The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-18

persuade me TO push on 4toue 20 the k0y
ukuk, where the mfnres :Wouse assist N,
cut OF the country.
But I would not leave him. For neari,
twelve weeks lowered over him con
/ stantly. - a4Fest
On the morning Of May 10 he brsatl1et
farewell to me, and was alone IN M
| grief. with no human voice 70 speak 0ns
/ word Of comfort
| Only Q woman can REALIZES my terrtblt
| position knew not how many miles
might be from human aid.
| maryeled why and how ! had beer
speared while those twelve men persisted
I was too weak to dig my husbands
| grave; yet the thought OF his body lying
in that wretched tent, prey Of wild
beasts, filed me with anguish.
To stay there was to die or becoms
crazed
IL knew that the river would lead me
to Koyukuk. but the distance was uncer-
tain, I resolved to go on
One can die but once, IT Is said. yet II
seemed TO me that had already died q
hundred deaths.
Slowly ''muched" along the trail. The
sun shone bright after the terrible bliz-
card, but 1t made the trail soft and hard
to travel.
An occasional print of moose or CARIBOU
crossed the river and gave me the on.
evidence of life in that barren land of
snow and Toe. Mile after smile counted
until nine separated me from the camp Of
death.
1t was alomst night, and believed my
hours were numbered. / wondered how
long it would take me to die.
had begun to look forward to death
with something akin to Joy. ! wondered
IL our bodies would ever be found.
Reaching a place slightly protected
from the night wind, was about to lie
down for a sleep that would know no
waking. So
Then out of the terrible stiffness sound
ed the bark of a dog.
Its suddenness frightened me.
Looking closer into the dusk ahead. I
saw smoke rising from the head of a
gully.
I cried out in Joy and surprise.
A gruff "hello" came answering back.
Help had come at last.
Several prospectors had been up the
river from the Koyukuk and gone into
camp for the night after q hard days
travel.
They were Charles Grant. Of Maine,
and Messrs Hensen and johnson. OF Sc
attic. They came to me at once and took
me to their camp.
The first warm food had eaten in sew
sol a. .wfxr kfnIG hA n
my husbands body lying uncovered at
the head Of the creek.
They promised to bury 1t and fell
asleep utterly exhausted.
The next morning two of the miners
went back and buried Captain Ben's body
They cut some fur samplings which
they placed in the ground. and on 1t built
a bed of fur boughs. On. this they placed
a robe, on which the remains were laid,
covering them over with another robe
and more fur bouEhs. So
They carved a square and compass on
one end Of the crude bier and on the
other they carved a Maltese cross. the
emblem of the Knights Templars, and his
initials, "aH. w. B." This was done
so tthe remains could be identified If
found.
They brought back what camp effects
we had carried across the summit. That
afternoon we started for Peavy, and I
was well taken care OF until the river
broke.
Then left Peavy IN q row boat in
charge of a Koyukuk prospector who was
to bring me out. After floating a short
distance down the river we were over
taken by the steam Scow, William B. Al
lison.
Captain Allen gladly took me on board
and brought me to Nslato, where was
transferred to one Of the North American
Transportation and Trading Company's
boats. On this I arrived at st. Michael.
Here Mrs. J. J Healy at once interested
herself in me, and her goodness was that
of q ministerin CANCEL. A subscription
was taken up to bring me to Seattle.
Those of the Elk No. 1 crew who per-
ished. besides Captain Bens, were DR..
Vetter, Scranton. Po.: Jas. Hutton, Bay
City, Mich: Captain Charles Smith, Port
Hadlock, Wash; John Stonehouse, Coup
vile. Wash; Earl Plummer. Port Town
send. Wash; Duncan McCull, Chicago,
ILL.,; Peter Johnson. sailor, San Francisco,
and two sailors whose names don't re-
call.
have since learned that the four men
left on the schooner have all died from
scurvy.
Now am trying to Danish the fearful
nightmare Of the long Arctic night from
which have emerged and begin life over
again in the more kindly warmth and
light Of civilization.
San Francisco. Aug. film Franey,
the pugilist. injured by Frank Mcconnell
noon at $40. without having regained
st. Petersburg, Aug. n.-Reports from
southwest Russia say that the recent
has caused the utter loss Of the winter
and spring wheat crops.
AZTEC CALENDAR.
The Santa Fe Route has issued a hand
some six months Calendar. July TO De-
cember, 1899, which contains six separate
in color ski inches, OF z
A. Burbank's celebrated portraits Of Pr-
eblo Indians: one for each month These
are the same reproductions used in
Brush and Pencil" and cannot be OBJ
taIned separately for less than $50. In
fact, some OF them already command a |
high premium. The '.Aztec Calendar"
also has an engraved cover containing q