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Les diagrammes suivants illustrant la m*thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ■1^ SKETCH KLONDYKF RIVER AND AfFLu^riTS. lumttky Ik* OtpuiauBlotlh* laitrhr ol th* Domlmhm Sftil 18 Mnl> » » Hm ^L MAP SHOWING THE THREE OVERLAND ROUTES FROM JUNEAU TO FIVE FINGER RAPIDS ON THE LEWES RIVER, WHICH JOINING WITH THE FELLY RIVER AT FORT SELKIRK, MAKES THE YUKON RIVER. Uui'd by tho Department of tho Interior, of the Domlni 'mim w f ^ v^. X EN POUTE . TO THE , ...KLONDIKB... A SERIES OF Photographic Views , OF THE . Picturesque Land or Gold and Glaciers Photographed by F. LA ROCHE PICTURING WITH THE CAMERA'S UNDEVIATING ACCURACY THE ACTUAL PLACES TRAVELED OVER BY COLD SEEKERS EN ROUTE TO THE LAND OF TREASURE, PRESENTING TO THE EYE ITS BEAUTIES, ITS GRANDEURS AND ITS DANGERS. ALSO SHOWING MANY CAMPS, AND PARTIES OF ARGONAUTS GOING TO THE GOLD FIELDS A Prictkat Guide to those contemplating a trip to the Klondike Country^! a series of striking interest to those who remain at home ^/e. puMtohcd by CO. B. Conhcy Company Cbkago /t Nrw \otk ^HE attention of the civilized world was suddenly directed to Alaska and Northwest Territory last year. Golden treasure had long been suspected of being locked in the snow and ice of the Arctic Northwest, but not until the arrival of e gold laden steamer Excelsior on the 15th of last June at San Francisco, followed by the arrival of the steamer Portland at Seattle July 17th, did the public realize the actual existence of the treasure troves of yellow metal that pioneer argonauts had unearthed in what has come to be known as the Klondike Country. The author had previously spent many years in pursuing the work of photographing views of the Northwest Arctic region, and when the intense excite- ment which manifested itself last summer was at its height, determined to undertake an expedition looking to the photographing of the sights and scenes of this New Eldorado, as much with a view of picturing with convincing accuracy its dangers, as well as its strangeness and grandeur. Also, that by a series of pictures of actual scenes and experiences en route, a practical guide for prospective travelers to the Klondike could be presented. These photographs convey a realizing sense of the conditions to be confronted on the way, and will picture to the mind of the reader a life-like idea of those places mentioned daily in the newspapers. The expedition was undertaken, and how well the intended aim was carried to successful completion must be judged b^ those who follow the photographer in his journeyings as shown in the following series of photographs ITiMtoby Ram, r. I*artritlK"'. ^n FmiM-W-n. Put. LKAVING SAN KKANCISro FOR THF. KI.OVDIKK. Tlic first steamer tn carry passengers to Alaska after the news of the discovery of tlie rii li placers of the KUiiiilike was rcceiveil, was the l-.xcelsior, which sailed from Sail Francisco on July 28, I»'J7. She was laden with '^M passengers ar.d ahmit i<0O tons of provisions and supplies. Fully lO.iKH) persons gathered at the Mission Street wharf to see the first party of gold seekers depart. The Fxcelsior was the vessel which brought from Alaska the miners who returned with the first gold from the Klondike. There were about JoOO.CKX) in gold dust and a considerable number of prospective millionaires in the party. i) 4 i ^ I /_3 SKACIUAV HARBOR, SHOWINi; I'OINT (II- LAND MIPARATINC. DVKA HAY I ROM SKAGUAV. This plinui was taken September 12, 1897, at IiikIi tide, showiiiK jiiles driven for one of tlie three wharfs that were In course of construc- tion; also showing; boats usetl in brin^inf; passengers and outhts from the steamers to f*>e shore, anyea, live a> .1 ( ne-half miles. When the tide is out the Imats and scows are left high and dry on the beach, and wagons arc driven to the Imats, and outfits unloaded ami taken on the wagons up the trail to Kagtowii, three and one-half miles. OoprilSlit, IWT, bjr La Rocbe, BcslUe, Vtuh. IM.OADING scow AT SKAGIAV. Tliis pli(iliit;rapli prt'scnts to the reader tliree ilistiiict kiruis i)t scenery met with (Hi the ovcrlaini trip — the glacial, the desert, anicture having traveled as far as possible l)y water, is hein^; nnloaded into wagons, which are i:sed for transportation up country. There is considerable talk of building a railroad from Skai;iiay to the Upper lli>otalinqiia River. Surveys have been made for a syndicate of Canadian capitalists. The naite will avoid the \\"hite liorse Kapids and tlie danger of Miles C.inyon. The route, as surveyed and laid out, runs from Skaguay Hay across the new White trail to the upper arm of Lake Tagish. he, !Mmlllr, Wtfh. Kl.ilNDIKK MIM.KS AT .SKAfll'AV, ALASKA. Ihi- iiliotuk'rapli litre iirisfiiicil was taken i.ii the Iwelftli o( AuiiUst. Quite a number of miners were eiieampeil lierc on their mail In the yolil lielils, and it ean lie ea".il> seen l>y the heavy clothniK worn that the weather was not any too warm at that ilate. With a lon^; journey ahcail, anil tin: trials of an AnlK winter to toiiibat, tile men liKik toleratily eonienteil anil happy. I hey apprenateil the ilesirc of our expeilition to photograph thcin. Miners in this rci;ion are fienerally the soul of hospitality, anil always t;lail to welroine a newcomer. IleiiiK altogether dnitl- tcrestcil in character, such hos))itality warms a iiian's heart even if the chmale happen to keep his hiHly colil. I'Al K I KAIN, SKAdlAY.- Tlic-se miners arc about to bt>;in the liarclcst part ol the overland trip. The distance to the head of Lnidcinan o\'er Chilkoot Pass from L)yea is twenty-four tniles. Hut from Skaguay over the White Pass to the head of Windy Ann is tliirty-t.ne inili's. The aiivanta^e of the latter jiuirne)'. ho\ve\cr, is tlial it is passable for fiurses tlie entire distance, while a horse cannot >;o over ChilkiHit I'ass. I roni Skai;uay to W indy Arm, the round tiip takes three days, while it requires a good, husky man to pack IWt pounds over the route. The necessary outfit for each man wci(;hinK not less than 1,000 pounds, it can be easily seen that al>out thirty-five days would be needed by a man to pack his outlit unaided over either the Chilkootor White Pass. ■^ Co|>>rtifht, iw., Iir Iji mIm'. MmtilF. Wnfth. STEAMF.R Ql'KKN UNLOAUINC KLONPIKKKS ON SCOW AT UVKA. Althnnirh Dvoa i^ the j.oim nf .iipirluir for the Chilkunl I'as.«, wluirf facilities there were none iluriiij^ tlie (irst rush, ami tlie hiiii(lrc(N>>( coM seekers m hi m loosed tliel. ttilkt^.l in Iny* were taken from the sleaineis up'Mi stitws, as IS here shrses!ioe nail f.imirie. as niucli as tl was paul for a nail. Several innoiriii parties to the Kluiulikc havf taken burros antl sniati hursis. instead ofilo^s, for draft anil genera I -service beasts. It is saiil tliatone pony or burro will draw ll.tRNt pounds on the fro/en surface of a ial'e. Another atlvanta^je clauneil is that they ean be used more profitably as paek anitn.ils durnig the siininu'r. But one of the possible advantages not to ))e overloukeil, is the fact that liealthy horsetlesh is a luxury when no other food is in siglit. |)0(iS PALKINd i were fmind (i( j;rcat service by the many parties wlin came mit from Dawsdii during tlic past winter, and liut for them luaiiv wduM nut have been ahle tn make the trip. The native do^js nf the Interior are the most valuahle and have sold a-i lii«h as IJOO each in Dawson. I'ar loads of nioniirel nirs have lieen shi|iped into Seattle ami other points of departure for Alaska, and there traineil to work in learns, inaking Outh dav .Hid ni^lit hideous with their howlnigs. I KI.ONDIKK UACiDN I.OADI.I) Ull'll I'KlHISIONS. An iiitii|irisinK Dvca ••torckeepcr Iwiil ailcizen nf these wngoiis wliich lie reiitt'il ftir $1 an lioiir. Ait nilvaiite |i.iyii)i'nt of #'JU liail ti> l>e niaiU* to secure tlie owner a.L;ainst iitiftireReeii arcltleiits atiil lapse of ineiiinry. An tiie urii;inal enst i oiiU! not liav» been o\ er 9UK tlie seeurity wouM seem to he ample and the investment prntilahle. Some of the annnaU used wouiti nol lake liisl pri?e al a horse fair for Iteantv, hut almost any ohi Ihini: ni the sliape of a horse was in demaiul at fioin fJOtl to f.'tlN , and wouhl ram f'JII lof.'K> a day. Dli the ri|{ht and left are Indians, whde tlie frame liuil(tin|{ is the Indian )ieaili|uailers and the home of their i hief, Isaai . FOKDIVli DSI A Kl\ I K— Al llu' sociumI c mssciiK, ■■iliont one mile :in(l a li;ilf ntxpvf llir tirsl. tht'«' iiuii an' criissinn with purliaps I,00() |iuiiiiils nf pniMsioiis. In .St|ileiiil>i'r llic tucr liurc was mil far (luiii uiir liuiulrcil li tour feel or iiiorc, whin a ferry is used as al llie litKt crossini,'. Here a party of live arc imrth liminci, < rusiiiig ami rcirossinK with this lail iiiitil .ill their supplies aie over, while two packers with horses are relurniiitf south after other loicls. loiij; rulilier IhmiIs protei t them from the water, while a < omplcle camp outfit appears upon the cait, so that they tan pit* Ii their tents wlieie\er t in umstanees deiiiaml. ACTRKSSI'S Fl)l\l)l\t"i I'VI. A Kl\ I'.K. I'licse woiiil'm were said to lie umlLr iniitrait fdr l\ui seasons at a Dawson City theater. A provision of tlie ra\vsntiin eighteen ilays after )ea\'iii>; Juiiean. a remarkably quick trip. As lliey were not ini urnbcrcil with ottier l)af,'>;ai;e than hand satchels, and made the journey in September they enni!ttivoinilts out frimi Skasjiiay. A roiij;!'