. Alaska and its resources. m. ^W- S^^^5=^. n^^- Mt. Hohonila from the Melozikakat. Russians scudding around a six-mile bend under their large boat proved a very slow sailei, the wind soon dropped, andwe had to pull all the way around the bend. After camping we employed Larriowns wife to sew up somecuts in the sealskin of our bidarra. These were made by theconstant stream of driftwood; but when sewed up and the seamwell rubbed with tallow, the boat was as tight as ever. Theskin was old and very rotten, so that we had to exercise theutmost precaution in landing and in avoiding drif
. Alaska and its resources. m. ^W- S^^^5=^. n^^- Mt. Hohonila from the Melozikakat. Russians scudding around a six-mile bend under their large boat proved a very slow sailei, the wind soon dropped, andwe had to pull all the way around the bend. After camping we employed Larriowns wife to sew up somecuts in the sealskin of our bidarra. These were made by theconstant stream of driftwood; but when sewed up and the seamwell rubbed with tallow, the boat was as tight as ever. Theskin was old and very rotten, so that we had to exercise theutmost precaution in landing and in avoiding driftwood or rocks. Sunday, 2d. — About ten oclock the next day we took ourtea at the mouth of the Melozikakat or Clear River. From this THE YUKON TERRITORY. 85 point a fine view may be had of a mountain which rises per-haps two thousand feet above the river, and is known to the In-dians as Hoho-nila. The upper portion still retained snow inmany ravines, though later in the season it disappears mosquitoes were exceedingly troublesom
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