Douglas Island news., 1919-10-10
TURNED BACK BY
 POINT BARROW ICE
Missionary Unable Co Reach Goal on Account of Vast Quantities
 of Drifting Ice

Turned back by n mpono'rablo ! ice held within a.Ny-nino miles of |hIa goal Dr. John A. Marquis gcn- Icrai aocrouy of Che Board ol Home ! Missions Of tho Presbyterian church Tor Che United sai@ of America wm forced to return lo New York without rcachue hn destination at Point nmow Aiaka Ono northern most mission tho world operated ! by Che Presbyterian church
 Dr. Marquis leu New York June 33 and a.loa from Seattle July z ,o Nome. where he boarded Che United States Coast Guard Hcam- ahIp Bcl rto reach Point Barrow but for thc second timc wiihn two years th's doughty utue cuft with ia hardy crow was unable to buck Che terrific lco jam Of the Arctic For eight day Che sturdy cutter batlcd. but finally on August 10. it was forced to turn back The supplies for Point Barrow wcrc uuloadod at Point Hope. 300 miles south of thut town. Prom hero lt is expected that slcdgcs win Doe able to carry some of them to tho needy people at Point Barrow
 "Last year," mw Dr. Marquis "tho steamship Bear was able to get within twenty-five mile. Of po.pt Barrow but Che steady winds th.s yoar had forced Che ice masses down farther south chan they had been for yeau.
 Massive fields 0l fec wore rcach- ed when we were at latitude 10h and. try as wo mrht we comi not get farther north Chan this point This was just one degree south of Che point we wanted to reach, which was at latitude 71h degrees Capt p. n Uboroth r. s.N, in charge oi thc Bear declared Che ico was Che worst known since lS2G."
 Dr. Marquis wont Co Alasla Go soo| about Che appeal from Ono people there for Che erection Of Q hospital at Point Barrow. and also to study tho opportunities lor Presbyterian mission and school work generally m Alaska. particularly since tho n luonm epidemic last ycar wrought such havoc He roturus vth inter- ostng stories of tbe work being done and with pium tales of nc| havoc wrought by tho influenza. which In some sections wiped out whole villages Hc also has drawn up several recommendations which . he will present to tho Presbyterian Home Mission Board at thoIr nNt regular meeting
 40 thIs meeting Dr. Marquis win. recommend to tho Presbyterian mis- sion body as Che result Of his u- vcsugatons chat Che board be dI- rcctcd to take mp with Che Omitted states Bureau of Education Che mat-. ter of building a hospital at Point Barrow which is bally m need Of
 such am Institution
 Dr. Marquis believes strongly Chat this medical work should bo cone ductod by tho rmcumont and since Che bureau Of education for Che Eskimo what thc Bureau Of m.m Affairs .s for thc Indau. thIa matter Is being taken mp with hat govern mcnt department According to Dr F..H Spence. thc Presbyterian missionary r Point Barrow. ubcr- culoaIs Is prevalent at chat point and otho diseases also have to bo cone tended with The need tor a ho.p.-
 oi is imperative
 Another matter which Dr. Marquis win bring to Che attention of iho. Presbyterian board is rocomman- daton that n0t spring as soon as Che fec has melted somewhat and conditions are bc'ter Che board w- range to reopen Che mission station n One st Lawrence islands Thcre was formerly m'ssiou @. th.s point but recently it was discontinued. Dr Marquis win urge thal Che board