The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-26
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tus Crs9ts Asa Emblsus q she Native
aeuses-An InAiaa Dance-Cannibal Prspen.
o1ties - tte Nassves-ThsiP Cusesns an1
aaeits~Lscldenss ~ shs zrsp - the Ossnppee
sns ACKNOWLEDGMENT UuF Ceu-
faayss eesscs-On Hnrs-EEsW the Tewu A..
1 Sears-nellsisss s~crtaoss-Ths OssipDss u
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y ~ - letter had not time q describe Fort
Apsoa ard The dian village around n . shall e.
aver = give ID this ~ he nfsmasion which nay g
sintsrsst - your rsadsrx Il Il The sxsrsme nershsu
sadng post In the Hudsons Bay Coupany's posossons
on this ocas being situated in latitude nfy-four a.
ssss thhysix minutes NORTH within fsur nss q The
parallels = famous N our history; has good, though
crcumscribsd haFbor aad enss carried very thriv-
ing trade With the Eohsrn tribes The essa monopoly
ceased In 1891 and since that perod-uaabis 70 snfsres
The means ones lawfully their pssssnon Of driving
od all nisgIopsrsshs Hudson's nay Company's lrsds
has gradually dIniilsbsd The trzds = this pacs and
~ Fort Rupert, 10 the sou,nward may b. sad 20 Lam
lguish more and each season and bciioye there
ARE some 4dses entertained OF abaudonng tAsm Vic.
torfA in vancouvsrs Isand Is The seat Or the Company
ION this sheeA and al pelts sent thther IN tho vss
fsen Deiengins - shs association and cncs o. twice
year. according p the number or skns their ships
Horn. @ -
Fort Simpson q quadranguIsy stockads about thirty
fest hisiF bals q hewed ssa fcursslsd a tswsr d
WOOD In he shape ~ bastion y - eaoh q We diago
snany opposite corners the other two having
mono sad being defended, Of COURSE By The nrs Of the
bastionA In each Of those sowsu On level with he
platform which around the whole interior face Is
che sockads. three Old iron six-poundsn mounted
cn old ahips carriages This platform about four feet
and half from tbs top Or the stcckads and h made for
she defenders 70 are sm Ths towers ore covered with
n adFnuU uinp rnof = an
posts which ahut the aperturss through which the guns
are ared azs sufficiently thick rssis muskst ball
few old outiaasa pile Of shot and old fashioned
iinstocka Furnished With match rope. are ct hand;
though think should prefer be Of the bescgers
when thess guns we're heated BY rapid Ars. Mi
The chief traders house IL directly opposite the sally
port which goes through the building on that side,
covered archway extending 70 the stockadA From the
sayport hs entrance dvsrges lils on each aide the
road leading straight from the gate and line Of high
posts another ssocksde being driven upon each mds
Of for some thirty forty feet these walls compelling
all approaching the sork 70 keep in front
for that Distance An open space. whose boundary Of
. stout ssnce. termed OF logs driven into the
ground about breast high with the upper end Of the
timber sharpsnsd follows the general condensation Of
The stockads surrounds the place. the fences both
sides joining the stockads at the pay-pork This h
used for gardes sud oven were the Indian dwellings
would Afford excellent firing party who wished
10 keep down ths defenders on the psrapsk As itih
the log houses Of the village would be capital shelter
Tor the p9vposas 6uoh. ct least. I would infer.
During the trading season. whom furs brosght IA
from the mountains and the interior the natives only
admitted Into the Of the spaceas the
she innsr gas being closed v guard against surpro
and believe no Indians admitisd within Is any
time, except when u desired 70 make N imprssssa
ucr - 40
force Of tho garrison Is disposed OF the most osteula
<ious manner and the cannon fred for The VISITORS
sdiGcstien; and V the with all savages, the
moral eject OF or these heavy guns supassss sAa
produced by hundred rnes
Various bss Represented in the village about The
post. ali being consolidated under one chief and some
few years the population about four thousand
AT one time, during Infancy of the post The Indians
used 70 got sxtrsmey bslcose occasionally and talk In
threatening The chief leader, be called
who commands tho stockade. II is said that he them
conndisg n Abe stout hsasts - hb litus easswsu of
some eighty sesls. and - the srsneth Of The poson
would ssadior tns cnef and giyo him ammunition telling
him 20 ahead. and II all expended to send
nag Of truce and he would give him moro Then the
battle would commence aud after some ton or dozen
OF the assautiug parry hal bsen killed flag OF
would BE- scnt TO that hsy willing 10 CON-
mence again upon friendly terms. BY this means
opening thu safely OCCASIONALLY explosion
prevented which msnt have been fatal 70 the FORT
50 says the narrator: and ! only copy bis words. 10
when We entered sue enclosure We walked right
posiss in which, sis.ns By blazing wood nrs, whose
green fuel sparkcd ana crackled with CHEEKY noise
srsdsr. He received Is most hosps,aSiy having his
table already spread 10 anticipation OF our arrival with
.ns ss Ssa
would have risen out Tor broken iss, arising from
fall :G%s .ssss snss sno1s ne %ouS ma ~ had
eastward and had f. len and rccsivsd this injury For
more than week he had bevn carried By Indians with
his Loo suffering fesnuliys Until they reached the
wafer, the Of the journey being comparatively
easy He asked the bssg particularly soIicisous
become much habilaaisd Il that The oonHnsnsns
IN cssiss tedious lrksonA There are not
more than eight hses aachsd 70 the place
4 any future dine WIN lie Indiass i net, i
rumorsd that both this station aad that u Fors Raper
% - z Ssss n:
a. ~ vent INTO che ssesssds 70 found -, ,r,,uv
e4hap, wkh loas iros,sray har ssraggng Dawn thsis
unVn9Aed ehoudsrs so0tntoM I'D bleareyo1 who cev-
supposs fcr sSsy ssssS, M ss11s1 sssr hss6S vss
sns Their ~: y = abrasive .sassr y naturalist.
=. g .s sss s me-. y: sss i =. TO- .,
q: =, .:4 y =; ' z. T : .s e i
Br.eelsss, earrings q dlnsssss shapes. with hanging
ss.l, = sssn - -sssps1 ps.a.s;s - sas1s
Soma e9U1avsse o. ssomsv NtA helS tools ana uncul-
svste1 .ss they eannot prodsse anythinG n shis way
cities; but = curioGo1og end sDoomem - 1AGr oasvme
they ars ntsrus0uG A ~ ga seons % - general
throuqhout sheee northern uioo9 mvUring ~ tGeoy
thai al 81 them are q Anallo origin; f0g me cuos n
featsres dsotdedy n ~ nongoGnn typs ma sosls
China aMsHE .Ss "A VA @N
During ths vdstms q ~ uudsn's ~ osnvs.y Ne
ie than thirsoen unko hav0 beon pcked NJ ~ vnous
places along this coe4 several cf which he'd JaQaness
or chins.e on bcard Thsss htsFmanfsd WITH the L.
diana taking kindly 70 thor nomadic fs and sarnspg
easily meir hngvaga But though this small admixturs
Aof Astatc bsod 10y hnve le - mara ID TIE fsa1erss
pf GEoat mAny, still reosut egout cannot have In
irodscsd among shsm The arts II which Ne japanese
tarticuiaviy excsl 8V.s -. -. 49,. -
The Alsasian Islands ous fhrfrSm the mainland
al parallel ef latitude whsrs the e0nv9sscs Of ths
msrdians lisss nakss miles q longitude frs1ssns