Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-02


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one Who his not 3 fznd of stories
81 hasr hresdth escapes, which, II
chronicied, Woah make tzle q IL
tense interest Ascexfaining thai ;
miner u the good Cd days resided
q Yietoria. 8 Col0nisE reporter cal
"a on M. C. 81 2. Blaks Is Bis resi-
dence. and On asatfng las be desired
4 feu "reminiscences 81 the early his
toEy o. The province. tat genfiemsn
became enthusiasts On the sabiect g
once ard related . thrilling story,
whieb i only che Of . Ike nature
that ean be told By al Of the daring
PROSPECTUS or -
Mr.. Blake said that il the yeaF
1652, . party Of eighteen men, con-
rrisinx sanael l. Howe, John
Thornfon, J. G. Brown. Charles
Bond, Charies Wal. himself snd
Others. whose names be could not re-
member, sailed from San Francisco
10 8 schooner northwaFd IN search Of
gold. silver OF a1thracite coal After
4 roagh passage Of several days they
reached the Straits Of Juaa de Fuca,
and anchored Just above Alert Bay,
neaE Rort Rupert, on Vancouver Is
land. Al thaE lime the Island was in
its primitive wildness. and the abO-
rhymes were hostile 70 al whites ex-
ceps those connected with the Hud-
son Bay trading post At that place.
They were semlnude IN their attirs
and savage % the extreme in their
life. An attempt was made 20 land.
but the savages were 20 warlike IN
their actions that discretion Was
thought 70 be the better part Of valor. "
ID this Instance e least, and the it
tie schooner set sail 70 the nOr'ard,
and six weeks from the time Of start
ing from San Francisco reached
Queen Charloste's Islsnd- They drop
ped a1chor II 3 little core q the
southern end Of the Island. which
they pamed Gold HarbOr- With
fond hopes Of prospective wealth
they viewed the craggy mountains.
scared, perhaps, with golden veins.
the rocky shores, the vast beaches Of
gold bearing gravel. the magnificent
forests; all presented picture Of
paradise 70 these hardy men battling
tor life In journey 20 this strange
land peoplcd b. ssyages who knew
not Of the treasures lying dormant In
their domain. All day the deck Of the
schooner was 9 scene Of excitement
and each man was busy In bis prep
arasions for . prospect on the NOR
row. As night came on the long tWi
light hour hushed the birds OF ths
forest, there was calm on the SCI
Which radiated the crimson sky OF 81
arctic sunset. until the adjoining
shsre faded from sight and the doom
ed schooner 6oated tranquil in dark
ness. II Wes not deened necessary
70 stand watch and the tired mel
laid down 70 sleep with sense Of se
eurity, little dreaming Of the fat
Awaiting them Il must have beer
miduight when the monotonous dii
Of paddles was heard on the water
and had they been able % observe
them, q number Of canoes filed viii
Indians might have been seen ap
preaching the schooner. Suddenly
The miners were awakened from theil
slumber By
WILD YELIs AND SHOTS,
And rushing out OF the cabin they
gOund the deck sHarming with hal
naked savages in their war paint, and
the fantastic war decorations OF ths
Hyd1 tribe. A majority Of then
were armed with old Queen Ann fiini
lock guns, presumably secured from
the Hudson Bay Company. Although
the miners all had rifles they were mol
permitted 70 bring them into use. %
complete was the surprise. A des
perate struggle ensue1 however, and
Mr.. Blake vas badly wounded. re.
eeiwing several knife cuts that proved
very painful. The miners were al
securely bound and thrown bodily in
TO the canoes alongside and taken
ashore. while the
sAvAsEs PLUNDERED THE SCHOONER,
And ran her ashore, where she was
set on IRE amid q weird dance and