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 Mr- 
 
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liKlMMiT <)|- CiiMMlssKiNKIi (iN Polirll'INK |)|slll|iT. 
 
 I!I0I 
 
 lit' llii" Cliilk-Mt liivci- ( I'"'''"', ( 'li'iii- mill I'litr Cri'ik--), in (' iimilinii tiTrilmy, .'iIkiiiI I'O n\ili>s 
 :ll|iivi> llll' Cllilli.ll vill,l;;r lit' l\lllk«.ui, I cim-iilrri'il !l ;lll usrlrss r\|H'llM' tn t'llftlirr |iriiliillL,' tllc 
 
 ^itlillLtsuf till- ( '.ililllli-.^i sii il.Tlaii'.! il .liisnl iifl \\'i'illii-il;i_V, till' L'Cilll, |i|llMialll In «liil 
 
 lliitirl'. 
 
 Il i-~ ili'^iralilc III ^i\i' llii' main rrusiiii- a^ ii'|miiIi'i1 In iiir «liv tin' claim nw iirr-i iliil 
 ii'il a|i|ii'ar lirfni'i' llii- ('iiiiiiiiissiun. <'xrr|it as slali'd. 
 
 Till' iinivisiuiis lit' the Miiiliis Vivi'iiili a]i|ii'ai' In liaxr lirrii ilistaslrtiil In a iiniiil)rl' of tlir 
 
 ii'^iili'Ml-< lit' l'i)rcu|iini' Di-Nliii-t, ns wi'll as i.llii'i-, aiul iIh' I'li'siili-iitial i-lirtinn rnmiiij; mi, 
 
 I'liiisiilrialili' |inliticai alti'iitimi «as i;iMii In tlir iiialtir. Ill .Inly, I'.MIli, a |ii'titinn wa.-, 
 
 aiiili-i-ssril In ilii' I'ri'^iili'iit lit llii- I'liilnl Siati"- liv rrilaiii irsiilciits nt l'nicii|iini'. (iinli'slini; 
 
 a:,'aiii-il tlir pinv isiunal linniiilaiy, anil al tlir i-n|iifst nf tlii' pi'tiliniicrs Ihf Sialllr CliainliiT nt 
 
 ('iimmi'iri' Innk ii|i tlii> mailer ami mriiiniiali/ril till* K.\i'i'iili\c, iliinin,'li tlic llniiniiialili' llii' 
 
 .SriTi'tai'v "f f^liili', ill Mi]i|inii nt tlic |ii-lilinii. 'I'lic .Si-i-ii'taiT lit' St.ili' rcpliiil liv li'tti-r nf 
 
 .\nunsl .'!, r.tiM), In till' said lii'lilimi, tlir i-iiiirlinliin.' paiviurapli nf liis n>ply* liciii^ as t'nllnws: 
 
 * * ■*■ Till' rij,'lits nf llic I'liili'il Stairs in tlic iiialicT nf llii' tri'aly linnnilafy arr 
 
 " ahsnhiti'ly iiilarl, ami llirir assniion in ilni' limi' will lir canir^l ami tliiiriinj;li. In 
 
 "ilii> mi'an(iiiii% this (Jiivcrnini'iil fnrf'u'm's iin pari if its rii.'lils ami pnwrr tn ]iiiiti'rt 
 
 '■ its litizi'iis in tlii' I'moiipim' Cnrk irijinn, wIu'IIiit llfy lii' ti'inpniaiily wiiliin 
 
 " Anii'i'iran nr liritisli jiirisiliclinii, in llic fnll cniDynicnt nf ,'ill ii;,'lits ami pii\ iliu'is 
 
 " wliirli till y liail licfnic tin' Mmhis was cniiiluilril, ami In si'i' lliat tlicir fii'iilnm nf 
 
 •• ai'i'i'ss ami i xil, w illi llirir :,'.inils, is mil nnri'asnnalily iniprilnl. ' 
 
 In ciiiliT In umlrrstaml llif siliialinii it sliniilil 1«' hnnic in iiiiml llial llic- ilaiiiis Imalicl 
 
 nmliT I 'iiitril Statrs laws ami Inral riili's ami rrL;nlaliniis ^'I'lii'i'ally I'niitaini'il L'll.ill'i ani's in 
 
 aii'i, wliilr iimli'i- !!. ('. laws similar rl linis (plari'i) ari' only 100 frrl in li'n;,'lli, an area wliic-li 
 
 is as inaili'ipiati- fur sm-li ininini; piirpnsivs as that nf the I'niti'il States rlaiiiis is cxtiav a;,'aiil, 
 
 The nwiii'i's nf many Ineatiniis staked, after the Mnilus N'ivenili, under I'. S. laws, in teriitnry 
 
 then within ('aii;iilian jni'isdii'tion, wished In avniil lirin^^'inj; the ipiestinn of i\n' validity nf 
 
 their titles liefni'e the ( 'niiiinissinn, and aided hv ntlier interested persniis, wiin were .animated 
 
 liy innliMs nn more pr.iiseivnrthy, Ihey sueeeeded in imiiuini,' other loeators whose loialioiis 
 
 were duly made liefoie llie Modus Vivemli, and who were at lirsf desirous of haviiiL,' llieni 
 
 eonliriiieil liy the Coininission, to join with them in " linyeotlini; ' it, I am oredilily infoiined 
 
 thai the .iriiument wliieli had most wei;;ht in liriiiijiim aiiout this arranL;enieiit was that if the 
 
 I'. S. liie;itors resorted to the ('nliiiiiissinii they would theleliy prijiidiee their lilies in ease 
 
 they should later he hrou;.'ht liefore rnited St,'ites eourls, when the provisional lioundary lino 
 
 should 111' moved baik, and the ilistriet imee more plaeeil under I'nited Slates juiisdiition, an 
 
 event which was ii'iiresented as ulinut tn take place in ihi' near future, presumalily shortly 
 
 after the elei'tions. Other arguments weie ailvameil, miilily foiimled on the paraL;ra|ili above 
 
 i|Uciteil from the reply of the Seerelaryof Slate, plaeinj; a const riution thereupon wliich T lia\c' 
 
 no doulit was never contenipl.aled liy the Minister, I'mt, however that may lie, it is nnneees- 
 
 sary In further consider them, for whatever were the reasons which inlluemed the miners of 
 
 I'ciicupine, the result has lieen seen. 
 
 I in.iy say that evei lufore I left I'nn u]iine it was made knnwn to mi (hat soiiie of thi' 
 il.iim-ow ners .dreaily ilc itecl the wisdom nf I he enuise they had lieen led In aclnpl . 
 
 I I sliouM lie slated 1 1 I.I I the matter c if espeiise did i it deter llic> millers, lieiaiise .ill inter 
 nalinii.il cpieslioiis umler the Modus N'ixemli were leferncl In nie liy the (lovernmenl .Vl'i'IiI. 
 ami there wire no fees in siicli m.illers. 
 
 I need only add lli.il it seems reijri I l.il.je llial I lie nwneiv nf I'liiled Slates local imi^ did 
 iint ;i\;iil llieiuseKc's c if the i ippnrt u nil V, so liaiic Isninel V accnrded them hy ouj- ( in\ ernmenl, nf 
 
 liasini^ llieir cl.iiiiis ccintirmecl Ity the t 'cimniissioii ;iiid I'l riled under the laws nf this l*rci\inc-e, 
 
 hecMiisci, frniii t he iiifni'iiial inii 1 j,'.iimi 1 as 1 1 1 t he nianner nf makini; I'niled Suites Inealiniis 
 prevailin;.' in the I'nrciipine District, it was specially desiralile that the elaiiii nwiii'i's shmild 
 li.iM' seized the oppcirtiinily of fori stall iiij; possiiile litiixatinn and preservinj; the peace of the 
 ili.-trict, pa'li.iilarly in view of the fad tli.il they had before lliein ihi nbieit lessnn nf one 
 iiiiiider alre.idv cnmmillecl in I'nrciipine, arisinj; nut of a dispute over a niininj; claim. 1" 
 
 ( .iliic s ,,1 ,il| III, ,,■ ,1,1, inii.iit.i. wliiili H Ml ii|i:iy |ic rii-.il. "ill l»' toiuid in the Kile l!..i.k. 
 i All. 't her slice it iiiL.' c.t .1 ii\.il elailii-i'Wiier li.is sin. e li,-eii re]ic.rlecl. lliciii;;li this time, liappily. w ilh"iil a 
 
 .ll.ll let ieill.lticlll. 
 
