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Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-28


wiehstwo polecalo tylko ksiaz.
XII ,nabozne", Ia to wreszcie
swiadomosc wywola}a koni. CT
nose zaloaenia naszej organi.
ZACH.
Coprawda, zalozy}o Zwiszek
zaledwo kilku ludzi, dzielnycb
patrjotow, jak Andrzejkowicz
Lipi6ski, Popieli6ski, Bia
cbowski i Szsjnert, ale czy by
liby oni W stanie ten Zwiazek
zaiozyc, gdy by ME czuli, IL
lud polski W Ameryce potrze.
buje takiej organizacji i czy
By iby Zwiazek rozwinai sic
tax poteznie. jak obecnie, gdy.
by lud polski W Ameryce ME
chcial tego, ME dsay} do zama
nifestowania swego ducha ma
rodowego!
Disc przejrzeG dzieje swiata,
by przekonac sic tenn, ae wy
bitui przewodnicy narodu,
krzewiciele wielkich idei zja @.
wall sic tylko wtedy, gdy pO-
trzeba okazywafa sic po temu,
gdy W umysfach ludu fermen-
towsfy sic burzyfy te idee,
kt6re oni mieli W cayn wpro.
wadzic, a wiec i naszym
Zwiazkiem tax bylo. Zalozy.
ciele jego nadali poprostu ay
Gle Iaterjalne temu, co ayio
juz i burzylo sic W duszach lu-
du polskiego W Ameryce.
Duchowiehstwo nasze ME
chcialo tego pojac prowadzi
10 wake przedstawicielami
naszej organizacji, godlem
jej, z tytufem nawet! Gdy
tymczasem pOza tymi naszymi
przedstawicielami, poza tytu.
lem i godfem Zwiazku stat lud
polski!
A silly ludu, obudzouej re
snu, urazonej W najczulsza
strune, mic ME zmoze. Me
dziw wiec, ze ME pomagaja,
ami przekle6stwa, ami wymy.
slania, ami fafsze - Zwiazek
wciaz rosnie.
To samo co stalo sic z by.
tomskim ,Katolikiem" Ia
Slazku, sta}o sic tez uaszym
Zwiazkiem W Stanach Zjedno
czonych.
Tam 267 ksiszy podpisuje
odezwe potepiajscs dzia}alnosc
patrjotycznego i szczerze ;ka.
tolickiego pisma, a pomimo
to abonenci cd niego ME cd.
padajs, owszem, liczba ich
rosnie; tu duchowie6stwo sta.
ra sic zniszczyc Zwissek i
wszelkie usifowania ME odno-
szs pozadanego skutku.
NIECE czssto usywany tepie.
je, a gdy 60 sic zbytnio ostrzy,
to i klinga wreszcie zuzyje sic
supefnie, ME dziw wiec, ze i
prseklehstwa stspialy, a lud
albo day pod nasz sztandar,
albo-nie chcsc patrsec sic ma
te zaPasy - swraca sic ku OBJ.
Gym j wynaradawia sisl
Ulubionym takze konikiem,
ma kt6rym jezdsi wiskszosc ma.
ssego duchowiehstwa, Jest
twierdzenie, se Zwiszek wywo.
iai ruch t. z. niezaleAny.
l tu, jakby ma swiadectwo
fafssu, many fakt re stosun
kow krajowych. w Gslicji
pojawia sic ,,ksiadz buntow.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-28


