The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-02

little soil and kept a couple Of dshlng boats That night some of the more desperate spirits of the party proposed that they should steal one of the old Germans boats. sail to the mainland. seize a small vessel and bring it back Co the Island with more provisions and tools.
 The carpenter and the sailor who had Joined hlm the night before tried Co d!ssuade them from putting Che plan Into execution. but they persisted and sailed away the next day.
 In about two weeks the sallboat hove In sight. and when she was beach ed an emaclated. wounded wretch lwlcd out the sole survivor of the crew that had sailed away SO eonh' dcntly two weeks before.
 Before he died he told how the ras. calls had succccded in reaching the coast safely and with little difficulty had found a small vessel suited Co their purpose,
 They tried Co get away with lt in the night. but the owner discovered them and attempted to interfere, with the result that he paid for his vigilance with a knife slash which settled hlm In a minute. But the pirates did not get Gar away before they were overhauled, taken back to port. and every one Of them was hanged. except the teller Of the tnle. who had escaped. but had been mortally wounded In doing 30.
 The carpenter md the sailor pros pcctcd dally about the ravlne and the beach: but. having nothing except their knives with which to work. they made ll,tle progress. sun they picked out ot the creylccs a considerable amount of gold
 One day they borrowed a hatchet from the old German and penetrated the raylne which ran up the side of one of the mountains Some distance up the slope they cleared the undcrbrush and found the ledge Co be composed of soft. rotten stone impregnated with gold In large quantities. ln fact, the NNNNlNE NNIWMNNAMAM NNNAANNNN AW w NAAN AAAN NA with the precious metal
 As they worked. however. their lives were ln constant danger. for the noun tain side seemed Co be alive with poi sonous reptiles. scorpions. tarantulas- In fact. owing Co these pests they were faln to give up on attempts Co pene tratc farther and contentcd themselves with working about thc foot ot the mountain. They remained on thls is land nearly two months before they were taken oH by O passing vessel which stopped Co on her water casks.
 Shortly after their return Co the 18th mus the sailor was taken down with lsthmus fever and dled The cOrpen ter then took the gold and. keeping bis secret. set sail for hls home. where he bought a hotel He intended some time Co return Co thc Island. but one winter day be fcll on the Ice. recel-lng on in. jury thnt resulted In paralysis, and a year Inter hc also died. But before he dld SO hc told Co a friend who had nurscd hlm N the details Of hls strange adventures ln the southern Pacific drew a plan of the island. described lts location and topography and gave such an accurate description that any one familiar with the coast could have no difficulty ln verifying the statement
 The carpenters friend dld not sur. vlye hlm long. but before be died he likewise related the carpenters story Co a captaIn who was familiar with the waters of thc southern Pacific. And now another expedition has been ntted out for the mysterious Isle Of gold.
 But wlseacreS shook thelr heads. and already a belief has grown among the tlmld that a curse Is associated with the Isle and the treasure and that death and doom Inevitably follow Che pursuit of the secret. Chicago Times Herald