I- II. I 
 
 l!i:i'ni!r di' <'(iM\ussi(i\i:i; n\ |'cii(( ri'iNi: Disiitn |-. 
 
 On 'I'liiii'-d.'iy iiK.niiiij;, -j;!!!, Mt ln,i.,,i,, I l.'ft ('..niMii-.M. r's Cuiip. .ui.l. ;i.-, uni|i.iin. .1 
 
 1p_V .Mr. SryijHmr-, wi'iit liiiMii lln- l\l,-liii,i \i\\rv in ii ciiidr skilt'ullv ni.iiiMi,-! il l,\ a Stiil< 
 liidiiui, iuid rca.'lifil liy aLiMii I ,,'.'l.i(l<, iil'in- srM>r-al .•-lups, tli.' Juiiclinn i.< ilicCliilkai, \s\.rn- 
 tliiTc is an iron pdvi in th,. dank niaikui;.' thr liiumlaiy. Sunic lui'nty tivi' niinntc^ l:ii,r «!• 
 iiri-iMMJ, t'oni- niili-i lnwcr ilnwn. at Kink wan, the ]irinii|i,il and am iiiil xillai;.- i.t' lli.- Cliilkai-. 
 fuiniitly nuli.ii..us, r\('n .Ml far liaik a.s \',-nii-.iu\ri'> lini.'. as l.rini, tin- ni.ist |..,»i.it'nl ;irid 
 inlclli-cnt l.ranrli of ill.' -rral Tlin-il family. Tlirrc ari' al-nnt -.v.-nt^ Imn-cs in |\liik«:in, 
 and it i-dnl.aiiis nin. h of ini.rol lo ilir iilmolouist aiui tlir anli.jn.ny. ' 1 Irrr « c lia.l lo -i,,|, 
 oM'r ni;.'lit ouiiii; lo a slioni; wind np till' rivi r. W'c st.iiinl at 7::'i'ii nc,\i nion.in^'. .ih.l .ii 
 ^;li.'> rc.K-lii'd Kat Kwalln, a small Cliilkal Mlia:;i- of ^oinr v^v,.,, ,,|- ,.j^|,i |i,,n-r~. wli.n- I 
 
 Mo|i|ii'd half an lionr ; pa.-rd Mni|li\~ ll.ii at ll:Ili, and rra.jiiil l'o|Ia-o l'..iril (v,,ni.'!i 
 
 locally .aUcd .lonrs I'oini), on Cliik.il lii.i. at |-J;|0, and I lion w.dk.-d alnint M nnl.sio 
 llaini's .Mi-„ion. Tl,,- di,i,iii.o fr,.ii] K Ink u an to Mainos .Mi.>i,,n, as I he n ow lli,, J. al.oul 
 JO niili-s, 1,111 I am infonin d tliat liy llio t » i-iin:.' and windin:; iliannci tin- d)-.i.iriio i^ rir.iiK 
 ."(> miles. All llio way ilowii llio Cliilk.it wo mi-t in.iny laiiois lilloil w it li |iios|,(.rIoi , anil 
 olliors j.'oin^ np tlio slivani, the ino^prrtoi . !,oin^' atiia. Tii l,y il„. lopoti of il,,. ■■sirikc. on 
 
 '1 rocks aliiivc Klukwan. 'riio -.toaiii.r -Aloit" lioim: lito, w,. ,li,l ,„,i anivoat Ska^uay 
 
 till M-iy oaily next i -ninj.', tlic L'lHli. and loft for N'iitoiia that saim- ovoinn;; at '.i:.'.!) l.\ lli'o 
 
 ■•('ilyof Seattle," arriiiiii' on 1 ho . 'ml ,,f (i.t,,lier. 
 
 Seein;; that a r.iil\vay is -,|,okon of fiom I'yr.imid llailioiir, and fli.ii ,i i-on^ideraMo nniii 
 
 '"■!■ "'' 1"'"-I tors and olheis ate likely lo ^o into the I'oivii|iine and Cliilkat oonnliy this 
 
 eoininy sinnmer, I tliink it dedralile to ■j,\\,- in an A|i|iendiN lo i|ii~ rei.oii son 1,-ei \ations 
 
 on the di--triet wliieli may lie of n-i- to tl Uiteiidin^' to \ i-ii it. ,ind of inleiisf i,, olhoi^. 
 
 'i'here will lie fonnd in the areoni|i,inyin- Kile I:., ok a eoiie.iion of pnhlir and other do, ii 
 
 neiits and leoirds, Alaskan miinni; laws, m.ips, pliotoyraplis, extraels fr ii,« -p.iper^, |.|, . 
 
 el,-., containin;; a l,irL.'e aninnnt of \aried inf,,rin,il inn rehititij; to the distriel, 
 
 Snlimiltin:.'. respe,tfnlly. the fon'iioin;;. 
 
 I hav e til,' honour to lie, sir. 
 
 ^'.iiii- oliedient seiAanl. 
 
 AKfllKI! .M.\I:TIN, 
 
 Sjii','!,:! ( 'iiililiiis.-iiiW i\ 
 
 .\ri'i:M(i.\ -.v 
 
 < i|!-i:i.\ M io\- ii\ iHi; I'oia I I'ist; am, Cmii.km I I|si iini-, 
 Korii-s, 
 
 'I'o ivaih l',,iin|,iii,' City diirini,' lli,' -nmmer llie sh,,iii-.i i,,iiN' i^ t,, :;,, i,, I'Mamid 
 ll.ul,oiu,,n Chllkal lnl,'l. w iaiv .Mr. .Ia,k |l,alt,,n -..nerally h,i- -a,l,|l,' and pa.k .inii'iial-. at 
 hi~ rari.-h. ,ind rid.' fr,,m then, w In iv ih,- |).ili,,n liail l„;:in~. aloriL: the t rail i,, I'.ir, iipii,,' 
 t'ily a distance of alioni In mil,-. Miirpliv's |''|al i-.i Moppin- pi.n c ,,n I hi- t r.iil, .m ih,- 
 wi'st hank of thi' (.'hilkal IliMi. alioiit six mili- alioM- I'Maini,! Ilaih.air. Iliuinu' '•'■y\ lii-li 
 water il is,|i|h,nlt h, ::o l,y Irail from I'yrami.l llarli-,n'r I,, .Mitr]ih\'s I'lal , -,, it w,,ii|,'| iIhu 
 I,,' n,'c, -v.iry to u,i up in ih,- |''|al liy canoe, ,'inil ihi-r,' l.tk,- hoi-,s. T'li,' riixl -I,,], pin- pla,-.- ,,n 
 ill,' llall.in Tr.iil is |,,,n^' I',, i,!;;,'. di-t.inl ai t 1 ."i mill's from .Mniphy--. 
 
