Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1920 — MONTICELLO DOCTOR PLANS ALASKAN SURVEY [ARTICLE]

MONTICELLO DOCTOR PLANS ALASKAN SURVEY

Monticello, Ind., June 11.—Dr. H. W. Greist, of Monticello, accompanied by his wife and two-year-old son, David, plans to leave early in July for Alaska, where Dr. Greist wiill be engaged in making a survey of that country, and of the needs of the Eskimo population. Dr. Greist and his family will locate at Wales, Alaska, which is located on the Seward peninsula, the most westerly point of the American continent. Wales is about sixty miles from the Siberian coast. Dr. Greist will work under the direction of the Presbyterian -church, and his position will be somewhat of a medical missionary. He will ascertain the health and needs of the Eskimos, and will determine if conditions justify the building of a government hospital there. Dr. Greist will work aIL along that part of the Alaskan coast and will also visit the Diomede islands.