The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-01

the hand and said, Don't be afraid,
nothing will hurt YOU" I took heart,
built scow with four others, and on
June 6, 1898, l left Dawson, there be-
ing As sails on the lake at one time
with good wind blowing -at the foot
of Lake Linderman we unloaded all
but the boilers and hauled it to Lake
Bennett one-half mile, while the scow
was lined through the shallow rapid
stream, striking, but not breaking the
boat, upon the same rock upon which
man the year before had killed him
self in despair, after losing all his out
fit; how down lake Bennett we sailed
with crew of three men and myself,
one fellow deep water man, always
singing, 40, tell her that you saw
me-" etc., how we kept going day and
night through Lake Tagish where the
steamboat Olive May was building,
but men left to rush to a new strike
then on to Fort Tagish, where we saw
four Indians in chains for killing one
white man. Here the police examined
our outfit to see if we had enough pro-
visions for the party, then down Marsh
lake where we were stuck in the mud
it being so very shallow SO far down.
then the 26-mile river until we reached
Miles Canyon where we paid $4,000
to two men to pilot our boat through,
it taking just eight minutes, passing
through, Squaw rapids where the In
dian woman tried to save her white
husband and both were drowned, and
then through White Horse rapids,
| landing on the left hand bank just
opposite the many graves of those
men who were drowned; their bodies
not being recovered only the head
boards were there; then how we float
ed down the 26-mile river to Lake La
Barge where we were becalmed for
two days then on the third day we
made the foot of the lake; then 30-mile
river with it's many rocks, but making
it safely by night; then on down the
Youkon to Fort Selkirk where I found
that sick man and his brother; how |
left my own scow and men at Fort Sell
kirk and helped row the man to Daw-
son 1875 miles away to doctor; how
| then sold my saw mill and outfit for
$500, came back to Selkirk, brought
the outfit down and got the money,
and started home after seven months
of the hardest work of the body and
mind. I was then really happy when
/ laid the gold in two buckskin sacks
in Leah's lap, part of which was used
in buying a car load Of hogs which l
took to Dawson that year, came home
again, took in over the ice lot of sau-
sage and meat, an outfit Of 18 tons and
IL horses. My partner, Mr.. Hilbert,
dying on lake LaBarge on April IL,
4 1889; then came back to Skagway,
bought cable to pull steamers thru
the Five Finger Rapids, sold the cable
to steamboat company; going to Sc
attic, the day before arrived home
Lydia was born. l Bought a steam
boiler and hoist, took in some sheep,
and landed in Dawson, October 6, 1899,
took lay in Monte Cristo hill, found
nothing, moved to discovery on Bon
ANA and cleaned up $4,000 in three
months; worked for the Layman until
July 80 at $3.50 day; went outside
and August %, 1890 one Mr.. Hemple
and myself took into Dawson 104 head
of steers, clearing each $500 on them;
on my trip out went to Valdez to look
over the country and started the Val
DEE News, had man by the name of
Bert Richford run it for three years
/ then sold it to him. In April, 1901,
| brought 27 steers in Camloops, Brit
ish Columbia, and took them back into
Dawson but did not make anything on
them, the cost was too great. On ar
irving at Dawson | got the telegram
that our Lydia had died. That sum-
mer staid at home until fall, then /
went into Alberta and bought with
Mr.. Hemple 400 head of cattle to fat
en-. The next spring they were then
| shipped to Van Couver and sold lit
tie profit was made on them. In June.
1902, went to Valdez to open up
market; staying there two and one
half years, Herbert being born that
| spring; in August 1904, l took 107
head of cattle to Fairbanks via Circle.
During that winter went out over the
trail, finding the man with frozen feet
and taking him to Valdez; went home
/ to the Pacific Cold Storage Company
and going out with Mr.. Hemple, we
both having $4,000 in gold, the time
that / should have quit The summer
of 1906 in June | went to Minnesota
for visit then in July | went into
Fairbanks with $50 sheep and 40