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LOS ANGELES HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING JANUARY 80 1898

hey? Just wait till you get to camp
and I'll show you why. I'll stand off
and let you shoot at me with that
gum and the man began to laugh
again.
you've got the old Cap'n, have
you?" said London.
YES" answered the man.
They all went on, after one of them
had made a sling for London's arm
out of the lining of his coat, and was
left on my shelf in the blacklist dark
ness. 1 turned over into an easier posi-
ton, but it took me, verify believe, an
hour to get calm enough so 1 could
think. Then 1 decided 1 had best eat
something, as 1 knew 1t was hours
since l had done so. And after got
started at the bread and cheese and
meat. never, 1 think, did food taste so
good before, and when thought of fish
l wished I might never see any again:
nor should l have cared much since if
l had had my wish.
When l had done eating found that
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Hole, but, being scared by the throb-
bling sound, which now filled the whole
cave beyond the Trap Door, he had re-
treated back toward Rope Pit and had
like to have been caught by the men,
they having come up the pole. He had
had to put out his torch and creep
away. and had finally thrown them on
the track and got down the pole HIM
self, but, having no light or food, had
seen but one thing to do, that is, TO
come up the rope and take his chances.
His hands were sore from feeling MS
way and he was faint with hunger. lie
boosted me up and l got what was left
of the bread. which l gave him, to-
gether with some meat and cheese, the
first right food he had tasted IN four
or five weeks, if he spoke the truth lie
was soon done and then, on my tellng
him that l had matches, he was fast
for our going back down the rope.
"Come on, Harry" he said. Down
there is no place for white man or
an honest man to live, but it's safer'n
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come up they hauled London up. He
leaned against the rock below me to
rest and with his lips not one yard
frnm my ear rolled out the most fright
Ill language about me, ending by
swearing to go to the ends of the cave
fol me and to fling me into the Bot
tomless Pit, a hole I had heard Dau-
phin tell of, and the deepest in
| the cave SO I lay there not daring
| to breathe.
! "Why didn't you hit him when you
shot, you lubber," he demanded at
last.
The man broke into the most violent
laughter and kept it up till l thought
he VOID never stop. When he could
speak 10 said:
"Tvay ds1n's 1 nit him. hey? Why.
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down before and I showed them to him
and said that l was afraid l couldn't
"That don't make any difference, he
replied. Just come along close to
me-" and he started up. He had not
gone two arms lengths when he
dropped back and said: 'If | don't
watch out you'll be running away
again. Just you go up first, and if
YOU rim when you get W there We'll
soon find you"
/ started up, but the pain was so
great from my blistered hands that l
could scar &c keep my hold on the rope;
he kept shouting at ME to climb faster,
however, or he would shoot at my legs,
which helped a good deal, and l got
on pretty fast after all.
y sS-s-pbJaS IN ou tia steep .nGdns
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THE END.
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On June s, 1888, the brothers Joseph
and Stephen Montgolfier sent up a pal.
loon of vanished paper that exploded
ait a high altitude, being 1.-The first tina.
had ever burst in that unknown sea-
This was the beginning of ballooninSl
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L InOuBnl lHey Npuiu iicNNi NCiiiS GU
the dome, but at last 1 began to hear
sounds, and then a piece of tree
branch almost struck me as I paced
cage. Next I saw light. and soon the
hole was open and a voice called:
"Are you down there?'
eyes" I joyfully shouted back.
"Shall we let down a rope for you?"
"No," I returned. London has got
the Captain. Come down with enough
men to rescue him and catch the whole
gang"
After few minutes I heard voice
call. '"Look out for me-I'm coming!
! and a man who proved to be one OF the
well-drillers came dangling down at
| the end of the bucket-rope.
| "Have you folks been down here ever
since you Disappeared" he asked, look
ing at me in the blankest astonish-
| ment.
eyes" said. 1--WE came down this
same hole, but our rope washed IN with
the rain and we couldn't get back"
! He called up for other men to come
down. and told me that Sheriff Miliror
nod been sent for. Men kept coming
down till there were some twenty-five
| ~ them. all very much astonished. ant
TO them I told my story in as few
words as possible. Many OF them hat
guns. and when the sheriff came he or
dered more let down, with plenty o.
lanterns and candles. Then he came
down himself and after a few shdrr
questions, to which gave him answers
sharp enough, at least, we made {
start, I at the head with the sheriff
to show them the way
I shall not say much OF our trip, sine
any one who has read this account s.
far has gone through Frontenac Cav
uuite enough times (and too many
fear); so I will simply say that w
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02

