The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-12

I january h. lcSc-
Thursday. December %. will be remem-
bered by the extIes on st. Michael island
~ red letter day Of t. winter Of isss-ss.
| II some one had dropped in on u and
announced himself a. . visitor from the
clouds We would probably have accepted
the statement A. matter Of course. told
| him to register. fixed UP . cot for up
stairs at the Tin House." and let it 60
At that The wits Of people who can be
| induced to spend . winter on ST. Michael
| bland are not Of q high order. and their
| credufity II easily imposed upon. Bat when
two fur-clad figures on dog sleds pulled up
| At the N. A. T. 4 T. Co.'S wharf Thursday
| and announced that they werc from the
| q. 8. revenue cutter Bear direct from Se-
attic. Agnew gave them the laugh. ana
only after a close inspection Of their
tanned and weather-beaten features did Va
realize that we were in the living pres
| ence Of Lieut.. Jarvis and DR.. Cab OF the
Bear
To say that they were warmly welcomed
but feebly expresses IT. These two gentle
men are too well known and popular here
to render that a matter Of doubt for an
instant. exclusive Of the unusual circum-
. stance Of their arrival here in mid-winter
and the fact that they brought mail from
home for nearly every one. A Jolly
Christmas gift indeed.
Lieut.. Jarvis and DIR. Call are the van
guard Of the overland relief expedition
tha he oh If NIB nS,
II the relief Of eight whaling vessels with
crews aggregating 2s4 men. which were
imprisoned in the merciless ice Of the Arc
tie ocean of Point Barrow last September
The facts concerning the nipping Of the
whalers in the ice and the sending out Of
relief expedition by the government are
briefly as follows:
The steam schooner Kariuk Capt. Nc
Gregor. arrived In San Francisco In the
latter part OF October from the Arctic and
reported that the steam schooners Orca,
Belvidere Jessie H. Freeman Rosaris and
JEANNE: steamers Newport and fearless
and bark wanderer had been caught In
the ice in the Arctic ocean. The first four
vessels were in the vicinity Of Point Bar
row and the others somewhere between
Harrison bay and Herschel island. When
last seen they were about so miles east
Of Point Barrow.
A soon az the authorities at Washington
were advised OF the facts they began to
take stems for the relief Of the unfortunate
whalers. AT cabinet meeting It was de-
cided to send the Bear to Port Clarence or
some point on Norton sound. II not blocked
by ice. there to land a party to proceed
overland to the reindeer station at Cape
Prince OF Wales where they would take
all the reindeer (some 500 in number) and
drive them up the coast to Point Barrow.
I; Ia thought that this reindeer meat. sup
plemen'ed by quantity Of -four at Point
Barrow and such provisions az the ships
have. will be sufficient until the arrival Ct
the Bear next summer
The Bear left Seattle November . on
her mission OF mercy and on the 18th OF
December was In Norton sound. about 50
miles east az this point. where they ran
into slush ice. Fearful Of going further
north Capt futile turned southwark. and
on the 18th Of December dropped anchor
of Cape Vancouver at the mouth Of the
Kuskokwim river
On the 18th the overland expedition left
Cape Vancouver on their long Journey by
dog teams to the most northerly point on
the American continent. The marty con-
sisted OF Lieut.. y. Fl. Jarvis Dr. g. J. Call
and Lieut.. f. P. Bertholf. They were ac-
ccmpanied by Mr. F. Koltschof who came
10 take charge OF the reindeer under Col.
Randall at this point
On the second day Lieut. Jarvis and DR..
Call parted company with the others TO
Cape Prince OF Wales and arrived here
thirteen days from Cape Vancouver.
Everything was done by the citizens OF
81. Michael 70 render their stay p!eaan,
ore. and TO assist them In arranging FOR
the continuance Of their journey.
"A soon as II was light enough TO travel
On ths morning of the New Year. amidst
the unearthiy bowling OF score OF Mala-
moot DOGS the two brave fellows shock
hands quietly with friends who had gath
cred 10 bia them godspeed and giving the
WORD to their dogs they again took up
their Journey 10 the north followed by
three cheers ana a tiger for Jarvis and
tia doctor"
Taree hours later Lieut.. Bertholf and
Mr.. Koi'ehos arrived. Lieut.. Berthcif will
push forward AZ soon as he can arrange
for dog teams.
As Lieut.. Jarvis instructions vera 10
iaks or the deer from Cape Prince O.
Wales. Cob Randall viii give him letter
TO Or. A. n Kittieson, in charge al Per,
Clareee. inssrueting him to furnish
Lieut.. JARVIS a team OF trained reindeer a:
fha. point
II Is impossible 20 closely estimate TIA
distance from here 10 Point Barrow. fo,-
lowing as they do the windsngs OF ,he
coast line. bat II cannot fan very far short
es / 80 miles
II Is a trip sha: can be accomplished, al