The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-02-15
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Lost on the Ice.

Lost on the Ice.
Lost for five days and nights on
Little Turtle lake, one of the widest
regions in the northern part of the
state; forced to kill his horse to keep
from starving to death, and beseiged
by timber wolves the greater portion
of the time, was the experience OF
Bert Surtess, a teamster, who has just
reached Mine Center, where his shat
tered nerves are being treated.
'Surtees was on his way from Fort
Francis to a lumber camp with mail
and provisions when he was overtaken
by one of the fearful billiards that
visit that section of the county with
out warning almost every week.
When on the ice in Little Turtle
lake, it has since been learned, he was
attacked by the wolves, and was forced
to turn his sled into the barricade, un-
der which he fought the wolves.
At the end of the fifth day the men
at the lumber camp, nearly 80 miles
away, went in search of him, having
become alarmed at his long absence.
They found him lying under his barri-
cade, almost dead with exhaustion.
He was removed to Mine Center,
where he is now being cared for.
When he started on his trip his hair
was coal black; now it is as white as
the driven snow, and he looks more
like man of GO or 20 than a man of
possibly 35 years.
Big business.
The st. Paul Union Depot company
has issued it's annual report, and large
gains were shown in every way. Ex-
actly 1890, 1872. 70 was taken in over the
ticket counter, and the total revenue
from all sources amounts to 81, 250, 600.
Over lilo, 900 pieces of baggage and
parcels were handled.
A total of 81, 101 tons of mail was
handed. The salaries in the baggage
and mailing-room aggregated $50, sS1.
The company collected $29, 391 in ex-
cess baggage charges. During the
year, 24,9S3 passenger trains entered
into the depot and 24,671 departed, the
daily average being 1856. A total of
271,627 freight cars was transferred.
The showing of some of the roads was
effected by the abandonment of SUI
burban trains. There were 373, $50
tickets sold, an increase of 1S,447.
During the year there was hauled into
the union depot a total of liza pas
senger cars, and hauled out 116. S43, a
total of 2S3, $50, showing an increase
of IA, ia The average cars out per
day was IT'S.
Natural Gas.
There may be natural gas at Grand
Marais, Cook county. In times past
stories have been told of gas coming
up out of the waters of the harbor
there. but no tests or explorations
have ever been made. Professor Jones
of Grand Marais has written letter
to T. F. Upham of Duluth in which he
submits matter that is food for retlec-
ton. He says that after the fire that
destroyed the Mayhem store, which
was a landmark there, they began to
notice an odor of gas. They were I'M
able to locate it. Later Mrs. Jones
became unconscious from the results
of this gas and others were affected by
by it. 1t seems to have found an es-
cape through the gravel under the
Jones house, following the fire, the
house being near the burned store.
1t may be only marsh gas, but the
people of Grand Marais are wonder
ing nightly.
Is it tho TRUTH.
The Cudahy kidnapping was carried
out according to plans laid in Omaha
five years ago. This is the statement
made by Adelbert Lawton, a Still
water convict serving term of fifteen
years and four months.
Lawton wants pardon and a por-
ton of the reward for directing the
officers to the place where the crimi-
nails are concealed, He is willing to re-
tain but two-thirds of the $25, 900 re-
ward and will allow the state to keep
the rest if he is given his liberty.
Lawton told his story without men.
tioning any names. He says the plans
were laid at Omaha In July five years
ago, and that at first he declined to
agree to the proposition on the ground
that the boy to be abducted was too
young. The prison officials are in
clined to discredit the story.
Another Record.
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