, 1886-04-22

ship, and no one was more surprised
than L was when it was discovered
there. L had a number of conversa-
tons with Collector Beecher; one on
Sunday. They had gone all through
the ship and part of the cargo. 1
asked him, as they had gone as far
as they could without discharging
the coal, to send the ship around to
Portland in charge of inspectors. [
did not want to lie at Port Townsend
any longer. Collector Beecher said
his officers had worked the case, and
if he sent the ship around to Port
land and anything was found, the
Portland officers would get the glory
and he would get the soup. / had
occasion to get up one night while at
Port Townsend. and as | was going
aft / thought heard splash in the
water, [ went down but did not see
anybody. ! reported this to COllec-
tor Beecher and Gardner After 60
ing TO Portland, [ made another trip
to Alaska. Have made three trips
since Have been to hassan Bay
twice since l know the two coopers
! at kassan Bay. | saw them at kas-
san Bay on my last trip. Don't know
whether they have ever been away or
not. There are several fisheries IN
Alaska. l loaned man some money
at the fishery at Takou. | bought a
boat at Port Townsend for Mr.. Lynch
at Kassan Bay a short time since.
Cross examination.--The Idaho
carries captain, first. second and
third officers, and pilot; chef engi-
neer, and first, second and third as
sistant engineers, chief steward, car
penter, purser. freight clerk, ect.
The steward purchases the supplies
and company pays the bills. L audit
them before they are paid. They are
certified up to me by the officer pur
chasing them. On December Sth
there were stores purchased at Vic
tOria. The meat came from Van Vol
kenberg's on Government street. In
going north, after passing Departure
Bay, we first stopped at Safety Cove,
after run of "a hours and Al min
utes. We 90 there III case of stress
of weather. We anchored at Swan
sons anchorage at ) o'clock that
evening. Next stopped at Kassan
Bay. Did not stop at Tongas. Be
tween Departure Bay and Kassan
Bay we passed through the Gulf of
Georgia, Race Passage, Johnson's
Strait, Queen Charlotte Sound, Lyma
Passage, Millbank Sound, Hyas Mar
rows, Pays Reach, Wright's Sound,
Linwood Channel, Dickson's En-
trance, Topgas Narrows and part of
Clarence Straits. We returned by
the samo route. Passed east of Ton
gas Island, and off Cape Fox from
| Ii to 2 miles. The waters are called
Dickson's Entrance. In going north
we pass Tongas first before Cape Fox.
1t Is eight miles from Cape Fox to
Tongas. You can't get into Kassan
Bay without passing Cape Fox going
north. 1t is about eighty miles from
Cape Fox to Kassan Bay. On our
retErn in December we touched at
Tongas. We went into Kassan Bay
at IL o'clock, December 2lst. | saw
some barrels and some furs landed
at Kassan Bay. Observed no marks.
The barrels looked larger than those
| afterwards saw at the custom house
Never saw Mr.. Langtry before OF
since he shipped that stuff. At Port
Townsend / was at the custom house
) most of the time. l did not tell
Beecher or Gardner anything about
meeting Langtry at that time. Town
part of the wharf at Juneau Col
lector French was UP when the
steamer landed at Kassan Bay. Fred
Lynch has the cannery leased al
Kassan Bay. L bought the sloop fol
Fred Lynch for a fishing boat. IN
January / landed some freight at a
place called Pratts, after going into
Kassan Bay. The Captain Nichols
who came down with me that trip
was lieutenant commander in the
navy. l knew nothing of the con
tents of those barrels landed at Kas
san Bay further than what Mr.
Langtry told me. The Idaho carries
46 men all told. Only one or two OF
the men i'll her at that time are still
in the employ of the company. We
board the longshoremen on the ship