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Idaho Inlet, Chickago Island
July 20-25-1907
The country surrounding the
head of Idaho Inlet is very mountainous
and rough. In fact this is the roughest
place that we have found on Chickago
Island many of the mountains being
3000 ft only 2 or 3 miles back from
salt water. Good camping grounds
were not to be had so we located on an
island so as to be rid of the gnats and
mosquitoes.
At the head of the Inlet there is
a large tide flat which runs bare for
2 miles at low tide. Back of this tide flat
there is a dense swamp of Salmon berry
and devil club, shrivel cabbage and fallen
trees so that it is almost impossible
to wade through. The mosquitoes are
thereby millions and dont hesitate
for an introduction before they present
their bills. A salmon creek runs along
one side of the swamp and a bear
[illegible] came out to catch salmon nearly.