. Alaska and its resources. he frying-pan. We camped on a high bank, which bore the re-mains of many native camp-fires, and just before turning in I wasfortunate enough to shoot a fine specimen of the beautiful red-necked loon. The Uphoon is an excellent collecting ground, butthe emperor goose is seldom seen there. 234 THE YUKON TERRITORY. Thursday, i8///. —We started late, after unlimited omelet, androwed slowly through the various windings of the and then we stopped to collect eggs or specimens, and theboat was fairly covered with our feathered prizes. We passedone deserted native
. Alaska and its resources. he frying-pan. We camped on a high bank, which bore the re-mains of many native camp-fires, and just before turning in I wasfortunate enough to shoot a fine specimen of the beautiful red-necked loon. The Uphoon is an excellent collecting ground, butthe emperor goose is seldom seen there. 234 THE YUKON TERRITORY. Thursday, i8///. —We started late, after unlimited omelet, androwed slowly through the various windings of the and then we stopped to collect eggs or specimens, and theboat was fairly covered with our feathered prizes. We passedone deserted native house, and about dark arrived safely at Kut-hk. This settlement consists of one house, built by a Russiancalled Ananyan, containing a living-room, kitchen, and bath-room,under one roof; a single Innuit barrabora stands near it, and agreat cache, the largest in the country, has been erected behindthe house. The house was entirely empty, and had such a smokysmell that I decided to sleep in the tent, and only to do my bird-. Kiitlik. skinning inside, where there was room to spread out the skinsto dry. I proposed to spend several days here, and to sendthe Indians out shooting, while I kept at work preparing the speci-mens. Ananyan, with his family, was away in the Kusilvak, wherehe was salting chowichee {Salino oricntalis Pall.) for Stepanoff. The next day I busied myself repacking the specimens whichhad been collected on the road. I sent out all the Indians withliberal supplies of powder and shot, and promised ten balls as apresent to whoever should bring in one of the much-desired blew about five dozen eggs during the day which is an under-taking to be appreciated only by those who have tried it. To- THE YUKON TERRITORY. 235 ward evening it rained, and I moved everything from the tentinto the house, except my blankets. The men came back loadedwith game, and the indefatigable Kurilla, with an unwonted smileon his sober face, unfolded a piece of cotton and brought out am
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