The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-17
But His Adventures in Alaskan Wilds
Read Like a Novel.
HIS THRILLING EXPERIENCES.
Exploring Party Were Wandering for
Months in the Mountains and I'm
dergoing Hardships That Seem
Almost Incredible.

e. Cashier, Fourth United States imam
try. who was member Of Captain
GIenn's Alaskan exploring expedition. had
persisted in that far distant territory has
been set at rest and disproyed by the
reception here of letter from him By
friend. says the Washington star
Lieutenant Cashier went to Alaska in
April, 1898, as an engineer officer Win
Captain Gienns exploration party. For
some time he was engaged in taking notes
of Prince william sound. Late in the
summer he started from Cook inlet over
the Alaskan mountains, purposing TO ma
or make trail via Birch creek 10 the
Yukon. lie fell Il victim 10 privauOn that
an ordinary man would account the hard-
est kind OF luck. Indians refused 10 WORK
for him for money, and one who was
smtton with bright blanket IN the out
ut was all ne could get TO accompany
him. \ few feeble horses which were
given him played out one after the other
and hc was just about at the end OF MS
rope when Captain Gems party overlook
him. and with fresh supply OF rations
and two good mules he again set out
he left Skagway February 18th on his
return 10 the land from which he was
"a
Cashier was not lost at any time during
his wanderings with two COMPANIONS n
desc ate and barren region but the
story Of his experience Is ore which Is
calculated to convince volunteers who
complain Of bad bacon that there are
some hardships in soldiers lie which
they have not yet experienced
For many months the little party knew
&c, ,- ~, ~ p, cor'ier,rcd murderer
- - NJ ,,,s ,ref- shoes aud
. ~. ,b,ir oiofbes Tfev gathered
a.,o,,, "a ro.e hush three times n dav 10
q mo "a ,~eal from the seed mods. once
me meat of "a young wolf which they d "a
shot saved their lives Another time TWO
small ducks furnished "a days ratlons.
rootsore ecantTv clad and moro than
baif starved thcv were ready 10 give up
ain hone and lie down TO go ON no further
when Inc music Of an old axe told them
tbat human beings were near and few
secorle later they were seen hv an Indian
sora,- who speedily aroused "a camn
ana thof- lives were saveI
TUE TTrTTENANrS NARRATIVE.
The lieutenant wrote as follows.
AFTER we left Glenn's party we made
a rrn down the delta 10 the Tananl and
reached 10 I'm eleven hours Clean VOID
hove liked nightly 10 have seen the
river and. had he known IL was so near.
,,~orobf, would not have turned back
NJ. +r.o coorarions were Privafes 81 on
,.,., ,f,l,ro-o~ ~ - o. T,of,rfcc~th Infantry
o,,r ,rirooi- wore fresb and we were well
.' ...i., ..,.,,.,.,o,,. r-ror, Tho mans
..,.,, Z l,...l i,oo,, he'd ia believe
II, .i =. ,..,,,,-tr,.. 49,, The voikmar which
o,,rtfe3 INFO me Tanana at some disc
tance from whore f. reached IT, we should
.on,e to the hoadwatcrs of Birch creek.
ANA 20 was my intention 20 follow mat
.,r..,,, dou.p to circle CITY. 10 looked
o..
.rho first thing 10 be done Of course
was to get across the Talara. which was
"a swollen mountain torrent. carrying iro-
..tl ,,.,t.r fror, tho Glaciers af its head.
w.. i.,d ro nails With --'f-t O., f.f' r
100 hut tore mn orr blankets. dashed a
go, r.... ,,o..bfr ana started tust above
r,,i5 v-o got tho first animal across
IN ~t,h+ t,sti,o his head 10 the raft. so
49,. ,.hor bts strenoth cayc ont and ne
oo,.i1 ,,o, sv,ir, iorcer il would be impos-
No. Con- Mn, 70 drown Tho second rave
out inst before the raft with an the pro-
,.tgiore and the whole party of Ms reach
al tbo otbcr side and his carcass drag
oi,, linn I'm the current. Slowed tho rat
.~o,,rd ga that we drifte1 helplessly
DOM stream narrowly eecaning the
r,rils rr,r, the tine we got those
80, ,.t,,,~, ti,o,- ,ovar ceased TO SILVER
.,,,,o- ord weaver. til in
c 1~,, botb woo useless. We shot
| f,c,, ana taDi1r- as rnroh meat as we
could use went ON Ourselves.
MIDST CO NJ ARSHES.
owe travelled 10" miles no i-'t river
buckinc our way al the time. From our
mans we learned it was country COM
narotivelv free from mountains. but look
| INK, about ms we couldn't see II that way.
| ON every side were masses OF grf ar Bug
.t~,- sheer and steep. There was little
| +ir,ror INT marshes were everywhere ]
rovo~ saw ANYTHING like it. on the tops
~ tbo mountains. ON the sides. wherever
tbor. ,ras a match of level ground as big
.e ~ front ward there was marsh. Grad
| r,il, our rations ran low. We could not
/ 6n1 Pirch creek for the reason as We
learned aftorward that it was more
than 100 miles away. Instead Of running
! north. as we supposed. the Nolkmar ran
nearly east We knew more when we
got out about the geography OF ihat
country than we ever could nave learnfn
from studying maps. As ! sald, our
provisions began 10 run out ana our
clothes became torn on the underground.
and burned while we slept close to the
cam, fire az night. We kept on. however,
hopine 10 find Birch creek. till Scpien-
her 18Th we discovered we had provisions
enough left for one day only we were
all tired and discouraged. ana when put
an an the strength / had lelt Ih'o
climb 10 the nearest peak 10 ma way
TO get out and saw only range or snow
capped mountains, began 10 conclude