Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
A VISIT TO ALASKA.
Unbroken Forests Whose Fallen
M0narchs Lie Ten Feet Thick.
THE GREATEST QUARTZ CRUSHER.
Pittsburg and Western Pennsylvania People
to Be Found There.
NATIVES MAXINE SOUVENIR SPOONS
CORRESPONDENCE or THE DISPATCH,


KILLIsNoo, ALASKA, Oct 17.-Alaska
is not so far away from civilization as il
used to be, but it is still far enough and the
battle against feeling of exile is forever
on. We came here on the City of Topeka
and at Nanaimo, or Departure Bay, three
miles from Nanaimo, on Vancouver Is land,
we bade farewell to steam cars, telegraph,
express and frequent mails.
At Departure Bay is the largest colliery
on the Pacific coast. The mines have been
worked since 1858 and the bituminous coal
is free from sulphur and leaves no einders
in the CRATE.
Our toughest seas on the journey were
shipped at Queen Charlotte's Sound, where
the current is 12 knots an hour But the
knocking about was soon over, and the
worst esult was a good deal of sea sickness
no larger than q suburban lot, others en-
Pires in themselves; some of them simply
jagged rocks above the surface of the water,
others mountains, others still lowlands COW
cred with the most luxuriant growth of
coniferous trees imaginable.
A TEN-Foor COATING OF LOGS
Owing to the moisture Of the atmosphere
the entire surface II is imnoss;bls tb.t a forest
FIRE should ever devastate tbsse ;s,anS. Trsss
have fallen of ver;tabis old asa - for csntnr;es
probably. One can tbrust a ,t;cL down
throuph deca vino loos to The donth of ten
feet hefore rsach;no tbs real apr.h IT,
growth is so dense. and the underhrusb M sucb
an imnenetrable tangle that IL ia na1t 70 i'm
possible for one. who has never seen Il 10
realize how dificnIt land travalin, ,roriJ ho
in this country II ia said and ,o douht
correctly, that there are not a dozen miles Of
wagon road in the entire terr;torx of A1aslo
And this immense forest extending from
Wosh;notor aman n,-.h Lnu'I .on
least is practically unbroken by an az.
At Metlakahtla we saw neatly painted
houses and q schoolhouse and church. This
was not surprise, however, for the story of
William Duncan and his work is known the
world over. More than 40 years ago he
came among the Tslmpseans of British Col
umola, and there he remained until 1887.
when some grievance with the Government
and interference on the part of the Church
OF England drove him across the border, but
ne brought his people with him, and New
Metlakahtla, on Annette Island, Is now
under the protection of the Stars and
ages q sawmill, salmon cannery, buys large
stores Of merchandise and breaches to his
people Sunday, although his hair and
beard are long since white. He found the
Tsimpseans one of the most degraded
tribes, but they are now recognized as
the best Indians in the country.
But they are not really Ineians They are
rather Mongolian race, whose origin is
shrouded in mystery. As compared with
the North American Indians, they are far
more intelligent, capable and useful They
deserve the distinction of being the artistic
savages OF the world, as their skill in wood
work and gold and silver engraving, bear
witness
WESTERN PENNsYIyAyrAx
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Sh"atIa, ~ nf tba e." T;.S S Sames
n y, " ~; n .oal ohitea etates
ss".snan f.or, G..on.,;II. ,1a H Oon-
.aS a.- - w. o" .:.: Me'el county,
.neI. sa1srai hon,, "n a,ns an ~ Hn sns ~nait
in and h;s IF, J;s,,s! p1S@say Wa".y win
.ai.eni. and No. '.uSs aomn : Wes.ern Iehn-
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hs - S,e..;,.san oI,seo Ssaies
I D,LI;. SaIi s ns SnuPe.ntenoeht oi tne
IT, IT, c;tn ' ~e Taa",u. n, sJusneasteln AIaska
" AoPSN: neAs ssoPpeu AZ cu-
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y Ih.. s.,. ~ a. e;tr oa h.;,,;an., m pIaIus ~nen
sIsctr;o % I;abts as P;,.ahnra % r1s ,gh.eu E W,tn
two NIL. st a;st.n, ~ aIa" rs, Dougiass s oity,
I;oht % nient "'' "A'' A"' s''u eiec'flc
lAsn. Pian" ..
canal to more than ID States az Iares a,
Pennsylvania, has a white population of
only about 800 and covers about as much
ground as Pennsylvania town of one-third
Its poDulation. It is situated on Takou
Inlet and is one of the few settlements on
the mainland. 1t is beneath the shadow of
some OF the most rugged and boldest mount
aims to be seen in Alaska, and the thought |
that a snowslide from those mountains |
might occur some time sent a shudder
through the visitor. Such thing seems
aot impossible. Some very pretty water
falls are to be seen on the mountain sides. |
from similar towns in Colorado.
It has dozen or more stores, breweries, sa-
Ioons, hotels, restaurants, and an industry
peculiar to Alaska, curio stores. A news
paper, the juneau City Mising Record, Is
ounllshed every thursday, and mailed to
'uoscrioers at - per year, strictly in ad-
rance: II epitomizes the ''latest news by
nail The following from one of the ad-
7ertisements shows that the trade Of the ma
i've population is not despised: ''Native
aides Will be courteously waited on by
sentlemanly clerks, speaking their own
musical language" and an N. B. states that
goods are delivered free of charge by
'anoe or wheelbarrow.
GREATEST QUARTZ MILL I'M THE WORTH
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I.ve .I.. zoo o Poenus each, ana crusnes
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