The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-26

After an absenc. OF four months from
civilization, save gucn crude ferns as are
met with &c the missions established On
the American coast Of the Arctic. Miner
". Brues has returned 70 white mans
CITY. lie arrived al 5 ofcIock yesterday
morning On the tug WauGersr, having left
his feet schooner. the Louise J. Kenney,
;n the Straits 70 make her way IN as best
sk4 could b. sal. The Ksnney viii ar
rlga today. Aboard are six EsI<imos.
two men. two women ard two children
They foTnn part % the precious cargo
brought from the north b. Miner Bruce
The inanimate stores are fgrs OF all de-
scrptioas stripped from the backs Of Alas
Ia bears and foxes 20 adorn the figures
u women or soften the floors OF some
modern residences 20 the tender feet Of
tha inmates. There are 900 pounds OF
sshaieb0ae, the greatest single shipment OF
that article ever brought 70 this country.
AZ the catch 0f the Arctic whaling feet
iris year vas light, not altogether more
than 5000 pounds the price viii probably
Tfn not isss than 81 a pound. The Arctic
Trading Company, owning and operating
ffae Keaney. Is congratulating itself on
The most successful trading voyage 10
the Arctic yet made.
Miner Bruce II the Slndbad OF Alaska.
and unusual interest attaches TO the per-
iious voyages he undertakes each year.
To those familiar with Mr. Bruce's plans
the Result OF the trip just ended was
looked forward 10 with hopeful concera,
since many people believed that through
this unlocked FOR agency would come
means f0r relieving distress this winter
on tho Klondixe. As readers Of the Post
FFteliig aacer will remember the kenuey
Intended 10 secure twenty reindeer on the
Siberian roast and transport them 20 St
9iehaei. whence they were 70 be- sent up
the fukon to the mines. With these indie
e. ugable carriers 10 pack provisions over
tho trails no fear need have been felt Of
lack OF supplies. The expedition failed,
however. Ia this point. the Siberian coast
being too thlckly frinEed with ice to sd
fatt tho close approach Of the schooner.
The keDney reached St Lawrence nay
and Southhead and learned OF two herds
swaiting him lnlaad. but was prevented
IS ice and lack of time from reaching the
hart Of the reindeer country.
1T has proved" said Mr. Bruce yester-
day thai only vessels with steam power
should be used for the transportation OF
reindeer One season the coast might he
reached. and again there would be five
years when II would be impossible. I
don't know that I shah continue In the
handling OF reindeer next season. but
whether i do or not ] shall 90 to Wash
ington in February. accompanied by the
gress raise the appropriation IL allows for
the carrying out Of this great project from
eeggariy $1,000 60 some such sum as IL
required. An appropriation OF 500 600
would be nearer the sum necessary.
when once the reindeer are owned and
used by the miners, the transporta ton
problem of Alaska win have been solved
A trained deer. With good going can
transport as much freight as eight dogs.
Frtf va
night they can be iassaed out and can
MUNICH for their moss, 10 other food being
required. That the merits of the animals
are recognized by experienced AIaskans Is
SHOWN by an order ] received for thirty
from Jack Dalton. after whom the Dalton
tran is named. I could not supply him.
and the government does not allow those
at Point Clarence reindeer station to be
sold"
The Kenney left here June s. and made
the run TO Boring sea IN two weeks. She
ia a Gloucester fishing craft and is
manned by sailors from that port Her
speed was at times remarkable eight 10
nine knots an hour being no ordinary aver
axe. while at times twelve or thirteen
KNOBS was made. The fishermen were not
satisfied Bruce said, unless both rails
gere under Mater. The Arctic Trading
Company Is considering fitting her M with
steam propeling power. Point Hope zoo
miles north OF 81 Michael was the most
nortaerly poiul reached Cape Scr1zc, on
The Siberian coast. could not be reached
NJ por, Nas touched on the entire voyage
the only stops being gt mission ard trad
sag stations rhe KeEncy Eot into the
Arctic about Jsiy 10 ard left August "a
IRE ran down .rom Point Hope took just
twtnty-,hres dayv. TO stop being made Gu
tht way.
Wlile A.aor Bruce Naa At Cape Prince
of Wales. @ mission station undgr Rev W.
2. Iopp of the Congregational Associa-
fssn eud conceded n be She largest mis-
tion on che coast. hc heard II the murder
- Chief Hokttuk of TIE Selawhamcets.
std rho subsequent aveagluE 81 The kill
ing hN the chiefs brother. At Cape Prince
az Wales b published The Eskimo Rulle-
stu- tAe oeF Ynry iu th. world and as
Neii Che nalf Esklmo paper. Il Is edited by
Ar lapn Wits thc assistance ~ four Fs-
Euna. oue Us Ntaam is ar artist OF no mean
#h'Htt FroHs gre i~7 Issue of the bale.
tsa the following 4ceouus ~ size murder is
slalunl.
fir th. night ~ January e ISs- the pea-
p'r wsrc aroused f'ow +tamhsr uv the
startling news Thar the Young chief ka<f-
tak had been snat 4rd stabbed Goo daath
ty t9r'ak and bis brother Errheruk
se1 cha Setartuk was ugar.sliy wounded
II aae the result of drunken brawl sha