Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-23
alaska.
Items from the Far North.

VICTORIA fB. c., May 22d.-Mr. Oakford,
Collector of Customs at Wrangell, and DR..
Straps, of tAe Berlin Geographical Society,
came from Nanaimo on the W. G. Hunt yes
terday.
There is no exciting news from Alaska. At
Sitka all was quiet, and all the able -bodied
resident indians and Russians are leaving for
the Takon mines at Harrisburg, or. as it is
now styled, juneau City. There had been
an Indian disturbance, which had been
quelled without loss of life by the resolute
attitude of the white citizens.
Two quartz mills had arrived at Harris
burg, and were being erected on Douglass
Island, opposite Takon. On the placer dig
gings the snow was still from ten to fifteen
feet deep, and work was not expected to be-
gin before the middle of July.
At Wrangell all was quiet. Several old
residents were leaving for Harrisburg.
The steamer Gertrude started on her first
trip for the season on the 18th of May, but
was unable to proceed up the Stickeen, which
was completely blocked up with ice, and re-
turned to Wrangell the next day.
The United States ship Wachusetts ar
rived at Wrangell from Sitka on the 9Th in
slant, and anchored in Labouchere harbor.
Captain Piersop, of the Wschusetts, COIN
cides with his predecessor, Captain Glass,
in the opinion that Wrangell should be the
chief naval station OF Alaska. The Wa.
chusetts will visit two or three settlements
upon the coast, and return to Wrangell TO
await the arrival of the United States
steamer Adams, sent up to relieve the Wa
chusetts.
The large steam launch formerly belonging
to the United States steamship jamestown
tenant Selim Wadsworsh, of the Wachusetts,
and after a perilous passage of twelve days
arrived at Wrangell on the IL h.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
HARRISBURG, Msy 10sh.-The people are
complaining very bitterly against the Post.
master General for not having Harrisburg
included in the Alaska mail route from Port
Townsend to Wrangell and Sitka. There is
more population at present in Harrisburg
than in all the rest of the Territory.
We had q lively time here last week, in the
shape of an Indian row. It appears that the
two tribes of Indians-one the Awkes and
the other the Stickeens-had some difficulty
some time ago, and the Stickeens got the best
of the fight. Last week the Awkes thought
it was good time to get square, as they all
campsd close to town en- the west side, and
some few Stickeens were camped on the
east side. The Awkes captured woman
belonging to the Stickeens, and were going
to burn her at the stake, but she made her
escape and came into town for protection of
the miners. The Awkes came in and made
n demand for the woman. but the miners
would not give her up. The Awkes con-
Guided to take her by force, but three COM
panies of military turned out in full force,
and very soon drove the Awkes out of town.
The only damage done was the dislocation Of
an Indians jaw and broken musket stock.
The citizens sent word down to Captain
Persons, of the Wachusetta, that they would
like to have him come up and look after the
Indians, as the miners have something else
to do than settling Indian difficulties but
the Captain would not come up, as he
thought the miners were able to protect
themselves.
The snow is disappearing very fast.
The town is growing very fast. There
have been thirty.five houses built this last
month.