were of a primitive kind compared with
the palatial ones which wealth has en-
abled our people to build and occupy
now. A large majority Of our people
were newcomers, having come to st.
Paul after the passage of the organic
act, organizing the territory of Mime
sota-some of whom had not yet
brought their families to ST. Paul;
many young men not yet married, the
rest Indian traders and the pioneer
French population.
New Years day, 1850, was a bright,
cold winter day, with plenty Of sun
shine and excellent sleighing. The citi-
zens of ST. Paul, although cut off from
all intercourse with the outside world,
during the winter time, with only an
occasional mail, enjoyed life as well,
If not better, than those in more IA
vcred parts of the country. Every one
had made up his mind to have a jolly
good time-and all did. During the
forenoon, an address was delivered in
the Market Street M. E. church, the
little brick church opposite Rice park,
by the Rev. Edward D. Neill, on the
Early Explorers Of Minnesota the
Fort Smelling band was in attendance.
The principal hotels were the st. Paul
house, kept by J. w. Bass; the Cen
trail house, by Robert Kennedy; the
American house, by Rodney Parker; the
Temperance house, by Lot MoHett, and
the Rogers hotel, by John Rogers. All
Of these hotels had extra and special
dinners for their guests and their in
vited friends-the menus and the din
ners were not 50 beautiful in their ap-
pcintments, with less style and silver
plate, than the Merchants, Windsor and
Ryan, displayed at their spread, New
Years, 1898. Yet, they were good din
ners-dinners that make an old set
tiers mouth water, after nearly half
certury-Buffalo, bear, elk and venison
meats that will be missing. But two
of the hotels had sample room attach
ments 1--WE had no temperance societies,
but we were a temperate people,. It
Is possible, however, the boys had
something to drink-not egg-nog, as
eggs were quoted at a $3.50 dozen, and
none in the market at that price.
After dinner the boys (they were
all boys in those days, there was not
gray-headed man in the village),
started off in groups, to make New
Years calls, starting with the first lady
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02

this will be more apparent. There ale
probably 1900 people in Dawson City
who have enough provisions to carry
them through until spring, but it is to
the 1000 or more people who live cn the
creeks in the vicinity of Dawson City
within a radius Of thirty miles that the
government is sending the supplies.
These people are now good many OF
them nearly out of supplies, from the
latest reports we have. from returning
prospectors and the expedition will be
fitted out with as much dispatch as
possible 5+Ci
st am inclined to think that the snow
trains will be a success, as Gen. Alger
has great faith in their epractlcability,
and I understand that Jack Dalton
says he thinks they would be able to
operate such a train over the noun
tains. l talked with man short
time ago who had lived in the gold
country and Whereabouts for over twer
ty years, and he says the snow trains
can be utilized with a great deal Of
profit and will result in the saving CT
time. He thought they were the best
solution Of the problem he had seen, as
q half dozen or more schemes had be EN-
pre- posed, but without anything coming
Of 1t. 1t would be impossible to utilize
the trains in Greenland, as the forma-
ton of that country Is entirely different
from the Alaskan frontier, 1t is more
broken-up, and as I understand the
condition in Alaska, the road up the
Chilkoot pass Is about three per cent
grade for the first two-thirds Of the
distance and for a few miles the grade
Is about twelve per cent, which would
be the most difficult obstacle we would
have to overcome. If we went over the
Dalton trail as has been suggested, we
would strike the Yukon river below the
rapids, but if we went over the new
trail, the Chilkat pass, we1would strike
the river above the rapids. However,
these are details which will be agreed
upon after we reach Dyea, or Haynes
Mission. The provisions will be at
Dawson City just as soon as it Is pos
sible for the government to get them
there. If we have to resort to the use
OF the Montana horses"
Capt. Brainerd expects to remain in
Alaska during the spring and will be
kept busy issuing provisions to the
miners. He will be accompanied by a
consort Of about fifty picked men, who
will be taken from the Pacific coast. It
Is not probable that they will accom-
pany the expedition further than
Haynes Mission, as the transportation
company will have nearly $50 men in
their party. 1t is just PROBABLE that
the soldiers accompanying Capt. Brain
erd may be stationed at Dyea during
the next year. The war department
will issue full Instructions as soon as
Capt Brainerd gets the work of pre-
paration well under way.
Capt. Brainerd and MIR. Robinson left
yesterday afternoon OIL the overland
train for the Pacific coast.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02

