The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-06
HlSlMESSAa FROM ANDRH
JACK CARR CLAIMS TOs HAVE
FOUND oxE or THE PIGEONS.
He u Returning FSom So MfehaN
With Dsspasch~s, ana ysss Tsyisg
- Sell Sis Andrea story 70 News
paper Correspoudesis In NssAame.

Special Dszfafea 70 the Posi- -IEtaiI.g sncsf.
EASAIM0, Apr. Jack Carr As&9z
States mat carrier, arrived here Or DoAU
the steamer Centennial with mail from
d. Michael and Other points on ~. iA-
kOn. which he brought up the river ard
out over the passes> Carr claims 10 have
with him 4 message from AGdEee. found
q carrier pigeon pseked up IA Alaska.
which message conveys word that Audree
II alive and on land. Carr sudeayoyed 10
seil the message to different newspaper
correspondents. asking a Large sum for
It. but none were awarded 11vesf on the
mysterious documents, nor Informed Of
the location where the carrier pigeon IL
alleged to have been found.
No Farther Details Reeefsea.
VICTORIA, b. c., April @-The news Of
the arrival Of Jack Carr with asvjss
from BaIloonist Andree was exrapn0
from Departure bay, upon the arrixab<R
the steamer upon .~hseh Carr Travelled
from 81. Michael No details were Kisea
beyond the fact that Carr had such nd
Vices. and nothing further Is OBJ a.nahie
until the steasner arrives at eit1e VAN
couyer or Victoria. SOME time tonight. as
she has already Jeff Departpre bay. which
II sixty miles from this place.
Not Relieved In Chicako.
CHICAGO. April 5*--Eve.yn H. Baidwin.
who visited the Andree balloon ssastonxjn
Epitxbergen. and who volunteered 20 &c
company the daring aer0naut on hls v0y-
age 10 the North pole. but could not on
account OF the limited capacity Of the
balloon. was interview by the Associated
Press this afternoon regarding the buiIe-
Tin from Victoria. ID. G. Mr. Baldwin
said:
ssWhile scarcely believe the report 10
- true-it seems TOO good to be true-yet
realize that II IL not impossible that
Aadree may have arrived In Alaska. for
- accomplish that feat was his most ar
dent desire. That he could have done -
BY this time. provided this balloon car
rttd him FAR enough seaward. say 10 some
point on the sea Ice in North Alaska. Is
proven by the safe arrival o9 n captain
Of one Of the whaling vessels from the
north coast OF Alaska after six months
Journey southward Andree NAV have ar
rived at some point in the Tehookche
peninsula Off Northeastern Siberia last
autumn. as Baron Nog,ienskjold believed
he would. AID as Andree himself thought
he might, and thence made his way across
Bering strata 10 Alaska-''
Carr left Seattle with the Eliza An.ler-
son expedition. being one OF the parties
interested In that unfortunate craft When
the Eliza was tied MP IN Dutch Harhor. he
went on the Merwin to the mouth of the
Yukon and made his way with that boat
into tha river. He made his way up as far
as Nnlato. a point 80 miles Up from the
mouth. but only sixty miles across from
81. Michael by land. He went across 10
81 Michael. ard at that point was In
trusted with dispatches by Col. Randall.
commanding the troops at that point. and
Also by the agent of the Alaska CONNER
ci&l Company. Returning. he started from
Nulato up the river on Thanksgiving day.
4 4a.s~ l. -. - -
days. AT that point Judge w d. Wood,
who recently returned from the Yukon,
met him. Judge Wood says at that time
Carr made no mention OF the fact OF hay
Ing heard anything from the Aadree party,
and al no place along the river on the
Journey UP. did Judge Weed hear even
ramors OF any such message having been
received hs any one.
Carr viii probably arrive here soma time
during the day.