The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-26

henry Usre and His Fortune Huns-
Ing ON ske E1onA yke-Htehea
After Great Prfyaffon-


OF Ell tAs romantic tales CT the Con
dvxe none n more interesting than th2s
OF HesTT lore q young French Canadian.
ssaS formerly made nis home - this city
ssa WHOSE Fsse 20 xtsta.ssos after E.ssnths
Of hardship aud suffering reads like
efaxser ore u ore Of DsEsass novels
bore resided ia s@@ssle ssvggAl years
prior 70 ss @ariy spring % 1855. Tai. well
1srDs.cYt2aAssf and By HABIT anE occupation
1 " osssisssl aFa Eto~@ s@z - nsGt ilttie ct city
stfs 4zfns zsssn 1aas was Ess home. Bis aEo-
estfoss * logging taking hlra into ths re-
sr~ses Of tie rrayasSsi forests. BE made
. sssuaheE os e1ose frseads Eere. however.
ard see&fas , Esasaissr 81 me Ancient Or
der Of F<oref s.re, Court fFtag Tuck No
5s9f
Iargv IN the @pssag OF iSsss Dore became
Fa@sless aHa assstiTaeza Win his lie here
Ee logged fer chance q winning for
sfgne ia tse frozen Norm. He WIS poor
ard unable 20 raise eEaosga money to SEE
cure tssa aece2sary outfit. WIFE TIE AID
OF friend, however. be WA fEasiy efs-
afYisal 20 purchase the required supplies.
fl Ssflcd early In April 1855 and came
lack 20 civilization or the steamer Pert
laus s. millionaire. fIe owns four Of tsa
richest claims on E.s5Grsdo creek and
hsasxst hegne with him $500 IN shining
soie dust and nuggets.
Dore is retiring. taelturn sort o. \
e.
egps to close friends. X wAs no wonder
.sst he kspg hla own counsel while here.
iis srsgst tie greater Fart af . week in
searching foT his old friend. William
sseN@sF, who had loaned him a sgIn OF
money when ne FIRST started tor Alaska
Ese wished 20 repay this obligation an.
II possible do something for his friend
stewart had changed his place OF resi-
Deuce ds~fae Dere's absence. and the lat-
ter finally iocate6 him after foar days
searcts ia the city.
StewaYt lives IN a little red cottage
persaed up on plies near the Grant street
hr!Axs in the southern par OF the city.
D0fe spent Thnrsday and Friday at The
Stewart cottage and LEFT so- San Francisco
Saturday - have So 60 az his Eldofado
geld dust changed fer bright and shining
isgsafies a. the government mint
As told 10 his fr.tnss Stewart this Is his
experience In Alaska:
leaving Seattle esarly In April. 1896. Dors
reached Teyea without incident. He was
supplied wtth barely enough provisions 10
Iast a year. S0idiy he sssi out for the gold
siigxsngs AT f'orty mile cFeek, crossing the
'shilkocf pass with his pack on Yukon
sled Ills experience rafting down the
Sakoa WAS similar 10 that OK the hun
Gfrds who went into the country about
the same time. He made the trip without
uf-isssaI incident. although exposed al
times 10 ROACH weather and the dangers
OF tas rapids OF the upper headwaters of
the Yukon. His greatest care was to make
his supply Of food last him through.
Arrived AT Forty mile Dore sought work
IN the mines after frustlesss efforts 10 To-
cato u claim for himself. HIS stores were
steadily Diminishing In quantity and he
was unable 10 replace them 10 make the
story OF hla fortunes in Forty mile short.
II - only necessary so say that the sum
ner o. iSss found him In debt $i.ioo. He
had been utterly unable 10 strike a pay
Tag claim. and had been forced TO work at
what wages hs could secure in the camp.
Late la August last came the news OF
she rich finds OF placer gold iii the streams
entering the ciondyke river above paw-
son. Dore did not lose any time getting
there. lie borrowed ii small sum and
barely eaaslsh provisions To last him in
making the trip up the Yukon. With a
brave heart and determined this time 10
win. pore At out for the new diggsngs.
tle was among the nrst 20 locate Oh FL
dorado crxtg after all the promising local
lions GA bonsnza creek had been tslke!, Dip
In telling Of hla afforts 10 locate d claim
Iva the new camp Itore did not dwell at
leslgth on the yic!ssltudes he encountered.
He simply said thar he nearly starved TO
death While prospecting the tldorado, as
his feed haa completely gwen out. save
small Q3aanftty cE gs-s. and some heans. 1t
3
tue ether pfospsctefs In the vicinity. Meme
of the faen VINO were In tho first rusi, TO
the new camp brought an Dunes Of food
more thar Was required for their own
maintenance.
Pore suffered for want OF food. lie ex-
perioncsa all the psngs OF hunger while
carefully PRESERVING bis last nVtie remain
heart. working up the stream and looking
anxioUsly aud with desperation f6- "A
claim tsat would keep him from star, n
stau. Finally ms struck IL. Half way w
she El.orsao from ne confluence With Boz
nar&8 creek be washed oaf u pan OF gilt
tFrinE ceiors enough 10 tell him that
there was gold beneath the gravel bed
- she stream. Ha located No. y. above
discovery. and immediately set at work
In week be bad taken sus 81 600 IN mug
ggtS-eaoHEa 40 relieve his pressing
wants, With a3ar at sssl PR sack After
purchasing provisions from his neighbors
To tide Aifn over gitl the arrival of others
ffogn circle city, I9ere worked day and
nlShi eu hts claim. WITH the dust that
n, foek oQt 81 his single prospect hole
he purchased JATee other claims on the
ofeek and q half interest Ia q fourth.
When he Cleaned up his last pile II pay
alrt ths eQrias ae Stitl had ss2s, lcft,
ana WIN thar determined 50 return TO
HIS hame here.
l.
npFe fitst mission was In find Stewart
thV man who had hefFten6est him in his
need After days II searching he located
h.Fn and there was a happy reunion pere
4Ss engaged Stewart - accompany hsm
Ga tnc C3on8yke next spring They viii
t2St a donkey engine with thorn and
WoTS the claims owned by the fortana, e
yauth With the best machinery and APP
places.
b>ce ie.E Saturday FOR san Francisco.
Asfsr receiving his pay At the mint for
A1a dust. hs vii SO East - Quebec where
n.s parents Pes Sic. There VIII lee 4 wed
G.nk "a hs Bsgive esty ard iB the spfsnx
lAase wit return w3sh as bride lie viii
$50 ~ ere 1f@ntS ks. Aaa after taking cast
tss Eoit - two a. hes claims. enough q
make h-fn Independently rzcn he NIL dis
Pa7e - the remainder - hfs holdings and
eenss hack IN she United States 10 i've
AZ uaeeltns NJ Fr3sr Tuck ecrrs u
s'NTTs'cfs TAurxfay nigh paro present
r4 eaoh - afs fellows w8tA a uuxres as
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