The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-07
rHs AvAEAxcnE IN snErr,s cxnP.
Cripple BcseviptisH OF the Reeent snevssltaa
In the ChiIheot tasu Coun,ry.
ItOm the 81. Load, diobe. Democrat.

From the 50. Loris Giobe. Democrat.
"barry" Davis has been away from Sc. Louis
aimee Last July. and his most recent latter n
dated from n camp In the Chilkoot Pass, Sept
ga II was sent overland by an Indian and by
steamer TO Seattle. II gives n vivid account OF
tho great avalanche which swept away 90 many
lives about Sept. IL.
Davis left tho city in company with throo other
81. Louisans, Buriott, Date. and FAIRY. Tho
two former loft him at DyeN and tho latter wont
10 Dawson. Davis picked up with n young man
named Rood. ana the two determined to engage
In mercantile business. Davis says there is more
real "Klondiko" In trading than In the gold
fields. Tho two young men secured q stock OF
goods and entered tho Chlkoot Pass. Near
sstore" in the wintry pass. Tho store con.
sisted Of n tent, In tue bottom OF which tho stook
q goods had been { R,siGes ao on = n STRIP ,Sn ,S o, SS an ms
% sSS spend nat tho Sh winter H,ss' they ssy' kSilcd the tse OK ,a'S and It
the carcass for food and realized Sl4O. The OK
cost but Y i2o. so they expect TO realize a hand
II was the morning after their arrival at their
location, near Sleeps Camp. three miles above
tho Zig avSieneho. occurred, Davis arose at
about 0 o'clock, and, leaving tho tent, stnrtod to
s e. T. n S. q; a A. o hS s,spP Psm SEs t !n,S t tse r Spfin in
the canon. Surprised and not knowing what Il
meant. Davis stopped and gazed on toward
increased to a roar. and was followed by a
mighty booming. Then came q great flood Of
lowing this was the avalanche with Its masses
Of rock larger than suburban cottages. Every;
the liver, and then. instend Of being allowed
up, It bore before It a great wall OF water, and
didn't spend its fury until long after Sleeps
Awe stricken BY natures wild display Of
power, Davis stood motionless until the awful
roar and booming had died away In the distance;
then he called TO his partner. Reed. and tho two
started down the mountain side toward Shoep's
caused. Down near the bank Of tho stream they
found a man lying on HE back ana gronnihhG Pc
tho rocks of the avalanche. DAVIS raised the
dying mans head to his knee. and feed pushed
f Rss sST saS s snsef The c mnn.s sG pa I Ds Sssmsa to ieaSe
him. and In a lucid moment he said that his
name was Choynski, and he WIS 9 cousin Of Joe
clan and Reed returnea Choynski bEeathed hi,
last with his head on Davis's knee. They cared
Camp. There, they found that over ATTY TENT
had been carried away; and 1t was thought thai
was mailed no bodies had been recovered
Although 1t showed almostd daily upi In the past
t on s eges : .S' S St 1hs ss S'f Ses fell r se sRisP'ss s Sa pot
day as laborers, and would continue to receive
high prices for their time through the winter
Davis " determined 10 remain In the trading
and merchandise business through the winter
and In the spring will go to the gold fields
PoSsiona tie '' Bre sEf iSF s. black GSs ee eoses. pork SrS s en3
beans The morning the letter was sent cost ~
cents. He expects. that two mails each mont
will be sent down from the north. The best Q
order is preserved at the camps, hc says. al
thou h there IL no other court for the administra
says facetiously: ",The oldest inhabitnnt canno
recall a serious crime at Sleeps Camp" an.
then he explains that "the oldest inhabitant
has been there but q few months. Davis foun'
his revolver O useless burden and sold Il to
man who wa going back into the States. III
says that many people are becoming discourage
and leaving the gold fields. He made a trip .
Lake Lindermsn: expecting to go further north
found boats would cost $500 each. He expect
to buy them cheaply from returning gold hun
ere In the spring.