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be navigable to its head waters some four hundred and fifty miles, for a steamer of light draught, above this are two rapids where portages are necessary, I judge this from the reports of the upper Indians and of Mr Campbell of the Hudsons Bay Co. From the south by the Lewis River, twice every spring the Chilcat Indians come to trade with the Youkon Indians. The river from Fort Selkirk to within a hundred miles of Fort Youkon runs between bluffs of varying height, with a clear channel and strong current. Thence to Fort Youkon is low and flat and the river is wider, and spreads into many sloughs and passages, One hundred miles above Fort Youkon is inhabited by the Kutcha-Kutchin Indians of whom Senáchtu is chief. Two hundred miles further are a large band (some 250) of the Haw-Kutchin Indians. This is the best hunting ground on the Youkon, Moose and deer abound in profusion, I had a long talk with these Indians. They expressed a great desire to have the Americans come up and give them trading