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Show 1 'HIE SAINT EhlAS ALL'S Bj THE ALASKA EXPEDITION IN j MOUNTAIN SCISNRIIY. B Tti ThnmAfting or Mlclttjr AvalanttiM H or Watee Hrmrlnc Ihntn the (llitUr fi l(Mp tti l-arlh tn n (oitllnual Uuaka I A Clloomjr NlRtit In tamp, ifl 1 .N'o. It, International I'itm AMoelatlwi 1 iBl I( THE MKAIlTOr TIIGhr Kl.UlAll'11. 191 AUiUa, Aufr H, lJl Ihn Indian Hj bU r ltd cnrljr July 29, nfler copper. th 3E Mid, their motive liorn iilti m their 4 Si! In ml. Their mnrrrluu initio was the I tj lama old alory about mine. Nuctfuta 1,Q9 an lrtft at vca.ai.d walnut vitro itc It'tjH rationally Jouml lu ft prati I batilt V3IX1 'Iheyactiln1f they knew tley had ffij been "faking," for all were nnsluus to t afSI return at onco eid they got at tried !JJK lack lain tn thu cTtntnif Willi ll.o , if cicepllou of Mr Rowkrr, a moat tfenlM , compuutcn, wo foil thoroughly plratM T . ri 1 at irolllaj rid of thorn. Uo ncro imw ' , , alone nrMu, and after uttilny uur ma J ' J terialnnd Ihniwloif away nil that o i,ft could noaatbly ajure not f ten cxpt- li I pT.i 1d( thlnftnt aute lalue, wn raw that I If we wuat piok frmn wcnty to rljfhty liUJ lMunda&pIrt Tlila unnotir load at ,((.-.) e pulled uut tlio inomltifr of tlu aolli, jj f (, sapoctlnj to tnakd ttloiit Jit a mile-, u I -mm II i tell , IH L5Baft--v flV VH tlila ty noon, tlio tmll not bcbif both HlH lmraMtibli) and ImjuacUcablo at tlio BM fciuno ttina as uauol. Wo bad under UnflH ttout there wm but one paat through SHD tlila runiro near lioro und tlio cliamca fln tflaUtaUlu Uda lowrrlojf rather HBpBM wa good, otul wo conl il now ct BfH thmujjh atoll, ia the Indlnua mid no BhB 10 u Id not. ILio ant won ridnr through nut. The ore noon we forded a KH awollnfflrl-d atreaur that rtfjulrcd ! over hall an hour to tiul 3 airon its IH luuuy amXt vSianueN, an I In Urn aflor IBW non latoeataoto the lnrpett of them Iv'lfl u11 " 'uU IuU lD "IJth lult hunJrw,t ffPMB chantiola, and raJd ao drop waoftn UuH livl to arUq the wine lole to flirhl our BH vrhy orer tocether, on uiidcrtaklup of BH over un hour aovere lalor. Ourlcja BH om numbed 1th cold, u wo went Mflnfl lntcamp, buUdluir a h!ir ilro Thai RH nlcht wo wero literally druwuod out jfl by tho dowiipourluir rnln ho at a a BH lit wo uade a lire under a tn e,w armed nfl aomo tea, put on our naked pocki, Kfl welifhlutr fifteen to twenty poumU HEH more, nud aturtcd Tho Ucnae bniaU HB vaa 'wrliifc-hii: wet" and wo HjH wero gUd to Qi luto tho lflH Icy atream w alitdeep to esoapo BKJH It3 jwrpeluul ahowcr bat ha. That even hH lnjf we aent up tlyimlainoUtrt itffrtln.for IW it aeetned a llttli brighter, amt I think HHH If nn eiacttn; Indlau ur two had como BjffH iilonx about tlcu thiy could have wH named their ptlcc u pack era. '1 he 2J, 19b tho bueh wna 10 net wo decided nQ toatrlko for the rlrcr botUnn to our HH riffht, preferrliitf Iti travel Ud and nt BtH tomato w&dluir. Jtn ld wna fully luo H M mllca wide, an! we routd ace that It WM H prolably determine 1 nt lit head tho H mouutain pau throuffh which wo mint WO 3 liwi; and i.h it night caiujd where B M It came out from uudir uu enonuoui h naaaj .lanrr 01 me frrni raupy 'ine colli H wind orr thlaloyrlruaachminir to B) VB the bono in our damp condition Iho IB H 3d our cura)lay airoM tliU chder, Hi KB tho pod ettrtan Win bet up pirfrct pun H 3n lthinrnt tn tic morn Tumi, while tho JEM whlluhewatt little better It wua Lw 9fl nearly ten inllea over thl humiuoikr Wm W 1 Ichway, but utf inado it that day and n , Ml caiDprlonaatrttuu which wobitlfevid H i IbW nud ufterwarda