, 1879-03-14
J.. N That Far-Otf Territory---Igno-
~ rance and Proaigacy Of the
Russians and the Abo-
oriCines,
,,11,t, or III, I1d!aus towards Amtrltans.'.
' N Occasion Of Which SereFo heasures
rrs,tntei n Serious Outbreak.
u,,,,h Of tho Country in Timber, Fish,
wand and Precious orala---aold-saok-
ers Turned Back by the
Natives.

yl,th U>ited states lHi@utts' so'"u'".'asu -. ~
s..,' .a ,ul yyt.-Maj. Charles q. Wopd, Of Tcrrc
y.n.., Ind; Firss-1.lcut. Morris Z. Foot, and
gam. a.'ondt,cut. Chntlcs T. Eagan,-wlose COM
~. RI Angel 1slhstt, In the larhor Of san
ss sur,. under orders for Sitka, Alaska, nc-
'ann,ea by Company II, Second United ssatcs
.1ters, commanded by Capt. und Bvt.-Col.
.s1.0r,, wlo did not arriyo till afterwards;
r,t.Ijeut. Samuel Kinney, Seconl-Ltcut. Liv-
~ i1o,c and eceonl-1.Icut. james L. Ensttnan.
"fo,hiup Of any note occurred during tho yoy-
- ,rccpt ,ual1g anchors IN trying to f1ed bot
~ IN which IN soine PLACES could not ho foundin
=. mind channels. The scenery after leaving
:.ou1m.lt, D. c., wns magnificent all through
h.lnt,nd channels. Hundreds Of Islands were
,,..,d. SONIC with names, md others with mono,
rut1 yo arrived at btkn.
Nh ar.t thing to bo done after arriving ut
nv, vas to try and lose another anchor, which,
i'm not mistaken, WAS the last. It proved
,uercss und held ua there, in tho harbor on.
,d.c the Indian town or reservation, to await
4. ,,,IFal OF Gen. Kosscnu. After dnyfs de-
liz. he arrived, on board ttio United States gun
h,t Ossipee, when very aoon business coin-
n.usel amidst eaIntlng On all sides In tic
,t1pe Of cannolla,llng. for onc VITA detailed
ou, Of NY compuny 10 go ashore TO
IL HOIST THE STARS AMI sTiilrEs, .
md haul down forever ihc Russian flag; which
sll nat take long
A,,cr That ceremony was completed to tho
,,Iise,,on OF all PARTIES concerned, especlally
nu,. a.vora wn ,rnr. tokrn t,c,e In nnt. m lin
Mv ss".s. ,o.,a n n,,r s,"on,al,i,' ,xtcro
Quntefmasers ooa1s ~ w. e'eansu'p' ""..u
1srnained until the following morning or TIC
tctt ttday,-I forget which.-wllcn NO all went
= 4 f., lad -,
.a .1a' s,t1aront n,,,r.crs osatonra ua. wh,ch VI
ne a'neteat Vua.se'1 Assa ,.s 10 ,..,'..n. ""
hsh-hcwn on tho inside, md dnubcu over With
.s,sh con,ofncd vorue slens Of their having
s..s roa,,r,o, h., hroro Ruakton sol,,,crs
pen o"eo oseup'eu y. o'u,o .'ass'. oo'"Iy,0' 'r
y! more !nd'catsohs Q! M 1halah protnel lhe
Glib and stencil wore unbcaraolc, which took us
x.tka and wechs to ret rid OF by constant
s1st,sm ,,,,', ,n,n,. h,ro. ~ so,n ami tho,,.
Asue,s' us'" ' s,,.s.,, W., & .,t,,,, -. ,,,,,s
aads 0! pal's o1 wales, "fte'l was "'s" W 'a.'o,
not mentioning tho sweat nnd clbow-grcaso tl1at
tere wasted by tho pour soldiers, who always
.,,,to Id the ;rn1,,ery whproyer they ro rratis.
nm o,,or,rre unrc l,astt,e onp anolher. oyer
n. onrc mcno,nh1c ruord-houso, which waa
w o,,.a Iii .,,.,-,s.,., so,,to~, ,,1.o,,o,1.
us.ie .''1eu WIN ut'o'"c.'5 no'e's'o ., u'eopea'
e9 Indians, s0uaws and alli III factt It was re-
npAcle for everything that was bad, sttka being
nntfollri by thn military. -
,r,n,,,,, ~ =, ,,o.r ,.,,r,,. ,>rs,,,,r,ox
aAnA4" o1 "t"i a,h'4 oo ~"
da'ed IN endless quaatltlcs' SO mnch 81 tllas
t,su the buxzards or raycns-a very big species
xblaekblri-werc considered cotlscptl md
x.,. rcgarded hv ,hc Kusstaus or hn1f.breci1s
.a' ',ssa'us" ,.., ~ nv oo y. 'A .,.s"
u1eSea OUT a'l existence the'o 10 shcfeu p'Fus'
trply on account oil their hanging round tic
qulrte1s, catcll,,g whnt they could; which was
MT yerv d,0lcult. for rats alountfrtl by tile
,s.n,..a. .S.-.. ~, ~. ,,o",, ,r,.to,, ~,
nVa'a'a'' hia''y oa'1 n"s ~" n4ete" y"
uem from revolver, put 10 ll1tid purpose lor
ne! we're too prolific.
The reason have for calling the Russians
hltbrecds Is, that wo soldcrs took them
lmo.t for thc Indiana Themselves. c1ccnt that
~, ,,a.. ill.,, ~ ,,,,,,,'.,,, Iii, ~, li.;1 ~
wy! "oA1 n'"o u '1'no'"'' "'s" w n'''" y.
nNHaty buttons on whatever; a',u, as lor INC
uus md accoutrenents they used, or wcrc
Dapposcd IN use. + limit think they Ind seen
tI,,ujnr ,uat.rIo's sncc tnsy lan,lct3 nftcr ,hn
cnm"an 's.'AS W"s Ihnv nv ,v.ro az Summnal ~ ,avo
fs,n hao.isd IL ,y WI" & En.puro Ntc,s w.
nm. "imn ~ Sn,io. san w t-,,, ,,iat IVA ,,,,id
msIs ont " ~ t.tatp',,,. t. !, ,.i, ,tsi,t
H." haa. se1 y. i,s ~ ,ata, ne'a 'S"s .'
matS.a tsa esmeu " LLuee I'Hsa "nGt ,4SI ~
s.as '"ete' iof oau c"o"G" !" NJ" ""c'i W.
W.T. ,,
n.,ta - wa !mero wG mn1e thaiIS intpsone. p's
sSres,,, "ssau.ns aa halms ot ltie stlseas, n1'
fueSs Tus's Quarters, elc;, nil a. uG eSpcnsn ol
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