The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-31
BACK FROM COLD SIBERIA.
SHELDON JACKSON RETURNS TO U.
8. AFTER 4 LONG JOURNEY.
Purchases Reindeer TO BE Used by
Uncle Sam in Alaska - Brfngs
News of the Loss of the Whaier

A Federal official arriving on the Ran
oks from 81. Michael was Dr.. Sheldon
Jackson. Uncle Sans general agent Of
education in Alaska He LETT Seattle Ger
the north on June - 10 make his annual
inspection Of the government schools aad
reindeer stations on the shores Of Begiag
sea.
He left St. Michael July IS Oh the steamer
Del Norls for the coast OF Siberia II The
search fer several hundred domestic rein
deer. Owing 10 press Of tiiue the steamer
could remain but short time, SO that only
isl head were secured. These were brought
over 70 Alaska and sent 10 Cape Prince of
Wa-es to replace IN part the herd o. 40
which was taken last winter ny Lieut..
Jarvis. who headed the relief expedition 10
the ice Imprisoned whaiers a. Point Bar
row. A reindeer station viii be esta! lsaed
at the point, as the females taken north
were not killed.
DR.. Jackson sent 1I3 I.aplandars nurth,
and he established their headquarters at
CnaIaklik. from whence they viii be driven
TO various points In Alaska. Their ser
vices may be needed in carrying the mail
with reindeer. May Of the Laps and
Norwegians taken in LAST winter by the
pers looking 10 natura .ization.
DR.. II. y. Gam5ell. OF Iowa. has been
appointed physician at the Inalaklik rein-
deer station. ". IL. ooty, 4 graduate OF
Princeton university, has oeen appoiu led
teacher at ST. Lawrence island, IN place
OF Mr.. V. c. Gambe.l, who lest his life on
the schooner Jane Gray.
According 10 DR.. Jackson's version the
usefulness of reindeer in Alaska has been
fully established. Before the relief expe3i-
ton took nearly 80 head there were ]. i55.
Since that time there have been many
births until at present he estimates the
number 10 be from Leo TO 1.So1. During
the winter two reindeer stations viii be
established. One at Nulato Will be III
charge OF the Roman Catholic mission.
while the other at Weare will be hooked
after by the Protestant Episcopal mission.
T. c. Richardson. Of Seattle. who has the
mail contract on the YUKON, sent a man
on the Del Norte 10 purchase Siberian dogs.
He procured sixty-tive in Siberia. Port
Clarence and St. Lawrence island. But
upon arrival at St. Michael there were no
available funds to pay the freight charges,
so the captain of the steamer sold the dogs
TO the Alaska Commerciai Company. The
little steamer May West, which belonged
10 Mr.. Richardson. was also sold for IN
debtedness. As consequence DR.. Jackson
says there is a general feeling OF discour-
agenent IL the Yukon country over The
prospects OK receiving any mail during tho
coming wintea. strong protest was sent
down on the Roanoke and forW 10 The
postal authorities at Washington.
The opinion Is expressed by DR.. Jackson
that with one exception the ice-impTisoned
whaling vessels in the Arctic ocean VIII
have a safe deiiverance. Ii Is their inten-
ton to spend the open months Ia whaling
before returning to San Francisco. When
the Del Norte put in at Port Clarence on
August 5 the whaler Beividere was Ia that
port taking on coal and supplies prepara-
tory 10 again going in the netghhorhood Of
Point Barrow. The Belvidere crew tod Of
the loss OF the whaler Rosario early in
July on the east side OF Point Barrow. No
lives. however. were believed to be lost
The Thrasher. heavily laden. has taken
provisions north sufficient 10 maintain the
whaling crews through the season.
When Capt. Tuttle, with the revenue
cutter Bear. left Port Clarence the latter
part OF July, he expected 10 get 10 Point
Barrow, take on board as many of the
sailors as required bringing out. and return
70 Port Clarence by August IS. Nothing.
however, had been heard from him up 10
August IS. when the Del Norte returned
ard left for S. Michael.