proved to bo a tritm-H tritm-H ' Win taiy ' tll Coppo' tllaclern weto i JH everywhere, and at noon, the 4th, wo I ' 'BM hiuched nt the fwt of onn H ; jm of uniuual si it? AMilto lunchlu;f M WM tho doctor rnnarlu'd thrro wax H IH fc largo (rlzly Uar plcklinr H aH hurklobeirleaon nrldseMJUioS'iO jardt B LIU cway. r.uuell, with theWlncheatcrln B bH lmud, ntarted over to lntcipt him niid ' HHjBB ntubouMialf uny cothUflntahot, Iho MURl rcaraJtfht had hoen raited. In cou.o uu I Ball known wa, and the lkt olmntc win BE n thereby let, while all tho other ahot B MB at the tlyinir lemtwiro 'iirtlly in-H in-H Wn eu"4Ktuat 1horierburtlnKDUt fioni BB MM uudcr thin btfr (la(.lpr(;no n our (lrt R JtWm aerioua 1 1 paUe 1 1 w a not vorv u Mr, K M but deep and fenrfull awlft,ntid rro BH IBLV thon all t itrr itiir hupw blocknofho H 9H that would htuo been utter dtfttnntU 11 BW H t encounter Wo ntiuied our atcpt 1. Bl Wl mllo and cned tho main atreaui hi-BH hi-BH Wl atead All ulternoon ud night wo Hi 'Hal iould luar the tuiiuderlni of mlirhty Bf eSu nvaloncliea that ahoolc the K'Otind llko H ml M many lartlqinktu. Wo wire now BtH B I" the very hi art of tho luavleat Btt Wm runiruofoiremtlm-til. 'Ihofith t;nwi IBl t TbI u" u lniraItlft nnder foot uifnln and 9t 'W more rain ovuhmdiifrnln U thought m l ll wo had 1 n uunurid tcry torn Iinhlo r ' trm tlon known to Alntuo cllmblnir V UurliiK that iimmr I ul wo weio now rfl treafd to ti cMublnatlon of rouu led & . Wi t 'wuWfw oTrrown with W ttt i ted ) la k uUer bru h on tho Met p Ti mmmulu M pes Umt l wk tho nr-t r prli wldlu w f nlc for tho tiier bet v loin, miendlnjr to wudu down it 01 A "li'uwa. etrothdU throe uuarior V SJBi.BBBBBaHM.a of n mile on n pnivri tar Ifffim thn rorrlntf rlTcr for ed lib to the l-anki OKnln, butwewtre thankful fnr that, nathoirreat Alt Wf,r noW lhlrr Into tho mountain torrent oxtnmoly tLtani we were fearful that ItalittU Talley, rouh na It waft, inlffht be obllV orated by the (flomy preelitea loom Injf over u, meetlmr Inainiffhtycnntu. Every janl counted now in a htnijle thnt a few mllca would pntbably tertuln ntelnour Winf forced batkoropenliitf n mora upreeiblo asriett. t latnptd on n targe l&ko In the courM of the river mined by n glacier fmmthr other aide damming it up. Il wm tnrkrd with Icrlnrga nw at f tl em Uiug at thfl upstream end Mmwliiff. I think, a aleady wlno up the puta. 'Umt day a nine mllua wat one if the m tnorniile Journcyn of tho trip, a fearful atmgglc with Icy torrent, allp ry roeka, muddy moral nen, hutuiiiKk glalcrm willow nnd atder ihapnanla, aoft muuntnln turf knee ifeep dlry hettrhta n rock alldea a lid lu every wny one tony to W reineuiberctt. 'iho nett day waa nn other hard atruggle l!h Alpine dim c till le. Wo alimlc a vell drllned trail carh, but whether game or In ll in mr hard totell;pnl.al.l both wlthngrent Itreponderunw towarda tho anlmaU na udgtnl hi the reliitlr- alKiii MounUlu ratiaweroaeennu the high m uthrrn rlltTaat tintin. An animal with paint able meat would have Wen very ftetrji ubtejuallhen but thin git meat wa n little ti o high fr ua. Three mil of rnmpuralUely ifnod walking over n leaeh cloaeil the Ua a reconl at twelve mllca, a mo I gratifying remit under the etrrmmtan . Jnwn thU camp I'lMho proapv't ahcal wn dubloua. Lnormont rrevlplc--. llankrd the htrtum that wonn 1 bark and f-.rlh fr mi imt wall to another forcing ua to crow Hevtry inlleor twonr piny muuutnln gtwtt ovrr the treuirndmta apur. After ciiterglng (mm under the (,'lucivr the greut rler lapdly anrea I to ncarh ft mile In width, but abiUdiwtu Jot In 1U awirintm. My dliry of Anj,' T, atarn with "Hook 011 till na the de tcrinlnlngdav tt to whether wo hatl get out fMKm w Once out of the apruco wuotlaln which wo hud uimted, we a iw that tho rlvir iHuitentrHtnl Into uns lupanabte channel rut I11U1 a vn-thai vn-thai ellir, mi our aide 1.