The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-07
|0gF YUKON'S MOUTH.
Cant. Holland Tells Of the Build
ing of the Weare.
!, rurs AND THEIR CUSTOMS.
:. ukssel's Desoi.te Isis1d-Indian
sss1f ~ sesfIag Good openfag for
Seattle Trade.

sses fcaapagys sa9 YESTERDAY - sRs~ kns ioi-
s~~s.y .ressssss ~ hss trsp % reporter oi sEss
fos- EsTsLLs4gSexH-
:. -. g.ly .ssn re left aezsfl4, osr party
..s.s.ssng q afssaa saip eafpenssrs, Iesara
$500 Wi,asan Kehsl, Fl 10 swarta. J Har-
~sr- sstsass Csnsssk. A IsH4sil, william Fer.
ssssxs Jeas NeMgilin. = efsas, g seAsou,
gIi,ssra gefssaassl. rita foag ssaeT-. aaa
$50 4 4 Hsasey. Fas asgsr tss I2a North Annega-
- Tr.usssrEssios IFs3iag G0mpsay; Y. B.
49,. rzrsEis1s ~ sA< company, sfl his sga.
- fsst D l. Bass, Of TIE = r. v esFa. ws toox
s-..~a ~, the steam scaooaar 4 ice Blanchard
~ = Nlc1aass ssl End As lad IA the aofa
- srxms uosx OF tie steamer T.. y. aesse.
vssxa bs8 besn made Al ms ship Tsrd IN Bel.
s.rs tsa naaealnEFTs waYs, hsDeza saI t&ekss
- eserstkta4 % construct tae steamer AMI
ssras., sss her ready fof the paziasss 81 trading
an sas Yaxon - soaa - pl*sitsie after our AZ
80 a. - asaassgs. The dimensions OF the
.1a<ssss n g. Vi care are 10 feet keel, "a f.at
bssxs sa.i ~. Fsss I'D
qas Alice Blanchard took on VIA, was sup
psses 70 ba eoai eaeaga Al fseons - last tba
ypuad tri.s bHs IL Was af sstcb inferior quality
thsf tasfe than aae- tssIf the qaa8sity waste,
ard We sers IA consequence compelled to stop
f,ar dsys Al Bgaasks 10 tase GA Noss eoas.
me saaakiasry 81 she Alice blanchard. bulk IT
Tasssaa In issg. br0ss down several times on
Itss way 20 unalszka sad delayed as several
nsnsx TIE osasfs OF this beat agreed 20 take
ns Al; IL thirteen asys spa they were twenty
sarnn asYs. Al these delays we're excessively
vstsssags, 81 Is wa OF ths atnost importance 10
ssga lie sssssaer con pIeted in time Ia sail 1850
=. Is az fas iakoa river 10 Forty Nile creek
hsfars uavssatioa eiose3, which generally oecurs
tssfe about OssoSer Is
ssssf ceasag sn1 repairing a. Unssssks. We
sre<ssaed o. 81. atehzsl's issaud, So miles due
rgssh oil unslaskz, aaa oaa 81 the Aiea.i.n
rruup IN TIE Betting sea. shers we arrived on
NJ wssrs and Capt Hsa!oy enasavored To
Miro sals ou which 10 baid ssss sseamef and 20
sbsf@ sar nssfehas4ise from the Aiakga Com
sassrssl Company, which hss trading ststion
GA It's island. bat tse agent refused permission.
myng be had 40 authority % do 80. although
the real reason ga. probably that the aosth
American Trading Transportation Company
wsa rival OF ihe Alssss Commercial Company.
