Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-08
FLU AT DAWSON CAUSES DEATH
 OF 0LDTIMERS
EPIDEMIC IN FAMOUS OLD GOLD CAMP EMBRACES FOUR
 IN DEATH CLASP
Were We'll Known Locally
Sourdoughs of Stampede Days Re maining In Country for Years,
 Find Mother Lode.

Many deaths occurred in Dawson during the recent flu epidemic which swept over the famous old gold camp, included in which the following deaths were published in the Daw- son News, which publication has just been received in Seward:
 William Inkster, old time resident and sourdough of the Yukon, passed away at St. Mary's hospital after an illness of many months duration. For the last several years Inkster had been failing, and often during that time he had to be taken to the hospital where he generally came around. His condition of late, how ever, was such that it could not be remedied, and it was realized that the last time he was taken to the hospital his days were numbered.
 William Inkster came from the prai ries in the early days of the Yukon He often used to relate his expert. ences of earlier days on the prairies where raids from the Indians were common occurrences.
 After Inkster came to this country he was at first connected with the police along the Yukon river. For the most of his time he followed the trade of carpenter and this was the line of work he followed right up until a few years ago, when he was forced to stop active work. About sixty-four years of age, MT. Inkster was hardy type of manhood, the kind that are vanishing from our midst rapidly.
 s. Skoropata Passed On.
 Steve Skoropata died at St. Mary's hospital in Dawson after a few days illness. Steve took the flu while working on the dredge near Bear Greek and was forced to come to the hospital, but ever since his re- turn from the long trip which he took to Poland last winter he had not been feeling we'll. Last fall Skoropata took trip to see his parents and relations in the old coun, try, arriving back here over the ice this spring. He started to work fairly early, but had to lay off sev- eral times on account of his health which seemed to fail him of late. His death came as sudden shock and one that was not even expected by those who were in attendance over him.
 Skoropata was comparatively young man, being not more than 38 CT 40 years of age. He came North about 1900 and ever since then, had been engaged in mining or working for ths mining companies in this camp
 He was a man of careful habits and one who had always taken good care of himself.
 Stephen Bede Called.
 Stephen Bede, one of the earliest of Yukon pioneers, died at St. Mary's hospital, after an illness which ex- tended over long stretch of time. Bede had been in the hospital for the last two months, suffering from cancer of the arm which gradually undermined his strength anu finally caused ..is death. During the time tha- he was in the hospital he Was always a cheerful patient and never doubted that he would not be able to lesist tile affliction which was daily II ahing him weakei and wsak- CT For the last week Or so how ever, lis resistance had been notice ably 'e-s, and it was known for some fitlc that he did not have much 3cnger :o i've.
 StepheI Bede came to YukIr in fhe ear!i' st days of the can,p and during his term of life here he had devoted uluch of his time to indiyid- ual mining. He had been employed with the mining companies, off and on, on the various creeks and there fore was much better known on the creeks than in Dawson. Stephen Bede was 68 years of age and was of Austrian descent.
 J. McDougai Crosses Divide
 James McDougal, one of the pio-