Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-30

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their toes while in these waters
and buried here alone and far from
home. On the beach below was the
remains of the schooner Harold Blel-
cum, which had gone ashore below
here, in the treacherous Shellikof
Strait, last December with Capt.
Tim, our former skipper.
We finished our jaunt by climbing
the steep mountain, back of the
town, from the summit of which we
got splendid view of the magnifi-
cent scenery below. Some of the
scenery that has helped mother ma
ture to win her reputation as mas
ter painter. The picture spread be-
fore us was Of the town, hills, is
lands and beautiful bay all shown at
their best in the afternoon sunshine.
Kodiak is town of about 400 peo-
pie, mostly natives, and has two
stores, hall, post Office, dock and
Russian Catholic church. Across
the bay, some miles away, is another
small village. Here also you find
one of Alaska's best naval radio sta
tions and one Of the many Baptist
missions found in these parts.
They had a trap shooting match
and some kind Of dance in the even
ing and we sailed next morning pass
ing down through Shellikof Strait
and westward along the peninsula.
Ran into fog and gale on the 18th.
and anchored for the night off Belk-
| isoffshi. While here quite number
tried fishing and soon had enough to
last the ship for several days. You
could pull out a fair sized cod as
often as you cared to drop line.
/ Passed through Unimak pass, into
Bering Sea, on the evening of June
18th and after another fog-bound
night arrived at Unalaska. Here
you find the remains of an old army
post, a few business houses; severa
denominational schools; the Jess
Lee M. E. home and a Russian
, church. A mile away on the mex
island Dutch Harbor is located
where there is another naval radi'
t station and the headquarters TO
2 this section of the U. S. Revenu
cutter service. Nice grass covere
E fields and hills around both place
s but no timber or other fuel and cos
r sells for twenty dollars per tor
d Seems quite necessary, too. to count
d eract the effect of those chilly Bel
n ing Sea winds.
; Had two ball games with the n;
s tives in the afternoon and sale
; early next morning, arriving g
e Akutan before noon, where we lei
d our M. D. Not anything here e,
d cept whaling station. The whale
70 Kodiak had just brought in tw
d which they were dragging ashol
r with an engine and cable. Left
n. evening northbound. Had smoot
E. foggy weather across Bering S,
n and arrived off Goodnews Bay {
IN the afternoon of June 22nd. Wa
I'd ed outside nntil three a. m. ne
On morning, when we passed in, ancho
n ed a mile from shore and unload,
Oy our freight at flood tide into boa
lir from there Nome fashion" On
If a few huts here and the coast ST
a. vey's Steamer Yukon, beached t
on the winter. We left her crew a
ay their summers supplies and sail
all northbound on the morning of Ju
in oath. Entered Kuskokwim Bay a
nd were soon in shallow water picki
I'd. our way up a winding river bottt
re up the center of bay about G
la- hundred miles wide at the entran
nd Ran hard aground at noon and WI
rs. pounded awfuIly for the next
ow minutes when we just managed
ust back off. Proceeded cautiously t
ng ing soundings constantly and feel
led our way among the invisible N
les banks. sailing only on low tide.
of we would have chance to get
ach with the rising water. in case
&C. grounded.
Arrived and anchored off Elk
ing land, 9 large mud bank, on the 2
ere and we're delayed here until n