Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-10
from Seward.
 Start Made Return Trip.

On the trip out, 3O hours traVeiihS brought them up the river, 60 miles in length, and acrosss lake Illamnl about 90 miles in length, and approx imately s feet above tide water level The trip was very pretty, MT. Brierly said A stop at lliamna vll- lage, a couple of miles from the lake on this side, of day and half was made. This was on account of slight delay in making connections with a different boat to carry them from the bay across to Seldovia.
 "Meet Me At Highwater
 Tn that district" Mr. Brierly said lone does not make date at cer- tain time, but with the tide or high water, for unless one is at tidewater at the bay, at hightide, it is almost an impossibility to get off the beach, owing to the long tide run in the bay"
 
 Crossing the trail from the lake to the bay the men rolled into bed at 10 o'clock and two hours later, were aroused by Captain Tom Perry of the mailboat Salmo, and advised to get aboard his craft. It had been previously arranged by MT. Friele, for another boat to take the party across the inlet but word was sent that the Salmo would meet them in- stead, as Captain Perry would be coming to the bay with the Alaska Road Commission crew and equip ment. After a row of four miles in a small boat they boarded the little craft, and the trip to Seldovia begun.
 Overcome By Gas Fumes.
 The engineer of the Salmo, Cap tain Perry and his daughter were all gassed on this trip, Mr. Brierly stat cd His attention was first called to the queer antics of the boat which started to run about in a circle. It was at this time that the party dis l covered the crew had been gassed. They were revived but just about this time the engine, which had been running smoothly, stopped and, for six hours they drifted about the dan- gerous Cook Inlet until, with the as sistance of MT. Peterson, the engine was turned over again MT. Brierly said he was actually afraid of fire as a quantity of oil had run over the engine floor, at the time the engi- neer went under from the gas fumes.
 Fine Trip To Seward
 The party arrived at Seldovia at 6 o'clock that evening, and was for. tunate enough to obtain the service of MT. Lee of the gasboat Emma, to run them to Seward The trip tC this port was made in fine shape remarkable fine weather being en countered the entire trip, with the water as placid as a mill pond.
 Remarkable Topography.
 From Naknek anchorage, Bristol Bay, the topography of the region runs upwards to a height of approx imately $50 feet, for 175 miles Al this point inland, the elevation rises abruptly another $50 feet, and then in the short space of two miles, drops off into Cook Inlet This struck Mir. Brierly as being something very un- usual. The walk from Iliamna viii iage to Iliamna bay is F miles, he said
 Sam Foss, we'll known in Seward, is packing in the region, and lives across the village on the other side of the river. Mrs. Foss conducts d comfortable roadhouse at this point.
 Putting In Bridges.
 The Alaska Road Commission crew has been at work for sometime in this region, he continued, and is making some fine improvements over the old road, or trail. A camp is io- cated at the lake, on the other side of the divide, where the crews are opening up a new trail At the time the Bristol Bay party passed thru tbe district, the road men were pre- pairing to put in a number of wood en bridges. This will prove to be 2 boon to the travellers crossing the