The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-18
TILE Of ALASKA HARDSHIP.
Victims eft the EAEensoa Trsn Find
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e. isSs-TIaeve ~ = story es aaszzsgsa, char
zsssrs1sic ~ &tsNSa. with sa dents AZ eess
ard ss1Ga-starwzt.fsFs. psrik0sss safrneY
fer hep through a. RTae g}or~s wilder
nsss. and T. prompt ard hers4c attempt A.
rescue.
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psee. - Winnipeg; koy Aofyatf. % Pers-
ers4s. Ont Isnsap EisfvsaH. F-reae8 Ga
sssssn, Of bga!0fss. ard Ale Hagsnss. q
Fresno. Cal. we're rye victims u Fae
much Ia ssssss EGTTsaatgr rosie. ~fo faGEssz
thsrnAe5yes on the ssezdsatsrN 81 tfs Per
capine river tlsss Seasoa tps late 10 at
tempt tEe descent Cf that river ~ a-@af-
WIFE 80 other gHtie than cae 81 TgEliyte y
charts. they started s9rssstluse after sif4-
ter had sef ~. 30 make = soatnxard cFsss~
country frsp 81 about - rn8iss. - reach
the Yukon.
HsSus4s fraze both feez a. fhe estses,
though not vsrY ssfsgasiy. ard bsi4eTiHg
hssnseAs EssaQGsl 60 the long trip. decided
to ,nTra bark sFd .rtsst 10 getting enough
salmon n a Vsrvi@HsiY fo9fd hole Ia rs"
Ice. t. Eaeg OF gsargssson un;N help
should csaa.. Holmes and Biiinea0 we're
partnsFs. independent party 70 snat %
the othsT three nlaa. bat the two parties
had Joined Tor ttss trip aa the FofeupBfEe
and Overland After q short cuasa!ia~
ton II vas decided shat Loratt a0a Bill
nsaa remain affh Holmes Morast being
a particularly COED shot ard the best
hunter Of ths party. while Richie ard
AeFes continued the journey az already
planned. but 10 return sish help as soon
a. IL eossid be secured
Holnsez aograf. and Blineau went into
camp At Fish Branch" On tie upper Fof-
caspine. HOLINESS nshes and Aeaatt and
EBlneau hunted They had scEeu dogs
with them. while the other tao men
pushed on with sonr All the party were
a A. rata for
cold weather. bat trey we're stout young
fellows. ranging n age from - - 5.
HitGhle and afePnss l~ft tbs others Oc-
teber 81. The crossed the three little
lakes at the extreme headwaters Of the
ForcupiHe. tolicd over low mountain
range with snow about two feet deep
trsveraaa wide ard uneven valley drain
cd by three trleataries ~ the nseteTious
osslvfo river climbed over another iats
range. ard found themselves on the head
Of the Left Fork Of Eig Sheep creek,
which psurs into the Yukon six or seven
miles below here or about 10 miles below
Dawson. They reached a cabin al the
mouth o, Bis Sheep few days later
having been ten days on the trip, shout
half OF that slime without food except
some beaver hides They had lost one
Of tbs dogs and were on the pomt " max
Ing away with ems uT the survivors for
fooa last resource. which their timely
arrival at ths cabin enabled them 10 ata~
renge with.
chased by Wolves.
They had seen some game on the way,
hut as Is the pY8veebiat case with starving
men. were unable fo get any Of 4. They
were followed for a distance Gy a band
of the huge Alaska timber ~oiTes. These
we're threatening that the young men
saved their remaining ammunition To pro
tsct themselves tn case OF actual attack
Alaska wolves by the Way. though 81 me
largest size. have rarely. q ever. been
known 20 attack man. bal Instances are
not rare ~ their haldnvSs ia attack on Il
dog team on the road. Only few days
ago party on thu way here from Circle
last deg n the night. big Malamute.
dragged away frnn camp eeVsral hundred
yards by "a wolf and killed and partly
eaten. before the men had ,inls to rush
snt 10 rescue the brute.
The two yaung men found good friends
at the cabin. IL Wac occupied by four
''oia-tmsfs" Al snd Lee Pate. George
EULER aud Julius sternbsrg These men
~ once volunteered 20 return 20 help the
rast al the party out OF its prslcsment
Young McFes had imc!plent attack of
scurvy ard also y frost b.ttea toe. Young
RIfehie, who, despite hls late rawhide
eIet. In good shape To travel again
la few days acted as guide for the re-
turn party. his companions being Ire
Pate and Julius Rternberg With several
extra pairs II suew shoes. borrowed at
Star. the party set forth November Il,
with thirty days food supply. As the
young men had conH through In ten DAYS.
the relief party had no doubt of making
the round trip within "A month.
Over aix weeks passed ani no wprd was
Asaftf from sasm TIE people ~ seventy
Mile ana Star began to talk of sending Il
relief party after uem. Finally. Festsy-
tay the Post tns eliigencer correspondent
made the trip 20 he gat,ln on Shrep rresk
ard there found the party had ias; re-
turssd. They had heen - days Prac-
Ncaiiy without seaa bot ga they express
- It. we've AT right now having eaten
frequently and generously sine getting
home
The, Left Note.
Unfortunately. they bad not found the
party, whom they hs3 gone ta relieve
They Ls3 fesna tNe c8Np st the sa5rnaa
tele. rsAr F14h branch. and baH fbrye
fsuad a nH3v }~ft h} AoGait saving that
ihs part ha4 s~eu unable - rvp.rHieh
tAstr sUArsiy ~ game oT R~N an8 fsHs1wg
that s@r.sisttes might ~ sea eef io seas p
It's them Rad decided 10 Eft~usrt the re-
tarn fre as Ia tE;f~ Aeuer ssssr @e
miles dsea the Pere0s.nr. ve tee Rsiis
flvsr tar terminus - tea l.sr'ase ssa-l
Forg McrbsF~oh aa the pei EsVer
Ia Pierre heass Is en o}t sAs ,fars1
trsaiHs post tat a few fndi4uS ssaua{.y
wAnter sn thst sfc}H1ts an3 trsFn hste tss
men snsht 49, he3p. o1herN'ee lhee
HieE, - able su wsks fhe portage. IS
rarf Mcg'bcf>at, - mites sarghcs ~h~r~
soTue es sire party hHe $ large suauut ~
provisions cached Th4oaa the uefe a.
RET Sa state il was evident fnat NS.vfes
vas able ~ travel though aae9t}e~~ vtth
ssfne aid frem tes Gozs ~ an p thsv
ha3 seven.