Show WHALING FLEET IN DANGER men carnot be aided if far from point barrow seattle wash KOT S captain D H jarels who commanded the relief expedition sent out by the united states government in 1897 to aid the stricken chalers whalers wh alers stated today that it the whaling fleet was far eastward of point barrow it would be almost impossible tor a relief expedition to afford them any material aid as abo difficulties of arctic travel in the winter were such that it would be almost impossible to take sufficient food to aid so many men captain jarels state however that if the men can reach point barrow there is hope that with the aid of natives they may be abl to survive the winter captain jarvis la still hopeful however that the fleet will escape before the revere freeze up of the winter |