The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-24
THE nArEsr FROM ALASKA.

Daascas ng . Sachem's Grave-Murders
Amo rg indians-Sative osnqueI
The A eamer Chilkat, which arrived in
mort yes serday, brought down late news
papers RI pm Alaska. In the Alaska Nescs,
pubIishel at juneau City, appears the
foIIowinI item concerning the dedication
of saclt ems grave:
.Tbe ChiIkat Indians have received
handson} se tombstone from the Sound,
which W q be placed on the grave of their
deceased chief, Shotridge, who died about
seven We grs ago, and who, in his time, was
a great chief The dedication of the
sachem grave Is the occasion OF the big
feasts a IA potlatches that will be gwen
bv the CT ilkats. which will commence
aRont !. weeks hence. 1t will be the
greatest went of the kind. in point of out
Law and n Jun Der OF different tribes present,
ever belN by any of the Alaskan tribes.
indians Nc ell clans, from near and remote
narts of he country. will be there. and the
rhilkarz vii entertain their guests by dis
trihutina am ong them, or potlatch, great
numhar3 Ell blankets, bales of cloth, feast
inc thai ia With crackers, confectionery,
fruits eI G.. and winding up with a dance.
several Thousand Indians will be there
and taxi part in the ceremonies. and many
white ne op,c from Juneau and other places
will 60 "a spectators.
The sal ne paper contains the following:
.srhs Kake Indians have become more
doeiie = lace the steamer Arctic went 10
Sbakan lBd arrested one of the Indian
rnurders n of the unknown trader who
was staE bed to death and his body cut up
and suny IN the channeL-s
"a sri aaw at Rocky pass was shot at
the inst5 Eation of siwash. who declared
that sha was a witch and had made some
Of his rel afives sick"
TIL. n ears also chronicles the arrival at
Juneau OF the steamer Seaoiin, from
Lituva bay aud the beach gold diggings
n, that q *sty and il is recorded that I'D
Decker pu chased large number OF bear
and sea inter skins from the Indians and
brought down with him $500 in gold
dust. ths result of eight mems work on
the beael sand for twenty-seven days"
AT Iituy Bay, where 1t has popularity
neen sud posed the principal products were
ice snos and polar bears, wild straw
harry IA lnts are in full bloom and the
berries a. be ripe by the end of the
month.
The RI ,Ilo wing appeared in the Alaska
Mining Record of July To- published at
Juneau:
.Mr Ne wstraum and Miss Tasco. a
maid Of the forest. were married at Chill
kat on a m lay, July ], at the government
school iouse, Rev. Warne officiating,
Alter Il Ie ceremony q grand feast was
served niet Donna " AK . house. The
hin of IA re vas: Tomato soup and dried
haiib1.t. b. m and herring eggs salmon
head, al oandiefish oil, wild celery and
dried SEA ed mullins and French fried
notataes or anges and apples, thin slices
81 cold Il ga meat, baked salmon and dried
olichans salmonberry shortcake and
coffee
ssThs Alaska Mexican Gold Mining
Counau b reports the cleanup for the
month 81 May as follows: Period since
last rel born. thirty-one days; bullion
Skinned Sl5.a5i: ore milled, $3.50 tons.
suinhurs 3s treated. 100 tons; Of bullion
there ed ne from snlphurets, $3,lsL The
WORKING expenses for the month were
ST. Az
s.W hed \ the Chilkat left Wrangei ycsfer-
dav mod u3ng the Pinta was there with
Gov. Sh esk sey investigating the Schican
murder case. The governor will Prob
ablv rou be mere before returning to Sitka.
ssrhs NJ IS and ChiIkats will cross pad
dte- 80 10 about two weeks. on avager
az ssg5 ! SHE. The Auks are not satisfied
with RAJ r. suit Of the race on the Fourth.
and the, have challenged the Chilkats 10
repeat ae cehtesL