Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-08
Sol, Ball and stikR.

the 2lst ul:., says:
There are men 10 Silks, sni associated With
them cibcls 10 Wrangpl, 10 Vlo'oris. 10 fIr'A
land, in Port TO soueLd. San Francisco, Ne"
70. aud Waehiagtou, who ars Interested 10
u. kcg Others b:ievc 10 the future OF Alaska
60 tie next great mining r,eiou to which, ospl
taists will be altraced-at last, it is the cJuo'
try ia which they assume that they have
ioterest7, aod they are wcrkiog like beavers to
iuptes' everybody with the great wealth that
is 10 Alaska. To this there can b. 20 par!cu.
il. CT cun 80 long as i: is limited to their
o7n CuGerpl!jc. their own tim aud money. but
wa,n The publ, treasury is to be attsck:d by
b &c spccuialors-urder tho cry tina. Alaska
leeds expensive government "pfotectlon, end
that ceucty is ready for territorial form OF
government, it is simply piec, Ct fcIy; bu',
81 c0ufse, Congress wlll zee to this.
At The first 1ee'og of toe clt'z. vas
as!uuisiied st the matlttss Of 9incc OF dispose
tiOn Oh their part to consult with Capt Brown
Oh SRA. might bs deemed the best course to
pulsuc ucdcr their present CIRCUMSTANCES, and
this e7idaot lack e disposition vas sIiil moio
marked ia the .c0nd meeting With the cJm'
uir,ce, a. il vas requested by tho Captain, TO
BE- 81. committee CT conere1c,. 10 th3 hfst
| meeting wac si!-ut auditor, sittlog, HoDdeI'
| iag at wha. thought YES uDEccounta5io stu
| pci'y ltd almost IN science t0Tard the Captain.
| At the stccld meeting. after | Vas satisfied
that there was 10 basis ct agreement likely 10
bo reached, was determined not to loss ny
opportunity of understanding tho eitlz:ns AID
ob:apiog permission to asks questions: got
no c1saers beyond tho simple ''pu. oh' from
Collector Bal! tina. they tad not thought on
these mas;eIs sufficiently, and would consult
| together sld give mo the answers ct later PEI
Iiod. Not one Of them ever alluded to Ties,
questions atterSsrd. My questions were put
ID tie ncst simple !olm. embracing nothing
ucra than o wish to know What kidd OF authoIl.
y they wanted over them epd other practical
questions per!nen: to their sllu1tl5o. l could
Dot usders.snd them thee; | thoroughly IN
dars,srd chem now, as read the letters aod
TIL g-sus which they bad cent by tao Osprey
and Dy tho California OF later date.
Ees potlacSiog for reepec. aad sympathy
toward Collector Ball in Silka. With q ten
der wife AID very pleasant ycuog children
aroutd him, il Lo had really apprrhcusioa5 Of
I'd Indlau attsck &c csrtaio!y was deserving ct
pity aod s, mpslhy, aud | 90 expressed myself
70 bin, aud said that, if feared the Iadians
as BE- did | would send my family away ous CT
the couolFy; aud when be wrote asking Captain
Bfcwn 10 take iken aaa7 IL tie Alaska, l Was
greatly pleased when l heard the Captain
promptly rsspood, "Certaioly. lWIlI gave up
ny own c.bn to thu Colonel's family"
Collector Bail had had near him the revenue
cutter Wclcoit, |hch, be aid, vas ioadeq 1ate
to their protection, and which the Indians des
pissed. Ii vas unfortunate for Cap,eio Selden
that tho Impression prevails 10 SiISs that The
Indians had scared him snd he did rot want to
BIZ there" When Captain BfoSn arrived and
\ Il ~. III 49, b. had 100, ,ri
gate aud reper:, aud that bis remaiDiog was
depeodcDt upon c1idetc, ,fthe hosuls int-n,i II
On the part of tbs Indians, The Collector was
disappointed. He saW that there WAS % tiue
TO b. lost, 81 tho Osprey vas abous 10 leave,
md SO he hastily pennncd his famous telegram
Of ID, 2 iust, rushed aroucd snoog The
so,; kes pofs su1 60; Rev. N. G Metropolsky.
priest OF the Ru,sian oLur,h. with a copgrc
2ati1o ouub reg 2i7," snda few olbers. 10
Deli!ion the Pre- sldent for proiecnor.
