The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
HARDSHIP IN
THE FAR NORTH
Terrible Experience ola Student in an
Alaskan Winter
BURIED IN SNOW FOR MONTHS.
I'm Dark, Cold Cabin. with the
Frozen Body of III il Dead Father
Lying on the IIoOr-Part of
the Time Without Fuel.

| SEATTLE. Sept. - An experience that
! would wreck the mind of any ordinary
/ mortal. il IL did not bring death az the
] end, was that of clinic j.. I'LL. OF this
! city who accompanied his father, former
! President Eugene is. ain Of the Wash
| inst0n State University. TO find new
| route from the coast of Alaska 10 the
/ headwaters OF the White River, through
the unexplorod Valley Of the Alsac lin,
| who is ana athlete, returned yesterday
/ ON the steamer Topeka. His father
! terrible death from disease, l,O miles from
! the coast. in wilderness untrackcd by
] man. has been told. 10 occurred last Jam
| uarv. but $50 remote SIS tho Hiu cabin
/ from human settlements chat the story
only reached this city a few days ago.
| The detailed story of young Hills terri
/ flying experience is one of hardsnlps
! uriyati0n and death mcqudIlcd ln the
story of Alaska's horrors For weeks the
/ sat in the cabin in total darkness with
/ the frozen body of his father lying stin
| in corner. no light. no fire. and All his
/ prov. ions frozen bard as stone and he
| himself near unto death with scurFy.
That hc survived the terrible ordeal OF
/ disease and loneliness was due at once
! 90 h.e superb constitution and The in-
| domi.abla wil Inherited from the father
! WHO died iu thc cabin cheering his son
/ with his last words to 'stick it out until
! help would come"
y.ll, r,+ber r,'lbod .bere I'm FEBRUARY
] 1Ns. Alv party was cnlnped at laaniai,
/ se t.c r.,r,,,a,, ,.arl,, from So p1rl His
MARTY etsrtos across the glacier about
/ month before our party started, and when
/ fbov oof to Tie summit The majority of
/ tbo rart, cat afraid and turned back 10
! 7-,t.fst t, r.t moro provisions leaving
nv father and one man with five days
/ provisions to work ahead and blaze
/ traiI They promised to return at once.
! but fncr never went back. and father ana
/ his Communion. Ending they were running
/ short 0f provisions turned back them
/ Selves expecting to- meet the returning
/ party on the uaH
.poor father. IIc seemed f3tcI TO lose
] DIS life -u that ocs0.ale land. even after
I "A hqrd-.0-rand feht with death for twen-
/ tv-l.e DAYS. for he was lost that long.
/ le and hs companion having m -ed the
/ un going back. Tine story OF his sue
/ fer.us starvation. freezing ana rescue
! when iust alive has been told as wei
/ Pass words cam tcI f.. our party reached
/ tho summit o. tac glacier a InW oa'7
/ after father had been found. lie was
+ able to- sit up WREN ! GOT to him, ANA
/ urged rno TO r0 ahead We won't on 10
/ Ai.1c River father resting an summer
and joining us ON The river in september,
l$s.
CAMP FOR WINTER
'l had just returned rom a,3ni
/ me river ana .o.N' l'.'l !, l..n '''l ,.-'
q eihf al .oi.> H'iI'7 io'-. I'D ou-u N.'i''
"' ''u.' .ol I' VIC ''.'.-"
'ia FL I'ai around ,.le Guy %" oFol ,',5
t'''' 3' 'n'. D" ..l 7
a-iA ascend --e iiF''- -''. '
WINTER camp where WE were ""u 'l.'i.'
fi our supplies anu ."i '.h .-.H
hunting ROAD across lh' -i''-0I, 'icA
layhe ANA Iound % way lhal i-d GOWN
INTO me NaIlel. Mr "''i'1 i- '.''.-'
dAeE. III
lo0N" iC "l.- o." .... l'' VA
lle E.'.i.I put il prove" ID" ii'i'i''o
IoIe IlIl d. ... . .,
was n'" '. " -.,,.
WIN loI "'
ll 80, i'm
''le 81, ". PIP ,,,. '.
Dot WIN "AeH I'D '-'''
ol lNt party was tl remain al 'ne oii5'
hal camp ana DID l"' 7llih7 Dl-l7 '''
enllre oulhi over iie -.'aiei t' l"I""lse
Nailty. fallt- anu "-i''' 10 '''s ''
me laltt- 800.
eve took over ine tti.i. ana oid
the rest eoouny about lhe n."1lr ol sep
tem1er they returning io the biz camp
"Nmter was nearing ua 1 lasi lhhl me
first thing we d.d Has Oh build us tight
lc- cabin with two windows and D door
iheie was 100 lo'f I'D lNe 'a'ii' ou- i7
$50 m1uc the roof oui OK f8fi lumber
we saved tine sawlusl M there was
plenty Of it Goo cover the floor Zoo depth
of four or five ineles We also built
stone lire place IN lie cabin ana connected
it with the ro3l We had "a stove win me
pipe running out ine lup OF the roof
Knowing That the sno" leH io great
depth in tlai part "I Aitika' DO was our
plan To allow inc ea"in u" ne showed ln
except TOT 81 ''iihei ,l ,i' u'oI' "lien we
eouio e'7iIF h''p '''""' i"ia Nouii "i-
lo" us TO sel oHt ON OUT $40" SHOES Tor
Won gu d" i..-' ..'' =. D'7"" 'iie s'""
away rom 'io s.Dl
Ai's' Lol 'i o"- p.'',a' 1"e9 we're Wen
iuu' Dul t..f t'"-." pr H'luinS- we
iad uteh Htiis D" ".i tent a.I lii7 Lhe,
hut me- Thermometer cropping 10 20
degrees below zero we moved into the
capil. just the cay before we moved
IaIhef began I'D Aet lame ana ! also. lie
grew worse ana soon could not get out
Of BED. we nad no WOOD IN the cabin
and az once started to lay I'D supply.
] Kept setlhs lah'r an1 iamef, untl
When J. mao 'ess llan q Il'.u 'oIu on "ood
lislue ,ir lous way anu
IouHu ~ j cou-u uol MaiH' i l.lis WIS on
jan Do l,' nv 49,. e ~ Inns H'@ wy D.,
.Hele DelHs W. 49, 80 gH 'iS io'el'
out up TO inns uale hAu Deeh aOie 10
Keep the doorway GEAR.