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 . hearrows showing the current. At some point below theisland the recurving and ex-curving waters neutralizeeach other in a huge whirlpool (W). Between W andthe island the waters, if swift, would pour back in strong,dancing waves like tide-rips, and in some places withsuch force as to cut a channel (C) into the island. It is evident that with theraft at R, it is neces- >4 sary to row to star-board as far as Rbefore W is r
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 . hearrows showing the current. At some point below theisland the recurving and ex-curving waters neutralizeeach other in a huge whirlpool (W). Between W andthe island the waters, if swift, would pour back in strong,dancing waves like tide-rips, and in some places withsuch force as to cut a channel (C) into the island. It is evident that with theraft at R, it is neces- >4 sary to row to star-board as far as Rbefore W is reached,as otherwise it wouldbe carried back againstthe island. We gotcaught in one violentwhirlpool that turnedthe huge raft aroundso rapidly that I be-lieve the tender stom-achs of those prone to sea-sickness would soon haveweakened if we had not escaped by vigorous efforts. Atgreat angles of the swift water and broad-based islandsI have seen the whirlpool when nearly half a mile fromthe island, and they were usually visible for three or fourhundred yards if worth noticing. So many conditionswere required for the creation of these obstacles that theywere not CHAPTER VII. THE GRAIS^D CASON OF THE YUKON.
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