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to the river, other high mountains only seen in the distance on the North side, or right bank, with the exception of one place, where for the distance of two or three miles, the bank is high and low hills rise. The left bank of the Youcon from Nulato to Nuklakayette presents a level plain to the eye, which near the water's edge is well timbered, but swamps beyond without timber. The right bank, on the other hand, is well timbered with large spruce, poplar and small birch, in some places. There is plenty of spruce, well adapted for telegraph poles, within easy reach all the way to Fort Youcon. On the 2^d June we reached Newskagset, a summer rendezvous of all the lower Indians, and this is the last place where we saw Indians up to Nuklukayette. They await the arrival of the Russian Co's traders to join them on the way to Newlukayette, where the latter go every spring for fur trade, the Indians fearing to venture alone. There the Newekayut River empties with the Youcon from the left bank; it is quite a large river, coming a great distance from the mountains south, it forms a large basin at its mouth across which a large island, with two narrow inlets, hides the main river from view. Here, at Newekayut, I bought a large canoe. I also [[marginalia]] (10) [[/marginalia]] thought proper to give presents to the old chief, whom I found to be an intelligent man. Here the Russians, being entirely fagged out with pulling against the strong current, desired to lay over a day, so I wanting to proceed on my journey bid them farewell, having secured an Indian for interpreter to Nuklukayette after no little trouble. Ten miles above this point I found