The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-26

w. Thornton, Selkirk.
A. McCulloch, Philadelphia.
b. E. Palmer. Chicago.
c. Johnson, Chicago.
a. Laroway. Canada.
II. Aberhalden, Manitoba.
F. Andette. Wisconsin.
d. 5. Daley. Selkirk-
n. johnson, Winnipeg.
]. a. Howell Winnipeg.
E. C. Butterfield, St. Louis.
N. d. Jackson, Ontario.
b. A. Hoffner, Minnesota.
G.. Page, Detroit.
William Barker. Akron, o.
G. MacHafie, Canada.
L. S. Cole.
a. Lathrop. Pelican Rapids, MINI.
w. Harris, Pelican Rapids, MINI.
ID. Dunn, Canada
c. Hudson, Lansing. Mich.
Z. Goodall, Canada.
DR.. Dornhoff, Cincinnati.
]. Ashton, London, England.
c. Ashton, London. England
r. Mansel. London. England.
A. F. Belisle. Ontario.
T. Belisle. Ontario.
]. B. Caldwell. Chicago.
Thomas Gagnon, Butte, Mont
a. Hutton, Chicago.
Many are suffering from scurvy and
frozen limbs, several. are, on -crutches.
and all are broken down, physically
and financially.
Narrowly Escaped Starvation
William Harris and A.-Lathrop of
Pelican Rapids. Mimi. and r. Leary
of Edgerton. Wis, three of a party of
nine that left Edmonton in April of
last year. suffered almost indescribaDle
horrors, narrowly escaping starvation
several times. They owe their lives
to the active relief parties sent out by
the Hudson Bay company at the or
ders of the Canadian government. Har-
ris lost the toes off one foot and is on
crutches. AS the toes We're chopped
off. an amputatiou will be necessary at
once. Lathrop is a scurvy victim, and
was brought in on a stretcher from
Dease Lake to GlenOra.
G.. Page of Ontario walks with canes.
another victim of the dreaded scurvy
contracted six months ago. William
Barker of Akron, o.. a member of the
Johnson party from Philadelphia. is in
a precarious condition from scurvy.
Thomas GagnOn of Butte. Mont. tells
a story of thrilling escapes from drown
ing and starvation with two compan-
ions and forty-five horses. He left Ed
monitor in March last year. Twenty of
the horses were drowned about thirty
miles above AttabascO landing. where
the water route was abandoned for
the land trail by way of st. Johns
landing.
Lived On Horse Flesh.
Once when they ran short of provis-
ions. horse was killed and the flesh
eaten. Late in December Fort Nelson
was reached, and the horses numbered
thirteen. Jones, one of the party, re-
manned there while Edward Barton and
Gagnon started for Lizard post in the
dead of winter. when the thermometer
registered so below. Their camp was
pitched wherever night overlook them
Gagnon finally reached his destination
last April. Barton was drowned while
attempting TO cross the Lizard river on,
n raft. GagnOn is a physical wreck.
having fallen off in eight months about
sixty pounds.
G.. MacHafie of Ontario and Charles
Johnson. of Chicago. members of the
White mounted party from Chicago
were once four days without food and
would have died had they not fallen
miles below Lizard Post. This party
killed and ate their sleigh dogs The
rest of this party, six in number. are
still in the CasSiar region working on
the railroad.
]. B. Caldwell. one of a party of
three from Chicago attempted the
overland route and reached the Pelly
banks after eight months on the trail
Frank Morgan and Fred Smith.
partners of Caldwell are among those
still on the trail. afflicted with scurvy.
Liners Terrible Death.
A man by the name of Jack Bolton
was accidentally shot last winter at
Burleigh Portage on the banks OF
Muddy river, Iorty-five miles from
Atlin lake.
d. Dunn of Chicago who is now
bedridden with scurvy tells pitiful
story of the death of his partner.
Kanute Nelson. Dunn, Nelson and four
others ran out of provisions at Gran
berry Rapids camp last spring. These
six journeyed to Lizard Post to get
supplies. Having no money. F. Ed
wards. in charge of the Hudson Bay
post there refused them food unless Sc
curity was furnished. Their guns and
ammunition had been left at the
abandoned camp and an arrangement
was made by which Dunn and Nelson
volunteered to retrace their steps ana
secure the guns as security
On the return trip when they were
still twenty miles from Lizard Post the
snow softened so much that show
shoes were abandoned Nelson became
exhausted and almost demented from
hunger. Dunn pushed on alone 70
Lizard Post and returned to assist Mel
son, only to find him dead He had
been dead but a few hours, as the
body was not yet stiff.
Captain j. A. Howell of Winnipeg.
states that provisions were scarce and
high priced at all the military posts
along the Muddy and Lizard rivers. At
Lard Post, for instance, sugar was 50
cents per pound. lard 60 cents and
flour SIS per sack
o. Perry of Minnesota, and r. p.
Van. Orden of Lisbon. N D., are from
the telegraph trail out of Ashcroft, B.