nego czytauia jego pisemek,
pewna Geese ludu kocha go
fanatycznie, nazywajac swoim
"ukochanym ksiedzem prala.
tenn. Zastrzegamy. ze ME
sympatyzujemy wcale z osoba
ks. s., dziski jemu jednak ma
my najlepszy dow6d, jak fai
szywemi SO twierdzenia, IL
Zwiszek stworzyi niezaleznych.
Me Zwiszek, a znow nietak
towne, pelne uporu zarozu
mialosci postspowanie pew
nych nsszych duchownych Jest
przyczynl tego ruchu.
Ruch ten objawiai sic jua
wtedy, gdy Zwiszek jeszcze
ME istniai, ruch ten objawiai
sic tam, gdzie Zwiazek ME
nia} prawie wcale swoich
przedstawicieli. Najleps.y do
w6d many ma parafjl s. p. ks.
kolasinskiego. Pomlmo prze.
sladowania przez wiadze kos.
cielne, nieboszczyk byf popros
tn uwielbiany przez swych
parafan ME zwiszkowc6w. |
dlaczego! Oto dlatego, iak
trafnie zaznacza detroicka S,co
bocta, ze ,,lud czul sic uposle.
dzonym przez wiadze kosciel
ns, czui ae mu Sc krzywda
dzieje, a sp. ks. Kolasl6ski
a,0iqzat spra'oe s0ojiG ze spra,oq
tudu, zgotowai sobie i swemu
ludowi ogromne zwyciszta o,
upokorzyf swoich przeciwni-
kow, zadal klam wszystkim
duchownym i swieckim, kt6
rzy przez dlugie lata glosili,
&c on nigdy ME moze wr6cic
do praw wfadzy W kosciele
katollckim, przez to wzbu-
dzi1 to miiosc szczers i praw.
DIVA"
nPr6cz tego by} jeszcze dru.
81 pow6d mliosci ludu do So.
ksisdza Kolasi6skiego. Ma
dnie serca naszego ludu ley
lgfsbokie przywiszanie do OF.
czyzny. Space moze, ale da.
jsce nieraz objawy zywotnos
CT. Lud nasz kocl a zwyczaje
obyczaje, jake przywi6zi z so.
ba tutaj Polski. Lud nasa
chciafby zachowywas tax sa
mo posty, te same, CO W OF.
czyznie swiscic swista, to samo
W kosciele widziec naboze1.
stwo, jakiego-s z TAXA poboznos
cia bywal uczestnikiem W sta.
rych naszych wiejskich koscio
Zach. Ma to zwracal niebosz.
csyk bacsna uwage. Wszystko
u niego byte tax, jak W naszej
ojczyznie".
Sfowa powyzsze powinni
gisboko zapamistac sobie ci
wszyscy, kt6rzy osmielajs sic
twierdzic, ae nasza organiza
cja buntuje lud przeciwko du.
chowie6stwu.
Niechaj duchoviehstwo ma.
see ,.swisEe rzecsywiscie spra
we swojs re spraws naszego
ludu", niechaj pojmie naresz-
Gle, Re zwiszek ME m6giby
istniec rozrastac sis,gdyby lud
ME csul jego potrzeby, gdyby
idea piracy narodowej dla Pol.
ski ME ocknsla sic ME wko
rzeniia W serca ludowe.
Eiechaj duchowiehstwo takae
+pYzeirzv zWazv beznam;atn;e
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-28

kto bedzie naszym Janem Sobies-
kim: pyta Chicago Journal" tax
odPowiada ma to pytanie: Po jak
przed dwoma wiekami Jan Sobieski
pobii hordy azjatyckiego barbarzyh-
silva ocalii Europe dla cywilizacji,
TAX teraz przypadnie W udziale ME-
znanemu jeszcze bohaterowi obecnej
wojny zgniecenie sredniowieoznego
despotyzmu ocalenie Ameryki dla
wolnosci.
Porownanie W kazdym razie cie-
kawe.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-28

Naprzyk}ad ,,Dziennik Chicagos-
XII. To tez radzimy wywiesic ma
gmachu tego pisma z6lto-czerwona
hage hIszPahska napisem: Viva ell
rey Alfonso XIII! A bajo los ame-
ricanos' (Niech zyje kr6l Alfons
XIII. Frecz amerykanami!l.
bezwatpienia wywrze to skutek
Po'adany ale ME dla Dziennika".
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-28
ROk IL.
Notatki.

kuba musi bye wolna, - wolala
milJony' jednak So pomiedzy nami
tscy' ktorzy VIOLA rzady hiszpahskie.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-28

Pisma Poznahskie pytaja czy to
kPiny czy drwiny formowanie cd.
dziaiow ochotnikow polskich Sta
mach Zjednoczonych dla wojny z
Hiszpania.
Ami kpiny ami drwiny. Polacy poi
da wslczyt, jezeli tego bedzie po-
trzeba, "a kraj, ktorego So obywate-
lami. Jak zwykle.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-28

