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m onrt II.nan,Dun-View,. $6;lacoe,boro,a. 16THE FROZEN-EGG MANA Portland Man's Business Venture In the Klondike.TfcejrJHmClfiitl Vp m Ommd Hoaad fim mm Whit Mmmmmd tm Iht Nlacri m Fmmlkmrdy Ippcalatlta*His A4ff*tif«.}darKel-Sum-CHn-ine«,i, 112Sac Orin-Bax* i, Ml. , Vil-Du-Adair►imcilogan,$8;Desr E.Chapel as Madi-m A. bine; bar-iards, 5coitt.5hep-o L. illng.a t ism [ tikis gov-Itplo-lates.t be-noie.INearly every man who bats come out of Dawson daring the past two months or more has had something to say of the “frozen-egg man.*' They met him at various points between the Chiieoot summit and the Yukon river, trudging along with one companion and four dogs, pulling a cargo of frozen eggs bound for the Klondike. Eggs at Dawson are worth one dollar or more each, and this high price proved such an incentive to a Portland man that he resolved to freeze a lot of them and take them in. The egg man has been the source of no little amusement for the Kiondikers who have come out. The}* have frequently laughed at his foolhardy speculation and often predicted his failure. He has been a prolific landmark. and one of the stock questions which Kiondikers hove asked each other here has been: “Where did you meet the egg man?”The egg man is in Seattle. He has sold his eggs ami returned with a sack which many a Klondiker might well envy. Bis name is Charles Vest, Vest left Portland last October on the steamer Elder. Before leaving he obtained 1,743 dozen eggs. He broke and packed them in tin cans holding one gallon each, or six dozen. The cans were sealed, frozen and put on ice. They weighed 2,023 pounds in cold storage.With one man to help him and his dogs Vest hurried the eggs up to Sheep Camp and buried them in the snow. He put four cans in a sack and tied the sack over the dogs’ backs. Each dog carried 23 pounds in this way. Once over the summit the cans were piled on sleds, pulled by the dogs, and the journey continued.Several adventures befell Vest andhis companion.on the way. On Decern-*her 21 they stopped at a cabin andibought supper and lodging. Tbevsceiv-arent{Scott writ-court 1898, e ma-P the fourIr will form-noimtii:o re*jisors.tor.Nor-take;ELd for SaltippedSkin Pile®, nteed loney l For\iiIIix.ueenthistcheswith-vitalieathintlisd notay to KittleCon-ieved[K all been Mrs. flam-i bot-Drug£v-bought some moccasins of one of their hosts. In the morning one can of the eggs, now becoming more and more- ' S,- Wpreeious. was gone. Vest had his suspicions, but had no evidence. He asked his host about the missing can. but got no satisfaction, although his suspicions were confirmed. There were others camping at the cabin, and from thesetwo or three da vs later Vest obtained■*corroborative evidence as to the guilt o? the suspect. The thief had gone toward the coast, but Vest followed him and took him before the police. Confronted with the evidence of his crime, the fellow confessed. The police decreed that the man should be punished by giving up his outfit to the man he had wronged- This was done, and Vest got $!?.» per dozen for the can of eggs, or $1,110 in all.At Thirtv-Mile river an adventure of*%■a different sort overtook the egg man. A raft was built to float down the river. Vest srayed on shore to line the raft down, and his companion was aboard the raft. The ice at one place was not strong enough to support Vest’s weight, and he was forced to let the line go. The raft went spinning down the river at a fearful rate, the anxious own-wer running along shore to keep up with it. Suddenly a rock rimired with ice appeared in the track of the raft. In a moment the raft had dived under the ice. the rider had jumped for his life to the rock, and the cargo had spilled into the swift stream. The stove and tent of the men sank, but the sacks of egg cars went- floating down stream.It was bitter cold, but the situation was desperate. Vest did not ponder long upon what to do. He plunged iato the stream 3nd pulled out the sacks one at a time. To do this be had to run along and into the stream for a.mile and a half. If Is clothes froze To him. but he saved his eggs. Then he went back to his companion and threw out a ropeand towed h! m ashore. Three men, whohappened to be camping near by. gave the two wet men shelter until they had dried and warmed themselves.Sixty-five miles further down Vest reached the Big Salmon, where Maj. Walsh was camping. Maj. Walsh wanted supplies, and he bought Vest’s eggs at three dollars per dozen. The eggs ticlded $5,211. which, added to the $1,110. amounted to $6.32! as tbr totalproduct of Vest’s undertaking.—Seattle Post Intelligencer.Themule, An avstatesmore sued on M® count14.00016.000 000,00 and e the U fore.lucre*ber o than i fewer were stcadi the us the p carri® and s: mulescritici moris selves servei custoi the st that tfacto iis a v never to tin unfit and I eondr The are v Georg 000 m Texas cess o —but states farm mule* eegit. horse: lion, farm ue of for 32 the S; tnre, ! numbI -Iiidenti a con in tin the w the nlt; beingcenth•kvisedempican ehore-southcraticsidersing.wereStatesSincebeenIHOMiij■i—!IThe Owrnillac «f m. JaAgf.A judge the other day awoke In the right to find his room in the possessionof two armed burglars. Covered bv the~ * «*pistol of one of the marauders, theToi and lt;3 at su place* of an old-fioframttweeiwhiclfop o:silesi;terialthe firufflerufflefalls :the frwithbrassrectlyaboutit isand 1bothprettjwallsThe vand tOn if ila whIron.eonsi*bookc of wlt;Iwork.IX F. sday.Dar-ai Srisesratal.r any Si.i13D.sapor its h thehat 1judge watched the proceedings with hisusual indicia! calm. One of the denre-m mda tors found a watch. “Don't fake that. the judge said. “I* has 35! tie value, and is a keepsake.” “The motion is overruled.” replied the burglar. “I appeal.” rejoined the judge. The two burglars consulted, ami the spokesman then replied: “The appeal is allowed. The ease coming on before a full tribunal of the supreme court, that body i* of the unanimous opinion that the decree of t he lower court should lie sustained. and it is aceond«ng?y so ordered.” Toekctin^ the watch, court ad-jcnracd.—Household Words.iIjiOmatf Hifff wiftdows.AikpapeTwood-tune.tablewithpinkthe aThe ijute i a litti horde thou*fared*that i—ChiOnf
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Davenport Daily Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Thu, Apr 21, 1898
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