BARTLETT THINKS STEFANSSON DEAD
AEROPLANES WILL SEARCH FOR HIM
OTTOWA.—It is proposed to outfit
fin expedition to go in search of
Vllhjalmar Ktefansson find his asso
ciates, who are lost in the Arctic ocean
and have not been heard from for over
a year. The plan is to outfit hydro
aeroplanes to go in search of (lie mis
sing men. who are believed to be far
out on the floating ice of the Arctic
ocean.
The Canadian government is anx
ious that a search should be made
and will appropriate the necessarv
funds for the construction of the
hydro-aeroplanes.
Most of the members of the Stef
atisson expedition were saved when the
steamer KarTtik was wrecked oft Wran
gell Island on January 1G, 1914. but
Stefansson and four companions hail
been left on the shores of the Arctic
in the fall of 1913 when the steamer
Karluk drifted westward during a
storm, leaving them with but f. vv sup
plies. The marooned men however
were able to reach Point Barrow, re
outfitted and Stefansson and party
started across the ice to hunt for the
missing land believed to be in the Arc
tic, and has never been heard from
since. It is believed that he reached!
some native village and will work his
wav back to the American coast. Ex
BOSTON. Captain Hubert Bartlett.
who commanded the ill-futed Arctic
steamer Karluk. which was lost off
Wrangell Island on January 16. 1914.
and who has had many years of ex
perience in the Arctic, stated recently
that the eight members of the Stefan
sson expedition. Including the leader,
who are still missing, have without
doubt perished, as they could not have
lived through the summer far out on
the floating ice and had they reached
shore the men would certainly have
followed the coast Unit to some of the
whaling stations on the Arctic.
The Canadian government’s effort tu
send hydro-plane* In search of the
missing men is bolieved by Captain
Bartlett to useless, as he doubts if
the men are alive, doubts if they can
be found by the hydro planes if alive,
and has serious doubts as to whether
hydro-planes could be operated In the
north under the conditions of such ex
treme cold weather.
ALASKA NO GOOD
SAYS ANCIENT PAPER
Treasured but yellow relic ox' more
Hum a generation ago, a copy ul i lo,
Montreal Viuzette, dated April ao, tstiV,
in me possession ot capt, x.. j. yte
intyle, a guest at tax- Hotel Savoy,
contains an editorial paragraph regal U
iiig Alaska auu me salt- ot that terri
tory to the l niteu states in the year
named w hich is ol intense interest.
Captain McIntyre is a veteran master
mariner ol in north and lias operated
lor years In me farthermost regions
of Hie Bering Mea and .Siberia, Keeelil
measures pending at Washington at
texting Alaska iou Captain McIntyre
lo tiring forth from his sale deposit box
Ute ISO? copy ot The Montreal tiazslt*
containing the following editorial:
"The Russians seem to be quite elai
ed al the success of their negotiations
for the sale of Russian America (Alas
ka.) and, to use a current term, evident
ly think that the l nited Slates have
got a hard bargain. The Yankee out
ness of the later, however, will yet
stand them in good stead.
"it was generally supposed that the
bargain'would have lo be settled in
hard gold, equal to at least eleven mil
lions in green backs. But in this it ap
pears we were ail mistaken- the Rus
sian government being satisfied to take
the account out in monitors instead of
gold.
“Wo do not know what these may
be worth apiece but as they cannot
have cost more than one million each,
the Russians, if Congress assents, w ill
be entitled to seven or eight. They
would undoubtedly he adapted to the
shallow waters of the Baltic, but the
Sient difficulty will lie to set them
there. In anj event, hutli part ion will
be mutually satisfied.
'The I’nlled Suites will have a ter
rltory perfectly useless for practical
purposes, and the Russians a fleet of
alow-going, half worn out war vessels,
which can never keep the sea or make
head against the swifter, heavier and
handier ironclads of the old world."
tlemem baring that Alaska has pro
duced close to $300,1)110,000 in gold since
the foregoing edltortai was printed, and
that the coal measures of the rich
northland arc expected to mure than
duplicate that sum In a few years, the
Montreal Gazette edited in lbbT, b\
Captain McIntyre as well as by others,
is regarded as of peculiar, if not his
toric interest.—Seattle Times.
