The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-12

m6nfo4, ea1we0 Rneh1ng. xsDperoenres
~fe.s ~ 80 Gssne Psstsssis-
The steamer eanta Crnz. which reached
Port Townsend Wednesday. brought down
the lats Aiaska papers. From them The
following extrscts Of interest hsvs bssn
made
r. g. wiIloughby and Aaron Ware. Of
June9u, srs shout 70 erect . Huntington
mill On Admiralty isissd. where sxrsaisnt
orc hes ben found.
a Gvs-gocs vein u blacksmifh coal hes
bsen discovered near KiIiisnoo. which II In
ths nsixhboghood of eiska The find IL TO
b. devei0ped-
The Aiasks satmon catch Of 1850 10 the
largest yet known. Sir hundred and thirty
fiys thousend two hundred and sixty cases,
representing fully s6O.00 hsh, we're
shipped to san francisco. and the number
n bszrsts II saissd salmon Vas e.s30t, con-
tanning 30 pounds each Tho total NAM
Der Of salmon, therefore, was not less than
6,250. 900. taking I'VE pounds - the sverage
weight Of The fsh In the marketable condi-
ton. The value OF this catch exceeds
1smD.00
Following IL statement Of the tsmpera-
ture Ct 6itka. for tbs last week In January
and the drst wssk In February. II viii be
observed that during thss time the Their
momsfer did not once 60 below sero: jan
nary .. 0 deg: January n. II deg Jsnu-
AIRY -, - deg. January -. IL deg. Janu-
ayy 80. II deg. January 81. 8 deg; Febru-
airy /, deg; February 2. 10 deg; Febru-
AIRY 8, ~ deg. February 4. rs deg; Febru-
AIRY 8. 20 deg: February 0. IS deg.
The Alaska Historical Society has been
established ct Sitka. The society wss
formed for the purpose OF acquiring. pre-
serving and recording historical data, docu-
ments. msmentoes and objects OF historical
interest, and Publishing and oiffnsing
general historical information pertaining
10 Alaska Governor Lyman r. Knapp Is
president Of the society.
Mr.. J. q. Brady. OF the sitka Trading
Company. h MATING arrangements for
building . large and commodious wharf
out TO deep water IT Juneau, so that large
sea-going vessels can be accommodated
The steam schooner Leo. which IL owned
by the company. viii have her machinery
taken ous and win be placed In the coasting
trade between sitka and San Francisco and
. new steamer viii be built to run from
sstka and juneau 70 the various ports and
canning stations OF southeastern Alaska.
A preliminary survey OF the wharf site was
made recently. and II was found that by
building 800 feet. three and half fsthoms
OF water ~ low tide can be reached.
Work was commenced Of driving tun-
mel last July BY the Silver Bow Basin Min
Ing Company TO tap the piaccrs Of the
basin At depth Of about ainesy feet from
the surface and !. 600 feet from the mouth
OF the tunnel. Tae tunnel Is nine feet high
and ten feet wide, and the work OF driving
has been continuously pushed ahead until
il IL now under cover about l.l00 feet.
During the past few weeks operations have
been carried on under disadvantages. the
snow having formed heavy drifts 1t the
mouth Of the tunnel II being impossible to
keep IL clear on account OF the strong wind.
A tunnel Of about thirty feet In length
through the snow was made and now work
Is progressing the same rs usual. As soon
~ the Charlotte ground Is reached. which
viii be early in the spring. IN upraise will
be made and washing will be COM
mcnced and the tunnel will be con-
tinued on 10 Silver Bow basin. OF this gil
gAntic enterprise Mr.. Thomas NOVEL;, OF
Boston. Is the promoter.