The herald., 1898-08-29
STORY OF THE KLoNDIKE
The Hardships Of Party From Santa
Ana

SANTA ANA, August 2S.-Ernest White.
a well known young man Of this city, re-
turned Friday evening from the klondike,
after a hard and adventurous but fruitless
trip. He left Santa Ana last November
with party composed Of Messrs. Paul
Tyson and Harry Spencer of this city and
Messrs. H. M. MARBLE and c. B. Duryea of
Los Angeles. The party were known as
the california Bears" and bore that APP
pelation through all their travels. They
left Seattle, where they outfiitted, in No
vember, and arrived at Valdez on JAM IA,
having stopped for short time en- route
at Juneau, Skaguay and Dyea. On March
1st they left Valdez and started on their
perilous journey across the glaciers with
their goods, consisting of about 1000 pounds
of clothing, provisions and Blankets. The
snow was deep, and each man hauled his
own sled, with about $50 pounds weight.
After proceeding a short distance 1t was
found that the best and most feasible
method of transporting their goods was to
haul the whole lot in small parcels GER
tain distance, then go back and repeat
operations. This, of course, was tedious
and slow process, and it was May LIST when
they reached their objective point on the
Tazlina river, where some rich strikes had
been made. A stop of several weeks was
made here while the entire party pros
pected without any reward. They then
decided to strike out further. After few
miles travel they encountered two lost and
half famshed argonauts, who proved to be
a Mr.. Rhodes Of Los Angeles and Judge
King Of Texas. The men were half dead
from lack of food and exposure, but were
taken in by the california Bears and fed
and nursed back to health, when they left
for Valdez en- route home. The California
party learned from Messrs. King and
Rhodes Of another Ell Dorado which had
recently been found on the Tanana river,
and the boys decided to start there. 1t was
found that they could not take all their
goods with them, so they decided to leave
one OF the party In charge of them. Lots
were drawn to see who should stay, and
Mr. White was the unlucky(O one. The
remainder Of the party started on June "a
for Tanana river, and have never been
heard from since. White remained with
the goods for some time, and then left them
in charge of responsible parties and came
on home, where he will remain until spring.
when he intends to return.
Mrs. Monaghan's Statement
LOS ANGELES, Aug. q, 1898.
To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald:
In recent edition of your paper you pub
lshed a statement, through your CORES
pondent in Santa Ana, that the Preferred
Insurance company had refused a claim
for which I would sue, and the agent de-
MED the same in the following issue, stat
Ing that no notice or claim had been made
In answer to numerous inquiries will
say, the policy requires that there be
specific notice to the company, either in
case of accident or death, within ten DAYS
after accident. AS soon as 1t can be de-
termined by the best legal advice in New
York City and in California, that the
facts can be pressed in a claim notwith-
standing the lack of notice, 1t will be done
in compliance with request of Mr.. Mon
Afghan, who, regarding 1t a just claim, ad-
vised me In case of his death to make the
attempt. hoping 1t would reimburse me for
a claim of $500 which would be made upon
me through a business speculation of his.
which would result all right in case he re-
covered. T-
The facts in the case are these: An in
jury from an accident which was pro-
nounced by one Of the best specialists in
the east (who was at that time here, and
who was consulted as an old frienfD of
very serious nature. A fact which I re-
fused to have divulged to the patient for
fear of retarding any possible chance Of
recovery. MY agent in New York is In re-
the accident occprred. The local physician
who is at present abroad; also in receipt Of
q telegram from the young man with whom