The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-25

"a kif tIOuS"' W.
!. Sufferers
kspIzEsvf SOUND IN 1885,
,.,,,., in his Report
rerribie oondi-
\. q Ah''F''
,,.o,t s4.-captain Shoe
s',nus cutter service to-
p r' .,,t from Lieutenant D.
LANDER of the revenue
y .,,,ns an account OF the
..sfHtuIuh -
Y, seekers who rushed into
"a country, Alaska in the
", Il lieutenant jarvis was
,sr,h to Cape Barrow, on
sisf ,o learned of
,s,Iatisn which had over'aken
-, At Kotzebue sound. On
found a terrible condition
y, sad died of starvation,
I ifsrning and he obtained
lam deaths. But the list
y. complete. This list has
a IN the Associated Press
o,,- 1900 Of the gold seekers
,,,re. The Bear, after re-
y, a the distress as posi-
M stores, lime juice etc.
I'M, took eighty.tw ,H,n of n, the
I'll Michael, where tney were
N ~ M military authorities.
.y,.' report is dated July 80.
n. Ne reported that he lett
=, 80 survivors, at kotzepue
I.s.s-ued the department that
,sss 70 Cape Barrow and upon
ND touch at Kotzebue sound
! ~ ~ who desired to return
.-vls SAYS. First Lieuten-
! I'd Surgeon Hawley were
n, n Hotcham inlet. They
a tslrty.two sick and CON
4 ,fsstsd with scuryy. some
NH, very low condition and
u would not have survived
r;thout medical attendance.
81 people we're still in the
p.t,i plenty Of food and means
Y, y.y out. Returning TO the
rr,,. Bertholf and the surgeon
i hose in a destitute condi-
esrl means; forty-eisht men,
q IN infant, making eighty
h al taken from the camp.
Visible to take any more at
i assurances were given the
4 a,t II they did not succeed
I'M before the vessels return
h taken out by the Bear.
ie.y Of provisions for the use
kirIug, many of them having
u. nd the only sick person
Il, a Mrs. Smith, whose case
Ns that she could not be
rr townsend arrived as the
iis .ssrterer Of the Townsend, |
u. assured me that he would
Vi, wished to go. Many, If |
h abe to leave by this yes
b ny return from the Arctic |
Iis teach Of all who remain.
n 10 Kotzebue sound was a
y. stair. Misled by false in
b Establishments, 1900 people, |
E,ttted to stand hard con-
Hnats, rushed to the coun-
b open season Of 1898 and |
l.is, no, gold was found and |
y they sought every means
~ tie region. Many were |
y swift currents. others
~ during the winter from the |
Ha all, IN the spring scurvy |
aM'ly all the camps. | en-
Z 'Gv-eight deaths. ! have
! riiy others occurred that !
kvsa and could not be
ippshend also that many |
Eifted coasting along the
K Mono have lost their lives
iA bad weather. The two
EEiis Of Princeton, Ky, were
saVe named KokamuK, on the
These men are given a bad
ls other people and are
Hn'slyes killed one Mardis !
q, for his money. Koka-
y fund, but from native
lllns was done in self de-
Y hhierlnss were shooting |
we Tor some trivial offense. |
w 'ae affair further upon
Y General Mcpherson was
Ataosrg on the 22d instant,
s1snant Ballinger and Sea-
w Placed on board to take
~ but she was fallen in
Sand on the goth in
~ % Nome Norton sound
n S yer TO Special Deputy
, Iisaal D. s, Swift. The |
Milson, was arrested by
: - variant for piracy and
Mard, together with his
s,a 10 this port.
I l, y, at Point Rodney, on
a and It was learned
y native who had killel
\, spencer, on the 18th in
M. 'l'l point on the same
: i amp was found a.hit-
1. Z the 2sth, and Nubarloo
I amp and arrested.
s %s port on the eth the
h W corysn, Rush and
nm we're Immediately made
- s's =. United States army,
~. y alchaels. and the
ls N. i'om Kotzebue were
s 40 over to him. The
~ were delivered to
", o4 the Goth the pris-
i.s w,ere the United States
i ny, saa. Captain jack was
Months ,a confinement ana
\, ga "a Frank A. Temple
s,, io' trial before the
court at sltka,
4 : ;'S =. Calls said that
NV Instant, the Alaska
having kindly pro-
"a Aneelina.