The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-25

ciuded Charles Wilkes. Of Whateon.
Charles G.. Dusan. a miner from juneau.
John Fry. OF this city. All W Oiiics.
woodsman and prospector living az Fort
wrangel They left Dawson city for the
states In a small steamer August p. and
after reaching Fort seikirk prepared Their
outfits for the long and arduous Journey
over the Dalton trail
A week after leaving the Yukon river,
they encolsltered a deadly Alaskan biz
zard The trail was covered with snow
until they lost their bearings Their pro
visions ran ont. and after cropping FOR
three days through binding snow storm
they were finally rescued by Indians ard
taken to Dalton's trading post where they
we're given food.
The experiences 81 the Trippe party
would make columns of good reading mat
ter In many respects the story they tell
IS not materially different from the ex-
peri,f1ces encountered by men nearly ev-
cry winter ln crossing the long. blzzarsl-
swept range Of country tying betweeu Five
Fingers au4 the Chlikat mountains I'm
quest caably their plight was extreme >
serious. and their miraculous escape from
death BY actual starvation and exposure
will be warning % miners coming over
land without experienced guides and plea
- o. provisions.
As related ~ one of the party. the trip
up the Yukon 20 Fort sekirk was
without unusual incident A. this place
they secured a rough map Of the route
over which they were - travel with
only about forty pounds az provisions
each, they started over the trau. leaving
Fort selklrk September Is The weather
vas clear and there had bnsn bat uttia
snow 20 obscure the tral over the brush
covered range.
They mads good time f9r fao first thrsa
days. bat soon found that they would 81
4lable 20 reach Daltoa's cache before their
provisions gave out Their only hope was
20 meet incoming prospert1rs and sur
veyoFs from whom they expected to es-
cure enough food 20 las; them 20 tAe
cache. on the third day from the river.
f. began snoHlng and The Wind was icy
cold They struggled brayeiy or makrsg
the best time possible untu taey reached
HootehaL Here they met party of four
teen and secured three days rauons from
theEa.
Agaia they started for Dalfoa's post
The SNOW vas getting deeper and wax
Ing was extremely difficult Worse shan
this. the landmarks BY watch they ex-
pecsed 70 keep On the ,raa. ware becoming
obscursa ~ snow sooa af.er leaving
Hootcha!. ,hey foun8 IL Impossible 20 fol-
Iow fhe trail and finally they found them
selves wandering ainiesafy over barren
Snow covered wastes taeir bearings gone
ard thelr fsoa exhausted
Just as it seemed ss Il shsy we're de-
stluee 70 have the srsw sar a stroud. anf
end Ihelr lives IL that Gozf-forsaken com
t-y. they canas gDon ar Indian c4mp-
Here they purchased fifteen 0sa. and wfta
nat a. thsir Only slsfenance again head
q IN re direction they believed Dsltou >
trading post vas situated.
The xnow Storm had partially ceased AZ
,ar they met fhs Indians. Tnelr rirnple
diet q aired salmon zas nst enough 70
keep up fhsix already ~ssted saerglex
ard sftsr snothsg lays travelling .hey
fogn1 that fhey were coafraated wA
danger a. great 80 ever. O. ne ascozd