The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-11

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urged and comforted him during all
24-year-old Klondike king, and his
bride of three weeks, left Seattle re-
Gently on voyage around the world"
1t was seven years ago that young
Gilmour, then attending school in De-
troit,. Mich, where his father was a
prominent business man, confded to his
sweetheart, Miss Erminie Grace Will
son, his determination to 20 into the
world and make a fortune for her and
himself. Gold had just been discov-
cred in the klondlke, andsl 1T was thlther
that young Gilmour determined to 20. Z.
Young Man Runs Away. i
His father had refused his consent,
the fact that he possessed but little
money, Lucien bade his sweetheart
goodby, and with little but her encour-
agement and his dreams of the future
to sustain him, started for Seattle, the
gateway to the golden pot at the foot
| of his rainbow.
He reached this city with but very
keen realization Of their value when he
should reach his destination, Gilmour
| invested every cent i'm copies OF the
Times, and making a bundle of them
and his scanty supply Of clothing,
slowed away on steamer bound tor
out at sea that it was impossible to
do aught but take him to the Alaskan
| port. . T.. "A :.
From Skaguay he fought his way thru
! the mountain fastness to Dawson. Here
his foresight in providing himself with
newspapers with which to begin. the
l:struggle for riches became manifest.
Hungry for news of the outsidesworld,
from which they had been ,shut1o for
months, the miners paid fancy prices
for the papers, and when they were all
sold, young Gilmour found himself pos
sessed of several hundred dollars. En-
couraged by the result of his first ven
ture, and wishing to increase his CAPT
tai before beginning his search. for
gold, he determined to return to Seat
tie, taking with him letters from the
miners to their friends and relatives
at home. Here again he made money.
and Oh his return to Alaska took with
him 1900 letters to the miners of Daw-
son.. Lake ~Linderman and Lake Ben
nett, the first mail ever taken thru to
Dawson. '--'''r
Meets Many Hardships. n..*
On his return trip it was that the
first real hardship of the many thai
s. were to erect themselves as barriers tc
his ambition was encountered. Arr1v
ing at Lake Linderman he found thai
he could not reach Dawson, owing tx
cry, he tried to get food from the min
ers. but they refused him. All of hi
possessions were in an Indian pacl
train, days journey behind him. Fin
ally, when he was on the verge Of col
lapse from hunger and fatigue, a miner
more kindhearted than the rest, CAV
him a cup Of coffee and some fapiacks
The nayt H9v Marty Of
two women and two children offered t
take him with them in return for hi
services as guide. Altho he had mad
the trip but once, he succeeded in pilot
ing the scow in which. the party wer
trayslng thru hf TIE perils Of it, the
thru White Horse Rapids, the part
pitched camp, and Gilmour walked bac
to the starting point, where anothe
party were waiting a pilot.
His second venture was not SO SUI
cessful, however, fol-, at White Hors
river. He was carried down the streal
! for half mile before he finally SUI
ceeded in making landing. With n
=. one to guide it, the scow was. dashe
against the rocks and destroyed, on
, member of the(party being drowned.
After the loss of their boat, the part
. made their way overland to where til
first party had stopped. Gilmour agai
: took charge of that boat and manage
i, to get it safely to Dawson. Here b
Q delivered his letters and new bate
= of newspapers that he had brought wit
t him. ~
;. He Gets His First Real Start.
With the money thus realized, adde
!, to that which he had made on his TO
' mer trip, Gilmour bought himself q
80 outfit and commenced in earnest h
- hunt for fortune. Within few weel
he had staked out several claims al
- had bought others, among these latt
being the since famous Hunker clai
for which he traded part of his outf
At this time many Of the residents
Dawson and the adjacent districts we
suffering from want Of food, and youl
Gilmour, in company with Germ;
baron, determined to attempt the tr
Seattle for provisions. They could o
tain no dogs, but nothing daunted, s
out with hand sleds, upon which tn
piled their tents, stove, blankets al
Nv provisions, on a journey Of 600 mil
- thru the most desolate region of Alash
which had never before been made by
pa Almost from the first Gilmour a.
the his companions encountered seve
her storms. Progress was almost impos
r., BILE; to stop meant death by starvatie
n.y. n.y. for their scant supply Of food !wou
my last no longer than the time absolute
re- necessary to reach the coast under t
the most favorable conditions. Weary, &C
ma and hungry, but doggedly determine
ian they struggled thru the storm, 4
j. knowing, even, whether or not tn
were travelling in the right direction
'os , At last their provisions, with the
tai ception Of a few pounds Of beans, we
lib exhausted. For three days they ma
,lso aged to subsist on these, doing tn
'o oii,d best to make some progress toward
's ay settlement. Finally, when it seem
that there was no further hope, st'