and the Overland Expedition for the Relief of the Whalers in the Arctic Ocean from November 27th, 1897 to September 13th, 1898. First edition. Very large folding coloured map, 68 photographic plates (including several portraits). 8vo. Fine, bright original cloth, titled in gilt on spine. iv, 5-144pp. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1899.
Following the direct intervention of President McKinley the Bear was equipped and in November, 1897 set out to rescue eight whaling ships which had become trapped in the ice near to Point Barrow. Despite the difficulties involved in a winter mission to Arctic waters the Bear managed to reach Seattle ten months later with four of the whaling crews, with no loss to its own complement of men.
