The Kusko times., 1928-09-22

They landed about 35. miles from where the Chu-chit-nok river joins the Nushagak, at Jack Aho's cabin. They t. rapped up to and until the 22d day of May of the. same year, having marked off the calendar until that, time,, then left a note on the table for Jack and Ole Wassentry, and left for their trap, line. They had previously made arrangements with Aho. and Wassentry to mes4a them them there at the cabin about that date and go down the river together.
 On the 18th day of May, Jack Aho and Ole Wassentry came to the cabin, found the note and took the dogs and started back to Sand Point, so as to be on time for the fishing season. They expected Harvey and Charley to follow as soon as they had taken their limit of beaver.
 However, time passed on and they did not show up, so on the second day of July. the case. was reported to the authorities. There was not evidence enough for the officials to act, so the local men took it on themselves to act. Butch Smith, prospector, and Ole Wassenty took their boat and started out to look for the missing men. After travelling 245 miles and searching for several days they found. Harvey's S body in the river about two miles from Aho's cabin. The body was caught by sweeper and only the shoulders were visible. Smith and his companion had been instructed that if there was sign of foul play to leave the body where they found it and re port. to the. commissioner. They se- cured the. body on the shore and left to search for the other missing man. The search was unsuccessful, so they returned and reported their find to the authorities. The commissioner au- thorized body of five men to. go up and bring the body down. This was done, and after the body was taken from the river, one man took it down, while the remaining four continued the search. foo the partner of the dead man. They continued their search for five days and then gave up in despair. They reported to the commissioner and the case was dropped for the time being,
 About the 1st of September, 1927, Andrew Kalvik and Fred Peterson, white trappers of the district, hired Butch Smith to take them up the river to 20 miles above the Tik-chik river. They arrived one night at about 12 miles above the Tik-chik and camped for the night at a place called Harris creek. MT. Smith was awak- ened at Pa. m. by a muffled cough. He got up and looked out the flap of the tent just ntime to see small dog : appear from behind a clump of will
 lows growing on the bank of the
 river, about 20 feet away, and no
 sooner had the dog appeared than a
 hand reached out and pulled the dog
 back from sight.
 MT. Smith awakened the other two
 men and together they kept watch fo another sign of life. It was about l an hour before a sign appeared and
 then it was head or the top of the
 head of man. as though he was going to look over the top of the willows. As soon as the head was
 seen Smith gave a yell and jumped
 and made a grab for the man.. He
 was successful. He caught him. by
 the forearm and pulled him intoa the tent, where light was struck, and then they knew it. was the crazy In- dian Klu-tok-
 He was not armed at the time, his rife being in the skin boat. about ten