The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-05-07

they were arrested by an officer for dog stealing, The alleged true owner of the dog was right thete and fighting mad. The bill of sale was produced, but . it was of no avail. The marshal stated ne new the claimant to De the true and only owner of the dog. And so they lost the dog and missed the train. But their feelings were further hauaSSed bv being informed that the officer, the dog seller and the dog claimant were in eahootS. and were regularly dividing between & 50 and sIo from selling and retaining that dog. And so thev left Skagway, feeling out ragged over the loss of the train and the im- putatiOn of being dog thieves on the one hand and gullS on the other. But quite recent investigation shows that Dan Me Nevins committed the whole outrage and that the federal department of justice at Sklgway maintained the righttul owner Of the dog in his lawful property. Old Dan is on the trall 10 Daw son at present, but when he comes back there is liable to be a matinee between himself and the Rev, Dr. Carlisle.
 Al Log Cabin they bought a lead dog that marched at the head of the caravan, but wouldn't pull. They didn't start from Log Cabin until after dinner, on account of customs inspection, and intended to take it easy the first day. But they didn't sue ceed. lt was blowing a blizzard and the snow Was beating into the hoods of their parlius in a way that blinded them. The pulling was dead hard. Though the way was nearly on a level with Shallow lake, rising but very imperceptiblv, they eov- cred a little over five miles before darkness overlook them. Pitching their tent in the snow. they guyed it down to the sleds. lt was too dark Co gather boughS, and the ! robes and blankets were spread upon the snow. There was no dry wood. lt was miinigh, before the gum balSam in the little Yukon stove burned sufficiently to spread comfort. The thermometer was sinking rapidly and the wind was raising and drifting the snow, At o'clock lt vas blowing a hurricane and the skirts of the tent were whipping up against the caves. A Sortie was made 10 anchor the bottom down with the cargo. While at this occupation Gwln stepped upon some thing that moved out from under him. lt WAS old St. Michael bur cd under foot of snow. All the dogs were taken inside and NeSsrs. Gwin and Carlisle Subsided into comparative comfort. Bnt it was of short duration.
 Three oelaied travellers, two men and a woman, nearly frozen to death, were taken inside along with six steaming dogs. A r,NI4 tent. containing five people and ten dogs, is rather thoroughly inhabited. But ,h genu homo and eanineS assisted the stove by intercommunitating warmth. The assembly were just beginning to re- fest that |, wasn't such a hard world after all, when q gust of wind beat down the tent upon them. The base was fastened firmly to the ground by the cargo, and they might have remained huddled togeth' CT until morning. tut the pipeleSs stove wa, pouring out a dense volume Of smoke and made them claw around trantitallv to make exit into the fierce and awful. night. To aggrayate the horrors of the ordeal, the dogs engaged in a promiStuouS and mortal combat. and the woman screamed hys.er itallv. But above all this din a louder noise was heard.
 Tableau; The Rev. Dr. Carlisle was supplicating divine assistance.
 Those who have heard the dominic eN- nort when he couldn't brown tap)aeks with green wood, can imagine how he did it. u,. The Fantail trail twists and turns till lt often fairly gets into gnarlS. Crossing Ot' ter lake it zig-zags from one side 10 the