. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . downstream routeand follow the salt water coast to California. Sandhill cranesin great number, however, pass Dawson in the fall, going upthe Yukon. They are often mistaken for geese owing to theirliabit of travelling in \-shaped flocks and cnlumns, Imt can beeasily distinguished from them l)y the high pitch of their callnote, and from the fact that a cranes flight consists of a seriesof flaps and a long sail on extended wings—something notobserved with geese. The varieties of duck noticed are mallard,pin-tail, long-tail, green wing teal, wideg
. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . downstream routeand follow the salt water coast to California. Sandhill cranesin great number, however, pass Dawson in the fall, going upthe Yukon. They are often mistaken for geese owing to theirliabit of travelling in \-shaped flocks and cnlumns, Imt can beeasily distinguished from them l)y the high pitch of their callnote, and from the fact that a cranes flight consists of a seriesof flaps and a long sail on extended wings—something notobserved with geese. The varieties of duck noticed are mallard,pin-tail, long-tail, green wing teal, widegon, butter-ball, l)lue-bill, golden eye, surf y fi\c \aiictics. ilir hhiegrouse of the heavy tiniluT known as Inciters, i-utfed grouse, in-correctly called pheasant, Canaila grouse, sometimes calledfool-hens, owing to their tame unsuspecting natures, allowingthemselves at times to be acWndly bnoeked oxer with sticks; thesharp-tailed grouse, the praiiic cliickcn of ilic Northwest, and. > 5 B GENERAL INFORMATION 115 several kinds of honntifnl ptavnii^aii, a l)ii(| peculiar to coldcountries, of mottled l)ru\vn coat in smniiier, clianginu- in winterto rosy white. This rose tint, however, is most noticeable inlife, since in market specimens or mounted hird-; the 1)1(miiiifades to immaculate wdiiteness. Bears are also numerous, and comprise the small blackvariety, several speeiiiieiis of ])ro\vn bear and the Alaskangrizzly, which attains a great size. The sportsman who desires to devote all his time to hunt-ing, if ho selects the Pelly district, can leave the steamer atFort Selkirk. Arrangements can be made to obtain a guideeither at Whitehorse or Selkirk, together with whatever assis-tance may be required and the necessary outfit. There is asmall steamer makes an annual trip from Whitehorse to RossEiver trading post, which is situated at the mouth of Ross river,and to go by this steamer is the quickest and easiest way toreach any point in the upper Pelly district. If
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