. roadwiiy h.is been furmeil aloiiK its left liaml shore, where pack trains may |iroceeil wiih soiiic e,ise in snnjle tile, Indian fashion. When one stops to thnik tliat fast freight is whirleil across the continent from San I-'ranristo to New York in liftceii Mavs, and passengers over the same ground in about live days, some idea of the slow- ne.viof travel in Alaska n;ay be hail. To go from Dyea to Dawson Cily, overland, eighteen days is considered "cannon ball" time, and only those who "travel light" can hope to do it. The supplies of a pack train must be alloweil more than double this time. CAMH I. IKK AT KINNK.dANS I'OINl'. Ihis was hut iiiie i>f thv sevciiiy-t'ive raiiips ni ilic |piiiiit .11 llii' lime tins view was taken, and ill tlie l>»ck^'riiun old, show the iinpoM.ini e of lia\ iii^ a sound cunsliliition, living carefully, and eating well cfioked and wholesome foiHl. CopyriKht, \m, by Lii Rot-ho, SMttle, Wil* . of til nllh ill lACKI KS (IN IK. Ml, M:.\K Sill 1.1' (. .\ Ml'.— Tliis is imt an iX(.e|nionally liail pan iif the trail, liiit a fair illustration tiiMi of (In* cituiitry through wlm'h the trail runs. With 1; loeal conditions, is well worth the lar^e payment tloinaiKled by the Indians. Pack horses and mules iteil entiicly for Indians and there are numerous plans on foot to iniprove the trail. There is little LLibt that le nie^ifi (OIlll I'llUtT tlu trial (U^Mi ibc work, soon he Mi!>siit competition will cut down the chargei, which, at present, are a b\fi item to the prospective geld seekers. II i SH1J;I' CAMl' IN WINIKK. Tins is a liirils-eye view of .Shi'e|i C:;iiii|i. Tlie peiuliar iiiinif is (krivol from llic moun- tain sheep which at iiiie time were pleiilifiil in tins seclicia It is a typical Alaskan si ene, wiM and rufj^eil, yet the trea>l of civilization is (orcin); its impress upon the surri>unout ten nides. In , II the district there is not sufficient wood to heat a cup of coffee, so you arc obliged to carry your own woixl if you want tc camp within that distance. tw I IIKI N' KIN^ (II- 1'K<1\ IMiiNS ^^l()Kl■;l) Ar t KAIKK I.AKi:. Ilii>i- h.ivc bt-iir frni;hUil ;i( loss llic l.iki- in tlie flat-bottrmieil i iiiioc sevii in ihc forcKroiind, nnd now lie scalli'rcd alioiit anioiiK llie rrlatiiin thrniiKh the rocky ilcfilo leading' onward troni Ihc rinlit of Ilie iiliotot;ra|)h, a distaiu e of oin; ami onchalf milis, to lla|i|iy tainp. A woril may be said here aliout food: Highly rarlioiiareoiis fol« carli (ur tlicir dny's lalinr. Oxfii arc ri-Kurdcd in sciiiic rispfi Is as llic iii.i>l dtsitalilf iif all |ack .Miiniali« in tr, as wtifii possllilu intake lluin nvir the iiiimnlai.>5 liny an- mil limUKlit liaik. Init htnin a lianilsniiic prnfilfcir meal. One III llie!uiid. (!•><,■ I, It m' (attle. re|prcsenti.i^' but a small investineiil in Seatile, was driven in over the Daltun trail and liriiiiylit »H,:ltil m Uansoii. All. tlier lot was killed at the river and the (rozen meat ratted dnwii. f K1.V. MR.VOt'Ni; AND DR. McF.WKN, PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARIES HOIM) K)K Kl.dNDlKE, AT LONG LAKE. -All classes n( nonple art- on llie way lotlic nol'lcii iiort!; missionaries as well as variety actresses. Kev. Mr. Vouni;, iiii the left, is otie ir. I'yt'a, is to the Kyca irail. A wai;ii id IS I>( idf from tin; town to Suniiiiit l.ako lies ahead, the work liaviim fieeii riiideTtakeii by a loral transportation eiMiipany. The roaii is to lie fourteen feel wide, alMdil twenty six ■ red »ilh «ravil, and. d possilile, to lie kepi i year roiinil. .Ska^'iiay li.is three iloi ks wliieli are shown in tin pholo^'raph, and bciides mveial hundred frame ami lo^ houses it has six hotels, Idtccn rcslautanls and thirteen t;. leral merchandise stores. FRl'IT SrOKF SKArit'AV. -Thr sloie slmwii in tin- fi.reifrimiMl w iln Alien- fruit i-^ U't;tili>') at )iMcr-< Ih.lt v^i'iild stiix k |iiiri ha'tr". iit Imiin'. Kviii wluii the tfiii|ili'i|ii.itf ti'Ki«lir» iil iiiaiiy Im :il tlicriiiotiirirr!! ami tlir nirnw- rapped iiiotiiilaiiis in Ihi* hack^rfXiiKt sprrail a sputli-^^ mantle over their hm o ^i^aiitir proportions, fruit is a wetiotne eiliMc to the vim h IS one of the annoyanresof tmmin; raiiipn in tin* region. As the phnti>i;iapli will imliiale, tier even if lie i"< free of ^riiri thi* store K a popular lesort for imiiers » ho ilesire to ili«(iis« i;iilil niim;ets ntnl new "clainin" whn li are prolitn of lonvriiatio I he tall wooden struitnrein the bar kKronnd to 'he ri>;ht of the fruit store is a bakery. Cu|ijrigDS w/i. It) IM Itucmi, ueattlQ, Wuh. KLONDIKE TRAUINT, COMHAN'YS S PORE AT SKAGUAY, ALASKA.-AUhomh the appearance .if this store is not quite no pretentiuus as the imnic, a coniiUerabje business was >liinc here tlurin< the season. Tradesmen are very sanguine as to the future, and remarkable energy is being exercised in the effort to cater to prospectors on their way to the gold fields. The local water system consists of a simple board flume which brings an ample supply of good water from a lake on the mountain side. Be- tween this town and Dyea there exists the up to date convenience of a six mile telephone; and the intellect of this embryo city ia provided (or by the publication of that modern necessity, a local newspaper. h<>. f*««ltl«>. WMh. MAIN STRKE I", RAOTOWN, SKACUAY TRAIL. Tim iiiav apiicar at first «i){til i« hv tc«i iitiinrv.il to tneril liicappi-lla- linn of " Mam Street," hut nii«|i!Tii pioiifcrs and foumlcrs of ( ities art iipuji the plan tliat it i» ! ilie " lenilerfuut. ' who, hy the linic he has reji hed Skaguay, will probably have learnrii that it is ailvisalile to sell his gun ami buy a pick, altlinui{h he may lose in the transaction. I -A I § Uoprn^EUt. uy:, 1)7 LA 1ua:iiu, attnltltj, V\iuili. l!Kt).\l)\VAV. SKACIL'AY. -This is a very l>u»y thoroughfare ami the expedition w,i, (ortiiiiaie m iitiiini; tliu groiiii nf men III the (orcKrouiul to >taiiil still while the picture was taken. The hartty miners ami packTs far away finni their kinsfolk are not forgetful of their frienils in the lilies « home they roine, anil it is inoslly a pleasant thoinjht to ii.> ii that their features maybe rc^OKiii^eil in the pliiitciiiraph I'V smne of their ari|iiaintain es thousands of miles away. Tc the left of the pii;turc can be seen an establishment where packers are enuaK'eil, and in the tMck^'lcMlnll can he seen a dance hall where the heavily shod prospector can indulge in lerpsichorean del'ghts while the arrangements are lieinu completed. Kl.SIDI.NL f. SIKI.I. 1'. hKAC.I'.W. lluri.' is oiio of Sk.iKU.iy •- piiii, i|,,il rcs„li-rii c sirects whii h in hi'iim- ripiHIv cliMre.lol timber ami in a couple of srasonswill |,rul.ahly lie iiiirfro^:T!i/ablo. Ihfinli.iliitanl.ar.' not half licarlcd in thnr l.clief of it,.- fnlurcof Skaguay and are onfiilcnt of l,eiii« al.lc to lian.lU- Ilu- "riisl,' l,usiner,«. It is sai.l Ihat when tht- ru cr is frn,,.,, an.l ihc Morins have eased up there will be about Iwn months whrn it will he easy to "sled it " on tht- i. e riyhl } ntflit, lew;, bt La lU)*:hi;, S«KtU«, Wft >l'lll'l\liS ()l- ,sK.\< il,'.