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 . CHAPTER XII. DOWN THE EIVER AND ?^^^ijz-^^^^ HE 7th of August we remainedover pumping out the bilge-water from the barka andtransferring freight from theraft to the schooner, and makinguse of our photographic appar-atus. At Nuklakayet the Eskimo dogs begin to appear, forty or iKDiAN ouT-DooK GUN COVERING, fifty beiug owucd bv the sta- ON THE LOWER YUKON RIVER. .7 0 .7 tion, the majority of which Mr. Harper feared he
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 . CHAPTER XII. DOWN THE EIVER AND ?^^^ijz-^^^^ HE 7th of August we remainedover pumping out the bilge-water from the barka andtransferring freight from theraft to the schooner, and makinguse of our photographic appar-atus. At Nuklakayet the Eskimo dogs begin to appear, forty or iKDiAN ouT-DooK GUN COVERING, fifty beiug owucd bv the sta- ON THE LOWER YUKON RIVER. .7 0 .7 tion, the majority of which Mr. Harper feared he shouldhave to kill to save the expense of feeding them throughthe winter. As each of them ate a salmon a day, it willbe seen that this cost was no small item. I rememberedthe trouble I had once experienced in obtaining even asmaller number of these useful creatures ; a difficultywhich many another Arctic traveler has encountered,while here was a pack about to be slaughtered thatwould well suffice for any sledging party. The Eskimodogs of Alaska are larger, finer-looking, and a muchmore distinct variety than those of North Hudsons Bay,King William Land country, and adjacent districts ; adescription of a
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