RUSSELL GLACIER 



We followed down the bar of the White for ten 

 miles to camp at North Fork Island — a collection 

 of very substantial cabins built (except one two- 

 story cabin) by Howard H. Fields, of the Ameri- 

 can Smelting & Refining Co., Denver, Colo. 

 Mr. Fields spent some time in Alaska during the 

 Shushanna gold rush. They cost thousands of 

 dollars to construct but can now be bought for 

 $50.00. 



They are now entirely deserted except for the 

 "patronage" they receive from passing prospec- 

 tors, hunters and trappers. On the way into 

 camp William saw a very fresh bear track, Shorty 

 a fresh moose track and I a nearly fresh bear track. 

 The river bar was well tracked up with old signs, 

 and our hopes mounted to lofty heights as we 

 contemplated on what we would do to the wearers 

 of those hoofs and claws later on. 



This was a hard day on all — men and horses 

 alike. We had covered twenty-six miles from 

 our Skolai camp, twelve of which was over the 

 glacier, and we all felt very tired. 



The next morning broke in a drizzle. Feeling 

 that we might run short of salt, and knowing 

 that we would need more bacon, we sent Jimmie 

 Brown over to Shushanna (the old mining camp, 

 2S miles distant — now a collection of a dozen or 

 so occupied houses) for these two commodities. 

 He took a pack horse, and came up with us a 

 few days later at the Kletsan camp. The 200 

 pounds of salt that he bought cost s^ cents a 



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