Show frob THE captain beaty if or the h bear telli tells ot of his el latest cruise oct 10 captain healy commanding the revenue steamer bear baa has made a report to the Trea treasury sary department regarding the cruise of 0 that vessel in the arctic ocean it ia ial dated alaska bep september and yves gives a detailed account of the places visited and the services performed daring during bis his two and a half montha months cruise cape prince of wales wag was reached july jtb and then it waa was found impassible on account of ice lee to proceed further north and it was determined instead to gather information regarding the introduction into alaska of tamo tame reindeer from the siberian coast the he bear entered the arctic and arrived at port hope july loth point belcher was reached august and arid it was found that the ice fee was packed aked solid to the north and east along pl ong the shore with no signs of moving and it was found impossible to reach the point barrow relief station to deliver the coal and provisions brought from san francisco word was received from the superintendent ent saying that they bad had coal and 0 other ther supplies sufficient clent to carry them c comfortably through another year the bear proceeded south august going to the arctic siberian coast and purchased eight reindeer kings island was visited on which there is a v village of natives they found them short of provisions offing owing to the bad hunting and fishing season and in actual danger of starvation enough food was left with the islanders to bridge them over till sealing begins captain healey calls attention to the injustice of the law which prohibits the sale of breech loading arms to the natives of arctic alaska especially as so their lives depend on their success in bunting hunting the white men have made the seal seat and walrus so shy aby that the spears of the natives are no long longero e r of fany any use in closing bis his report Captain healey said during the cruise much information was gained concerning the reindeer and the matter of the introduction of the animals into alaska has taken each such a hold oo 00 both natives and whites that it is now the most important question before the country the deer seem to us the solution of three vital questions of existence in the country viz food clothing and transportation a and nd I 1 believe that under the rare and attention of the white hite men the usefulness of the am an mais mia will be immeasurably in improved proved over what it is 14 now in iq siberia THE SEIZURE or 01 THE TIIE OTTO M Or OTTAWA rAIVA ont oct 10 so far the department of customs baa has received no notice of the of the sealing schooner otto by tho the united states man of war mohican in the behring a sea 0 a for irregularity in her official da papers ere admiral appears to eave have been dealing nith with the case upon bis his own responsibility as private ad rices vices state that upon bis his authority the cargo of sealskins seal ekins skins on board the otto had been released from seizure and ia to now being landed at victoria w where here the se schooner booner still remains an under surveillance of tho the authorities VICTORIA Vic roRIA B 0 oct 10 the british columbia yesterday e 0 waited upon bir sir george bail baden powell and dr dawson british commissioners ners discussing seals and sealing the object was to give their view as to the length of time and nenod briod ot of the year best for the close of abe ahe reason season oct 13 hooper commanding tha the revenue steamer corwin hae ha telegraphed the Tre treasury aenry department hla hie arrival at port townsend Towne end for coal on the way to ban francisco he lie also reported the trial of the schooners ners ethel and la nymph before the united states court at tor for violating the mo modus d U a bad had resulted in the condemnation ol 01 both ves vessels aels |