Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-18


must prosper here for the same
fish which is bought for twenty-five
cents IN Vancouver OF Oregon can
be had here tor five. The Indians
in this country gladly work when
there is anything for them t. do,
there labor is cheapy obtained, and
gentlemen who know assure me
that they are faithful workmcn,
Wild ducks, geese, grouse, Suipes,
deer and bears are very plenty and
caa be bought Mt from ten cents for
u duck to Seycntv-dve cents for 4
deer, The latter are good sized
animals, and were il not for the fact
that flour and groceries of all kinds
are very high il would be il cheap
place to live
We expect to eat new potatoes
raised hero next month (July,l and
there appears TO be NO good reason
why vegetables Of every description
could not be easily raised here
The climate is damp butnot cold,
II rains nearly every other day.
The coldest they have had it here
was Il above (not below zero, and
the WarmeSt II degrees, (both Fab
reinhcit) The cause of this mild
climate is that the Japan currents
strike the coastnca here. The ira
dcrs seem to be doing we'll and
there are few nice iamilics here;
some Of the ladies and children had
been sent away, but after the Alaska
and Ospcy camc they returned. In
the winter when all the Indians
come back from their hunting ex-
pedition there are some four thous-
and of them. Their village adjoins
that of the whites and tho famous
stoekade which separates the two is
Il dilapidated short fence, which
o,en in its palmiest days could
have been of but little use.
The people here say the Indians
were very insolcnt before the ships
arrived and seem to have been
thoroughly scared.
The jamestown is moved right
in front of the Indian village and
in ten minutes time could dcmolish
il, but the Indians who remain here
and live i'll houses are mostly
friendly. The mail steamer Cal
ilornia, is overdue, and as she is oul
only connecting link with ciyiliza-
tion we hope that she may turn up
all right. Capt Bcardslee char
tered n small tug and sent u party
with two Of our Junior officers, one
hundred and sixty miles up to look
for her. 1t is feared that if she has
been wrecked, the people on board
Of her might have been murdered
by the Indians, as the ease of the
steamer Wright il fresh in the
memory Of the people on this coast.
In that case after the steamer
got on shore all the passengers and
crew were murdered, and although
shis happened eight years ago they
are only now trying some Indians
in Portland, Oregon, for being i'm
plicatcd in the affair. Considering
that there has been neither law,
nor the power u punish criminals,
il is surprising that there has been
10 serious trouble here before.
The Jamestown will accomplish
n great deal here, aflorling protec-
ton To Tie people, making impor-
tant surveys and building beacons
as guides to ships in this locality,
besides being in position TO assist
merchant vessels in distress in these
waters.
We have twenty-five hours day
light here at present, and il is dark
only from eleven to one, and not
very dark even then; butshould SIC
be here next winter VIC will no
doubt pay for it.
June 23-The mail steamer Cal
ifornia arrived this morning, the
cause Of her delay was an attach
ment for debt at Portland, Oregon.
Since tile above was written wc
have saved an Indian woman from
being murdered. The Indians