& However, ] found better site = bali na1Ia
farther south. the east side ot the Island, aud
vs . Il the boat together there. Gu aeeauat OF
ias ssoAl water We were first ofnpelle7I TO butsd
Sos forty feet long, eight feet beam and Jour
AMI oae-hsH feet hold 10 conway tie machinery
aba Insrahsadse ashore. Ne commenced work
o. the nsw steamer T. Il. NeaFS August III aud
launched her september Is. Gem gisse Ia ail
respects and ready to receive height
Vi AIcbaes's Island ~ sixty miles from the
ysaoa river and hss the only bsrbos north Of
Inssassa In Beriag sea The mouth OF the
ygfen Is ninety miIas wide, bat 30 shallow,
l<ihs only about sir teat deep. thai vessels OF a
heavier draught cannot enter IL There are no
While people on the island. which f. zen miles
leag snd two miles wide. except the Alaska
Commercial eomp3ny's agent. Seumann, aud
a;s CLERK. The island is n barren. desolsts re-
xga. with no vegvtatl0n.of aay description ax-
capt Moss ana liehens. which cover the frozen
earth There are no cattle aud not even chick
o.. All food supplies and fusrchaudise have
,ssa shipped iram san Francisco by the ALASKA
Csnsnefftkl company.
The nan company Intends 20 trade with se-
s.ils msrshsats Was frequently asked why
asAsile msFehsnts had Bot tried to secure = share
Of this trade, foF tons and tons OF merchandise
srs shpIad % Inalaska aud sold at an snor-
npHs pfoas. Unalaska being the shipping point
for vhasers. rssenue cutters aud EagIish and
American mea-oi-sar
Ia toe absence Of agriculture and manu-
iaeiDfss the Indian Is entirely dependent on the
| seAis TAB and lover animals for means of sub
lsisacs They constitute bis wealth and, oc-
capf neaFlf ell his care They WEN him food,
A8d In many cases clothing and materials tor
thssfst, and Ter fashioaing his rude implements
and sespoEs The land OF the islaua Is vary
.os, TIE highest point not being over twenty
| sseg above tbs level ~ the sss. The nearest
sigssf from ST. Nichssi's Is i,o0a miles Mp the
| Yukon, ssa IL IL dssolata iorsaken region
The AleusSsn Indiaas on II Mehse - arc tall.
svspp'ng ialsows. TAR superior In Intel agenes
saa Ingenuity 10 tho stwashes on the sound.
Tbs females, however. are small, weighing only
sbiaf 100 pounds. and dress the same tie
! tssa. iFem whom e Is difficult 20 distinguish
sasm sseep, BY their0sse. Their complexionS
ara much lighter ia color TRAN our fudians.
Ienx mefe ike that of The Japanese. he per.
lection o. which the sutlsa Ind laus
carry such work as they undertake is quite
| wradsffals wbea We consider the scarcity
Of material aud the want Of emulation
sac Of any systematic division OF labor among
tnem Their skll - particularly shown ln the
construction ~ their hests which are similar
y ias ksysk. or mans boat OF the Esqnmsux.
ea' called By she Aisutians by name in taeF
ss'aaeaisgs Which sounds llss tsdafksys. I
brought hane ssyetai models Of taese boats,
iae originals Of which have csnoesshspsd
ifamewoFk from sighteen Ia twenty feet Ia
sehsih, tapsfing 10 point s., toe bow and stern.
= mat IL - shapeG A8ke 3 weaver shuttle, The
hfesata ~ the center is from eighteen Ia
sssosy Tour ineAss. and tho depth 8 little over
toet The isagaewoFk t. made aI slender
AIRS 0f RIBS be8t ~ the required sAspe. and the
Sho'sls ceYerst VITA dressed seslskIa, which
: replaces as oisen necessary In frout II
tae Indian lies ais line rolled up oa
asus fsisei seal mate Tor x, ana
eTAtnd ssts 81 a.rslsht sack. mat
% tes Bladder slways Kept inflated
AID fastened - TIE sealing line rhs
tss - oaaF NJ drag ta refsra lhs motion o.
we pfss Aiies Il has been sJEuek They live en
nsae5sf aas sea- oil snd they gathered around
vs. easnH q 1aesi Nsets aud would eat the
,efalN ghe grease sad tas wss spread GA hard
ssfk saa estfH ~ith svsaty. belsE censiarfei
= sheia great dainty. ney are very TOAD 81
@AskF SAD msse Kind 81 Aqaos eat OF kugss
sns n9aS, which taey gulaepI The sgent ssll
veil eii'F limited Qusntsly tn each Indian, but
iaef sHi che las Others obfHln snftctsHt
fasaiity n brew their 'sYutite tevcrsge. Nbea
fahk, however. thoy sre good uAsufed zad ssl-
sam quarrel
9hssr ouiy means - obtaining fuel is hy
ss'eslag afiH vood which cames deSu the
ek0e Fas ihey sell a. sra STEAMERS ST g.
