The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-10-04

cutter Rush, will be read with con-
siderable interest. The last news
from her telegraphed to the San Fran
cisco papers was up to July 29th.
The following conveys considerable
news from the north, hitherto un-
published:
U. S. REV. STR "BEAB."
OUNALAsKA, ALASKA TY., Sept. 9TH, '89
Left San Francisco on June 10th,
and arrived at Ouualaska on the 22nd.
after a stormy passage of twelve days.
Found the Russian man of war CTyS-
ser and the q. s. steamers ThetiS and
Rush in port, also the disabled whal-
ing bark Gagodd in distress, having
been stove by the ice off Cape Navirne,
Siberia.
The schooner Hamilton which left
San Francisco in March for Ounalaska
with crew for the sealing schooner
Angel Dolly and on a whaling voy
age has not been heard from and
many believe her to have gone down
with all hands near the Aleutian Is
lands in the Pacific, as quantities Of
wreckage have been found by the ma
tiYes on the south side OF these is
lands. The hunting schooner otter is
also given up as lost.
At Ounalaska we coaled ship, filled
the tanks with fresh water, repaired
the bark GGgOdG and on the 1st of
July proceeded to sea with the
GogodG in tow, (she went to S. F.
cast off from the ship the same day
and shaped our course for the Pry-
bilof Islands. We sighted st. George
on the 2nd, st. Lawrence on the 9Th,
and anchored in Port Clarence on the
9th. We found most of the steam
whalers in port. No news of the
Hamilton,
From the vessels the following was
obtained; Loss Of the Little Ohio on
Point Hope, Oct. Sd, "88; loss of the
Big Ohio, June 1st, off Nounivak
Islands.
Steamed through Behring straits
June 9th and anchored off Point
Hope CHgara) on the 18th. Found
most OF the sailing vessels in the ice
unable to get further north.
We remained near Point Hope un-
til the 18th, shifting anchorage sew
eral times to keep clear of heavy drift
ice. On the 18th we moved up to
Cape Dyre, watered ship and pro-
ceeded north, stopping to communi-
cate with the natives at Cape Lis
bourne, Cape Sabine, Cape Beaufort,
there we went deer hunting and got
one), Point Lay, Icy Cape and Vain
wright inlet, and on the 9th anchored
off Cape Smythe, 40 miles from Point
Barrows,) and commenced to send
lumber and provisions on shore for
the Point Barrow station. On the
29th the Thetis arrived, send
ing her a steam launch and
men with an officer in charge to
assist us. The whaling feet also
sent men and boats and the work
was begun at once under the direc-
ton of Capt. Healy, assisted by Lieut..
Bulmer who had charge of the carpen-
tiers and men on shore.
The ThetiS left for the eastward
on Aug. 7th.
From the 9th of July to the 10Th
OF August we remained in the vicinity
of Point Barrow
On the the 10th had a strong SW
wind. All the vessels anchored off
Cape Smyth including the Bear got
under way and steamed to the east
ward Of Point Barrow, (for lea.)
The wind increased to gale, which
drove the ice pack on shore, piling it
up in front of the station thirty feet
high. The whalers feared a repiti-
ton OF last years gale which proved
so disastrous to so many OF the fleet,
The ice lodged on the point, and on
the 18th swung around to the east
ward, completely shutting the feet in,
making it impossible for any to get
out.
On the 18th the whaling bark Tam
erlG1e struck a ground cake of ice,
starting a small Leak nothing seri-
Gus. On the 14th the bark j, A,
Hos0lGrsd, in working through the ice
disabled her rudder. The Bear went
to her assistance and towed her safely
to an anchorage. The rudder was un-
shipped and placed ON deck and with
the assistance OF a skillful blacksmith
and crew working day and night, (?)
and with the appliances to be found
on the whaling ships, tthe HoaOlandiS
rudder was put in seaworthy condi.
tiOn.
On the 18th the steamers BalRma
and BeL0edere returned from the east
wards after several days of hard
steaming through the ice, The steam
ers succeeded in getting as far east as
Return Reef, (the place Franklin was
stopped, and attempted to return the
way he came). and report the ice down
at that place and also on Tangent go
miles east OF Point Barrow; Return
Reef, about 200 miles east of Point
Barrow. When last seen the other
steam whalers and the Thetis were
working their way out towards Point
Barrow.
During our stay at Point Barrow
the whaling barks Northern Light,
A6T. Barker and Sea Breeze were
towed to a safe anchorage, being in
danger of heavy drift ice. (For three
days it really looked as though we
were in for the winter. The ice piled
up on two sides Of us with land on
the other two.)
On the 10th the wind hauled to the
east, driving the ice for a short dis
tance off shore. We got under way,
and steamed around Point Barrow
and anchored off Cape Smythe 1.-THE
whalers said we could not get
through, but we did, taking on board
Lieut.. Buhuer. who remained behind