Il pism enroPejskich iowiadujemy
sic, ze p. Aleksy Kurcjusz, sprowa-
dzony tutaj diva lata temu pra sz
Wydzia1 Oswiaty u. N. p, a kt6re-
go wyjazd ztad nikogo ME .zasmucil
-ruszy} obecnie do polskich kolonij
W Brazylji.
Me zazdroscimy naszym rodakom
brazylijskim tego yrozpaczliwego"
nabytku.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-28

Pan F. Gryglaszewski, byly CEN
zor Il. n. p, otrzyma} posade special
nego ajenta gruntow rzadowych W
Alasce. w tych dniach p. G. rusza
ma daleka Po}noc, gdzie - stosownie
do otrzymanych instrukcyj - ma
zwiedzic zatoke Jakucka okolice az
do rzeki Yukon, rrince William
Sound, Copper River, Cooks Inlet
i giab. Alaski jeszcze bardzo ma}o
zbadana.
Moze P. G. odkryje tam nowy
KlOndyke' zyozymy powodzenia j
many nadzieje, .s ,;godzie" ME
zapomni.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-28

Zpowodu rozPoczecia wojny wick.
szosc gmachow publicznych W Chi
cago wywiesiia flagi narodowe. Ina
naszym domu zwiazkowym zawis{
gwiazdzisty sztandar, jako widomy
znak sympatji dla tych, ktorzy pojda
walczyc "a sprawe wolnosci.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-28

Me zdarzyio nam sic jeszcze mig
dy lozytsc TAX falszywyoh, .lyoh
uprzedzonych wiadomosoi Stanaoh
zjednoczonycb, jak " koresponden-
cjsch powyaej wymienionego p. X.
drukowanych przez lwowska Gazette
Handlowo- -Geografczna.
Wygladsjs one tax jak korespon-
dencje staiego mieszkahca Ryczywo.
Ia lub Ko&omyi, ktory pierwszy raz
wyjechawszt po "a granice swojsgo
powiatu, z}osci sic, se Psryz lub No
Wy York 50 inne ! wieksze cd jeso
rodzinnych zasciank6w.
w przesziym tygodniu n,emiecki
dziennik W Chicago Illinois Staass
Zeisung" obcbodzii piedzie,ista roc.-
nice swego istnienia. u powodu tel
uroczystosci ukszai sic wspaniasy
numer jubileuszowy tego dsienniks
o " stronicach, zswierajacych PROOF
nad1wyczsj .ajmujacego tek.su,
blisko 900 ilustracyj.
Czy my, polsoy, doczeksmy sic
takiego rozwoju dziennikarskieQo,
Hy,~<~ I~l- -s- 80
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
THE PLAN OF ACTION
AGREED UPON BY THEP PRESIDENT, CAB|'
NET AND GENERALS.
Expects TO Terminate the war ny june '"o
First. Troops to Be Sent to Philippine
acknowledgements Leo and Wheeler
Have Started to Chickamauga.

The president, cabinet and generals
of the army have been busy formulat-
ing a new plan of action for bringing
the war to speedy termination: An
aggressive move by land and sea
against Cuba and the Spanish fleet
will be adopted. Fifty thousand
troops are to leave for Cuba this week.
Generals Lee and Wheeler, who are
to command divisions, were ordered
to Chickamauga Monday night. All
available transports have been char
tered. Twenty-Five transports have
been chartered at San Francisco and
other places to convey ten thousand
troops to reinforce Dewey at the Phil
ippine Islands. Two regiments OF In
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
Cruiser Fired Upon.

The American feet was nearer Ha-
vana than at any other time Friday.
At $50 O'Clock cruiser approached
almost in front of Ell Moro The
Playa Chivo battery fired the first
shot, but it fell short. The second
passed above the vessel, which turned
and retired at full speed. The third
shot fell near her bow. Other shots
were fred at her as she ''retreated. "
The result of the final shots is at pres.
ent unknown.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
DETAIL OF THE VICTORY
COMMODORE DEWEY THE HERO OF THE
HOUR.
City of Hundred Thousand People Can.
tured and Fleet Destroyed Without the
Loss of an American.-The Description by
Ono of Dewey's Men.