\S'. rile |pri'liinin;iry wo-k of tliu |iiciiicci is to remove tunlier, ami this was practically the only uccupatKiii at tins spot when the photot;rapli was taken. There is licit an oversiipply of women in Alaska, and the lady standint; in front of the caii\as residence is one of the comparative few who have had the courage to tempt the admiration of hardy men who arc iintoiioiisly sulijecl to the refining intlueiices of nolile women. There is every likelihood of many plucky women j^oinj^ to the Klondike this year and it is not helie\ed that tliey will have any cause to re>iret the step. liven if they dohejyin by doinjf domestic work at the modest sum of (40.00 a week there are sympathetic miners around with piles of sold dust. SKAGL'AY AT HIGH TIDE. -In less than two nmnths ihe population of this town had nearly trebled. The natural facilities for lamling passengers and supplies were being rapidly utilized for the convenience of travelers. At high tide the place is alive with small craft and at low title the docks enable steamships to unload without any unnecessary delay. When the photo)^raph was taken ii was ;uay and it practually conveys the intention of the townsmen In general. Not only are tliey discussing tlie best means itf conipetiii); for the patronage of the miners on the overland trip, but ti.ey are rapidly developing all kinds of conveniences. The small l>oat iii the picture is occupied m ferrying goods to tlie steamer which is at anchor waiting for high tide before proceeding on its journey. The raft beside the steamer is an odd looking structure, l)ut its usefuhiess can l>e readily appreciated by those who have had any experience m l!iis iieighborhotKl. iPlHMi I I, i [V.;' ■-' ^«£l^^H ^^^^^A K . ,,^_,^., ^^^.,,,.,^ pr:.,; - ll^y^^yiii ^^^ i^l iHIF^ 1 i ■P" > ■MiiiiiiiHiyiiiiniiiiuimiiii /.-''.— ■" ,) :" * * - - l'^ ^_--^ -r- -■■A"'*-"'" J - ! '■■ ""y^ ■/-^■"L, •:;> /^ •.• ' ■■■■- (V : - - ■ • . . . ^ ■ -.V- -v.^^ :"^"^ "-:. ' SKAGUAY Al" i.OW TIDE.— The salt water terminates at Skasuay, which is ciKlity-five miles from Jiineau. In a ^heltereIl poiition is a well constructed wharf where ocean steamers can run up ami be ni.M)reil at any time. Hcsides this there is excellent protection from storms. The photograph was taken at low tide when a larKC tract of land is exposed bv the receding waters, which leave the small craft high and dry. The beach is never covered to any very great depth. It is here that the voyager disembarks to proceed overland along the Skaguay trail, which starts at the mouih of the Skaguay River, about two miles from the head of Dyea Inlet. This is the trail that runs by way of the White Pass. SIKAMKKS yL'ttN AND liLuKdK \V. E! ;>'"R AT SKAC.UAY.-The sieamer Queen, which is a speedy boat and affords excellent accomniudation, has carried thousa ids of to. .o Alaska during the past excursion seasons. The George W. Elder, which is not so commodious a boat, sails direi t for Portlanu, lioth vessels had just arrived at the head of steam na^'igation on Lynn Cannl laden with crowds of gold-seekers and tons upon tons of supplies. Two streams follow a natural outlet to the sea on each tide of the high point of land on the right — on one side the Skaguay River, on the other the Dyea It is sometimes difixult to decide which route to take. Doth the Dyea and Skaguay trails have advantages which appeal differently to many travelers. i^^*«i.. CopiMirltl, IW7. hy 1^ Kwhi\ Hf-rnil,., Wiwli NEAK im: SUMMIT, ^KAl;L'AV TRAIL.— Kriuii roti.u|)me Hill the tir~i i-iil is about .VK) d-rt in mu- mile. Then crossitiK the Skaguay RiviTthe traveler ascends about IWOfcft in two and a halt miles, anil after again crossing the cieek he gori up the hillside nearly 1,000 feet in less than one and a half miles. B't this is only ,t part of the climb. For nearly a mile the trail winils along a high level toward the steep summit slope. Now comes a de-cent of IDO feet which brings us right to the fiHit, whiMi up, up we go. 'Mi feet to the summit of the White Pass. This photogra[ih was taken when the summit was almost within reach. The pass lies through a box canyon enciiiiipassed by granite peaks and the w:iv is comparatively easy. I'. (>>iiKl;l, IM):. (.> MONTANA KID AND llOli 11. AM A I .sKAiilA\. 1 Ins is tlie f.iiimus iltis' team wliicli iii.i.lt the trip (rum DiUv-onClty tu Ska^uay in twenty-four ilavs in midwinter. Tlie regular ilug sifil is maiic up uf a naiiow liiix about (our feet long with the front half covered. It is n-.ounted on a lloor twice the length of the box. the whole structure resting on runners. The passenger sits in the box secu/ely protected from freering and with only hij head and shoulders projecting. The dog whip is formidable to the dog when used by >i skillful hand, but a terror to the u.ser if he doesn't understaml it. About four pounds in weight, with a nine-inch handle .inil thirty f- et of lash, it is a disagrecilile weapon when it encircles the user's neck i.r takes a fancv to his face instead of ■ dog hide. m (.V|i>nKlil. IWi. ti> IM KvK-ht-, Hi-uttlu, W* BRIDGE OVF-R SKAGLAV RI\'ER. — Miiwcver insi);ni(ic.Tit lliis niile siruiluri' iiiiiy a|)|ir:ir, Ms usidiliu'ss is fully .vppre- ciated by those who have forded Ahiskun rivers ot necessity. When one k.i(nv« ihede|iili of the water and how to avoul troachi'ous holes It is a pleasure to snmetiines ford a stream. But when ignorance of the Inittoni creates the proliahility of );etlinK Ingh rubL-rr boots filled with a too refreshInK liiiuid the fascination disappears. The iravtler who is bound fur tlie heart of the jjold tielda, vii either one of the popular trails, wil! soon learn that the act of crossing riveis anil streams desi emis from the realms • f novelty ton commonplace occurrenc?. The man who ^o-s with the i lea of novelty will probably reinrn wnh the hope ol meetiiig bridges. l.rMill.iv ^'AirliiMiil of SkaKnay will furnlsli iiiiUcrial (ur some big indiistrir.s when thp);""*'ii'!; puiHilatirm iiiaki'S iloinaiid. At the time this pliDtojiraph was taken there was a lar^e amount of hiinber stored in the yards, and this shows one of the prineipal ones wliere a con5iilerahle!)Usiness was hein^; done. Skaguay is a hvely town and the growth diirinK tlie fall of 1H97 was rei arkahlc. And when it is remembered that a railroad over the White Pass is not only rontemplaleil lint surveys are lieinif made, it will be seen that the inhabitants are iiistiliel('ted this year. mmmm ('..prrttfht. IWT I.) lA li,N Itt , KMtU.'. \V«Ah. SKAGUAY RIVER IROM lOI" i)K FIRST Mil. I. .-At tins poim an i-xiellciit view lly at the start. I he liiiliaiis ohjen lu iimhh IIiih trail but thai is no reason why the wliile man shoulil i^;nore il. The Indians are in tiriur ii( a ^ruat many tlnnnH that the wliite man smiles at. I'he incline sheiwii in the pic ture is known as the '■ .Swilihliaik." It is a mile ami a half below the precipice, ami con- sists of a wild 7iK2a>; path w imliii^' its way amiil rocks anil trees Willi treacherous upturned roots. In tif hackKmund can he seen a pack horse on its way to Lake Lirdernian. 1 ".-■<. I' ^'. ' f '■■ r •^^^ ' -r- - ■■■■■- ;.- " .:. . r >^-»:*^4^*»; *> ^ 1 0% j-x. 3^^^Bi^2^^^j^^^^^^^S|^BBs^^^^rB^a^l ^ ^ W^^m >■ '' '^^ 1 K,-:..^^^-/^^ ^ f ^ - * ^-^ i^.i— ■ .^ „ „i,, r,.., 1,1. HI. 1. 1"> ■"■"ilL.^ ■ - IlKIDia. i)\ 1 K roRCll'IM. IK|;i;K. SKAGI'AY trail.— Tom-talonK at the rate i)f three ami one-half iiilles an hour srciiis slow to the niiriir who is lioiiml for the Rolil tiolds where nearly every one is saiil to be striking it "rich;" but in the neidhhorhocHi of the stop here pii tured the greater number of travelers aie well satisfied wi'h one mile an hour. This is the ac- knowletl^ed r.ite of progress. The very inisuhstantial brid^^e is about seven miles out from Skaguay. From here to the summit of ['(Mtupiue IliU the trail leails throuKb a tluckly wowled district aloiij; the siile of the mountain. It is a pretty bail piece of climb- ing with a sharp ascent of about 700 feet, and the natural beauty of the forest is mostly forgotten in the desire to get to the top. SKAGUAV THAU. AT I.iril.K LAKI.. - I ins i!i n fanciful spot, full nf roniaiiitc "U^^i'Stivencs*!. and in Ihc iniiUiiinmcr months m> more stiitaitle place cduM he foutnl wliere the surronndincfi ntv. likely to inspire an anient lover with vi>ws of untlyin^ devotion. The only disadvantage is that one es not fintl anyone with ear« fitted to appret late wordf of innpiratinn. The summer girl lias not yet invaded this region, and unless a highly ornamented s(piaw happen along with a park on her bark, the sentiments, however musical, are wasted on the halmv air. The HUiall sheet of water named l.ittle Lake is a sample of many similar wcnes in this almost iinkriown country, and the observer wonders at the transformation that takes phut* when the rigors of winter set in. lHN(iKV MANS Kl. rivl.AI A l' I'OKCUPiNK CKKKK, SKAGL'AY TKAII..- Tliis is a rcslaurant in the wilderness where yim pay a ilnllar (or a meal ami trcciucnlly ^et sonicthin); you are not U)oking for. Yet one's appelilc is siicli after these weary marches that anything is eaten with a relish, particularly if a little fresh meat is included. The most pre%alent trouble in this part is scurvy, which is the result of a scarcity of vegetables and fresh meat. A diet of beans, salt pork and bad bacon with flour at VMM a sack hriiiKS trouble; and a restaurant in the wilderness is a very welcome spectacle even if one does have to pay a dollar for a four-ounce steak. fc- (/> • u tf) m — » - c s o o „ i; TT ;'. 