The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-25
A Story Of Suffering
From Alaska

Drangel, Alaska. July 20. via Seattle.
July 2i-Tbe stickeen river steamers,
Strathcona ana Casca arrived here yes-
terday win nifty seven survivors OF the
Edmondton tran TO Dawson. These un-
fortunates had been on the trial nearly
two years and related tales OF hardship
and demonstrated the non-feasibihty OF
both the land and wataer routes over
land
Under orders Of the Canadian govern
ment. the Hudson Bay and other trading
companies. have sent out relief parties
to bring in the several hundred sick and
starving still struggling along the lizard
and Pelly rivers. During the past winter
6t Is estimated that fifty died OF scurvey
and as many more were drowned while
others returned to Edmoudton.
Strong language Is used in decrying the
misre representation sent to newspapers by
agents OF the transportation and trading
compares operating at Edmondton, as
well as the Canadian officials who said
the route was d practicable one. The
majority of the survivors are without
funds The majority are American citi-
zens, and the local authorities are noti-
flying the Washington officials OF thcl
destitute condition. The following Is a
list Of the returning survivors.
D. L. shawborn St Louis, J. Jennings
St. Louis; I, l. Ingles, Los Angeles. G
Cosmal, Los Angeles, l. Stevens, Saf
Francisco; ]. K. Hastings Boston. M +
Corning West Virginia; d. Hopkins
Michigan; J Seymour Montana l. ]
Gibbon, Montana s. McQuinn Noy'
Scotia A Cosweu New Brunswick; ]
| r. Mansfield Los Angeleai II NJ Payn
Northwest Territory, r. NJ. Simpson
Yarmouth. N. S. j Hansen. Chicago. u
Davis. Montana. h. l.. KEN, Manchester
N. H. g. w. Gilmore. Manchester. n. II.
! T.. H. Baird Northwest Territory. II h
1 Barthlius, Nova Scotia; j n. Hamer
Los Angeles. ]. H. Dowdy, Montana. II
| Peterson, Minneapolis. j. II Pruden, Sci
kirk. n W T.; + W Ferguson. Var
mouth. ~ 8 T. J McHugh Manchestei
X H.: A. Lnga, Minneapolis, J. Imesor
' Ontario. ~ McLoud, Nova Scotia. ]. II
Isrrkson. Minneapolis; W J. DawsOr
.Vryoaning. J. Neshit, Canada. W. Gnu.
c qIada }. Hanna, Montana; u. Fisher
On sario; 5. uson. Nova Scotia. c. Mile
Mn neapoljs; W Dick. Los Angeles. !
Johr woa. Halifax; J. Allen, Montana. .
Calf, Suaa. O. A sheppard England. 1
Ramst von. Philadelphia; s. l. Shannon
OMEN. Michigan. J Kearney Oregon
- Jone q Northwest Territory =. Fieu
ing. va. Tnou;h. n s.. l.. Roxworth,
Portland. ore ] Euright, Chicago;
r.. Griffin. Montana; Harold Paine, vi
toria
Seattle W tsh. July IA Times spe
.al from Van rouver - c., says;
c. r. Malty. who arrived here yeste
day from Dawson. Alaska, after hfte'
months on the Edmondton route -
about 100 other- pros pectOrs he winter
al Wind City. When ne left Ia Janua
; sixteen mer. were sick with scurvey
heard in Marcm that or Mason. Of Cl
Z | cago, ana W. Gouchfe. son OF Cnica
banker. were dying.
III There were about fifty men strand
| | there, scurvy stricken ana frozen
Harris. OF Fam.Gltou, had both feet fro'
and they we're annputated al the anki
Two Russians were dying with sour
They were living on the siftings OF -
-four only. ]. Patterson, son OF Lie
Governor Patt Hrson, OF Manitoba, a
ronto lawyer, were also stra.uded in "
City in March. AL would have been