Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
NOTED OLD Gutter
! WILL Be REPLACED
NorthIand Will Take Over Pa
troll Duties of Historic
Bear.

; When hte new Coast Guard cutter
Eorthland, which sails from Wash
ington Thursday on the first lap of her
long journey to far northern waters,
reaches the area of her lonely and
icy patrol. she will take up the mani
fold duties of enc of the most historic
ships in the history of the service,
the cutie. Bear, s~--
; The old Bear. after 81 years of
service, most of them spent in the
region where the northern lights fare,
will be used as a receiving ship, rest
ing in her old age in safe waters off
the California coast
1t will he the duty of the Northland
to uphold the traditions OF service
established by the Bear. traditions
which are the pride of Coast Guards
men everywhere.
Z Event With Eskimos.
To many an isolated colony Of
Eskimos the coming of the Northland,
as was the case with the Bear, will
represent the event of the year. She
will bring 10 them medical and dental
attention. a court of law. supplies
when necessary. and other practical
aids representative of organized gov
eminent. She will be a floating gov
eminent, carrying those with power
to execute the functions of govern
ment, the furtherest northern repre-
tentative of the United States.
Mention of the work the Bear did
last year, on her last cruise in ice
infested waters, illustrates the activ.
tiles which will be carried on by the
Northland. At the start of her cruise
she took on board eight destitute
YSkimoS and took them to their
homes in northern Alaska.
After reaching Nome. her com
handing officer duly qualified as
United States commissioner for the
second Alaska district. She then pro.
ceeded to the native Village of Sa-
voonga, forcing her way through a
dangerous field of loose ice to reach
the village, where an investigation
was made concerning the fatal shoot
ing of a native, and the shooting
proved to have been accidental.
Medical Aid Given.
The neXt stop was at the village of
Gambell. where medical attention was
rendered the natives and native
was taken aboard for transportation
to Nome for hospital treatment. Pro.
seeding on, she touched several other
native hamlets. seeing that their in.
habitants We're in good condition
and progressing satisfactorily. After
weathering a terrible storm and naVi.
eating carefully around dangerous ice
fields the cutter succeeded in anchor
Ing off the village of Shishmaref,
where II was found that most of the
natives were away hunting reindeer.
An investigation vas made concern.
Ing reported immortality on the part
of the young natives of the village,
but conditions were found to be no
worst than in other native villages of
the same size. Warning was given,
showever, that disciplinary action
would be taken if any further trans.
6ressions occurred.
= After battling ice for many weeks
and visiting other native villages, the
Bear reached ReinCeer Station on
July and took aboard so orphaned
Eskimo children. treating them to a
Fourth of July party" and giving
them presents of candy from the
officers and crew. After visiting
other villages on her patrol and per.
forming all the other, functions of the
Coast Guard Service, such as warning
OF dangerous ice and other obstacles
% navigation, besides transporting
Govern--.ent employees, teachers and
missionaries from post to post, she |
locked at Seattle en- October /, hav. |
ing cruised 11,64Ss miles. examined