Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-04-15
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placed under $3to bonds, which were
furnished By Captain Carroll. The
next day there we're several hundred
pounds more opium found in various
parts Of the ship. talked with Capt.
Carroll. In the first conversation. be-
fore the arrest Of the carpenter, Capt.
Carroll said had no right 20 search his
ship, nor 10 detain him, as II was not
the end of bis route. Sunday morning
be came and objected 10 my. heiding
hina longer. While be Was thus talking,
another installment Of opium vas
brought in. I asked Capt. Carroll TO
use his authority and see that bis men
did not get In onr way and obstruct the
search. and he said he would. Capt.
{ rroii said be heard a splash near the
bow of the ship, and thought the opium
had been thrown overheard. had the
bottom examined ~ q diver, bat no
opium was found. The opium on the
ship was In different shaped packages.
Sone we're labelled and some were not.
This opium is nov in my custody al
Port Townsend, and have samples OF
il here. visited Cassan Bay tn Jana-
airy, on the revenue cutter. When We
eot there ve anchored and went on
shore in boat and we're met By two
men. We saw watts, empty bsrrels, salt,
etc. We found two whites, thew were
eoopers, and we're making barrels. l
once heard Captain Carroll say be had
a fishery in Alaska. Don't kns~, only
from hearsay. thst be owns she fishery
az Csssan Bay. While At Cassan Bay
we vent through the warehouse, and
Second Lieutenant Rhodes found tie
barrels 81 the farther end Of the ware
house. | bad the bunc taken oas and
stuck my fneer ints one OF she barrels
and feis she tins of opism in the bar
rel surrounded by hariap. When took
nay kuife TO cut the barlap. one Of the
men In charge said, "Isook cut dou't
cut shese fnrs.' When the carpenter
commenced taking OF the head of
the barrel. one Of the men
volunteered 30 set tool 10 remove the
bead, which be did / unheaded, tested
and sesxed every separate barrel. We
then made q general search. bat found
only the foarteen barrels, whieh ve took
On board the e1tter and carried TO Port
Townsend On the TIP dswn ve IN
packed the opium. weighed and marked
tt. and nnnbercd each barrel with shis@
paint. There were SOIL 4 pcnsds. eos
half ponna tins. The opium Was placed
IN the Custom House, and q watch has
hesn kept ever 10 ever siHee. TIE hSr-
rsss we're Of different shap<s and sizss.
some small and some large. The beads
vers painted red. and the paint was
fresh arennd the chines. Six Of the
barrels we're lined With barlap. We
fcsnd tve white men ct CassAn Bay.
They we're ssedes or Gernzna when
! landed the men Sane 10 ske beach. /
asked them where ve could and water.
Ihen ] asked II The Idaho had been
there One sxtd no. not fer fwo ncnshs.
he then asked shat steamer THAI was
- came on. ssd told him. ther
asked vhst tas idaho landed on her 20
srfpN One said only soane sugar and
bread. Tee other said. . Yes, on the
down trio tue ship landed some barrels
ef fefs; Captain Carroll sasd they v<re
furA snd ted ~ % b cxr~fui Of th>r,.
~ be voctd tSEd ssse more next tim
fke Idaho vss e. vfcxorts whsn he
cnf,sr vsaf By on tie way 10 CA~ean
bAy. The cpsrm foend In the Idaho a
Port Townsend vss s2s poupds. vsir<d
a. I'll Per po1na Tie cpiaa in tie
Idaho wxx vsined a t7Sa. xnd tat A.
CzsAn Bay ~ sbozi $4,000. fSu<ri-
n<us Of the vzrseus sslxzrrs were hers
shsvn- an1 sdm1ssed % Be- pnss Of 10
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