The record-union., 1894-08-24
having been committed while attempt
ing to fulfill the laws of the country.
ALASKAN NEWS.
Futile Search for the Missing Men OF
the Bark James Allen.

Futile Search for the Missing Men OF
the Bark James Allen.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
UNALAsKA, Aug. 1.-THE United
States cruiser Concord and the revenue
fleet have made q careful search for the
missing men OF the whaling bark James
Allen, but have not found any of them.
The only trace of the men that could be
found was rudder belonging to one of
the boats of the bark, The Corwin and
Concord cruised among the islands, and
a search along the shore was made in
steam launches, parties landing when
necessary. During the search three of
the men of the CorWin were lost Oh
Adakh Island in very dense fog. For
tunately the Concord was at the island at
the same time, and Captain Goodrich
sent a search party OF $50 men on shore,
who soon found TWO of the men. The
third man found his way to the Concord
in three days. He was just able to walk.
having had to subsiSt on mussels. The
fog was so dense that the members of the
search party could not see fifteen feet
apart, and were obliged to shout con-
stantly to prevent being lost themselves.
During the search for the James
Aliens men, Captain Goodrich of the
Concord discovered two islands and
volcano among the islands of the
Alleutian range that had not been known
to exist before.
The steamer Albion arrived at Una
laska August 1st, and sailed the next day
for the Yukon. The next day the reve-
nue. cutter Rush arrived at Unalaska,
having on board Mr.. Hamlin, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. a ball was
given in Mr.. Hamlin's honor. The
Rush afterwards visited the Pribylotf
Islands, and returned to Unalaska
August 10th, and sailed the following day
for Sand Point.
The authorities at the Seal Islands have
finished killing seal for this year, after
killing $4,000 OF the animals. The forty
schooners comprising the sealing fleet
have all cleared from Onalaska. They
report having killed from 400 TO 800 seals
each en- route TO Unalaska, and each
schooner expects to kill at least 1000
seals after August lst. 1t is expected that
the fleet will kill between $4,000 and lO0,-
600 seals this year. The Captains of the
schooners say that it will not be neces-
sary for them to go near the sixty-mile
limit, as. according to their experiences,
the seals do not feed nearer than 100
miles from the islands.
The vessels composing the patrol fleet
have warned and licensed all the seal
schooners, and the nen-of-war are busy
patroling the sea, watching the seaiers
and seeing that they do not use firearms.
One of the fleet remains at the Pribyloff
Islands. The other vessels are constantly
cruising.
The United States steamship Adams
ran aground at St. Paul Island, one of the
Pribyloffs, on August I'd, but she was
hauled Oft by the Concord, Yorktown
and Petrol after twenty-six hours work.
The sea was smooth and the only injury
which the Adams sustained was the loss
of her false keel. The Adams was max
ing the passage from st. George Island
and as there was dense fog at the time
she lost her reck oning.
A submarine eruption in Bristol Bay
recently killed great number Of Goldfish
and salmon. The effect OF this was so
extensive that the natives had been una
bic to catch any fish as late as August
1st All the volcanoes In Alaska are ac-
tive this summer, which is very unusual.