The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-17
CALIFORNIA
Ths Cerwtn Heard FROM


ka Commercial Co.'S steamer St. Paul
arrived this morning. She brings the
following intelligence: Captain Hooper.
Of the revenue cutter Corvin, received
intelligence. of the discovery OF the
wrecked whsiers by Indians. May Goth.
and ~ once seat out . sledge party
under Lieut. Herring TO investigate is
The party landed on Kolutchiu Island
June %. and made It's way over the ice
westward to the mouth Of the Walker
eem river. about one hundred and fifty
miles from Cape Serdez. where il fel
10 with party Of natives, in whose
possession were found articles taken
from the wreck. The Corwin's party
also saw and talked with natives who
had boarded the wreck. They exhibit
ed two piles Of articles which they said
they had taken from her. They con-
sisted principally of carpenters tools,
etc, The following articles were re-
covered and have been brought TO San
Francisco to be forwarded TO the L. =.
Treasury Department: One whaling
iron marked b. X. possibly initials Of
the owners Of the VigilanD With FIVE
dots (supposed 10 mean boat No. 81.
one pair silver.bowed spectscles aud
case; one pair marine glasses. and one
knife marked V. on the handle. The
natives said the wrecked vessel carried
o pair of reindeer horns on her jibboom.
The Vigilant is known TO have carried
such an ornament, and L. said 70 be the
only one in the whaling feet having
such. which leads To the conclusion that
the wreck was that vessel. Her cabin
was full Of water, the masts were gone.
and four dead bodies were found ON
her. one of them in berth. the others
on the floor. The natives said the dead
men looked ss if they had been dead
many moons; that the skin on their
faces was withered and drawn tight.
Prom this description il was surmised
That the vessel was wrecked 90 far
back as the winter Of 1S79.S0. the first
winter out. The wreck subsequently
drifted out TO sea. and was lost sight Of
The sledge party being unable to 60
further westward on account Of the
melting Of snow. proceeded to Cape
Serdez, and were picked up by the Cor.
win June 30. They travelled 10 all 100
or 40 miles. The cutter had her rud-
der carried away by ice on June LIST,
but repaired it 10 st. Lawrence Bay
with materials obtained from the wreck
of an old whisky smuggler ashore
there. Later she made q second land.
ing on this island and sent parties
ashore to visit the scene of the destruc-
tive famine Of 1878 o. 10 the Indian
villages few changes were discovered.
Dead bodies are still lying about in
Numbers. The surviving nativessap-
pear to be in no want. They were
abundantly supplied with arms and
ammunition and also with goods plum
dered from the wreck of the schooner
Lolita. The latest intelligence Of the
cutters movements Is up to July 9th
when she sailed from Norton Sound
for Golovin Bay. Thence she was Il
proceed northward to Kotzebue Sound
and Point Harrow, TO look after revenu.
matters, then westward to Wrangel
Land before the ice closed in to search
for the Jeanette. The mildness of ths
previous winter and lightness of Toe en-
conntered by the Corwin gave Captain
Hooper strong hopes Of being able t.
reach and explore that land. Whaler
who were interviewed considered tn,
prospect favorable. Fears are enter
tanned that some whaler has been los
as early as July. A large quantity o
whale oil was reported seen by nativ
otter hunters on the sea aboat Jsnal
Island. Four casks Of whale oil drift
ed ashore there about the same time
These sights gave rise to the apprehen
sion that some returning whaler va
wrecked in fog on outlying reefs o
rocks about that island. The fact tba
the packages Of oil found were un
broken Ia thought TO indicate tina
possibly one entire side Of an unfsrtu
nate vessel was broken in. letting tn
cargo out. No further details of tn
supposed wreck had reached Ounalask
mp to August 4. when the 81. Paul lef'
shipping.
SAN Francisco. Aug. 15.-Arrived-
Saturday steamer Idaho. from Veto
ria; bark Revere, from Seabecl
schooner American Girl. from Seattle
sunday-Bsrk Arkwright, from Por
Gamble.
Sailed-Saturday Bark Coquimbo
for Port Madison.