5 n y -i •i ^ c I/. '/■. ■^ u t/ i> T O. f = >. = r rt < J ui c y :r n (1 K rt - u " V irt ji: l» r: 1^ u « **; U. ■r :i. * f5 u _: H a rt — J3 rl — — b rr **. 2 -=•» = = £ — _j_ « "** w rt ^ * _• ^ * ; S S - i j: i — = ~ ■= ^ "w " " u - : t: u c «j i« g» y> ^ r- V V •£ -5 ■- » f: E = S 5. O :; S "> X w ^ — JS rt »« ^ - ^ rf- = i •- i = C >. ^ = =0 .5? fe — ^ D = -J: .£ z § " " " P ■?, .4- O "O S UJ .» £ ii - S as 3-f ^|2 w z. - ^ - < ^ -:; c u g •^ 3 = K ° S £ 8^ •; j= * D.J: 2 * ("oiiyrtKhl, IW:. 1.) Iji . S.wlttr. WkkIi. CHII.KAT INDIAN CRdl'I', ALASKA.— The child in the fureKrouml is soiiicwhat Icrror strlrkcn at the appearance of the camera anil III) one nieiiibcr of the Kf'Up '5 allogethcr at ease. The olil laily in the iciitir with the while hanilkercliief over her heail is alfcctiiifj a Millie of contempt, al'liou);h she has closeil her eyes In .shut nut the ilaiiKemus Imikih); machine. Thiro is more superstition than sentiment about the Inilians in this re>;ion. They aie almost heartless ami ahsotntely mercenary. They will not aiil each other without payment ; anil the white man haslo har^am very i arefiilly to avoiil hemi; i luateil by their cunning. The rush overland h.as given them experience, and it is a hard thing for the tJhriDtian bargainer to get against. Cnpyriitlil. IWT, l.y Ij* It-xhv. ScwKI,', Wai-ti. 1)\ I .A, U(. roll I. U, lMt7. I'Ik' iin|ni>silnlily tif sl'< urin^ sutVu ictit liolp to pack tiic now arrivals' ;-l»ouses, which were conspicuous and flourishing'. The town site is surveyetl, corner lots command hi^h prices, and real estate ofiices are numerous and enterprisin;;. I'p to January there were no wharves, which was a great inconvenience and seriously retarded the pro^^ress of the town. That, how* ver, has now been remedietl. itl ■ I ■ f III':AI,V \- \\ >()NS S IDKK. DVKa. -lor ytMrs the litiiKlin^ ».ti the left was the tmiliHK' pcisi iiiul postnlTu r h-r all the surroii'idiii^ ('(iiintrv. (. ;)|>tain Mealy came from Motitana after a im»st ailvetitiir>iiis life. Hur'i tn lielaiul atnl hrmi^lit l>> the I'nitcd Slates when a siiiali l)(i>, he ran away from home al the aL'i- << 12 and jojneii a haml i>r ltht>uster!t liotirnl for NiraruKiM. He visited the ^'^lklln some years ayo and fo-Mded the rompany with which he is now associated, secured the av^iMaiu o li'' Chicai,'o cipilahsts, and l)y personal supervision ha^ iM:i;e, with one hundred or innrc tents of the Indian pac:kers. These |ie"|ile (ound the p.\M su. idler an astoiiishiiiKlv prolilalile one by rcaton of the great rush to the gold liclcls, and tlicy naturally look foiward to the present year with great cxpectatiotn. Copfhshl. liw;, by Ij) ttu<-hi-, tM«l(k', Wai KIKST CKOSSINCi, UVi;.\ Kl\ KK, A rikxI w.it;oii ruaii kails from the Dyca Ikacli tii tliii. first irossMiK of the Hvcr. Ill the spriiii; of 1HU7 a briiltji' irossiiiK ti.e riviT at this piiint was wa-hcd away, ami afterward all ^;iii«ls hail to he (erried ainiss at a losl of live dnjlars a tun, while lifiy i:ciil> was chat)ted fur each enmv. As one >4 tluse Indian canoes wmihl carry a ti>n ur more on e.tth tri(i, and the ilislanie across the river was than twn liunilred feet, it laii he readily iimh rstooil what a |>roh!ahle hnsiness it was. Many of the Indians vpoii the trai wurkeil sixken ami even eighteen bours a day, and earned more money that one suiiiiner than dunnf! the whoie of their precedmj; lives. ■) ' LAMP A I' DVl.A I'MINT. Diintii; llie last ilays <>f Autfiisl. IM'7. Dyca I'oini prcsiMiteil llir .ip|ic.iraiii c> nf an iiriny c.iin|i, ami Tint even llie early S|iatiir
  • rli'/ in l'i/(aii) wiTO cimro iMi;i'r i.i ilicir scar^ h I ir wr.illli lliaii ihr iillikir tliiisc Spaninli Kiiiijlim cif hM iln ;usl, iS.;;, ilnl they eiiine hy the ship liiad. I'Ac.K IRAIN, ll\I.A I. \N \ I iN. - 1 Ills IS a in.miiilii'oiit piece nf si:cTiery if rufjardeil purely frniu a luiiiirai puiut iif view. Tlie unrestr uneil eleiiietili liave priHiiueil a stale nt chaos; ami iliniuKli the wnmleil );ulch the hiiiiiaii trail wends in way, ami man in ipiest «( wealth ami Imnor ilelies the forces of nature dreat bowlders of rock and piles of broken timlwr lieslrcw t'lC line of inarch, ami ureal care ha-- ..i be exercised in pickini; out one's footsteps, and also those of the h<.:iiits of biirdr.i. Accidents aie not by any means a rarity; but with the necessary amount of care there is no occasion for any seriou-* mishaps unless the we.athcr be uiipropitious. !■ iiie weather prevailed when th's plioto^'r.i|ih was taken. p lU.'KKii r\CK I'KAIN, I)Vi;.\ I'l liN T.— By nic.iiis .i( ihfst- |i.i( k aiiiiiials, sd lainiii.ir In loiirists i)( Coliirailci niouiitain resoris, ■.upijlles were taken for sdine ilistam:i; up iIil' trail. The charge was aliDUt IW ii-ntH a pound in Septcnibcr, from Uyea over tlieCliilkoot I'ass to Lake LiiiilcTinaii, a dislance of twciilycn;lit miles, riiirc wore comparatively few pai k animals on the Dyea trail. The Imlians doing a very large part of tlie work, tlic diaries were aliout the same, tuit the i liief dilfiiulty was to secure help. This neighlxirhoixl presented a scene of feverish activity, as each new arrival .sought to get his supfilies under way l>y canoe or pack animal; and often impatient of delay carried them unaide. Hen* tin- s.|,iaws an rulitiK .in.l k'h-Iimk whiU- ihc men arc ahead towing with Inn^ ropes. Thif^o boats arc regular tlii^ mils, made from lar^o timlKT, and draMin^ about eight inches of water, yet rarryin^ a thousanti pounds or rnnre of frei^jhl. Tlie trailing tonipanies never pay the natives in cash. Last summer's rush Iirou^lil them into closer tnucli with the civdi/attoii of white men, ami they learned to strike. Deck hands on one steamer wore receiving' one dnllar per Ixuir. One day (hey refused to work f<. S C 3 U- * "^ O 4J 'rr IJ u u _« **- u 3 t: ■; V S! e ji 3 4)';-'- m -; i ^ ^ - n T- _ X ^ i- - 'S " 3 " '^ -c u « — > ^ a-'S u - u rr a. 4j — C -3 " - ^ H ii — .12 iJ *' O y . J u u I £ i s_ 5 E - i : i. I I i'l k i A PACKKKS HOMI /I r.i>-.N.-.v.. ...-...., FOOT OF CANYt)N, IJVKA TKAII.. Iliis sliows liow riMihly a loinporary ahidin),' I'lat e may be iiiiprdvisod l)y sprcailii;j; a table cloth across pules which lean ai^aiiist the towering walls of llu' canyon. This style of architecture would not seem to aflord iiiucli protection af;ainsl an Arctic winter, but it serves to ext luile a larj;e amount of rain, and the excessive heat of the sun in the summer tone. One often wonders at the liardihooil of the packers in tins country, ami souietiuies envies them their streiiKth. It is almost dilTn ult to imav;inc the averajje < ily ni.m (lutlin^' up with the hardsliips that have to be enilured. Uut many a city fellow surpri>es the men already mured to such trials. CyityriKhl. im:. »>y Iji UtAhi: s«i»,ih-. WHsh. SCAl.KS, l.llll,Ki U) I' I'ASS.— riiis is an cxtreiiR-ly iTilurestuii; spot. It is at l!io foot of C'hilkoot I'ass, and tlic last resting place prior to the asrcnt of C'lnlkont on the nortliward trip. The Kf^'ip Siiown in tlie picture includes several Indian packers, .\fter tlie loni; march from Dyca I'nnit tliis hardy hand of miners took a well merited rest at the foot of the pass. The rocky liacki;round, shown in the photo;;raph, is a slight indication of the hazardous clinili in |irospect. The climate anil the occupation are not conducive to slender appetites, and it will be seen that as soon as a halt was cried some ot the men plunged into their provision sacks regardless of the fact that their photographs were being taken. m ft 7Ji ^1 Z fi = £ .2 i; 'n oj - ■ J> 2 1 9- '" V • - = u 3 rf X - o « — be S -5; i- .^ 9 rt Ul u; - iJ £.-i — 2 ■ — 'j: (/; f- < I g = »i u „ 'S ,£ u or; 0. A ^ "■■ -= IS •^ S X >. v ^ o c = " s » : u U n c f* • 'eI? s '-I j: S. = i :. « .!£ V I 4* IM H.M-hr. St«Mlli- WMh. DI'.l.l' lAKI", nVF.A TKAII..-- riiis l.ikc IS a w. ki,..«u .s|.,i: .11 ill. . \l.\ ii.ii li 15 between Loti|/ Lake mid Lake I.inili'rinan.aiiil us slioius are vory ii(i|iiihir as a c'aiii|iin); i;iii'inil for miners k<"1'i! hy llic civerlaiid mute. Several camps are In he fmind ill the iiei>!lilmrlii«iil. I'lie surrminilin^'S are liarr>Mi ami rocky, ami ' 1 the winter nicmths it is an extremely nmlesirable place til he hicateil. ISiit when the simw has ilisappeareil hefiire the n.spirm>c rays of a summei nun it is healthy, placid and peaceful, tine cannot lind mucli shooting round about, as the ihseiue of fertility makes it un.tttraetivr to t«th birds and leasts. By the tianks of the laki, however, a very welcome rest can he enjoyed by the traveler on his wiy to the land of placer mining. ■ ,jy i,n .%iimi Mmu mmmmw M Pmmmmimmmxmm m mmmm ON THK SUMMIT Ol" CHILKoei" PASS.