New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-13
SrIr1DE on KLONDTKE TRAIL.
DISCOURAGED GOLDsEEKER. AFTER AWFo'-
HARDsHIPS. SHOOTS HINsEhF-NE"s
FROM THE NORTH.

Seattle Wash Sept &c T.. Richardson %
Chicago killed himself with revolver AT toy"
Creek on the stlckcen River route to the N'"'.Ae'
on August 81 lie had just completed tertlo7
,ri, IRON, Ashcroft, =. G. IN company win iour
other Young men from Chicago. and tho party IA"
narrowly escaped starving 20 death on the h,leI
mar, q, the trip He wa. exhausted from udNc.i"t
pa.hopt focd and found that he rad arrived al
Telegraph Creek too late TO so TO the MINES -N'
d.tional Encouragement IN the losing OF seve'aI
horses It is said decided him. and he carried out
his idea Of seli-eXecutiOn
On the day OF the tragedy he had remained In
camp with r. T Stone. Chicago newspaper man,
10 look for the missing horses. while the other men
OF the party camp near GlenoTa' ne
complained OF being ILL., and Stone left nm ~ the
mp on returning several hours later stone saw
nothing Of his partner. He noticed that the PACKS
had been opened. and on going into the tent sa"
Richardson stretched out on the bed with the
story OF his ended life plainly told by gaping
wound in the side OF the head
The story OF the terrible trip is told by Ny Stone
as follows:
with every prospect OF success. There were I'VE OF
use. Z. hicnardsOn. Harry w. Zones ~ CT ~.
ceso. We had twenty horses and a big outfit We
were assured the trip to Telegraph creek WouI1
take but sixty days. and that there was plenty %
We We followed Inc caribou wagon road FOR short
distance, and then went along the fraser flVer no
Quesnelle, that we might have food TOT our
horses After leaving that point our trouble oega a,
III raned hard. and the trail was soon in terrible
condition There was band OF five hundred cattle
on the road before US and thfy G bnIse up 'e
They told US that from IIazelton 10 Telegram .a
creek ,, oisIa"fo VIZ Nv" Sstnncc We found the
distance really over four hundred miles, ana
end % The ,rp For two weeks before reaching
Telegraph Creek ae had hardly nothing to eat, as
Gather in The woods We turned the horses out TO
feed. and In the morning could find but three OF
them. The other boys "ent on TO Glenora. wnie
Richardson and myself remained behind. Tho
morning that we were 10 join the other boys Kich,
/ ardSon seemed particularly respondent. re ma
often talked or suicide but w did not think h'
would take his own NE When returned rom
camp was somewhat disordercd on looking closer
found Richardson rolled w in a b,anSrt, IN r ms
weapon nas still In his hand He had Killed him
fWentvrtmo years old lis parents live in Battle
Creek Mich. The body was buried at Genora; and
gan The other boys in the party decided TO go on
and are now wornF hsiT Gay me the mountains
Stone says that their party is ono Of tho first TO
get through. and thinks some OF tho others will
perish on the trail.
The citizens OF Southeastern Alaska are going to
call a territorial congress- TO meet at juneau for
the purpose Of drafting a memorial 20 consress
asking FOR new code o: laws and that the capital
be changed from Sitka 10 either Juneau or Skaguay
The Territory Is now being governed under tho
crude laws used In oregon In 1894 Governor Brady
has given the move his sanction. and the congress
will ask for entirely new code
Sitka the capital. Is much out OF tho way, and as
nearly Nil OF tho legal official business originate. M
juneau or Sksguay these cities c!amoring Tor
a change OF the capital IT takes week TO so TO
sltka and got back the shortest mission. and
steamer fares are high
A big party az Klondikers arrived yesterday morn
Ing on the city OF Topeka. having made their way
on, from Dawson since August %. They bring
news from tho Forty Mile district. confirming the
story that big strike has been made on tho North
Fork which Il on the American side. me nun
dreds OF miners who rushed there nre said 10 he
doing we'll The dggings are above the average IN
| richness SO great has the rush been that tho
North American Transportation and Trading COM
many has erected n store az the Forks. which does
away with the long trip TO tho south OF tho river.
Al Dawson there some excitement over the
continuance OF rich strikes on tho benches or
some OF tho creeks Good bench claims were
located recently by newcomers on Eureka. quartz.
Allgold and Bear creeks. Particularly rich benches
were found off Bonanza. Tho Government had
announced before this party left that all unreprc-
sened claims would be thrown open Tor reioca-
ton on September !. There was mad rush 10
creeks in every direction by tho newcomers TIA
they might spot" claims on which the required
work had not been done.