The Nome nugget., 1927-06-11
CARPENTER
 MAD HARD
 TIME IN ICE
CURTIS CROOKS IS FIRST
 ARRIVAL OF THE SEASON

lNoulc, whcTc hc dioo ASSOASSN AAo schooling. arrived in a spectacular manner in his old home town on Thursday of this week, having trav- eled almost" to Nome as a passen- ger aboard the M. s. Carpenter, which is ice-bound just off Nome.
 Young Mir. Crooks is the son of the late c. c. Crooks, to whom the Citizens of Nome last Tuesday paid their last earthly tribute of respect, when he was laid to rest in Bel mont Point Cemetery. Young Crooks, of course. knew nothing of his fathers death until his arrival.
 Curtis gave representative of the Nugget short resume of his trip from Seattle which is very in- teresting and well worth reproduc- ing here.
 The Carpenter sailed from Seat tie on May 7th, and arrived adja- cent to Nome on June 9th, with IS passengers and a crew of 9 men, and one of the owners, Geo. s. Hil- frich. The boat is skippered by Ted Foreman, with Ole Jensen as Mate.
 Except for some heavy weather the trip from Seattle to Unimak Pass was uneventful.
 After leaving Unimak Pass, the boat was out one day and got stuck in the ice near the Pass. Captain Allen is quoted as saying that this in that region at this time of year. It was a solid field of tough ice.
 The boat lay three days fast in the ice between Cape Manning and Cape Vancouver, and two days in the ice near Cape Romanzof, and about three days approximately 25 miles from Nome.
 The ship, when she reached the vicinity of her present position, had badly damaged propeller, and her rudder was wellnigh useless. The propeller has two blades badly bent in such a manner that they render the third blade almost useless. She has plenty of fuel, however, and Jury Rudder was rigged aboard to take the place of the damaged one When the Jury Rudder was rigged it was found necessary to shift the cargo before the work could be ac- complished.
 In Hazen Bay the boat was al most abandoned. She had come in- to the Bay and had dropped the an- chor near the shore ice. During the night, the wind rose with the tide and the sea ice came intOward the shore with such force that it lift the Carpenter completely out of the water onto the ice. Several of the party, including few old tall sea- salts, were ready to ab- andon the ship. However, in the morning, the sea ice drifted back, and with little persuasion, the boat was coaxed back into the water, with no particular damage done.
 About 25 miles from Nome, after laying for three days in the ice, a lead opened up toward the direc- tion in which the boat desired te- travel, but it was found that the boat was headed south instead of north. There was not enough of room in the lead to turn the vessel, so the gasoline winch was started, crowbar planted in the ice, lines attached to the boat and the pas- sengers and all hands called to man the lines, and the vessel was yank- ed out upon the ice and turned to- ward the north and then gently slipped back into the water. after which she proceeded slowly to her present position.
 On the morning of the 9th, Curtis left the ship at a. m.. and started out for shore. He hiked steadily all day until about 400 o'clock he came, abreast of Fort Davis, when an Eskimo happened to see him, and came out with his oomiak and brought him to shore. Shortly after he landed at Fort Davis. Mir. Jen- sen, from near Hastings creek, hap- pened along and picked him up, and brought him to town.
 MT. Crooks went out on the last boat last fall. During the winter he sailed for the Dollar Steamship Lines between Seattle and the Ori- ent. During the winter he put into Shanghai, Yokohama, Kobe. Naga- saki. Hong Kong and Manila. He reports that he enjoyed his winters experiences very much.
 Passengers arriving on the Car nn l.