. Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska. Group of Siberian Reindeer Men, Saint Lawrence Bay, by William Brig W. H. Meyer, wrecked on Beach in front of Teller Reindeer Station, 1895. Photograph by J. M. Justice. ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 593 last deer mau was paid off in barter goods. Anchor was weighed as soonas the oomiaks were clear of the ship, and the vessel once more got underway for Port Clarence. While we were crossing Bering Straits a heavygale came up and several deer were badly injured by the rolling andpitching of the vessel. We did not rea
. Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska. Group of Siberian Reindeer Men, Saint Lawrence Bay, by William Brig W. H. Meyer, wrecked on Beach in front of Teller Reindeer Station, 1895. Photograph by J. M. Justice. ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 593 last deer mau was paid off in barter goods. Anchor was weighed as soonas the oomiaks were clear of the ship, and the vessel once more got underway for Port Clarence. While we were crossing Bering Straits a heavygale came up and several deer were badly injured by the rolling andpitching of the vessel. We did not reach Point Spencer until the 17th,and as the gale was still violent we anchored in the lee of the cape untilit subsided. About noon of the 20th the Bear steamed over to the reindeer stationand landed the deer. The brig W. R. Meyer, with the annual suppliesfor several stations and schools on board, was found wrecked on thebeach in front of the station, having gone ashore during the gale on thenight of the 17th. The supplies for the station had fortunately all beenlanded, but those for the schools at Cape Prince of Wales and PointBarrow were lost. Mr.
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