Cabin at Swede Creek

Dad and Mom

Warmer day, somewhere around -20 F.

Cabin and Old Dog Sled.

Dad built this with the help of a "First Nation" man as they are now called by the Canada folk. All the logs were fire killed. They had been made into a raft by the National Geographic Society and floated down to Dawson City. You can see two of our Dogs Sitka and Chena in these photos.

Dog Team on the Yukon River

Me on the River

Cowboy and his Dog Team

One Winter we lived in our Log Cabin at Swede Creek. These are a few photos of a Dog Team that would go by our place at the junction of Swede Creek and the Yukon River. The rivers freeze solid and become the highway system in the North. Dog Teams were used as a mode of transportation by some of the Sourdoughs. Cowboy lived up the River many miles from us.

Dad in the Yukon/Salmon Fishing

At Dawson Dad had a commercial fishing licence. The Yukon River was flowing at about 12 knots and was silty from glacier water, coming from the White River. He would net King Salmon. Down river (north) was Moose Hide and there was an Indian that had a fish wheel set up in the river. We went to see it. It turned with the current. It had troughs fastened to the wheel and as it turned fish would be scooped out of the water. Very interesting! It was a great invention.