Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-08-22
The Story Of a Rescue Trip In the
Mountains Of Alaska.
BRAVE MEN AND SPEEDY DOGS


man and Her Sick Husband From
Death When Stranded on a Winter
Night Amid the Snow Clad Peaks.
The hardships to which people are
exposed In the far north give frequent
occasion for the display OF heroism.
In the pages Of Trailing and Camp
ing In Alaska" Mr.. Addison NJ Powell
tells Of the rescue Of woman and her
husband who were stranded on the
mountains in an Alaskan winter.
A dog team galioped up and stopped
in front OF the only pretense Of hotel
In Valdez. The night was dark. us the
northern winter nights always are
when the moon Is not shining. The
dogs Immediately lay down. almost ex-
hausted from their long trip. and the
two men were soon surrounded by In
quiring friends. One Of the two said:
"What do you think. fellows? We
passed a woman 3ust this side Of Saw
mill Camp. She was pulling a sled. on
which was her sick husband. We re-
monstrated against her crossing the
glacier. but she replied that they
might as well die up there as any
where else. as it meant certain death
to stop. Our dogs could pull only our
outfit. and there wasn't grub enough
for all. so we were compelled to leave
them. They VIII be Mt the last timber
tonight. and IL somebody doesn't go tC
their rescue they will be dead by this
time tomorrow"
A man stepped out from the crowd
and said:
I'm go for one. Now, who else has
good dog team to splice in with
miner
"rm your mani" answered another
1t was 3 o'clock. in the morning be
fore they had made their selection OF
dogs and were ready to start on that
hazardous trip.
'We'il be on the first bench by day
light and have them here before mid
night" said one as he straightened out
the team for the sixty mile run.
Yea. boys Stand In there. LEADER
'-uSu' H'"9H on' n'"Sh' anu WIN
yep the aogs gaDoped away as 1t
aware of the urgency Of their mission
''Haw. Leadern we heard as they
turned the corner. and then they were
sone, Ahere eoes ,ie pest uos .eam
III Aiasha ana uriveh ny TWO OF tne
oes. men on eartii4 eAciaiineu nan
as he re-entered the house.
me trali was easiiy io.o"eu, ana
soon the hlne nnies OF ieVel oehcn
WIRE passeu. Inc speeu siaeAeiieu
ohsy Wheh they were ascehuihg tne
riuge, Wnich they crossed Dy II that
morning. anu tnere II was seen tiae
.ne snarp PEAKS were CURING nne sno"
uisn ~ .ie ai'-
Ahey are Desinh'ns u snioAe' "a
claimed one OF tne men
res we must get paeA Deiore hisn'
OF ~ n'i on' 'ep'ieu tiie o'nei
Do"i' uown, 'ne sieep ueseen' liey
pluhseu' anu W oeioeA 'ney wefe ,
on 'ne kincie' anu sAippins I'VE, 'e'e'
kroui,u' IN short iinne 'hey uiseo'-
erei Tue unfortunate eoupie "noln my
.,hu s'ar'eu ou' ~ reseue. anu "nsn
'ney e,,lie up 70 .nein II was " pi'iaO'e
seene 'ni' p'esei'e" 'seh.
ihe poo' Noii,An ,''u peso"e -
p'eee,y exhausted ailu nau nun, .l'own vi,., nes'
ssii e'"' pVsiue "e' ne'pess Hu,yn -
sue nau eVi'en.iy a,. apanuoueu s.i nope ~
anu Was weeping bitterly wnen % sns
supHeniy heliu 'ns yen VI ui,se' I'VE
anu 'he oarAins % u9es. ~ sa.sO no
ineht she p'Sseu iroii, uespHil ~ nope,
as Tue team sa'iopeu ~ 49, ans
spoifea pes,ue nel WIN .u 80. 80
neaos pointed paeA .o~aIu .ne s'"e'''
sne capped ner hauus WIN loy.
Inc uogs Rly uoWn anu Win the,f
lo''ls tongues 'appeu the SNOW, wnile ,'