The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-18

cruising grounds The situation IL grew
ing monotoaous in the extreme. and
among the Young men wicked hope IS
expressed that either Capt Hansen. alias
the Flying Dutchman," or Ridderbjslke.
with his new steam sealer Warlock will
make dash into the sea and shake things
up biz. The last heard ct the Warlock
she Vas At ST. Paul. in Kadiak, and short
Of coal. Capt. Ridderbjelke made applica-
tion TO the North American Commercial
Compauy's agent there for fresh supply,
but was sternly refused by Manager George
X TIngle and ordered TO move on.
TIE Fourth of July was celebrated az
Dutch harbor with all due honor by the
vessels in port The British warship was
decorated with flags. and Joined the Amer
lean ships in firing a national salute.
During the afternoon several boat races
took place, the most important one being
between the gigs of the Garnet and reve-
nue. cutter Corwin. Ever since the vessels
have been in company the respective
crews OF these two boats have been anx-
ious for match. as il was a question
which was the faster. The course was
three miles, with turn. and the race was
won, after a magnificent struggle. by the
Garnets. and the British tars celebrated
their victory by entertaining their antago-
nists on board their ship after the race in
true sailor fashion.
The North American Company's steamer
Farailon arrived here July :, from Port
Clarence. where she had been dispatched
with coal for the steam whalcrs, and
brought down the latest news from the
far north. The whalers had encountered
the heaviest ice seen in seven years, and
in consequence but little work has been
done taking whales. The Rclvidere
smashed her stem in working through
the ice, and was subsequently repaired &C
Dutch harbor. The bark Hunter was
forced ashore at Indian point. but with
the timely assistance Of the revenue cutter
Bear was fioated of without serious IN
jury. Reports received from the reindeer
station at Port Clarence, where a herd OF
ls0 domesttcated reindeer from Siberia was
placed last year BY Capt. Healy, of the
revenue marine, show an increase OF
eighty in the herd, and out of this num-
Der only one died. Food was found in the
greatest abundance for the animals within
a very short distance from the station, and
every assistance had beer rendered by the
native Eskimos TO promote the success Of
the enterprise. Altogether the pros
poets are very bright for the future,
and Capt Healy will import about 200
additional animals from the Siberian side
during the present year and place them
with the herd at Port Clarence. IL was at
hrst thought advisable to start new sta
tion. but owing to the difficulty of getting
the proper deer herders TO leave their 81
berian homes and emigrate to Alaska, it
has since been decided to increase the
number of deer at the Port Clarence sta
tion. which Is fully equipped with herders.
and where the native Alaskans can be
taught the proper method of taking care
OF herd. When they have been proved
worthy of the trust each graduate of the
reindeer farm will be given herd of ten.
A report has reached this place TO the
effect that the whaling schooner Nicotine.
of San Francisco, has been lost at Poins
Hope in the Arctic ocean. The report
was brought down from the Arctic to Port
Clarence by o travelling party Of Eski-
| mos, who stated that the vessel was
driven ashore late last fall by ice and was
| at present lying dismasted on the beach
near the native settlement at Point Hope.
| As far as could be learned from the natives
| no lives had been lost. The Nicotine was
| q small schooner owned In San Francisco
and commanded by Capt Tillson, an cx-
| perienced whaler of New Bedford. Mass.
| She left Unalaska early in June, 1897,
| bound for the Arctic ocean with the in
| tention OF wintering near Point Hope.
| and the report OF her loss should be re
| ceived with caution, as IL Is more than
| likely that the vessel reached her dcstina-
| tion safely and was dismantled by Capt.
| Tillson purposely the better to fit her
| for a winter habitation. The contents of
the vessel may also have been removed 20
| the shore for the same reason and thus
have started the rumor among the wan
| dcring Esquimo hunting parties that
| she had been wrecked. Stores have been
received ct this place from the Nicoiins
and she il now due here, but
| her absence shotIld not as yet be taken n
direct evidence Of dis.aster. as II 10 known
that the ice during the past winter has
been running very heavy, an5-ffan1e little
vessel may be, and doubtless is, only 10
layed In getting out Of the Arctic by she
backwardness of the season. Up 10 the
time of the Farsllon's departure from
Port Clarence, none of the whaling feet
had been able to get into the Arctic, and
In consequences no further information in
regard to the Nicotine could be obtained.
III. B. NJ. 8. Champion arrived here July
%, and Is at present the only representa-
tive Of British authority in Alaskan
waters, the Garnet having returned TO
Esquimanlt TO 1T out for cruise In the
South Pacific. and the Symphs went
down it Is said 10 report 20 the new adj
miral, but will shortly return. So far as
any necessity for her presence here is
concerned, she might as well be in Africa
| as Alaska, as the British ships do
very little cruising For weeks at o Tins
they lie idly swinging around their an
chors in port, and only go out to have .
little target practice or some such routine
work which cannot be- performed in port.
IL In evident that IL is the policy OF the
English government 10 let the United
States run this part of the business With
out help or interference Of any kind, aud
they are simply on hand 20 protect ary
British subjects from undue hardships in
case OF their getting into trouble. This
precaution is. as might well be imagined.
entirely unnecessary. The "Johnnies"
are clever lot, however, and are always
| on hand 20 give hearty welcome 10 tbs
ssorm-tossed Yankee lads in from cruise
and show them where the best streams are
| for trout or the most likely hillside toIook
| for grouse, for BY this time the island has
been pretty we'll explored by the sturdy
| Britsshers.
A rumor was circulated here some days
| ago that 81. Paul island had been raided
and seyera. Thousand sealskins taken from
the stofshonse Of the North American
4 t.a A 4 al.