The Journal of a Sporting Nomad 



as being very plentiful in this part of Alaska. 

 There is also the salmon berry, which grows on 

 long canes, with fruit like a yellow raspberry, 

 but of a more watery flavour. The bears eat 

 enormous quantities of this berry, and their 

 trails can be seen wherever the plant flourishes. 

 They put one paw on the canes to break them 

 down, then pick off the fruit when thus levelled 

 to the ground. There is still another berry that 

 is very prolific, and which would, I feel sure, 

 do well in Scotland, the snowberry, which grows 

 close to the ground, and is simply smothered 

 with tiny black fruit the taste is somewhat 

 sweet and very watery. I tried the experiment 

 one day, when amongst a patch of this fruit, of 

 shutting my eyes and taking a handful at ran- 

 dom. I got quite a nice mouthful, but my fist 

 contained a good deal of the green part of the 

 plant, which is not unlike a heather in appearance, 

 and which, of course, I had to pick out before I 

 ate any. This snowberry I found to be the 

 nicest possible thing to eat when I was thirsty, 

 as it quenched my thirst splendidly. 



The following morning after our arrival at 

 Dawson's I sent back to Kenai six of the boys 

 who had accompanied us thus far ; they used the 

 two bidarkis we had towed up with us for this 

 purpose. The trip would only take them some 

 seven hours to accomplish, as the stream was 



strong, and the boys were expert paddlers. 



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