The Nome nugget., 1924-11-29
LOCAL NEWS
ALFRED TEISBERG RETURNS
 FROM SHIP WRECK

 having arrived in Nome this year from the States, and who jour neyed north to Kotzebue on the last sailing of the Silver Wave. arrived in Nome by dog team last Monday from the scene of the stranded vessel.
 Accompanied by H. J. Christ ensen of York they left Reindeer Camp, which is about 25 miles from Cape Espenberg, three teams of dogs being procured through the assistance of George Goshaw at Shismaref, and mushed 40 miles the first leg of their journey down the coast to Shismaref. Bill Arm strong, another member of th" party alsn making the trip with another team.
 At Shismaref, MT. Teisberg said, they were royalty entertained and cared for by George Goshaw, who is running the largest blue fox farm in Alaska or any place else, as matter of fact. He was greatly surprised to see such an extensive fox farm, which is be- ing supervised and conducted un- der the able management of MT. Goshaw, with the 102 blue fox shipped in from fox farms in Southeastern Alaska and with number of fox already in captiv- ity, there are approximately 14O of the animals on this far northern farm. The Blue fox seem to be taking kindly to this northern climate and are thriving daily and taking on more weight. The farm is on the mainland, conse- quently the animals are fenced in by wire meshing. and improvised dugouts or kennels provided for them which they seek when fright ened or wish to hide from one another.
 MT Goshaw when learning that the Silver Wave had drifted out to sea from Kotzebue. immediately sent dog teams with natives along the coast with instructions for other natives to build signal fires so that those aboard the doomed vessel might be attracted by them and get safely ashore. After learning that the men aboard the vessel had landed on the beach, he dispatched natives with dog teams to Deering in order to as- sist them in returning.
 MT. Teisberg also reports that 193 reindeer belonging to the Shis- maref native herd were drowned the latter part of October in an attempt to cross the young fee which had formed on the Arctic river, due to the fact that there were so many of them trying to cross at one time that their weight was too much for the ice which gave way with them. Many of the deer following were able to reach safety by walking over the carcasses of the deer that had broken through.
 The natives along the coast re- port plenty of seal being caught in the sea and appear to have plenty of other kow kow, and as result are happy and healthy.
 olI h4 ts Nf tc prosperous little city were ali in good health and well provided with the necessities of life,' having been provided with provisions from the Cutter Majave, which went to the relief of the people of Teller on the same trip north in search of the Silver Wave. MT. Armstrong fig waiting at Teller for another team to bring him on to Nome.
 During the stay of the party at Teller a pretty wedding was sol- emnized, when Captain Albert Walters and Miss Mary Bernhart were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. the ceremony being performed by the United States Commissioner Mrs. Ethel Marx. after which the entire village joined in the festivities.
 The dog teams which conveyed the party to Teller turned back at this point. and MT. Teisberg was conveyed to Nome by Sam Torkel- son and his fast Siberian dog team. arriving in Nome. Monday, Nov. 24th.
 Mir. Christiansen who took pas sage on the Silver Wave leaving