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the Karluk’s drift and the subsequent adventures 
of our ship’s company. 
Early the next morning I was at the office of 
the wireless, which is a military station of the 
Signal Corps of the United States Army. I had 
very little money and as he had to follow the regula¬ 
tions the sergeant in charge refused to send my 
message to Ottawa unless I could pay for it. This 
was an unexpected obstacle. I had travelled a 
good many hundred miles to reach this spot and I 
am afraid that I almost lost my patience with the 
red tape that could stand in the way of a message 
that had to be sent. About that time Lee came in 
and explained matters, and the sergeant finally 
concluded to send the message, which 1 had 
written: 
St. Michael’s, Alaska, 
May 29, 1914. 
Naval Service, Ottawa, Canada: 
Karluk ice pressure sank January 11, sixty miles 
north Herald Island. Preparation made last fall 
leave ship therefore comfortable on ice. January 
twenty-first sent first and second mate two sailors 
with supporting party three months provisions 
Wrangell Island. Supporting party returned 
leaving them close Herald Island. They expected 
land island when ice moved in shore. February 
fifth Mackay, Murray, Beuchat, Sailor Morris 
left us using man power pull sledges. Sent again 
Herald Island three sledges, twenty dogs, pem- 
mican, biscuit, oil. Open water prevented their 
