Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29
HOME FROM ALASKA.
Fred Jackson, Winthrop, Re-
turns from Gold Fields.
His Party Found Many Hardships and
Very little Gold.
Has Tried Beauties q Alaska- Maine Is Now
Coed Enough.

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Hallcwell, Me-, Sept. 28.-(SpeciaD.-
Fred Jackson az East winthron ar
~ i'ei . 7" 81 'ei .
trip. from stewart RIVER region. IN
Alaska. He left the camp on the
Stewart river Sent > and iourniad
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was taKen' LOT Seattle. IRIS time IN
cluded steps of ~ days at Dyea,
DAVIS at Seattle and one f1av at PORT
Land. Oregon.
Mr.. Jackson drove to his home In
East Winthrop Immediately after ar
rivips in th;s CIV. and eariy in the
afternoon. the Journal reporter called
unon him and learned something of his
| trsn which NAV ,ba of interest His re-
turn was quite l,nexpected and great
was the s,,rnrisa off the family when
he was seen driving into tl,a ward. He
is in fairly cnnd health. excepting a
| disabled hand which sustained severe
iniuries at Stewart deyeloping INTO a
nainfnl "a bsess
M Iac,.son was ona IF tha marty
sent ont nv the Alaska. Youkon. KIon-
dir-a Cold MINING ~ o,bars from this
vicinity being T. f. Jackson and wife.
| " r. Jac,ssr,n and Aired Cott,a Of
East w;ntbron and Ered Jenkins of
| Aupusta
The whole marty numbering as
started from Portland, March IA and
the ionrnev to Seattle consumed g
DAYS AT Seattle there was a stop of
davs during which time clothing
AZ the exnirat;on of mai tima they
took rassaee on the steamer for Dye,.
| whore thev boupht q mules for trans
nor,tat;no tha;r .,cods To s,h,,a, Camn
Sheen Camn is "a small settlement at
the foot of The high mountains where
is situated The famous mass and they
naclea thesr sunnlies overatha steen
hills To the stone ho,,se which Is at
| the foot OF the Summit, or what is
| otherwise known as the Chilkoot pass.
'''rhe pass can hardly be described"
said Mr.. Jackson, land any pictures of
it that 1 have seen fail. TO show the
almost impassab!e condition which
| there exists.
"The mountain rises to- a hight of
about three-Quarters Of a mile, and it
| is simply one vast pile of loose rocks
| of all shapes and sizes when not cover
| ed with snow. How horses and mules
are ever driven over the, spass. Mr..
| Jackson cancot conceive. 1t is a fact
| that many are driven over but the
number that are unable to withstand
| the climb, is far greater. =.
| Horses that NAV have fallen with n
broken leg. or from exhaustion. are
| killed. and their bodies are thrown to
one side Of the trailtand along the en-
| tire length of the trail nm the mass. car
casses of horses and mules were eyerv-
| where to be seen.
In this wav Sheen Camn soon came
to be a very unhealthy place and many
people were hero stricken with tvnhoid
| caned the disease
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10 i".i CO ou unue eisn' iee'
He relates that the marty was ionr-
neying along when the massive hank
of snow was seen moving towards them
and owing to the size of the slide there
was no way TO escane He was vio-
| lently thrown down and he Law for a
time entirely conscious Of the Terrible
catastrophe. He Thought he was
| soon to die and soon went IN s,een
thinking that his last hours wara 81
hand.
He awoke soon however, and hearing
voices raised a crv which was con,
tinued until the rescuers found him
He was taken to small bosnitoI at
Sheen Camp and was soon on his feet
IT, MI. .ss
Nnaihe party reHiaiheu LOT
time and rendered aid in removing the
bodies. MANY of which were sent to
coa+tIo Tlc ...t 49, s.
oedt.ie. Inc pest Known secret So
cfeties were represented there, and the
remains of those of the unfortunates