| Show MURE at ORE NEWS FROM ALASKA EDITOR having IIa vinar reached the mouth of the stewart avar I 1 will tty arid and i elate some ot our experience down the lakes and livers to abi point a little over foul hundred and fifty miles on june the ast 1st w w lake f nd I 1 amir ay bonnet bennet the same day in pi para t tion ton to ho ame N e our boat shot through the lindea Un deiman man rapid we lve hired our goods taken around the can yon and hired a man to rian nn our lo bo 10 it through as aa this is i a ery d ingenious inge iona ious part of the route we 1 0 on the 2nd and and started out tf of the mouth of the canyon inlo lake bonnet bennet W jve stuck in ill a bir bay it abs tbs mouth of the ryer river and WK wai om koput on our rubber boots nd euph oil off when about two miles milea wit out it a strong wind came up tip and its as tile the waves were very larga we pilled hilled for unil and landed ian ded as many others had dono done the same aine aly we unloaded our boat and uth i ith tha of other un pulled our boat on tile the hire h ire to prevent the tha ies iti es form forin her against tile wo vo lay here until the foults when we started again I 1 he wind W is still blowing owina bl but not so hart 4 lid as aa ou our r bo bott boit tt beem deemed ed to I 1 nde ide the waves a ui nice nicely V ai a i it 11 duck cluck vo 0 felt no evary yary thin thins 11 went smoothly until antil wo struck windy m im in of ake this thia part of the lake de defered sered the name we ive stalled jutt juit dhove ahe tbs aint with four other beat 3 th thi gatet dij as smooth as alas and not a in i n of a brenyo ahree e VS we e had to row rm A abo I 1 0 o it tw nailer its aa N a took the v heel off the bo it at lin lerhinan and lid did not put plit it on again its as ur ir bijil wits was sufficient to propel us ua fist fiat endich endi ih ai we e entered windy arm the geee M chich hie b soon davel 0 oed into algal a elal 1 com commenia comai menca ence blun blon itai I 1 on all tile the bo its fiill sail bail wits was coisted ko isted find and till nil occupants were it appy to think they did not have to li roy row wb which I 1 ch is very haid work ni a we sailed lay antler aler out the wind bew harder and in a few minutes mi laute we were in a mad wt so it which seem kd to it lie be trying to swallow sallow up tip eveia boat sailing 11 un on the water we e could no not sail directly with tile wind but bot bad to quarter it amle the tb situation B more serious ill 11 II coati dept up tip full rail kuil i in in order c ecar ear a rocky point toward MM which aich e a ei etc e list fast d drifting rif tin M main au boits sot got smashed on inn this point W we e seemed to almost to fly through gli tho the water although the v m avea es vert er SC at 11 timpa as high hib i our bont boat I 1 beliele behove they were ere larger thay them tho mere i ere on the steamer hen I 1 sot fot ho 60 silk sick hut but I 1 hail had ro iro bitne to set et ekk now jut just leoore rouel in I 1 tho the point MB ren libed the fact that we were iv ere very close to th ill locky teach and every wave seeni eil ei th thit it it i mould throw pr us ten tea feet fee upon titon the locky hotel but by lidid piff liaL with the otis ona and fu full 11 ail fall f no ne the point coining oll ling within about twenty feet of the lock and once more sailed out into icare af waters aters the fout loat drifted ashore and did not set yet out until next morning 11 several persona were drowned in this thia lake on juno june the ath we calp caan I 1 about ien I en miles above white hoise on the morning mornin ff of the ath we floated down to ali albit it half a milo mile above miles allies canyon and went down to see ithac was vi as a head we found miles canyon to bo be it a very swift piece of water the river bih I 1 is several hundred feet wide raises up to about 50 feet feat and through tile the canyon about as aa mi ift as water can go a gre breit it many poor people ae u unloaded here hue bite their goods bukea below tho the canyon arid and white horse rapids and boat taken through by b ex hands bonds we e inspected the canyon and con concluded eluded to i lun un our bouts bonta through loaded this thia we did with a all I 1 on in beai blaid d and went through dikea like a shot sooner had we wo gotten tp silo showed v ej tip a head whito white horse borne did not look bo dangerous as aa the canyon and after banff Ben ff a faw boats pass pars through thi ough and having haing reat confidence iu in our own boat nud and our ability to handle het hei we concluded to do as we lid did at the c anyon and in a few minutes with all on board we shoved off the bunk bank and headed for the les leaping pinc and nd ro roiling water th thit tbt it so many dread