Although there is a glacier that sparkles in the sun nearby, it is not too cold because it is surrounded by mountains on three sides. According to the information left by the previous expedition team here, the sea water here will not freeze all year round, and it is the highest latitical port in the entire northern hemisphere, and it is also the only deep-water ice-free port in Alaska.

The construction of the port continues. The workers first built their dwellings out of plywood and rammed earth, and then began to expand the port facilities - wooden trestles or something. By September, the basic port facilities had been built, and larger ships were finally able to dock directly. So all kinds of new things are constantly being sent.

The first to be sent over was a short-wave wireless telegraph, relying on a kite**, at a fixed time every day, you can contact the mainland. It was also at this time that the Yankees, who had not long been on the throne, found a new source of food, and as a result, led to a man-bear war.

Anyway, this thing was made by Chen Bachi. Since a week ago, when workers had fenced off the port area with wooden fences and barbed wire, the convoy had been much less busy. In addition, an expert said that in order to deal with the severe cold in the polar regions, everyone needs to increase the thickness of the subcutaneous fat layer during this period of time, well, to put it more clearly, it is to make everyone grow fat.

It's too expensive and too expensive to ship high-energy food from the U.S. to workers. So Scrooge instructed that the Blackwater soldiers in Alaska should raise the spirit of the military and civilian family and take the initiative to launch a large-scale production campaign, well, that is, find a way to find some fresh meat for themselves and the workers to eat.

So the Blackwater Guardian Team became the Blackwater Hunting Team in a blink of an eye, and Chen Bachi also joined in. And he got the liberation he'd been looking forward to: he didn't have to wear 13o pounds of body armor when he went out on a mission, but when he came back, well, the prey or something was on his back.

"Boris, why don't we go up to the river over there, a lot of animals will come to drink, and we can find more prey there." Chen Bachi Tiyì said.

This mention was approved by everyone. It is true that there may be more beasts by the river, and besides, the river is relatively flat, and the road is easier to walk. So everyone walked towards the river that was later named the Grizzly River.

As soon as he crossed a small hill, the Alarsky sled dog led by Nils was particularly nervous. To be honest, the Alaskan dog has good strength and stamina, and is good for pulling sleds, but when it comes to hunting, it really isn't very good at it. The only advantage is that it doesn't scream. But this guy is so stupid that he can't track prey or anything, and if you run around with it, you probably run for a day and you won't even find a rabbit hair. However, there is an advantage to carrying it, and that is that it will have a noticeable reaction when there is a beast nearby - this guy is big enough, but he is mediocre in his guts. But now seeing its reaction, everyone is in good spirits, because it means that there are most wolves or bears nearby.

Everyone immediately came to their senses, there was nothing more exciting than a bear hunt, everyone carefully checked their equipment, the 1864 rifle was full of hunting bullets, and the shotgun was also full of single-headed bullets. Everyone had opened the safe, loaded their bullets, and carefully rounded the hill, and the river immediately appeared in front of them, and in the water, at least six or seven grizzly bears were standing.

"Nima! Is this a bear meeting or what? "Everyone was shocked, if there was only one bear, it would be unceremonious, and it would definitely be done immediately. But there are too many grizzly bears here, right? At this time, a few more grizzly bears came from afar, and in a blink of an eye, there were more than a dozen grizzly bears on the river.

"Captain, are we retreating?" Chen Bachi said first. Because, there are only six people on his side, and suddenly encountering so many grizzly bears, it's really a bit Alexander.

However, the grizzly bears didn't seem to pay much attention to the sudden appearance of these people, and they still stood lazily on the edge of the river or on some rocks exposed in the river, stretching their necks, as if waiting for something.

"We slowly stepped back. Damn, the grizzly bears are here for hundreds of miles, right? Boris said that although they knew that grizzly bears were not social animals, and they had every possibility of defeating these guys, but seeing so many grizzly bears, everyone's hearts were beating drums.

Just when everyone was about to retreat, there was a sudden sound of water in the river, Chen Guang turned his head to look, and saw layers of white waves on the river, just like the tide surging, rushing upstream in the direction of the river.

"What is this?" As the "tide" approached, Chen Guangcai realized that it was not the tide, but countless big fish, swimming upstream against the river.

