The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
THE LOST ALASKA EXPLORERS.
A Prospeetor At Puyailup Thinks They
Arc Wfnferfng With Indians.

]. G. Davies. Of PuyaIlup. Wash, writes
TO the San Francisco Ckroaicas denying
that that portion OF Alaska lying between
the Efty-third and sixty-fourth degrees of
latitude and the fSSth and f44th degrees of
longitude. and which Mrs Frank Leslie,
of ILLUSTRATED NssES fame, sent out party
20 explore, IS UNEMPLOYED territory. He
says that he has been through the country
in question and he produces evidence IN
support Of his claim. He also refers 70 the
trips Of Lieutenant Henry T. Allen, OF the
Second United States cavalry. along the
Copper. Tsnana and kcyUkUk rivers IN
ISIS Moreover, he holds out some en-
couraceEnent 80 the friends Of Journalist
Wells. the leader. and Price. OF the Leslie
party. who are supposed to be lost IN the
inhospifahle Alaskan REGIONS which thew
set Gat 10 explore. bUt who. perhaps, NAV
have lost their lives IN the sH1savor
Concerning his Own experience Mr..
Davies says he nearly sacrificed his life
when he penetrated the TERRITORY. and
thar he underwent terrible harslshSns be-
fore he -eSSinef civilization He submits
map OF the country. differing bat
slightly from one publisneSi IN the tArege-
tcse on January sEh, but from s study az
which he dsdIcsS the argument that
the TSn2aa river and not FGrty-EnlIe creek
- the highest E0cstsd stream al the region
He says that LIeuten2ns Allen. when he
made ms report q the expedition. mas
uuca IS he crossed the T@r4aa zs s point
Tar down us course. could not KNOW OF the
situation AZ the heaixaters az the river.
Mr. Davies Was n the region in fSSa N
search Of copper deposits One John
Malone was MS partner and they had an
lRsslsa guide They eft The sold diggSngs
o. EcEEv-nIIs creek On Julv - and rr-sv-
ES1orys TnAIIy going doxE the Copper
river 20 The cessSt. whsch they reached
near Prince Williams sosgnd. about -ssl
miles from EaEsv-El5le creek. ant $50
miles north o. Sstk2- They came bv
steamer from that point 90 this CITY.
Mr. Davies f0Ew&rus letter from Peter
NGASoa- Ellnsr from Franklin grIlca on
the SuSoa river, IN Alaska, xhlch Vas
written 20 him tIsavsesl under date OF Aug
u.s. 70. 1Sa0. and IN which this reference =
made % Expgozsr Wells.
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way 70 CoEpe- RIVER, over nearly the same
rcZse yC1 took
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