Photo by Thomas Riggs. Jr. 



MAPPING IN THE POOTHILLS OP MOUNT NATAZHAT 



Mapping is all done by the plane-table. While it is not necessary for the topographer to 

 climb every hill, still he must choose his stations so as to see into every little draw to be 

 mapped. This station is on the brink of an extinct volcano at an elevation of about 6,000 

 feet. 



with hurry instructions to find Craig and 

 place herself under his orders, while the 

 writer and two others remained to help 

 fight the smallpox. 



The whole tribe was washed with 

 antiseptic and, to the Indian mind, that 

 strange and useless article — soap. Fresh 

 clothing and supplies were issued to the 

 members of the infected camp, who were 

 isolated in a clean camp back of the In- 

 dian village. The camp in which small- 

 pox started and the adjoining camps 

 were burned with all their cherished pos- 

 sessions. There was some discontent 

 manifested as precious furs and bead- 

 work disappeared in smoke, but this was 

 promptly squelched with threats and a 

 display of handcuffs. There were only 

 three of us and we had to take a high 

 hand. 



Within nine days a tired crew of the 

 Midnight Sun tied up in the eddy, but 

 with them were Craig, a member of the 

 Northwest mounted police, a male nurse, 

 and vaccine. Without waiting for any 

 confirmation of Craig's wire from Cir- 



cle, the Dawson authorities had hurried 

 the two men on board the first steamer, 

 our launch had met them at Circle, and, 

 by running day and night, had landed at 

 Rampart House in record time. All ex- 

 penditures were approved and our already 

 established quarantine authorized. There 

 are no half-way measures with the Can- 

 adian government in an emergency. 



Thirteen days elapsed before there 

 was another case, and for a time we 

 thought that the trouble was over, but 

 the Indians had all been exposed and 

 now came down by families. The island 

 assumed the appearance of an army 

 bivouac. The Indians were all brought 

 in from the hills and placed under super- 

 vision to prevent their scattering all over 

 the country. 



There is no law in Alaska to protect 

 the community from an epidemic, so we 

 arbitrarily took it and forced inspection 

 and vaccination over a radius of 100 

 miles. Fortunately large quantities of 

 supplies and clothing had been brought 

 in for the use of the joint parties ; these 



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