Commodore Dewey attacked the
Spanish positions at Cavite Monday
morning. He swept five times along
the line and scored one of the most
brilliant successes in modern warfare.
Miraculous as it may appear, none
Of our men were killed, ond only eight
were wounded. Those who were
wounded suffered only slight injuries.
Commodore Dewey arrived off Ma
Mia bay Sunday night, and decided to
enter the bay at once.
With all its lights out, the squadron
steamed into Boca Grande, with crews
at the guns. This was the order Of
the squadron, which was kept during
the whole time of the first battle: The
flagship Olympia, the Baltimore, the
Raleigh, the Petrol the Con-
cord, the Boston. It was a
bright moonlight night. But
the flagship passed Corregidor island
without sign being given that the
Spaniards were aware of its approach.
Not until the flagship was mile be-
You'd Corregidor was gun fred. Then
one heavy shot went screaming over
the Raleigh and the Olympia, followed
by a second, which fell farther astern.
The Raleigh, the Concord and the
Boston rep]id, the Concord's shell ex-
ploding apparently exactly inside the
shore battery, which fred no more.
Commodore Dewey had timed oul
arrival so that we were within five
miles of the city of Manila at day
break.
We then sighted the Spanish squad
ron, Rear Admiral Montijo, command
ing, off Cavite. Here the Spaniards
had we'll equipped maynard calico
Cavite arsenal.
Admiral Montijo's flag was flying o,
the 3,000-ton protected cruiser Rein
Maria Chistina. The protected cruise
Castillo, Of 5000 tons, was mooret
ahead, and astern to the port batter.
and to seward were the cruisers Do
Juan de Austria, Don Antonio d.
Ulloa, Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon
Quiros, Marquis del Onero and Gen
LeZo.
These ships and the flagship remain
ed under way during most Of the &C
ton.
With the United States flag flying 9
all their mastsheads, our ships moves
to the attack in line ahead, with
speed of eight knots, first passing i
front of Manila, where the action wa
begun by three batteries, mountin
guns powerful enough to send a she
over us.
The Concord's guns doomed out re
ply to these batteries with two shots
No more were fred, because Commodol
Dewey could not engage with these ba
teries without sending death and d
struction into the crowded city
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14

|->~s~'7 -. y -
cred andetiss
wartlei nm
lion will 50 e
having named
Innate and the
own above anu
take rank only
Vino named as
ZACH and ever
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at pays. for ~
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or any oihe
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
Old Omcers IGNORED.

There is merry war on in West
Tennessee between Adjt. Gen. Sykes
and the State Guard. Sykes. when
elected, appointed some dozen OF more
political friends Of his as colonies.
Second Regiment National Guard Off
GERS resigned rather than serve under
them. As result Adjt-Gen. Sykes
has ignorned the resigned officers in
the present crisis.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
Thought He Had Hydrophobia and Diet

M. Glidden, prominent farmer,
has died at Choctaw City, Oklahoma,
in the awful agonies Of hydrophobia.
He was bitten by dog several weeks
sgo, and, though the doctors -unani-
mously agreed that he was not suffer
ing from hydrophobia, his imagination
worked upon his nerves to such an ex-
tent that he died Friday,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14
American Schooner Captured.

The rumor current some days ago Of
he capture of on American vessel by
he Spanirds, on April 80, off Mole St.
Nicholas, is confined by the American
;onsul at Cape Haytien. The vessel
seized was the schooner Ann Louise
Lockwood, bound from Goniyas fol
Chester with logwood.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14

