The daily sentinel., 1909-10-14
LIKE MESSAGE
FROM THE DEAD
Charles Lamb of This City. Thought
to be in His Grave in Alaska,
Wires His Brother That He
is Now in Seattle. Wash.
STRANGE TALE OF HIS ABSENCE

Like a message from the dead came
a telegram last evening from Seattle.
wash and which message was handed
70 'lifi G. Lamb. the well known fur
ntture man, Just AS he was locking up
the big stores for the evening prcpara-
tory To going home for the night But
that message. signed by man long
sorrow but ii brought great iov 10
members of one of the citys oldest and
best known families.
The message was from Charles c.
Lamb. brother Of Clirf G Lamb. and
for years well known resident of
Grand Junction and well known here
especially among the old time citizens.
Charles G. Lamb has spent the greater
part of the last twelve years I'm Alaska.
in the rugged and Isolated mining sec
tious of that wonderful country OF the
far Northwest and for the past seven
years not one word had been heard
from Charlie Lamb by Grand Junction
relatives and friends. About eighteen
months ago there came information
that Charles Lamb had died in a hos
pital at Fl Benton. Alaska, and natur-
ally IL was taken for granted that the
man who died was the Grand Junction
man and that he had been laid to rest
tn some lonely grave In the cold couu-
KIN
Last night Ciiff Lamb received
message reading as follows.
Am in Seattle Tor few days
write news. Charles Lamb"
Especially TO the aged parents Of the
Lamb brothers did this message bring
great happiness. their son. so long un-
heard from. was sun alive and well
Twelve years ago Charles Lamb left
Grand Junction and went to Alaska
seeking his fortune. Within the five
years that followed lac returned to
Grand Junction twice FOR brief viists
ON one of his trips back to Alaska cliff
accompanied Charles Lamb and spent
many months in that wild country then
returned to Grand Junction to remain
permanently.
seven years ago letters were receiv-
ed from Charles Lamb then In Alaska.
He was expecting to be in Ft. Benton
for some time. After those letters
We're received Charles Lamb was never
neard from again by relatives here
Letters sent to him never reached him
Four years ago Glenn Lamb brother
Of Charles and Cliff Lamb. died in this
city. Clltf Lamb wrote letter to his
brother and then before forwarding it
wrote to the postmaster at Dawson
city; making inquiries. The postmaster
replied that Charles Lamb was in
Dawson city and he would deliver the
letter. Later another letter from the
postmaster stated that IL was not the
right Charles Lamb as he one residing
in Dawson had been there for years
and was an exceedingly large property
owner there The letter conveying the
news of the death of Glenn Lamb then
made the rounds of all the Alaskan
MINING mining camps, and and finally eleven
back to cliff Lamb in this city, prac-
uCally worn to pieces from long travel
About eighteen months ago a letter
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from "A brother. then in Alaska. stated
that he had heard that Charles Lamb
had died at FIT, Benton, after long
illness in hospital there. The Lamb
family here. owing to the fact that
nothing could be heard from their rela-
tive concluded that the man who died
at FIT. Benton was the Grand Junction
man.
Then. last night after seven years of
silence and Uncertainty, came that mes-
sage from the man supposed to be
dead.
As details are not given in the mes
sage IL Is not known in what parts Of
Alaska Charles Lamb has been during
the past seven years but probably has
been far into the interior, Whether he
has struck il rich or not Is not known.
his friends will all hope that he has.
Relatives here are inclined to believe
that Mr. Lamb viii come to Grand
junction from Seattle in short time
though from what is known of his
love Tor the wild and rugged land of
the north 1T Is more than likely that he
proposes to soon again return 10
Alaska.