The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-07
PROSPECTORS
 ARRIVE HERE
 FROM LARD
Fred Alexander, C. R. and Fred Cameron Have
 250-Mile Walk

After '250 mile walk from the headwaters of the Liard River to Atlin, B. C., C. R. Cameron, Fred Alexander and Fred Cameron, about whom there was considerable con- cern felt in Juneau several weeks ago, arrived in Juneau yesterday, not perceptibly any the worse for their arduous experience.
 The three men were taken into the Liard country on a prospect ing trip in Capt William Strongs plane last July with the under standing that it would return to Wolf Lake to pick them up on Sep tember 25. In the meantime the plane was forced down and in- capacitated for flying until exten- sive repairs were made, and the date on which it was to have met the prospectors came and went. Waited IS Days
 The three men waited at Wolf Lake for the plane for IS days, when with cold weather upon them and winter near, they decided to walk out by way of Atlin. MT. Alexander had been ex- tremely sick for five days. with what seemed like ptomaine poison ing, before the party left the Liard for Wolf Lake and an Indian who had four pack dogs agreed to go out with them and take MT. AL exander's pack on the dogs.
 Heard Plane
 When they were two days out from Wolf Lake, the men heard a plane circling overhead but were unable to signal it, and realizing there was no landing place nearer than the lake, kept doggedly on.
 Aside from the fact that it was extremely cold, and they were all wearing summer clothing, the men suffered no particular hardships, according to MT Cameron. When they reached Teslin six days after leaving the lake, they procured warm clothes, and though it was stil cold they were much more comfortable, he said.
 Shot Caribou
 Their supplies, which consisted of ten pounds Of rice, salt and a pound and one-half of tea, were augmented by meager additions which they obtained from sev- eral parties of Indians and two caribou which they shot.
 We did not suffer from hun ger, and in fact we really did not suffer at all, in spite of the fact that we crossed six summits with from one to three feet of snow on them, before we got out of the country" MT. Cameron said.
 F Days on Trail
 They were IT days on the trail, when there was trail, and slept at night in their sleeping bags, which protected them from the cold. The party, thinner, but other wise in good health, arrived in Atlin on October 27 where they heard for the first time of the concern felt for them and of the Alaska Southern Airways plane sent for them by Gov. John w. Troy.
 After staying in Atlin for two days, they continued to Carcross and after two more days there proceeded to Skagway where they stayed a week before boarding the steamer Northwestern for Juneau.
 Good District
 "The country, which I believe is a good district for prospecting, abounds in game, moose, caribou, ptarmigan, grouse and lots of fish. The caribou were so tame that they would come right up to our camp fires and even seemed to follow us. We met three parties of Indians on the way out, all of whom were extremely cordial and willing to help in any way they could,' he declared.
 MT. Cameron expects to make a trip south, but plans to return to the Liard country to continue pros pecting.