&0U to J.WiO fit t high, about a inllo uheatl Ab tin river Whtre woaUMfl ytn aprnnd out Into tl great nuny i hannel v atnrtwl a nw for the wcat tmiik, nathinglt uf ter ul mi at two hour prihiUM wrh 1 umg c)tnjelhd to turn ltk from n nuinlM r of the wmat thaiineta and oftun ob , Hfff d to umj u m I for the iwriy to fli'ht the aw.ft curcnt ua a wlmlr While tnmitgwe ouhl Mr high anowvlad mountains far ul cud, 11 moat dlamurur tug sight lltetr gi at dUtauce waa tin m Mt miIui lug part, it it wu known tin uppurtoppir rir tributurlea w n tui toted In 11 gnat jnleriur buln und tl e main atreaui broke thn ugh thli rim of mouiitaina mar fhi Icllleecaat. Oladal TivtT were now coming iufrvm bi th fchlea, but the glnclera thenianlvea wi re farther back lu the aide vallfyaa w deacmdeit, wh.reutweliturtll m gratutalcd ouueUtN that ih m rulneaand ollur tllllliultita were pnH-nbly pnH-nbly being left Uhlnd furevtr Uio river often fonnd in from the gravtl Uudift Iittk into tho timber whtru lia luti-hatouudrrbuah nud tho hoiiller thrown down fiom tho high alop-t prt aeutcd tho uaiul oUtructluiia but na they were on tho leul they were at lcaat tukkuhle at tho rnte of half a milo an hour with aevcro laU r )rly in the nfteriK'ou howerrr, we came to tho atraw-attttlt thut impied the ca mot a vertebra, and that foned unewverloii Into the hUtory of the N "i Ledger i:l.dltlou great bin IT lfore ua overhung tho rlrer fur aome twumllia but we thought wunould make along ltsatecpwoodidtatuttolhcappareutly open country W)uud 1 will not me the iicctaaorj atrong adjiutIroa Ui propt rly ittgacrlUitbattwomllta of mlery but will condemo Ita many houra of mortal aifony luto it mlnutna dacrlpt m Uy anjlnglt tok ua until dark to gi tnloug it aoiae alx to tight huura. It wna to ubaoluUly nrtihsftry torLiithltel Und I efore dark, i.r itmat In ttto trees with thoblrda, that not over u Imlf doeu rot of u mlimU or two rai h nn taktu on tho trip, mere gaoplng Ua whcnutterlj bnutlilt t In one pin 0 the mum eurpclltuf gnnvlngovera i r a trale log.lcunlng along the atevp alt nave way, lltnba nud all, undtr my heavy weight and I illwippearol from alght, my pack catching on a huj.o limb that alone Rlnnpid luu My feet dan tied aiiiaug alulo ami ahlnglo prim I clow that thuhatlirtnl up at irted to alidodownnaaaiualluvaliuche which airuuiulitlng, thnateued to tobog.itn the log, explorer, 111 w und mountain Into tho turg nir rapldn telow I objetted 1 1 tho auond Item 11 tig lol wi afier much atruggllng I inauugvd to crawl out, having lott tho uxoil my pack, which I hod tn ngaln nt n peril 1 would not bare rlal.td for 1 whole tut factory under un-der any other rlnmtutnnce. 'lhat idht'a camp looked ffloomyi tho rain had been falling ull aitiniioh nud all of the party had betii doing tho kmiio thlngahmg the alupu until Und, tut-ttud, tut-ttud, loru, dirty and dejected nud in T Teiu pctani,-vi7rv- porao enaeabloolytur looketl worao than thieving trampt tint had e-npd through bed go fnce the doga had gone around o had cm rlcd put k-iuule louUi for oltrhlj M mlh a through tho 1 1 nly imihh through the rouglutt nine j tf Ivorth Aneneu nn 1 1 ur mlaery wua Celling monotonoiia and our whole I intuie tried out (of n chnngo of ptu 'grain og0t!t 1 nrmiucK SruwATKt, Com'dV 0TV urlc I tdgcr Aluaki nxpodltlbtu |
