Douglas Island news., 1921-06-10
ROMANCE CLOSES
M NORTHLAND
Young Bride Follows Husband to Inc terior of Alaska, Where She
 Was Deserted by Him

Dm Mo.nos. Iowa. June 2-A thrilling story of an advon,urosomo hunt for gold in Che wilda of Alaska and finally her abandonment i'm am Alaskan town. miles from a railroad was related Co District Judge Lester Thompson by Margaret Packet Jen- hus. aged 19.
 Mrs Jenkins came into court to. get decree of divorce from Earnest Jenkins. pseudo mining engineer and promoter of Che Eagle Creek. Alaska gold mine Tho court granted the decree
 Her marriage Go Jenkins was Che result Of war romance and almost from the day shc drst met Jenkins untH she was deserted by him at Saw Mu Point Alaska. on June 20 Of last year. her lfc was ful of od- venture
 lt al happened this way.
 During Che war Margaret Hackc,t was cable clerk at Che Iowa Tue- phone Company o1Icc at Dos Moues.
 At dance one evening she met Ernestt Jenkins. chen stationed a Camp Dodge and Q sergeant In Che Fourteenth Infantry.
 Tho pair fcn Iu love. They planned to marry but Jenkins was trans lcrrcd Go Camp Grant and their wed ding was postponed.
 Following his discharge from Che army. Jenkins. who formerly lived In Worcester. Mass. camo to po Moiucs and obtained a position as Q representative of Che Famous Play CTS Company distributing motion pictures
 His marriage to Miss Hackett took place November 70. 1919. Jenkins quit his job and organized Che Eagle Greek Gold Mining Company After incorporating Che company under Che Iowa lows he started out to scn stock.
 Jenkins had spent several months in Aiarka and found Htuc difficulty iu preparing O prospectus chat would make most anyone want to invest iu Che proposition Ho a,yled himself "tbc greatest engineer in Alaska. Through his promotion scheme he is said to have accumulated large sum Of money
 On March 9. 1920. he advised his wife chat hc was going to h.s gold mIno and thcy departed for Seattle Sailing ou Che steamer Admiral Watson. they arrived at Coriow. Alaska. Q small mining town. on April c.
 UuW th.s time Mrs. Ieukue hou- cymoon had been .doaL
 According to her story Jenkins lost great deal of his accumulation of wealth through gambling in so- atle and they had but ntuc caah when they reached Corioya.
 Leaving Cordoya In search Of the Eagle Creek mine ou May l9. Mm Jenkins and her husband took train for Cmuna. from whence thcy rode pack horses for many miles They ,rudrcd many miles through Che wUds of Alaskaer sfRpLU HRnLR wIlds. suffering from lack of food food and enduring One pr.vauona Of a trip chat grew moro weariaomc each succeeding day for Mrs. Jou- Nus
 Completing a hike Of moro than i30 miles and subjected to many abuses by her husband Mrs. Jon- Hus became ul at Saw Mu Point on Che shostochcna Her husband failed to provide for her. Although miles from railroad and telephone communication she succeeded in sending message through to hor father In Des Mo.ncs telling him Of ! her prelicamont
 Turning back alone Mrs Jenkins walked I2 miles to Gu'kaua. and there obtained a pack horse by means Of which sho was able Go go to Chluua. where she boarded @ train ou hor return Co Cordoya.
 Mrs. Jenkins said she had several narrow escapes during thc Grip and for several days was without food. She carried two reyolyors and a rifle on Che trip and was dressed for roughne It She wore khaki rous- CTS. army shirt hiking boots and a campaign h1t
 "1t am mighty slad it is an over. but , do not regret my experience % Mrs Jenkins told tho court CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES EIffn cfrnnf hofrnnr Main and