Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.

Ship Sails With Coal for Needy Arctic Wastes Ship Sails With Coal for Needy of Arctic Wastes SEWARD, Alaska, July 15--(U.P)-- —With a thousand tons of Alaska-mined coal aboard, the U. S. S. North Star, supply ship of interior, today was en route on its maiden voyage to distribute coal among the gove...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1932
Subjects:
Alaska
Ships
Ship building
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th Century
Arctic
Baldwin
North Star
Pacific
Barrow
Point Barrow
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101631
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Summary:Ship Sails With Coal for Needy Arctic Wastes Ship Sails With Coal for Needy of Arctic Wastes SEWARD, Alaska, July 15--(U.P)-- —With a thousand tons of Alaska-mined coal aboard, the U. S. S. North Star, supply ship of interior, today was en route on its maiden voyage to distribute coal among the goverment hospitals and schools of the arctice settlement. Under command of Captain Whitlam, the North Star expected to reach Seattle the end of July and then sail for Point Barrow. The veteran master reported that Unalaska and Dutch harbor were experiencing the greatest herring run in history. Captain Whitlam indicated that heavy ice floes continued outside Kotzbue sound and blocked progress of the freighters Arthur Baldwin and the Berblay.

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