The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18
WHhLtRS ARE NIL RIGHT.
THE BEARS RELIEF EXPEDITION
REACHES THEN IN SAFETY.
Reindeer Driver More Thnn osp
MiI~~-Impov~rished Crews Are
Found Well Supplied With Food.
Indians killing Plenty of Game.
Special Core pondence n the Post-Tn'sll,-


Special Cores pcndence II the P1st-Tntsil.-
Sencsr-
ST. MICHAEL. Alaska. July The
waaieTs 81 heir 10y Arctic prison at Point
psrros are now entirely beyond he reach
o. want un,a they snail - reycuee By the
revenue cutter Hear this August. TIE
eve hand vciIef expedition. under Lieut.. jar
VS.. q me Bear. reached It's destination
March ., having covered 500 niles 0t tae
most difficult travelling between that time
and the date Of ne start from Cape van
cosiver. December y. 1897 Missionary W.
T. Lopp, Of Cape Prince Of Waes, sho ac-
cgrnpauied Jarvis tn charge 81 the herd Of
over 80 reindeer has returned 10 hls mis-
slon nome. and the FIRST news az the sue
cessfal ending 81 the ,nuch discussed m
dertaking was received from him by capt.
FRANCIS T1ittie. Of the Pear, when he
cutter reached Cape Prince o; Wales
June q.
The hear is row In the harbor e.. s.
Michael, preparing 10 star; in a few days
FIR Point Barrow. Cap. Tuttle expects .
reach there late In August, and Will take
aboard Lieut.. Jarvis ana Dr. Call. who
have remained there with the whalers "a
await the cutter Lieut.. Berthor another
member Of the expedition. Is ROW - Point
Hope. ard he also vii be called for by the
Pear The Arctic ocean IS very free from
ica on the Alaskan shore AID there is no
anticipation Of difficulty IN reaching Point
barrow by August
on the arrival of the expedition a. Point
BARROW. the Rhalers we're found to be we'll
stocked with food Al were well and IN
good health and spirits. and were In no
absolute need OF The relief which had been
brought 10 them ct such expense % money.
time ard trouble with the stores Of the
I.iebes Company 4, Point Barrow and the
game Killed tn the mountains hy the In
d;aus ihcIe was TO lime during tho winter
OF FEAR of sctua3 starvation. though a
times there was great want % variety
TIE herd Of 40 reindeer driven in by
I>onp has Increased the food store. so that
Il will easily last until thn Bear shah ar
rive. in August The only need Is In ciotn-
ing and bedding Credit for the feat 81
ASSIGNED by government officers % the
expedition 20 The excellent judgment
shown hy Missionary Lopp and the
prompt and Intelligent obedience Win
which his orders were carried ou; by hts
four native hefders. only ~tAty-one rein
deer were lost. az these dirty were
af;erward reco, erred. aud mo.t of tae oth-
G. thirty wero used during the journey sor
food
The Rear ieft ruaaska for cane Prince
o. Wales Jlne Il and after capt. Tuitle
lad interviewed SIR. Lcpp TIE vessel re-
Turned 49, far As - u ,hasi.
Ths story OF the overland trp. "a Siean
a. =. Michael from Tho captain and III
ccrs 81 tac Pear. rs AZ follows:
Ileut JnrVis and n Gail having been
put ashore at Tununak went direct ID s.
M.c1ael. and thence hy rnalakak and Co.
Town bay to Point Rodney Lieut. Fer
thoff ief; Tununak several days lat.r With
cog teams. ru tie way l"7 rrt0d.er. own
Is rs a native cs',eA As;l Sa1looh had
ben u. ked w by Jarvis ard Gail Nhue
Jtreis pushed ahead % COLLECT the herd
a cape Prince ~ Vac. pr CaH and
Ar.i SatlaoE weHt forward with IN, &c
already acquired. A. cape Prince II
Wales Iopp eheerfllly tuvred over The
reindeer IN his charge. ana t4eec. with
the animals from Aru sar.ook and other
natives made = hcrd ~ over 81 Mr. Ionp
ieft his VIE and fhroe children 10 *