CONQUEROR OF MALASPINA—
“JIMMY THEvBEAR” ISiPJEAD
James Barclay, better known ns
“Jimmy the Bear," who was killed re
cently near McCarthy, was one of the
best known characters in Alaska, says
a coast newspaper. He met his death
white doing assessment work on a
■mineral claim on Bonanza mountain.
•Barclay is most widely known as the
man who first crossed Mnlaspina
glacier.
He was given the name of "Jimmy
the Bear" in the Washington state
logging camps in the early days. He
was a cook. He returned to the cook
house after a trip in the woods while
the men wore away one day, and as he
entered the place there was a loud
"Woof, woof," and a large-sized cub
unipcd into him and rushed out.
"Jimmy" got to his feet. It was
somewhat dark in the interior. With
another “Woof, woof,” a second cub
knocked him down and rushed out.
scarcely had he reached his feet than
another rushed out. Then followed
the male bear. "Jimmy” continued
to sit on tlie floor, and when some of
the men returned he asked them to
please look and see if there were any
more bears in the place.
The appellation of “Jimmy the
Hear” followed him to Alaska, and
many knew him by that name and
did not know his real name.
Barclay was the first white man to
cross the Mnlnspina glacis*. He had
mined in the early days on the Yaku
tat beach and conceived tli2 idea that
the gold instead of being washed up
from the sea ,as many I)1 lieved and
stitl believe, came from the interior
through glarcial action. His compan
'ions of the beach called it a crazy
idea, since short excursions into the
ice fields showed many dangers and
dfTieulties. •
Barclay, however was determined.
Few men in Alaska knew how to live
better "off the country." He had been
on long trips on numerous occasions
when all the grub was gone, and lived
on roots and game. Barclay had a
wonderful knowledge of the nutritous
(tualitles of many growing plants and
herbs.
The Malasp/ma glacier evtends to
the base of Mount St. Klias, with oc
casional breaks, as he found on his
trip. It also connects with the great
Miles glacier, which extends south
ward from the Copper river valley at
Mile 50 and in that secfion of Alaska
are the most extensive ice fields,
reaching to the Alaska range.
Barclay kept a diary of his trip, and
it tells a wonderful storey. Many times
his life was 'in danger. He came
across samples of quartz which were
extremely rich, but so surrounded by
ice fields that no one else ever visited
them. At one place he camped near a
lake. He was awakened from sleep
by a terrible roaring sound, and saw
a sight permitted to few. An im
mense lake stretch'ing before him sud
denly disappeared. It was one of the
lakes that are continually forming in
the glaciers, only to break loose when
the ice gives way. A few hours be
fore he had been in the track of the
raging flood.
Barclay had prospected nearlj the
whole coast of Alaska.
WELLS FARGO EXPRESS CO.
USE CORPORATION SYSTEM!
Shlih! Sh-h-h! Hist! A ton of gold,
more or less, was supposed to have |
come In from Alaska last nignt >n the
Mariposa, but you ar e not s ipposed
to know anything about it, says the
-Seattle Post-Intelligence.- of January
18. At least, that is what one gathers
atfer trying to pry a little informa
tion out of the Wells Fa'-gi people,,
who, If thov h.-d bee i so >>vr> .0 ns
long as tli; .dam, would be the
synonym of si ence Inste-i 1 of the
bivalve. To resume: Y'h.! Mariposa j
docked at 10 o’cock at Pier 2, after
her usual voyage over the water from
Alaska points.
It had been nosed around In quite
an unethical fashion, according to
Wells Fargo, that a shipment of >500,
000 n gold from the Iditarod had been
taken aboard the vessel at Seward,
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but the representatives of the express
company who met the vessel last
night were not voluble on the subject.
"Did a ton of gold, more or less,
come in for Wells Fargo?” one of the
men was asked. “Can’t say anything
about ‘it,” was Ihe reply. “Have you
any guards down on the wharf to re
ceive Ihe shipment?” “There might
be,” returned the express man (not
expressman). “How many guards are
there—four or five?" “More or less,"
came the answer. “Where are you
going to put the gold?" “Can’t tell,”
repled the uncommunicative one. “Is
there any gold?" "Wouldn’t say."
“Are those Wells Fargo wagons down
there to get the gold?" “We send
wagons to meet all the steamers."
"Do you mind if all this informatton
is published?” was the llnal and sar
castic question sent at the man who
was obeying his orders. M'is reply
was non-committal.
From sources other than the *ar
rulous Wells Fargo people it was
learned that the Mariposa, brought
in $525,670 in gold from the Iditarod.
$12,000 from Valdez and $-(5,000 from
ChichagofF.
WOLVERINE HAS FUN;
BUT 6UN WENT OFF!
The following incident is r date 1 in,
the Ihiwsop News by Kdward S. Clodc I
wilting from "Woodcutters' Camp,
Kittle Twelvemile, Klondike Hiver”: i
"A curious accident happened on
the l.ittle Twelvemile, on the Klondike
river, about four miles above the hay
ranch. The story will surprise many
a trapper and hunter. It is that of
the action of wolverine. It appears
a woodcutter who is well known was
over his trap line when a wolverine
appeared at the cabin and, ilnding
no on ■ around, started to hunt around.
The Hrst thing he found was a sack
and a half of flour. This not being
up to Ids taste, he threw it all over
the place. Then he found a few dish
es, and threw them into the fire. Not
being satisfied with that, he took
down a rifle which was loaded and
put It nto the fire, stock first, and
left it until it was red hot and then
It exploded. Ah, this was the fatal
act—It killed the foolish Mr. Wolver
ine. When the woodcutter appeared
he found everything, even the bunk,
covered with flour, sourdough and pen
soup. In fact, it was in a frightful
state, and everything was ruined,
even lo the heels of the soeks. Tin
man of the cabin, on investigation,
returned u verdict that the animal
met death by putting the rifle into
the fire and staying in front of it un
til it exploded. Wl^en skinned the
wolverine was found to be shot
through the heart. The skin meas
ured four feet seven and three-quar
ters inches.”
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