Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-21
$4,000 MILES.
Albert Pullen's Journey to
Alaska.
lie VIII go 1000 MILES Down the Yukon
River and to siberia,

River aud to siberia.
Albert Pullen, of the firm of Pullen
Brothers, left town yesterday, and before
he returns he expects to travel $1,000 miles,
making, probably more remarkable trip
than has ever been undertaken by Brat
tleboro man. Mrs. Pullen accompanied
him to Chicago, and after they have visited
the Worlds Fair there she will return.
Mr.. Pullen will spend a day or two in
Minneapolis with friends and will then go
to the Yellowstone National park. After
viewing the wonders there for a week he
will go to Tacoma. A few days will be
spent in the promising Puget Sound region
and then he will take the steamer Queen
for Alaska. After arriving at Juneau, the
principal town of Alaska. he will go north
by steamer some 100 miles to Chilcat
From thence he will 60 overland 80 miles
through Chilcat pass to one of the large
lakes in British Columbia The water
from this lake flows into the upper part of
the Yukon river Mr.. Pulen will journey
down this river a distance of 2000 miles to
the sea coast. The first 1000 miles will be
in small boats owned by Indians. The
current for this distance is very swift and
no attempt is made to navigate the river in
steamboats,. The country is wild and iso-
lated all the way, and is uninhabited by
white men, and contains only few native
inhabitants.
After reaching Fort Yukon, 1000 miles
from the coast, the river is broad and nav
igable, and the trip from here to the sea
will be by steamer At the mouth of the
| river Mr. Pulen will meet DR.. Jackson, an
officer of the United States revenue cutter,
who has been detailed to stock Unalaska,
one of the Aleutian Islands, with reindeer.
They will 90 in the cult n to Cape Prince
of Wales, at the narrowest point on Boring
straits. The distance from here to Siberia
is only 40 miles. DR. jackson will collect
reindeer near this point, and will also 90
to Siberia for the animals, Mr.. Pullen &C
companying him. They will take the rein
deer to UnalaSka, where they are sent
to stock the island for the benefit of the
natives.
From Unalaska it is expected that the
cutter will 90 to Sitka, the capital of A las
| ka, which is 2000 miles from Unalaska
! ON the return trip Mr.. Pullen will have a
chance to see Mt. st. Elias estimated
height from 1890 to 49, 600 feet, also the
| immense glaciers, many times larger than
those of the Alps; aud the volcanic noun
tains. The cutter will pass the seal fish
| ing ground.
At Cape Prince of Wales is a village con-
tanning about 400 EskimOs. The Ameri-
can Missionary association of New York
| has given Mr.. Pullen letters to deliver to
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Thornton, mission
aries sent there by the board from whom
no news has been received for over year
On Kings Island, so miles south of Cape
| Prince of Wales, is a tribe of veritable
cliff jewellers. This island is great mass
of rocks, with perpendicular sides rising
1000 feet above the sea. On one side, where
the angle is nearly A. degrees, the Eskmos
have eXcavated homes in the rocks, some
of the dwellings being 200 feet above the
sea. These people openly defy the revenue
laws.
There are probably few people who are
aware that San Francisco is several hun
dred miles east of midway between the east
ern and westernmost shores of the United
States. Yet such is the case. 1t is nearly
1000 miles from the longitude of the most
western of the Aleutan Islands directly
east to San Francisco, while it is only about
$500 from San Francisco directly east to the
| longitude of the east coast of Maine. When
Mr.. Pullen reaches the westernmost part
of his journey he will be more than half
way around the globe from home
! II MI ulleH mus IL Impossible 10 20 10
the headwaters of the Yukon river and
meet DR.. Jackson at its mouth as planned,
he will 90 from Sitka t. Unalaska, and
from thence to Cape Prince of Wales, join
| ing Dr. jackson at Unalaska
On the return from Sitka Mr.. Pullen will
| 90 wherever the cutter is ordered, but he
| hopes the route will be to Honolulu in the
| Hawaiian Islands, and from thence to San
| Francisco. He will come home by the
southern route, stopping at New Orleans.
The whole journey will occupy three or
| four months. About a month will be spent
in covering the 200O miles on the Yukon
| river.
In this connection it is well to ask, How
large is Alaska? Probably not one person
in 20 can answer the question with any de-
gree of correctness. 1t contains 600, 900
| square miles of territory, or in other words,
is larger than II states like New York.
Mr.. Pullen makes the trip purely for
pleasure. His arrangements have been
made through the Pacific Coast Steamship
company, with Office at Sitka. A camera
will be his only companion, and he expects
to bring home large and valuable collec-
ton of Alaskan views.
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