Douglas Island news., 1920-10-22
PRIBILOF NATIVES
 TO RECEIVE RELIEF
Saturn Racing North to Get Food to Natives. Who Are Threatened
 With Starvation

mouf when am UIrIN winter threatens Co isolate tbcm from an aId Che United states naval radio ropa.r steamship saturn win speed from se- atuc for Boring Sen next Thursday with 500 tons of provisions says Che Seattle Times
 On her ability to light hcr way Co .ho island and land Che supplies de- ponds Che last hope of thc natives Of being aycd from months Of near starvation on meagor seal meat die. The relief expedition ranks as one of Che most daring eugci In northern waters for yoars lt the saturn nus mo other relief can be .eut to Che natives uuI nozt June.
 The Saturn arrived back at Che Naval station. puec, Sound ten days ago from a splendid but futile eGort to land supplies ou thc islands For two month. she fought succession 1f storms u prbIof waters. making Iarue efforts to land che precious food. but succeeded only In landing maU and a cow and a cail. Then. as sac was running short of mol she had to race back to Puget Sound. On .hc way back s1c stored her Pribuof provisions toulue 500 tons. at Un- aaska Buf she dare not take chance of being unable to reload chat shipment on bcr coming race into Boring soa and ao she win eo out witch duplicate order In hcr cargo holds Beside Che food shipments
 be has 500 tons of nckod coal for bc island aauons
 To prepare for her dash to che nrIbIoa Che samru Lieut. Com B J. Cumrbou. U s N. command ue shifted from Che Nayal Station .o p.er 70 yesterday afternoon Wtb .hc oommandur oGccr arc L.cu. c naIrhrau. U. $. N. as executive of- 0.or LIeut George Avu. D. s N. as chief engineer. LIeut L Hammer.
 ,rom r $. W. as navigating o0Icer. L.rul Thomas Um r s. ". as Grt assistant engineers Dr. N W sbe.or U s N as medical or.cors paymaster c Williams IT. S. N and I....I.uT u.lm..I.r .mU. Voc. r s N
 The saturn Is to make Che islands nc any cost even though she has Go barie her way through Che .cc
 Winter is closing down oar'y In Boring Son he yoar Tho pr.blois .. nearly -.. mHe beyond Ur.mak n.a and by he ume tbc naval ship Iet. nc islands aH other voses win have ucI for Che yoar from Boring Son. Tn aH that great cN- pans. of stormy va.or.. s.rewn with dangerous .e.ao.I. the naval vessel Nm float alone lighting bor battle .'ueIe.I.nIeI beyond an hope Of as- ....auce in .re c,an. ol disaster No a.h.r relief ship ha. over boon a,nt into Boring Sen so late In tho soa- son
 Waterfront mon win follow Che ship vh her nav.r but at the
 me rm. Che. 1. pointing out hat IT tno government would .wp Che Alaska Bureau of Fisheries v'th an cUHont steamship Chat could carry supplies to h. prhlof natives In he earis summon Che need for such desperate ventures at tbo end ct Che
 .oa would be eliminated As r t according to waterfront men and A..tms rhe Bwoau Of Fisheries s et helpless. and has to can on Che Navy at Che la.. moment
 Conditions m BorIur sca hayo boon more erero since July chan In
 nr other hummer and Uu period In me us 2U yelrs. according to Che Boring sea natives. The supply o. food on the prbIod has b..n rune ming lower and lower e.or since Che middle o. summer while storm after storm Inn. hu Ham or from asIat-
 uoo He.Hos Ono GOO natives. Che Hanl. have 70 whit. population of If persons who .aae tne mmo coulI- um as fhe u.hcmm
 The saturn win hove ID passan- eer .or mc maud. Che Ist Include ing Dr E.fhuIt physician for Che Bureau ot Fisheries. wife and child. Superintendent hncn Of Che brrcau
 and wIn and s.oraEoopcr s.ulIor also ol Che buroau arI wife.
 While The o.son now closing has been soyoro one for whites and ua.t.. It was marked by thc ad- ven. of bo greatest seal herd ever .oon oH Che islands since One goycm- mont took routro. O. thc seH indus ry The census of tbe herd this year showed a totm ol I500.00O .aaa on thc Islands more than