"That's a lot of fish!" The sudden appearance of a huge school of fish startled everyone, and at this time, the grizzly bears who had been standing in the river or on the bank of the river immediately got busy, and they almost bit the fish from the water one by one, and then quickly ate them, and then another one.

"It turns out that these grizzly bears know that there are fish coming, so they are waiting here." Chen Guang said, "Otherwise, we will catch some and go back, and the fish will be fattened when we look at it, so many random things will be enough to eat." ”

"Let's get out of the way, and then shoot these bears with a rifle from a distance! Then come and catch fish. "The captain's appetite is obviously greater.

The grizzlies didn't pay much attention to the departure of those people. After all, they are not Xiong Da Xiong Er, they don't have such a high IQ, and they rarely see people in this place, let alone people with guns, so they are unaware of danger. And the stupid humans here definitely don't have any good ideas to protect animals, and as a result, ten minutes later, the slaughter began. In the crisp sound of gunfire, one after another grizzly bears fell to the ground or in the river, and the remaining grizzly bears finally showed that something was wrong, so they didn't care about eating fish, and they ran away with their legs, and they didn't know where they ran in a blink of an eye.

"Alright, brothers, let's go catch fish and cut meat, Jimny and Duncan, you two go back and get someone to help!"

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In this successful hunt, humans brutally slaughtered as many as six adult grizzly bears and caught several tons of salmon. As for the impact this will have on Alaska's ecology, well, none of these people can think of that. This guy who must know, well, that guy's attitude is probably going to be: "You guys kill hard, it's best to kill the last few dozen bears in the world, and then we'll protect them in iron cages, and then drag them to zoos around the world to sell them and help me earn a little money." ”

In short, this hunt solves everyone's protein and fat problems. Before the arrival of winter, including the guards of the Black Water and the workers, everyone's thick skin and fat layer were thickened differently.

It's just that such a good day of eating fish and meat every day is not too long, and in early October, heavy snow came as scheduled, and the whole of Alaska immediately turned into a vast snowfield. Several consecutive snowfalls in half a month made the weather even colder. However, the construction of the port has not stopped, and a new instruction has been issued on the radio: take advantage of the snow to transport the materials hoarded in the warehouse to the mine in preparation for the future opening.

So in the snowstorm, some of the workers and soldiers of Heishui who had grown fat were led by several expedition members to ride dog sleds and go to the mining area. Chen Guang, as the fattest one in the black water, was naturally sent out.

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"Now we have 3,000 tons of supplies to Alaska, including nails, barbed wire, hacksaws, axes, explosives, and mines, and the subsequent shipping continues. Previously, the expedition team had also built a small camp and a warehouse for about 20 people in the mining area. This winter, we were able to transfer some of those supplies to the mine warehouse by dog sled, so that as soon as the thaw thawed next spring, the opening of the mine could begin. Dorothea explained.

"Why don't you ship things over next spring?" Kathryn asked, "Send someone to deliver something now, in such weather, whether it is people or supplies, there will definitely be losses on the way." It's all a waste of the company's wealth. Moreover, if it is delivered, it needs to be guarded, and the coast is relatively warm, so even in winter, the workers can work, but the personnel who are sent to the Inner 6 mining area cannot do anything at all. It's also a waste of labor, isn't it? Why not just leave all the people behind and continue to expand the port, and then send people and supplies over when spring arrives and the mines can start opening? ”

"This is because, except for a very small section near the port, all the places are frozen ground, and with the arrival of spring, those places will turn into mud pools, so that the transportation on the six places will definitely be paralyzed throughout the spring. I'm afraid this state of affairs will not end until the summer comes. Dorothea replied, "The situation in Alaska is peculiar and cannot be extrapolated from the state of the American West. In addition, the throughput of the port is sufficient in the short term, and there is no need to expand it to a larger size now. Although basic construction is difficult to carry out in the winter, a small number of workers are not without work in the mining area. Some of the semi-finished materials can be used by the workers who remain in the mine during this time. Therefore, there is no problem of wasting labor. Dorothea replied.

"Well, that's good." Carol laughed. He said to Catherine, "Catherine, I said a long time ago that Dorothea is already an expert you can trust. Look, that's fine. She's pretty much on her own now. ”

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