The herald., 1897-11-28
SAILED FOR
THE ARCTIC
With Supplies for Icebound
Whalemen
FUTILE HOPES FOR SUCCESS
BUT RECOGNIZES THE GREAT
DIFFICULTIES
The Topeka Down From Alaska With
News From the Mining Region.
A Prospector's Advice
associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 27.-The
| United States revenue cutter Bear
sailed tonight, carrying succor to the
whaling fleet imprisoned in the icy fast
| nesses of the Arctic ocean on the north
ern shore of Alaska between Point Bar
row and Herschel island The Bear
will make short stop at Port Town
send, where her crew will be paid off,
after which she will proceed to Una
laska. From there her next stopping
place is uncertain. depending upon the
extent to which Bering sea is closed by
ice. Captain Tuttle will, however, go
as far north as possible in his endeavor
to reach Sledge island, which Is fifty
miles south of Port Clarence and five
or six miles off the mainland. It will
be easy to cross from there over the
ice to Point RodiAy. The chance of
getting to Sledge island lies in the fact
that 1t is in the lee of Point Rodney
which sweeps off the ice carried down
by the north wind, making sheltered
stretch of water. From Sledge island
the party that is to proceed overland
to Point Barrow under the leadership
of Lieut.. Jarvis will cross over to Point
Rodney. From here the party will go
to Point Clarence, where there is
band of reindeer The start proper will
be made here, for no matter where
the Bear lands the overland party will
have to go to Port Clarence for deer
The length of the overland journey will
r. 7,
best it will be in the neighborhood of
1000 miles. The shore line will be fol-
lowed closely all the way to Point Bar
row. Having landed the overland party
the Bear will go into winter quarters at
the nearest place of shelter. In the
event the Bear cannot reach Sledge
island Capt. Tuttle said there was a
point he knew of from which he could
land the overland expedition, he
thought. He would not tell where this
spot was, for the reason that he might
fail to reach it. The Bear goes pro-
visioned for one year. Capt. Tuttle and
his officers are very hopeful for the
success of their mission.
BACK FROM ALASKA
SEATTLE. Wash, Nov. 27.-The
steamer City of Topeka arrived today
from Sitka and Juneau, Alaska. Among
her passengers was John G. Brady, gov
ernor of Alaska, who Is on his way to
Washington, d. c., to attend the COM
ing session of congress for the purpose
of urging reforms in the government
of Alaska. The Topeka brought down
$4,000 in gold, the property of the Tread
we'll and NOVEL; Mining companies.
The gold was put ashore at Port Town
send, to be shipped to San Francisco
on the next trip of the steamer Umatilla
E. o. Otis Smith, editor of the Alas
kan, published at Sitka, who came
down on the Topeka, claims to have
bonded the Markle mine located in Sitka
basin to some eastern capitalists for
100000.
When the Topeka left Juneau jury
had just been secured in the United
States district cour to try "Slim" Burch
for the murder of Deputy United States
Marshal Watt, committed year ago.
Intensely cold weather was prevailing
The A. S. Kerry Lumber company
announced today that it would construct
three sawmills in Alaska this winter
to meet the anticipated large demand
for lumber for boats to ascend the Yu-
kon next spring. One mill will be To-
Gated at Tagish, one on Lake Bennett
and one on Marsh lake. The material
for the mills will be carried in on sleds
The daily output of the mills will be
5000 feet.