Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-07-07
plainly awhile ago a water-spout near
Santiago. 1t lasted about Ave min
utes and then drew back up to the
clouds.
Daylight Wednesday morning
Nearly ashorel Landing about fifteen
miles east of Santiago. J. @. J..
DOBYNS has ARRIVED.
JUST IN FROM A TRIP TO THE
ICY SHORES OF THE FROZEN
ALASKAN REGION.
Fired the Ledger Cannon, as Usual, on
the Fourth of July-He Had Lots
of Hardships Before he Ar
rived Back Home.

"Mexico will celebrate the Fourth"
Such were the tidings that echoed
from rock to rock over a thousand
whitened miles of Alaska's shore. AT
last it reached the ear OF a man seated
on the sunny side of a snow bank in
the Klonkyke. They aroused fond
memories. Since time unknown he
had been the center of the Fourth of
July celebration and the thought that
one would attempt to struggle along
without him was more than he could
bear. He yearned to fire the LEDGER
cannon; so he hove tn sight Sunday.
The trials and hardships of the gold
seekers life had no terror for him,
but the thought of a celebration with
ont his aid did the work. Charles
Gooch Dobyns started on a hot.foot
for Missouri. He arrived in Mexico
Sunday and those who were dazyled
by the sizzle of the pin wheel or
watched with Strengthening neck and
opening mouth the flight of the sky
rocket on the night Of the Fourth
readily recognized the technique Of
"Dobby," who had made the trip from
Alaska to officiate In his old-tin1e
capacity of chief starter of fireworks.
Charley did not find life all "beer
and .skittles" in the Klondyke, and
his remarks regarding the actions OF
Promoter Purcell are too intense for
the LEDGER to publish. He claims
that he was not treated right by Pur-
cell, and that others who were In the
party which left Mexico have since
regretted their action.
Charley says that Alaska is q good
place to live in, but nothing to COM
pare with Missouri. He states, how
ever, that he would have remained In
Alaska had he been properly treated
by Purcell.
Charley says when the party left
Mexico.his mother gave Purcell $500
for him, which fact was unknown to
him ar the time and he did not know
of it until he reached Omaha and
wrote for money 10 cone home.
Charley says since he has arrived he
learned that his mother told Purcell
to give him money when he actually
needed it, but not the color of one
cent did he see. Purcell told the par
ty he was taking Dobyns along az q
tramp, and Charley really thought he
was to work his passage out. When
Dobyns tired of the journey he Of
fered to give Purcell q check for 500
If he would advance him $40, Dobyns
not knowing Purcell had his money.
AT Sheep Camp Dobyns figured up
and found he owed Purcell $94. When
he left Purcell he slipped out Of camp
at midnight and went from Lake Lin
derman to Dyea, from Dyea to Taco
ma and from there to Omaha, all on
money from the sale of q pair Of
boots. He left his outfit, he says,
with Purcell. He started from Lake
Linderman on the night of April Ii.
Dobyns says he asked Purcell a dog
en- times If his mother had not given
him (PurcelD any money for him and
Purcell always said no.
Charley is loud in his denunciation
of the treatment he received from
Purcell and not the half OF what he
SAYS ia given here.