The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-24
1lKIle IK Hsn CENSUS.
romm issiouer NfIcox's Visit to
the Northwest.


Mr. M wilcox sre7s IL the eDorTss
xs<sssa a., eayrs.ss - sszs. wsa kxs heSn ssAs=
.sx several d.ys 10 ssArEsF. i<xres tnls
morn r,g tss~ Portland aszc Sesz fne e<sAs'
=, she uusserhs OF ss~e rivers In sfrsxss1 ne
i 10 ~ in wa.hingtsrn 90 shs lsf ~ usio
Esr. AFTER y hAeh he sill assgsn w0<x s.'ssss
.fse Sew Eng14Bd c Ask
Nr Wilcox. xno is at the sesErAFe BOTS
vss cal 81 vpon last evening sE fos5-
r~rssIusx~cEg reporter. fsy the purpose
~ AZ, raining the extent of iaserszf con
rvrs~ i rasrsg.sssssx in rise fishing tssiastrr
If the P.esse cssss- Meeting 'aa' xra'is-
man. tss above question was al esaee prs
s~oanGea 10 hlsn- when he saad
OBJECT es HIS VISIT.
II am making a stistieal. descriptive
and geographical report on tie hsSeries 'o
tn. legislative branch Of the government,
shox;r.v the arsognf of capital invested,
ne asla.f ~ and value al the pre0ncfsoa,
ana the nationality and number OF men
rsnpleyed 10 that interest,"
aMly ard where Il the esIl and the de-
naad for sueh ipfornztion De Nas
asked.
TIRE tE<H COMMISSION
There is more aud uaore cal for his
kind 81 information, as the country gEoss-
The ssh CON n issisr. q separate depart
sneut from mine, Is putting ia millions OF
spxxa fJr the propagation OF valuable n-n-
is efforts reias. 10 their propss alton,
while nv work II connected with the COM
lssercgal interest. Colonel Mcdonald toe
fish pforsagsfian commissioners. - now ca
this eeass and Was IN Portla8d, anout Two
uek~ ago Re II visiting ali the gotesii-
meDt 6sh-Prepagafinz stations
.saha. disposition IS 10 % made 81 his
aud your owa statistical reporfs
FARr oY TH9 eKSsrs weRx-
s.weiI. this is the year for census work,
and both our reports viii he iuciaded in
the census for $50 Ny reports to dale
hay. al1 aIy beea forwarded 10 Washing
tom
as Eastern commerce affected by the
condition OF the fishing industry On THIS
COAST
ayes: and tha. interest is constantly in
cressing This part OF the American
domain is toe sole point OF attraction,
commercially"
the stu NEVER SETS.
DO yoa know the sun never rises and
sets within the domain OF the United
States
The reporter readily admitted that he did
not and Mr.. Wiz cox then expl aimed, say
iog:
when the sun sets at Atoo. an island q,
the xtrcmity OF the Alas kau group, II hss
been up for several hours at Passport
Maine
THE ALBArRoSs AND COMMISSIONS.
..It was stated, while the Omitted state:
steamer AIbaiross was here recently, thai
IL awaited the arrival OF congressiona
committee of which Senator Hoar wa.
chairman, and for the purpose OF convey
ing them to Alaska. whore tn y would ia
vestigate the fishing interest
Yes" said Mr.. Wilcox, ''the province O
tina, commission included fsh, lumber
coal. wool and other branches of com
inerce. They only went as lar as Victoria
bat since then the commission of which
Senator Dawes Is chairman, came out Il
investigate the Indian troubles IL
Alaska. They made the trip or
the Albstross, and returned about ons
month ago. By the way, such excursion.
have interfcrea with the legitimate wori
vi the steamer. She is now lying at Por
Townsend undergoing repairs, hasins
broken piston shaft while ON her seeont
fishing expedition Ia the North. In a few
days she will sail upon her regular mis-
sion off the coast, bat probably anchorins
At Portland during the coming indust.ia
fair in Oregon
PEAcEABLE ADJUSTMENT.
SIS there probability OF any serious
conflict between Great Britain and tn,
United states over the fishing interest il
Bebring sea-,
None in the world, although | hav,
nothing to say about IL. The QUE stion vii
| be peaceabiy settled this winter in con
gress."
AT SEAH BAY.
'Haye YOU visited many OF the iishin,
grounds on the Northwest eoass?'
quite a number of them. Last week
was four days at Seah bay"
Yes, report upon all the varieties o
fish, from whales down to shellfish. The,
catch many seals at Seah bay, also hall
but Whale blubber is obtained there II
considerable quantities. The Makah In
dians have five fishing schoouers. aud sr,
now building another one of forty tons
rs Tyee Peter yet the Chief at tina
plsceF''
eyes. In English he is called Chief Petel
Brown. He Is now out at sea on il fishins
excursion and his son Peter SOM or Ches
taque, is in charge during his absence