The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-12
In PLACE OF DOGS.
rwExTY REINDEER TO NJ TAKEN
TO THE YuRos GOLD FIELDS
Rev. sheldon Jsckson's Years OF
work 20 Prove That the bringing
nj the Beer Prom siberia WOMB
BE one of the Greatest AErac'-s
In the CfvsIIsing OF fhe VIA
waste. of rhe North sueees~i"s-
~hf. x.-u~rss Cruise of the Cut
Ter Bear to the Notwithstanding
~hreuxh the Dangerous Ice Packs
Work of the Fleet

Twenty reindeer VIII DC ofonsHt gov
.has year srozE Point Clarence - the
rYaisea States revenue cutter Bear for
transportation by way OF YUKON rlSsf
st.Aners 70 the geld fields. Dogs have
hen The chief reliance OF the miners Tor
sne transportation % thar PACKS across
sre arosF-rgvered areas. Horses too AAsa
found their xay into the great valley ana
have proven almost b@yonc yaIAs Now
comes the beast 81 burden par exceiience--
ske animal designed BY nature 90 travel
ever those vast wastes and win tIFs.ess
activity aid in their development. The IL
PRODUCTION % reindeer into the Yukon has
.seen the study and aim OF such msn as
Iav Sheldon Jackson and Miner W
Bruce. the explorer. and II the proposed
experiment 20 be made thls year y sue
sessfal IL will be contrary % the pFegie-
rioas OF many ard wlil be the reward TOR
TIE work OF a few enthusiasts.
TIE revenue cutter feet VIII leave FOR Is
annual cruise outside the sixiy-mile limit
Of the Prlbilof islanGs the latter part OF
April
The Bear viii not leave Until tho early
sarf OF May. and viii than go directly 70
ssc Arctic ocean without joining the heet
IN the Rering sea. Last year me Bear
spsxt two months IN Boring sea and then.
sf~ Quitting a. Una!asxa, started On her
,early voyage 20 the schools and missions
a. far north as Poiat BsFrcR.
CAPT r. TgttIe OF the cutter Bear has
Just returned from trip 20 washington.
where re was summoned by the chief OF
the bureau % give detailed information
Of the Arctic ocean and OF the schools
there Each year the government sends
Up supplies and teachers 20 the schools
and missions. and the religious societies.
cooperating. send a missionary to the
posts making a. least two white peo-
pie at each place. In her trip this year
the Bear viii stop FIRST AZ 3. Lawrence
island. on the northwest coast OF which a
mission is established. From there she
VIII run across sorly-six miles % The coast
Of Siberia. keeping a lockout for wrecked
whaiers At Indian point. The missioa al
Cape Prince OF Wales. Berins straits, Is
tho next objective point.
Al the Point Clarence reindeer station.
which will be the next stopping place. the
Bear win take a board the twenty rein
deer spoken Of. and viii convey them to
St Nfchaels the entry port OF the Yukon
arriving sometime ia July The reindeer
viii DC turned over % 4. u. Wesre. who
will see 20 their transportation up the
river.
At a.. Mlchacls the Bear always finds
a number OF Indians. who seek attention
from the cutters surgeon. Or. r.. Lyail.
The natives learn Of the near approach OF
the cutter weeks ahead, and from all parts
blind. This Is the only opportunity they
have for medical treatment. AID they
make the most Of r. ~ all places visit
81 In fact. Or Iyali IL welcomed as the
Indisn's friend. and medicines are dis
pensei Win liberal hand
Al the mission stations on the coast are
next visited ~ Unaiaklik and osoloyine
sound the schools are caring for herds OF
reindeer. given them by Rev Sheldon
Ha raguAsa~
They can find subsistence by digging root J
and grass from the frozen snow. Tn this
Hes the great advantage over dogs. which
must ba allowed 50 much food that Il
makes half OF al they can pack The f.
male reindeer have about two fawns each
year.
The Rear next passes into the Arctic
ocean and calls a. Kotkebue sound At
chamlsoo island which j. exactly on the
Arctic circle. great number OF Indians
are always found. They gather there from
all over the coast and make tt a common
trading point 4 large settlement Il found
NJ Point HOPE, which is whaling sta
ton. Point Hope IL the pace where Miner
Bruce bought his whaieSonc last year. His
purchase wss later disposed ~ a. sad .
cents pound. the profits being enormous.
The Ltehes Company. cf San francisco.
keeps az agent ~ the point shc year
around. Noes of the whailas vessels going
norm caB a. Point Hope route and
there take aboard any natives who wish
20 work for shs season.
just above Point Hope Is the Corwin coal
mine. where The Pear calls for water and
n reeesss~y. mines out rather poor auaI,
itv ~ coal. The mine Is named AFTER the
rntter Corwin. by which n was afst dts
severed twenty years ago.
The worst portion ~ she vayar. nov
commences. Up 90 this point the Pear Al.
ways rnaA Into floating tee but hetw~en
ire mines and Icy cape IL cncountersd the
heavy Ice pack OF the Arctic ccean a..
WAYS shifting. x keeps the eficass On .
sharp watch lest they h@ pincn~4 Aetv-ee-
The vast moving pack and ire shore Las,
year The Bear ala not reach ~ care untH
August Unttl Point Harrow. the sarthes,
point north attempted. Is reached. the
Rear will be obliged 20 work slows
through the masses ~ Zee Point BarroU
Is n Z degrees = nj auses north Thef-
The Pacific Stea~ Whaling Company and
he fsiehes Company have agencies THE
Bear MI return here about October *
The Bear will get mail AZ 81 Michael,
~ the steamer Portland. Can't. KtfSton
which viii leave here. under charter =
the y. \ r 8 r. Ce June : ara a~afr
August ~ Tor Sc Michaels ChArisx Ham
Nion. u,snaEer Of the company. NIL CONS
eere during April from Chicago
The rev revenue eutt-r. Hugh M,f~,,i
och. hRif az Cramps sAapyara in pail.
selnhia. VII come 20 this Coast IN ahan
'nar months. TO late 70 60 north witch ,hs