How much property man will leave
when he dies depends largely upon his
health. The man who suffers from ILL.,
health stands little show of being sue.
cessful business man. The man who comes
to his desk in the morning with a head
ache, who suffers all day from dullness and
drowsinese, who goes to his meals without
an appetite and losses Testlessly through
the night without sleep, is not likely to
leave competence for his widow and Or
phans. Success is even more dependent
upon health than upon ability.
Few men realize these truths They
think that everything can be accomplished
by work, and that health Is secondary
consideration. Work is useless unless it is
good work, and good work is never done
save by thoroughly healthy man. DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the
best of all health restorers and health pre-
servers. It makes the stomach strong and
active. 1t sends man to his meals thor
oughly hungry every time. It facilitates
simi1ation perfect. 1t invigorstes the liver.
1t purifes the blood and fills 1t with the
giving elements of the food. It is the
great od-rnaker and flesh builder. It
tears down inert, half dead tissues and
builds new, firm muscular flesh. It does
not build fabby fat like cod liver oil and
does not make people more corpulent
Mr.. John Brooks, of Boylston, Mass, writes: 81
write to tell you of the great benefit have re-
ceived from DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discov-
cry. was taken with bad cold which settled
sumption and could not get well. I took Cod
Liver Oil and 1t did me no good. After taking
II four months heard of your Golden Medical
Discovery and it saved my hfe."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02

in the territory Mrs. Alexander Ram
sey, the wife of the governor of Mime
sofa, who dispensed the honors of the
executive mansion Ca small frame
building on Third street, just below
Minnesota streeD, in a manner befit-
ting her position. Then Mrs. c. w.
BCrup, the wife of ST. Pauls banker,
the family entertaining royalty. Mrs.
A L. Larpenteur, at the corner of Third
and jackson, who knew just what the
Boys wanted. Mrs. Henry NJ Rice, on
Third street, in the little cottage, which
has since been moved over to Fourth
street, in front Of Rice park, displayed
her Virginia hospitality. Mrs. James
M. Goodhue, the wife of the founder
OF the Pioneer, who resided in q little
one-story building, which extended
from Third to Second street, the fam
lily residence in one end, the newspaper
office in the other; with her pleasant
smile, she said, Come In, gentlemen,
II there are not enough chairs, some
of you will have to stand Mrs Ed
mund Rice, in a little log cabin, near
the foot of Eagle, as queenly as If she
was the hostess in a palace. Mrs. John
r. Irvine in her pioneer home just above
II. M. Rice's, on Third street, with her
four young daughters, the most of
whom are grown now, was pleased and
said, That after years, with but two
OF three white FAMILIES for ne1ghbOrS,
she began to feel as if ST. Paul was
going to be something of a town. Then
there was Mrs. Louis Robert, Mrs
Henry Jackson and Mrs. B. w. Brun-
son, and others. The latch string was
always out in those days, 1t did not
make any difference whether it was the
Fourth Of July, Christmas, New Years
Or any other day, you were always
welcome. Not SO much gloss and tin
sci as now, but we were all neighbors
and friends.
II have tried to refresh my recollec-
ton as to whether Gen. Geo. L. Becker,
Charles D. Elfelt, H. l.. Moss, S. p
Folsom, B. w. Brunson, James K
Humphrey and the other boys wore
boots or moccasins. My impression
however, is they wore moccasins. The
afternoon passed away, everybody hap
py. night came and with it a grand
ball at the Central house, where nearly
everybody went and nearly everybody
danced, and the first New Years in
Minnesota passed into history. I ven
ture the assertion that there have been
but few, If any, New Years since,
where there was so much general good
feeling, and where everybody enjoyed
themselves SO thoroughly.
-"Willfam Pitt Murray"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02

