Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-28

An OEp RxLsc.- fhe Aiasks Trading
Company reesntly presented 10 Tokias
a singermsn haschst whic was made
IN Alaska In i7sl, and which is now on
exhibition 10 the shos window Of that
fism an Commercial street. Bsranoa.
the first Governor of Russian America,
aailed from Okhossk on tho iysh Of
April, 1880, IN tue gslliot Three Saints.
which vas wrecked on Ounainska
Island on the 6tn sf October of the
same year. The passengers and Grew
all escaped 20 the shore. bot the cargo
vas lost. With his party Baranon
eintsred on Ounsla.ks. aud the next
spfiug. with q fsst of three skin canoes,
made bis way 90 Kodiak, where be ar
rived ON the 9Th Of June. Here be
converted all ths old SCRAPS Of iron
saved from bis wreck of tho Three
Saints, iaolndina q small anchor, into
tools. among whioh was this hstchet
above mentioned. Al that time the
Russian possessions In America oou-
sisted Of the two islands Of Kodiak aud
Afoeuak, and ~ soon as be soald pro
vide himself with tho necessary means
sf Transportation. Bsfaneh proceeded
10 taxa possession Of the mainland, 20
supying "ths vast island OF Siika." in
the sammer OF l7g9, aud on which, at .
CONT NOW kBown A. Old Sitka, hs st
onas commenced the erection 0f q fart.
which he finished In February 1900. In
1907, on july 2fth. IN the afternoon, this
fort vas surrounded by Thlinket In
dians, and bnrned. and many OF the
900 pants murdered and burned 10
death. A woman. child and two men
escaped 10 the woods. and lived 90
leaves and berries for eight or ninc
days. A number of sthsrs were taken
prisoners by the Indians. 10 be kep, NJ
slaves. Ambrosium Plsinikof. one Of
the men who escaped 90 the woods on
the eighth day, heard the report of a
cannon and vent to the beach. where
he ssw 40 Enaiiah ship iaying Al anchor
in tue harhor. he hailed her and Was
taken ON board and Informed the cap
tain Of what bad taken place. The foor
whites we're taken on board. The cap
tain accompanied by Piasnikoh return-
ed 10 the fort aud buried ths hfeless
bodies Of those whe had been murdered.
On the third asy after the vessel an
onored In the harbor oAnse came
alongside In which was Mioaall. chief
OF the Sstka tribe, aud his nephew aud
a squsw, the latter having been ser.
want al the fort. The IndisRs were IN
dnced 10 come on board. which they ~
fused TO do until assnred there we're no
Rus.ians on board and doubly irooed.
after which thsy we're informsd OF th~
presence of the Russians aud told they
would not be liberated until they had
teturned all the stolen furs, etc. and
brought on board all the men, uamen
and children % the settlement vha tad
not been killed, but reserved for life
OF slavery. The eapssin told AiehAil
that il he did not comply he voUid be
hing TO the yardarm. Az this time to-
other Enelish vessels came 10 anchor
close BY. The three captains met and
after consultations ordered the tadians
10 bring the oaptnred persons and prop
erty on hoard without further partey or
delay. The Indians, hnxieus for the
life of their chief. brsnght In two 20
man and fuas ehlldfsn. asserting that
shey had no more. Canoes had come
,rut in large numbers Those who we're
resnrued reported IN lat large number
Of Others we're still detsiaed oy the lu-
dams. aud as they positively refused 70
surrender any more. the crews were or
aered 10 Are on the eSroes. and many
Indians we're Killed. Then then begged
for seerex. promising to comply. When
the firing ceased, shey took ths rem ain
der Of the women and children oas TO
,ha shtp. One uan named TarHaonsn
vas ss,ll held q prisoner. rhe captain
yssu.aa TO reiease the chief siil be vas
h,envh, on board. They eowp,tsc.
when the shspf and hts too companions
were released, after which TIE ship on
which we're the Russians satiea Ter No
diak. Returning "a The ship Nevs IN
1904. fsafAood administered seserr
ohAsts.~eupnt 20 the natives, and On eso
tatser Ssh rxpcssesssd hsussu ot we
feft. which. however. be dsd ues reoaiia,
concluding 10 foaad new city in ats
steAd shefe nos siAuds the capital OF
AlsakA f.rtitsry.