The sun., 1878-07-21

white workmen and Indians. men. women. and
children. The steamer crosses hore h inter
walls only OF two or three months, ana steamer
day" IL high holiday in the little colony; 1he
works are extensive, and include saw nill and
little village for the rSrt rT9rsmen. hry Mhn9 ,@TIG
me that they liked the lic. They nro comt9rta-
bly, housed and well fcd having venison.
grouse. salt md fresh water fish. CLANS. fresh
milk, vegetables grown near the works and Uc-
casionaly beef, ycal and mutton. They have
plenty Of healthy outdoor recreation III shoot.
ing fishing. and rowing, and also indoor re-
sources books. chess cards, &c.
Tho inevitable lnda village. two hundred
yards from the canning works, has the usual
oyer-surply of useless, yelpng ours, und dirty,
half clad children. who learn 10 paddle about in
children are learning to walk. Tho Indians are
llaidahs. from Queen CharlOttcs Island tho
finest racc OF Indians on the Northwest coast.
The early naVlgatOrs esteemed them TO bc the
most warlkc Indians horcahouis. Now they
arc docic and friendly. under fair and honest
treatment. The men arc noted hunters. ilsh1r;
men, and watcrmen. making VOYAGES OF several
hundred miles in their large and handsome
canoes followed out OF the giant trunks OF the
better looking. and more deccnily clad than the
women of Wrnngel and Sitkn They wear heavy
silver brnccets-sonetime iQur or ilye ON each
arm-which are prctily carved 10y native artists.
The manager Of the works has great fnith in
the success of the enterprise; he expects to put
up 20 900 a. rs 900 cases -four dozen cans to
casel Of salmon this season. beside several
thousand cases OF halbut and clans. The lust
are very abundant hero. and worry good The
are supplied by the Indians for u few cents per
hundred weight. and the cost Of canning is no
greater than the cost of similar work on the
Columbia river. where the fish cost 80 cents
each.
on leaving the wharf ut Klawock the Calfor-
mia had To- steam ahead into the middle of the
circular basin before she could turn her bow
seward. Prince of Wales II the largest. and
il likely L. turn out tho most valuable. Of all our
numerous islands Of the Alexandra Archipcl-
ngo. lts resources nre hardly known ~ yot.
only a few points on III coasts having heen Wis
tied by Americans or Europeans, To- whom It's
interior il still terra incoqnHd But this gno-
rance Will not last much longer; enough is al
crai riches. With the Increase OF fishing sta.
uons On the coa-t explorations can lc carried
on Mth comparative ease. The southern shores
~ this grcat island touch the boundary line
which separates Alaska from British Columbia.
II il ony i5u miles north OF Washington Terri
l-tN l9 w -.l ,"-l - WdSu'u ny tilT ~ = IHvtt H
ocean ls winters are mild nnd soft as the win
ter- oi Bermuda. ami lts summer climate as IN
we are told-bv writer's who have never visited
the island. aud who. 10 servo the purpos" of
th.ir employ er-, would probably have lcd about
unfit tor civilized lahitaton.
Just inside of the boundary line. and only ten
mics iAlm t,rt simpson, ~ prominent frontier
post oi -. Hudson Fay Company i- Fort Tom
gu~s. which wus occupied for "a short timo uftor
tir transfer OF Alaska by d,tachmcnt of Cnit-
cd States troops. AradiuE post WAS also opened
there. which was vacated whru the troops Wrra
withdrawn from the fort. tn" buildings are
men from Fort Simpson. who refuse To- pay
rent or other compensation to tho American
owner In the uresent lHwloss condition of tho
Territory. he has no choice hut submission or
the cIectmeut of the intruder- hv force OF arms.
several eau~es have combined to rctard the
emigration oi American enterprise and tho
transfer oi American capital To Alaska: and
there II no louht popular sentiment Of di-ap-
po.utmD that. az the md Of ten years of pos
session. 90, Territory has failed to fulii the cN-
p.ctDtlou- excited hy Secretary seward and
othe,-. VINO promoted the purchase. and Of re-
grit tluf % hH~ returned little or no profit to
cit1Du- oi 40, United states other than the few
who arc interested in the Alaska Company.
liIiNHrtO iN" iur frtle 0f lho Territory has been
its chlri attraction and tho great bone Of con-
lrnuou, Iuc struggle for the possession of
that Vi'run, traffic las given 10 undue prOmi-
non and Diverted PUBLIC attention from othor
Resource Di tac Territory viii h are ia reality
ol iar .rcut'r value.
When Alaska Decam" par ot the United
S'a"7 il.rt was rush from san francisco To-
thc = 't .itnl-. and tnu~' VINO wcre fortunate
enough to obtain larg' lois Il seal skins made
lanl,'nl" profits upon their ventures. TrUu-
lhA posts were HIs rst1lli~hcd upon tine main
ltht anu 90" AI"uiiu Islands. but IN" great
CONT % WIS wHgru for the control of tn, seal
l7.bN. MlNltuc lra-e of lhl-e stands ,va-
o"ni'u Nh ulrf ~ ihr Alaska Company %
!F". " - N' Ni"'4" MAf hlH % i'i' Due
iuIi nl.,ie'wa ul0ll tlrti. i,il t,,, ronil.,rv