 I t.ike the following. de^,iipt ion ,,f ih,- ir.iil from ni\' in.ti'-: 
 
 II ,,/,„.,./,;,/. /.V// ,SV/,/, ,„/„,■, .'».,.:. .\ u.irm, siinny ,|ay. I,,ft .\l iirphy's .-ind f,,r .i lini,' 
 w.imid aliinj; the river (Chilkal ) llals, ami in al„,iil an h,.iir .ifirr , ro-sini; ihanii.'U ..f ih,' 
 Kickini.' Mors,' ( Kiitsekahin ) Iv'iM'i', anil laii'i- ih,' Takhiii KiM'i, al«,nl .i mil,' .ind .i h.ilf from 
 iis moiitli -.iinck in towaids tin' fool hills, and pro.'.edcl ,,\,ra mh fair Ir.iil with ,'a~v 
 asi'cnls and dcsi'i'nts till shortly .'ifler 1 I, w h, ii we ,,1111111, 'n,'e,{ |o a'-,-,nd tlii' -i,|,' ,f .1 i i,lu,.. 
 •■'lid did s e pretty sti'cp climliinu, ami lin.iMy -loppcl for liimli ai l:L'ii, ha\inj.' mail,' .ilioui 
 
liKI'fiUr oK CiiMMIsSKiMI; ri\ I'mn ll'INi: l»lNll!lc I. 
 
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 II iiiilc". Km- itic lii>t fi'W liiilrs «!■ went tlinm^'li Iicjivv tiinlii'i'. idMnii wmid. s|iiii(c', liciii- 
 
 liii'k. aldc'i' anil lilii'li, mid i iiit.iiij a>li and \ iin' iiia|>l(' in tlii' liii.'lii'i' |>la<'<'^; an alMiridaiiic iit' 
 
 lnickli'lH'i'i'ii's, lii^li liiisli craMlB'iiio, i'a>|iliri-iirs, and ullirr -nia'l tViiii-, and also divil s ilnli, 
 fi'i'ns, and iiilii'i- \i';.'claliiin \ffy siinilai- In llr'.l wliirli i.'i'niTallv occuix in Vanicnnn- NIarid. 
 S.iiiii' nf ifii' iiitldfi \kiikN iillain a i;rcat sizi'. six tVcl in dianii'tiT, and s|iiiiii' nearly as laii,'r. 
 Wlicn '.iTD tVi't alxiM' tln> sra I saw llic tii-,t pinc> ; lliis was nn a liiiili iipi-ky hhitV. cnniiMandin;; 
 a splc'iidid \i(",v \\\< and duwii ilic- (.'liilkal liivci'. Wlicn iliinliiiii,' np llic strrp iidj,'fs we liail 
 yrand \irws ,it' llic sii.,u ,lad peaks nt' llie Cliilkal l!aiii;i'. snpp.psrcl in t'orin llii' liack of Miiir 
 (dacicr. Al L':J(t wr unv l,:;iHi t',.,.t aliuvc llic sra. and Ihis Is lli.- liiL;lirsl part ot' the trail 
 tills sId,. i,t' till' N. W. M. I", pi.^t at ritMsanI t'aiM|i (hallnii I'ust). Al '■<:\^i wi- passed 
 Cliilkal Lakr (in liur Irf'l, diainiiii,' intn tln' Saliinpii liiMi- ('I'iskii) al lis imilliiTn end, and 
 sliiii'lly at'liT till' jiiadiial drsciMit liccaiiii' st.i piT, till, al .'i:!"), \\r |-i-aclird I lie iimi:;Ii sinpplnj,'- 
 liuiisc at Liini; lirid;;i-. Tlii' l.nri;.' liridiri'. sniallfd. is simply a piccf i>i ciiiiluiny raised nn 
 liinliers iAc>r a stream tlien dry al the t'onl of the hill. The stop|iini.' house is alioiit a 
 lliii'd of a mile In a direel line from the rivei- in the miiUt of a I'ntlon wimd Imsh. The land- 
 in;; plaei., where th,' canoes lirin;; up the frel'.'ht foi- jlallon's four hoisi^ «au'i;on from Porcupine 
 City, is ahoul half ;t mili' awav ailoss the stony livc-r hollom, which here must Ik' al least two 
 miles wide. Across ihc ii\er fioni and a little hdow the landini; place, is the Cliilkat \illa;;e 
 of Kat kwalfi, conlaiiiini.' alioiit seven or eii;lit houses. 
 
 The pi'aks of the i intains on hoth s|dc~ of the \alli'V run from ahoul (,<ll"> to almut 
 
 i;.(»ll) fei't, speakin;; ^'eiierally. 
 
 /•/,//r.-'/.o/, /.,7/, .s'.y,/. ,///./'. .\nollier line, warm day. Left Loni; liridp' al '.l;lll. .\t 
 H: |."i reached Little ."<almon l!i\cr and skirled Its hanks, comin;; to a lonu' piece of cordurov, 
 
 and at IHittl ci-ossed. u] a Irus^ liild^'c. a hii; stii'am, the outlet of Clillk.il Lake, then 
 
 shortly .ifteiw.irds ,i stony llat, liii-ou;;h which runs the I'.i^' Salmon (Tisku) l!l\ei-; then some 
 mori' lilllv country, with , a i;ood trail .uid tine trees, reaching' " \Valkei\ llic" at IU:."iO, now 
 olilv the lire chiirred lemaiiis of two or lliri'c lo;; caliins, recenllv hurnt ; then a sliadv jiart of 
 the trail throuirli ^'ood-si/i>d timlicr and liiu'li irnaind, lookin;; Ihially over a heautiful v.illev to 
 the rlirht : then a sliar)i descent to Camp Suiishini', reached shorllv liefore 1 L', wheie we lirsl 
 reached the jirovisional lioundary line aloni; the south or ritiht hank of the Klehini KiM'r. iind 
 crosseil the lini' into the bed of the river, wliiih is Canadian territcMV. Kroni liere to Porcu- 
 pine City is a distance of about six miles. The trail now simpiv followed the most convi'iiient 
 I'oursi- np the wide, stony bed of the Klehini, ihrou^'h which the main sti'ejim meandiMs in the 
 most confusing' way, constantly shiftini; its channel; in pl.ices llii' bed must be three' ipiarters 
 of a mih- w ide. If not mori', aial is, aloni; thi' inaririns, lari.'ely dotted w ith cotlon-woi«l and alder 
 ■• Isl.iiids. liefore reacliliiL; Porcupine we crossed the main channel of the stream five times, 
 and innunier.ilile smaller streams. At this time of the year when the watei- Is low there Is 
 no daniier if caution be oIiscimmI, U'cause the w.ater at the fords iloes not i;<'iiei;illv risi' above 
 a lairse's belly: but it reiprires .some local kno«li'd;;e before siiltalile places can be si'lecte<l, .is 
 the raiild current coiisl.intly cuts out new channels; durin;,' hii;h water the ci-ossin^'s are 
 dan^'eious. The water, coining.' fiom the ;;laciers, Is very cold and of a grayish cohjur, due to 
 suspended particles of mud which form a tlihk and greasy seiliment after the water Is alloweil 
 lo stand for some hours; the water of thi' ( liilkal is of the same nature. \\'i' proceeded up 
 the ii\er foi- the most part at a walk, ilie round watei- worn stones i;lvln^' insecure footiiiL; for 
 the horses and renderiii:; ra]pid proLtri'ss Inath isalile. W'l' i-ame op|Misite l>oid<ler C'reek at 1 
 o'llock, then passeil the Porcupine sawmill on our left, llieii Porcu|ilne I'reek, iind turned into 
 llic heavy limber on the south bank of tlie river, reaching' I'orcupirie "Cilv" al I ::!-"i. 
 
 Speakinu'of the trail as a whole it was siirprlsiriirly u' I and easy at that time of the 
 
 ycMi'. In wet wealher it would be otherwise in the low places, but not impassable. 
 
