UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA,
DISTRICT OF ALASKA
I,
Daniel Headman, being first duly sworn, on oath, depose
and state: That I am acquainted with John Pappe, that
I was present at the time of his death.
The
circumstances of his death are:
That
the said John Pappe and myself started March 5th, 1903
from a small steam boat in which said Pappe is interested,
where it is in winter quarters on Baker River, about two
miles above Dekyme our destination being our camp, at
the mouth of Glacier, a distance of about thirty five
miles by the Baker trail which we had taken, there were
no houses or camps between the two points. The snow was
very deep and we were pulling a sled for about fifteen
miles of the distance. At about seven o'clock in the evening
we left the sled and started on traveling until about
three o'clock in the morning when he Pappe became so exhausted
he died. He traveled the last half mile on his hands and
knees.
I
remained with him until he died, I then continued on my
way to the camp which was still about five miles distance
and arrived there at about half past five o'clock in the
morning. It was between twenty and twenty five degrees
below zero during the time we were out and at the time
of his death.
Daniel
Headman.
Subscribed
an sworn to before me this 27th day of March 1903.
J.
Lindley Green
Notary
Public for the District of Alaska.
_____________________________
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA,
DISTRICT OF ALASKA
We
M.S. Gill and George Krasting, being first duly sworn,
on oath, depose and state, each for himself and not one
for the other, that we were well acquainted with John
Pappe the party referred to in the foregoing affidavit.
That
George Krasting one of the affiants went after the body
of the said John Pappe and brought the body to Rampart
arriving in Rampart with the body of the said John Pappe
March 24th. 1903 and buried the said John Pappe in the
burying ground at Rampart on the 27th day of March 1903.
M.S.
Gill
G.
Krasting
Subscribed
and sworn to before me this 27th day of March A.D. 1903
J.
Lindley Green
Notary
Public for the District of Alaska
_____________________________
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA,
DISTRICT OF ALASKA
I,
J. Lindley green Commissioner and ex officio Recorder
of Rampart Precinct in the Third Division of the District
of Alaska, do Hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
copy of the record of the death of John Pappe deceased
as it appears on the records of volume at page nine of
Marriage Certificate and Births and Deaths in the office
of the Recorder of Rampart Recording District Third Division
of the District of Alaska.
Given
under my hand this the 26th day of April 1904
[signed
J. Linley Green]
Commissioner
and ex Officio Recorder
_____________________________
Territory of Oklahoma,
Kingfisher County,
Frank
Stainer, and W. H. Frost, both of Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
Territory, U. S. A. being first duly sworn, depose and
say each for himself and not one for the other, that he
was personally acquainted with John Pappe, now deceased,
and is also well and personally acquainted with Albert
Pappe and Richard Pappe of Kingfisher, Oklahoma Territory;
that he knows of his own knowledge that the said Albert
Pappe and Richard Pappe are brothers of the late John
Pappe deceased, and that the said John Pappe has not,
to the best of this affiant's knowledge and belief, any
other or nearer kin than the said Richard Pappe and Albert
Pappe.
[Signed
Frank Stainer]
[signed
W H Frost]
Subscribed
and sworn to this 26th day of May, 1905, at the City of
Kingfisher in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Territory, U.
S. A.
My
commission expires on Nov. 21 1906
[signed
George M Bennett]
Notary
Public