we the bir above the maln main I 1 neida twice beffre entering the deep vater this is whre the danger danber I 1 lies liea tho swift aives lift the boats up till md ind drops them on rocks and smashes them after enter enters ng nc tha the IM gift ift witter water the e ia soon over aver just A little shaking up and pel hap wetting by the splashing water but our bont boat wont went through nicely nothing more ul importance until we leachel leached thirty mile river rier bleie is many A poor poof unfortunate lost hi uh 3 outfit thin thill is tha most lost danei 1 pal pait t of the be a la is st i ory rivet full of loas and thirty miles in length we benoer neer heard of any Ilin meis in this ri or and know knew not anit tit that it wes anfe until after we vve entered it arid and siw a A w the rocks alburg its wa waters lime liae been dion diomed tied in this thie levei atal it is is re polled that abbit ah nit seventy five boats leaie lwon w wico i caked coked ked y ft hod had no ti ou blo at all as one of us on the bow of the loat boat with a field gla glasa anil lo catel tho the dek ind tb rillow places five ave finger and nick mck were ft a pleasure plea gure till to an pats oer lind about tills ahi tillie lime aitio 0 o longed for something ho methin sini Artir to the kingra balls to it hieak break the of flon floating ting down a arver T efto 0 hundred rud forty miles ever land with a pack on my back we bawled tt at the mouth of little salmon river river to ind a tampered tam peed juat ina startina to the poly river which is about one huu buti drel dreAl 1011 loll and idilea the country coi of course I 1 took tbt feve and lan dan and I 1 i with ith seven others start f eil ed with a pal pack of fifty couil poling each on our bucks to make t ahr trip fabulous Fabulo wt Nv etIth wai ah re potted polled ind we wanted tu baba havocs 1 ii it iu the pie only otto ono bartu hid d started before us its they it 1 1 two indian guides gilldes we chii v J coald follow their trails of starting to make inake a jou loi uny L coy r ire t two 0 hundred tin and forty miles at aci itt J tin an region of cot t with fifty pounds to cm cerr n cours 3 i this lis gradually erid nally alv i eielt until tit nt tle tie last finia dias d of the journey the pack VM s its cizl f t yo 0 o followed tho the party with tit 11 indian guide about two thirds 0 lit the ay then 0 o loftt their hn and depended on tho the commoss tit BI 4 maps mapa for our guide iu ide wo we mitru antrin V the river in just av f lays and faunl no ono and no ho signs that fir ac 3 white b id ever beert been theta i we prospected as much as a po poa sible eible which was as very little on ai ac 1 count of hiah water wo we found nothing but behe behee e there is ia plenty of grold gold on the pelly river if a 9 person could pet get hi bielji al il enough up the river we pot got bit haq to out oui boats beats in fourteen days sa finy isred that we did not vant ant tp t prospect ut pelly river A JS we are now camped at th IW h mouth of I 1 ner I 1 er and morrow morning mornine seven of us u i ill wm rw startup start up the river with slip supplies ia for fer two month by winter will beet in and if i a 0 11 X good claims we will try to i get t part of our goods to them th bea establishing establish im winter quarters ifa ad we may go to dawson on american americ ah irai i 1401 thousand people up till this nver i pio I 1 joesting y we W arrived be bc e on july the ath with the and ici flying many may think it o and deih ipa rouia not believe thit it is and I 1 am writing tino I 1 this letter out our of doors sitting bitting on 1 n I log thelon the days uro tire over but ut inid midnight ilig lit it is ng iti aig light bt ail aa adny 1 stats ara not nor dor bave thay been for about six weeks th moon at midnight whon whan it ii i is s tisbie loola very dim ou account of if boint being so BO light when wo we mere ere ou on our polly pelly stani peed we traveled at and I 1 saw it 11 beautiful sunset from the top of ti a hill one evening at a eleven ol 01 0 clock the aun seemed just juet to hodij dil down in the horizon to como come up again in two or three home bouts it ribes a little east of north circles around the horizon being highfil in the south and dropping lolow below the horizon a little ittle Y eat of coith h the rho condition will viii soon aun und and we will have thi ul almost continuous continuo uis darkness tile tuto stories atones are arc not stad tad people peaple wear bee net MII glos glocea ON it fetn liking v late and wishing to make an early start tart up the Bt st ewait I 1 ind bid you yott all adieu until I 1 once more allt it down tire the st ewitt tu out oui goods at its eolith 3 F M 11 DAVK DAVI INI al D river july ath iwah I 1 |
