The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-07
A TRIP AROUND ALASKA.
BY EDWARD BAILEY.
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We left Metlakatta al / p. u. and /
about that time the rain ceased. At
3d.. NJ. We reached Fort Tongas, a |
cannery with no indications OF fort. |
At sos P. N. we arrived at Loring, in |
Naha Bay, where we landed to see
the cannery. the most lively one per
haps, which we saw in Alaska As
we approached the shores were
strewn with salmon's heads and
other ofFal which sent forth vile
stencil. Here, since our visit, the
Ancon was wrecked
Many hands, Chinese and Indian,
principally women. were employed
under white men in all the various
operations of catching, dressing,
cutting up, canning, boxing. solder
ing, labelling, ETC., etc, and a large
business is done. But we were not
sorry to get away out OF the
stencil in the course OF the night
and reached Fort Wrangel early
on the morning of August Sd.
At each place where we stopped
goods were landed or shipped; the
steamer carrying quantities OF boxes
for canning salmon, and taking away
those filed. I need not say that our
table was bountifully supplied with
fresh salmon from this time onward,
and little later with the finest OF
halibut. At each place where We
stopped the fishing mania seemed to
seize on many Of the passengers;
and often in consequence was there
variety in our table fare. Salmon
trout, and know not how many
other kinds were brought on our
table. But I cannot say that l had
the relish of my boyhood days for
the trout. Probably the water was
too pure to give them just the right
flavor.
In Fort Wrangel I found Mrs.
Thomas, the Port Mistress, also
teacher of a school, not now in ses-
sion. also called on MIR. and Mrs.
Mckay the missionaries, who showed
us the church, school house, etc.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Nutting OF St
Pauls, called with me. Plank walks
for foot travel were laid over the
damp, Doggy ground. We saw here
the old block house which was 9
fertilization of former times, but
would afford little protection now
Indeed it was not easy to ascend its
decayed steps. All wood work de-
Gays very rapidly in this exceeding
damp and rainy climate. The piles
of the wharves have to be renewed
about every four years, being de.
stroyed by the borer. We also called
on the Judge Commissioner, Mr.
Sheakley, and his pleasant wife. He
is sort of factotum for govern.
ment, and though the powers Of
these commissioners are not clearly
defined, his authority is not otter
questioned. If it were / know moi
what resource litigant parties might
apply to.
dulge to the full their taste for curios
parting without regret with theil
shekles in exchange. It mattere6
little whether the things bough
were genuine so long as they though
they we're. But as yet l bough
, nothing except few garnets in thei
setting of mica schist, which wer,
brought from quarry not far of
! At 3 80 p. M. we left this wonderful,
? picturesque place and passed on b.
!, some glaciers, thought at this tim
:. I did not learn their names. w
also passed the steamer Manzanita
Early in the morning of Sunda,
r the 14th, we arrived at Juneau
(Juno). This is said to be the larges
town in Alaska. It has bushes
look. Some of the streets are gray
9 elled and have sidewalks, unde
: which the freshet of spring waite
! trlckels down from the steep noun
, tains which rise abruptly from tn
:. !. very street and seem to overhang tn
place. There are quite number Q
8 shops on the streets, and here are t
be found the freshest curios in tn
q country.
did not land except to call on tn
L missionaries, Mr.. and Mrs. Willar
4 and Miss Matthews, and to atten
: Church.
O Many of the passengers went t
o visit gold mine about three mile
away. There was very little appear
. ance of Sabbath; trade went on q
d usual and loading Of the vesse
> From this town it is comparativel
short distance to the headwaters G
the Yukon river and the gold mine
in that region.
Between 8 and 4 P. NJ. we left Jur
eau and moved across the bay to th
&c Treadwell mines on Douglass islam
Il and in sight of Juneau. As soon q
sr we tied up to the wharf nearly q
g the passengers started for the mines
Is smelling works, etc. / did not e,
a, Work in the mines, mills, etc., wen
N on as usual; no Sabbath here.
In the night we left for Chilka
he the most northerly part of Alask
t which we visited-nearly 60 degree
m north. We arrived early in th
y morning. Here, while we moored Z
= the cannery, the great Davidso
=. glacier was always in sight.
Of The bay is called Pyramid Ba,
As Two other smaller glaciers were ais
s. in sight as we moved about the ba
u from one cannery to another.
at think their names were Pacific an
10 Patterson. The steamer discharge