The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-19

c<-at anxiety is felt here and In Alaska
- me safety Of Lieut.. Joseph G.. Cast
- and party. who undertook 70 cross
80 Cook Inlet 10 st. Michael lsst sans-
-. Nothing has been heard 81 him here
= In Alaska ard the time when ne
.has,ia have come cut or beer heard from
= fnux past The party had one very nar-
- eseape from starvation a few wseks
800 II had started On ifs long journey. AZ
- worst part Of Ii was t1ea 20 come fear
3 sxpressed that disaster may have over
nuue the expedition.
IlxUt Caasueg, vito VAS detailed from
- Second cavalry. was under command
Y CAN'T ". r. Glenn. who had charge of
= az the three parties sent by me war
16rarfmsnt 10 find az aii-Amsrscan route
8 the Yukon river from the coast. The
~ az THESE was In charge OF Capt FL
ado. who Was 10 have gone over the
nnlsaa sra1. but was subsequently, re-
1nned The second, under Capt. Aber-
seouhse or part of IL. III charge OF Lleait.
1uwe did ge, through 20 the Yukon after
I dHfncuit trip over vaides glacier. and in
: Copper center. Capt. Ahercromlse was
d ~ a roate through the Mentasia pam
- down the TAaana river.
Ths lieutenant started In the latter part
Z May with priva.es acGregor and
Hisx from knik village on fhe Metanooski
s3ysr where there are trading posts Of the
Alaska Commercial Company and the
North American Trading Company Capt.
Glenn had taken his party there TO make
The start IL Was understood that CAPT
Glenn should bring Lieut.. Cashiers party
4 sew supply OF provisions after 1t had
reached the Tauana river. some 20 miles
IA and 80 or go miles from It's mouth.
capk Glenn started out IN August and az
~ . difficult trip found the three men
tsst over the AentastA pass in "A most de-
nosahte condition. They had run out of
W0visens. for everything had been eaten
- 1hey We're living on niue meat. n1y-
10 found II necessary to Kill one OF the
assuz;s they had taken la. They still had
one mule left. which they had concluded
70 XII unesa they should find re,ief IN
ms Impossible In this condition for them
% - forward or 70 return 10 In. coast
There was nothing left for them 10 do but
suss The arrival OF Capt. Glenn. AZ per
n previous arrangement Relief came
jaes b time to save them They were Civ
q another supply OF provisions and three
~ horses for the remainder Of their
Cast Glenn returned to the coas, and
ha dn~ gone to Washington Taat IS
the h2 seen or heard OF Lieut.. Cas;ner
ani The two men with him 30 far as can be
harmed here.
Their route was down the Tanana river
= or 90 miles to It's mouth at Weir, on
TIE Yukon, and there they were 10 catch
steamer for st. Michael IL that river
Wts y CT otttt 10 NAVIGATION. TX not. they
we're TO make the trip over tn. Ice. The
Iaaana river Is Wild and the country
about Il rugged. The trip IL very difficult.
sser an almost wholly UNEMPLOYED region
here are few trails In Alaska more dan
ssFous.
Capt. George Howe. Of Juneau, an old
end experienced Alaskan guide who pilot
g capt Glenn about Cock inlet was a,
kmk With the party last spring. He has
gave fears for the safety OF the three
In.
II haven't heard a word "a 10 whether
buss Sasiner made the trip" said he
NRenday afternoon. "Iie should shaye
09s cut early last fail and something
M&@ 10 have been heard from him. for
msnhas been travel on the Yukon river
INN seen many persons who have made
- NIP on the lower river. and have IN
QEfed for Cashier Of them, bat none az
I'm has seen him or heard OF him
capt W w Robinson. jr. constructing
aaaffermesfer. also feels anxious bout
ustnsr and his swo men
re was not to report To me or through
~ said Capt. Robinson $50 | have no
neans 81 officially knowing Of his trip.
nN nnee have seen Capt Howe | have
seeore anxious ahoa; him. for | have
heafd nothing"