— Iliis |)liotOK'r;-.pli sIkiws the chiiractiT of the route ovtr the mountains with its hutfe blocks of hrokfii ijr.initi' S( .itlcri'il aliout in the most incxtriialile i.mfiision. I ast year's rusti through Ihi" Chilkoot I'ass caiisiil somewhat of a ioii),'tstion, ami many |)io|ilc sinre llieii arc hnikiiiK aroiiml for oihir wav . to RCt lhront;li the moiMi- tain ran(,'es into the (iiunlry where the heailwalers of the Viikoii ean he rearheil. Ihe people oi Ji' i. in Mronj;ly fav{ir this route to the Hold lieiils, because every one i;onn; that way has Ic |iass tlirough their iity. This may have soinelhinij to ilu with the reputation Chilkuut i'ass has attained, but whether ur nut, this route is still the popular one. VhtMr^fi^ S*Pl ■\ 1. 1. AC 1 1: Ft. SI'MMir OF l'HlI.K'»>r lASS. -Thi man on the left is pack»K a -wrticm of a hoat. iii tim forcKrounil is an \Iaskan pticier. The dnri v> show the inceiiBt; point of two trails mer tfc siu'* lieldK. One most be on rhe Kii'nnnt o( Chilk-"'! I'ass M tii»l «'■•«•■ lo realiii: f.f worst phases. Then, whvn th' unrmialletl panorama ^f iflitlerine «iftHT spreiid* out on I'^-ery sidf, it? bciiits is indesrrihaliie; hut the iiohl seeker, t.reatJ > vr\ froni chnibink;, ti.'^ to , ^t^ latv its rui:£e«l (haniih. He hai- h«toro liim a wiM lUsioiil of twelve nnles. with n i' .ni xn his iunk and a ' < ^Ktn^ him with snow, tilhng his mntrils, ami keeping huii gasping for breath, in aii almosplivTr probabty fifty d«)i>< - .-<««. ..^j.,-pp..,.-.. y.... ..,..- ■■.- . j. ■■--. ■ . ]fr. iir n IM PACK MORSES i)N KDCF. (IF I'KIXII'ICF., CHII.KOOT PASS This is the end of the available trail fur |.,irk animals, tiflecii miles from I>yea. Aiinnals have liceii taken over the pass from this poini, but without load, aiil pack lis own load. This pass is shorter than either the I hilkai or the Wl'.ite I'ass; but the hii^hesl by at least I.'XHJIeel. It is ll,.Vi() feet above sea level. I'he lasl mile of thi.< pass is over a j;l.n ler, and the severest of i limliin^', the ascent being 111 feet. Ihe aver.agc traveler heartily congratulates himself when he reaches the summit for the tirsl tunc. l.ODKING SOtl'H i:iO.M K)U r 01' i)\l-.A CANON, -1 his pliuUi-raiili slums at a ^'laM^f iliu rnuH; thus far traversed by the ex[)e(litiiiii for a distance iif over seven miles. Ku>!t;eil scenery of the wililest desc.ipii'm is met with i.i this liicahty, and the eye of tlie traveler is nppalleil liy the grandeur of nature arouuil him. The country hcri stives every evidence of having been at some past time the lied of a great glacial river, between one and two miles wide. When the weather IS congenial, with neither mos<|uitoes nor snow-drifts to embarrass the ambitious gold seeker, his mind must indeed be barren if he fail to enjoy the wonderful landscapes and virgin forests of these regions of untold mineral wealth. r ama >:^.\^^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (M'-S) 1.0 I.I 1.25 l^|23 |2.5 •^ 1^ 1 2.2 ? "^ lllll£ 1.4 1.6 V. v] c^l 7 V /A Photographic Sciences Corporation 33 WEST MAIN STRICT WIBSTER.N.Y. MS80 (716) 872-4503 r I li (AMI' AT I.AKK I.INDF.KMAX. Krmr iiiileii licyiiiHl the nii»itiiMi iMiiip wr hinl llii* In til- i yo vii« nl ilir (.iiii|> ill I ako I.iiulenii.iii. U lit'ii llir |iliiiiiiL;ta|>li h.k lakeii iii StptiiiilHt, l><9*, tlit- < .imp kiiimMviI of 40() tt'iil'< ami al Iimm I.imIU priiplr, mainly I'liKaK'^'il i>> ll"-' I'liililm^' of liiMtt to I'lnvry ItiriiiM-lvm ami DUtlils tliiiiiiKli lake* ami rivi-rnimlii' )(<>ll of Lake Itcnnctt the l.ewei> ivr i% only alKiiit a milr in lt'nt;tli. Il ih alxnii liliy yards okIc ami btlwon l»ii nnd liner feel ileip, liut iii so twift ami ruui(l< liiat naviKalinii i< mil In he llioU)(lit o(. I.ukc l.iiiilcriiiaii in alHiiit Imlf a inilc Hiile ami alxiut su iniivs in leii|{lh. It is alMiilccp enough lor nrilinary pKei>. RAIMDS liKTW Kl \ I.AKKS I.INDKKMAN AM) HFNNKTT.-Tlicse rapuU t-xtemi a tliMaiuc of three-tiuarT..'r5 of a link* frniii Lake L.itiilftinati In ilir head ni l.akc HciitK-tl. The average tlcpth is only al>t)t)t Ihrce feot, but the water is so swift ami routfh tliat navl the picture betongit to the Canadian police. l.AKK IIKNNI' 11. riiis lake IS I. irl> tweiilvtU e ,iimI a li.iK iiiili'n luni; ami alK.iil hall a iiiili- wiilc f^r tin- liiM l»ii> in < to)ialily risen to a pretty hi^h pilch, as the remaiiKler of the )ouriiey to Di: ««on City is liy w.iter, ami it irritates hint to encuunter unexpei teil ilclaya. Ijt K.imple ul many ^net with en loute to the Klondike. The appetites of the miners merit the envy of dyspeptics. Ifi! ? i ,1 NKAK I.AKK lU'-WETT. Tins |)liot<(t;r;i|ih thows the (';it li.'is to lit* Kuult'd by ropon, whiU- tht* ^iMHJs art- Ik-mil.' ( .irrir«l fivcrlaml tu llir heail ••( I..ikc lU-niutt, which lu'^ui^ |iiM tK'yMinl the M'cotiil |>iMtii, in iht- rii^ht nf tht* |>u tiirt*. N'ury crcat rare has u* he t*xi-rri'>et| in lakiii^ a hoat aoiuml, as (he ii*tn' of (hr waters in kik h tlial it ik dilVii nil lit Mccr clear of roikR ati wan a ^i^'it '^pidtT whuh an evil itpirit k.\M into tht- tin-, wlierc it nhnvelcU lu ilt present size, an, I.AKI-. nKNM.ir. TLis w.is imi ipiitf sti l>usy a sccut* as ai Lake I.uiilirman, whi-ri* nn-si of tht- boats arc IniiM. I)iit a L:rt'j! many of Ihf nitnrrs liiitl it Mn>rr cniivcniciit to n>iislru( I tlu'ir boats lurt', ami thus t-srape the rapids. It) huildnit* a tuiat il is uiipoiiaiil lo rt'inriiihcr tliat a sail is neit'ssar\, itiul it sliodlil be so tixnl thai it will be i oiivi.-t)ioiit to raise aiul lower It wilhoiil much troublf. as s<|ua!iH arc not iiifre<{ut'nt tin the waters of tins region. Il is fioin this puiiit that the traveler beKiM!* the last Ma^e of the trip. I nmi here begins the vovaiit' '»' *WKt miles to Dawson City, and not loniitini; the lakes the whole iltslante is piatluallv tloun stream to the now famous mnniu; renter near the month of the Klondike Kiver. t MILKS ( ANVoN. After passing tliri)ii>;l) I.aki' Hciinctt the vitva^^'f rtu oiinlor^ lakish l.akr aixl then M.iikIi l.aki*, reachiD^^ ttic licail of Mili'ii i. anyon alKUit thv st'inml il.iv niu frnin L.tkr IU*tiiK-tt, if tfit* woatlicr i*% favoiaStc. I h*>ii tM-k,'ii)s Ihm* niilfs of the most il.ihifurnus watt-r till' navitjatnr has to riit oiiiiti-r. Ihinianvoii is ftwiurtiine** t>|)okt-ii ot is xhv ( itaml (. ativ ahoiit *JiK) ^anls, tiut for a ilislantt* of three 4|uuri(-rs of a iiiilo it is liareU lifly feel at tti<«c, Hith |H*i)»eiiilii nlat walU of red volt an k' rot k. The tan yon is l>ri>keii about iniilway by a <_irt'(ilar eiilar^riiietil til the t haiinel. uhieh i aiiM'K a whirl- pool of woiuleiful siuttun at eaeh side of the river, (ireal i are han t<> he enen iHed in taking' any < raft ihrtm^h the (.ipnU. \\ III I I lldlol kAI'll>>. Alur li'.miiK Milis C.iiivoii wc miiif lo White llnrsc Kiipuls. Sn m.iiiy (aial acciilciit> have iMiiirtol line llial llic plaie if (tec|uemly rrfcrted lo ai the "Miners' drave." Cairns <>t »iK«leii i r<>»»e» mark the InM rc«tinK plaic« c)( iiiany a MCliin; ami "kre|i a kiiimI liMik nut " is llie simi that greets every traveler. Nn novice should ever think of ruiininK tlie ta|>ulii alone. Instead ol doin^ so he shouUI let his boat drop down the river, guided with a tope aliout l.'iO feet long. The niiners luve ronstriicted a mail on the west side of the rapids, and in sopic places they have put . Ni«tllr. WmIi DAWSON CI TV.— Tins ciiy is situateil on tlie Klniiilikc River nt llic |iiiinl where it empties intii ihe Vukmi. I lie luwii Mie whidi consists t)f IfUl acres is taiil out in a S(|uare and (lividetl into city lots after the most api>rn\eein>; rapiilly iiicreaseil hy new arrivals, anil it is simply ijness mirk to Kive a numlH-r which may lie anywhere from 'i,WM) to 20.000. The city came into existence a few days after the rii li Klomlike strike was maile in lx%, in the month of August, an h placer ile|HMii« of the Klondike. I'hc gold bearing creeks are from twelve to twenty-live miles away. Hmllk. Wa»h. MINI K> CAIIINS. I)AWS<»N I I lY.- loseph Ladur, llic fniinry, bf(;aii to Imild the hrM house on Scpioiiilicr I. I(?H6. Within »i« month* Itoiii that Male there were over .'lOO houses envtetl. I'hese incUi;i»!M)iit Uy Inar no pfopnrtit.n.m* rtMiiihl.imrMihtwc.iltl. of the people. Men Httti iiiiiiiti*; iiiterrstaws«>n thotou>;hfares. mEs Hcntlh-. Wiu4i. SAU-Mll.l. A I D.VUmiN vi!S. lliiii' was uu l>iisit'r place in Dawsun I iiy lliaii the sawnnll ol whu h the ntxive is a phtitti^rapli. riif tlciiiaiiil fi>r tuuht'r (luring the cail'er part >>f tlie rush t-aiisvi) prices to rise with ^tartlini; rapiilitv, ami for siinie Itiiie there was pruclually liottiiiii; ihihe hut 'c only means lu victory over the angry water* o( Ihc rapiils one meets en mule lo the Klo. alike. tH>, l*tHilo. SMiltk. Wn IfK SAII l\(; ACRUSS I.AKl; 1,1'. ItARr.r.