. Alaska and its resources. Jearnys barrabora. setting very early, and after stopping to buy fish we thought bestto push on. The fence of the fish-trap at this place extendedclear across the river, and was made of bundles of willow brushtied together and placed side by side. There was only oneIndian house and two caches. The building over the entranceto the house was large, square, strongly built of heavy logs, andpierced for musketry. We camped five miles beyond. I had determined to return byanother route, which would bring us on the Yukon nearly op-posite Nulato. Here I met with a serious mi
. Alaska and its resources. Jearnys barrabora. setting very early, and after stopping to buy fish we thought bestto push on. The fence of the fish-trap at this place extendedclear across the river, and was made of bundles of willow brushtied together and placed side by side. There was only oneIndian house and two caches. The building over the entranceto the house was large, square, strongly built of heavy logs, andpierced for musketry. We camped five miles beyond. I had determined to return byanother route, which would bring us on the Yukon nearly op-posite Nulato. Here I met with a serious misfortune, losing afine meerschaum, which had been my constant companion andsolace. I was now reduced to a single briervvood, in very poorcondition. The next morning, starting with the first light, wefollowed a very poor, roundabout trail toward the Yukon. I THE YUKON TERRITORY. 177 went on ahead of the dogs, and soon outstripped them. Aboutdark I reached Nulato, pretty thoroughly tired out, having madenearly forty miles on
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