The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18
THE FOOD GAVE OUT
Seattle Boy Faces Starvation
in the Arctic.
LONG TRAMP IN THE STORM.
His Dog Falls From Exhaustion and Is
Left Alone I'm tins snow - Ad-
venture or Fred 6asca. Jr.

As long as Fred Gaseh. r.. lives ne VIII
remember the rigers CT The Arctic winter
q 1865 he has just passed taroGgh an
sxpsrienes that would try the nerves q
any MAJ Ills escape from threatened
starvation Ia Alaska * nao3estiy tod In
letter 70 his sister. Miss Haijee Cash
The letter was written al Dyea January -
and says
Yea viii evidently - surprised % hear
from me at this season Of tina year. when
I am supposed 60 D. winding my weary
way over the icy feds OF Alaska or the
Journey 20 the YEkon countFy. J have not
taken the trip yet. neither has Tom tMr.
Hesly). Misfortune seems 10 have fol-
loved our party from The very start. but
Ne have sin the same cd pluck and enter
rrsse with which we started out. and are
going 10 see this through. come what may.
We are not going 10 make the trip oar
selves. bat Bill Stewart the third white
man Of cur party. Is going in with an In
dian guide hired BY Mr.. HeaIy and myself.
My feet were frozen pretty badly. but
I am able 20 travel again in good shape.
as only yesterday Travelled eighteen miles
On sn0wshoes from the foot Of the noun
tain TO Dyea: not for pleasure, / can as
sure YOU but il was bccaase We ran ogt Of
food. We have been csmpe9 IL me noun
fains for FIVE weeks trying 10 cross the
summit. 4 little over twelve days ago We
began 10 run short OF food. and Mr. Healy
and the Indian started back But when
they reached the post the wind was blow
ing from the north. and il was - beiow
zero and impossible 70 face the wind and
return 10 camp with food.
Two miles further I'D the mountain TO
the stone house there vas food enough TO
last Us all winter. tut no human being
could face the storm and bring it 10 our
camp. On one OF ms short trips around
the camp found half OF sack Of chop
feed hanging up IN tree. where Il had
been left last spring by the pack animals.
IL was but very few minutes before | ap-
propriatea il. and don't you forget IT,
Stewart. myself and I'VE dogs lived on
chop feed mash and bread made OF -four
and water-uO baking powder-and IL was
awful good. assure you tsinkersl.
Yesterday we began 10 size UP our stock
five starved dogs and tao hungry men.
There vas -four 10 last about three days
more for one man. and made up my mind
10 chance the cold and return 10 the post.
or perish in the attempt 4 took three of
the 8ogs-two Yukon dogs and hound
and away I went. The wind was blowing
and the snow flying. After travelling about
seven or eight miles the hound gave out,
and lay down and began 70 yelp and howl.
I felt rather bad. / took my rifle out Of
the case and cooked il. and as l pat IL
against my shoulder and took aim the poor
beast looked up at mech. what pitiful
iook-and crawled Up TO me / could not
reT heart TO shoot, and leaned down and
petted his head He got up and l started
again, but he fell once more. 1 turned my
head away and got cut just as fast as /
could. and made for the post. We sent
native up 10 Stewart this morning with
supplies"
Young Gasch is assistant manager Of the
Yukon Transportation Company. which
has the contract with the Canadian gov
eminent for carrying the mails into the
region Of the Yukon.