The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-03
Tale of Terrible Suffering in
Alaska's Mountains.
SAVED eY ST. BERNARD DOC.
1hrue Prospectors Lost for Weeks
Whue striving to Reach the
K0yuknk-At Last Find Their
way 20 Arctic Ctty-Are Nassea
Back 60 HeaIfh-suhslst On Dos
ueat-Are sued for Damages.

Particulars of the terrible trip under
aiken By the Folger party, supposed until
iaxt March 10 save been ioxt in the bleak
1sids OF interior Alaska. are given 81 Mr..
and Mr.. Harry J. Collins who arrived re-
Gently In Seattle from Rampant city
craxed with hunger and Frustrated by
harsshipx. three members OF tee party
dragged themselves into Arctic city. to
vesk even 10 climb the ensoankmsnt and
eaalm the aid almost within call
The Folger party consisted Of John
relxer, Jack Walsh, Jack Maiion. Isadore
vidal and Herman Jacob. all OF San
rranctsco and Frank Moses. OF Boston.
They left Rampant CITY September n.
fxe for the koynkuk river. They planned
b make fiyfns trip. and on this account
Travelled dangerously light" rs the say
fnx goes on the Yukon.
Within a week they found their cloth
hg. bedding and food entirely made
euate for the trip. and consultation was
Held TO decide what was beat IN be done
The majority persisted In pushing on. al
though certain death seemed to be ahead
q them Three Of the party gaze .up,
and wandered back 10 Rampant. while the
others went on over mountains OF snow
and Ice.
A week after week passed and no news
came OF the hardy explorers II was ac-
cepted N fact that they must have
lost their lives. although many who knew
Folacr said he xould surely come out
Ill right
with the arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
j. Collin. from Rampant comes the first
news Of the wonderful hardships endured
ANA fnai escape OF the party from what.
many times, seemed certain death.
After three OF the party turned back
the others pushed braveiy on They
climbed divide after divide. waliowing
through 'niggerheads" on the fats hip
deep, and snow on tho divides neck high.
In ten days time they were entirely
lost. and for two weeks wandered about
almost At random. most Of the time with
out food. except that furnished by Moses
o. Bernard dogs
Al the end of a fortnight. when hope
was entirely gone. when every tooth
could be counted through their drawn
bps. the last agonies Of starvation con-
Stunning them. lonely hut was reached.
The helpless party fell rather than
walked into it, ready to accept II a. their
tomb
Foleer's proverbial luck here asserted
ITSELF He recognized n saw and stove as
implements that were sold to an Indian
on Old Man creek. This slight straw To-
Gated their whereabouts. and gave them
. foriorn hope OF once more reaching
succor.
Mastering up the little life left In them.
they started Out for Arctic City. falfering.
staggering and faintins. How they
reached the efnbAnkment that surrounds
Arctic CITY they hardly know them
selves. They had not the energy TO crawl
over II. and lay helpless within reach
Of help
Miners picked them up and wondering
" carried them tn place of shelter.
where they were nprsed back TO strength
BY the Winthrop mining people.
On thu return of the Folger party TO
Rampant they cut mall trail by Vay OF
the Tanana river. Once at home and all
dangers over the question OF the value
Of the st Bernard dogs came up. Dogs
are valuable and Moses thought he ongh,
10 ba remunerated. Mrs. Collins says
that as she recalls the matter II was
taken before Lieut.. He'll. the ruler
Of Rampant, who decided that as Moses
vas willing for the dogs to be used for
food and Moses had his share OF the
meat. II was advisable 20 dismiss the
suit