Douglas Island news., 1920-07-30
ADRIFT ON OCEAN,
 TEACHERS FOUND
Picked Up by Revenue Cutter Bou After Floating Among Ice
 Floes in Beung Sea

States cutter Bcor and towcd to Nome Mrs Jessie rashncr oi Clln- ton. O. who has been serving as nurse and toachcr m Che North during thc pas. tbrcc years. and B. Dooloy of pe,aluma % government teacher ou Che st Lawrence islands
 submitted his annual report Of cdu- cauonal activities among Che Arctic natives to William IT. Lopp Alaska educational chief
 Mrs Tashuor and Mr. Dooloy were taken to Seattle on board Che steamer Victoria.
 The story told in tho Seattle post- mtcIlieoucor Is as follows
 In sIztccn-foo, launch and ac- compauIcd by four natives Che two teachers lcn GambeI. small native village on sl Lawrence island. June 2l. intending t3 mako the poriiou voyage .o Nomc. n distance of nearly 200 miles across Boring strait Tho small craft carried only a temporary engine. but Che teachers set out un- domtcd When % short distance out Mr. uoo'cy was compelled to make adjustments a. intervals of every hour Aucr being two days and two nights caught n che drft icc. Mr. no1loy observed Che cutter Bear In the distance The small American Gar ou Che mast head of thc launch was immediately moved mp and down ai a' s.eual
 "Tbe Bear likewise dipped her Gu. but seemed to be moyIs away num us" explained Mr uooIoy Nlt having amy maritime experience we did mol know what signal ,o usc. Finally wc us.d a uovsb.rt worn by one of tlc natives and we waved tho sbr. and Che nae together When nH wa. done tho Bar hurried Co our aa.H.aHec and lowed us to Some in our mur ealt"
 st Lawrence island Is lNU miles long and sO.to GU miles widc ltH located abou. l0 miles from lac coast of Siberia m Boring aoa Last au- mmu Nr uoo'n and Mrs Tashuer took passage on Che cutter Bear for tnc village of Gambe'l on thc ooast side of thc island Storms however prevented thc Bear from landing at Gambeu so Che teachers with 80 tous or coaI s.boo. supplies and native store urn'o. valued al ST.. 5nU were au landed at Southwest capc. village o. twcuv-two men. women and children. on tho western side ol Che a'ad
 A pu.ptous mountain separated Southwest cape and Gambeu so Mr. nooley unable to take Nu ruhuor or tbo supplies mushcd sixty miles over .h. mountain to GamhoIl where he spent Che w.ucr with lI5 natives teaching school and answering sick ral.s
 Because .bo ooa and .uo. were oH thc opposite side ol Che rocky island Mr. Doo'oy suffered through an In- touscy cold winter without sufficient warmth At one ume bis ears noze and be suffered other physical hard ships Tbc coat and supplies were removed to Gmbel Che following spring
 Mrs Tashuor spent uiuc months at Southwest cape until a launch picked hcr up for tbc voyage to. Nome soutbvcst cape Is stormy rocky village bordering on Che Bc- ue soa. bu. Mrs Ta.hncr gathered a class of seven native children and even held night schools for tho pa- reuts Mrs Tmmor went north three years ago being stationed for year uolr Nomc for tbo Methodist mise sion. and a.cr went to Wales. ncar Cape Prince ol Wales. as govern mut nurse sbo served during Che Influenza epidemic and was Che only white nurse n Che section Last ial she went to St Lawrence island.
 While iu GamhcL Mr. Doo'ey was visited by Russian trader who had been isolated in Indian Point on thc siberian coast opposite st Lawrence island for thrco yoam He crossed from Siberia to American waters u a whaling boat Hs trip was made for Che purpose of asking Mr. Doo'oy whether or not thc bo'sheyik armies were Hehtnr in sIboria After so- ting the information Che trader ra- turned .o his Siberian camp
 Mrs. Tashnor and Mr. Doo.ey win remain n Seattle for several days Che former intending to visit hcr home In Clinton. O. and Che latter visiting rc'ouyos In Pctalumo. Calf
 "I expect to return to Che North said Mrs Tashnor
 Anor canvase.ne Che situation