The statements made BY irresp Inslolc persons
ere Hct worthy Of repetition. but s:ateUent
q SIC b, Collector Ball deserves the affection
Of IT,. goTeruurnt He said
Tho Alaska Commercial Fur Company OIL
| ways Try 10 prevent the protection OF the cra,ns
OF ''i!ks. That company are making large
amounts OF money in vlol-tio7 Of Law They
ara h.Iins aea Otter illega ly. l an t(ld by ii
person whom ! ruEart Is good authority that
| they hast the Indians by selling Them VIA
CHESTER lilies for So, or 100 SKINS. With the
+ ds7 they give only few cartridges. and whrn
| lh-se a:e Us and more asked for they tell the
nstrv. ,t.t the cartridge factory Was burned
sHd there werp no more to b. hsd, and iney buy
back the r e.. for 81 50. The compsny have
Instructed the Chilch,t indians to War upon the
| white. party went up north to explore Tor
mlnes ard wers driven baCz. supposed 10 be by
| lndIsns under the iLhu.nce OF the com paoy.
The story OF Sir. Sloss in the San F-snci:co
Ubroi lie is untruu in it, statements. If this
| country j! 10 be developed It will Interfere with
the Alasss Commercial ComuaEy. If we had
proiec!io!s We could 10 on with GU: plans end
| eusir esa.'
Regarding the Collectors statement as very
2r,7o cbsr4e and deserving Of investigation, /
| asked him, after the meeting, if he would fur
| -!sh ms his infol mants nsue AID address. de
| declined, IN requested me not TO report what
| he had said. Had he said 60 to me only would
| not have mentioned ii but having said 30 in
public meeting, before class Of people who ev
IDENTIFY believed it and would be sure to repeat it.
| l coIalder it proper to use it es l have done,
| that il Insy be confirmed or con.rAdic!ed. On
| subsequent OCCASION spoke Of 1t sgain, and be
said that be had made the statement while he
| wss warmed up in his speech, and he could Lot
| nov cay whether his informant knew it himself
, t. be true or whether he had only heard of it
The presiient OF the citing, also ex- Collector
| Barry and Mr.. HALEY went utter the Alaska
| FCr company ana LOUIS GLOSS VIII great Vlgor
Tho ~hole of this seemed irrelevant and without
6 purpose, but on reaching Victoria l learned
from the United States Consul that it had
meaning. Collector Ball informed the Consul
that 1T Was reported that the Alaska Fur Com.
pany had al agent on bosrd CT the gurboat!"
That statement shows how little credence ia to
be given 10 what lheEc men report of hesrssy.
n @, soul had been on shore but Captain Brown
Ind 70 one had been on the ship except the ofo
fcers OF tho Wolcott and Osprey and Collector
Ball and The nauo of that company was certain.
never mentioned in any manner. The inter-
view had with Dir. Hsiey Nigh. have furnish
ed the fertile brain OF that Lively IrIshman with
such ethought; bat as that interview did no.
take place till sft.r the Osprey h ID left and Col
lettor Ball I'D written tho report, it is cbarI:a.
bic to assume that it vas oaly the creation Of
dis.empe-el brain. jos. before Captain Brown
left Sitka the Collector handed him lengthy
Litter, in which he indicated that he feared that
the gallant asilor was bisssad in his Judgment OF
sf .irs in S!ks from the il Il Iencs OF he Alaska
Fur Company. What may now be the aeque!
to such Cd insult as the Captain has returned 10
sitEs, cannot say but there can be no doubt
that nothing moro than oflcl,l relations can
hereafter exis. between The Captain and the Col.