Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-01

thew resaie % the neeas If fais Territory.
Many Of the nanst iupprtxot prints
within the waters Of this ooile< tioa DIS
tricf sFs furnished with ii9hss and fog
sigr.ais: sosns, however. are stsl u1bro
vidsd for In this respect. 4 IAfsse aad
constantly Increasing trAds BY waser
an11ng the islands Of toe san Jaan
aretipsiaRo calls attention % the fact
that not gns % these island. or tss d.
Gus channels bF which thy are ap-
prDsahsd . marked By hEns ho7se-
/ log signal oE dsy-mArk II any kind.
Tee ssryvfa2 trade between Ssn4trso,
r. G., An5 ports "a the United states,
furnishes bsIna<s for q large member
~ Axperie4n vessels. The canal DE
Haso. through which these vessels pass
ia izoan1 TO and from kansimo, -
,puI5dSd on tie ess: By the islands re-
fsrrlsli %. yes there Is Dot = beacO1 -
Qusa@ the stranger IN daylight. much
lees 4 Ii2hs house or fog signsi. The
Rosario Straits. thro1gh which vessels
pass ts11Bd 20 Bellingham bay. In equally
destitute Of aids 70 navigation Night
and fog signals are particularly needed
as these ptaess on Account of the great
depkh Of water. and consequent din
Guilty Of fndiaz anchorage. and on &C
courgt Of the strength Of the ezTssas
WHEN szrriss a vessel from place 10
plass With Sab rapiditY that the most
skillfsl and careful plot mast loas all
krOHIsj2e Of his position very soo1 a.
ter he Inses sight Of land. OF eg1rse the
sza~t points 1oou which lights shoald
be lossted must he dstsrninsd by =
earefal elimination by the proper OH
GERS.
Another msttsr which il Of impor
tanes % navigation It may not be Out Of
plsee 70 mention There IL not. through
oul the STRAITS Of Fuea, a place whore
shes can anchor Sith any degree Of
safety, Neah bar, about six miles east
Of Csps Flattsry. would make an excel
lent harboy Of refuge. easy Of access and
angle in siz !, aud affords safe anchor
age This bay j. now exposed to the
fall foree Of the heavy westerly swells,
abd IN consequences IL avoided by ves-
sells ss unsafe. A breakwatsr extsnd
ing essterly from the west side of the
bsv fer distNpcs Of seven elRhts Of
mile would convert this into one of the
tinrst hATb0es o1 the coast, and would
bs of immerss heneRt to commerce..
The stous OF which 10 construct the
hrsakWatsr eo1id he fsund in abund-
water should eommence. | know Of no
place where harbor Of refuge could be
I'D easily constructed and would
be If such gsnsFal benefit a. at
this point. A ship TOYS down 10 Cape
Fiatferg and find = gale coming on fFoa9
the u yuthesss whieh she would gladly
avoi3 has cannot. There Is NJ anchor
age she goes To SEA, and IT.. as fire.
4 h. uarA he o..
sou b zess and continues 10 blow hard,
with tkick seathsT, she is IN a danger.
ous situation, and IL fortunate il shs,
escapes dasIiGatlBn. Hardly a winter
| passes bat oue or more vessels are
driven on shore on the roek-bJuud
/ e0ast ~ VaneoavsF's Island, after being
/ faresd TO sea II thiu way. Vessels en-
4 terins ths straits wOuld be equally bene.
| fitted Ii frequently happens that a
/ ship xill be driven 20 sea three or four
! times, aud each time, after getting far
enough into the straits 10 have made an
anchorage in Nsss Bsy, had il afforded
any protection. Coming mp the coast
with southeast Wind. she hauls clio V
around Cape Flattery, and meets the
wind blowing directly on. Of the straits
| at the end % the FIRST food tide she
perhaps finds herself of Neah Bay at
tie end Of the next ebb, however, she
Is again outside OF the straits. when a
sudden change to the westward throws
her on lee shore. with thick weather,
compelling her TO carry sail hard for the
Efxt t9o DAYS To beat of shore. IL she
sacceeds, when the weather clears up
abe returns, ADD sometimes repeats her
experience two or three times. Should
she not succeed, che Ia lost, With perhaps
all hands on board. The large number
~ vessels passing through the Straits Of
Fncs makes this EnattsF worthy of care.
full consideration.
| On the matter Of tho needs of the
customs service Of the Territory. can
only aay that the force employed In car
Trying on the work Of protesting the
revenue" In this collection district Il
ridic1lonsly small. In no place are such
facilities offered for violation of law AZ
on this frontier, and 10 no placs is snch
large extent of territory guarded, O,
supposed TO be guarded. by 30 few meu.
There are 10 this district 50 many ave
nues open for the smuRRler that il ID
impossible TO guard them all. and since
the enforcement OF ths Chinese Re-
sty'esion Act u entrusted to the customs
fiici "a, the snugaler has bat little diff
Guilty tn pursuing his nsfarioes alling
Complaints are frequently made that
the Restriction Act u not enforced by
the customs ofhsials; that Cinnamon
are orowding into the Territory without
hindrauos, eto. ask your attention "a
some OF the obstacles encountered by
the revenue officer Ia this matter.
| First-Ihere - nothing TO deter the
Chinaman from making ths attempt.
No penalty attaches 10 him. He even il
not repaired 10 bear his own expense In
returaing 20 the port from whence be
came consequently he keeps trying IN.
til he sucoeeds. Some OF tkem have
been detested and sent back 80 often
thai their faces are quite familiar 10 the
customs authorities. The facility With
which white men escape the penalty
for aiding the Chinese encourages
dozena nf gcFthless characters 10 an
gage In the husinesa. II caught, unless
aesaally engaged IN stepping from the
boat b, The shore, which eooupies hut a
moment OF time. they are acquitted.
There are thousands Of Chinanen ius.
wtahoslt the burdsr waiting for an on.
pofturlity 30 get in. Pienty Of WORTH
lsss characters are ready 10 assist them,
and all passenger staAmera ready 20
carry then provided u ear be asne With
ous rssk. The facilities stfcssd f,r
smnnniine Chinamsn. as well as data
BILE goods bv vay Of tie San Juan Ar
ehipeiaeo. are wall known. These ISL
snas ere inhabited by farmers and
sheep raisers. aad while large major.
ity are hosest aud Industrious men.
tAafe 10 no laek Of eoufedersfes
10 assisi tho snnQeier in conceal
nsnt, ustil . favorable opporsuxity
10 eoaiplste his vsyaRe. Indeed, some
Of thsFs openly declsrs themselves
smoRshsrs and defy The Law. TIE
prapef endorsement OF ths Chinese
Rssfrtesiae Act wauld alone rsguire
mote uien than nov ceestlfnte ths en-
sire fosos Of the CnStnms Service IN this
distrins, vct with all this ed lisioaal
duty and rrsazsns eommeree Of the
distsisi. the CustonsE fugcs. with posi-
biz cns ot tvo additional men. remains
the sane - before the Act wat mo
| edect The u.slleetor of the district
has bean Rreatiy embarrassed in his e.
forts 10 Get sdditlonai help. hy the
Treasury aeents vho kave visit.d this
distrtet fram TINA 70 tima. Knawina
thaA scspons IL an ever popular erv.
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