Connecticut western news., 1898-05-12
IN FROZEN ALASKA.
MT Emmons Writes Us of the Experi-
 ences of 6 Gold Hunter

April II. After refreshing sleep l awoke early and found our steamer an- chored in Wungel harbor, a settlement of about 600 inhabitants. There are 60 houses just built and in process of con | struction. Here we met steamship that brought us the sad news that @ snow-slide occurred in Dyea April 3 |, where 100 people or thereabouts had perished This steamship had on board the survivors, who had changed their plans and were on their way to the Stikeen entrance to the northwest territory which is just below Wungel. This route is the one the Canadian an- thorities are trying to connect by rail- way with Dawson City. Three large sailing vessels were in the harbor and several smaller craft Wungel has a good saw mill, hotel, good pier and warehouse, where steamers take on fuel and supplies, The town is built on a side hill looking towards the north.
 Early in the morning of April l2 we are entering Lynn canal slowly. Our steamship enters this canal slowly as rocks are scattered here and there, in the channel and many ships have per ished here In the afternoon we arriv- ed at Hain's Mission and send boat ashore with passengers, taking on sever al. l counted 26 frame houses and 5l tents A company of soldiers is stationed here with 516 reindeer, 100 of which Capt, Albercrombie. our military cap- tain on board, expected to take with him for his Copper River expedition, but found them so poor and unfit after two days round up that he concluded to 20 mp to Dyea and get mules instead
 A heavy storm being on us we lay here three days. The mission is under the Episcopalians, Ray MT Warren be- ing the head. Here are two old build ings the remnants of the old Huds m Bay trading post which was formerly located here. Mir Dalton keeps horses and couveyances here that he uses in carrying freight over the trail, com mencing here and ending at old Fort Selkirk, known by his name (Daltou) gentleman came on board nam sd Watson who tells me he owns asaw-mill in Sksguay and is looking up site for one here and that he has also discover ed near by coal mine that looks prom lsing.
 Early on the morning of the 14th the storm ceased and we proceeded on our way to Dyea, arriving there about 2 o'clock a. m. To the right about three miles from Dyea and before we reached there we passed Skaguay, which is quite place with an opera house, sev- eral hotels, stores and about 10,000 in habitants. In this harbor we saw a steamship, just arrived, and three. masted bark, badly damaged. There were also the remains of the ll-fated Whitelaw, which was burned in this harbor few weeks ago. with all the miners outfits on board, the miners and crew barely escaping with their lives.
 At Dyea we tied up at tho wharf of the Dyea- -Klondike Transportation O. and laid there, waiting for the military portion of our crew to get their mules Hotel Colemsn is located here. Several of our party visited Dyea village, situat. ed three miles north of this hsrbor and came back telling of the size of the city and it's make up, Hotel Brunswick be- ing the best hotel. It is reached by street cars upon whose wooden rails the trucks of three or four cars would like to be placed when the conveniences of their owners will permit their beirg transferred from their present store.
 Dyea. like it's sister, SkaRuay, is built upon musshy soil. between the hills right on the sane level of the sea Here we learned of the bad snow slide that had buried the unfortunate miners at this point.
 A pathetic story is Id of a young woman, Is years old, who came here with ons horse and by packing freight. came into possession of wealth enough to purchase eight horses und was doing a good business in this line. Among the man on this trail tIere was enc, Mr West, who become interested in this young girl. Shortly ai;er she came down the trail to this fatal slide and looking over the deal bodies saw to her sorrow her friend lying cold in death. She kneeled down by his sile and gave vent to her feeling, bidding him to come back once more. But, like true woman she commenced to try and bring him back to life She rubbed his chest, worked his arms and pressing her k ees upon his stomach, worked over him, calling him all the time to come back. An hour passed and still she bent over him, two hours and three hours and in the fourth hour, after con tinuously working his arms, rubbing his stomach and breathing into his mouth, he opened his eyes and whisper. ed her name. Soon he revived all right and thls 16 year old became the hero inc of the camp
 About midnight the 18th. We drop ped down to Hain's mission again, there being some misunderstanding about turning over the mules to the de tachment on our steamer. as General Miles had given an order for some other disposal of them and Captain Albercrombie concluded to take 10( reindeer. He sent out tug with lighters for this purpose, with 40 men to round up the reindeer, but after working all day and getting the reindeer where they could be inspected they were found to be so poor and weak from their long voyage to this one hand, aud food of their own liking on the other, to put them into proper condition. So they were left and al a. m. the 16th we weighed anchor and proceeded on our journey, arriving in Orca all safe and sound the morning of the 18th at a. m. The air is fine the weather charming, sunny and clear, and there is lots of snow. Orca ii rather disappointment to me. I sup. posed it was quite place; instead thIs company has salmon csnnery, store and two or three houses that is all This boat contained nearly the whole ol Orca, about 60 Cinnamon that do the work in the caunery. and the officers in charge of them. These men come up in the spring and stay during the season's work, returning in the fall to San Fran cisco. The weather is seldom colder than zero.
 Copper City, Tuesday, April 19.
 We arrived here at Copper city last evening all safe and sound. There is without doubt, 300 of us all told or l nur staannnr That mill crlt off hara ana