dixie country will be sold to the miners
and not given away except In cases
where the prospectors are unable to
purchase them.
Capt. Brainerd, to whom the govern
ment has entrusted the task of accom-
panying the trip. is a man in every
way capable of discharging the duties
Of the Office OF which the war depart
ment has elected him. He was a MEM
ben Of the Greedy expedition and YVES
one Of the five men who returned alive.
There were twenty-six in the party,
and Capt Brainerd spent three years
in among the glaciers of Greenland.
He Is not more than feet 8 inches In
height, but what he lacks in height ne
makes up in breadth, as his well-knit
and stocky figure bespeaks an irol cun-
stitution. He has light, dropping
mustache and wears gold-rimn1ed
glasses.
Said Capt. Brainerd to reporter for
the G o e yesterday:
There is no doubt but what there is
a great deal of distress III the gold
region, and as the winter wears away
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02
A Good Dictionary for Two Cents.

A dictionary containing the defini-
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important words in the English Ian
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While it contains some advertising, 1t
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correct
In compiling this book care has been
taken to omit none of those common
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casions at times a momentary diff
Guilty, even to well educated people.
The main aim has been to- give as much
useful information as possible In a
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where noun, adjective and verb are all
obviously connected in meaning, usual
ly one only has been inserted. The vol
ume will thus be found to contain the
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To those who already have diction-
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02
WILLIAM PITT MURRAY COMPARES
ITS LOCAL OBSERVANCE WITH
THAT OF YESTERDAY.
1T WAS HIS FIRST ONE HERE,
ARE IMPRESSED WILDLY ON
HIS MEMORY.
QUEENLY RECEPTION THEIRS
Who Paid Their Respects to the
MatrOns of the Village in the
Annual Custom.

Forty-eight years ago, last month,
William Pitt Murray, for nearly a
quarter Of a century corporation at
torney, and for nearly a half a century
as closely allied with St. Paul and it's
fortunes as continuous residence can
make him, came to the then hamlet of
ST. Paul. Mr.. Murray, at the request
of the G 10 be, contributes some re-
miniscences of the new years obser-
vance in the community at that early
day, which cannot fail to interest the
few survivors Of those days, as well as
those who have come here in later
years. Mr.. Murray writes:
New Years day in st. Paul forty
eight years ago. was necessarily differ
ent as far as social life is concerned.
frcm the ones that have come and gone
in later times. st. Paul was then but
little frontier village, almost as re-
mote from settlement and civilization
as Klondike is today, with a popula-
ton of about 800 people. It's homes
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02
CAPT. BRAINERD, OBJ THE GOVERN
MENT RELIEF EXPEDITION,
THINKS 1T THE WAY
TO GET INTO THE KL0NDIKE.
WORK ON A MODEL OF THE SNOW
TRAIN WILL BE BEGUN
SOON.
OFFICER TO TAKE CHARGE OF 1T
Left Yesterday Afternoon for the
Coast to Get Together Men
and Equipments.

