The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-22


to hear OF others. II you know where
we can get q good story Of this kind.
OF so1ls Canon City man or woman
who has gone through some hair
raising experience. We wish you would
come In and tell US. We will look 1t
up and write a story about IT, We
will try to have a story OF this kind
about every week or two.)
Harking back from the even tenor
OF today to those lively times that saw
the dawn OF the famous Klondike rush
when strong men. and brave. went
forth to try their fortune In the
northern ice-clad fields brings to hzli
n stirring and realistic tale Of adyea-
ture experienced by Canon City
man.
DR.. Otis orcndorn. whom one would
not now suspect had ''Klondiked~ 20
the Yukon. had many thrilling cpl
sodes on the ehurning waters Of the
great Pacific and the Cold BerinE Sea
The Klondike rush started In the
early part of 1895. that eventful year
which sa~ and heard the opening guns
In the Spanish-AmerIcan war The
doctor at the time had been out OF
medical college but a few years. yet
had attained a lucrative practice in a
thriving Kansas town. Hs duties
were arduous and trying and his prac-
tioe told much upon hls strength
An attack OF typhoid fese- sap j,d
n great deal of his reserve energy and
be was on the verge of n nervous
breakdown when the nrst news of
AiASkA's millions IN Eoid-bearing
earth reached the states. The meagre
news was allow In Stimulating through
the brains OF the sturdy Americans
but after a month or two when the
most adventurous who bad rushed TO
the front an the frst call mad sert
hack glowing accounts II tas fortunes
to bs made In a ngEht. the crowds
commenced their sometimes vain aud
fruItlcss rush to the vukon.
Doctor orendorn by this time had
somewhat recovered ala strength and
receiving the opportunity to 80 north
with a party Of ten who represented
the sunnower Mining Company. as
their physician. he accepted with
aiacrity.
The outfit started from Kansas
City on April 10Th. iSss. and went d.
rect TO San Francisco. Soon after
they reached the western city they
received the report that war had been
declared with spain. Aprli 25th. saa
Francisco presented a picturesque
though busy scene with the Yukon rush
in full tllt and an uncertain war oceu-
pying everyone's mind.
The party were busy until May Ist.i.
Quitting and making every possible
preparation for a long. hard aad
doubtful trip. On that date they
boarded the Hattie /. Phillips.
staunch sailing vessel from boston.
with party OF ninety men who had
sailed around the Horn from the Hub
City aad were going into the north to
work for a Boston mining company.
The little ship had seen service In
the fishing industry on tho Massa-
chusetts coast and though small. was
a splendid sea-soing vessel and as
was later proved. able to breast the
nerccst gale and the highest wave.
Txactly 100 men formed the boats
list after the addition OF the Sum
flower crowd. Besides them the ship
carried many full mining outfits and
three months supply of food besides
a complete equipment for river boat
which the sunnower men were to use
on the Yukon after their arrival at
St. Michaels. their destination by wa
ter.