The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
ST. PAUL QUARTET
ALMOST STARVED
Five Days Without Food While
Making Way Out of Cana
dian Wilderness.
Special to The Journal.
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Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, Man, June 20.-The tale
Of nine starving Americans, who ven e1.
tured up the Pelican river G!, without oSt
left here for st. Paul last night. For
five days his party was without food.
With the idea Of having good fishing
and hunting the party to which Gibson
belonged, consisting of DR.. j. Spence,
Hamilton Holman and James Russell, all
Of st. Paul, and five other men from
different parts Of the states, left the
plete outfits ever seen in these parts.
They shipped to Selkirk on board OF
Lake Winnipeg steamer, as far as Mos
sy Point and then pushed up Pelican
III four canoes by the aid Of a rough
sketch made ten years ago by the father
of Gibson. ..
First Of Hardships.
For the first week verything went
well, then the first Of the hardships
encountered them. The canoe carrying
| the bread was being loaded after port
age on the eighth day and as the last
man stepped into the canoe he upset
| it.
The flour for the party was still dry,
and there was nothing to hinder. the
men from proceeding on their jour
ney into q little lake up one OF the
hunting and brought home a lone grouse
and the fishermen returned with four
fish which were cooked.
Robbed by Indians.
That night the two guns and all the
-four were stolen by Indians on whose
reserve the party was encroachlng. Inc
men were sleeping and did not hear the
Crees az they crawled up ana mulG ;lfo
them Of their firearms and tackle
ONLY one weapon was left and that, g
small revolver, which was in the pocket
Of one Of the men. Some cartridges
were also left.
By unanimous decision the mel
started for home as soon as they, found
out the condition Of affairs. About,
third Of the distance was travelled the
first day and. the whole, party Jay OF
morning Russell. the crack shot OF TIT
party. was entrusted with the revolve
and managed to bring down a grouse
This was cooked over fire and divided
among the nine men.
Toward the end Of the second day on
of the canoes began to lag and did no
come into camp until about an hou
one said something about desert1on, an
he eyery man for himself or they wer
to stick together. It was decided t
hold together.
J Ate an Uncooked Rabbit.
That night three fish were caught Q
night lines and proved blessing Th
next night nothing was caught and Q
the fourth day the weak crew OF tn
p r gave out and pleaded that the
Imora 6aaH heat
; III never want to endure it again,
= said Gibson. HThe fellows were lyin
> in the shade painting for food: SUI
> denly they heard the report of gu
and Russell appeared swinging rabbi
a The men piled on him and the rabb
J was torn to pieces. No person waite
9 to have the meat cooked
= The next morning they sighted tt
. smoke Of q camp fre Don the bank. {
the river. IL 1t turned out to be tt
= camp Of a trapper named Antoine Bea'
e pre- said Gibson. ''We simply ate hi
o out Of house and, home and he had
. come down to Hudson IS Bay post to r
5 stock again for the coming winter, Il
: which he was then making preparation
We STAYED at Beaupre's camp for DE-
e and half, and then journeyed dow
u the river by easy stages until Mos
g Point. was reached. I left the 9th
e fellows there to recuperate. W
T. called upon by the party to make a +
+ ting present to Antoine. got nj
: everything he wanted at the post al
e gave him instructions to call at t
l. post again if he wanted anything mol
Is t left $500 with the factor to t.
W cre1it of his ACCOUNT