October-December 1879, First Alaska Trip with S. Hall Young Image 12

• Main Author: Muir, John
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholarly Commons 1879
• Subjects: John Muir; journals; drawings; writings; travel; journaling; naturalist; Fort Simpson; Opposite Island; Alaska
• Online Access: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/1613; https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/2612/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg

We are in the dark, but we want light. There is one carved post in village about 25 ft. high with a bear on top well carved. I sketched in midst of a curious crowd who looked over shoulder and laughed heartily as one feature after another came to view. This village is an offshoot of the larger one 1...