The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-15
2oksd Up BY the Dora After .
Perilous Trip.
OUT FROM FROZEN MuNook,
Aeeoapanfea ny Mining Expert
1aw1ey He Traserses the ley Viii
Asrness and u Fesaa ny the
Oteaner Flying . signal of Dis
sssss On = Lonely Coast Haff
way Detween usga and kadfas.

Gen n II Carr, the well known Seattle
attorney who has been w.nserinS AZ
Nunook on the Yukon. has just completed
q ner1lous trip overland 80 the Alaskan
peninsula He made ths terrible trip
with Q mining expert named Hawiey. The
men were picked up on the beach al q
poin4 about half way between Inga and
Kodiak islands by the steamer D0ra,
which observed their signals OF distress
Cur IL row at Sitka and viii probably
arrive here in few days on the steamer
Queen
The news OF Gen. Cars arrival from
the interior was brought to this city by
Ma ". Austin. OF Unga- who arrived
frseD the north on the steamer National
City. They had taken passage on the
Dora from Unga 10 sltka- There they
took the steamer George Il. Elder TO Ju-
usau, where they transferred to the Ma
etsaai City. The reason Carr did not take
che Elder was that the la,,er was going
20 Portland, and he decided that he would
rssoh Seattle about as soon by waiting
fey the Queen.
Mrs.. Austin and Mrs. Foltz were at the
Eesthsr0 hotel yesterday. They said thai
ozsss was absolutely no doubt that one Of
ne man picked up by tho Dora was Gen.
r n. Carr. OF this city. lie was accom-
tnn4ed on his trip out from the interior
" Mining Expert Hawley. OF Portland.
The Dora was steamins near the coast
Of de Alaskan peninsula on her way TO
Kadiak island from Unga. when signals
pk 1lstress were seen from the shore. Ac-
oordIng TO the women Carr and Hawley
waved nag improyised out OF bit OF
eAuvaA. The appearance OF men on the
baWen and uninhabited shore OF the
peu1nsuia would have been sufficient TO
af0Act attention, and their signals were
quickly answered by running tho Dora
nearer shore. The captain OF the Dora
sent q small boat ashore after them and
brought Oh their sled and dog teams as
well
Deth Mrs. Austin ana Mrs. Foltz saw
= good deal of Carr on the trip 70 sitka-
He was In good health. but had a terrible
4:fp from tho interior They can give no
details OF his trip out or regarding the
conditons at Mnnook. They say they pre-.
fer TO let Ge7. Carr cell his own story. He
did not te!. them thu reason for his un-
dortaking the long and hazardous trip
0ososS the country. They understood that
he bad been three mouthx On the way
ana that he had been encamped on the
beach for some time on the lookou. for
some steamer. Carr and Hawley did not
known how long they would have TO wait
Oh the beach before they would be picked
Sip. They we:e afraid the Dora would
pas them IN the night, so kept camp
tres burning IN hopes or attracting attsn-
ton. Gen Carr told Mrs. Austin tina, Ia
Intended TO return 10 Munook.
Cen Cars relatives and friends In this
city were very mach surprised yesterday
20 hear that he had reached the coast.
They received a hotter from him about
three weeks ago which came up the river
from Dawson. in which he said that ho
would rot come out until The arst river
boat. it then. They have no idea what
Svaiu nave nspHtieG ai Manook that
caused him to risk his life in the long
"trip across the country 10 the shore OF
tire peninsula.
Gen. Carr went 70 the Yukon early IN
August on the firs. ,r.p Of the steamer
Portland after that vessel landed her
golden cargo at this port lie went
north In the company with ex-Gov. John
II. McGraw. The early formation of the
ice prevented the party getting any
further north than Rampant City. Fail
ing 10 set 30 Dawson. Carr went ia,o the
newly discovered Muncok clsfFic, and
worked during tbs winter with shove,
and pick developing claims that are saia
70 DO valuable.