U3hc i#sAoal. pay abe sn merchandise They
az 'Kpafaat ~ the ya}ae 81 rleuey. gaia aud
sbyay, saich they ao rot Prize mere than Ein
eea brass Bat sson. Ia anv shspe, Is iBva'gshie
y sAefn Ihny Wosk on she stys@1ss log tae
1s3tnE eesepsasss, about - sNtv 81 Sen com
F'sshg crew fee pssots, arensea and ths rex
y TIE crew receive {so nsonts. paYable ira
arvasasise, sats At prices which makes the
sNsz ~ Ia aafAr r~ aisnNi 50 5Nnetv eeots.
sHh kstghs. rsshv eol1fs. snd tire cheapest
sFssa ssi bsst small typsk. pstosea il tie
es ates3 coiors. werih - cvuts ~ 81 10 seattle
kessE fbF 81 az sod
as s2sae rs alive proportions,
There a 3 rne opportunity up there for ne
trfefasfsitg traders az seattle g. resp golden
aaFfpst. FER he Hosf Frollte eet fishing banks
THE So sss eftusse3 M Bristol tar "a Re
ssss sea snt she "a gsoFf ssasaG TIE Nukaa
tysrF Ia s3ya SSH the lsrssst sssHssR, s5ost Of
20 eA welsh AS e1uch as 10 psands, aud sheFe
- Row tonF csaues.us tasrs eeaed $50 cup
F@tss eY NJ frsacI srn gsartses
Tie ers ln tne qasrts msDe< Cu rnwur island
: sas sseaoss in sae woria sssavang IrOm 70 -
As~A t0u. IL : srse- FsiiiioS are ard sssilY
AWkaa De kpo}tD Mining 6alnpsaY = pus
ta< IL s1Hg}p e iU tAeee Nth c&pscity Of 90
sses sssy. Ihls .slAaa e 80 mites soatA 81
TIE stsoesri ~ asorsi5sv NracnK she fnnsNts-
| seRs = nat vefy Psi Eh They 49, }hs stp@E de-
asssisad SCI ever ssN. kveF1 - bite nsu
Nan gopA There - suppressed 81 take scusw ~
ssit4tes8 fog Vtfs. L as ates oot Ae = son.
'-fsea naughty taaa sK ha lcaAs h sen als tef-
~ 18th aississn. snd. e De aozss Sos .asvs fA@
sehrffv, q estfNe3Hsa ana eaclusca iFofa taS
s2ciai sNtra FVee see Russian priests ST tas
NssssS rAuecA slthonxh trey g. tes tsss wife.
AZ Tvs IA t&rlF Euteecour<N VIA 1Es ssuszlss
sefsf tAsss caFc. sRd. uaerSovSFs ireg s.9aty ats
st%eA A. - iort Nbcu = rstgsi ates ae q &ggte1
esAaSS The ssefs entering The ca9Tca
ne stea0cf 2 r. wssre, VIA H. ;cas - ner-
vasa&i Sc. ,el; 80 Mscb&e on september - sua
VS. sslsectet 30 7osca Forty Nile creek. TIE dis
aleatiaE roan' tos shs 0.asrs ca tae akos.
ss3S7~ octae De- Is CAp- holland AMI pss'y re-
ssfnst ea the revenue catget Rear - Cnsl@sks
saa 'seaiuP1 these gweagy asvs. waea tsef
ssNted tss ssir Rutas y Nas4 ara ix1&e1 az
soFs Aase,es twelve GAYS Afterwards.
Tart Holland eEurh2t scsl,x 4eufes tast part