fantry from the North arrived at Wash.
ington Monday night to be ordered
later to Key West. The programme
now is to smash right into Cuba a
large force and close the war as speed
lily as possible, thus avoiding protract-
ed disturbance and lessening
international complications. It is
calculated it will take about
ten days longer to get large army in
Cuba than to land a small force and
establish base Of supplies. A large
force can bring relief to the suffering
on the island quicker than q small
force, which might be almost annihi-
lated though they killed more than
their number of the enemy. With re-
spect to the condition of the Spaniards
in Cuba and in consideration of their
concentrated military forces, the prop
osition is, therefore, to move aggres
sively, overwhelm the Spaniards and
terminate the war by June the first.
ASSIGNMENT OF TROOPS.
In answer to repeated requests from
all sections of the country for informa-
ton as to where the various organiza-
tons of state troops, which are being
mustered into the United States SER
vice, are to be sent, Secretary Alger
has furnished the following statement
showing the destination Of the volun-
teer troops. The list is subject to cor
rection. IT will be noticed that, gen.
orally speaking, three points are to re-
ceive the greater number Of troops. 1t
appears that the animating purpose of
the department in making the assign
ments was to divide the volunteer
forces in such q way as to be
available for three distinct pur-
poses. The first regiment rails
ed in each State mustered in aud
found ready for service is to be sent to
Chickamauga to be clicked into shape
and thence sent to Tampa and other
Gulf ports including Mobile, New Or.
leans and Galveston, preparatory to
embarking for Cuba. The second di.
vision of regiments go to Washington,
where they are to form a grand re-
serve, ready to reinforce the Cuban
army at any moment, to man the coast
defenses, or for other purposes. The
third division is to remain for the pres
ent in the States in which the organi
cations are mustered, subject to cal
for duty in the Philippines or for gen
eral reserve purposes. Possibly the,
may never be called upon to leave
their native States.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-05-14

SPANIARDS EXPLODED TWO MINES.
AS we neared Oavite, two very pow
erful submarine mines were exploded
ahead of the flagship. This was Sly
minutes past five o'clock.
The Spaniards evidently had mis-
Judged our position. Immense volumes
Of water were thrown high in the oil
by these destroyers, but no harm was
done to our ships.
No other mines exploded, however,
and it is believed that the Spaniardf
had only these two in place.
Onlyafew minuteslater the shore flag
battery at Cavite point sent over the
ship shot thatnearly hit the battery in
Manila, but soon the guns got better
range, and the shells began to strike
near us or burst close aboard from both
the batteries and the Spanish vessels.
The heat was intense. Men stripped
off all clothing, except their trousers.
As the Olympia drew nearer all was
as silent on board as if the ship had
been empty, except for the whirr o.
blowers and the throb Of the engines
Suddenly shell burst directly over us
From the boatswain's mate, at the
after 5-inch gun; came the hoarse cry
Remember the Maine"
Then from the throats of 500 men al
the guns came the same cry. Thl
watchword was caught up in turret'
and fire-rooms, wherever seamen OF
firemen stood at his post.
"Remember the Maine" had run|
out for defiance and revenge. 1t
utterance seemed unprecedented, bu
was evidently in every mans mind
and now that the moment had come tt
make adequate reply to the murder Q
the Names crew, every man SHOUTED
what was in his heart.
The Olympia was now ready to be
gin the fight.
GETTING THE RANGE.
"You may fire when ready, Grld
lev said the commodore, and at 5:4
o'clock. at a distance of $500 yards
the starboard 8-inch gun in the fo1
ward turret roared compliment
, the Spanish forts.
Presently similar guns from th
Baltimore and the Boston sent 25t
Mound shells hurting towards the Ca
tilla and the Reina Maxia Christ'n
: for accuracy.
The spaniards seemed encourage
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28

