Douglas Island news., 1921-01-28
TWO MUsHERs ON
 VERY LONG TRIP
Reach Fairbanks With Dog Teams From Arctic Regions 200 Miles
 East of Herschel Island

nesday evening os if returning from am afternoons oxorcIsc Of Che dogs |R. Johnson and IT Hondrickson com-
 piotod Che t2oOth mile Of Journey
 which commenced at Q point on the'
 Arctic 200 miles east Of Hcrcshci island. and which win terminate at. Vancouver. B. C.. says Che Fairbanks Ncws-Nnor
 } Hcudrickscn and Johnson are in Che employ of Che Hudson Bay Com
 pauy and in Che summer time are
 captain and engineer respectively of Che supply ship Fort Mcphorsou,
 a ras boat which handles Che d'stri-
 button Of supplies to Che seven posts . alone Che coast line. between Che in- . tcnatiouel boundary and King Wil- Ham sound. This is Che first time in six years that Che two Hudson Bay . Company men have been away from their territory They are both o.d- umcrs of Che north. having been in | thc Dawson and Nomo camps In Che
 early days. and it was from Che late Ger placo chat they lourued into Che . Arctic and came into their present
 employment They would not have
 come out this year if it had not been
 for Che fact that business is ucrcaa . inr to Che extent chat it is necessary to replace chat Fort Mcphorson by Ia larger boat next soosou The new 'boat Is being built ot Vancouver at |the present time. and Hendr.cksen Land Johnson win bring it around ! Point Barrow next summer They . win leave Vancouver late In June and win be accompanied by Che conn pauys 10O-ton ship which brings Che . supplies eacb season from vaucou yer. around Point Barrow to Herschei
 island
 The start on Che present trip was made from Kitugazut tho post on the extreme eastern point ot tho Me- . Kcnzio river delta. which is che wIuter homo Of Che two mon. ou No- yember s. A run Of 200 miles was
 made to Herschcl island where @
 rest was had for four days. and on Che 10th hoy lou Che island A side trip of 300 miles was made Go Che
 post ot ANowIk on Che Mackenzie r.vor to pick up Che season'a rcQuis.- tI0n for supplies for that station. They then struck out through che mountains for old Crow riyor and
 from old Grow to Rampant House. . From Rampant House they followed Che porcurnc and picked up the mail trail at Circle which they foi- lowed into Fairbanks Thcy claim Che hardest part Of Che trip to be Che stretch through Che coast noun nns. uuU timber ls reached Over .us part Of Che Journey it was noc-
 osmry Co haul seal meat for dog feed.
 and it made 70 heavy load for che
 few days supply chat was necessary.
 On Che Arctic slope tboro .s no time
 ber and It was necessary to gather dry willows throughout Che day m
 order Co have sufficient fuel to pre- pare Che meals
 On Che trip as far as Circle two
 teams Of four dogs each were used.
 but whom a broken ral was struck three of Che dogs wore disposed Of to a prosnoctor headed for Che Chan dalar and Che remainder of Che two teams made up into one of five dogs. . The stretch Of trail from Circle into
 town was covered in good time The
 only cold weather on Che Grip was
 encountered In Che mountains where
 Che thermometer dropped around lo
 below. and heavy winds bothered.
 In speaking of Che country from
 which they have just come. Mr. HmdrIcksen and Mr. Johnson bring
 facts that are mighty interesting.
 Along the whole coast limo from Che
 boundary Co King Wmiama Land
 horc arc only a.ztccn people. other
 thau Che natives. ot Che present time. There are three men reported to be prospecting but thcy have not boon sccu by Che Hudson Bay men. and it
 is not known what luck they are meeting witch. Horschel island .s Che
 headquarters of Che company and ], Che base of supply for an Of the posts. On Che island this winter are
 Inspector Woods and Dr. Doyle of . che police Both hayc their wives
 with them. and Mrs. Woods and Mrs.
 Doyle who are tho only white
 women In chat land. seem perfectly . satisfied. Che Reverend Mr. Geddos of Che Church ol England. who .s in ] charge of 4n.ssiomry work; and Mr. Hall. manager Of Che Hudson Bay
 Company Dr. Doyle is regularly P stationed at Fort McPherson. but P owing Co sickness was called to Her. . schel island and was unable to rec
 turn owing Go Che umc of vcar. He