The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-18

the boat by fastening the towlines to trees, but they broke like twine string and away she went, leaving the party without a bite to eat and without means of securing food.
 Blanket Cut in Strips
 Each member of the party was in his shirt sleeves, and the only cover. ing left was a blanket which one of the party had wrapped around his poke and was packing on his back This was cut up into small pieces SD that each might have a section to wran about his shoulders as a protection from the cold winds from the glaciers which would soon have chilled them to the marrow.
 There was nothing left but to make the coast as speedily as possible or perish of cold and starvation, SO thav set off That great ice barrier, Miles glacier, stood in their path, They started to cross it, and while on this huge ice field the entire party mar. rowly escaped destruction. Miles gla. cier is live one, throwing off i'm. mense bergs into the Copper river The path chosen by the party was hut short distance back from the face of the glacier, and when part way across a tremor of the ice warned them that the glacier was about to slough. Ice sestns to Move
 The ice on which they were stand ing began to move, and they dashed back at top speed, just getting of the dangerous spot as the ice slid down hundreds of feet into the raging tor rent of the river below.
 They crossed the glacier without further accident, and at nightfan had reached the morralne on the lower side. Here they built a wall of rock to protect themselves from the biting wind. Fortunately all had matches. and they made big fire of driftwood which kept them from freezing. The 1 next morning, breakfastless, they started on their way toward the coast But here they met with another diff- culty, for to reach any settlement they had to cross to the west side of the Copper river.
 Doomed to Disappointment
 They had hoped to find sufficient logs with which to build a raft, but they were doomed to disappointment Not log could be found, and they were compelled to return that night tc their old camp on the morraine. Their chance of reaching civilization seemed very remote at this time Nearly dead with cold and hunger they were almost ready to give up the struggle, but Ginger" the spaniel saved their lives.
 No, he did not find a cache or brins in meat, he simply gave his body tC sustain the shipwrecked argonauts He was killed and eaten. Invigorated by this food, four of the party recrossed the glacier to where, above the rapids, they had noticed an old boat half buried in the sand.
 Made Rough Repairs
 They dug it out, and with no other tools than their pocket knives and stones they made rough repairs on the boat, calked it's open seams with their blankets, and spurred on by despera. tion, started in their crazy craft to navigate the turbulent waters of the rapids.
 It was odds on that their old dere. lict would never survive the voyage. but the unexpected always happens, and within a short time their craft had safely passed the dangerous waters and was floating safely in Nicholai slough. The next morning they pro- ceeded down the river to where they had left their companions, and found them almost perished of cold and hun ger. Taking them aboard, the entire party started for Alganik, and after several days of disheartening experi-