The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-23
what I think-I am going, and that ends
Cant. TuttIe's Intention..

Cant. TuftIe's InfentiOns.
II would be hard TO imagine a proposition
on which II is more difficult TO plan ahead.
Such a multiplicity OF phases does the car
rying out of the departments plans pre-
sent that Capt. Tuttle, who Is responsible
for the success or failure of the attempt, is
forced 10 say In reply to all inquiries: Il
don't know what am going TO do. save in
the most general way. Everything will
denend on where ne are stopped by fee.
and that Is something not to be calculated
upon"
An outline of what the Bears master
hopes to accomplish was given yesterday
to reporter of the Post-Intelligencer:
II shall try to reach Sledge island he
said. "Tha: is a dot OF land fifty miles
south OF Port Clarence and five or six
miles of the mainland. 1t will be easy to
cross from there over the ice to Point Rod
ney, on the mainland My chance OF get
ting to Siedge island lies in the fact that it
is In the lee of Point Rodney, which sweeps
off the ice carried down by the north wind,
making a sheltered stretch Of water.
AT Point Rodney there are 275 deer.
owned by Indian Charley and his wife.
Russian Mary. The government gave
these two a small herd as q nucleus on the
understanding that half Of the increase
went to the donor. These reindeer could
be taken and more secured from Port Clar-
ence and the Teller reindeer station. max
ing in all herd of 5000 20 5000. The Bear
would have to lie up wherever she could
find shelter 1t will undoubtedly be inn
possible 10 get into Port Clarence, which
lies in blight or corner OF land which
catches and holds the ice. II is generally
filed up early In the winter. and is not free
until late in spring. Why. one year l was
unable to enter Port Clarence as late as
July 9. Ii may be better this early in the
a. Il. 80 80 v-txx
ter is during the months Immediately pre-
ceding the spring breakup.
The start.
Practically the start will be made from
Cape Prince of Wales. the extreme western
point of the American continent. and di
reetly at the entrance OF Bering straits
At that place is a missionary station l.
charge of Rev. T. W. Lopp. He has pr
yate herd of at least 800 reindeer and wor
gladly let the expedition have some
these. / understand that he wishes TO g
company the relief party to Point Barros
It will be good thing IL he does. for he il
familiar with every foot OF the country
and travels extensively every winter. Last
winter he took his wife and with rein
deer team, made the 500-mile journey TO
Point Hope He did that TO make social
call The shore line was closely followed.
and the trip was made without especial in
cideni. Mrs. Lopp. VINO accompanied HeF
husband uncomplainingly over the ice. Is a
small woman, who might be taken by one
who did not know Of her remarkable
powers OF endurance for an invalid
Missionary Johnson is another great
traveller. He has no permanent station,
but goes about from place TO place during
the winter. often covering phenomenal dis
tances. One winter he went from Port
Clarence to Kadiak island. II will be seen
By what these men have accomplished that
the trip is not one of such extreme DIM
Guilty when once good point is reached 10
start from II must be remembered how
ever, that what would be comparatively
easy 10 these missionaries because OF their
accurate knowledge of the country would
be corresnondingiy hard for men who Will
be almost travelling through an unaccus-
toned region.
The outline as given You depends al
tor4ther of course. on reaching Sledge ISL
and. The uncertainty Of this voyage hes
in the first part. II Port Clarence could