 Inste.id of ridim; to l.on;.' liridu'e 'Voni Pyramiil Harbour to .Murphy's Plat, canoes can 
 be t.ikeri from Chilkal liilel to that point: and this is the nietlKHJ adopted by the Cliilkal 
 Indians Lroiin,' uji to Kliikwan. iheir ancient and principal villa;;e on the I'ast side of the river 
 aliove Loni; IJrid^'c. jiut this route is somewhat iincei lain, cleiieiiillni; on the weather, becatlsi' 
 if the wind 1, lilowin^ down the river it is mmt dillicult to make lieadwav, e\en bv polini; or 
 ir.ickiiiu', airaiiist the swift current, and the Indians ^enerallv wait for a .uooti breeze np the 
 ii\er. The disl.iiice to Klukwan from Haines' .Mission in a straight line is about L'O miles, 
 lint llic cour-e of the stream winds and twists so much that the actual travellinLC distance Is 
 probably nearer -U) miles. The Stick (Tinnch) Indians those coining from the Interior above 
 
I Ki.. 
 
 liKI'oiir (If ('-iMMK^InM i: (i.\ I'dii. I I'Im; I tlsl 1;|( r. 
 
 tlir jiasscs. ,1- ili-lirii.'Mis|ic<l frc.iii ||,< a-i Imli.iiis, ih,- ("liilk.-it^ (an. I tlirir -ul. .ii\ i-icii. llii' 
 
 Cililkodts) taki' l)lri|- carjiK's lip ill,. Klrhilii to I'lmMipillr ('in alMl l,.\,,|i.l; lli.ir i, .■,',n-r 
 i|iii'iitly iici ililliniliv in ;.'i-ltiii;; mil nt' tli.- |ii-,trirt. Iic,iiii>|. In.iiaiis ciiii'iiriirK .ilu.u.. In- ;..,,| 
 In lake cm,, down, an, I tlic ii\i.|^ aiv ~,> -will ilial r,,ivii|,iMi. V\\\ is i.t'ini li-t't in lii,. iii,,i nini' 
 
 itiil MaiiK.s' .\lis..i,in ivailifil llir ^ain,- ,itt, 1 1 n, it' llirir is n,> lirail «iii,l. N,, ,,!,,■. ii,,u ,.\ ,r, 
 
 liDiil,! attriiipt •.'iiiiii,' .liiwn llif ii\,.|' uli,, i n,)l an i.\|i,il ..in an .in,| faniiliai- with lli.- 
 
 I'lianiicls. 
 
 'I'll Kliikwan thriv i, also a trail t'i-.,in ilainis' al,,n^' tli,. ,.ast s|i,,r,. ,.t' ili,. inl, ! ami liank 
 "'' till' i-ivc.r. I wrnl ii), this trail 1,, a liii !,■ ,|islan,'|. almvi. i |i,. Cliilkat \ illairc nf N'i-n,ii.s|aka 
 (aliiiiit ■_'() liiHiM's). uliiili iM-inpii-s a lin,- -it.. ,,n tlir i.asl s|i,„v ,.f ili,. in|,.|, tw,,an,| .i half 
 niili-N alnm. Ilaini's'; l,iii liliiinnl i;.. tiiiiliiT irs I tlirr,. ,|.,i^.,.,| «ii|| my part v in a lari,'i- 
 raiiiii- 1,1 Murpliys l-'hit, s,, | kn,,\\ n,,tliiii- p,.r.si,nally almin lliis,.asi trail.' lail am infnriiiril 
 that it is Milt an easy ,iii,.. 
 
 'I'lhis,' lirst ,|iialilii.i| in this l>i,tri,i t,. t'.irni an ,,pini,,ii think thai th.iv -h,,iil,l l>,. ii,i 
 ililliriilty in I iiiniiiL;a liLilit ilraii;.'hl, stmi « hi-rl st,.am,'r up lli,. Chilkal IJiM.r 1,, ^.m,. p,,ini 
 
 ali,,M. I\hik«an t',ir srvrral ninnths in lli,. \,.ir; it' this 1,.. ,|,,ni. ii «,,|||,| niak,. ih,-, ntiv 
 
 I'Xfi.ptiiinally i-a-y nf a...',.s^ ami a ri'lal i\,.|y laii.',. a iint •■f liUMiii.-- ,-.,ul,| ]«■ ,|,,ii,.. 
 
 l>M.rii\ 'I'liMi.. 
 
 Siiini' aililili,inal iiifnrnialiiiii ah,, lit ihis i,,iit,. may lii. of iisf. It was hru'iin li\- |ialt,.ii 
 
 sninc few years ai,'ii. ami a lari;i. am, unit .,t w.,ik has l,|.in il it if lime i.i i imr, 
 
 partinilarly in l.'^'.is, Imt the trail ili,l n,,i 1„.,.miii. a Inll mail till th,' spring "f \'-W. «lirn. l,y 
 lii-i'iicc iif the I'liiteii Stairs ( ;,,\ ,rniii,iil. i,ilU were aul li..risi.|| ,,n .Mareli '.Uli ami Apiil Hitli, 
 til he le\ieil as fiillnws: 
 
 t'attle. hiii-ses, mules. Imrniv eaeh .-^ L' -"ill 
 
 <hiats. shei.p. swine ,. ,-|i) 
 
 Siiijile hnrse, with sleil^,. ,,r «auu,,n. iinl,iai|,ii L' -'lO 
 
 'I'wii lliilses, M ,, ,, -, ()l, 
 
 ■■'"111' " " ■' .. In nil 
 
 I 'lli.' team, twii ilii^s 1 ,-,() 
 
 (L'"i eeiits la, h .■i,ldili,inal i|, ,!.'.) 
 
 .Mereh.imlise nf all kin, Is p,.i p,,iin,l, (l| ', 
 
 I'lHil passengers with pa,-k ,,f in,,r,. i h in L'."i p.jiinils | iin' 
 
 " " -'< piiiimls ,ir le^^ -j:. 
 
 Natives ,if .Maska wilh p.iek ,if '.'."i pmimls iir les^ ('m.. 
 
 (.■<ee Kile l!,iiik f,,r ftirllier partieiilars.) 
 
 Nil lulls, iif r.iiirse. ean !«. e,ille,tei| iin,l..r this li,',.nei. in Canailian lerrituiv. 
 
 The trail as i .,« ii-„.,| runs fr.im r\r,iiiii,l Ilarliniii- In Fort ."Selkirk, lUi the ^'iikmi IliM-r, 
 a ilislaiiee iif aJKiiil I'll', miles. h i^ elaiiinil that h.ilti.n has |..\pi.|ii||.|| iipwar.js ,,f ,-:;o.n(in 
 nil the Irail anil waLTu'im mail, ,'iml h,. has ,.,.rtaiiily simwii L;ie,it iiitei prisr in iiprnin^' up th,- 
 eiiiinlry. His toll lic.enee fr.'iii th,. ( Ihm rnmeiil ensis him .-;jiiii a vear. 
 
 Cattle are ilriven ,.\,.r Ih,. trail l,i {■',.rl .S-lkirk : it takes let uei.|i ihive .m,! f,,ui «,ek- 
 111 <;el in. ami il is elaimeil there is v' I fee.l all the \mi\-. 
 
 I have ileserilieil the Irail up In I'mvupine City, ami frniii there In ll.iltnii l',,vi* ,'v,,me 
 limes ealleil I'le.isant Camp), the he,ii|,|uarl.rs in that ili-triet ,,f th,. N. W. .M. 1'.. iheie is ;, 
 wai.'f<iiii rnail almii: the ii,irlli siile nf the Kli hini IliM-r. ~,,ni,. si\ nlil,■^ furl her up. 'I'm ;;et i., 
 this \\ai,'!,'nii rnail, wliieh is a \.ry l;..,,,! ,iiii.. the iIm-i- has |,, \,r f,,ii|,i| | « i,,.. 'rh,ie i~ aK,i a 
 
 fairly i.'n,iil trail, slmrler than liie \mii:u,,u mad. fi I',,r,iipiiii. Citv I,, l»all,,n r,,si. w|ii,h 
 
 was eiit liy the I'.. C. (hiveri nl in \^W alniii;- the snutli si, I,. ,.i ij,',. riM.r. uhi,!, i, ,i,,.,x,.,| 
 
 iiear the I'nst liy s,imi. laiL'e Iree-. an, I a liridu,- jusi at the I'nsi. I u.ilk,,! fi th,' I'n-l l,i 
 
 I'lireiijiine iner this nail, and il Innk me tun liniiis mi, I ilir,.,- minul,.-. 'rhere is a ^,in,| deal 
 nf line tiinher alnti;; this trail, partieularly almiit tun niile~ uesi ,,f l'nr,iipi!ie, this side nf 
 (daeier Creek, where sniiie nnlile lieiiilnek- and spruees niav lie s,.|.n. 
 
