Douglas Island news., 1919-10-24
KLONDlKER WILL
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Bob Lccson. For Tweniy-0ne Years m Yukon. Goes to Claim
 nlo and Fortune

Robert Irrnu or lnc Ear. or MN town her to th. ulc and csiat. ol Che Hon.e o. Che DcMcrvcnom of France X stranger looking oyc. Che crowd at th. wharf aa One boat pulled ou. and looking for one bear Ire .u.h n ut.c might have expected fo 0rf a highly IIm.lci and cNclu. ..rc rernnaec aturol u sik hat Prince Albert coat and wearing a uuro.'c and carrying a -o.i-heldcd
 nu. Had he-e boon any such th.r would have been disappointed for Che Ear ol WWovn. as hc urnr.. a.ro.s thc raneninnk. wont as ran Rob L.eon as hc s and m. h.n known to everyone In KorIEr ne ast twcuy-onc years. Tn. urI took his departure from Dawson u. moIc.tIy atured and as ruaaumur as hc has lived here tre.c many years wbosuouu to thc world nIt. which hc mingled Bob .mc m from fhc crooks th.s week. .h.r. hc had been swinging @ tueu.rrorrI s.eIre hammer aii summer on a st..m point ic .'mc i'm brown uooeu shIr. and heavy hobnaHcl boots and te ler Dave son m. same uay p.a.n.. genuine .ri modest r hs claims
 Rob Lr.or com. to Kioui.kc iu rr. rrcrt rush ot 4s. and entered Ono country hr way ot lae iamous .I s.aruar ru. ogor which he carried his pack and toIel w.th o.a.- men In rle great rush. He 0r.. tal boon mp the sukne. and th.n too. the White pae route long h.f.r. One stool h.re aVose thc ..ra.. nf .l. nIn Making hs way fn Dawson .H.- many harish'ps. Dob .no. ~. prospecting and mining. and lr- r..r. won't ael'rtt tae hari- ..t eru tHr mr behind f.e pick ..n rr He nun.... holes orH oI ue t."r. ..e n'Ean grave. and mu.. o. Dominion Gold Bottom and ur..r .ro... and Wu. eu'eh and o.h.r nIreo. n .ne country o..r noI. u.. a..rIoI ha cfor-. br. hr rcr.- Iosra.reI. and oceas- .orarr forum. smiled on Bob ao n.t In. came to town and saw che b-.rn. Tights oa naVsons great rht. uay and eaua.l Che boy, who nm..m.s rolled .h.m hIrh. r.f. and H.r0Hm. He shared Che .r-rI Ur n. Dawson. and naruc.- r.teI in many of m. ioea. rra'crnai and o.n.r n.a of t... and won many good and aa.'rs friends hcrc AM tn. nm. n. never suspected fhat H.r. waited for him n uf'e or pos-
 br urmnr On leaving Dawson hr a.I
 .Y... IT ma. h. am One Eari of Numur shan mol. ay so pos.- rsrI.. hr. from mn data now ob- tarahIc and from air.ees have re- r..r.f. '. annea- that am One only orr ar whom One uIe mi Che etatc. uhates.r t may h.. must now nll h.f ar older hro.l.r hu. hc has mol boon heard from for ycau and rn.h.r may nat he found alive. search ras been made Cor hm with- out .raH fhe Ia.t tcn years
 "TIc reus como. 'n ue u a letter from mr aH.r Nr Mary Canu or ar.. Second Avenue. Lo. Angeles. California She .ns of Che futile search for my brother. and the lkc- mrooI uaf One uIe and Inc rest win he among my future worries. rt .he thing Inr. pan ort n that way m-c wn not forget thc boys In K.onltr and win hc o'i Bob Lce- son just thc armc. even though thcy hand mr fre 'ah.I and Ono escu,chcon and aI Ono ae.ou'r.menfs and trap- ping. of hc o'I house
 .uou lo appear Iu lIuc to be fr. ErI of MI.ouue WoL 10 s thIs uar A member Of Che ancient house of ID, Mervencuy ot France hurried my aunt Chat is. sister fo my father Hc had 70 son who f.i and only rNo daurhtcr sur- rIrrI According to tho law or cus- f,m Che uue and esafc would de-
 .ni to Che nearest surviving male he.r arl. as It turns out ! oppar- crtir now haren to -bc that person.
 .uc N.-rcueux obtained thc ut.o trron-h n.s ancestors who were cone re.tri with hc House ol MmtoWn The original ear'iom. It seems. was conferred for ds..reu.shed service tc Che crown by one living In M.l.- town rser Ireland. somewhere. understand opposite and not lf' from che Hic or Man There ls a roof fr.I T do not know about th' m.fter. end lr 's as hay .1 me 'n q way fust now as che naystreak which a fellow s trying to block ont on now crock However .he rropecr arc sufficient fo enecrr1ee me foi
 lowing un the proposition. so am going ort fo Los Anec'es right away fo rrf ru thc tIDs possible on th' now str.tc and. believe me '' thtr ir anything to the strike. ln atam rsfe for Ireland right away. and |
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