Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-13
DEsEnEr EVENING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, $685.

| ~ fisheries, United States nsh CON.
mission. who has been the Official In
spoctor Of the seal herd FOR several
wears, and n member Of the recent Ber-
| ING sea commission, has just returned
| 10 san Francisco from an Inspection
| iour Of the Islands. His observations
| frnn year to year conciuslveiy prove
| mai the herd II rapidly diminishing In
numbers. declining from 10 TO Is per cent
each season. this being the customary
| falling on since OCEAN scaling became
reneral He says that PeiaEic sealing IL
siu carried on by schconers owned In
i9ritlsh Columbia 10 the exclusion OF
American vessels. n this practice does
moi cease the herds win soon be cx-
terminated.
The revenue cutter Hear touched
Neah bay. wash. on her way down the
coast. She has on board Lieuts. Jarvis
and Ror;hcif and DR.. Call. composing
Inc relief party. and VI members OF the
crews Of the vessels that were wrecked.
including the crew Of the schooner
louis j, Kennoy. when the men came
aboard he Rear after she reached
Cape Smyth there were iia In ALL
Twelve OF these exchanged places with
n like number from the Fearless and ts
ahipped on other vessels q the whil-
Ing fleet. Two shipped on the Morn
Ing Light AZ kotzrbuc Sound. six
shipped on some u the Yukon river
chael and two others shipped on the
English ship nlsla at Dutcn Harbor.
llasidca the loss OF the Orca ana Free.
man last fan the schooner Rosario was
the only other vessel that was crushed
In the Ice. The other vessels. the New
port. jeanette. Fearless and Bcividcre.
are all out and either on their way
down or have continued on their whai-
Ing cruise. The wanderer, which went
into Hcruhei Island last fall when aho
found she could not get out. IL known
to be safe. Captain Newth OF tho
Jeanette who was taken ~ a. Cape
Hmyth. came down on the Bear. having
turned his vessel over 10 Thomas Fills
and charles Brewer
D. n. wishaar. who arrived al Seat
tie Monday from 81. Mlchaeis. Alas.
IA, brings confirmation Of the previous.
~ published report OF the loss Of the
steamer Jessie at the mouth OF the
Kuskowlm river In July. with eighteen
ilvea The news was brought 10 st.
Mlchaels by n trader named Ling, who
said that only one Indian had sur.
vited. The bodies Of Capt. Murphy and
Rev. Weber had been washed ashore.
The passengers OF the Jessie were
company Rev. Weber had been taken
board TO pilot the party up the Kua-
kowim. The Jessie had in tow the
barge Minerva, which was washed
ashore. Following IL list OF the Jes-
sizes passengers; y. =. LINES, SEATTLE:
a. G. stetson. Seattle; ]. r. Murphy.
Rowling Green. Ky: r. r. Friers1n.
tiallatln, Tenn; w. n. payton, Gala
tin. Tenn. G. ". Mitchell. Gailatln.
Tenn; c. ~ Hart. Gailatin. Tenn:
Engineer kcusier Wisconsin: -
Louisville; En Knudson.
Gcncsce. Ida; ". G. Hadrcn. Seattle:
q. y, Aurld. Seattle; Dave Allen. Ken
lucky; Rev. Weber. wife and child !
Missionary: two Indian |
pilots and a japanese cook. Mr.. WISH |
aar also brings report that the /
schooner Louise J. Kennedy had been |
wrecked IN the Beffng eca.
W. q. Strong. who arrived at Por;
Townsend. wash, Monday from H. |
Ailchaels on the steamer Oaronne. says |
that the Garonne sighted considerable |
wreckare wsat Of tnamik pass The
WI cklgc appeared 10 be that OF a
schooner. but no marks Of ldrns incation ]
were found. Mr.. Strong saya X rixfhua I
sound has proven % BE- another source
of disappointment. Misfortune has
been che lot % a large To- OF prospect |
ora who were lurod % that section by |
stories o. ~ golden wSaith. Parties I
Just from there report most distressing
conditions % anairA one thousand
men are camped on che beach awaiting
m opportunity 10 got away. Nearly
az many mora are In the mountains