The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12

and Rosario are in winter -rarters within 100 miles of Point Barrow. Will get out safe next the ice September 20. W. J. DRIVEN. An interesting letter to Griffith came from B. l.. McIlhenny, scientist who Is studying the country for his own amuse- ment and benefit. It is as follows:
 POINT BARROW, Oct. Il, 1897.
 B. L. Griffith, San Francisco-Dear Sir: Let ters go with this with the full particulars of Franklin, and the freezing in of the Belvedere at the same place. The Newport, Jennie and Fearless being frozen in east of Point Tangent: the Newport and McKenna of the Fearless asking for help. as they were hopelessly frozen Gordon. for their ships, while these letters were sent me by Charlie Brewer from Captain Sherman of the Orca and Captain Porter of the Freeman, stating that they were wrecked. and asking for help. at once came back here and. with Brewers assistance. got dog teams we got them off we fixed up the houses. and when the men got here, October 4. we were ready for them. Sxty-four men came on old houses now. There about twenty more to come from the west and forty from the ships to the eastward, with provisions. I got quite additional supply of stuff from the other stations have, will keep the men from starving.
 my provisions give out MT. Brewer will let me have all he has. I have sent all my na- t1ves inland hunting and MT. Brewer has done the same. Mir Brewer and will do all in our power to aid the men, and have no fear now of having narrow escape from hungry winter
 MT Brewer is outfltting Hilton, third mate of the Belvedere, to go to Point Hope and along the coast to Sitka. I outfitting Charles H. Walker, fifth mate of the ,Orca, to go to Fort McPherson and hope one Of them will get letters through. I send duplicate let ters both ways. E. A. McILHENNY.
 Another important letter brought by Mate Tilton was one to Lieutenant John D. Miley, J: $: A., of General Shafter' s staff from Captain G. L. Edie, assistant surgeon U. s. A., who left this city for St. Michael last September and arrived at his destination in due time. In the letter, bearing date St. Michael, January F, 1898, pr. Edie writes:
 Some time since sent you letter, by a man who was going by dog sled to Dawson. think that he will get through but for fear of acci- dent I send you this by MT. Hilton, mate of the Point Barrow and is the man who will get through AS he has promised me to call at headquarters in San Francisco he tell his own story. He is the only man among the 3CO shipwrecked sailors at Point Barrow who would volunteer for the trip.
 The Bear could not get very far north on ac- count of the ice and landed Lieutenant Jarvis and party several hundred miles south of here He is going to Point Barrow with dog sleds He brought the first and only news hay. had from the outside world When the rein- deer come some of us will go through to Daw- son.
 In another letter which Lieutenant Mi- ley received from Dr. Edie yesterday presumably the letter which went by dog sled to Dawson-the surgeon writes
 Everything froze up tight the 2Oth of October The place and country about are bleak and dreary. The ice in the Yukon breaks up sew Sea around St. Michael. The health of the men is good, although the water Is very bad