-riic lake is a beautiful slu-el of water thirty-live miles lonj;. h is ahotit Iweiily-finir miles from t he Wliite l!(irse K.i|)i(l>. ^>iii| the i liter veniiiK rixer isMiiooth miii (!ee|i the whole (iistaiire. It is no uneniD- nioii thitik! (or the Ihi.iI Ii> lie Willi! hoiiiiil for several ilavs at a time. When winter lias set in ami the lake has licionie a sheet of iic.Ihe ileliulilfiil seiisiitiini of sailing' ai loss the fio/eii surfaie will mil only lie eiijoyeil lint will hasten the traveler on Ins iKirt'i- waril jiniriiey. It is e\hll.lratln^■ ami healthful, ami if the wiml lie favnralile it will reroinpense the >;olil-seeker for previous ijelay*. The group in the photograph preacnls the appcarnnee of a pleasure parly rather than incii who arc lighting hardships. I l-llol... HiUlf).- SPKARINt; Kl»K SALMON. ... -The proper name of iht Kliimlike River i» Thnm-Dimk, which i«lhr Imlinn tiniiu- l>clnneinK tn it and which iiu'an^ " t»sh w.-iUt*." (lie rivvr tH'tnt; a ^reai ^alnioii linhinv; urniind. It is a sni.'il! i ' .... the ii)niitt),.iiHt sliallow. 'I'tie ualt'i i^ kMiIuc coh'i. clear antt Ir. ! Diilvth. I river, ahiuil thirty yaril^ wnlc at . ii4|iarlc cftort undcrthc circuiiislaiiccs ilcpiclot alHjvv. The lish i aiii-hl in this river arc all tliat spiirtsint:n i an ileiatt'. lit H.n-hf, I'liiitii. N««|||i', \Viu>h- IU)\.\N/..\ CRl'.KK, KI.ON'DIKK.— Iloiiaiua C'reeli is nearly tlirce miles up Itie Klondike frnin its confluence with the Yukon Ki\rr. Some of the riiliest tincis have liren made on llie Hoiianza, and on all the creeks in this i|uartcrriih strikes have Ihim lepiTtiil. (ieorjie W. t atm.u k, a wliue man, was llie til;.! uiu- to lake aiKantaKeof the rinnors set artoat l)v ihe Indians, ami in t'Oi" he hiraleil amine in the plaie whii li was alteiwanl named liy the miners, Ilonan.'a I'reek. \'arioiis estimates have been m.nle ol the value r.f thi- ),'old in the Itoiian/a distnrt. and it is generally conieded thiit it '•':'.'. produce not less than IfiD.DOt^OOO. The Ilonaiita is but one uf many siniilur creeks in tins re^^ion, and all have combined to make it a laiiil of ^'old. f ', ILK IN 11 1 1; Yl'KDN IIKI.OW DAWSON 1. 11 V.— rius |ilimn(;r;i|.li was tiikiii whni llio Vukmi. »lii( h ilisdiatk-ts a llunl more water than the Mississippi, was strti^'KliiiK I" tlimw oil lis wintry coat iif ice. The riirrrnts of the ^ iikon are >ery powerful, and whtn winter liasgiven pl.'ue to almost tropual siininu-r loonthM. the ur itiany has a station here, ami there are several blacksmith shops, restaurants, hilliaril halls, bakeries and an opera liouse. Nearly three-quarters o{ a mile below Forty Mile Township the town of (. udaliy was founded in \>^W, on the noith side of the river. Nearly all the available rich ground at Forty Mile has been winked. The gold linil here brou)(hi .ibont .1 ^reat rush at the time, and the strikes on ilirch Creek caused the gold crare that followed. ! iiiMMi I r<>|iyrl«ht. IWi, by Lk llM-b«. KalUIr, WMb. FOR rv MII.K CI TV, ALASKA. In a recent repurt on ilie N iikim >;iilil reiiion, it says in rilalicm to the Knrlv Mile giM district, that in the laltcr part iif \xX' I' rai'klin (iiili li was ^lnlck, and W/'W v/as an estiiuatu if the anKiunt of i;iilil proiluceil in the first year. Since then it has been a constant payer. I'he charai ter of ihe tfohl disiiivereil is if the nuKUct onUr anil pieces to the value of IS.OO are freijuently fouml. lorly Mile Kiver joins the main river from tlie west. .\s far up as Ihe international bouiiilary line, about twenty-lbree miles, its course is southwest; thence it take* ^ more southerly tlirectiun. It is hlO to 150 yardf wide ut the iiioutli, find the current is f;encrally strong, with many small lapids. BMPBBI '[•ynehl, IWT. hy iM Kncbf, S<«ttlf. Wimh. ll_F. 111. IK kadi:, I IKC'I K l ITV.- Ihis IS wliiii sliippinj: is at a stamlstill. It is cstimatfil tliat Circle City has a populatidii iif alKiiit l,i!00, ini iuiliii); the miners at Ilirili Creek, which is about fifty miles (mm the ti>wii. The men picturcil in the photograph come from all p.iris of the country, anil comprise a cosmopolitan ((roup, similar to the ii.habitants of most mining towns. The tiiwn was well (illed « ilh miners as the weather was hanlly propitious for prospecting. The arrival of a steamer off any of the towns aloiiK the N'ukon is always an occasion fur consittcrable excitement. The whole population comes out to wclcuine new arrivals, aiul if a Uiat reaches the town in the night it generally wakes up every man, woman and child in the place. m L'. S. CUSTOM IIOL'SK, CIKCl.K CI IV. hi niiilwiiitrr tin- sun is abcivr ilic liiiri/nii (nr iilHiiil (our limirs at I in le Cm In mioll «f Northwestern America contains all the gold fields t ;nd- iiili into Untish Columliia and ulial is knuwii as the Northwestern Territory of Alaska. The Yuk >n really rims along in that belt (or WW or fiU(> nnles. The bed ii( the mam river is in the valley. The yellow metal is not found in paying ((iiantities in the mam river, but in small streams whith cut through the mountains on each side. Mud and mineral matter are carried into the mam river, while the gold is left tm the rough bottoms of the side streams. This is the expresseelief of an eminent ^eoloK'st, Dr. W. II. Dall, nf the Sinithaonian Institution at Washington. Dr. Dall speaks with the very highest authority. J ^m &\: i- Si >^<>IV.1«bt, UK, hr L* Kaclu, BMUt. Wanli. A CLAIM.— At last these two "pardners" have Mruck itoniethiiiK, aiii(>\ CI IY. Si iiiRi lines ttit- miners imlulije iii a little recreation, althouRh their lives in the Klondike are iliviiler ai the earlic«;t, httc in May; and early in Seplenihcr the river closes. The character of the climate is .sul»-ar( tic, and alMiul Oawsnn City one a* tually experiences he main features of the Arctic 7one. Ajrncuiture is quite impossible, as it may freeze any ni^dit of the >x*ar. It should not he supposeci that "The Klomhke" includes any considerable part of the immense country of Alaska, as it is only one of the small tributaries of the Yukon. As a stream it was not of sufficient importance to appear on the early maps. The sun shines for twenty hours a day during summer. IKSriN'(; Fon 001.1).-- in sc;irtliin^ for mineral veins, the ^H'ological tliaraiter of tlie country shoiiUl be taken into careful cctnsiJeration. Where roads are cut throu};h, it is ailvisablc to exaniitie the exposetl sections. Laiiilslidcs, clifTs, and sections through which the water has made a vvay, oiler every opportunity for the n.iner to iletennine the kind of stratification. The discovery of free K"lt^ '" matter washed down from high ground is iu>t !>e taken as evidence that gold bearing rock or quartz IS in the nnmediate neighlmrluxMl. There is a cl aiice. however, that IikIcs may be found on elevations of land near the alluvial deposit. It is always wise for the prospector who has struck a "placer mine" to inspect the neighb«)ring elevations. \ ! ■ ^ '■ — il^ B fU MINI )i )K I KKI.K. - Miiniiok t reck, wtiic :li is >'.h>. by a Kussiaii Aiiuriian half hrifd Indian, after wliom it was tiamfd. It was duriiiB tlio liiiu- tlie Circle Lily rxi itei'.ieiii »■;« at its urcatist iiisli. fnllowiiii; wliicli laine llie finilin^ii m llic Klnndikc and the cniisLMiusiit fx< itciiMMit lliat ri'Siilled. MiinnoV «a«, tluTcforr, iir>;li'Mrd until last 5ear, when the miners liecan In arrive, after wnrki'iu the whole muniiier im their < laiins which were ^taKe^l out in other |ilaccii. Near the iiioiith nf MiiinMik I reek a town is lieiiii; liiiilt, and it is to he kiinwii as Kanipart City. l'Ki»\l>U)NS AT MINUDK.— When the inincis l)i'K^n to lnok ii.'lo the prnspcen of Mtiiiook Creek tliey very soon ileciileil to (jet provisiotn iliiwn tu the new digj;in(;s. The Alaska Conimercial Company iinile preparations to supply tliein with food, and the lug store house of the compatiy was already built, so that the miners set to work clearing the ground for the cabins which they intended to erect. This winter has probably seen nearly a thousand men located there. As much as iwo and four dollars to the pan have been discovered on bed-rock, while nuggets to the value of ten and twelve dollars have been taken out. JudgiiiK itom recent "Ands" on Munook Creek, Rampart City may be taking the proud place of Dawson City this year, I I \> Dor, I'KAM ON' THE YrKON.