The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-08-19
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siS f'eAscIseo, Aug. l5s-The AS
ka Commercial Co'sst. Paul arrived
this motaiiig. Ebe brings tie Eo!iowing
intelligence Captain Hooper of the
Revenue Cater, received intelligence
Of the discovery Of Ito wreeked
wbalsrs by Indians, and at once
sent ont sledge party nn.ler I5eet
ll9uing to investigate II. The party
landed on Koihlchiu isiind June 2nd.
ami maie lis way over the leo
vestwnrd 10 the mouth Of the
VankeerGn river, about one hundred
and lifty miles from Cape Ssrdez, whore
| u fell in with tafty Of natives, in
whose possession were found articles
taken from the wreck. The Corwin's
party also gaw and talked with natives
who bad boarded tho wreck. They ex.
hibite1 two piles Of articles which they
said tliev bad takeIf ffom her. They
contested lnbiciinlka OF carpentcris
ltools, etc The following articles we're
gfeeoyered ral baye been brought 10
San francisco TO i,e forwarded to The
sU. S. Treasury department One wbal-
ling iron marked y. X. (ooasibIe initials
Of the owners Of the Yigilant) will five
aots) aupposed 10 mean boat No - one
lpair silver bowed sp.etacles aud case;
one pair marine glasses, anil one knife
markell ~ on tl,e hsndle. Tic natives
said tie wrecked vessel ciiiic1 pair
of reindeer horns on her jib5Sm. The
Nigilant IL kiowI, 20 l.Sve CO ,iel such
an. ornament, and s knowrKo be The
only one in tiie Whaling geet having
sneh, which leads 10 the conclusion
that the wreck was Chat vessel. Her
cabin .wns fnil or water, The masls were
gone and four dead bodies wsrc found
on her, one Of them in hertb, the
other> on lhe foor. The natives said
tlie dead nict looked "a il they bad
been deld nEiny moons; tba; the skin
on their fare, wns wilhei cd aud drawn
J tight From ilis description Il vas
sarmised lbat the vessel waa wrecked
as fac back Ufil'e winter of 1879 80,
the first winter ont. The wreck sub
sequcn'ly dFifted out 10 sea, and ~aS
lost.sigbt of. The slelgo party l,eing
Unable 10 90 further west ward on ac-
conht nf llc melting of snow, proceed
ed 10 Cape Serlez and were pickcd up
by che Corwin June 29th. They tray
ele1 ia al 80 or 10 miles. The cut.
Ter hal her rRider carried svssy 10y iee
on june 1t, hat repaired IL IN 81.
Lawrence Bay with materials obLaincd
! from the - r-cS Of an old whisky SNUG
eler ashore there. Later she made q
sscend lauding on the island and sent
parties ashore TO ,isit the scene 5f the
,l'-stinciite famin. of lsTS9~--in tho
isdian viz .@1fgW changes were dis
fgvFT' 2. Dead bodies arc still lyine
, ilbori 81 uun,hcrp. The Surviving na
r tirss rri--,r ~ be- ia I,o vani. They
wes'' aisrEiantly sapldied with arm
sad snHtuhi;,0a aid aisp vita good,
! pinn,i.rs.'i f,om the wreck og tl,, sclInoa
~ l. dita. The latest intelligence 81 ia.
cutters movements j. mp q, July -
when sn' rstil,.i fsom Norton s.,i.sud 50
I ,iolDsin ists Iiarce slIa Was 10 f,ro
cee 81 n,tti. >'s,rrl 4, Kate. .i.. so,,irl an,
Point ElitoN. - look after reysi,u
mattGrs. gheu westward u Wrange
land i.rf ~ he s., eln 81 j., L, s.s,r.l
: Cor iis J.snd,st. 'Ih., niiltess o
, the i.n'vi1ns e1nie ,a{i iieitusr-. ri ic.
: esscerntst,-l i,y Fh,. G5r. I,>--z--r---r--s1T .
iais lio,fe-,-szsls'sss ~. -. - ',.i',s able
20 nrseh an3 ~ pi.,ie ll,at a..d. tNbal
erB Who wefe inis.rs irNel cpr,si.ief...l
the prospect fivottii.. F.-sts are ,.f,
= tcrt,inel tipit -n,n. j. !,s.-i hr,s isee
lost ns rutly As Jnly i isrsr qu4Dtt
~ q whale n.i a.ss .el~.rls,! seen ~ a..
tive otter hunters IA tie s-a ais,ni
Janals island. Fpur casks II whale oi
2 dri(tr,l ashore t'efr si-,,a ,.. S.,,a'. tiiue
: These sights gaze r,.~ :. the sis.u B.n
sion that ssmr 'esseprn. ~l,u:s, "a,
wrcclst.i in ine. .u ps.i sses t.-ri~ -
rocks about t,nit isiao.,t Fac ;art iEs,l
; packages If oil ieu 81 acre i.nirvk1n ].
? thollght 10 ind cate that possibly os,,
entire SIDE of an unfortunate vessel esai
broken in letting ,ie cargo out 81,
further details Of The supposed wreck
bal reached ounalsska NJ, to August I
when Inc st. Paul left.