Copyrighted © 1997 by Nancy Wright. Contributed for use inUSGenWeb Archives by Nancy Wright . USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT bereproduced in any format for profit or presentation by otherorganizations."Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposesother than as stated above, must contact the submitter or thelisted USGenWeb archivist. Uploaded 18 August 1997. Article pertaining to the ship "Alaska" which sank. The passengers were miners from Alameda Co., California From the Oakland Daily Evening Tribune, Friday, August 22, 1884 THE MISSING MINERS A Corrected List of the Passengers and Crew of the "Alaska" A letter dated February last has been received by a gentleman residing in this city from D. S. Mackey, one of the men left behind at the mine in Alaska, which was opened by the ill fated party from Washington township, which went north on the schooner Alaska last year. Mr. Mackey, in his letter, does not say that the schooner had left Golovin Bay, and the only references he makes to her is when he talks of writing another letter when "our vessel goes down next fall." The gentleman who received the letter, thought it might be just possible, arguing from this letter, that the Alaska had not started yet, and accordingly, a Tribune reporter went out to see Mr. F. B. Price, who came down on the St. Paul, and was one of the party. Mr. Price said that the explanation of the letter was simple enough. The party left at the mine expected the Alaska to return from San Francisco in June or July, with provisions, and bring down another cargo of ore in the fall. There could be no doubt whatever the Alaska had started last October, because Mr. Price and the men who came down on the St. Paul had seen her go. Mr. Price said that some errors had crept into the statement published as coming from him, and he wished to give a corrected list of the men who started on the Alaska in October. Those were Sam. I. Marston, John Lowrie, Charles Thompson, Andrew Davidson, William Cardinell, R. B. Hard, Jim Thompson, Charles Babb, Gus. Eastman and the crew of the schooner, consisting of Captain Gallagher, First Officer Hoffner, Second Officer Marston, Arthur Eaton, James Muir, and two other sailors whose names Mr. Price does not know. The men who came down last week on the St. Paul were Bob Lowrie and Johnny Lowrie (cousins of John Lowrie), John Nicholson, Jerry Sweeney, Bill Walton and R. B. Price. Three men were left at the mine, and they are Ed. Allen, Harry Richards and David Mackey. Superintendent Hawley who had charge of the mine was also left behind, and is at St. Michaels. He will come down on the Corwin about the end of next month. With reference to the two Indians that were killed by the party at the mine, Mr. Price said that it was done while he was absent on a trip to a neighboring settlement with an unpronounceable name, where he was sent on business. They were undoubtedly two turbulent and dangerous men, and Capt. Healy, of the Corwin, will probably so report on his return. With reference to the mine, Mr. Price said that some of the ore on the dump had been assayed, and went from $1,000 to $1,500 a ton. There are 100 tons of the ore on the dump, and there is little doubt that another expedition to bring it out and further develop the mine will be organized.