The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-30
STEAMER QUEEN
In FROM ALASKA
brings Latest News From Dawson
rat Calvin. the Famous hIsn-
diker. Nmong Her Passenger.

diker. Among Her Passengers.
Steamer Queen arrived In port last night
from Lynn canal She left Skagway Mon
day. Among her passengers are three
men from Dawson. viz: Pat Calvin. thu
well known k1ondiker: Ed Hickson. Of
Por. Townsend. ana Lou Mengane, OF
Georgia
Pat Calvin. around whom most interest
naturally centers. left Skagway April /
for flying trip 10 Dawson. On his re-
turn the two men above named Joined
him. together with third, who win BE-
mentioned presently. On the trip out
the party undertook 20 explore new
route from the Little Salmon river
10 Lake Lebarge. The experiment
proved disastrous one. The party
lost its way and remained lost for
seven days, during which time. they has
one OF the most thrilling experiences that
have yet befailen Alaska advensurerS
Their Indian guides forsook them and dis
appeared. for no other reason, as Calvin
says than pure cussedness" BY the new
route the men had hoped to save rs miles.
In reality they probably went as much
further than they would have gone over
scribable hardships. Their provisions ran
short. They lived for several days on one
pancake day, and were, in fact upon
the verge of starvation, when by strange
freak of luck, or providence. their aimless
wanderings brought them back to the little
Salmon river.
Shortly after they reached the river
they encountered one Ole Jameson, who
was going down the stream with a fat
load or provisions. The starving men on
the bank called to him for aid, but he
turned deaf ear TO their entreaties and
despite their wild cries and curses he
passed on out Of Their reach. Better for
tune soon came their way and as one OF
the men expressed 1t they realized that
the darkest hour is just before dawn. An.
other craft hove in sight pIoughing i,s
solitary way down the bosom OF the Lit
tie Salmon. Its skipper and crew happen
ed to consist OF Whisky Thompson, him
self an old time Klondiker and strange IA
say one of Galvin's most intimate ac-
quaintances. Needless TO say, when the
emac.ated men, on shore. once gained his
notice their empty Iarder and stomachs
We're amply replenished.
The fourth member of the party above
referred to. was Charles Schultz and while
the men We're wandering an adventure be-
fell him which came near costing him his
life. He fell down deep ravine, lodging
on shelf about twenty-five feet down,
where he would have persisted, had not
the other members OF the party lowered
him a rope and rescued him.
When the party reached the foot of
Lake Iebarge on May 9. they found
that 4i5 canoes had already passed down.
averaging four men to the boat, a total
of about 2.e0o, the advance guard of this
seasons Klondikers. Calvin says It will
take these men six or eight days to reach
Dawson.
AT the same point they met saltwater
Bill" and a few days later had the pleas
ure of reading his obituary in an Alaskan
paper of an earlier date.
Calvin estimates the seasons outpu.
from Dawson at s20,o0o.o0o He says 1t
would have been far greater but for a
protracted strike caused by the cutting
OF wages from SIS to $3.50. in which from
5000 to 6,ooo took part. He says there are
fiftythree cases of scurvy in the hospitals
at Dawson. which he thinks not an un-
usual number. He reports all creeks pam
ming out well, particularly Henderson and
Dominion. He looks for the latter to
prove a second Eidorado.