The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-26
FORCED TO EAT HORSES
Party Of of Gold Seekers on the
Edmonton Route Suffer
Terribly From Hunger.

wrangle. Alaska, Aug. q. VIA Seattle,
Wash. Aug. B.--The stickeen river steam
er strathcona has arrived here With 2 sur
vivors OF the Edmonton route. Their
Games ese, T. Daucey. Ontario; W.
Thornton. selkirk; A. McCunoch. Philadei
b. E. Palmer, Chicago, .. Johnson. Chi
cago; A. Laroway. Canada. ii. A. Ber-
harden, Manitoba; +. Andette, Wiscon-
sin; d. s. Daley, Selklrk, n. Johnsens
winnipeg; ]. a. Howell. Winnipeg; E. G.
Butlerfeld, st. Louis; n. ID. Jackson On-
tario: b. A. Honner. Minnesota; @. Page
Detroit; w. Barker, Akron. o.; G. Macha-
ne, Canada; E. s. Cole. A. Lathrop, w.
harris, Pelican Rapids, MIMI; ID. Dunn
Casada; c. Huson. ansing, Mich; E. Go0e
ALL Canada; Dr. Dornhon, CINCINNATI J.
Ashton, London: <. Ashton, London X
Mansel, London: \. n. Belisle. Ontarios
4. Belisle. OntaTl0i J. B. Caldwell. Chi.
cago. j. Cannon, Butte a. Hatton. chs
eago.
Many are suffering from scuryy aud frs
zen limbs, several are on crutches and all
are broken down physically and financial
ly.
William Harris and a. Lathrop, and r.
cary, three OF a party Of pine that left
Edmonton In April OF last-year, suffered
almost inoescrlDacie horrors narrowly
escaping starvation several times. They
owe their lives othe active relief parties
sent out by the Hudson bay company.
Harris lost the toes Off one foot and
is on crutches. AS the toes were chopped
on. an amputation win hc necessary.
L.athrop Is a scuryy victim and was
brought In on "a stretcher from Deass lake
Thomas Cannon, tells a story OF thrill
ing escapes from drowning and starvation.
with two companions and 45 horsen. he
left Edmonton in March last. Twenty OF
the horses were drowned about thirty
miles above Attabasco landing, whore tho
water route was abandoned for tho land
trail. Once, when they ran short of pro-
visions. a horse was killed and then tiesh
eaten. Later in December, Fort Nelson
was reached and the horses numbered l2.
ions, one of the party. remained there
while Edward Barton and Cannon start
ed for Lizard post Ia the dead Of winter,
when the thermometer registered o. de
grees below. Their camp was pitched
Wherever night overlook them. Cannon
finally reached his destination last April
Barton was drowned while attempting to
cross the Lizard river on a raft annon
Is physical wreck. having fallen Con In
weight about 90 poundR
Capt. ]. Howell states that provisions
were scarce and high priced at all the
military posts along tho Mud and Lard
rivers. At the Lard post. for instance.
sugar was 60 per pound. lard 60 csnta and
-four SIS per sack.
o. Perry and Il. L. Vanorden. started
from the Telegraph trail. out OF Ascroft,
B. c. There we're six In the party. all OF
whom reached Glenora early last winter,
after having been on the trail i26 days.
Telegraph trail Is a map trail. a. these
men found when about 1OO niles out OF
Hazleton. Their horses, ~ Ia number.
were drowned ana when N.enora waa
reached. the men were starving. having
eaten nothing for thr& days. No gama
was seen en- route.
Most OF the Edmonton trall survivors
are without money and lKr accorcancs vii
Instructions recently received from wash
lngton, those 10 need viii be cared TO
and transported to Seattle at once.
Seattle. wash, Aug. 25.-The steame
Cottage city arrived here today viii
about twelve survivors - the Edmonton
trail from Wrangle. Alaska.
Most Of them are destitute and badly
crippled from the effects OF scurvey and
frost News is brought OF a murder and
Maude Roselle. fomerly a circus RIDER.
suicide at Dawson. Harry Davis killed
and then killed himself.