- In the local markets of Senile ami Tacniii.i triioil si/ed dnv's were jtelliin! al (iriccs that varieil friim (I'l til f:t() earli. Tlioy arc worth ilouMe ilial «iiin at Juneau, while cm the Yukon River the traveler has In pay from IIW tii^l.V) fur a K'liod fiiiij. Thick ni-cknt, nliatjify haiieaek on it foran excuse. Sonietinies agroup o( men who have not striiek it ric h will abamlon their old ipiarters lor new lields, and somebody else may eomc along shortly afteru.iids and make a "I'mcl'in the very plaee that has been ignored or treated with contempt. " Luck" is the answer, and many cirrimislances aiise in the average miner's experience to justify an earnest licliel in it. i 1 |i 1' \ I I Mi H««ltlf, WMh. CROSSING A TRinUTARY OF THE VrKON.-Wlien the (nut ami siinw have t,-ivcn place ti. the kimlly warmih of a lummer sun the innumerable tributaries of the mighty Yukon furnish charms for the sl);htseer and ilelight for the naturahst. It ■eems unkind of nature 'o hide so much natural beauty in the cloak of winter for so many months out of each year. In the struggle for existence nature appears to gain strength, and when the least warmful rays of the sun break through the cold air, vegetation bursts forth with surprising energy as if to make up for so much lost time. When the mos(|uilo is hunting for I lood and the streams arc crowded with lifi- '• Jots not seem possible that one has to get inureil to 70 i camp ^ of the • muildy w It is froii . lilNi; Oi; T (lOl.l)." riiis iHcliin- ^ll(lws .1 Kroii|i ii( iiuiirrs iii llic ad i.("»:isli;iii; oiil");ol(l, ;is iii llie ilays nf '411. Ttir i't temporary and wcjrk is nut yet bi-);uii in ilcad carin.-st. Tlie men an- Ic-sliiii; tl:c sand and i;r.ivfl ilijiosil alnnv' the cil>;c in the hope (if striking '|>iiy dirt. " I he ti>;urc in 5liK)|iin^' posture is "rtainniK" the mud and sainl from which the ..■ i< poured off. In the holtoin of tlie pan settles the ^;ravel. and with it the t;rams of yellow iiielal ' iielhod of inin:ii>;, s<) popular in tlie early California days, that the expression "panned out" aroa this mt many fortunes arc iiuide My moi whose outfits cost so little. .ihxii'usiy MUiyht. inil fruMi uliit h i^o lA ItlN-llf. I'llnlo. StMttlt'. WHjih. TKSTING (iK.WKI. ('\ llll'. VI KON. If ilus lianly liiiiul i;f prdspcctiirs ■■■'■ lA u<*-ii<'. riiKi.i. N*iit()>-. WM>ri. rKINCK AN TONK. One can readily discover conlentmetit on ilit lac e of this j;entloinnn, allliniiKli the h;\< knri>iind In bis fiifure is nuthint; better than a cosy hiK caliiii. There is aJi air of domesticity almiit the m eiie that will a|>peal In many air an'bilioiis man who has ^'Oiie to risk everylhiiin in tlie Klomlike. Tliis photo(,'ra|)h was taken at Itirch (reek, where Mr. Antoiie liad sltm k it rich, and was making himself coinforlahle ns far as the surrounibni;8 would permit. Golil was disirovered in the nei^!hborliooc niuulli of llie Viikciii river. It is loaded with Klondikcrs, and every one uf ttiein is looking forward to returiiiii),' with some In*; li^ires atlarlieil to Ins name. The !rcenta(,'e of men who are ilisappointed, is, of course, greater than tlie percenta>;e of sui cessfnl ones, liut that applies to every ,i_ i_ iir.. -ri II „ cliecrfiilly, and nt.iny return happy, while tlie majority, if tliey fail to make money, succeed in ^ettinK pe walk in life. They ,'ill set out valuable experience. (ioinK But the overlain! trip prefta 111 t iieeriiiij) , alio iit.iiiy rcuirii iiappv. wiine iiie inajoriiy, u tiiey laii lo iiiaKC iiioiiey, >iicceiii in >:eiiiiiK >; to the Klondike liy water is far prefcralile lo the overland route. It does not call (or so much energy, res the traveler for tlie hardships he may have to encounter when he reaches the land of i^old. ..V t^ac::::^ t«i*- . riiodi. S,-«ttI". Wajth. I'. S. tlTTi;R"l!i;AK" ICK-HDINI) IN HP'.HRING SKA.-This i.lH.toi;rapli was taken near ilie Ik-hriiiR sirait, which separates Asia from America ani'I>I.\K ISI. VMl. Ttiis IS .imulicr (i( Ihr iiki'iv ptirts lliiil .ire f |iriiii;in>; iiilii |ir(miim'iirc in llu' line nf miaii lr:ins|Hirlali(in til liic Yiikdii riM'i. Kmliak is a fairly lame m/iil islaml kIT ilic snuluaslcrn mast of llu' Alaskan peninsula. St, l'a\il IS llif I'lrsl imit 111 till- islaiiil tliat tin- m ssel stiip« at. I'tie tmat lluii fullows .1 i liaiinel lhrmii;li llio i;tiiu|i nf isl.inils ninth iif Kcxt'jl' 111 llif liasc ill till' Ala^kall lu'iiiiistila ailing whn li It pursues its jmirni'v in a .sniitliwcsicrly ilireiliiin to tlif Aliiilian Islanils, where it vici 1 armiml ami takes a lireil imrtlifrly 1 nurse. Iiiarinn easm.inl as it near* the imiiitli of the Vuknti rivet. St. I'aul is a fast grnwiU); town, ami nuuiv a man mulil ilu Horse than speiul Ins suiiiiner vaiatinn there. I •. M I< Ko-h*-. I'hnt.. H««lllr, WmMh. I'NAI.ASKA. From San FranciKii to I'nalaska the ilidanir i« 'i.'JfJO iiiilrs. For iitxmt 1,000 inilcs liiw;itil llii shuicR (i( Asi.1, the Mvi'iity islaiiils of the Aleutian Ktoup, lir likr slr|ipiiiK stoiit'H f nun llic pciiiil nf llir Ala>kaii |ii'Iiii>miI.i. 1 'niilalo|i|iini; |>lai e fur ship- ImiuiiiI fur the Vi'kcm and all pmnts mi Helirinn Sea. t ni.nak Uland.the lirsl of tne .\ieutian i;riiup, cuntainnlwo vnlramir". The ime known an Shi»halilin l^ tt.HKi del hiKh and Ihe most nyni- metrical and perfect i ime aloni; the whole " l'a< itit Rinif of Fire. " laperink; evenly from vea level Ki the ^harpesl point, whence ■ smuke pendant always floats. It is snow r.overcri to within iJ.OOOfecl of ihe tiirf which liealK its hasc. ! I L_ !!? roprrltlii. IWT, by lA It.- Iir, H««lt|r. WmIl AN ISU'AN I iiMl'. - Ihi' natives i.( Alaska iliffcr rmiHiilrralily in llicir physical and im-nlal rharai tcrislns. I lirif iliHcr- ent racw iif Indians arc iccdtfiii/i'il as ri'iirescntiin; Ala>^ka, altli>iuf;li tlnre arc iiiany ns uf lliosi- rla»v;s. I'lic Inniiits iir Eskimo'- inhabit the i oast and rcscnililc the Miin^olians. rtiey exist under various Irihal titles ami <|ui(kly adapt themselves to civilireil rimditiiins. The Aleuts i»iu|>y the islands, and the Tennah linliaiis live in the intPtinr. There arc perhaps 4.fl. W««li Jl'NKAU. This is the largest town in Alaska, ami is sitiiateil at tlic base iif Jul rail intiiiiit.iin, ii|"iii .1 namm >lull uf ^'iiiiiml which seems to have l)ecn formed by laiidslicics from the mountain side. It is imreasinit in cxleni lieinn liuill over the water and presenting a very strange and picturesque appearanrc between the sea and the prei i|)itoiis snow-seamed inounlain. I( was lirsl settled in 1880 by Joseph Juneau and a party of prospectors from Sitka, who were SL-ekinj; tl\e mineral belt in the direction indicated by Professor Muir. Camping on the present site of the town, they found rich placers and promising ledges in the vicinity. 0[> their return to Sitka with news of this discovery a rush was made, and the town rapidly developed. lA lUN-he. rholo, Seattle, Wub. LOC. CABIN I'RKSHYIKRIAN CHl'RCH, JL'NKAL'.-One tif the Klories of Alaska has been the earnest work done in the cause of telijjion. A unitjuc Presbyterian church builtting is here shown in the foreKround, while a more iniMlern Episcopal Structure is seen on the left in the backKroiiiiil. Tliero is also a [iruspcrous Cireek church hen'. The loj; cabin church has long been famous as a picturosi|uc landmark, but us days arc numbered, ant! a new hiiililin); will soon replace it. It is built entirely of great, rough hewn logs, an.l was one of the lirst inintrs' homes erectetl in Juneau. For a number of years unoccupied, it was later used as a lodging house, a blacksmith shop, anti, it is said, also as a saloon, rr U R€«-Ih'. Iti.rto, Vattt^, Wnj STEAMER QUKF.N TAKINT, ICE. TAKOl' IM.KT. In the summer, iluriiiK' the exrursioii smsch, iinmcnsc licl;e lilock being taken in over the ship's side. The ijreat net which is used in handliiif; all suits of men han » SITKA. ALASKA.— In 1H80 koIiI was iliscovcreit in the vicinity of Jiinenii, Init the first iliscovery of gold in this part of Alaska was niaile near Silka in l^":). Consideralilc excitement followed, and nnners from the Cassijr regions in British C'liluinbia and the norlli»i'>l ttrritury liejian to invade the southeastern coast of Alaska, anil prospecting was actively prose- cuted. .Since then the v'"'»'h. INDIAN .