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Finding" For Larsen Anthi (Lapp) and Tautook (Eskimo) at the 

 spit, Lieutenant Jarvis employed them, with two Eskimo assistants, to 

 drive the herd of deer across to Charlie's, about 40 miles distant. At 

 4,25 p, m, the anchor was hoisted and we steamed up the ])a3^ to Cape 

 Riley, where the reindeer were landed. After dinner 1 went ashore 

 and remained until all the deer (83) were landed. Returned with Lieu- 

 tenant Bertholf and the sailors to the ship at 1.15 a. m. 



July 15: At 8.10 the anchor was hoisted and we steamed across the 

 bay to the Teller Reindeer Station, where w?' anchored at 9,45. Lieu- 

 tenant Bertholf was sent off with the steam launch to visit schooner 

 Mary BitweJl, that had gone ashore near Grantley Harbor. In the 

 meantime supplies for Tautook that had been brought up from San 

 Francisco were '' broken out" and preparations made to land them at 

 Teller Station. The surf was so rough that this was given up and at 

 4 p. m. anchor was hoisted and we returned to the sand spit, where 

 we anchored at 5.30 p, m. Several whaling captains came on board to 

 call upon Captain Jarvis, Mr. Charles E. Chard applying for permis- 

 sion to occupy one of the buildings at Teller Station, he was per- 

 mitted to use the log schoolhouse until June 30, 1900, upon condition 

 that he take charge and care of all the other buildings belonging 

 to the Government at the station. Four boat loads of natives who 

 wished to return home to Cape Prince of Wales were taken on board 

 and their umiaks hung to the davits. 



July 16: At 2.50 a. m. we got under wa}^ for Cape Prince of Wales, 

 where we anchored at 8.30 a. m. The water was so rough and the 

 surf so bad that only one of the native boats made the attempt to 

 land. They had great difficulty in getting ashore. As it was impos- 

 sible to land the supplies or communicate with shore, and feai'ing to 

 miss the revenue cutter Thetis that was at St. Lawrence Island, the 

 captain concluded to run over to St, Lawrence Bay, Siberia, At 10,50 

 a. m. the anchor was hoisted and we got under way. At 11.55 we met 

 the Thetis coming to Cape Prince of Wales with 14 reindeer. We 

 returned and anchored at 2.10 p, m, oil' the village. After anchoring. 

 Lieutenant Handet brought off a small mail for the Benr. Learning 

 that Dr, Call was ver}^ sick, he returned to the Thetis and brought off 

 Dr, Hawle3^ The waves were running so high that the Bear had to 

 get under wa}^ and take Lieutenant Ilaudet and his l)oat to the windward 

 of the Thetis to enable him to get back to his vessel. As the motion of 

 the ship was injurious to Dr. Call, at T ]>, m, we started to return to 

 Port Clarence, 



Jul}' 17: The sea was so rough and the current so strong that we 

 were twelve hours steaming 60 miles, reaching anchorage at Port 

 Clarence at 7,13 a, m. The day was rainy and stormy. At 7.40 p. m. 

 the revenue cutter Tlietis arrived from Cape Prince of Wales. 



