Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1901 — STARVING IN THE KLONDIKE. [ARTICLE]

STARVING IN THE KLONDIKE.

Joseph Davidowich Tells of Food Famine on Kobuk River. ¶ Joseph Davidowich, a Russian, arrived at Nome a few days before the sailing of the steamship Kimball with a story to the effect that there are 200 miners in the Kobuk river district, in the Kotzebue Sound country, hard pressed for food. Though there is plenty of gold in the camp, mined from the Kobuk and its tributaries, according to his story, the supply of provisions is extremely limited. Davidowich said a man and a woman, natives, died of starvation a few days before he left the district. ¶ The best strike, according to the Russian, was made on Squirrel creek, 200 miles up the Kobuk. Capt. Coogan of the little steamer John Reilly is credited with the find. During the winter all of Coogan’s dogs died of starvation and he had dispatched one of his men to Arctic City for provisions. ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ¶ The remains of a white man, not yet identified, were found in a field between Mart and Battle, Texas. The man’s throat was cut, and near him was a bloody knife. The justice of the peace decided that it was a case of suicide, but officers believe it murder. .