Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-04-15
xlONDlkERs ARE SAFE.
Tho Little Falls Party We're
Resting at Shops Camp
During the Land Slide.
Another Interesting Letter
From J. K. Martin-Written
April z and 8.

The family Of j. X. Martin have
just received another letter from him
from Sleeps camp, Alaska, sho wing
that all are well. The Ira nscript Il
permitted t. publish the following:
| SLEEPS CAMP, Alaska,
April 2. l89e.
We are still at this point. waiting
for the weather tn clear 80 we car
move. We have had our goods al
on the summit since last Sunday
and took rest on Monday. and
thought we would improve the time
by re-packlng our camp supplies and
wait until April l before going over
as we heard the duty would he taken
on at that time, but 1t was an April
fool. We have to pay duty just the
same. The weather has been 81
stormy we could not have gone, but
will surely have a let up soon, then
we will move our tent to Lake Lin.
derman.
I feel that we hare the hardest
part of our work done and the most
dangerous. 1t certainly was a fright
climbing the mountain. and nearly
every day someone was hurt. in fact,
every day. and some days two or
three, but we all escaped without a
scratch and 1 drew a great breath of
relief when our outfit was landed On
the summit.
We have increased our provisions
until we have nearly 1,20O pounds Of
solid food to the man. We also have
enough camp provisions to last us
two months or more, 40 we are well
supplied and have enough to last
oyer u year, but 1t has dra wn heavi-
ly on our cash and no small piece OF
work to pack over the mountains.
But we are well fixed and have
much to be thankful for.
The weather here Ia very mild, the
thermometer stands about 800 above
and 1t Ia showing hard. The fire
melts the snow Oh our tent 50 1t
keeps III guessing to dodge the drops
as they come through. lam getting
used to this camp life and don't
mind it one Tit.
MIR. Baldwin Just came IN from
down town and reports two men
being hung at Lake Linderman Tor
stealing. We have been fortunate
and l do not think we have lost q
thing. +: ~ @. ..'.'' ,'
We are getting good reports from
the gold f. Ids. and were In hopes to
be able to 60 through ON the snow
and Ice as far az the Big Salmon and
Watch creeks. which are about zoo
miles from here. They are reporting
good finds ON both. and We are
thinking seriously Of two Of US going
through light and try and get claims
and let the other five bring the pro.
Visions. ''''
Mr.. Rutgers ia still doing the cook.
ing, and does nicely. We have hot
biscuit. soups, Irish stew, beans. po-
ia toes, onions, oat meal, corn meal
musn. hot pancakes, fresh meat,
bacon, salt pork. rice and raisins.
apple. peach and apricot sauce, and
pies. OF course, not all at one meal,
but We are living well, and have de-
cided to let MIR. Rutgers do the cook
ing.
l have forgotten to say that have
received. your letters up to March -
EVENING OF April 8. '9S.
This has been an exciting day and
u sad one to many. The snow slides
have been the worst this country
ever knew. You have. undoubtedly.
seen the reports In the papers. There
10 no telling how many people are
buried under the snow. They have
dug out about thirty 80, far, and
over half of them are dead. saw
fifteen dead bodies today and they
are still digging. expect tho news
papers will have everyone buried
alive. We were on tho point OF tele-
graphing you through MIR. Olds at
Seattle. for fear you would see the
reports In the papers and worry
about us.
l took two kodak shots at the
scenes as the men were at the rescue
work. I can scarcely write az cam
not get my mind of the scenes II
today. 1t was ~ terrible. Three
men were pulled out Of their tent In
their sleeping bags; dead, evidently
killed during the night. The people
on the trail were coming downsirom
the scales to keep from being buried,
an some had already been covered
up, up there. There were about
of them got hold of q
2)O foot rope and started down for
safety, but they only got about one
third III the way down when over.
taken with the sno wRli1e. Two on
the rear end Oi the rope escaped and
came down and gave the alarm. /
believe there must have been 3.OuV