NARROW ESCAPE
OF GEO. GOSHAW
IN ICE FIELDS
Letters received from George R.
Goshaw, the Alaska buyer for the
house of George R. Goshaw, Inc., with
offices in Seattle and New York, state
that he has arrived safely at Nome
after a perilous voyage to the Si
berian coast in the schooner Noatak,
during which trip his boat was given
up as lost. A rich cargo of furs was
secured by Mr. Goshaw, who writes
that he will be in Cordova in the
spring. The Nome Nugget, in describ
ing the trip, says:
“Much to the gratification of the
many friends of George Goshaw and
the crew of the vessel, the trading
schooner Kokatak, recently reported
fast in the Arctic ice pack off North
Cape, Siberia, and in a perilous posi
tion, returned to port late yesterday
afternoon, after escaping from the ice
September G, one week after the de
parture of the Polar Bear from North
Cape,
“Those aboard the schooner report
that the schooner Esperanza, which
also was reported fast in the ice by
the Polar Bear, has been placed in
winter quarters in one of the coves
near the entrance of Kulychian bay.
The Esperanza was in such a position
that escape from the ice was hardly
hoped for by her crew, and it was
decided to haul up on shore for the
winter. The escape of the Kokatak
was providential, and the crew were
expecting the vessel would be forced
to remain in the pack until spring.
At times the vessel was in grave dan
ger of being nipped by the huge floes,
A lead opened up, however, and per
mitted the little vessel to make her
getaway. The crew report they say
nothine- of the Casco, which was at
tempting to get back to Nome with
her crew.
“Despite her unfortunate experience
with the ice, the voyage of the Noka
tak was a highly profitable one from
a trading standpoint. Many valuable
skins, the major portion of which are
foxes, were .secured from the natives.
The vessel encountered extremely
heavy ice almost from the hour of her
arrival in Arctic waters. The pas
sage along the coast from East Cape
to North Cape was fraught with great
difficulty. Ice in great masses was
encountered at every stage of the re
turn trip. Those aboard the vessel ex
press themselves as feeling extremely
fortunate that they managed to get
out or were not compelled to spend a
winter on the bleak Siberian coast.
“Skipper Gudmanson and others on
board the Polar Bear say the Kokatak
and Esperanza were both caught in
the ice at a point about thirty miles
off North Cape at the time of the
Polar Bear’s departure from that point
on August 28. The situation of the
two vessels is described as dangerous
in the extreme. The ice conditions in
the Arctic are the most severe that
the oldest seaman aboard the Polar
Bear remembers. The ice is piled up
in mountainous masses, and is by far
the heaviest seen in years. Photo
graphs taken by members of the crew
show huge bergs and pinnacles inter
mingled with great upheaved blocks,
the surface of which resembles noth
ing so much as a picture of the Alps
from the summit of Mont Blanc.
“In places the ice encountered was
higher than the schooner’s masts, and
navigation through the open leads
was sometimes extremely precarious.
The Polar Bear sighted the two ves
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their crews the predicament in which
their vesseels were placed. The Polar
Bear also picked up one member of
I the Nokatak crew, Andy Otterson
! and returned him to Nome. The San
! Francisco schooner Casco, which de
| parted from Nome recently bound on
j a mysterious expedition to the Lena
j river section of Siberia, was also seen
j in the ice about thirty miles from the
J North Cape. The schooner was able
I to navigate and her crew were en
deavoring to return to Nome.
“Recent reports reaching Nome in
dicate that the latter vessel was
wrecked in the vicinity of Kolyuchian
bay, about 130 miles west of East
ape, but were apparently erroneous
in the degree that the schooner was
not wrecked in a proper sense, al
though going aground while passing
along the coast. The vessel was light
ered by placing part of her cargo
ashore, permitting her to be floated
without sustaining serious damage.
According to those on the Polar Bear
the vessels appeared to be in no im
mediate danger, but will be in seri
ous prospect of destruction if they
can not escape before the freeze-up
commences.
“The Polar Bear also encountered
the Gottschalk schooner Fridolf Gek
at East Cape. While at that point it
was learned that the Swensen-Hibbard
schooner Belvedere lost her propel
ler in an encounter with the ice, and
was proceeding to Anadyr for repairs.
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Just received supply of yarn rt Cor
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Todays
Games
in the Handicap Bil
liard Tournament at
the Horseshoe are:
Clayson vs. Leach at
3 p. m.
Fursman vs. Walker
at 7 p. m.
Stevenson vs. Game
at 9:30 p. m.
T hursday’s games
will be:
Stevenson vs. Leach
at 3 p. m.
Brock vs. Derry at
7 p. m.
Harris vs. Hoff at
9:30 p. m,
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GEORGE R. GOSHAW Inc
DEALER IN
RAW FURS
8EATTLE NEW YORK
Alaska Building 127 W. 27th 8t.
Ship direct to New York for highest prices paid for Raw , k
Furs. Your shipments are handled by expert graders and New York
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sired, your shipments will be kept separate, in order that our prices
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satisfactory, the Furs will be returned to you, transportation charges
prepaid. Ship by Insured Parcel Post or Express. Ship in a dry
condition. Always inclose an itemized list of contents with name and
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Bank; or in any other manner desired. Special instructions, if any, to
accompany shipment.
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