Letter from Ralph Lomen to Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 23 September 1922

It is not a pleasure to inform you that the Teddy Bear arrived back in Nome yesterday after an unsuccessful attempt to reach Wrangel Island.

I am inclosing a copy of a letter from Joe Bernard, addressed to me, in which he gives an account of his trip. Owing to the rush of business today, because of the sailing of the boat, I am unable to go into further details, with reference to the return of cargo etc.. In fact the crew of the Teddy Bear are busy at this time discharging cargo and until it is checked up I could not furnish an accurate report. This cannot be done until after the departure of the Victoria.

I do not know the amount of supplies etc. taken to Wrangel last year but presume that Knight and Maurer will be able to keep the camp going.

This has been a most exceptional year and all boats going into the Arctic have met ice very far south. I believe that it has extended south of East Cape every month this summer and on this side has not been much more favorable.