, 1889-08-15

launch for the use OF the civil govern
ment, to be exclusively under its control;
second, the extension, in some modified
form, of the town site and homestead
laws, to the territory; third laws or reg
ulations under which timber can be
taken and manufactured for sale fourth,
representation in Congress.
There Is no doubt that swift steam
launch Is absolutely indispensable to the
proper enforcement of the laws In the
district. The helplessness of the govern
ment officials 10 shown by the following
paragraph which appeared In the Alas
kan, published the day before the COM
mittee arrived at Sitka;
"On Sunday night of last week an In
dian bearing the uiipronounceable cog
nomen of kah.gha-too-lagh came down
from Idaho inlet, on Cross sound (floo-
nah country, to make complaint against
an Indian shaman ('Dr.' kah- h-chak),
who had accused the tirst-namcd native
of bewitcning Chief Kim n-too-kaho.son.
In their wild fury, the victim of their
displeasure was surrounded, his head
drawn back, his hands bitten and man
eled, resulting In half killing him. In
addition, Kah.ah-chak compelled him
to pay fifteen blankets and to present a
trunk in settlement The chief also
issued orders for kah.gha-too-lagh to be
killed on sight, and the enraged Indians
attacked his poor wife and nearly beat
the breath out of her body. At night,
hearing a commotion and knowing that
the natives were drunk, kah-gha-too-
lagh went ont, and Indian kut-yah, by
direction of the chief, shot him, filling
the blanket which he wore at the time
with holes. In tho morning Kha. CHA
too-lagh informed the shainan that he
was going to Sitka TO make complaint,
whereupon the doctor retorted that he
was not afreid of white men nor their
laws, adding; What can they do
against me with my seven spiritsH My
spirits will take care of me- Coming
into town on the Sunday night, the
INDIANS WAITED UPON DR.. JACKSON,
who took them TO Governor Knapp,
After listening TO their story, through Il
mission interpreter, the governor
promptly called District Attorney Grant.
II was 2.30 clock on the Monday after
noon before the complainants appeared
before Judge Jewett who, as speedily as
possible issued warrants for the arrest
ofthe shaman on the charge OF selling
hoochinoo TO the Indians, and against
kin.too.lah and Kat-yah for attempted
murder. Before Judge Jewett could
learn the facts through Interpreter Kos
trometinotf and issue the warrants, 1t
was 80; meanwhile ample time had
elapsed for message to be far on its
way back 10 the Hoonah Indians, giving
them every chance to hide and evade an
officer. The warrants are now In the
hands of the United States marshal, but
that officer has no possible means OF
transportation in order to make the ar
rest, neither has he the money in his
hands with which to defray the ex-
pense."
There are Only twenty-one titles to
real estate In all Alaska, and these came
over with the Russian transfer. Twenty
of these titles are in Sitka, and one in
Juneau. Outside OF these there are only
squatters' rights and claims. Some OF
these claims are liable TO become extern
sive. They tell in Sitka of one man
who went there as missionary, turned
trader, and now either owns, or claims,
pretty much all the eligible building
sites in that vicinity, including the hot
springs where he has established hos
telry. A stranger, looking around Sitka,
observed snug dwelling.house and lot,
and inquired as to the ownership. 'Oh,
that's Brady's," was the reply. And
that sawmill, said the stranger, who
owns that?" Brady" came the reply
again. "Fine looking bull there; ,who
| does he belong tor" "Brady's bull,
sir" Just then the full moon came up
from behind the mou.tain "Magnifi-
cent moon you have up here" eXclai M
ed the visitor Yes, answered the
Sitkan, absently, that's Brady'sp'
There is now no legal authority for
taking timber and manufacturing lum-
Der in Alaska for sale. A man can take
only what is necessary for his own use.
Rov. Mr.. Duncan, In performing his CON
tract Tor packing boxes in which he does
n most muniicent service TO the Indians
under his charge, violates the law. OF
course he will not be interfered with,
but the law should he changed without
I glalaNr m sthp mr. "a h.
surd restrictions.
THE ALBArRoss LETT sIrKA
on the afternoon of Tuesday July l6
passed through Peril strait in the night
and anchored in Freshwater bay. about
twenty-five miles up Chatham strait
the next morning at ) O'Clock. At this
point, on ChicaGoif island, the commit.
tee spent a rainy day visiting a cannery
aroand which there was an Indian sum.
mer camp. The proprietor of this can
merry said he employed Indians to pack
by hand, using his packing machinery
only when he was oyerstocked with fish
/ lie did this in order to give the natives
all the work he could. IL kept them In
better humor, he said, and as he depend
ed almost wholly upon them for labor
| he wanted TO keep on the best side o
| them.
| From Freshwater bay the party mad,
flying visit TO the Muir glacier at the
! head of Glacier bay, spending the greater
part of Thursday amid floating ice
which at times covered the water as fal
as the eye could reach. That night al
II O'Clock they put into HOonah ano
sent messenger ashore, who reported
the natives all away fishing. Conse.
quently, at O'Clock on Friday morn
! ing, Albatross sailed out of Hoonah
harbor and at p. NJ. anchored oil the
village of. Haines, at the head of Chill
coot inlet. This place, too, was deserted
the natives being at fishing camp about
ten miles UP narrow continuation OF
the Chilcoot, called Davay inlet. Thithel
tho committee followed in the ships
| launch, and there found about 800 ma
tives laying in their winter supply oil
salmon. These Indians were of u lower
order than those encountered before
and many of the women had
their faces hideously blackened
Returning to the ship early in
the evening, the committee went around
into Chilcat inlet, some fifteen miles,
where, around Pyramid harbor, on the
following morning, they inspected two
or three villages and canneres. The
Indians here, like their Chilcoot brethren
were of low order, and the women had
blackened faces. At Chilcoot and Chill
cat the committee employed the service:
of Interpreter George Kostromentinoff
who was taken aboard at Sitka for the
purpose. kostromentinotf has the rep
utation of being exceptionally intelligent
and well informed, and careful inter
prefer. These interpreters sometime,
make very free translations. On one oc
casion IL is related naval officer o.
benevolent inclinations addressed q
gathering of
NATIVES IN MISSION CHAPEL,