The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
Says Alaska Reindeer Scheme Is
Not a Failure.
ABUNDANCE OF MOSS FOUND.
Fig Lnpianders Viii 80 North On
the Schooner Louise j. keuney.
and Another Herd af Reindeer
VIII he Sent North-Nill Trans
port Government Supplies From
lnaiakiik-Mat. ingraham tn Sail

The schooner Louise ]. Kenney will. il
is believed sail from Seattle for tnalak-
Tx next Saturday. Unaiaklk Is north of
St. Michael. The schooner viii carry 10
people 30 Alaska points. and eighty OF
them vii, be Iap.anders. who have for
the past two months been al Port Towns
end in charge OF Lieut.. Graves. who is
identified with the comnissary department,
l. s. A. al the Vancouver barracks. Maj.
Ingraham. who was a passenge on he
Jane Gray. VIII also send nine men on the
Louise j. kenney 10 ST. Michael. Maj.
Ingraham expects to follow later on
steamer and join the party at the latter
place. Mai. Ingraham Is not discouraged
on account of his thrilling ana narrow es-
cape from death on the Jane Gray, and is
fully determined 10 penetrate the gold re-
gions OF the frozen north. and IL possible
make a fortune.
Arrangements for the transportation OF
the Lapianders were made by DIR. Shell
don Jackson, who only recently arrived
in Seattle from Washington. ID. c. In an
interview with Post-In,elligencer report
CT DR.. Jackson said yesterday:
Yes. / have fully made arrangements
To send the Laplanders TO Alaska and |
expect that the boat win leave port next
Saturday. | shall. leave about the same
time for ST. Nichae; on the Del Norte. and
there join the Iapianders. who will arrive
later on the Louise J. kenney, The Lap
landsrs VII be accompanied on their trip
by Or. IL +. Gamble, OF Iowa who will
act as their physician. DR.. Gamble is a
brother of w. c. Gamble. the missionary
who. with as wife and child were passen-
gers on the Jane Gray and now fill watery
graves.
THE Laplanders are very enthusiastic
over their coming trip 10 the north ard
are anxious to get into cold country once
again. One family Of the Laps decided
after | reached Seattle. that they would
prefer TO return 10 their native country
and have just sent them 10 New York
where they Will be taken in charge by
the government. and forwarded with tickets
clear through 10 Lapiand
"Aii the others are anxious to go TO
Alaska. These Lapps will. be OF good serv-
Ice In transporting the government sun
plies from Cnalakiik TO the various mis-
sionary and educational stations. We now
nave | Goa reindeer in the northern part of
Alaska. which have accumulated from the
supplies taken there in 1892. Many Of these
reindeer VIII be brought into reoulsitiou
Tor the purpose of TRANSPORTING these sup
plies and the E.apps will act as drivers
You can say for me tina: I am still. Of the
belief that reindeer are the only solution
~ the transportation problem In Alaska
and that I am so Sc: in that belief that
the government; now has three men ia ST.
IBERIA buying large number OF 5hese ami
mails 10 he snHt 20 Alaska. jas, rs soon
as they can he shipped 10 NV York and
fTenl there 10 Seattle. Il has been al
legged that Il was impossible 10 find In Alas-
ka suitable moss on which reindeer could
snbsist. This report Is simply erroneous
as moss has been found Fifty miles from
fiaincs' mission and there IS enough OF Il
to feed a."4,coo head for an Indefinite
period OF time
Not Failure.
at has been alleged that the reindeer
expedition proved 20 be a failure. but such
Is not the case Matters have been great
l. m.sreqrcseated. simply because am
missionary. and am not. as many other
people who go 10 Alaska. n man Of the
world. / presume that II | was a gambler
Instead Of missionary. my efforts wo!id
he sppauded ard The reindeer expedition
would By ~ once pronounced an unniistak-
able success. ana not a failure. Ycu mus.
hot understand. bow eyer. that | am dis
c0urageg. or that l In snv Ray heed the
manner fa WAich my efforts have been
'l"cried By Deop!e who are 10, n sympathy
with Missionary ON the contrary. thes,
attacks seem tn inspire RE 10 renewed
energy. am working sGv the besi inter
est@ Of tbs government. and YOU car say
in the Post-Iutelligcncer that another
large expedition of reindeer wlll W seat
- Alaska t5st as soon a. they can be
se9f ~ See lie.
Ar~a nsemer;s have iust been made "a
Sasp all government supplies 10 Alaska en-
TIE Del .Sar.f 20 carry oar the contract
made be I'VE u the government ana the
Boston x Alaska Transportation Com.
3y'3v. expect 70 return 20 Seattle In
October"