Show The JUisHlBg Vessels Sn Francisco 25Tbe whaling bark Francis Palmer arrived from the Arctic to day The following is an extract from her memorandum August Aug-ust 27th oIl Icy Cape Captain Hooper ef the United States attamer Thomas Cortcin came on board and requested us to report him all well He was two days irom Point Barrow bound to Plover Bay for coal then to Herald Island Had not heard of the missing whalers or of the exploring steamer He had been within a few miles of Herald Island the first part of August but found heavy ice around the land |