Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-29
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The British Columbi, , 'a'sh
me following terrible tals !, 0daybriAn
N the Yukon district, wsie 7. s'ar'atts
from the Victoria Tima men . clipJsi
Alaska, Oct. i.--Tbroo IN" M "chiist
men pha have returned this Cali t' ra,.
Inc second brought ,ra ~" ron Yuks
passed a boat lying on tho INA mat lie,
, Gne to be found near i, 'i n, slA i
thought to belong 10 fon, Ou' i va,
started from Forty Mile cra CT. men sIs
out on July 9 1t waa k,,' eek tocOp
t I"u ' oaa !, small supply q i ,s' lbg
y, ','. ,la ' !, was supposed they 1a viii
70 'ie woods IN search Of GAM "aa TAKEN
proved to be, and yes,a spn'e lhusa
Io'tered down the mountain !, 'soas
pace whose einaciated face. ' ~, . Iha
oiing limbs showed that III qua lrea
viVed an experience tina, foa mad at
nave lived through. One ot , n'sn soull
W. sperry' Of Portland, Ore ''' u,I
years OF age, with hair AZ ,.li n.ssliib
a arlven a. sno"; The other man. R q To
also from Portland, is ,we =, = R''ss
younger and this youth ala"s ssan
sperry from filling an unmsrI "s saved
In the valley of the Yukon a gra's
Three weeks after starting ),
homeward journey, their sunni ~ 'hsH
visions was entirely exhanstarff ! " p'e
soon became SO weak that tber "4 laf
not pun their boat, which they s .oull
abandoned, and took to the finally
scar OF game. Occasionally soni,. Y
was shot and quickly eaten b. NJ Y4a''iei
VINO were now rayenous. and viii IN Ishr
RES became their only means ot ~ W.
tence, Their trail was foIows @'O''
clouds OF mosquitoes aud aies H.,
upon them in swarns, and wbio i'' "
had to fight continually. and tho. nr'
and hands soon became raw ana i, 'a't'
ing sores In their weakened coas g'''u'
Ingram and l. c. Young fra,s ''oa
Diego, Cal, Others of tia na,,n 'aa
unable to fight off the pesr. W., pa'
preyed upon their eyelids until thew i l.
came SO lntlamed that they lost All ,na
er to open or close them, and tber W. 1,
came totally blind. '' W.
THE dread of death by starvation =,
fear Of being hopelessly lost Il M ~,
strange country soon told unop Il
minds of these two, and Ingram ra,oa'
eddy begged his companions to sboo,bi~
Finally he lay down, refusing IN mns'
and when his companions saw he v,.
about gone they left him, almost dr,,
ging Young along. The next day yonT.
Succumbed, a victim to starvation ami
the tornents of pests which swarm.J
about them day and night They ph
him lying upon the ground to die bov
far from where the foot OF man has e,s,
trod they do not know.
Another day brought them to ,on.
dried salmon caught BY Indians d,
winter use. and they were now able IA
retrace their steps to the boat, and som
party of Indians came along from
whom they obtained food enough to IN.
able them TO reach the first white settl4.
ment this side of the Yukon. On tbei,
way back to the boat they came to III.
spot where Ingram was left, but found
the mosquitoes and flies singing a requiem
over their comrade He was left with
but stone to mark his resting place
and his blanket and a few branches Of
hemlock spread over him for shrOul
They could not find where Young was
but they are satisfied that strength or
reason never returned sufficient to allow
him to move from the spot
"On their way out the party discovered
ledge having a clearly defined vein Of
rich ore, showing free gold, and at its
base found liberal quantities of gold il
every pan. Location notices were huE-
riedly put up, and the anticipation Of
rich results in another year, when they
all hoped to return, buoyed up their
spirits for time and spuTed them On
to renewed efforts 10 escape their In
pending doom The pangs of hunger
soon destroyed all hopes of future riches
and their only thought was for some
thing to eat Notwithstanding theiI
terrible experience the two survivors III
tend to return to the Yukon the coming
spring
British Columbia adyices say that Ia
steamer George w, Elder has arrived al
Victoria on her way down from ALASKA
with several Yukon miners on boarl
The miners complain bitterly OF the Pr
visions sold TO them, upon when 'ley
have entirely to depend, by the AIasA'
Commercial company. The miners sa'
that they were obliged to take elgh!
pounds of putrd bacon. as 1t was all u[l
could get. Out of the lot they c0ul
only use four pounds.
Another party driven by hunger |s''
obliged to eat it with the result tHa. IOu'
of them died. The prices asked 'T'
enormous, vet the miners had to suOu'
and pay what was asked or s'ar's u
death. They say they had one Of WV w.
alternatives, either to go wllhol! I t
provisions offered for sale by the Ala'A'
company and starye, or to PalSl aa
them and run the chance OF pelhS ~
soped to death. Ottawa tOnt) p'I1'"
in Louisville Courier-JournaL
where's the AuroFG
The aurora borealis is Phenom' ' a,
that for wears has been conspicuous ' ::
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