 • On S..III,. iiiM|is tills is .,;till .,illi..l |lall,.ir- (',!■ ii... l.iii It i~ ii.,w kiiouii a- |),ill,.n l'..st as ili-l iii:.'iii-lie.l 
 fniiii jlalleii II. .IIS,., fiiitliir ii|i til,, tiaii. Tii,. Ln.' liuiMiii- kiM.Hii ,is |i,ill,,ns Ca, h,. i> imiIIv ii~,.,T as the 
 Miiiiii.' I!,.,.,,r,lirs (Mli,.,. at llalteii l',,>t. 
 
lln-nliT OK ( '(iMMIssloS|:i; .i\ I'ulu fl'INi: Disl llli r. 
 
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 lialioii I'u^t is i(p|iiin.iiiiliii;.'ly sitiiafrd im ji liiuli liiiiik (ivcilonkiiiLr tin- river, . '"'On feci 
 
 .lliiiVf -I 'a lr\i-l, L'I'ill fcrt liii;licl' I lull I l'ci|-cll|iilic ( 'it\ . I'lcilll I lie I'lisl I llrl r is a s|i|i'|iili<l \ icw 
 ■ it' I III' •.iiiroiiiiilili;,' iciilliti y. llir iiio-t ilistiihl i\r I'nit iiirs luiiii; tlir infly. i-nii.' sliiipi il iiiiiniil.'iiii. 
 W'liili' I'fiik, s.KJI) fi'rl lii;;li, mikI, llowiiii; ilnwii iliirrtViiiii, ii ^'rrat, dark ;,'lacirr, rii\rriil willi 
 railli ami nIuiics ("(Irili "i, )iiii|K'rly ili'M-riiiiMl, I miili-r-laiiil, as a imilial iiiniraiiii', w liidi sri'iii 
 
 iii:,'iy liliicks llif \allry. I rncji' iip in this i;larirr t'rniii llir Pns| in al I llirri' i|iiarlii~ uf an 
 
 limir, anil iAaiiiini-il il -n far as pnsviliji.. || is must intrnsliin.'. I nil s].ati' t'nrliiils an (Ah in In I 
 ili'siri|iliiiii. Kiiiin iiinli'iiii'alli it llnws a tmri'iit. riiniiini.' intii llii' Klcliini. 
 
 Till' wau'^'iiii niad rmU al ha 1 1 on I'usi, wliiili i- a N. W. .M. 1', iisriM., ( 'ii-ioni^ dm ns 
 all' nilliTlid lii'ir, and ('a). lain liaiil. llir |li|piily Miniiiu' l!iiiiidi-r, «a^ ncriil Iv sial innrd 
 li'i.' in I 111' Ini'allv lii-lnrir liiiildiiiL' kiinwii a I >altiiii's ( 'a, In'. Siii^i'un l'r,i-rr is in ruiiiniand 
 lit' I III' di'lai'liiiii'iit. riiii.isliiii_' lit' a riir|iiiial. nine nin^lalili'^. and mii' s|iiiial ciiiislalili'. aii'l tlirri' 
 is also anntlii'i' -|ii'i'ial ruiislalili' (an Indian) al llaltiin I Imisi', t'liitlii'r n|i llir trail in Yiiknn 
 'rrrrilory. 'I'lii' |iii-.| ruiisisls ,,\ ilir inniiiiaiidaars iimisc, liariai-ks, ^lalilr^, and soinr Umi nr 
 tlirii' iillirr liiiildinurs. Wlini I «as iIh'it iIh' li\i' sim-k riiiisisli'd nt' t'niir Imrsi's. a iiiiilr, and 
 luiMiiws. |.a>l yiar i"ii Imr^i's liad In lir killrdand t'l'd In tin sli'i;;li iliij;s, owin;; tu tin' L'ri-at 
 
 r.\|irnsi' lit' ki'iiiiiii; I III' animals, ai inliiiL; In •-' 1 a day |('r lirad. A frltain iiumlii'i- of' liursi's 
 
 ari' alisiiliili'ly 111'. I's-aiy ill iirdi'i- 111 l;i-i'|i ii|i lln |.alr.il-, and llir mail is liriiiii.dil ii|it«iri'a 
 
 iiiiiiilli fr Ilaiiii's' .\lissiiiii. It i, iuil\(' mills almii; tin' trail t'rnm lii'i'i', llaltmi I'nst, to 
 
 liainy llnllnu (ulicira niimlii'r nt' i-Iaiiiis arc lnr.-ili'd ), and t'rnm llirrr. kfrpiii;.' .Mniint (daM- 
 (li.dnil t'l'i't) nil ilii' riulil. Ill (daiiir (Imi^dit nf land) I'.'l niili'^. and t'rnm (dacicr tn llrar ('aiii|i 
 I I Miilrs. and t'rnm llrar ('aiii|i In l>allnii llniisi' (^■|||^nll Ti'irilnry) I'J milrs in all. 71 mill's 
 t'rniii halt nil I'nst. .\t I'a.li nt' tin- inli'rnndiali' sia'^is is a « iiiii'i- raliiii t'nr ili,' iisi- nt' palrnls 
 and iraM'lli'is L;i'in'rally. 
 
 Slmrlly aflrr li'axln^ hahnii I'li^i llir trail lii'L;iiis tn rise rapidlv n\i'r ilii' raiiL;!' tniinin:,' 
 till' summit lii'f.vi'i'ii lln' nnrlli t'nrk nt' tlin Kli'liini and l!niilili'r Cri'i-k. Aliniil iwomlis 
 licyniid h.iltnii I'ns! tlii' Hail ri'arlii's a ln'ii;lit nf I.IIMI fiit, and lln-n, in tin' di-lann' nf ' niv 
 aliniii a mill' in diii'il liiir, it liscs |iii'i-i|iilniis|y liy a siiii-s nf chi'M's and /ij; zaL'-* In -.'"^OU 
 fi'i't. As I dill nni Lfn furtlii'i- lliaii halinn I'nst. my infnrmatinii rc^'ardi'ii,' the trail licyniid 
 tliat |iiiiiit is 1,'li'aiird Irnm Siir;.'rnii Frasir, .Mr t'lii'sti'i- R Lie, .M.I"...* and .Mr. Wnnds. Iii'.uj 
 
 paikcr nil tlic haltnii Trail. In \SU~, .Mr. .1. .1. .MiArtlmr. {).{,.!< .idi' a ri'(niiiiai-.an((' 
 
 survey nf this rniite fnr tin' hnminii,.i (JiiMrnmeiil, and llie fnlln«iiii,r cMrart frnin liis i'i'|iiirl 
 relatiiii.' In till' trail lieyniid hallnii llniis,' is nuitained in tlie KInndike Ciilide (.Mr. Oiiihie's) 
 fnr Is'.IS, at |i. I'jlt: 
 
 a creek al'iut a mile and a lialf Iniii,' with Lake hezadea-li. 'I'lii. is a lar|.'e lindv nf water, 
 and tlie trail fnllnws il fnr twenty liie miles. It eniild lie used fnr winter IraM'l : in fact, 
 lielweeii salt water and I-'Im' Fiiiiiers, niie liuiidred miles nf a winter trail would lie nii ice. 
 
