The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1890-02-22
Az OLD RUSSIAN F0ET.
IRREGULARITIES OF A MuScovIre FOR
LITIGATION IN ALASKA.

snry i'p-i In Narp~ Oniy- Russians and
I.iisrs-turio tor Sale it,anh~is,
Air-isa sr,n.~y.
names ~ risrrs In this terri tory which
have military Designations may inspire q
,,iiS. ~ security to urtsihpis unarpuainicJ
with the country For Instance, u.,oi, hear.
In. Of Fort Nrnnrcli one wuali naturally
ro,ciu,e that such a ,snt would furnish
ample SECURITY for a reasonable scope OF
,puitry. We; the ncasest troops are 1T Port
Townsend. nearly 1900 Mills distant by
~stor. IL we except u snail cor. pany uf ma.
riac- II; i;.tka Fort Wrcugcll /, n military
p~t Only IN name II " about 10 mi.cs
southeast ri Hitsa by the ra.ciH vt the inlr;s,
hut by tho III -rronthly steamers II Il north
east ruur.e its d!E.nnrc Is nor? t.ian 20
l. lea.
II is one of the old kissian settlements, Gnd
was me ~ their most Prosperous i-rdirS
vos:s. Ihc man part ~ tn" viI.nG" Is '15
i,U.er.tr .l''"'. with II lofty rsnir Of inU;ift
taiiis close hri,as!. There arr iint more than
nj iA!ntiiah!r uc:ts ta.s,. a;ti u.".a tac!n
w.. crowded - there ever w.sul WrahCeH
IN it. i.io>t i~rDus darN OI .!lc north
s.dc nf tie village IL II hiS!!cr knoll. and On
t.,is stand the oil 'l.fen,es Of Fort WransoiL
A iIsh w.oiel pal ,ssi!e or stocaGle SUR.
r"i; lid the nrcn set a.. ,ft for military pur-
poses. tho s:tN'katic IL gone. hu, tie buildings
a.! remain; il u far stats Of Ere se:Sa..un Tie
Tor. pru.s'r where we:c tho officers quarters
Aad tho ha:r.cr, Tor the rirn stands on tie
uor b side " the qundrans,.. and il n solid
L.. building boars!ci over and .iadc imi'en-
s,rs!.- 10 lul'sts. The government ho,ss
,tands on H.. Ns>: SD. : lie square, aud ie
built Of The fa:1 material.
This lr,iildlD.s IN Tho S.uSidp Ia nAnntNI for
defensive, purposes. On tho east si,!c q! the
Quadra.glc il II large log and boarded build
Ing which was used in the old RUSSIAN days
as \ stcrchousc, aud tia outer front ras
adapted to piet,c'ive and defensive purptrSs
PECULIAR STRUCTURE.
At the : ut.,ras. corner Of this square
atans,s III" raos: peculiar strt.'-;rr Of el;.
an ono more suggestive Of the necessities Of
rdcfsn~r than nil TIE rect II is tho block
house or bastion, and upon its safety and Sc
'curity dcpr,Gcl the safety and security Of
tao entire ,;a:. IL is soiidly built OF LOGS,
and is about twelve feet square at the ground.
1t riscs in these dimensions to about twelve
fee. til" he: :,l,t OF the palisades, where is a sec
ond story of wider Dimensions, extending Ell
tirely over tho margin Of tho FIRST. rs walls
are not parallel with those OF the FIRST, but it
Is rlaccI ~Iiagoaa,ly across tho first, s: that
It's corners do not conform to tho corners Of
the first. In t,:Us being wider than the first
story. and extending over it on all sides, rifle
men could drfcad it, rot Only by aiming cut
wari. bu. downward on the outside OF tho
palisad.. Such defc. -scs were common in
Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio 10 yeals
$50. brt they uro now only historic memo
riss. while the Russian block Eouye at TTEt
w~run.,i! still exists ~ a meinc,i;o Of thcir
<Sr.>,s u nv, s,l lie rn,;sly tv,,irv tn vr,ir,
T.,c-c are only q few Russians LETT Mt
"rsnEc.l, not mere than a dozen of pure
L:'aSN- There u!r quito q number Of the
iaixcd race. Irc:an Ed russian. still there,
b.: t.:o bul q! Ike ~denizens of the place sre
natives. T.icse relics CT Euasian pen. auiry
aud the hail breeds are al Z RIO n re worth.
