Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-14
EXPLORING ALASKAN TRAILS
Captain Glenn Reports to the War Depart
ment.
Four Parties Sent Out Composed of
the Cook Inlet Expedi-
ton.

Capt Edwin F. Glenn, 25th Infantry.
commanding the Cook Inlet exploring ex-
petition. has written a letter to the War
Department, dated Tyoonok. Alaska, Au-
gust u, In which he states that he has sent
out four expeditions to explore the country
in the neighborhood of Tyoonok. One of
these expeditions is under the charge Of
Lieut.. j. F. Heron. Capt. Glenn carried
the expedition upon the steamer Duchess
nay up the Sushitna river as far as tho
Ientno, a tributary stream Of the Sush1tna
coming in from the west. Thence they
proceeded to within about twenty-five
or forty miles Of a perfectly defined pass
through the Alaskan range, which, capt.
Glenn says could be seen with the greatest
ease from the steamer. The Indian guides
stated that there was a low pass leading
to the northern fork of the Kuskokvin river,
from which place the party was ordered to
proceed to the mouth of the Tannana river
and thence to Rampant City.
Deserted by the Indian Guides.
The party. Capt. Glenn says. started out
on its overland journey on the LIST OF July,
and on the 1st Of August was deserted by
the Indian guides. who report that they
left the party on the summit This implies.
says Capt. Glenn, that this party will GER
tainly get through the Alaskan range and
the desertion of the Indian guides is so
reprehensible and dangerous that it should
not be permitted by the War Department
to go by urnoticed as 1t might result In
the loss of life.
A second party was subsequently started
from the head of navigation on the middle
fork of the Sushitna river for Circle City.
This party Capt. Glenn expected to lead In
person. but became too ill to attempt the
trip. He says he has heard nothing from
the expedition since Its departure. capt.
Glenn also started from the same point,
with instructions to cut a trail down the
middle fork to Tyoonok. another party. BY
this means he hopes to establish through
connection overland as far as Circle City
should the parties to that place get
through.
These three parties. together with that
started on the sth OF June last Tor Eagle
City by the Matanuska river. constitute all
the exploring parties that Capt. Glenn has
at work under his charge the present sea-
son
At the date of writing Capt. Glenn hoped
to start small party out from Knik sta
ton in a few days to establish If possible
a trail through the mountains to Prince
William sound. 1t is not expected that this
and 1t is thought that all the command
should be at Tynoonok by the end of Octo-
Der or whereabouts.
Suffering of PROJECTORS.
Capt. Glenn says that a number of pros
pectors have arrived at his camp at Tynoo-
nok very destitute and suffering with
scuryy its effects. One miner has al
ready died from the effects Of scurvy.
Capt. Glenn says that he has employed a
few of these suffering miners in getting out
logs and in erecting storehouses for the
proper protection of stores Of the COM
mand.
He says that he has sufficient storage ca
pacity at Tyoonok and at Knik station for
all of the property necessary to winter a
small detachment at each place. He ex-
poets to erect temporary shelter for stock
at Tyoonok. and says that there is already
enough shelter at Knik.
In view of the fact that a number of
prospectors and miners will be coming out