, 1878-06-01
From the Daily Of Monday.

From the Daily Of Monday.
| From ALAsKA.~-There arrived here
last Saturday. man named George L.
Pierce, who for sixteen years hsa resi-
ded in the interior of the Alaskan viii
dernsss, engaged in the pursuit Of trap
ping. Two months ago, with his fami.
~, consisting of lis wife and two
children, he left Newhalcum. an Indian
village situated on an arm of the sss
some sixty miles inland. in . large
canoe freighted principally with furs,
and coasted down until Queen Charlotte
Island was reached. when it was found
necessary to run we'll out to sea, The
latter part of the voyage Mr.. Pierce
pronounced peril0us in the extreme. his
frail craft barely living through the Sc
we're gales which constantly blow in
that locality. His description of the
country is not very fiattering. unless il
be to those who would make their living
BY the chase. It is mountainous and
sterile, the mountains being covered
with q heavy growth Of timber. But
game and fur animals OF every variety
are abundant. and easily taken. He
thinks that some day rich mineral de-
posits will be found in that country,
although he 10 not swass Of any at pres
snt. Mr.. Pierce 10 6esce in his denun-
citation Of the British authorities. whom
he accuses Of aiding and abetting the
Indians under their jurisdiction Who at
times make raids upon the Americans.
killing and robbing them. He cited the
wreck of the steamer Gee. s. Wright,
and said he was confident that six men
from the wreck reached shore, and
were subsequently shot BY British In
dams. Mr.. Pierce brought with him
. quantity of furs. which hs disposed
of to NessTs. Baxter & Co. He SAYS
the price Of furs has dropped SO low.
that he will now abandon the business,
and has secured . valuable claim on
Lopez island, where he will end his
days in peace and quiet.
INcoRRECT.-The statement of the
accident at the funeral Of Mr.. Gro
YER, as detailed by our morning and
evening contemporaries, is somewhat
garbled. Mr.. II. H. Miller. the
ferryman. says that McNatt's team
was driven on the ferry by his
youngest son, q lad only II years OF
age. When fairly on the ferry-boat,
Mr.. Miller, as was his custom, pro-
ceeded to tie the wagon, when the
mules commenced to back ard the
hind wheels of the wagon striking
the bank started the boat from shore.
Mr.. Miller held on until the team
went over, when he took his small
boat and went to the assistance of
the party in the river, consisting OF
Mrs. McNatt, Mrs. Piper and her
two children, whom he succeeded in
rescuing. At the time of the acci-
dent there were three able bodied
men ON board the ferry-boat. but
they had lost all presence Of mind
and were worthless. This conduct
was reprehensible in the last de-
gree; if they had lent hand, Mr..
NJ. says, both mules might have
been saved without difficulty. Tie
prompt assistance rendered by Mr..
J. T. Jordan and three other gen.
tlemen is highly commended by Mr..
Miller, but for which the accident
must have resulted in the drowning
of the two ladies and their children.
THE FOURTH OF JULIA movement
wns inau5urated this morning to cele-
bra.e the coming Fourth of July iu this
city in becoming and patriotic manner.
One prominent citizen has headed the
list OF contributions with ope hundred
dollars. and several o.hels have express.
ed their willingness to CONT ibute gener>
ously to that end The President of
the S. 4 ". ". Il. r. will carry the
riffs teams and base ball clubs to the
race track free of charge. and the Nicto>
ria people have unanimously expressed
their preference for celebration at this
place. To>day the necessary commit
tees will be appointed and the bali SCI
in motion for a celebration that viii
eclipse all others vet had on the Sound.
Every citizen is interested in this move-
ment and should not fail to respond to
the extent of his ability when called
upon.
STILL They CoME.-Mr. D. 3.
Thorpe arrived to-day from the va
kima valley with Al head of fine beef
cattle for Mr.. Mcknight. He start
ed with SO head but was obliged to
leave II of them on the wav. He
says that times are very dull in that
valley, caused by the decline in the
price of stock. The great drives re-
Gently made from the other side OF
the Columbia to Wyoming have
made no appreciable effect in the
numbers of stock, and there is now
on hand enough to supply the en-
tire Eastern market. The reads are
in a terrible condition, and the
streams so high as to be almost i'm.
passible.
No CHINESE NEED APPLY.-L. G.
Harmon, of the New England Ho-
tel, in this city, is the first and only
landlord who has determined to run
his establishment without the aid of
Chinese cheap labor. Te this end
he has discharged all the Chinese
employed about the house, even in
cluding those in the laundry, which
is now run by . white woman.
This is stride in the right direo-
ton. If all would fellow the exam
pie Of Mr.. Harmon il would require
NO riots or labor meetings to rid the
country Of the Mongolian vsrmin-