96 THE WILDERNESS OF THE UPPER YUKON 



strong had been up there all summer with a force of 

 men for the purpose of prospecting it. We met the 

 whole party at the mouth of the creek, where they were 

 constructing boats to take them down river. It was most 

 fortunate for me, since I was able to secure from them 

 a supply of sugar, which by some oversight I had failed 

 to bring. Wishing luck to Rungius and Osgood, the 

 rest of us soon started and late in the afternoon reached 

 the Forks. There Selous and I separated from the others 

 and started up North Fork. Taking canoes up this 

 Fork, especially when the water is low, is a harrowing 

 journey of persistent, hard work. 





