Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-16
How They Are to Be Relieved BY
Capt. Tuttle.
TEXT OF SECRETARY CAGES ORDER
The First Effort to Be Supply Of
Food.
PLANS TO SECURE THAT

The orders under which the reyenue cu,
ter Bear will sail to the Arctic ocean in
| an attempt to carry succor to icebound
~halers. lave been prepared by Captain
shoemaker of the revenue cutter service
uhoer the direction of the Secretary of the
! treasury, and will be mailed to Capt Tut
tie. who will command the Bear. The or
cers are directed to him at Seattle. Can't.
| Tuttie thinks he will be ready TO sail by
| the I'D.
Captain Shoemaker is receiving many tel
| egrams from volunteers who want to go
with the Bear
The orders to Capt Tuttle are lengthy
but are of deep interest. They are as fol-
| lows:
Text Of the Order
Sir: The best information obtainable gives
the assurance of truth to the reports that
| fleet of eight whaling vessels is icebound
| IN the Arctic ocean. somewhere IN the vi
clnlty OF Point Barrow, and that the 265
persons who were, at last accounts on
boaru those vessels are in all probability in
dire distress These conditions call for
prompt and energetic action looking to the
relief of the imprisoned whalemen. 1t,
therefore. has been determined TO send an
expedition to the rescue.
Believing that your long experience in
| arctic work, your familiarity with the re-
gion of Arctic Alaska. from Point Barrow,
and the coast line washed by the Bering
sea, from which you but recently returned;
your known ability and reputation as an
able and competent officer, all especially
mt you for the trust. you have been selected
to command the relief expedition. Your
ship, the Bear, will be officered by COM
petent body of men, and manned by a crew
of your own selection. The ship will be
fully equipped. fitted and provisionei for
the perilous work in view; for such IL must
be. under the most favorable conditions.
An Overland Expedition.
1t is. of course. well understood that at
this advanced season of the year the route
to the Arctic ocean through Bering strait
will be closed TO you, and, because Of this
known condition. you will not attempt It,
Therefore your efforts will be directed TO
establishing communication by means of
an overland expedition with the whaling
heet, not only for the purpose of succoring
its people, but to cheer them with the in
formation that their relief and ultimate
rescue will be effected as soon the condi-
tons in Bering strait viii permit your COM
mand to advance.
With this purpose steadily I'm view you
will prepare an expedition composed of ar
least two commissioned officers and one
forward or petty officer of your command
to undertake. from a landing that you will
effect, the journey overland to Point Bar
row. You will assign officer to the
charge of this expedition. furnishing him
with written instructions for the govern
ment of his party, which your judgment
and discretion will dictate as most likely
to further the success of the undertaking.
This party should be prepared while you
are en- route, and be ready upon leaving
Unalaska, bound north, to take advantage
of the first opportunity afforded for land
ing. They should be amply provided and
fully equipped for arctic travel to success
fully accomplish the trying journey and
work which will be anead of them from
the landing point You will make your
own selection from the personnel of your
command (volunteers preferred) OF the offl-
GERS whom you will deem best fitted. phy-
sically and otherwise. to encounter the
hardships incident TO the trip in view.
In This connection the names OF Lieuts.
Cochran, Dodge and Hamlet and Boat
swain Jordan Thurber are suggested for
your consideration.
There are several plans deemed feasible,
all leading to the same end by the adop-
tion and execution Of some one of which
the primary purpose of the expedition, as
above given, can be accomplished.
The first and great need of the whalemen
will probably be food. 1t is believed that
the only practicable method OF getting II
to them is to drive IL on the hoof. To effect
this object and the other ends set forth
above it is proposed:
First.
That leaving Unalaska you proceed north
with your command to Cape Nome, passing
between Nunnivak and St. Mathews Islands
Tin sight of Nunnvak): thence north be-
tween St. Lawrence Island ard the coast OF
Alaska, carefully noting the extent and
condition of the ice. if any is met. keeping
well over to the mainland, the object being
to ascertain where there is ice, indica-
tions of it, in Norton sound.
IL the way Is clear, or you can by any
means land the party on the north shore Of
Norton sound, between Cape Nome and
Cape Prince of Wales, natives can be COM
municated with at either Cape Nome,
Sledge Island Point Rodney Point Spen-
Ger. Should a landing be effected at any
point named or near II quantity of pro-
visions, previously made ready. should be
landed and cached there. to be afterward
conveyed by the natives to the reindeer
station al Port Clarence and left In care Of
Mr.. Brevig.
From the point of landing will begin the
overland expedition, from your command,
above dwelt upon. and the officer placed in
charge of 1t should be fully instructed upon
the following general lines:
I. Communicate as quickly as possible
with w. T. Lopp, at Cape Prince of Wales,
with a native named Artisarlook general
ly known as Charley at Point Rodney.
Failing these, then with kitelson. superin-
tendent. government Reindeer station at
Unalaklik.
the herds at Rodney and Cape Prince or
Wales the entire available herds of REIN
deer all to be driven to Point Barrow.
g. Mr.. Lopp is to take charge of this
ments for herders. sleds. dogs and the
necessary food for use OF party must be
landed from the ship Such clothing a.
can be carried. should be transported 1t
is suggested that a reindeer might carry q
light pack of say forty pounds.
f. Mr.. Lopp must be fully impressed with
the importance Of the work In hand, and
with the necessity OF bending every energy
to its speedy accomplishment.
g. He mist also make arrangements. pro-
viding sledges. and so forth. for transport
ing the overland expedition (from your
to Point Hope.
@ When the deer are collected and the
start made. the party from the Bear should
travel with II az far as kotxebue sound.
to make certain that they are property
started on their route.
z. That point reached. ono officer ana
driven should then push on
ahead. along the coast to Point Hope leav-
Ing the other oflcers and Mr.. Lopp to fol-
low with the herd over the route selected
to reach Point Barrow.
g. Impress upon Mr.. Lopp and the natives
employed that they win be amply rewarded
Tor their labor In furthertng the objects OF
Lhe expedition.
3: Arriving a. Point Hope. the expedition
Eln probably get news OF the condition OF
things At Point Barrow.