Lost In Alaskan Wilds

Death froui either starvaticn or e.xpoeure in tlie biting winter weather of southwestern Alaska or perhaps suicide as the only means of avoiding the horrible fate .n store for himself - such is the fate of M. G-ross, a Canadian snrveyor. Gross, with four coinpanious, lef t Fort Wrangle on the 2Öth of January, the party intending to hunt, fish and perhaps do some prospecting. When they got to Portage bay, they made permanent camp. It wasearly rnorniiig, and Gross tol;l bis compauions that he intended to dive a little into the interior and would be 'oack before night. He was cautioned against goii;g out alone, as it was known that he was not familiar with the surroundiug coimtrj', and it was feared that he might gtt lost in the woods. He disregarded the advice of his companions, however, and at 6 o'clock the same evening the other members of the party heard a shot in the brush some few miles distant. They hailed and by other signs tried to guide Gross back to camp, but were not successful. The whole of the next day was spent in the search, which had to be final ly given up. Gross is said to have been f rom Victoria. He was last year a member of the Canadian survey party sent up to Alaska to officially determine the