Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-14
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! want 10 tell you hoz things ess
along down here. We are having lots
OF fog. with light westerly vinds, OF
Caps Flattery. | am getting 9 ship
now and again, and deinG nv best TO
act more men absuf the sealing hsef.
There are eight scaooners sealing frona
here They are the Granger, Prank
OiaFp master, which 10 dong very we'll.
She has rot 40 seal 20 far. The Seventy
nx eou1es riext With G5) skins; she has
been PAYING - from the start. The
Amethyst has 800 skins; the Indian schr.
Letitia. VITA chief PETER a. captain, has
600 skins.
Baxter owns or ehartans the rest. The
Lottis % first, James Brewer captain, $50
skins Teazef, Quinn captain, $50 skins;
Ocean Spray. Ray captain, 100 skins;
Sea Foam. Roach eapt'lin, 1s0 skins.
That is about their correct catch, 50
far. and they sli pay 81 per skin now,
Baxter and all. 80 they might Just as
we'll let me alone, 20 far as tie prise is
concerned.
Itosd you before thai the Indians staid
out atniRht On The ssvsnsy six, and we're
20 eet fIaE in jail When they ees back, b1t
] said ] thought Wool would be afraid
70 put his threas IN force, and ] was
right. Instead. he sent for the captain
and waited 20 gst him 70 reduce the
prios to a; but the ezipsain said No; I
viii keep on paving -" Then Wood
changed his tone ard told the captain
be ald not care IL he paid $50; he want
ed the Indians 70 get 80 they were worth,
and this 10 the same man that he sent a
written order TO 10 lsate Neah Bay, or
be would get the resenue cutter to TOW
him out. He also told him he could get
all the canoes he wanted. Nov this is
just as IL happened asked the cap
tain, and be told me what have told
you. and told him would tell it TO
you.
The captain OF the Amethyst started
70 pay 81. Wood had talk witt him
and wanted hiin b, wait until Baxter
came down TO see IL they could net fix
u. bat be would not wait. Now, is il
Woods place, as Indian seent, to cut
the price Of seal down to the Indian
lossl Does IL look a. il he did not care
If they paid $50 or not, and he talking
this way 10 the same men that be or
deFed ont Of tbs bay, or he would have |
them toved ont?
Baxter has got two schooners from |
Frisco the Sea Foam and Ocean Spray. |
They are out from Frisco close ON TIVE |
months One of tlaem has got lOO skins,
the other 15o. am told, and il Is cor |
rect, thst be paya $3.50 per month for |
each OF them. The captain gets 800 |
GER month, the mates and cook $45 |
each, and three sailors $50 each Then |
there is provisions. So you sse il takes |
3 good deal Of money 20 run sealing |
schooner. III re is $50 pc. month for |
saeh OF them. besides provisions and |
their charter from the time they left |
san Francisco, and be is paying Is per |
seal and willing 10 sell them for the |
same money. So you see ID looks as il |
Is losing lots Of money. He /
allows Gaiiick did not know how to run /
this businsss; he was going to do it Just |
bis way; but the best laid plans Of mice /
and men-you know the rest. When |
Baxtef's store keeper heard that the cap
tain Of the Amethyst was going to pay |
IS. he said be thought the captain was |
too much of gentleman to raise the |
price Of skins. He is Woods son, and |
. hns s-lcOking young married man.
Wood is using bis influence to have |
the telegraph oparator and life boafman |
removed, but don't think he will suo-
seed. I hear rimor that Wood expects
10 leave here about July. ! can tell you
the Indians would like him ont al once.
! Gan go ashore now 10 the postofilce and /
ofioe, and can get water. He
had neWs from the Secretary Of War not |
10 stop me. or from some one with power 1
that made him know he was not 30 large
9 man as be thought he was.
Mr. Frank Cispp's schooner is making |
money. Frank 10 great favorite among
the Indians; il he kept greater variety
Of goods. be could sell more.
Nov, Mr.. Editor, have fulfilled my |
promise 30 let you know how things are
going on here. You can print what you |
think will interest the public, and what /
you don't think vill interest them yo1 /
can leave cut; but viii yoach for the
truth Of this or any letter that write
70 you. OF coarse. there might be some
mistakes.
had letter FROM Gov. Newell. He
told me be could not act without author. /
ity from Washington. He said all the l
papers were forwarded, and take great |
pleasure in thanking him for listening |
70 sne, although ! was not o Rothschild. |
fou will hear from me again, when !
have Got anything that viii interest the
publie. ! am. sir, yours respectfully.
ALKx. McFARr.Axx,
Master Schooner Mist.
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