Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-17
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AhHiccs FROM ihe Ear sorti,.

VICTORIA, June 16th.--The steamship Cal
ifornia, Captain James Carroll, arrived this
morning from Alaska via Departure Bay.
She left the Northwest Trading Company's
steamer Favorite and the surveying steamer
Yucon at anchor i'll Sitka.
The prospecting party to the headwaters of
the Yucon were escorted as far as Chilcat by
launch from the United States ship James
town.
James Doyle, an old resident OF Sitka,
died of heart disease ON the 9th.
4 match game of baseball was played be-
tween the steamer Ca!ifornia's club and
picked nine from the United States ship
Jamesto WI. The CALIFORNIA; won by a score
OF y TO %.
K G. Boyd, merchant of Wrangel, died
there on the 10th OF heart disease.
The California remained one day at
Wrange, to enable the eXcursionists to visit
the celebrated glacier up the Stickeen river.
The steamer Cassiar took them up and back
the same day.
The California brings sc, eco in treasure
from the Cassiar mines, ana twenty-five pas
sengers.
ADDITIONAL NEWS.
PoaT TOWNSEND Nv. T. J, June 16th.-The
steamship California arrived at P. NJ. to-day
from Alaska.
The Northwest Trading Co. s steamer Fa-
vorite arrived from a cruise to Takoo, Chilli
cat Cross Sound and all inland points. Her
officers report that all the villages have been
visited by expeditions OF British Columbia
Indians who had been trading British goods
smuggled from Port Simpson. Their goods
consisted of blankets, guns and moiasses, and
it is estimated that they had secured $40, 900
worth of furs ia exchange for these smuggled
goods. The managers OF the Northwestern
Trading Company complain bitterly that this
infringement OF the revenue law will ipjure
their business exceedingly, and have Tor
warded statements to the Treasury Depart
ment asking that steps be taken to prevent
this wholesale smuggling and outside monop-
oily. These Indians preceded the Favorite
about ten days, and the steamer could not
catch up with them.
An expedition Of twenty miners, escorted
by sailing launch from the United States
ship jamestown, left Sitka for the Chilhute
river May Goth, with six months supplies
The intention of the party is to prospect for
placer diggings on the Yucon river aud tribu-
tar1es. They arrived at Chilicat May 26th,
and had a consultation with the Indians
there, whom they found disposed to be
friendly, which was perhaps owing to the
fact that the expedition was escorted by three
officers and sixteen men from the jamestown,
under command of Lieutenant T.. z. Nc.
Clellan, with instructions to enforce permits
sion for them to enter the country, which had
heretofore been always refused. The expedi-
ton was eminently successful, the head chief,
Kluckutz, expressing friendly feelings and
promising future aid The launch returned
to Sitka ON the 9Th instant.
Several miners have struck out for Copper
river.
The coal beds near Hootznoo have been re-
opened, and the coal is being tested.
The mining experts, Pilz and Fall, who
went up on the California on her last trip, are
satisfied with the Stewart mine. Expert
Fail will take his time before reporting.
The schooner w. B. Hardy had arrived at
Sitka, discharged her cargo, and left for
Klavock May 10Th.
The U. S. surveying schooner Yukon was
lying at anchor in Sitka Bay, awaiting the
arrival of Professor Dali by the California.
They sailed on the 11th for Behring Sea, for
surveying and other scientific purposes.
The schooner Gold Hunter, rebuilt here
and just launched, sailed on the 9Th instant
for trading voyage.
Several large new boats and scows have
been built in Sitka this spring, and business
appears active.
Salmon is just coming it, Cod is received
from Chatham Straits occasionally.
The scientists accompanying the Coast
Survey expedition appeared much pleased,
and gathered many valuable additions to the
Smithsonian Institution.
Farms and gardens are being cultivated,
the weather being delightful.