The Chitina leader., 1912-09-10
.BER|NC COAL EXPEDITION
MEETS WITH DISASTER
(From Saturdays Cordova Daily Alaskan.)


The steamer Marposa brought from Seattle forty men
employed by the government get sample lot of coal
from Bering fields and to do certain surveying Seven
horses do the packing and 81 tons OF supplies were part
of the consignment that it expected would be landed at
Kaaa The Marposa reached the latter harbor about 4o
O'Clock Friday morning and anchored opposite katalla
heavy running but thought that later would
be possible discharge the freight and passengers
sent from Katala. Finally attempt was made in the
afternoon unload the that tow of the tug
Pioneer About seventy tons had been unoaded when 1t
found impossible to longer hold control the
by the tug After drifting about and breaking the tow lines
the Pioneer abandon the scow which finally drfted to
about two miles south of Martin Island where anchorage was
secured.
Island which the entrance of the famous Controller
Bay there found possible unload the balance
of the freight consisting of rails lumber and the horses
and 26 men, another be taken to Saltwater and
from there up the towards the coal fields 1t was the
the tug Corsar would Immediately the to its
destination but the angry would permit this All
the blankets and supplies for the had been put off
the first likewise the feed for the horses As conse
quence the and animals spent exposed and unhappy
night behind Windham Island About the launch Queen
secured from Mr. Williams and with supply of food
and blankets sent out to the marooned and the I'M
fortunate occupants.
Last night shortly after the Marposa steamed away
Corova she located the containing the seventy tons of
supplies anchored south of Martin Island She sgnaled the
Pioneer and communicated the position of the The
tug however, continued back to Kataa she not IN
position to render assistance to the her ropes
had all been broken in her fierce battle with the elements be
tore the ScOW mad been carrier abandoned with proper
equipment the Pioneer started this morning to look for
the which had evidently broken from her anchorage and
had either been washed out piled beach,
for the tug returned to Kataa early this afternoon and
ported that nothing had been of the
The party of government sent under direction of
Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, director of the bureau of mines Sew
enve thousand dollars had been appropriated for the
petition and for several days prior to their departure from
Seattle agents busy purchasing supplies of
every nature for the comfort and safety of the expedition
There general superintendent assistant
perntendent, construction engineer biologists fore
man, assistant foreman, physician, commssary
gean and twenyeight miners But these expert
proof against Mr. Pncots excellent harbor that
President Taft Secretary of the Interior Banger and other
noted men anxious to covey turn to Dick Ryan
The of the who in distress Kaaa
follows:
G. F. Powell L. R. Wilson, w. Reese, D. R. Reese R. v.
Ageon Chas. E. Anderson W. A. Selvg, Matt Lunner Carl
Kelso, W. Putcher T. jolly, Reese, T. T. Lewis, Mer
Geo. Savage r. j. Williams W. Jones, j. Saers, A. Gu
bert William N. Dean Ed Lewis Dan Davies D. Harris,
Hall, Chas. A. Lindgreen VIM Mason John B. Gregory, j.
g. Williams, R. L. Belton j. Kukuis, F. B. Samfe Alfred
Williams, l. Jones, James Wattro Chas Farrell John Halle
and NJ Gallagher