Capt. D. L. Brainerd, who has charge
Of the Klondike relief expedition,
which was provided for by an appro
priation Of 100000 by congress, just be-
fore the holiday recess, passed through
the city yesterday on his way to Sc
attic, where he will assemble the 125
tons of provisions, the men and the
material for transportation Of the ex-
petition. Capt. Brainerd Is accompa-
MED by Cyrus Robinson, consulting en-
gineer and representative Of the Alas
ka Snow and Transportation company,
who have the contract with the gov
eminent for transportation Of the gov
eminent supplies to the head waters Of
the Yukon.
The war department made the con-
tract with the Alaska Snow and Trans
portation company last Thursday, lit
tie time as possible will be lost in get
ting provisions to the impoverished
miners. The expedition will be con-
veyed across the frozen country from
Dyea on snow trains, and will take
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02
ANOTHER HAIL COMPANY.
Farmers Cooperative of Monte
video Is Viewed With SUSPICION.

The Herman Enterprise, commenting on a
recent publication in the G l o b g concerning
delinquent hail insurance companies, says:
The Enterprise can go this story one better
Last year Gust Anderson, who lives in Stew
ems county, near this village, took out some
insurance in the Farmers Cooperative Hall
Association of Montevideo. giving his premium
note for ST. He suffered loss which was
adjusted at $780, In the fall he was told by
the company that II he did not pay this note
he would not get his Insurance. and was
thereby frightened into paying his premium
He received no money on account of his loss
until last spring, when he received notice
from the company that a dividend of Is per
cent Of his loss, amounting to $12, had been
declared, and that that amount had been
turned over to the Farmers Fire company, Of
the same place, to apply ON a premium note
given by him to that concern. This applica-
ton of his money was made without any au-
thority from him, and without even much
as saying, BY your leave, SIR" Since that
time Mr.. Anderson has had no further divi-
deuds AS the matter now stands the Clay
county farmer is 80 cents ahead in his trans
action, while the Stevens county man is IS
hnh
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02
Beauty, Utility and Value

Are happily combined in Hoods Sarsa-
parilla Coupon Calendar for 1898. The
lovely child's head in an embossed gold
frame, surrounded by sprays of flowers
In mosaic, the harmonious pad in blue
with clear figures, and the coupons by
means Of which many valuable books
and other articles may be obtained,
make I'D a most desirable Calendar
The first coupon article Is Hoods Prac-
teal Cooks Book, a handsome, useful
volume Of $50 pages. Ask your drug
gist for Hoods Coupon Calendar, or
send cents in stamps for one to c. I.
Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02
and Florence Kluckhorn.

Raphael Fassett, the popular COMPOSER
WHO mas made an excellent record as manager
OF the sheet music and merchandise depart
t hn OF the Conover Mucis company, has
C Ceen promoted to the managership of the
served ser as 1t is gratifying to his many friends.
opening year 0S Win Ine
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02
SAVE YOUR sHEKELs.
Piano-seekers, opportunity.

Preparing for annual inventory is our
time for cutting prices down In order
to reduce stock. We shall make a deep
cut in price of every piano in our i'm
nlense stock, big and little, square, up
right and grand. Don't miss it if you
are yet without a piano. w. J. Dyer &
Bro, 81 and % West Fifth street, next
pcstoff1ce.
ANOTHER HAIL COMPANY.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02
DIED.

M'CARTHY-At Butte, Mont, on Dec Is,
1897, Felix Mccarthy. aged ~ years. Funeral
from the Cathedral tomorrow at a. m
NBWMAN-1n St Paul, Mimi. Jan. l. 1888
at family residence. 542 Canada ST., Rebecca
wife Of the late Bernhard Newman aged
ffty-seven years. Notice of funeral here
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02
Ramsey Bar Will Meet.

A meeting of the bar is called to be held
at the court house tomorrow at 2 o'clock p.
m to hear the report of the committees ap-
pointed by the district court to prepare me-
MORALS respecting the death Of Judge 8. J..
thereon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02
ANNOUNCE MENTS.

The trustees of the State sav,ngs
Bank. Germania Life Insurance Bldg. cor.
4th and Mimi. sts., have declared a semi
annual dividend at the rate of per cent
1898; depositors entitled to interest viii
please present their pass-books at the bank
for entry on or after Jan. 20, 1898; the
new interest period begins Jan. 1, 1898; all
deposits made on or before Jan. 3. 1893. viii
be entitled to six months interest July /,
1898. Jul NJ. Goldsmith, Treas.