The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-04
ON THE GLACIERS.
HOW THE THREE MEN LOST AT
THE INLET DASHED, TO DEATH.
Fate 0f Blackstone, BottcAer and
Moliaue Described ~ . Special
CoFresp0aAenf-Fel 500 Feet
Anus .ments 1t Sanrise-MininG
Prospects Open Up WeIl-PleAty
Of Provisions.

who attempted to cross the portage from
Sunrise City to Prince William sound is re-
moved by special correspondence from
Cook inlet received here yesterday by the
steamship Al-kI They unquesiiona bly,
persisted by a fall of so feet from the top
OF glacier. Their bodies have not been
found All that Is known of the fatal oe-
currence is told in the following report
from a special correspondent. which also
gives news OF life at the inlet during the
winter:
Over . Glaciers Edge.
The party, consisting of Blackstone.
Molique and Bostcher. left Sunrise March
Is to carry mail over the portage to Prince
William sound to connect with the Alaska
Commercial Company's steamer They
were accompanied as far as the glacier by
two prospectors. The glacier is about ten
miles wide. and at the top forks to right
and left. The fated party, being in hurry,
was given instructions as to the route by
the other tvSo who were acquainted with
the glacier. and pushed on ahead When
last seen they had reached the top of the
glacier. but instead of bearing to the left
they turned To the right. and all trace Of
them WAS lost at that point.
The two men following saw the tracks
turn off. but as Ii was clear day they
thought nothing of the matter. believing
the party had found some new route, The
travelling was then nrst-class. the snow be-
ing hard and showing no creyasses- When
the two prosrectors. Gladhaugh and Peter
son. returned a month later and brought
no news of the missing men. George Hail.
Molique's partner, with one man went in
search of them. and by following their sup
posed trail came to the edge Of the glacier.
where was a sheer drop of 500 feet or more
to the beach below. The wind had drifted
the snow over the edge fifteen or twenty
feet. and the searehers could only surmise
that the lost men had walked close out to
the edge. and their combined weight had
broken down the ledge of snow and let
them drop to the beach. Hall returned.
and with larger party started out to
search along the beach by boat. At the
end of twelve days they had not returned
Blackstone leaves a wife In Sunrise City
and child in Seattle. Molique has wife
and family at Anacortes. Wash. There Is
but little hope that any of the party will
be found alive.
A very serious accident occurred to G.
T. Johnson. of San Francisco, while pros
pecting at the head of Kenai river. BY a
premature explosion of dynamite he lost
his right hand to the wrist and his left
tain surgical aid.
Passing Dull Time.
One hundred and fifty persons wintered
at Sunrise and eighty at Hope City. in
Guiding seven women. The time till jan
uary l was passed very agreeably by
dances. social gatherings and amateur
entertainments. When shedding began
about shirty-fiye tons of provisions and
tools were distributed to the various trib-
utary creeks. Shedding was followed by
whip-saw.ng of lumber and general prep
aration for summer work. Contrary to
the prediction of the would-be miners who
rushed out Of the country last fall. all
who remained In had good grub stakes
and the stores were fully supplied. There
was very little sickness The wife of
Robert Nicholson died at Mills creek.
and Angus Mcdonald of Juneau. aged So
years. died Of heart failure this spring.
News of the Mines.
The prospects of Turnagain arm are
very bright for the season. There are
now about 500 men in the district all ex-
rerieneed miners. and most of them hold
Ing claims that will pay. The output will
be double tha. of last year
Twenty -ore men started for the head of
the Shushtna river in March, with sup
plies to last all summer. Very favorable
reports are expected from that quarter
this TAIL. one man. named Morsnin. lett
kurk river station about January alone
with a years supplies. bound for Copper
river. Six or eight men have siedded sup
plies to the head Of Kenai river
A large hydraulic plant has been set up
AT Twenty-Mile creek. on the north side
of Turnassin arm. with every prospect of
good pay.
a new company % Western capitalists
is making extensive preparations to work
= large tract along the beach at Anchor
point.
M winter prospecting was done on Six
Mile or elsewhere. The ground did not
freeze deep enough. The average tenn
peratare was 10 degrees above zero The
coolest day at Sunrise was In March.
when - degrees below was reached. The
deepest snow AT Sunrise. after settling
was three and one-haif feet. At Shushi,-
ma the snow. measured as IL fell, was
close tn eleven feet.
sluiciug began on Lynx creek. A trIhu-
tars OF Skx-Nile. about April 10. One
claim which was opened ur last year was
working six men and paying So ~ the
man at last reports, Every claim on Lynx
cree Mil be worked this summer