The Nome nugget., 1927-06-18


 the fee again closed in behind The ship had to lay there also for three or four days. The vessel was in a lagoon. which, due to the action of the tide. was sometimes a mile wide and sometimes so narrow that the little vessel had barely room to turn around. At this point the vessel was tied up to the icefioe.
 Afaer three or four days they got strong southeast breeze which scattered the ice. and the vessel got to the Yukon Flats, where they found very little ice, so they fol- lowed the 5-Fathom Curve along the Flats until they headed for Nome through the broken hoes un- til the vessel got to within 20 miles of Nome, in a southerly direction from Nome, where again the solid pack was encountered. Mirages all along the coast made it impossible to ascertain if there was any open water beyond the pack along shore.
 Then the vessel headed back look ing for an open lead to get inside of the pack Different blind leads were tried near Solomon. BlufY and Rocky Point, but never got nearer than from 20 to 25 miles from shore Then the skipper made a long detour to the south and south east and got in toward Cape Darby. There was no open water toward the shore or Norton Sound. Then the vessel was turned around and headed in the direction of Nome again, but while the vessel was up Cape Darby way the ice had closed in again, so it had to head back to the Yukon Flats again to the south ward before it could head for Nome again.
 Scattered and broken ice was en- miles from Nome where the solid pack was again encountered about 5:30 in the morning. There a signal fire was built with gunny- sacks and crude oil. but Mrs H. S. Little appears to have been the only person in Nome to observe it. At two o'clock the next morning the ice parted and an open lead was found toward Hastings creek. The vessel then steamed along the coast until it reached Nome 5:3O on the morning of June 18th.
 In all the trouble with the ice, Captain Strand reports that his vessel never got scratch. No dis comfort was experienced by any one aboard the vessel. There was | plenty to eat aboard the ship and the weather was fine for the most | part.
 A schedule of time between diff l erent points was given to the Mug get by Captain Strand. and because of it's interest it is reproduced here:
 From Seattle to Ketchikan, 1 days and 19 hours.
 Ketchikan to Seward, days and IS hours.
 Seward to False Pass, 3 days and 12 hours.
 False Pass to Cape Etolin, 6 days and 12k hours.
 Cape Etolin to Nome, IS days, q total of 39 days for the trip.
 There were four passengers on the ship and crew of 12 men. The passengers were P. H. Sarw, B. J McConaughy, Mir. Gum and Gus Owdar.
 The crew is as follows:
 Chas. Strand, Captain, Ed Swan berg, Chief Mate; Gus Soderholm Second Mate: Frank Brunnell Quartermaster: Phillip, a native Sailor; Mir. Cameron, Chief Engin | COA CtC OAcOus OCCOuu AIu6AhCC kono. a Japanese. Chief Steward.
 The Silver Wave left last night for St. Michael on the first trip oi the St. Michael-Nome subsidy mai run. She will remain in the St Michael trade until the arrival oi the Donaldson, and then will SC on the Nome-Kotzebue run, being re placed on the St. Michael run by the Donaldson.
 The Donaldson, another vesse owned by the Enterprise Steamship Company, left Ketchikan enroute to Nome on June 18th, according to Captain Strand. but DO later re. port has been received from it.
 AS SHE ENTERED THE ROOM