\\ I NIK, SI IKA-Tlu' store t>f the Sitki Tiailinfi Company shown in the photograph is a well known trading post anil is popular wuli the Indians. WhileawaitinK their turn to ilo business with the proprietor of the store the Indians sit about I'ti the sitlewalk in gliKimy sileiue, uhii h is characteristic of native tribes in these parts. In the Sitka district the magnificent forests furnish (ielils for lumbering as an industry, but in the barren icy mirth the oi'cupation of the Indian is to tight ami trap the the bear, the fox, the otter ami Ihedhcr animals whose furwill bring a price in the markets of theworld. Salmon canning is a great industry in some parts. i\^ IM H»-b«>. Vnnlo. MmtIK TVMh. A DRIVEWAY NKAR SITKA. —In the neighl>orlioer districts coyer ^reat sections of the islands ai-.; of the three (ireek churches in the I'liiieil States. .Maska having belonged to Russia, accounts for the existence of a (ireek church in .Sitka, the inhabitants of which soon developed a taste for the Christian religion as taught by the Russian mis- sionaries who went into Russian-.America and established mission stations at various points. t. .,! MOl.'NT Kl'Cli'.COMH. Tins inriiintairi is al ?hr -oiilliiTii fxlii'iiiit) mI ilii' isl.iinl, fr lionl ul ilie luy i>l Silka. \'r»s<'N northward Imiitxl fiJlow lliv channel liiviiliriK the- iitl mil frmii ihe larger Kaiannf island imi whn It is the iiliil >»av, tlit white irialiil monslirs staiiil out in wiimlroiis hcaulv fori'ver silently and iiiiicaMiivtIy |ietfiitmiii(; tlieir >liilv as >;i;ra|ilii(al lanilniarks. ilivultts of ternmry, or at least nioiuiiiieiits to the wonders of iialiiie, III Ixtii, when the liiileil States government paid Russia IT,'J0'M''K1 for the territory of Alaska, many peo|)le liMikeil ii|ioii the ileal as lieinn foolish and a waste of inoniy, for wliiih lomparalively no return sccnicd likely. Already Al.iska has p. ml liaik tier purchase money four tunes over in gold alone. ■I ■g. ■^ I"' l« H'thp. I1ii>t<>. F •«llli'. WMh. Ml'IR (ILACIKK, ALASKA. Thm phnfivrajih wan takc:i from an elevatmn cil I.MIKI Irri Nn jjlai »t is ihdh- |iii|iiilar among tourlsls than the Mint. Il )ia< a fmnlafre nf 'JfW fret, and an avi-r.i);t: IicikIiI nf 'JiN) Ici't, Tlir ii y fklM ttil>iilaty tiivcrs over .'K)0 si|iiarc iiiiles. Iti ut furty ffct, |iici e.i t)ri.-akniK off ami (allinK mto tl c water lii'low Willi tfie irash of thunder. The •oinnKin rale i>( 'low of the Alpine i,'la< ier>i i» from ten to Iwenlv nn he* a ila. ni i>iniimrr, and al«)ul half that m wniter. A gUoer usually .arrict »ith it amitnulatioiis o( 8lonc> ami ilirl lalleil inoriiine*, which arc deiignated according to their poMtion. Ik ...Al'.r.'...^.<5jiV'V"' S4«lllf'. V.'iuh. Ml IK ("iLAl. IKR ANDl III K \ IKW. Iliis is as it was sfcii froiii llie ili'ck I'l the suamcr Qiiecii, and Rives one a K^wl iiiipri'ssmii nf ilic rLukt as i( apptMrs fruin a front view. The ulartcr proper consists tif soIhI ice, deeply crevaasetl, where lirokcn up liv irren'ilar.lies in the slope or (lircrtion of its path. The ReoloRical theory of a glacier is that lar>;e parts of the (riKiil .iinl leiii;ierale (ones were covered with ice during the uli""!-''' '" >'<^ perKH;, and tliat by the aneiicy ol this ice the li«ise iiMlerials ol the earth's surface, called ilrift or dilnviiiiii, were transported and accnnuilated. There is no country in the world where one h.is a better opportunity to study and theorire on (;laciers. h' i:^! IN WKANdKM. NARROWS. SicaniiiiK :il tlii" llixxl lliroiiKli tlifsc Narrows scorns likr llii' piissiii^o t'ar here, an<>n the inuuniain s'-le. Itie laryei I'atrisi.i glacier and the Baird are passed hi turn, .\fler steaming throuKh the liiiiK Stephens passage, houiideil iii, the west by .\dnnt.i ly Iflaiid will) ill Snow nuiiintanis and enormous ledges of gold bearing quart/, the traveler reaches Takou Inlet. Ijt K.mIi<<. I'hoto, tjk-atllp, Wuh. roK I WK \\'r,I"I,.--The fnrt is iirar the iiuitiiland, oiu' liuiulroil iiml tliirty milt's imrili of ilie soutlitrn Ixnimlary line of .Mask. I, It wa;* at onf time a int'trupolisof the Cassiar inimii>nlislru"t ami the Imsirst town in .\i;iska. Ihe nnners wlio ascciuled tlu' Stit kieii Kivcr cadi s|)nni;, In the nuinliei nf four thnnsan*!, rtMurned in the autumn, in ^u)nc| seasons, with lui avera^t* <>f ♦ l.'i<)U fai h. The ^o\ frninent huiUini^s, lostmi; many thousamls of liol'iais, weie twenty years a^o Siitil lor a few hmulred, and lonj; snn e fell into ilisuse atnl tieray. \Vran^Jell. however, is now prnlitiiikt by the imivorsa! Kloiulikc ext itement and coming again into ikromitivnco with a ecrtaiiity of speedy and petmanoiit i'tM>. |-h(iu>, HMUI*>. WmIi MK I'LAKAHTI.A. -This prosressivc little city is situalcil mi tin' iMst side nf Aiiiirtte Ishiiiil. It is citie cif the first ports of c.iH on the southeast cimsl of Alaska. It is owtieil iiid Koieriieil eniircly liy Imliaii-, ami piTliaps there is no place in the worlil with sn remarkable a histurv. The ancestors of the present nihaliitants. some lorly vears a^jo, were lilooil'thirsty savages. Now we hml their ilcsceriilants with peaceahle natiires anil a wonderful aila|italiility to nicHlern civilisation and its arts. Not only have thev municipal novernrnenl ami a thriving liule city, but a Christian spirit guides them in all they do. Forty vcars a^jo it wa^ ilaiixerous for a white man to put his foot ushure. iM Itivh*'. rhM(o. St«Hl<'. WMh- TOTI.MS Al KASA-AN. ALASKA. About mctity-five lullus fnyn Metlakahtia is tlie quaint liitiian town of Kasa-aii, Unii'US fur :t!i totem poles. They are in tluir way as si^Miit'uant as the cbelisks of KgypI, for they arc imleed most fearfully ami wonderfully carveii to immortalize the achirvements of some prouil Indian family. If tra|>irlirhl. InT, b« Ia h'^rhr, S4«ltl>-. Wuti THK CRAVE OF Kl.'CK-.SHAW. TAGISH CHIKK. On the orcasion of a fri;rave which is remarkably well cared fur by theChilkoots, the wk'iiw of the chief grasped hint by the arm and drajtued him into an ndjoiniiiK cabin, where "^he eagerly exhibited an official letter frnin a government naval officer recommending her to the benevolently inclined as the widow of one who had always been a lirm friend of the white man. Some one h.?s playfully put a bullet through an up^)cr pane of glass', while the clock, which can be seen in the window, chronicles the passage of time alike for the living and the d^ad. -^^^■I^^^WWPIIP 1a liucllf, I'L^ito, s<«tt)e, Wiuii. INOIAN CAIilNS /,T YAAS HAY.- These are llie Imnics uf eiiiplnyes i iw.s in c.iniiirii; them, while Chinamen make the cans. .All steamships in .Alaskan pans are very largely loaded anil niiloaded by Indians, and they are re«u- larly einploi,ed in varions duties. The people here are rather primitive in their habits and habitations, hut live their simple lives undisturbed by the luinuli and toil of fortune, fame or fashion; and peace ;,iid sweet content are frecjuently found in their midst. ■;-:' I ' f ' i'S> lA lti>-hf . I'twtto. H(«;il<>. Wuh. ALASKAN SCHOOL CIIILUKKN'.— These children arc ii.itives of I'.irt Clarence. aii:l wlieii ilic phi)ti)>;ra|)h was laketi they were en route to the Indian scliuiil at Carlisle, I'a. Althon(»h the natives are spoken of as Indians they are different from the red men of tlie United States in ap|iearance, habits ami rustoms. One can easily lielieve thnn to be of Japanese origin. They have a N'onnolian cast of features, and, unlike cur huliii'is, they are naturally inlelli^;enl with industrious habits, keen ni trade, with RoiHi mechanical ideas a'ld quick to learn, while some are very skillful in carving W"od. bone and metal. Their greatest re- semblance to ordinary Indiaiin is thei. profound superstition. Some of I'leir beliefs are really extraordinary. INDIAN MKKCIIANTS AT TRKAUWKl.I. MINF.S.-For ten years the people of the rnited States seemingly never thought of the native races of Alaska, (governor llraily states that in If"? the cry for help went up, even froin the military officers. It was respiimleil to, feebly at hrst, hut inure earnestly anil generously year by year for the past twenty years. Kverywhere the missionaries founil the natives practicing witchcraft in all its cruel forms. Almost every manifestation of human depravity met their ga/easthey went among them. This has been largely changcil, ami where the missions have been well comlucteil, the change has been from darkness to light. Now, the Argonaut linds the native can ligure as quickly as he can himself. I fi?'; HOMK l-KDM I'HK ICI.ONDIKK. -One need nul havcavety u livv. (.imv ti) imajtnie ilie seiiiwiliirn tau^ell in ^caltlc when <• (irsi slup loads uf relutninj; Klondikers ariin-d. The lame ••{ ilie Klondike liail preceiled lliein, and nianv n( llie newly made nulling; kin){S fciunil that the fmnpet blasts ot lame had (oreslalled Ihein in everv earner i>( this wide land. Not only were the returned miner-, hesietied with iiii|iiiries as to the truth of the many reports alHiiit the Kold tields, that had yoiie lorth, Initcoiint- less would lie imitators liesoui;ht them tor small favot^. sui h as .idviee that wouhl eiial Ic them to lay hamls on the most available KIdorado, and sonietlmeii e\en the temporary loan of enough money to take thrir. tvihe land of placer niimiiK,