Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-09-13
INDIANS PcRiSRlNG.
The Government NI.t Aid the Natives
Of A,askA.

Washin.ton. sept. ,.-cap'ain Tut
..e. OF the r. enue service. III cnar2e ~
the cutter Bear. reports to the treasury
DEPARTMENT form None. August :. IN
the operations Of his Jesse. since Ju.y
=. The report re.at". lr.n ipa..F 10
the condition OF the Natives a.an. -
Alaskan coast and the adjacent -
aud.. At >iurock the surgeon 81 the
vessel. who was sent ashore, rep~ri-
,n,t measles We're ep.re!llc. am max
pneumonia was r-e'a-nc am ia'a.'
At Teller STATEN. where the govern
men, na. a reindeer station. nUcn sex
ness AMI many deaths among thr na'
tives was reported. ~ tai- lors 'ne
same fatal sickness WAS .ornH anon.
the natives. noin, Oh to ta!e PRIME
oi Wales. practically the -atne ae-i-r'
ate condition was ioILd "a exist a At
otner places. Prom tina. !o.nt the
Fear groteeGe. 10 East cape Village,
siberia. and thence q =. Lawf-nce
bay ana Fort Clarence. EYery Were
the vessel touched cfiicers were sent
ashore 10 Investigate the conaiii o.
and reported that the natives ueTer nad
Teen in worse condition.
At Teller station affairs were iesYer-
ate. Fully one.na.. ci tie native.
aronp, thu staten have dis... In some
cases whoe families nave c.sa PEA req.
ans. in others th- parents nave di-d.
leaving he pless cn.iaren. Inc salmon
are running. hut there ar MT ,ui.ic:-nt
number oi We'll IL Ne - eaten thea.
aun thus provide io,d ;or the present.
and the coming winter. Inc r.'at--
Il the disease have cen - great tnat 4.
uanic has seized the natives. and the
dead are .eit unbur.ed in their houses
IN their distress the natives II me
vicinity al Teller are c"..ect!L: there
ior food and medica. attention. Rev.
+. T. Bevis, although Lot physician,
la. set up a Jew tents and l. rAnn.ng
temporary hospital, having -.cH
and ~ orphan children Hnder his are.
furnishing them with iood est lie
can He is -al' 10 be in great nee! OF
pilo. bread -four ana clothing Tor the
natives in extreme distress. There =
said t. te 10 record du-in. the last 80
wears Of the degree al de-titution that
now prevails u{on tue whole behrint
sea coast.
Captain Tutt.e concludes MS report
q. follows:
"A, conference with Governor
Brady. II Ala. IA. and J. T. Evans.
specia, agent OF the treasury. DR.. >hei.
don Jackson and nlv-el; in reference
10 tiA deplorabie condition OF the IA.
tiyes north OF tna,a>ka. II was de-
clared that relief must lie afforded
them CT they would !-risn from cold
and starvation durin- the comm. WIN.
ter. Offered 10 I'LL the Bear with
whatever could lie Yrorufci to di-r.i.
lutte north ii Cape prinre OF Wales.
special Agent lvan> at once ordered; Il
load. which Was put on board. !
steamed 10 Unaia>ka 10 .et some store.
10 he pnt on hoard.
Captain lutte says he Is gc.ns to
make another trip north 10 distribute
the Jew things that wer- received and
He reports that the natives are
thoroughly demoralized through their
condition ami fright and superstition.
MS Is the first time they have not 50.
cNred their winter supply OF food
Captain Irttle SAYS he believes that
il it We're not ior the little relief ne i.
taking 10 them on his present trip.
there would not he IN yer cent o! them
alive next June