Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-12
From Victoria Standard

FROM N1ctOTld DtufSfuTu.l
Mr. I CaIIbreath, of the firm of Call
breath, Cook & Grant, arrived yester-
dsy from Cassiar, via. Nanaimo, on
board the steamer Wilmington, bring
inc the latest direct news from Cassiar.
I'm the 18th nit. the steamer Gertrude,
hound up the Stickeen river, on the first
voyage OF the season, broke her shaft
ten miles below the Canyon, or some
ninety miles from Fort Wrangle. Ar
rancements we're at once made to dis
charge the freight and store it on the
hank. a. the accident occurred in a part
of the river where this WAS possible.
Mr.. Callbreath with commendable alac-
rity. took the dimensions of the broken
ahaft and hurried back to Fort Wrangel
where he arrived by canoe Just day
after the steamship Victoria had pro-
seeded north. He asoertained, how
ever. from the agent of the steamship
that she would havs to o Ill at station
called HOwcan, aud realizing the i'm
portance Of tho situation, Mr.. Call
breath engaged canoe and proceeded
10 that place, making voyage of over
200 miles. At Howcan he fell in with
the Victoria and took passage on her
for Nanaimo, where he left yesterday
loading coal. She will be down on or
about Wednesday next.
The Stiokeen river IL rising, the wa
fers being already up to "full banks"
There are some $40 men in the mines
and provisions are scarce. 1t Is impos-
sible to send In freight at the present
stage OF the river by canoe, and the
case il one which demands the imrne-
diate attention of the Government.
Mr.. Callbreath will use all possible ex-
pedition In securing the construction of
n new shaft for the Gertrude. which he
hopes TO have ready by the 10th instant.
The work will be done at the Albion
Iron Works. But in the meantime the
men in the mines will run short of pro-
visions, and there will DO no possible
means Of conveying additional stores TO
them.
On the arrival of Mr.. Callbreath at
Fort Wrangsl, Capt. Michel, Of the
United States steamer Hassler, kindly
offered to take him TO Howcan, but Mr..
Callbreath, knowing that he could reach
there by canoe in titie To meet the Vic-
TORN, declined the oGss. The weather
during the past three weeks all along
tho coast has been cold aud boisterous,
and on tho voyage to Howcan Mr.. Call
breath's canoe narrowly escaped being
capsized. Howcan 10 a sealing station.
200 miles south Of Fort Wrangei. on
what ia known a. Dixon's Entrance. A
new mission has been started there and
the Victoria called in to land machin-
cry for saw mill. The sealing season
has not been successful. There has
been plenty of seals, but on account OF
rough weather IL has been impossible to
take them in remnnerative quantities.
THE WRECKED EUREKA.
News received by the steamship Vic-
toria confirms previous reports that she
will be successfully foated. She has
been patched over. which will allow the
water to be pumped out of her. and In
all probability, ere this IL ahoat. The
steamship Idaho was met In johnson
Straits on Friday last, 10 miles north Of
Euclataw Rapids, bound north. The
steamer Bonita WAS met near Cape
Nudge at 4 o'clock On Saturday morn.
ing, also bound north.
Mr.. Callbreath thinks the prospects
for the mining season in Cassiar very
good.