NJ EW YORK, Aug. 26.-Ewer since
IN there has been prospect tnat
Cuba. Porto ss1 R, sssa ans the part Fhi Of
\ the territory Of the United
States, and hence field LOT ahAee
enterprise, the eyes or thousahuS -
Americans have been turneo III 'La'
direction. Some of them are men win
money to invest, others are seeking q
profitable field for the employment oi
their ambitious energies, but ALL Win
characteristic American push are aiA
ious to get the first and fulles1 lnIoliaa
ton as to the prospects ana possioiiA-
ties of these new lands.
Every man who is known TO possess
knowledge of the resources anu llaue
conditions of these ISLANDS OF the HaSe
and West Indies has received numerous
inquiries from intending investors Oh
settlers. Cuba, being nearest our own
shores. has attracted the most atten-
tion. and the Cuban Junta In New 10TH
has been besieged with inquiries re-
garding the climate, crop conoi.ioliss
and nrospects of investors. in REGARD
to these points, Mr.. II. 8. Rubens, the
counsel of the Junta, who has careLuIiy
studied the natural resources OF Cupa'
.'Tbe salient features of Cuba to-day
are its immense prodlgality ana the
large amount of property as yet uhue
veloped. There is no country ~ ,,, st1
world so richly endowed by nature with
raw materials that can so easily De
changed into positive wealth. me eN Ho
norts have reached as high as $oV,VuV,vVo
2 wear. although the country is pu ~ III ~
tle larger than Ireland. Oh the oo,ooo,ooo
acres in Cuba only 2,0OO,oOo are no ooo I nno
der cultivation. There are l''ooo onn
600 Of natural pasture ana i'VVV'ooV VI
barren or inferior property
.'Sugar is. of course, the main 1nuus-
+ry cornprising over four-hfthS or the
total exports. The immense tiinoeI
lands. when once they are cleared
away. will make the best OF sugar
nroperties. The sugar cane needs TO
he ranIanted but seldom, sometimes
Continuing along for twenty years or
even more before anv new planting is
necessary. There are immense oppor-
funities for large capitalists In TINS IN
dustry. but the amount required TOT
buying the property and FURNISHING
machinery would run into the hundreds
Of thousands The chance for the
S,naIIer investor is not so good. He
could. perhaps. lease a portion OF the
nroperty from the large owner ana dc
all the work up to the final grinolng
Tbere might be a few chances near q
grinding plant or central, as IL IL
called. but in general the sugar inous-
try for small man financially is mol
feasible.
| oTbe same may be said of the tobac-
90 Industry. of which the exports from
cuba are about s10,000,000 a year. The
hest properties are in Pinar del Rio,
where the finest grade of tobacco IN the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-28

deed the Toxic At one point we blazed
the side of a tree and wrote our
names and residences upon 1t. We did
not want to perish and leave no record
behind
After the dog meat gave out we made
a final soup of the bones and then
drifted on with nothing to appease
hunger Two days passed without
food and then, to our great Joy. we
found Indians.
The rest was easy. They treated us
well and helped us to the next village
on the Tanana. On and on we went,
living with the natives and subsisting
on unsalted fish for nearly month.
It grew nauseating, but 1t was better
than no food. Finally we RATED down
to the Yukon and reached the trading
post of Nuklakyet, fully 800 miles from
the place where we had eaten our poor
dog. How good the first meal at a
white mans table tasted and how sick
we were afterward, Later we reached
st. Michael and sailed for home. 1t
was many months, however, before
several members of the party fully re-
covered from the terrible strain of the
adventure.
Do still want to visit Mount Wran-
CELL? Yes and no. If way to carry
supplies of food could be devised, yet,
with all my heart. If no food and the
old game over again, then emphati-
cally no. One experience with stacva-
ton is enough.
If Mount Wrangell IS ever reached
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and assembled before the railroads pass
that way, the supplies necessary for
party yuust be sledded in over the win
ter snow. Summer approach is i'm
practicable. One cannot carry sufH-
cient food on ones back. OF course 1t
is possible to take along a pack of dogs
for eating purposes, but what ex-
plorer cares to deliberately set out TO
climb volcanoes on such a diet?
1t is my belief that gigantic bears
and perhaps other large quadrupeds
haunt the dark defileS around Mount
Wrangell, descending to the lower
levels when the mosquitoes disappear.
AS for the Indian stories Of the beasts
with curved white tusks, am no spon-
ser, but this / will say: The masto-
don must have existed in great num-
bers in Alaska up to comparatively
recent date. The bones in the shifting
Yukon sands and the carcasses partly
preserved in ice are the evidences of the
fact. Naturalists say that the mas
todon was of tropical origin, but is
there any reason why. after Alaska
cooled off, few specimens of the
tribe might not have managed to exist
even to this day? If so, the most like
ly place to find them would be in the
solitudes around Mount Wrangell,
where neither white man nor Indian
ever goes. The stories of the natives
concerning the big beasts and their I'M
willingness to go near the haunts OF
these creatures are, to say the least,
suggestive E. HAZARD WELLS.