Show SAID TO BE LOST fate of teller arctic expedition complications between rica and nicaragua af f abot the same SAN jan 7 special two already bent east about tha probable fate of a portion of the frank leslie expedition in alaska were stoutly denied in new york the mat ter is fully confirmed however by the arrival hero of V 0 greenfeld Green held the united states census agent for alaska he gayea a clear and comprehensive account of the situation and fate of the leslie expedition wells price dalton ischann and glave were members of the party with the indian bur deu bearers and buides some time last summer the party separated owing to borne unexplained dalton ul glave went down iho aleigh river from the interior and at the last accounts were somewhere on yakutat lay glavo continuing the return journey to new york wells price and pushed on into the interior and northwesterly down the yukon river to the mouth of forty mile creek nearly at the boundary line between british america and alaska there price and wells decided although it was then time to look for the fiat approaching winter to push southerly down forty mile creek thence across the dividing mountains and proceed irence down copper river canon to the coast a distance of about SOO miles they took a guide and lie conducted them down alie cre k iiames to llie moun taini eliat form tlc alc water abed between the yukon aud alie cooper there he left bliem and nent back to yukon he reported that aliey biad set out boldly to pass through alie almost unknown copper river country they were not equipped for a long journey having joerether tOE rether only twenty pounds of flour and a email amount of rice and no winter added to the climatic dangers it is well known eliat the indians of the copper river are very unfriendly so that it was no wonder that friends here are anxious about the two venturesome men wells came from kentucky accepting the task aa much for his health as anything he id u h uell bialt niazi but lie is if presented B possess in areat berve and spirit he has a difo and two in kentucky who arc anxiously aMdi tinK tidings from him prices home is in oakland ain has many friends it id re alicd that alie men are in great danger mt it is limped eliat pluck and spirit nivia bring them out in gaiety who lett thorn at the junction ot the yukon and forty mile creek wi lit to st michael some of alio llio way with ilela the benim lie and had a hindlin Hin llin I ip of abo t 1000 melph in laikas br kin candee from bt mr chaehi to kodiak ie now il i ut on alie Pic itic recty kod a i fiand lit will winter there yath interesting inter eating lit mite ilAl lives |