 I'l hallnii- In Hiilslii \i|lai.'e (three Imuses and a ifraveyard ). a distance nf aliniil se\eiilv 
 
 miles, the trail is liai'd exei'iit in one or two jilaees, and at a m'IV sli:;ht expend' cnidd lie made 
 into a lii'st-class lirirlle path ; as it is. a saddle liorse can make fnriv miles a day. Fish ali.. ind 
 ill the Kluk^hu. hezadeash, and Mutslii Ijikcs. and the ANck is nne of the itreatest salmon 
 stre.inis I h.-iM' met with. I''rniii IliiNhi In Five Finj.'ers the trail is hard, and il is the liest 
 pnilinii of the rnule. From halloii's. north, there is an aliiiiidance nf drv wnnd. .-iiid hav 
 marshes are nuiiiernus. 'I'lie trail frnm llutshi in Selkirk, limkcii liv llaltnii and iiic ihis 
 siiiimier. crnsscs several luLrli. ninw lovcred raniics. and could iicm'i- he made a ipiick trail. I )ii 
 this trip, when almut sixty miles -oiilh frmn .^i Ik irk. "c ciossi'd the Talile Itivcr, which i> a 
 
 ii I sized stream l!o«iim' west lhioin;li a hrnad \.illcy. « liii-li dcpiessinii conlinues to the east 
 
 as far as Xordeliskiold. I am not ccrlain whelhcr it is a lirancli nf the While l!i\<'r. F 
 rei;ri't that, nwiiii; In my caches li.iviim' lieeii hflcdliyiiii-lakc.il « as impnssilile fnr me to 
 explore it lo the west, as it may furnish an easy rail" ay or wai.'i.'nn mute to the mnufli nf 
 While l!i\cr, nr snm,' pnint liclnw Selkirk." 
 
 * Mr. I lias pr.p.nr.i an ex.clli'iu inaji .if Uaiiiy ll.ill.iw ( 'iiiiip iiinl siin.iun.liiiL: ilistii.i. (>'" Kile 
 
 Hook fur 11 I'.iiiv. 
 
I Ki> 
 
 ItKI'uirr 111- ('(iMMI-siuNi;!! dS 1'. i|!( I I'l V I: I )|>l l:li r. 
 
 II 
 
 I' (I iisr " ( 'ii V." 
 
 Tl.is is 11 \ill;li;c. .")!() t'lTl ,ll«i\r >.|.;i I, v,.|. in liLlilllilr "I'.l J'.l, Inll-illlil.' Il'I'i I I . .ll'l.riiNJ 
 
 niiili-lv |0 iiiilcs tViiMi I'viMiiiiil Ihiiliiiin. x.i\ |ilrii-,'iiil l\ -iliKcli'ii. ni Al;i~k.ih in i il..i \ , ..n ihc 
 i'ii.'iil 111- ^iiiilli I Kink I if till- Kli-liiiii liiMi. jii-i mIiiiM' il> jiirici ii'ii u ii li l'.iiiu|iiiii' ( 'in-l, , 'I'lir 
 Imviisilr i^ nil ;i lirliih, lu'lirlllll Int'l V liilU, rm.-lcil ttilli ^|,iii.i'. iiitli.iiu.Hii|~, u il|..\v ~. :ii,,| 
 iillirr lirrs, ;ii 'I. us sinvryril, rxiciiils ii|i In tin' IhiimhIiiiv Iiih' nri !«•> -iili^, sniilli ;iii<l u.'si. 
 Till' \ illiiixi' II 'I I i^H of hiilliiii- liiiiliiii; -I'll''. I.inilsiiv's ijotrl («liirli i-. nil iliin.'- . ,.ii~iili iv.l. 
 t'Ncci'iliiiyly wril ki |il ). full I- ^iil. wills, mill n ninnln'i' iif nlliiT I mi !i line's, rliii'lly Inx li.ni^i-^ .iml 
 c.iliiiis, 'I'lirif nil' al 11 lilt l.'">ll iiiiiii'i ~ ill I 111' iii'i'_'lli'iili'liiii"l. ■iiiii -I II 111' III 1 1 11 '11 1 li.m- 1 1 II 11 H in - 
 ami f.iiiiilirs with lliiiii. .Mr. Cl.iik. i.f lln- I'.iiililiaiil llmisi-, lui, a nirr laiiliii In lli.' "i-l nf 
 till' \ illau'i'. wliiTi' raliliaL'i'~, ji'lliiri's anil liiini|i~ "iir lth" iiiL'. aii'l llnii' snniv in K, nn 
 ri'.-isnii «|iy iii'inly all llir nnliiiaiy L'ariliii -liili' -Imiilil iml lir lai-nl liy iiii;iii~ nf i-.uK ..ml 
 ilri'p riill ivalinii. Till' \ ilia i.'r si'i '111-. In lir I iiri \ iiiL,'. aiiil ^miii- iii'U liiiililiiius will' liiiii:^ I'li'i'.i i|. 
 
 lull nf iiilllsi' ils fllluri' i|i'|iillils lljinli till' ailjai'l'Ilt lllillrs. 
 
 ( 'mm m k. 
 
 Ill I.'*'.!'.!. nil Si'|i!('11i1h'I' L'.'iril. till' lir-I -tlnW fill al I'nflll|iilll', fnlir Iif liM' illllli -, lull 
 
 iiii'llril away in tun nr lliri'i' i|;i\-. In <), inlii'i-, snnw falls nil anil nn, lint « intiT ilms nni 
 I'liiiiiiH'iir.' iinlil aliiiiil till' lii'uiiiiiiiiL; 'li NnM'niliir: rrallv inM \'iailiir is mil i'\|,ii ii'il nil 
 
 ('lli'isliiias, Till' llll'I'lllnllirli'l' ni'i'asii.nall\ ilrnjis In alinul I'll nr I'-i lii'Inw /I'I'n, lull lIliTi'.iri' 
 
 Iin |ii'nlnn;;ril vrry rnlil s|«'l|s. ami lliaw- ^i! in at iiili'i'v als. Tlii' ^imufall i- L'ii'al.-i\ In 
 i'ii.'lil fi'cl, and smiii't iiiirs innic. mi tlir Ii'mI. and inld »iiids lilmv ainim llir iiMilinltnin, 
 lliiiiiu'li its liaiiks arc i.'i'ni'rally |ii'nti riiil In lln' liiiiliri'. jluriii;,' I li riinini, .lannai'V and 
 l''i'lii'ii.ii V, till' siiii is lari,'i'ly slnii nut finin l'ni'i'ii|iiiir 'ly iIp' laiiui' rising' al llir liarK nf it. 
 Tlicri' is iii'iii' ,illy nmi'li rain diiriiiL: llii' I'lnl nf .\in.'ns| and S('|i|i'iiilii'r. 
 
 .\t l)alliiii I'nst the snnw fall is siill un-.ili'r than al I'nri'ii|iiiii'. rrailiiii;.' In In I J f.it nn 
 till' li'M'l ; Iml till' I'liinati' is nut cniil iniinii^lv ~i'\i'ri'. and I was iiifnrimd liy Siiri.'i mi l''ra-ir 
 that till' Inwi'sl t('iii|ii'i'attiri' lii' had iiinidid sn far was L'-'i liilnw /.I'ln. Il is said that 
 aliiinst all i,'ardi'n stiiiV can he ;;iiiwii al ilic I'nst. and I saw swcd |ii'.i~. paiisics and cnin 
 lliiwcrs yi'iiwin.L; in the .garden, tliniiL.'li tin' -wcit peas wi'in |irnti'ri"i| frnin iii:,'ht frnsis. 
 I>iiriin,' my visit til l'iiix'ii|iiiii' till' weal llir was lii'ttrr than usual at lliat tiim' nf yrar. Inn, 
 ncvrrlhclfss, thi' rain was frri|iii'ntly vny l:i'a\y and the wind hi:.'li. and I ;.'ii| llii' full luiiilii 
 nf it whcri' my tout was ]iiti'lii'il in tlir liid nf tlm liM'r. in I!. ('. iiiriinrv. .\ lahlr nf iim 
 |n'i'aliin' and tlirrmoiiirtrr rr;idiiiL's will bi' fniind in tin' l'"ilr rmnk. with ^miir nli^i'r\al inns mi 
 the weather. There was praetieally nn finsi after simii^e. Iti'tme the rain laine. during' lln' 
 siiniiv (lavs, the siincl-tlie.- at the eainii were an aiinnvaiire, 1ml tliev disa|iiieari'd as il :.'ii| 
 enl'leV. 
 
