Exploring the great YukonAn adventurous expedition down the great Yukon River, from its source in the British North-west Territory, to its mouth in the territory of Alaska . We had gotten into camp quitelate in the evening and here the contracts with our Indianpackers expired. Imagine my surprise, after a fatiguing march of thir-teen miles that had required fourteen hours to accom-plish, and was fully equal to forty or fifty on any goodroad, at having the majority of my packers, men and OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. 89 boys, demand payment at once with the view of animmediate return. Some of them as
Exploring the great YukonAn adventurous expedition down the great Yukon River, from its source in the British North-west Territory, to its mouth in the territory of Alaska . We had gotten into camp quitelate in the evening and here the contracts with our Indianpackers expired. Imagine my surprise, after a fatiguing march of thir-teen miles that had required fourteen hours to accom-plish, and was fully equal to forty or fifty on any goodroad, at having the majority of my packers, men and OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS. 89 boys, demand payment at once with the view of animmediate return. Some of them assured me they wouldmake the mouth of the Dayay before stopping, and wouldthen only stay for a short rest. It should be rememberedthat we were so far north and the sun so near his nortli-ern solstice that it was light enough even at midnight,for traveling purposes, especially on the white snow ofthe worst portion of the journey, Perrier Pass. I hadno reason to doubt their assurances, and afterwardlearned that one of them went through to the missionwithout stopping, in spite of a furious gale which wasraging on the Dayay and Chilkoot Inlets. CHAPTER V. ALONG THE large lake near the headof the Yukon I named in ••.—.^j^ honor of Dr. Lindeman, fc Jl cal Society. The countryIN A STORM ON THE LAKES. thus far, includiug the lake, had already received a most thorough exploration atthe hands of Dr. Aurel Krause and Dr. Arthur Krause,two German scientists, heretofore sent out by the abovenamed society, but I was not aware of the fact at thattime. Looking out upon Lake Lindeman a most beauti-ful Alpine-like sheet of water was presented to our scene was made more picturesque by the mountaincreek, of which I have spoken, and over w^hich a greenwillow tree was supposed to do duty as a foot-log. Myfirst attempt to pass over this tree caused it to sink downinto the rushing waters and was much more interestingto the spectators than to me. Lake Lindeman is aboutten miles lo
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