The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27

OF the winter trip from Dyea Co Lake Ban
nett. transported her two years supplies
by means OF cxsn harnessed 70 s.ei<. her
self driving one o. the animals Strong
men succunbed ard fell by the waysfd>.
while Mrs. Crane pushed forward uncaunr-
ed until the goal was reached At Lake
Bennett she contracted her outHr through
TO Dawson and preceded IT, following me
outgoing ice slowly in her cznce reaching
Dawson safely early IN June. Isse After
waiting weeks for her supplies 20 arrive
she met enc of her delinquent frefxheers
upon the streets and was told their boat
had been wrecked in Tn-rry-Nle river
ard everything Ioss. Believing this story
Mrs. Crane offered 70 divide her scanyy
stock of provisions with the supposed IN
fortunate man. but later found our that
her goods had been sold by her trusted but
faithless employees.
They were arrested. one convicted. and
served tine for his crime Having paid
the freight IN advance. this left Mrs Crane
among strangers in a strange land. thou
sands of miles from home and friends al
but destitute Of money and supplies. Her
credentials as a representative of the Uni
ted States government in the interests Of
the Smithsonian institution and National
Geographical Society. and special CORE
spondent or the Los Angeles Herald were
an open sesame TO the good will OF the
Canadian officials and the hearts and
purses Of certain American citizens. who
made her lot comparatively an easy one
until such tine as she could receive needed
help from her friends al home. In the
meantime. this plucky and courageous
woman did not permit the grass TO grow
under her feet
Acquires Many Claims.
The day after landing in Dawson
Mrs. Crane staked and recorded a claim
on Eldorado creek. through the kind
ness OF Mr.. Pease, OF the Seattle Pcst-In-
teliigencer. Since then she has been an un-
firing worker and has acquired interests OF
more or less value on Eldorado Bonanza
Dominion. Bear and other creeks OF minor
importance: stampedins the creeks and
gulches. night and day. keeping step with
robust. hardy men in these tramps: in fact.
doing all that any man could do. and much
more than many men tried TO do but failed
In addition to keeping in touch with all
that was Transporting In mining circles. Mrs.
Crane has kept up her newspaper work:
has contributed valuable articles 20 some
Of the leading magazines. and has now
ready for the press the manuscript for q
novel. which will be- introduced TO the
public in the garb Of The Dawson
Widow" also 4 book OF short stories. en-
titled Smiles and Tears of the Kloniike''
The former win be copyrighted in London.
the latter In the United States and Can
ada. This wonderful woman han also pro-
duced drama which, while partaking
strongly Of comedy. viii truthfu1iy por-
tray oficial life in Dawson. This as yet
unnamed production will frst be put upon
the boards in San Francisco.
Previous to coming to the Klondike Mrs
Crane spent several years among the
Apache Indians in Arizona. and while
there successfully worked and managed
the Old Commodore mine. Il was the
knowledge OF this experience and conf
dence In the womAn's business capacity
which led a syndicate Of Los Angeles
women to send Mrs. Crane into this coun-
try as their agent Mrs. Grams does no<
60 outside to dispose OF any Of her hold
ings here. but 10 purchase machinery and
supplies for prosecuting work next winter.
expecting TO return ere the Yukon Is again
ice-locked.