The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-21

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 Garster, Lucy and Wright wen ashore and there were Baker, Smitl and Neel, two nearly frozen ant the other taking it easy, being bet ter clothed than the others. l The trio were taken aboard th' Santa Rita and then clambored fo 1 food and, according to Deputy Gar ster, they kept eating nearly all O t,.e time on the way back to Juneau
 Where were you fellows goins anyway, to Siberia," asked Garster
 Siberia, where is that placer asked Baker.
 Deputy Garster looked the trit over and then the three started tt tell all they knew about theil exploit.
 Neel admitted he went aboard the Alma and purloined the com pass, clock, side lights and also tho batteries from the Teddy, The Pet crhoro canoe, owned by Winter anC Pond, and kept on a float near tho shore, was taken by Neel and Baker These articles were found on the Nugget.
 Steal Away from Juneau. The men said t'.ey left Juneau o! the Nugget at o'clock last Tuesday morning and headed down the Chan nel bound for Snettisham Post Of fee, why the mon did not know but they were on their way to soma place fearful blow was hittinl the Taku waters and the Nugge he'd fierce time getting across Taku Arm, the boat being up i, the air, and then down again, thel doing the shimmy dance according | to latest form.
 Taku Iarbor was finally passed and then the engine switched anc was on one cylinder The Mug get was steered in close to shor and then the engine went dead an 1 Baker was not able to start it
 As d heavy sea was running, tn ! IlllO ellOuGHl lntS Iuu DclltE S ashore, and loading a few article
 in the canoe made the trip safely IThey then looked for shelter ant
 1t was during this time that Capt
 Dickinson arrived, made his inspec ticn and then took the Nugget il 1, tow for Speel River The men mad no oUtcry from their place on tn lhill when the Santa left with tn
 Nugget, and after the Sant" Rit , lad disappeared, they went to tn shore to find their clothing gont
 everything in fact but five pound of flour, two cans of lead paint an , axe and can of valspar In goin ashore the trio divided the matches between them, SO that < any accident happened at least or '' would reach shore safely witho, wetting the lucifers. ; Men Marooned. A dismal outlook presented itse to the three men. It was co and as Baker end Smith were n cad any too well, they struck or
 for the old watchman's house ust lily a former trap tender of Libb II McNeil and Libby, near the poir The trip was a hard one, throu: fields of devil clubs, over sha | jagged rocks and through snow II Arriving at the trap house, tn l found anything but a hospital | place, the roof being badly in ne
 of repairs and the sides not any t | closely timbered. The long vi!
 started, maintained from Thursd Iafternoon ! to Sunday morning, wh the deputies reached Linesto | Point.
 Baker and Smith were in a b
 way. The men had lived on {
 flour and water paste, baked oN
 fire, and muscles secured on l beach. Their hands were bla ! from getting drlftwood and atendi | to the fire and full of devil clu l Bakers shoes were worn out by ! trip over the rocks and he was his stocking feet when found. l was clothed only in pants and ! light sweater. Smith had on par