The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-13

Seattle. Wash, Sept. 12.--The steam
ship Rosalie has arrived here from
Skaguay, Alaska, with sixty passen-
gers from Dawson, who brought out
about half a million dollars in gold
dust and drafts. william Stanley, of
this city, had about 100000 in drafts.
The 500 pounds Of gold on which they
were issued was shipped down the river
to st. Michael.
G. L. Richardson of Chicago, killed
himself with a revolver at Telegraph
Creek, on the Stickeen river route to
the Klondike on Aug. 81. He had just
completed a perilous trip from Ash
croft. B. c., in company with four
other young men from Chicago and the
party had narrowly escaped starving
to death on the latter part of the trip.
He was exhausted from travelling with
out food and found that he had arrived
at Telegraph Creek too late to go to
the mines. Additional encouragement
in the losing of several horses, 1t Is
said, decided him and he carried out
his idea of self-execution.
on the day of the tragedy he had
remained in camp with r. It. Stone, a
Chicago newspaper man, to look Tor
the missing horses. while the other
men of the party went to new camp
near Glenora.
He complained of being i'll and stone
left him at the camp. On returning
several hours later he saw nothing OF
his partner. He noticed that the
packs had been opened and on going
into the tent saw Richardson stretched
out on the bed with the story of his
ended life plainly told by gaping
wound in the side Of the head.
The story of the terrible trip is told
by Mr. Stone as follows: I'VE left
Ashcroft full of hope, and with every
prospect of success in April. There
we're five of us: G.. l.. Richardson,
Harry w. Jones, r. II. Matthews,
Samuel T. Shaw and myself, all of
Chicago We had twenty horses and a
big outfit. We were assured that the
trip to Telegraph Creek would take
only sixty days and that there was
plenty of food for our horses.
CARIBOo ROAD.
1--WE followed the Cariboo wagon
road for a short distance and then
went along the Fraser river to Ques-
nellie so that we might have food for
our horses. After leaving that point
our trouble began. 1t rained and the
trail was soon in terrible condition.
There was a band Of 500 cattle on the
road before us and they chopped up
the road. In few days we lost twelve
horses.
"They told US that from HaZleton
to Telegraph Creek the distance was
200 miles, and we took provisions for
that distance. We found the distance
was really over 400 miles, and conse-
quently nearly starved to death before
the end of the trip. For two weeks
before reaching Telegraph Creek we
had hardly nothing to eat, as we were
forced to live on such food as we could
gather in the woods.
I'VE turned the horses out to feed
and in the morning could find but
three of them. The other boys went or
to Glenora, while Richardson and my
self remained behind. The morning
that we We're to Join the other boys
Richardson seemed particularly de-
spondent. He had often talked of sui
eide, but we did not think he would
take his own life.
When I returned from last search
after the missing horses | noticed tht
camp was somewhat disordered. Or
looking closer l found Richardson
rolled up in a blanket. In his heaC
was a gaping hole from a revolver
The weapon was still in his hand. II,
had killed himself shortly after lef
camp. Richardson was % years of age
His parents live in Battle Creek. Mich
The body was buried at Glenora, AM
l am taking his effects back to hi
people in Michigan.
THE other boys in the party decided
to go on. and are now working thei
way into the mountains of far north
eastern British Columbia"
Stone says that their party is one o
the first ones to get through, an
thinks some of the others will peri.l
on the trail.