Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-28

N'uV4ti0h "a them all, although Nero
IS looking bad; Mig seems to stand it
all right.
You undoubtedly have heard from
the other party. We saw them off on
the boat but haven't heard from them
since, ana don't expect to until we
hear through you.
March 7th--Still on the st. Law
renee and no sght of land. We have
entered in an agreement, we eight. to
the effect that if anyone OF us should
get very sick, die or get disabled that
The rest Of us would see that his folks
set to hear Of it as soon as possible.
So as long as you don't hear from us
You may know that we are all right.
From what ! can learn it is going to
be hard thingto get mail in or out
OF that country. You may not hear
from me again in a long time.
| just went on deck and what do
you think saw? Land, : or rather
snow than land. 1t would likely be
called a beautiful sight; but upon
what can see at first sight Alaska is
as black as it is painted, the mountains
come down to the coast and look like
huge banks of snow extending into
the sky. We are somewhere between
Yakutat Bay and the mouth Of Copper
river in the Gulk of Alaska.
One of the boys, Anderson from
home, while eating supper asked the
cook for piece of bread when the
cook flew into rage and told him
that he could not have it as he ate too
much and used sugar on his bread.
Anderson said that he might eat more
than the rest but that he wanted
enough to eat and was willing to pay
for the extra amount. At that the
cook hurled big china cup at him.
missed him but hit the lamp on the
mask and BROKE lamp and cup and
spilled salt and glass into Markeri's,
Edwards, Pendleton's and my hunks.
Anderson caught the cook BY the
sleeve and tore his sleeve OF. but on
second thought let him 90 and is go
ing to tell the captain the facts OF the
case and then we may have some fun
when we reach land if Mr.. Cook does
not carry himself pretty straight.
Edwards and Anderson asked tor wa
ter this morning for breakfast and
were politely told to drink coffee as
they could have no water.
March lsth-We are now living still
as there is no wind, but it is 50 foggy
that we can't sec land, which Judge
is about fifty miles away.
March 19th-The day is perfect;
the mountains to TIE left of us are a
grand sight Mt. St Chas towers
away above the rest; they are all COW
cred with snow. We are not making
much Roadway as there is no wind.
A young fur seal has been playing
around our boat all morning.
March 20th We have had a good
wind today and expect to reach yaldes
sometime the 22nd. We have follow
ed the coast for the st two days and
are now past Cape st. Elias. We saw
a whale today; he followed the boat a
long time and spouted
1t is showing now and you can't see
but little ways from the boat We
passed boat today that left Seattle
five days ahead Of Us. 50 you see we
are not the slowest boat on the coast.
am in good health so far aud hope to
remain so.
March 21st-It has been raining all
day and is very foggy 50 we have
been drifting out to sea most all day.
At about > O'Clock it stopped raining
and the sun came outfo short time.
We are somewhere near the mouth Of
the Copper river.
March 22nd-The wind is blowing a
terrible gale. AT about 1870 a m. |
lay in my bunk awake and deliberat-
Ing whether would get up or 20 on
deck when there came what seemed
to me like a crash as if the boat lad
struck a rock. Two large grips came
tumbling in on top Of me and every
thing in the boat flew to one side.
codld hear then the water running in
upon Us. ! thought there was a hole
in the boat and we were doomed.
got out Of my bunk, ! know not how,
but the first ! remember was that /
had my hat on aud standing on the
table. Edwards was beside me and
pava4. in n my life saU q mo-, NTH