The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-27
Capt. Abercrombie and Govern
ment Pack Train.
SAIL ON THE PROTECTION.
Horses Taken Instead Of Reindeer
the Supplies of the Dawson Relief
ExpedttiOn--NO Regular Mail -
of Package. ORered for Delivery.

Steam schooner Protection, Can't. 0. Er-
iekson. sailed yesterday afternoon for Con
per river with Capt. w f. Abererornbie
ana government pack train OF forty
horses. The Protection Is the first vessel
TO leave for Copper river since the ya,ao-
cla made her last trip. over a month ago
capt Abercrombie owes the long dsIay
In getting his exploring expedition starred
10 the fact that those in charge Of the gov
eminent reindeer scheme failed TO provide
him with the 200 deer promised. His m.n
aried 10 get over the glacier withou. pack
animals. but found that they could no.
move Their heavy camp outfits and sup
came back for horses.
Capt. Abercrombie SAYS that there Is
sure 10 be much restitution ar yaldes this
summer. and thinks that Seattle should
aslta,e government relief He said 10 a
Post-Inteliigencer reporter Yesterday inst
before the steamer pulled Out:
mere Is not doubt in my mind but
that many men will be destitute az Com
per City and Vaides before the cold north
erh winter settles down again. Seattle is
these men, and certainly should do IT. The
principal aid needed is a steamer to bring
them back to civilization. Many of them
nave absolutely no cash ana can sell their
outnts Tor nothing now tina, the rush is
headed back towards home
Il don't believe for a minute that ev-
eryoody Is coming back, for many who
nave crossed the glacier VIII push on into
the Yukon and Tanana countries il they
-ol
Copper river. You must consider how
ever. that nearly 5000 men have gone into
that country, and that those who have al
ready returned number very few. This
leaves thousands yet 20 return. for all vi
come back who did not realize how hard
a proposition they We're running up
against
Capt Abercrombie and party will return
here late in October on the last boat that
gets out OF Boring sea before the ice forms
He is 20 survey a new route to the Yu-
kon country, and will join the other Alas
ka exploring parties at Belle Isle or c r
c:e City. They Will all come down the
river together. His party has some of
the supplies of the Dawson relief expedi-
ton. and Will distribute them to people
he finds In the interior who are In abso-
lutte want.
He takes UP orders for Lieut.. Guy H.
Preston. of the Ninth cavalry. TO join
his regiment in Cuba. Lieut.. Preston is
one of four officers under Capt. Aber
crombie. The latter believes that Preston
will not receive his orders until long af-
ter the Spanish war is ended. He has
gone into the interior with small force
and may not be in communication with
the outside until he reaches the Yukon
river.
The forty horses on the Protection were
quartered on the long upper deck. Two
rows OF stalls, one on either side, extend
cd for more than ha.f the length OF the
boat. The stalls are large and roomy and
the horses will easily D- red. The Pro-
lection carried no regular mail, but more
than 800 persons brought down letters
which were given into the purser's care
They had all kinds of bundles for rtla-
tiyes at Valdes. One man had carefully
boxed up a pineapple and another woman
wanted TO send a box of canned fruit. All
packages We're refused. but the REFUSAL
called forth much Indignation.
The Protectors passengers were; T. ,.
Ri.chiem. T. S. McCarey, f. G Pratt, MRS.
II. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Harral. f.
II. Sprague. L. VI. Glossop, ]. II. Fritts,
w. T. Caryh. Capt. w. r. Abercromble'
II. Mcfarland. S. S. Lynch and }. H.
Cromwell.