Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-12
PACIFIC COAST.
ehinese Trying 70 smugxIe Themselves
Into the Ceunfry.

Into the Ceuntry.
San FR4scIsco. Juue Il.-Since the
arrival of the British steamer Gienely.
ten days ago, much trouble has been
caused by some Of her Chinese crew
attempting 10 land here without proper
CREDENTIALS. A week ago the Chinese
carpenter of the steamer attempted to
smuggle ashor5. but was detected and
brought back. On Saturday night last
a Chinese fireman jumped ashore from
ths steamer. After a severe chase by
the customs and police officers. be was
captured, brought back TO the ship and
placed in irons. Later another Of the
1hinese crew made an ATTEMPT to land.
he rniscalculated the distance and fell
In the water. Nothing more was seen
OF him and he is probably drowned.
The customs officials say the officers of
the Glenely are Indifferent about the
matter, though penalty of $500 is at
taohed for each ofense of allowing Chi
nese to land without passport.
Valuable Discovery.
San Francisco. June ia valuable
discovery of pozzeelana has been made
at Berkeley. Pozzuolana il a substi-
tItute for Portland cement, and can be
produced for one-fourth the cost OF the
latter.
New Railroad Projected.
Ii is reported that company with a
capital stock of S5,0O0,000 will soon be
organized To build q railroad, connect
ing kootenay lake and Victoria with
the Columbia river. Capt. John C.
Ainsworth * Son and Geo. j. Head of
Schesetarge, own part of the capital
stock subscribed. The last Legislature
granted a franchise for the road, and
donated 1900 acres of land. The
route is from Thushwap Lake as direct
as possible through Eagle pass to the
Columbia river. The road will also act
as feeder for the Canadian Pacific.
This Is Awful
SAN Francisco, June 11.-Nrs. Des-
conuers. wife of Charles Desconuers, of
Oakland, while temporarily insane, it is
believed from the effects of puerperal
fever, cut the throat of her boy baby, IL
days old, who died, and then cut her
own with razor. She will probably
recover.
Insurance Investigation.
An investigation has been instituted
to determine the responsibility for the
wreck of the Escambia. The insurance
was paid under protest. The investiga-
ton pending will arrange grievances
satisfactorily.
News from General Crook.
San FRANoIsco, June ia Tomb |
stone special to the Associated Press
says: a young son of Sergt. Ham Smith |
arrived from Chihuahua this morning.
bringing information to tie Epitaph |
that Gen. Crook had returned from his
expedition. and was encamped at Silver |
Greek, at the south end of the Chirica-
huas, about sixty miles southeast from |
this place. Loco, Chato. and about go
hostiles have surrendered and are being
brought in by Crook, who recrossed the |
line last Saturday. With them and the |
prisoners were about Is bucks, old and
sick; the balance are women and chill |
dren. 1t is said that Crook will return
and endeavor to capture the warriors. |
His command is in fine fighting trim, |
the casualties so far being not high. |
Expect further details tonight.
Nothing In IL.
Joyce, Cushman and party have re-
turned to Guaymas from the Lower Cal |
ifornia gold fields. They report there |
is nothing in ir.
The Lower California gold bubble has |
burst. The following dispatch was re-
ceiyed this morning by the Evening Re |
pqjlieaH from Tingley, one of the party, |
dated at Guaymas, June 10th: Joyce |
and eastman with party arrived today |
after hard trip to the placers. 1t took |
four days to cross the Gulf on our trip |
out. The distance is Ill miles to Trim |
idad Bay; thence to the placers the dis
lance is 81 miles, on foot, through a |
country devoid of vegetation and over a |
rough trail with water very scarce. |
Nellie eastman with party of five |
men started from Trinidad Bay ahead |
of the rest of the party. Nellie and two |
of her party came near dying of thirst, |
but were rescued by the balance of the |
party overtaking them the second day |
out. They arrived ut the placers to find |
what there was of them completely |
worked out, Mexioans and Indians hav-
ing worked them at least for one year. |
saw over one hundred patches worked
out with a color. The placers are II |
of an inferior quality and which the |
Indians pack in and sell for Is cents a |
gallon. From all appearances inside of |
one month there will be no water nearer |
than the mission of San Gertrude, n |
miles away from the mines. We paid |
SIG passage for ourselves and the same |
for our burros to cross the gulf.
Since the receipt of the above dis |
patch Miss Nellie eastman has arrived |
in town and confirms the above in ev- |
cry particular.
Our Coal Mines.
SAN Francisco, June 1O.-The scarcity |
of coal which was experienced for the |
81 he hal tf, L
great measure, by the arrivals of recent |
oargoes from British Columbia and Sc |
attic. II is understood that the number |
of coal vessels plying between this port |
and the coal fields first named viii be |
increased as soon as arrangements can |
be made, and that a number of new
mines that have been located there will |
be opened up and worked vigorously. |
The fleet at present engaged in the coal |
trade will be increased shortly by the |
arrival of the steam collier owned by |
Duusmuir, Dixige & Go. IL is also re- |
ported that three mines in the vicinity |
of Seattle, which have been held by out |
side partiee. are to be worked this sum- |
mer, and that if the investment will
warrant the expenditure two golfers will
be- built for the local trade. A gentle
man who represents this company is at
present on Puget Sound attending to
matters in connection with the project,
which il said TO be we'll backed with Gap
ital. On the other hand inquiries have
been made concerning northern coal
fields, by parties who have interested
themselves with view of investing in
them.
The Late Eclipse.
SAN Francisco. June 1.-THE total
eclipse of the sun on May 9th was suo-
cessfully observed on Caroline Island
in the South Pacific by the American,
French and English expeditions. Nul-
can was not seen. Several good photo
graphs Of the corona and spectrum were
obtained.
NH In Equity.
SAN Francisco, June ia bill in
equity has Just been entered in the
court here against District Commits
sioner West for the recovery of railroad