The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-21

,etrey ". Bruce returned from the far
..-,h Yesterday. with the schooner Ella
s.srson. after an experience In mo north
Sssnpo:n.ing IN many RESPECTS. out graft
s<nr from j financial p3lnS os v.ex
NJ Bruce. IL will De remembered In
.-Aed TO secure reindeer on the Siberian
-. and transpof. them In The scao3,ier
!. The reindeer station at Point Clarence.
lisska. /, was found impossible 10 get
S...e enough 10 the shore to ge- rs1ade RI
skoard. owing 10 the icc and contrary
~snds, and after Two attempts Mr.. gru q
- compelled 20 abandon tire scheme for
~ year lie left two men al the northern
~ OF St. Lawrence island. They wiil
49, this fall TO Indian point. % niles
= he SIBERIAN coast. 10 arrange for the
s,saxporta;ion OF reindeer. Mr. Bruce IN
satis6pd that nothing can be done In get
- reindeer across 10 Alaska unIess a
/ ,sssel 30 employed with steam. instead
= sasi power. The weather is uncertain.
snd the ice heavy and dangerous, render
g. 4 sailing vessel most unsafe
fbs Ella Johnson came in about !:
seIock iE the afternoon. Aboard were
IN rounds OF whaiebone and a fine lot
= I'd fox, mink. marten and polar bear
fua. She left here June u and arrived
b TIE Arctic July e. From Boring straits
dxt1en days were consumed In reaching
pda. Hope. The Ella johnson was In the
aame storm which wrecked the sealing
sehooner Hidalgo. and from which the
nhooner Jesse escaped so narrowly. An
euccunt Of the storm appeared In the POST
IxellIgeacer the day after the jesse y
.rrfyal here. The Ella JohDson did no.
have un.!l three weeks later. The Ice had
fh1a become almost a solid pack as far as
- Yxu ict III ha a1ts
- obliged TO run down to Point c,ar-
esee. From there a second attempt was
nade 70 get 10 Cape Serdge, or Enst cane
a the Siberian coast. This wos found
xpsacsicablc, ard the attempt TO secure
uindesr this year was abandoned.
TIE tSo Inilan girls who returned on
- Ella johnson to thei. homes al Point
Clarence arrived safely and sscre received
oyousIy 10 The bosofns OF their families
~ pretty one. KerluIgner. had an acct
l<n. when about halfway 10 Bering
rrsi,s which caused some alarm 10 those
s5oerd the schooner. A part OF the rig
snS fell on her. and q heavy rope struck
n On the head. She was in much pain
* awhile ana complained OF a ringing
h her head This wore Off before Tn
a&skA was reached. Before leaving Seat
Il Mr. Bruce hnd bought the girls dresses
b the latest mold OF civilization. and
hrdly had the vessel left here when the
nsidens put on their new attire and pa
Md the deck Every fine day on the
voyage they begged 10 don the dresses,
sod when Unaiaska was reached they
ssre allowed TO 60 ashore In the dresses.
Two prou9er girls were never seen. The
wsenue feet was visited. and the girls
sers the bellies OF the hour.
n conversation at the Occidental hotel
-, night the story OF the Silent City.
xisinated by Dick Willoughby. and made
hmous BY Mr.. Bruce, was mentioned. Il
mver faihered that idea," said Mr.. Bruce.
ana have SIMPLY told the story as II was
gwen 10 me by Wiiloughby. He used TO
,ell me the minutest details OF his trip TO
G.ac.er bay In an attempt TO secure n
Photograph OF the mirage.
There was A peculiar thing about that.
Ne. long after the first pictures OF the
Mirage had been given out / was passing
Ts5srs photograph gallery in San Fran
es.o and found a crowd gathered about
Us exhibit. / stopped and saw that peo-
De we're looking at copies OF Willoushoy's
Er.ure Of the Silent City. and were read
lag number OF press notices descriptive
q me discovery. l Immediately went up
Sairs ana introduced myself TO Taner.
Ioa're Just the man i wanted 10 See.
IL exclaimed Many people who havc
seen these pictures have identified them
~ cities they have seen. Several thought
4 vas Bristol. England. l wrote back
. photographer there. sending him one
u the photographs and asking II he recog-
a,ed II and could take another picture
frrm the same point OF view. This Is
The result He held out a photograph.
I: was Identical with the shadowy one
tsagat OF the Silent City. save that IL was
Carer and the foliage heavier"
Mr. Bruce will not make another voy-
Sc 10 the north until next spring. and Will
hen probably 70 In a steam vessel. He
WI remain here a while and then leave
!sr the East.