The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-10-28
Pribilof Natives toReCeiveReIief
 From Gov m t

III q desperate race lO pTOVlu' food for the 600 Natives of tht Pribilof islands who are rapidly approaching the end of their sup plies at a moment when an early winter threatens to isolate then from all aid, the United States naval radio repair steamship Sat urn will speed from Seattle foi Boring Sea next Thursday witt 800 tons of provisions, says the Seattle Times.
 On her ability to fight her way to the island and land the sup. plies depends the last hope of the Natives of being saved from months of near starvation on g meager seal meat diet. The re. lief expedition ranks as one of the most daring staged in north. ern waters for years. If the Sat- urn fails, no other relief can be sent to the Natives until next June.
 The Saturn arrived back at the Naval Station, Puget Sound, ten days ago from splendid but fu- tile effort to land supplies on the islands. For two months she fought a succession of storms in Pribilof waters, making daring efforts to land the precious food, but succeeded only in landing mail and COW and calf. Then, as she was running short. of fuel, she had to race back to Puget Sound. On the way back she stored her Pribilof provisions, to- taling 800 tons, at Unalaska. But she dare not take a chance of be- ing unable to reload that ship ment on her coming race into Boring Sea and so she will go out with duplicate order in her car. go holds. Beside the food ship ments. she has 800 tons of sacked coal for the island stations.
 To prepare for her dash to the Pribilofs, the Saturn, Lieut.. Com. R. J. Carstarphen, U. S. N., con- manding, shifted from the Naval Station to Pier 10 yesterday after noon. With the commanding off, cer are Lieut.. G. Dalghren, U. s. N., as executive officer; Lieut.. George Avan, U. s. N., as chief engineer; Lieut.. L. Hammer strom, U. s. N., as navigating officer; Lieut.. Thomas Haus, U. s. N., as first assistant engineer; Dr. N. w. Shelley. U. s. N. as medical officer; Paymaster C.. Williams, U. s. N., and Assistant Paymaster James Yoes, U. s. N.
 The Saturn is to make the is. lands at any cost even though she has to battle her way through the ice.
 Winter is closing down early in Boring Sea this year. The Prib. ilofs lie nearly 500 miles beyond Unimak Pass and by the time the naval ship sights the islands, all other vessels will have fled for the year from Boring Sea. In all that great expanse of stormy waters, strewn with dangerous icefelds, the naval vessel will float alone, fighting her battle single-handed. beyond all hope of assistance in the event of disaster. No other relief ship has ever been sent into Bering Sea so late in the season.
 Waterfront men will follow the ship with their prayers but at the same time they are pointing out that if the Government would equip the Alaska Bureau of Fish cries with an efficient steamship that could carry supplies to the Pribllof Natives in the early sum- mer, the need for such desperate ventures at the end of the season would be eliminated. As it is, according to waterfront men and Alaskans, the Bureau of Fisheries is left helpless, and has to call or the Navy at the last moment.
 Conditions in Bering Sea have