1 86 CAMP FIRES IN THE YUKON 



On opening my case of exposed films my heart 

 sank as I beheld the case full of water, and while 

 Baker returned for Wolcott and the other horse the 

 writer took out the water-soaked film packs and 

 placed them in the sun to dry out somewhat; it looks 

 as if they were all utterly ruined, which is a great 

 loss as the photographic record is quite complete. 

 (On reaching civilization it was found that, while 

 some of the pictures were utterly ruined and others 

 damaged, a considerable number were in no way 

 harmed.) 



After packing our water-soaked outfit on the 

 horses, we all walked along the shore of Lake Klu- 

 ane and came to the end of the horse trail and the 

 beginning of the wagon road, where we put together 

 Hayden's buckboard and got out some grub we had 

 cached on our way in and made ready for our start 

 the next morning for Whitehorse. Baker received 

 word his wife was ill, so we regretfully parted from 

 this ever-genial, kindly man, who had worked with 

 us on the long trail. 



September 22. Six o'clock found us rolling up 

 the slopes of Boutelier summit and with a stop for 

 lunch at Jarvis Creek, we passed over Bear Creek 

 summit as darkness and snow began to fall, and 

 reached the foot of the mountain at seven o'clock, 

 where we found a cabin open to occupancy. Near 

 by was a band of Indians whose camp the writer be- 

 gan to investigate, which resulted in the discovery 



