DOMESTIC REINDEER INTO ALASKA. 47 



July 27, after breakfast, I wrote a letter to the superintendent of the 

 station with reference to the distribution of the herd — giving 100 head 

 to the American Missionary Association at Cape Prince of Wales, and 

 loaning, under certain specified circumstances, 100 head to Antesilook 

 and his friends. Mr. Lopp came off with the accounts of the station 

 which were audited. Arrangements were made for him to remain until 

 relieved by Mr. W. A. Kjellmann, the new superintendent. At 1.15 

 p. m. the ship got under way for Kotzebue Sound. 



On July 28 we came to anchor at 7.30 p. m., near Cape Espenburg, 

 to allow some of the officers and Mr. Liebes to go ashore hunting. At 

 11.40 p. m. we got under way again. 



At 4.55 a. in., July 29, the vessel grounded off Cape Blossom, and it 

 was 7.55 p. m. before she floated again. Much of the day the engine 

 was at work trying to get afloat. Four or five umniak loads of natives 

 came on board, and considerable trading was done by officers and 

 crew. 



July 30, at 8.25 a. m., we got under way for Point Hope. 



The next morning, at 5.30 a. m., Cape Thompson was sighted, and at 

 8 a. m. it was abreast, 3 miles distant. At 11.40 a. m. we reached the 

 whaling station at Poiut Hope, and at 3.15 the ship was moved up 

 nearer the village, anchoring at 4.20 p. m. Men and natives soon 

 flocked aboard. Among the visitors were Dr. Driggs and Eev. Elijah 

 H. Edson, of the Episcopal mission. The day was pleasant. 



August 1, after breakfast, I went ashore with some of the officers 

 and Mr. Liebes. 



Last October a great storm flooded the village, so that nearly all the 

 people left their homes. The sea was waist deep around the Episcopal 

 mission house. 



Dr. Driggs upon one occasion gave one of the sick natives some 

 powders to take. Meeting him four months afterwards the patient was 

 profuse in his thanks, saying that the medicine had completely cured 

 him; that he was a well man now, and ended by pulling the package 

 of powders out of his pocket to show that he had not lost them. 



At another time, meeting a funeral procession, it was stopped by the 

 widow, who wanted to tell the missionary how much his medicine had 

 relieved her late husband ; and, as a token of their appreciation, the 

 corpse had the bottle in his hand, taking it to the grave with him. 



At 1 p. m. I returned to the ship. The whalers Emily Schroder, Bain 

 master, and Silver Wave, Calighan master, were found hard ashore in 

 the lagoon to the west of Point Hope. They were blown ashore in the 

 hurricane, October 13, 1893. 



August 2, at 8.30 a. m., got under way for Point Barrow. 



August 4, day overcast and foggy; light rain; fresh breeze. At 

 12.15 a. m. took in all sail. At 1.30 a. m. large field of packed ice 

 ahead and to the north. At 1.50 a. m. sounded in 25 fathoms. At 1.25 

 p. m. came to anchor off a native village to the north and east of Wain- 

 wright Inlet. 



