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and that the remaining members of the expedition had left the island about two week before Christmas and had not returned. She stated they had gone over the ice toward North Cape, and that she had watch ed them for half a day picking their way along the leads and over the ice floes AS the days were very short and the weather bad, they had undoubtedly perished. Knight had also left camp with a companion in an endeavor to reach the Russian coast, but had returned in an ex- hausted condition, miserable and ill. Crawford was in command of the party leaving the island, and they had seven dogs, but little food.
 Knight Given Burial.
 Capt. Olson and companion went
 to the tent where the body of Knight ] was found in an emaciated condi- tion. A coffin was made and the body given burial. Captain Olson
 said when he took the body from it sleeping bag it was fairly clean
 and indications pointed to the fact
 that the man had been we'll taken
 care of by the woman. A diary kept up to 21 days before his death, show
 ed Knight had highly praised the woman for the care taken of the
 party. Noice claimed that the diary l showed evidences of weakness as
 the days progressed, but Olson claims
 that the writing was done with a | typewriter and that there was no way of telling the physical condition of the man. He also accuses Noice of destroying portions of the diary
 praising Ada Blackjack. There were
 and the manuscript was in good | shape. Noice appeared very much 1 prejudiced against the woman, and repeatedly expressed his conviction
 that she had not taken care of Knight. He also is said by Olson to have expressed the hope that she was not in family way from living in company with the men. Olson claims he told Noice that it was GUS tomary for trading and exploring ex- petitions to take Eskimo women with them for the purpose of mak-
 ing fur garments, in which art they excel and that they were indispen-
 sible for this purpose. He also de clared that Ada was "a good wo-
 man," and well respected in Nome.
 Noice's remarks disgusted the mem l bers of the crew who had known
 Ada for years, and he was several times rebuked.
 1 Eskimo Families Landed.
 The vessel sailed back to Rogers
 Harbor after collecting the notes and property of the expedition, where
 they landed part of the cargo of pro- | visions and a number of Eskimo l then returned to Doubtful Bay and
 landed the other Eskimo family and Chas White, who remained for trap ping purposes. The vessel then head
 ed for Cape North, and bucked ice ! for three days. As the vessel emerg-
 ed from the ice pack plume of smoke was sighted, and the approach ing vessel was found to fly the Rus sian flag The Donaldson ran for the ice pack and succeeded in escaping he rpursuer, landing at Nome five or six days later. Upon arrival at Nome
 the Donaldson was boarded by Capt. Tom Ross, of the coast guard pa trol, who told Capt. Olson to allow
 no one aboard or to go ashore until he laid alongside the revenue cutter
 Bear, then in the harbor. Tying up to the Bear the party went aboard and were severely censured by Capt.
 Cochrane for taking the Eskimos to Wrangell Island, which Capt. Coch- rane declared was Russian territory. Americans Taken Off.
 In Octorber, Capt. Olson said he made a trip to East Cape with N. F. Hover, missionary, and landing at Emmatown, a Chuksee village of Si- berian Eskimos, secured a dog-sled and took the missionary to Whaling, where the governor resides. The governor told them a boat would be dispatched to Wrangell Island and the American party taken off. That the island was Russian territory and
 parties found there would be summar- ily dealt with. He is said to also
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