The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-14

there These were given 70 the govern
men, with he express understanding that
they. Or al equal number Of other essr.
and their increase, De returned No rec
enspease was asked. But the natives re-
CURED the personal guaranty OF Lieut.. Jar
Wis before tsasy would let their animals go.
Missionary Lopp and four or Are OF the
natives drove them 20 their destination.
In speaking OF this matter last night Capt.
Tuttie sad: .'Tha: missionary and the na-
tives deserve the warnaeS, praise fer their
act 81 letting thsir deer go and driving
them ever that STOW ard ies. The MS
ssonary received $50 q month. but he de-
seFved $50. He left his wife and children
among tAaae natives-there was not anota-
white person Ia the settlement
The expedition 90. through ali right. but
learned after arriving there :hat a hNi
Of Mid deer was seen near the Poir. Bar
Row camp two weeks previously. and the
natives had killed II Go pounds, which
gave plenty Of. food. The crews were
found in very dirty quarters, and two or
t1ree OF the men had bad cases Of .scarry.
Lieut.. Jarvis and DR.. Gail, who accom-
panied MIN. a. once set 70 work and fixed
cleaner places for the wna.ers 20 occupy,
and otherwise improved their condition.
The Bear wen; back 10 Dutch Harbor
from Cape Vancouver. ard spent the win
ter there. She sailed north again June "a,
going first 10 ST.. Lawrence island. and
then putting back 10 81. Michael for the
northern mall leaving there June 70 There
was good. clear trip up until Icy cape
was reached. when the trst Ice was en-
eountered. There was not, however.
enough 10 endanger the ship At Icy cape
word was received tina, the provisions at
Point Barrow would last only about two
weeks more. or until the las; OF July. They
remained there several Jays until the ice
cleared away, and then proceeded on 10
Cape Srnythe in good weather and open
water all the way. arriving at the camps
July d. All the unfortunate men were
taken aboard, and supplies were given 10
the steam vhalers Fearless and Newport
and tender Jeanne. which were there.
damned I'm the Ice.
The Bear was forced to wait at Cape
Smyrhe for the arrival OF the crew Of the
Rosario from Point Barrow. eight miles
away. and 1t was then that the terrible
Ice jam occurred. There was a high ridge
% Ice piled between the cutter and the
shore. behind which the whaling vessels
found safe harbor, bur this place of
safety was locked in. and the Bear was
forced 70 remain outside and Withstand
the terrible onslaught OF an Immense field
Of ice propelled by a strong westerly wind.
or be crushed. The brunt OF these foes
and great bergs was terrific, and the
staunch little cutter narrowly missed being
cut To pieces. 4 sharp ledge struck the
craft on the walls of the engine room and
pushed in until the sides creaked and bent
and the floor was raised fully four inches.
But the pressure ceased after about TWO
hours duration. and with the aid of some
ice ciiseis with which Capt. Tuttie had
taken the precaution 10 provide himself,
the protrudng ice was cut off and the jam
evenly distributed.
The cutter was hemmed in there two
weeks from August 3 to II, and then go,
cut by blasting through two ships lengths
of surface ice. The voyage down was &C.
complished without incident. At Port Clar-
ence. learning OF the guaranty that Lieut..
Jarvis had given the missionaries and IN
dams that their deer would be safely re-
turned. Capt. Tuttle gave an order that
Mr.. Lopp and the natives go back after
them. There had been 157 gotten back,
and there were enough at Point Barrow
to make the original number good.
Capt. Tuttle said last night he was well
satisfied with the result OF his voyage.
We should have never gotten out Of
that crush at Cape Smythe." he said. IF
we had not had a wooaSn boat. An iron
cutter would have been jammed TO pieces"
Local Manager Claiborne, of the Pacific
Steam Whaling Company. yesterday tele-
graphed to San Francisco for instructions