Alaska field notes, v4411
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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.