Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02

| disappointments, and the sad happen
| ings that had come into my life since
/ first sighted those hills three years
ago on this voyage.
Is it to be wondered that l wished
never again to view that part of the
| world that had been such test for
me.
So. on September l, at am, we
hauled away from the tender, and as
1t was too late in the season to go
back to Herschel Island and get out
again, we paid our natives for their
work. giving them guns ammunition,
cloth, flour, tobacco, Kerosene oil-ln
fact, replenishing all their articles of
household need, and at the same time
paying them literally for providing
for us through the Winter.
The doctor OF the Thetis came over
and prescribed for Mrs. Cook. He
gave me great encouragement but
thought that the complete change she
would have when arrived at home
would do more than anything to re-
store her again to health and spirits,
could secure passage down for her
on the Thetis, and next day she was
removed from our vessel aboard the
Thetis, which was to start soon for
Nome
Endless complaints We're made by
our crew to the captain of the Thetis,
who, besides being master of the yes.
sci, was commissioner with the power
OF United States commissioner
Whalemen We're in bad repute. as
then there were two captains aboard
the Fhetis who had been taken from
their ships to be tried in United States
courts on charges preferred by their
crews.
Upon being questioned by the cap.
tain of the Thetis as to what i pro
posed doing, / answered that in the
interests of the owners and all who
wanted to benefit financially it was
Imperative for the vessel to catch
whales until the season closed, Octo-
Der 10,
Capt. Hamlet of the Thetis. after
carefully considering all the points at
issue. decided that I was right, and
so informed the men.
AS Woodland was still in irons and
many OF the men were of little use,
and it was possible to secure natives
to take their places, arrangements
We're made whereby seven of the men,
including Woodland, should go aboard
the steam tender, Harold Dollar. to be
taken to San Francisco or Seattle.
Woodland was transferred with the
other men to the Harold Dollar. His
handouts were taken off when he
went over the rail to go aboard the
boat for the Dollar, the first time
since March % at Herehel Island.
" ~
WHEN Capt. Hamlet informed all
w the others that they would have
to stay aboard the ship, such a storm
arose among them that thew told him
that. come what would, they would
never lift a hand to do any work
aboard the Bowhead, and then and
there they would refuse to work or to
obey any orders.
Capt. Hamlet told them that they
were committing mutiny, and they an
swered with jeers that If it was mu-
tiny let 1t come, but that they would
stand by what they said and would
die in irons rather than yield.
had been an Interested spectator,
having as yet said not a word. The
captain turned to me and said:
"What are you going to do for men
to work your ship, seeing the determi-
nation of these MEM"
Speaking for the first time. said:
Capt. Hamlet, when you have nm
ished your work and gone to your ship
/ will handle this affair" added,
Don't COME to assist US unless you
see the flag set union down."
Needless to say, no flag was set for
assistance.
He offered me any assistance in his
power that might need, but, thank
ing him, I said we could settle the
matter without any assistance from
the outside as these same men had
been just az determined last March,