IN THE ALASKA- YUKON GAMELANDS 



on account of the severe storms. The following 

 day we made another attempt, and after we were 

 out on the glacier about four miles we were com- 

 pelled to drop one of our dog sleighs, and by- 

 sheer doggedness we managed to reach the relief 

 cabin at the head of the Russell Glacier late at 

 night. The next day we went back after the 

 other sled and the weather seemed to have mod- 

 erated a little, but turned bitter cold towards 

 evening. 



"The next day we made another start for the 

 Frederika relief cabin, which is located in the 

 willows just south of the creek where the trail 

 crosses the Frederika stream. Between the 

 Skolai Basin and this cabin we barely averted 

 disaster in crossing one of the deep cuts. We 

 started a snowslide, above which we happened 

 to be, but if we had been on it or below it I am 

 sure our troubles would have ended then and 

 there. Nothing could have lived in this slide. 

 But we reached the cabin without any further 

 adventures and slept like only those who have 

 had plenty of outdoor exercise can sleep. 



"It was storming hard the following morning, 

 but as the wind was to our backs and being shel- 

 tered by the mountains on either side, we con- 

 cluded to make a start and go as far as was 

 possible so long as we had timber to camp in at 

 night. We followed the canon and it was mighty 

 hard going all the way — snow drifted badly in 



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