Seward daily gateway., 1924-11-19


 while she ate the scanty food sup ply.
 Story About Husband Fake
 Captain Olson said that the story that Ada's husband had died of broken heart because she had lei; him to go to the States is fake. The Captain declared that Ada Black jack had divorced her husband white man fashion some time before leav- ing for Wrangell Island, on account CT domestic infidelity, and that Black jack, an untutored Eskimo who coul1 scraceiy talk English, had married the dusky lady of his choice and lat ar died of consumption, from which he suffered many years. Ada re- turned to Nome last spring and at the present time is living there with her young son, whom she is educat- ing in white mans ways.
 Olson Tells of Trip. = Capt. Olson said the rescue party in charge of Herbert Noice left Nome on the 3rd day of August, 1923, ar irving at Cape Prince of Wales the next day, and taking on board an Els kimo family of seven people. 22 dogs, and about $1200 worth of sup plies, mostly flour and sugar. The natives were going to Wrangell Isl and on a trapping expedition. Tine vessel then proceeded to Point Hope where another Eskimo family was taken aboard, together with Q white man named Chas. White, who had been living with the Eskimos tor some time. The dogs were taken along in case the party had to make a trip over the ice to WrangeN Isl Yand, about S3O miles distant from Pt Hope.
 At 12 o'clock midnight few days later after arriving at Point Hope the party sailed for Herald Island about 35 miles northeast of Wrangell Island. The sun was shining brightly and the weather was perfect. After reaching the vicinity of Herald Island the party encountered heavy foe ice. and entering a lead were badly damned The ice was dynamlted ana a basin made for the little vessel which spent ten days locked among the floes. A hole was smashed ln the bow and the party was forced to kill a walrus, using the skin and tallow as a collision mat to keep out the water. After getting out of the ice the vessel proceeded to Rogers Harbor on Wrangell Island, but found no sign of the expedition. About ten miles farther west a bottle was founc with the names of the members o1 the expedition and a document tax ing possession of the island In the aname of King George.
 It is reported that both Noice and Stefansson declared the island had been taken possession of in the name of the United States, but Capt Olson says this is not true, as he says the document and there is no mistake that the English flag was raised over the island. As no sign of life was found here, the Donaldson slowly steamed up the coast to DouDtful Harbor sailing close to the beach and blowing the whistle at short ln- tervals. A big dinner was prepared 8y the cook in anticipation of the rescued party being short of pro- visions and in a famished condition. as it was known their supplies would not last longer than two years al the most.
 Ada Blackjack Only Survivor.
 As the vessel approached Doubtful Harbor a woman was seen walking on the beach. Capt. Olson and SIX Eskimos went ashore in a skin boat, and as they approached the woman
 
 she started to run. Capt. Olson caught her and she said:
 Have I dream or not?"
 Ada, you have no dream, we are here to take you away" Olson re- piled.
 She recognized Capt. Olson then, and said, 'Is that you, Hans?"
 The woman was taken aboard the Xonaldson and given good feed She was in fair physical condition but showed signs of nervous strain. Upon being questioned she said that Knight, one of the members of the expedition was lying dead in his tent on the shores of Doubtful Harbor,