Douglas Island news., 1920-02-13
aERILOUs TRIP
 BY HARDY SAILOR
Overland Trip Made From Point Barrow to Kodiak Way Back
 in Che Seventies

.IH or Alaska N.H NUI.NINN'' IT.
 apt George F rWon. whaier
 ho mado thc trip overland from Point Barrow. at .hc extreme uor.h- west point of Alasaa. to Kodiak a'- rnd. at Che ume whom Alaska was aut uuc known and travelling was unusually hazardous
 Capt. Tistou was one of a number of down cast whalcrs and was aate at Che time thc ercat triai of endurance took place Hs vessel came around che Horn In tho carly lOs. and iu Che winter of 1870 was
 aurbt in One ice Hoes oa Point Bar- TOW.
 Auor Che wbalors discovered choir inability to cztr.oatc themselves from thc ice hcy took supplies
 shore and wont Into winter qu- ters Supplemented by rauons dis covered at Che mission they found hey had rauons sufficient for two meals day until navigation opened uczt year
 But they were confronted vith a peculiar situation Nearly au of them had wives. mothers. father or svcchcars Iu tbc states who would believe them dead unless they wore heard from before spring lfa mos- seurcr could bc sent outside Che ship owners could bc informed of rhe.r situation and supplies be sent In for Che next scasona whaling
 Volunteers wore calod for and Captain George F Triton. later cape ,sn of tho steam whalor Bolvoierc. but at that time mate O. the .ca- bcloaeured vessel offered to mdcr .akc Che up He came of sturdy Naw England stock. was young and
 ,rone. and hc hai nlel u % vbalor from Mm.has Vineyard witch his father from fho ume Inc could walk good
 Wih two natives. a man and his wife. as guides he started out from Point Barrow. October 22 1876. on his long and perIous Journey Hc had but one dog team and 10 daya ations with him.
 His course was over mo .re %. Che Arctic ocean and Ko'lobuc somd to the mouth Of he Bucdond r.vcr thence by compass across Che pcun. ula to Norton Sound thm via 8. Michael down tbc coaa, to Nyichak nencc over uamua lakc and 70 Che saIt vatcra of sneukof sra.t whore hc hoped to catch scaling vessel
 In places Che Ioc was not formed strong enough to bc safe for uayo'- ing and he was compelled for miles to tost Its strength witch h.s aHc In one place where Che fec seemed Col bc bending beneath Jhc weight Of tho party hc struck tbe ice wIth his axe. and it slipped out of his cold. iaencd fingers and wont to Che bot- tom Of the sea- This lon him m a 7rccarous position without means for chonpur fuel and hc wa. there. rltcr forced to eat hH meat raw.
 Ho experience great difficulty n getting around Cape Lsbuno The .rc at tbs point was broken and he was compelled to tery bs chilled narty across Che cbaam Of water Co anchor fee along Che shore He en- eountercd many bl.tmrds Hs fn- gers and toes were frozen and gave him rreat agony and hc lived for nine days on raw ash Before ar- r.yiue ot st Michael he met Lieut. Tnrvs and Dr. Ca1 who gave h.m another axe and supplies
 From st Michael which was som a Russian trading pos. at ths t.mo bc continued his Journey across the| country Go uIamua lake and Katmai arriy.ue at hc latter place March I2 At Kotmai he expected to dnd tto station of Che Alaska Commercial Co. but it had been abandoned Io discovered among the old stun ot Che abandoned post am old dory Ho tore up au his understanding to make material with which to calt tho dor, and after putting .t In seawor'hy condition as was possible he lomch- oI his fuu craft In sbc'lkof straits and attempted to pun across Che 35| miles Of turbulent waters which sap- aratcd him from Kodiak and Che comforts Of standardization.
 Speaking of part or his Grip Inc said. "I never loft tbc oars and thc natives never Quit battling mm ve rcochcd Che opposite shore Less chan am hour arer roachine land he wind arose and he tides and breeze kicked mp the watos ot thc straits in such a way Chat my blood ron cold My old dory could not have lived five minutes u such a