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was no chance Of getting help. In spite
Of this ! had TO sneeze oncc. I mufied
it as best could but the others hoard tho
sound, and ono came out to investigate.
Another told him TO batter down the
chief enginecr's door. but luckily for
mo he didn't. But just as soon as every
thing got quiet l opened my door gently.
sneaked out. went ashore and remained
until the following morning.
Knowing Sutton to be weak, 1 got hold
Of him and accused him OF plotting to
rob the mail. He denied it. but I told
him had beon to Major Perry. who was
in charge Of the mounted police in Daw-
son. disclosed the plot. and that the Ma jor
had promised that IL he. sutton, would
confess he would be let off, Otherwise
he would get ten years for plotting. or
course l had not been to Major Perry.
but made Sutton believe had. and after
much argument he went with me.
Il knew IL told the story to Major
Perry without some sort Of corroborative
evidence he would think was giving
him some drunken talk. Sutton con-
fessed to Perry. and put himself under
police protection, with the result that he
was sent up inland to work. where he
could be watched until his testimony was
needed
Major Perry asked me IL I wouldn't
take job as detective and watch O'Brien
and the two other men. and as IL was
found that not enough freight and passen-
gers offered to send the steamer to Nome
and she was going to lie at Dawson all the
winter 1 took the job. O'Brien and the
others knew all the mounted police. but
they did not know me as detective.
Il was on the job about a month. follow
ing them to their camp and watching
them occasionally practising with re-
volvers and conversing with them.
was ostensibly a woodchopper. and under
pretext Of getting a match or a drink OF
water l used to go into their cabin.
followed them down the river in a Peter
boro canoe. hiding it among the willows
and following them on foot at times,
when they robbed cabins of provisions,
ammunition and rifles. Then the chief OF
police, whose name was Primrose. thought
he had sufficient knowledge OF their
whereabouts and habits and relieved me
OF my duties.
well, I hadn't been long OF the job
when Ma jor Perry sent for me and told me
that the O'Brien gang had disappeared,
and asked me to talye up the trail again.
l thought they would be about getting
ready to attack the mail and asked for
the assistance of another man. We were
to follow the mail out and keep watch.
Just as we were about to start word
came that O'Brien had been captured
with a horse and sled. and that traces OF
blood had been found on the snow about
the camp occupied by two men named
Clason and Olson and another unknown.
The three had come to Dawson with big
lot of goods and not being able to get
freezeup. when they started out with a
horse sled and a cons derable amount OF
gold supposed to be about si2. 900. which
they had got for the merchandise.
Dogs had found the blood by raking In
the snow near the camp. which was close
by a river. and when o Brien was found
to be in possession Of the horse and sled
he was arrested and searched They
found a considerable amount Of gold on
him, 40 they took him and his two COM
panions to Dawson and put them in jail.
They remained there until the ice thawed
in the spring. when the bodies OF Clason
and the other victims were found on tho
bank OF the river
sutton testified against them and was
released. O'Brien was sentenced to death
and the two other men got long terms.
Then l built sliff and hoated down the
river for 2.OOO miles TO Yukon.
HEARD OF COOK AT MOUNT MKINLEY.
For ten years I have been travelling
through Alaska. the Arctic regions and
Siberia. trading. fur collecting and min
ing. -Four years ago I made seven mile
trip up the kuskokwim River TO Mount
Mckinley. There in the neighborhood 7
met an old trapper who told me that our
party was the first he had seen since n
doctor and his party had been there.
Il did not know anything about Dr.
Cook at the time. but his party had got
their guides from this trapper. asked
whether the doctors party had discovered
any gold. The trapper chuckled.
They were not looking for gold. he
said. They were going to the top of the
mountain These boys OF mine were
with them. They only got about half
way up, for there was a quarrel, and they
split up and went back TO the States
Il asked him il any natives had ever
climbed the mountain. and he said no,
theTe Wds hOtulnB bD 20 aiueF up JneTe.
The top OF the mountsin looks as IL il had
a perpetual ice cap on it. 1t is blue when
the sun shines. have an idea that
it could be reached. though. The coun-
try about is beautiful.
"A year ago last Christmas had just ar
rived at Seattle after a three thousand mile
trip in Siberia. got froze up in that coun-
try and had to make my way back the whole
distance to the coast the best way could
Most Of the time II was on foot. but ocoa.
sionally got a dog team. Then would
get a chance to come q little way in a
skin boat; but there came a time when
to get along I had to lash some logs to-
gether and drift down stream for miles and
miles.
-For six weeks I had nothing to eat
but wild geese, and they make a monoto-
nous sort Of fare. For two weeks was
without salt and slept most Of the nights
on the snow under a robe. was over
three months on the journey. until I