 I'.ll.'hs Sm.MiiN. 
 
 Niimliers (if I'nliins and iither mit;ratiiry hirds still liiiiiered at I'liieiijiini' wlnn I left ; 
 '• fiKilhens " were eiiiiimnn alnn^' the trails, .iml lar'.'e raseiis were M'ly niimenms, e^iieei.dly mi 
 the ri\er liiitloin. (Ill my wiiy dnwii the Kliliini Kiver, near the iiinetinii with the t'hilkal 
 and fur some distance lielnw Khikwan, I niiiarked v'li'''' nuinlicrs nf eai.'les (dark Imdy. while 
 head and tail) which were imt mily in he -iin sailiiii; alinut the hill ln|i-. Iml "mild reniaiii 
 sittinj; nn the trees iniite .Inse in the walir^ cilu'e, nndistiii li.il \,\ the laime. I iimlei stainj 
 their |iri'seiiee in such nniiilicrs is due in ihe \,is; i|uaiililii'-. nf dni; salnmn. iinrn fm liuiii.iii 
 food, wliich were then making their way ii|i the rivers and lyiiiL' mltin;; mi the liaiik^ ; Iml 
 siimc silver salnimi and other ;.'oiid li-li wen' aUn to he had then. When welir^t reailnd 
 I'iircu[iine the leaves had t.d<en mi their aiiiiiiiinal lints, 1ml were still on the treo and shruli^, 
 lint hy the time we left ihev had aliim-l all f.illcn, i'\i'i'|ii frmii the aM.is, wliicli vvere stiK 
 iliiite i,'re(.'ii. Tlie seasnn, as a wlmle, is sialeil In li.nc lieen rather e,\ie|il iniial. 
 
 I'llnTni.li.M'IIS. 
 
 In the File.nniik will lie fmiiid elcMii ]ilintni;i'a]ilis nf I'm'i'ii|iine ( 'ity, ('nminissii,;er s 
 t'ainii. Iiiiuiidary iiosts, and Klchini and t'liilkal liiveis. etc. In the Klmidyke ( )llii i.i' i ;. ide, 
 aliove referred tn. a niimlicr of excellent \ii'\\s are L'iven. as tnilnw^: md nf I'.'n i',i''i ■ n 
 
 the Dal' mi Trail (fi'ontis|iici'e) ; I'yianiid llai hmir and (.'liilkat I iilel 1 1 . i .'!| ; Haines' .\I; .sinn 
 and Chilkai md Chilkoot Inlets ([i. '1) : Kleliini l!i\ei l''lal> (].|i. 'J I . L':!i : l)al!mi Trail (p]!. 
 •J.S-U, .-iT). 
 
 1 
 
 i 
 
 I 
 
\i 
 
 liKI'i'lir Hi- ( '(iMMlSNluNi l; oS |'n|;il I'lNi: |)|Mli|( I. 
 
 1!M)I 
 
 Minim. < )i'i;i: m mv-. 
 
 In viiu .it' llic t'iii-l lli:il tlii- |li-lii,l «,i> vi-ilr.l l,y Ilic I'r. a iii.ial M iiM-i.-iln-i^l, Mr. 
 If'ilii Ttsipri, anil liv iIh' <;..|ii ('(iiniiiU>iniii-r. 1 |iri't',r in ^av Iml liiiii.' mi llii^ |Miinl. Iml muiiIiI 
 
 l''t'f|' In ihrir l|.|M,rl llll'l- I, il> Wfll a< tll.ll nl' Ih,. |).|.lll\ Millilli,' l!...-nr(l..i- nf thr lli^nicl. 
 
 \\ llfll I wa-. Ml Klllk«.lll. SllriJcnM Kimm-i u,i- pr-n. rr.liliL' »illl a |Mlly nt' lllr N. U'. M. I'. Il|> 
 ifli' Cllilk.lt l!i\. !■ In I'^tallli-ll .1 lilanrll nf llic .Uvlnlll- llnll~<. Ill thr iK.UIHljirV lillf, t'niir lllilrs 
 
 al)n\i. Kliikw.iii. mill linlil ('nriMiii^-iniMr (Ir.iliaiii t'nlln\M.il liiiii In ii iliiv nr I «n and f^lali 
 li^lii'il a lii.ih.li nt thr Miiiirii; I!i.r.,|.|||.r's nlliii- llii'ii-, ('a|il.iin l!.'iiil •>iiiivi-i|U..|illy iimami;,' 
 ilnwn trniii haltnii I'., -I I., lak.. .Ii.-.r;;.. ..t ii, 'jlM-sr ~ii.|... un.. n-nil.Tcd n. . rs^aVv liv llir 
 ii'irni ilisr.iM.i.ii.., ,,,i liiliiil.nii... ( l;...ir, Clrai .iimI Hull Cnik^) nt' tin- Clillkal Ith... almiil I'd 
 mill'-, nr Ml alinM' KluKu.in. 
 
 Ill aililllinn In ihr Int'nnnalinn .ilic.uly uImii "Ii llils ^nliji'it, n't'rii'nri' ^liniiiij lir niaiji' Ipv 
 llinM. Inii.|-..sti.i| In ilii. navlu'iilinn nt' llii.si. livi-is, .mil nllinw Kr, in till' I'.M ilii- ('..av|. Ala>ka, 
 I'ilnt l'<^:!. |,|,. I'.IN '.m. Inr a \,ilualili. l..,liiil.al airniinl nt' llir ~uiM'y nt' llir '.'lillkal ISImt 
 ami In li-|liiil;irli.s m.-iili- liyll,i. rniii-.l .Sial..- Na\al Kxiilnrlni; l',\'|,i.illl|nn nt' I S,«^(l, 'I'll,. 
 Iirlnclpal lanil iiiaik^ .■iii. aUn tlinvni i.'Im'Ii. ImiI I -Imulil aiM l«n nilin^ vrrv v.i'll kiinwn: 
 
 (I) till. |.n^l anil nntlri' linard inaiklii;.' ihr pi ulinv K li.|hlyi:nn..|i, hi-aij rlili-t nt' llir Clill 
 
 kats, Has ilin«niv| nti llir |."iili nt April, IMiTj. mi ilii. Irt'i (ravlnly ) Lank nt' llir rnir, -. .■ 
 
 lliiv.. mill's alinM. 'S'i.|iili'>laka ; and (Jj llii' i;raMl vr n|' Sjinin-k anil Ills t'allii'r, Imili irlr 
 
 lii.itrd --slia mans" (•■dmlms'"), |,i Inmil ly^itiiatrd una rnrky liliiU'a lilt Ir alii.M. 'S'l'ndi-^lak.a. 
 
 N \ I U K It \( Ks. 
 