lc>s than tho npt!ve or Indian. Tho houses
M the old Eassi:D settlement arr ra.:d:y
d~.gaypear.:.. From, SO; .. carr nnI through
the wet climate. which is destructive Of tim.
Ter. About 10 Indians have t.T.r winter
home t!c.e. ri.gt:.acagmins season they
- Oh. "A ls,: distance up line Inlet; and take
salmon and otl,yr fish for tine cnnnerie.
Whom that season is over they return IL
Vrangcil, spending tue, winter months IN
hunting tho rnle deer. sometimes attaching
the great hrewn lear OF the ad joining noun
tairs, hit g.r..g over most Of their leisure
ti.uo to gambling, There are twelve or e.
teen Americans in the village. some in public
e::.p.-yr,r.'. so:.c IN mission work teaching
tue Indians, sc...J IA sslooa keeping, and the
rest IN traGr:s' a.,go3.
r I; ron GALE.
4 rcmrsrt q: TIC CID Russian town s.rnda
below tna fort along what wa oicc l-r,iapl
c street. a rvl:c Ct n rough wuNicn 9i .ieyaia
AID some bh3rdcd " CID fash,uae,, n:rroy
vv,,In.rc ,,,,.,.t ,v, ", fln Iii , ..si
6ilapidatcd walk n score CT twoof old srt,aw,
SAD decrep!t Iaen fQuat on tiiiir Eauacl!e,
and eT.o>e for salo tito ciirios wit, w,:ci
taey hope l., tempt the tourist. These ~la,ivca
arr adopts at construction, and offer for sale
nicely formed bracelets ail rings man,,flr
Surel from c,in silver Cbts il.l at the can.
rer'cs for fs.i. Ti,Gy also nave wooden
E'oo::S and s'wls for sale, lnat!c frorl tic
beautiful yellow c.siar Of this coast, CIna
nonted with carved CriSi:.s vi curious design
In trading with the A..,ab%scan India!is q
the inferior, IN The British Gpninio.s, they
procure 4 white, coarse wool from u sort oi
mountain goat or sheep, and this il wove.
into blankets variolsly colorcl, mostly gray
end white, unl q ni.e': over WIKI .r, hlxs anl
noidescri2. figures Of II ! Ike nature. .ila..s
frr a tseusand niles and nors i, only a siriI
Of coast about - Eiiicg wiile OF Tie mainland
Tho Indiana OF tho INFERIOR arc never per
mi.tcd b. tho coast natives to cp:nc % Ito
water. rhe coast natives have time ont o
mind constituted themselves to iu!dGir:ien
and have dNne al tic trading with tho In
dams Of the British do.niaioES..
After leaving Fort Wran;cll one secs N
white settlements again for E,any hour,
steauins u, the inlet. AZ TonSass Narrows
whore n LITTLE glacier river comes VI ia u rd4
out Of the deep notch In the slrrounGln,
mountains, one c, mes upon the few isolA;os
buildings of the Loring fish canhery. Foa
or Gyo whites are here among u hest of IA
tives, tho hitter furnishing tie Gsh to ID
works Nothing can TO more lonely than III
situation. VI tia; ii,ea &c, s,ttiea.s.., a. q.
miles by land and water from any whit
neishbcis or succor of any kind, From hcr
. long stcamins brings ,sto Bcrry's came. :
It has as T." white feo..,e and is in rs ionol
q notch in the mountains hy the seaside I