Alaska journal, v4407
Page 239
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28 July Patmogaa River, 7mi SE Cape Sabine, Alaska little trouble going downstream, getting over most Bars by oly getty out of boat. Wind came up from SE for awhile and then shifted 180° and hit me head on but not hard. Trip uneventful except for find, half a mammoth Tooth. About ¼ mile from tent Pete saw a fish and soon we saw numbers of them — Humpback Salmon! We shot 2 which weighted about 6 pounds apiece. They are a remarkable sight with their brilliant colors and grotesque hump and jaws. Why did they come in this year and not last? at the lower end of the Bars were numerous wolf and wolverine tracks made since we left. Our meat cellar was open but my meat taken, a shame since it was all fly blown except the canned hams, and the Canada bacon. 29 July Patmogaa River, Cape Sabine, Alaska Pete went to mammoth den and 9 to the mouth of the river. We had anolote waves inside the mouth of the river so