 Till' Cliilkal trilii'. alrr'dy .illiiilrd in. iv:.'aiiU ilir i-,.;;imi up tn ili.. ^u In nt tli.. pa-^'s 
 
 as lis i.mIusIm' and lii'ii'dltaiy li-irilmy. Tin' llin-. \lllai.'«'s already lui'iilinnnl .iii' llii'ir nid 
 I'stalilishi'd plaii-s nt ic^idi'iiii-. llinui.'li llii-y liaM' niln'i- mmlirii ami ti'iiipmaiv lialihallmi., al 
 till' laniii'ilcs and i-N. ii lii'iv. 'I'ln- iippiT \illai.'r i- Kluk wan ( '•tlic nld inw I'l ") ; ilir nilddli' 
 vlllayi', K-itkwallii C'lliiiilar.. nt' mills' ) ; and llii- Inwrr nni'. 'S'i'm|.'sl,.|ka^ C-llii' v lllap' mi 
 
 'I :'■*' liiink of till' iImi "), .\r.'nrilini; In ilir Alaska " I'llm. " ,/)y,,,/. p. ;is, Klukwaii 
 
 cmitalni'd. In |.><.-i(l. I'.."! liniisrs and ."il'iK Inlial.ilanls ; K.itkuaitu, II Imiisis and I :.'.') Inliaiil 
 tants ; and Ycmli'stak.'i. liilmusi-s and 171 iiilialillani-. 'I'lii' I'lillkimts, rrally nt llir sami' 
 
 tribe as tlic Cliilkal s, liavr llirir nld xillaiji' snui. -cm. Ilrs trmii llalni's and alimii niilr 
 
 iiji till' I'lillknnt l!i\i'f. wliii'li Is ilic nutlii nt Cliilknnt l.aki' and miipll.'^ Inin llir lii'ad nt' 
 t'hilknnt Inlrl. 'I'liis vlllai,'!', ari'iirdlli:,' In tin. saiiir aullimil v. rnntaim-d. in |.-<.^(l, i'ii;lit 
 hmisi's and Il'T inliaiiltants. and llimv Is aKn ininiinii nt' .i sni.iil siii I, uii'iil nt' tliiv.' Imu^is 
 calli'd 'i'aiiani, lirlwri'i! Haln,- and (.'lillknni. Acrnrdinu' I" tlir T. .■^. crnsii^ nt' IMmi, ||||. 
 wlmli' C'lillkat trllii' iiiiiy luimlii'ii'd s I I privnii^. iliniiyli In |.-<r.'.t iIh'it ui'i.- L'.dOll, parlliiilars 
 nt' till- i-i'iisiis nt' I'.IOII ail' lint yet In hand. I''nr fiirlhi-r particulars ri'ir.irdln;.' thr Chllkats. 
 rniisiili th,. authnritirs i|iintri| iindrr •'llUlnry and l-;\plnr,.. Inn. ' In addllinii, it niav lir 
 
 mi'iilinnrd Ihat l.lrut. C 'I', hai ns, thr uril knnwn aiitlmrlty mi ihr rtl Inu'y nt' .\la-k.i, 
 
 int'nriiis llir thai lir li.is In prrparallmi a nn^'raph mi ihr •• 'I'linuils." whirli will rnilmdv ihr 
 
 rr^iilt lit' h's |.|._<li rii yrais' rxpnlriirr In Alaska willi llir nati\rs nt' that rarr. 
 
 II Is statr.i Ml Appli'tnn's (luiilr, ;,//',../, thai ■• KnslL.'n llanu^'s rrpnrt nt' his pran. mis, Inn 
 nt' |.'<.'<ll {'ii !lii.~i. 'ri|iii,'its) is a \ahl.il)lr rllinnln','lr.il emit ill HI I inn. .and is priiiird in llir ( I'. S.; 
 rrllslls rrpnrl nt' |."-'.MI. " 
 
 As rrijarils thr Stirk ('rinnrli) Indi.iii~. t'r ihr inlrrinr. «hn nnw mmr dnwi, in Iradr 
 
 at thr rnast wlihniii arll\r iimlr -I ;il inn t'iMiii ihr Chilkats. pailiriilarlv sim-r thr ad\rnl nt llir 
 
 N. \V. M. I'niirr, rrt'rrrllrr ~l|nuld h.' Iiail l.i llir t'nllnuin^' ] lullllrat L ill- : 
 
 Nntr., mi the 'rinii.li m Chrpru \a:i I mlians nt Mill isli and l!i|.-,|aii Amriir.i, liv (Imr^r 
 (iilili-. Snilthsnniaii liistiiullnn, l.^iiii. 
 
 lirpmi nf ihr 1'. .^. Cniiinilssimirr • it' Imli.iii .\liair-, \\'.i>liiii..;lnn, Isi'i'.i. pp. ."i7ri Ii. 
 lirpmi mi Ala-ka: Win. C. Mmri-.. \\'.|..liii|.,':mi, |.<s7; p. \\-, 
 h.iu^nn's Itrpnrt nil llir >'iiknn, inh-'i. pp. IT"*, M'J. and L'nlii, 
 
 III till- .\la~ka •■ I'il.it. " -I//.,-./, ]i. Ills, it is stiltl'.l tliat tile liallli., lll(iU),'ll sprit as aliliv,., is |ini|iiily 
 <.,ili tr i;.i, tak Krh. I y rpiiiioii. tin .-pclliiig 'X.lrst.nki'li lif.sl replrsullts tlir s.iiiinl. 
 
I I'^li 7 lll.l'nlir u| ) 'nM\|l-~>|ciM;|; ,,\ l'( M;< r I'l NK l»rMI;li r. 
 
 l:t 
 
 IIi^ioj:\ V .11 lAri.m.Mh.s 
 
 TIm- t'.ill.iuiii- |„il,li,:,li..i,~ r,.| |.,uii. mI.uK I., iliis r.-i.,i,. ,ii„| .|i,,iiI,| I„. ,,ili,,| ,„, 
 
 ^_ VvS...IM:|:. ClI,!, <;...,. V,,y;,u,-. ,.|,-.. .; v,. I-.. S^,,,. I,,,„.|.,|,. iMll, r,,/. vol, :,. ;,| |,|,, 
 
 l>\»>.>N. III. (;,■,„-.• M.; Ilr|„,ii ,,„ III, Vukun lii.iri.i ill l~-:, ('.,1,1,1111.. |,|,. 1711,.^ 
 •"'/.. an iii^liii.liu, .iiiiial ,,\aiiiirial i,,ii .,t lii.- \.iii.,ii- ,iiil li.n ii i.'. ,ni,| i.|„,it.,| |..iiiii,A- 
 
 llin.ii-li Ihr f|iilk,il and Cliill I I'.i-m,.. .|„ ,,,, | p, ;,,-.■ I,., nii; -i^'ii. al |,|,. I7-Ii. I -n,-. , , , , 1„. 
 
 .■\|i|.,i,-it<iiv "iii-k .it' Hr. .\itliiir Ki-.-ium, hi \la\ ami .Inn.-. I>^:'. ..n ImImIi ,,| ih., I',i.i,„ii 
 
 •"■..t;i.,i|,|ii,,al ,S,Hi,,|y. •nii,«.,iK ,,f |>i. .\ilhnV K imii„-. ,ii,i I t ■• | (,.. Tlinkii I i„l,.,,,.i , 
 
 '-;/>.(, iili.l lii- lir.,lli,,|, hr. .\iin I Kiaii-.-. in l-.-l an. I 1^>L'. i- ivt. i iv.l i., I,\ \|i- Willi,, I 
 n,h:i. j,|,. |. ■;.",. till I, |;i:i 
 
 \V||.|,.M,|.. .Ml.. lOim.Mi., ,■«. : Lit'., in .\l,,-l-,a; l'l,ila, I. ,11,111,1. I^-I. C .lit ail,, an i.., aim ,.f 
 ''"■ ''-lalili,^! Ml ,,t' llaiii,'^ .Mi-.i.,!! ill |n>|. mm, I ii,.l,,. ..ii il,., r, .1^1,1... in iin.^ Iiniiaii.. ,t.-. 
 
 \\' ■ l.ii-iii. ('. K. S.: AiiM.ri- III,, ■|'lii,,.ii. in .\I,i.|,a . (■.■niiii\ M.iu.iJin,'. .1 iiK . |•^^■.^ 
 
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