed themselves Of the opinion that the camp will be
 one of the biggest drawing cards for
 tourists and one of the biggest assets
 for development of Southeastern
 Alaska. in this district. They were
 the guests of Dr. Devighne who Is
 building the camp. and Mrs. De- | Vighne.
 I The party left Juneau early yes
 to-day morning on the boat Diana and returned shortly after midnight
 last night. The Diana took the I party to the mouth of the river and
 from. there the trip to the camp
 was made on the company river boat Sand Flea
 l High mountains of sheer cliff face and rugged peaks, verdant hills, glaciers and long low flats of shrubs
 and willow trees were revealed as the boat sped up the river, in it's course travelling from bank to bank
 and offering close observation of the 1 scenes presented on each side. l Magnificent Scenery.
 ! The camp is lwo and ono half miles from the mouth of the river, |, situated on the right, at point
 in the bend of the river. Directly
 behind the camp rise high and rug Il ged mountains dear to the hearts of Il tb, ,,,o,,nfo;,, .l:,ubar and inhahitod 1 by deer and goat and small game. I Directly across from the camp on 4 the opposite shore lies a wooded I fiat, where roam the moose, a num- | Der having been sighted within the past few days. Behind the flat the I Twin Glaciers, in majestic form. 4 slope back into gray rock peaks. At Il the foot of twin glaciers, and to be l, seen only from the mountains or by special trip from the river. is Twin l Glacier Lake. supplied by ice bergs which drop from the glaciers. IL is a bit of unparalleled splendor, a bit mysterious in it's secretiveness and romantic as the~home of beaver. The : mountains form a wall of splendor along the river, their solemnity : broken here and there by mighty waterfalls. dropping hundreds of feet in sheer descent. Through a break in the hills, small part of : Taku Glacier is seen. A short dis tance up the river is Moose Creek, a haven for the fishermen for it's mountain trout.
 The camp is efdeally situated. It : is surrounded by tall frs, willows and shrubs. The forest floor is of deep moss and blueberry and salmon berry bushes are in abundance. Along the river bank is a slope of several feet of white sand and a soft breeze from the river is always prevalent. A road leads from the
 camp to the Bullard ranch. at the
 mouth of the river.
 Completed in Week.
 Three acres of ground have been
 cleared and oats will be sown as
 soon as possible, for lawn. Cab-
 bage, rhubarb. strawberries and
 other vegetables and fruits are now
 being put in.
 ] The mosquitoes arc bad in the hills as they are everywhere in Al aska but. there are very few at the
 camp, due to the ground having [ been cleared With the river breeze it Is evident there will be no mos
 quitoes when the clearing is com pleted.
 II The cabin is in the best location !, in the center of the clearing, about
 100 feet from the river bank. and
 commanding view of the entire
 panorama presented The walls oi
 the cabin were finished yesterday and work has now started on the roof, which will be finished not
 later than Saturday next, when the
 camp will be completed
 \ Emil lkrause went to the camp yes.
 terday to put in fireplace in the f cabin, which will be completed by
 Saturday The fireplace will be four l feet high and five feet wide and
 will be faced with rock gathered r from the base of the mountain cliffs. sl Tents for guests are to be arranged
 in artistic formal ions near the main
 cabin and the scene of the camp will , be completed when fir trees, and
 perfect in shape, recently found in
 the forest, will be transplanted, one
 between each tent.
 The visitors at the camp yester-
 day claim the distinction of being the
 first to enjoy the surrounding splen-
 dors. A number climbed the noun
 tain rising behind the camp and
 were rewarded with a perfect view of 1 TWin Glaciprs I.akn and nthnr haau-