The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-28
WERE FROZEN TO DEATH
Three Prospectors' Horrible Fate
on the Valdes Glacier.
TWO MORE MEN MISSING
A Discovery in the Copper River Coun-
try Which Will Startle the
World = Indians Are Ex-
cited Over an Arrest

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 27.-News of the
freezing to death of three prospectors
on the Valdes glacier, near the mouth
of Copper river, Alaska, was brought
to this city to-day by passengers of the
steamer Cottage City, from Skaguay
and Juneau, Alaska. The names of
those who persisted are:
HENRY KOHN, New York city.
- SMITH, Chicago.
- EMERSON, Baldwin, Wis.
The following were badly frozen and
will suffer the amputation of some of
their limbs: George Paulovoitsch, New
York city; Sylvester Grog, st. Joseph,
Mo-, and H. Emerson, Baldwin, Wis.
George Sweezy of New York and man
named Henderson of Wisconsin are
missing and it is feared that they have
succumbed to the cold. The freezing of
the Emersons, father and son, is par
ticularly sad.
To-day's arrivals from Copper river
are the first to arrive since last fall.
at Valdes waiting for steamer. The
last party from the interior left Copper
Center Dec. /. They are A. p Wedum
of Glasgow, Mont; Jock Eckland, Hay
nan, Wis; J. r. Marshall, Mexico, Mo-,
and Nels Hayland, Appleton, Wis.
They penetrated the interior as far as
Calcium Stockades a branch of the
Forty-mile river. They crossed the
Tanana valley, but heard of no gold
strikes. They have been travelling to-
ward the coast since Aug. /. Dr. w. L.
Lewis of Chicago says there is consid-
cradle scurvy in the interior. Thomas
Hunt of Detroit, Mich, has been very
i'll with the disease at VaIdes. DIR. Lewis
esta blished hospital on the other side
of Valdes glacier. 1t has a number of
patients. A number of men who were
frozen have had their limbs amputated
There are several destitute men at
Valdes who have no means of return
ing to the states
w. c. Bruce, formerly of Tacoma.
said: After getting into the interior
we found there were some 60 Masons
in the country and we at once decided
to form an association for mutual bene-
H. L was GleCleu president, %. u. LIE
vroos of st. Paul, vice president; Her.
bert Smith of New York city, treasurer
and H. E. Person of Denver, travelling
manager. One of the members of the
association made a discovery late in
October that will startle the world He
stumbled across a small creek in his
wanderings. The indications We're I'M
favorable, but he began to prospect. In
side of week he took out over 5000 in
gold.
He came at once to the Masonic
headquarters at Copper Center and told
the members of the find. In small par
ties. so as not to attract attention,
enough Masons went in to stake claim
for every member. 1t will make us all
rich If the report is true.
Those who say there is no gold in
the Copper river country do it to cover
up their own failure. Talkill creek is
tributary Of the Tonsina river. Over
rs men are working on the creek claims,
and all are taking out gold. Marker
creek, also running into the Tonsina, has
proved the bonanza of the district. On
claim So above discovery, which is the
most developed, rs cents to the pan is
being taken out. There are Is men on
the creek. About 200 men have claims
in the vicinity Of Mount Drum. They
are located on a small creek and are
taking out from Is to rs cents to the
pan, although they have not yet
reached bedrock. A new discovery Is
Quartz creek, branch of the Tonsina,
on which 100 men are working. l do
not know what it pays.
'On my way out l located on Shelton
creek, new discovery which I think
will pan out very rich. 1t runs into
Kutina lake. The Masons have been
very lucky in the Copper river coun-
| try. None have been frozen, and but one
has died. We are united very strongly
and the Masonic creek is sure to pay
| big money!
Reports from Juneau say, that a new
| lake has been discovered d short dis
lance in the interior from Lynn canal
1t has been named Walker lake, after
| its discoverer G. w Walker The
| creeks emptying into it are said to con-
tain much gold. On one small creek
named Bonanza Walker it is stated,
got an average Of 81 to the pan. Con-
siderable excitement was caused at Jul
neau last Sunday by an attempt of dep
uty United States marshals to arrest an
| Indian. He resisted and was shot and
| slightly injured by Deputy Marshal Nc
| CURE. About so Indians then inter-
| fered, throwing rocks at the deputy
| marshals Deputy Marshal Mcclure re-
turned to Juneau and organized a posse
of 100 men, who armed, went to the
Indian camp and arrested seven men
and two squaws. The Indians were
very much excited.
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