Douglas Island news., 1901-01-23
LE ROY W. MINER,
DIED, AT DOUGLAS, ALASKA, THURSDAY JAN. r, 1901, LE ROY W. MINER,
 AGED 29 YEARS.


 aLeRoy Miner is dead" Such was the startling intelligence that shocked the people of Douglas and Juneau last Thursday evening. It seemed to all that it was surely impossible, but fur ther inquiry revealed the sad story.
 About o'clock p. ID. last Thursday, "Roy" Gas he was called by those inti- mately acquainted with him) accom-. panied by James Christoe started in a row boat for Juneau Island ithe little island in Gastineau channel opposite Douglas City) to hunt ducks. They were each armed with shot gun. On reaching the island they tied their boat and started in different directions, wading through tho deep snow. Chris toe went along the south side of the island looking for game and fired four or five shots. About 2:45 he came back to the boat and then started in the di- rection taken by Miner. Not finding him, he walked clear around the island on the beach, repeatedly calling the name of his friend. Then, becoming alarmed, he went back to the boat and rowed over to the wharf to get help in continuing the search. He found Mir. Shepard and Mir. Elliott, who yolun- teered to accompany him, and together they all went back to the island. Their search was fruitless for a time but finally Mir. Elliott discovered Miners right boot sticking out of the snow and calling 10 his associates he hastened to the prostrate body of his friend, hoping that he had only been stunned by a fall and was not seriously hurt. The snow, which was falling rapidly, had al ready covered the silent body to a depth of four or five inches. Mir. Eli ott quickly began brushing the snow from the breast of his friend to get at his heart to see if he still lived. As his hand removed the snow he discovered blood. He transferred his attention to the head and there discovered that which made the three searehers gasp with horror,-a terrible hole from which the brains of the poor unfortunate had oozed out into the drlfted snow on which be lay. His gun, which was standing against rock near him, furnished a clue to the accident. He had been working his way down the snow-eover- cd cliff, using the gun, with the muzzle iu his hand, to test uncertain places, when the hammer struck against rock and the full charge of shot entered his head, and the bright young life was ended. It was undoubtedly all over so quickly that there was no suffering, only death.
 But the suffering, the pain and sor- TOW is reserved for those whose hearts are made to bleed when they realize that he whom they loved is gone forev- CT; that never again will they hear his voice or feel the warm pressure Of his hand. May the great Ruler give com fort to those whose lives will bear the scar, from the wound that is so deep.
 be Roy ". Miner was born at New London, Conn. He came to Wrangel, Alaska, in the spring of 1898. He went up the Stickeeu river to Telegraph and spent part of the summer in that local fly and in the Dees lake country. Here he met Mir. Frank Dodson and together they followed the trail to Lake Teslin and in to Atlin. In November of the same year they came out by the way of the Taku river and after enduring many hardehips reached Sheep creek where they both were employed at the saw mill until January, 1899. They then came to Douglas Island and secured employment. Since that time MT. Mi ner has made Douglas bis home and has resided here continuously except when out on prospecting trips.
 The funeral services were held on Sunday last at the Friends church, Rev. c. N Replogle officiating. The build