MINING GROUND SOLD
ON OLD JUDGEMENT
To cover a Judgement issued out of i
the district court in 1909, Deputy Aim
shal M. <’orison sold several pieces
°i promising placer mining properly
recently. The judgement was origi
noils for the sum of $0f»l and costs, 1
which now totals something over $900. j
The case in which judgement was ■
rendered was that of K. (». Murray \sj
Fl.vgar & Bloom The ground sold by j
tl'o marshal was a one-fourth interest
in Number 16 below Cleary creek
known as the Venture claim; a one
loorth interest in number 17 below
Cleary, known as the I*o|l\ claim and
one hair interest in number l above
discovery on the Chntanlka rivet The
plaintiff in the original proceedings was!
the purchaser of the ground, paying,
*1.000 for it.—Fairbanks Times.
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BIROSEYE VIEW OF NOME. TKiE FARTHEST NORTH AMERICAN CITY OF UNCLE SAM ON BERING SEA.
mM •“ order to convince the public of Nome that the statements of
the Nugget. as to the tourist question were not mere vaporing*, thai
\ there would indeed be a serious attempt to divert to Alaska a portion
of that vast arim of sightseers who will visit the Pacific Slope during
the coming summer, the Nugget has taken special pains to ascertain
with certainty the full extent of the movement and also to learn the
opinions of those best qualified to know as to its probable success.
That the statements published at intervals in the Nugget are not idle
buncombe, that it is an absolute and irrefutable fact that a most
tremendous movement with a backing which practically assures its
success, has been started, and that, without a question of a doubt, a
~Vi vast number of sightseers will journo to the shores of Alaska duriug
the coming season, is attested by the following facts obtained by the
W Nugget's Seattle correspondent tinder instruction-, to secure onlv
~ such data as was absolutely reliable and such opinions as were worth v
A of careful consideration.
Wj _ The following are the results of the Nugget's investigations.
The Alaska and Pacific Coast Steamship companies are both making
concerted efforts to increase the tourist trade. n<>t onlv to Southeast
**m Alaska but to Seward Peninsula as well.
The Alaska Steamship Company has already announced that
the V ictoria will make special excursion trips June 28, July 26, sailing
W to Nome direct and returning \ ia the inside passage and is offering
* greatly reduced rates for the round trip.
The Senator will make no special trips but will offer spew*;
inducftatfttits to those desiring to make the round trip tu this *eci»n
R«fh companies in addition to an extensive newspaper campaign
are • laiulAuuog booth* and information bureau* at the >att bran
cisoo and San Diogo Exposition?.
All lines to Southeastern Alaska point* are preparing for a big
increase in summer travel, and are already making arrangement* in
handle it.
Mr. H arry llrandt, (joneral Agent of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company, states that he expects a greatly increased traffic via
the iusidc passage, down the Yukon and outside v ia Nome
Traffic Manager Zip!, of the White Pa**, predict* unprecedented
river travel during the summer.
E. C. McMiken, acting San Francisco agent of the White Pa**,
who will be remembered ns an old Notneite, slate* that the White
Pass promises through rate* via Nome, provided hi? company can
make the desired arrangements with the new owner* of the S. S
Corwin.
The agents ol all steamship companies handling Maska traffic
assert that arrangements will be made whereby tourist* will be
enabled to stop in Nome from _*4 to 56 hours at leust.
Everett Clark, Assistant Passenger Agent of the Alaska Steam
*lup Compauy *a>s with enthusiasm that it “look* like a banner
year for Nome and his company will cooperate with the Nugget in
boosting the tourist travel to Seward Peninsula."
Here is the evidence that sound, level-headed business men. men
wtou oaiculate both yvords and actions, are nut only confident that tin
NortUand will be an immense attraction during the coming season
inrt aro also showing their faith h\ spending laefc sum* in adteitfainp,
the attractions offered