The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-03
KILLING OFTHE WITCH
r,.taiIs of an Alaska Indians
Horrible Crime.
.a,aRso oNlR DRUNKEN FRENZY
u.a Already Slain Two White Men
Ear Revenge More Rich Mines
Found-A Peculiar Claim.

steamer Al-Ki, watch arrived from
90 during Friday night, brought fur
= details OF tie horrible murder OF an
$40 witch. briefly telegrapnec BY the
s..T,.sllfgencer correspondent at Port
..snseud yesterday. The murderer Was
rlsaack Indian. who had taken UP his
800 on Kake island emong a tribe
y "a Kake Indians. He tried 10 pass
s...@1f OF as q kake. and married a Kake
- Even among the kake Indians.
- IN despite Of missionary endeayer.
- shout "a oenighted. drunken and re-
...xafs,l as the meanest Indians that ever
80 The murderer. kootsch, was reckon
= ase bad man. He IL also OF great dar-
- ar1 fine shot.
sss way In which Kootsch came 10 offer
-. his sister az n human sacrifice az the
sax.ignation OF the medicine man Is weird
-. degree. One of the tribe fell sick. and
i ynafscs was chosen as one OF a party 10
i :, n Juneau and see the medicine man
-, II. The latter went through his in
..s.atlo8s and poked his foreanger into
re breast OF Kootsen. The band man was
| ...,tled He asked for further advice from
| =. spirlss lie was told the sickness was
gxasioned by witeheraft; that the witch
rss 10 bis family was bis sister.
when the party returned TO kake
roo,sch told the story TO his father-in-Iaw,
dat once. Kootseh refused and defed the
.neantations Of the medicine man. The
sther-ln-law. finding threats and persua-
sgns we're useless. began making hootchl-
400 OF which Kootsch drank heartily. AS
- liquor began to tell upon him he was
agnsed again and again with being a cow
ard and egged on to do the bidding OF
ne spirit and XIII his witch sister.
Al last the Old man took up a musket,
trammed a heavy charge into 1t. and said.
wow. now" The drunken man was work
.. up al last. He jumped 10 his feet in a
frenzy. ran staggering across the tent and
shrGs. the muZzIe % the gun against his
sisters eide. then pulled the trigger. The
unfortunate woman was 6isemboweled by
10 discharge and died In great agony.
An Eye for an Eye.
xootsch was not arrested for this crime,
although no Will be tried for II. Two
traders were killed on Kake island about
tao months ago and several OF Kootschs
adopted tribe were arrested 5on suspicion
Of the murder. There was a rumor that
ell OF them would be hanged so Kootsch
started out 10 kill as many white men by
say OF repr!sal. He started after Capt.
Orr and a Mr. Borker. who conduct a trad
Ing post on tho island. The authorities
wers notified. and revenue cutter was
sent after the avenger. He was found
70 have walled himself up in n stone fort
on The beach. and az he Is a dead shot no
one interfered with him. BY strategy he
was arrested some days later and Will be
tried this month.
The Latest Mining Strikes.
The reports published recently OF the
richness of Deadwood and Eagle creeks
have been confirmed. and stlll later dis
roFery is reported by James Wiley on a
srali creek some twenty-five miles below
Tsgfs hal I'll a M
vi prove to be the banner strike OF the
season. The gold IL all coarse. nuggets
fron s. 10 SIS being plentiful, There is
eight feet of good pay dirt before bedrock
h reached. After reaching bedrock two
men washed out SOC in one and half
days work
great Influx OF people 10 Cook inlet n
expected next spring. and it is proposed
10 have a steamer run once a month
from Juneau among the islands. taking in
Berner's bay and other tributary points.
The little steamer Baranof, which car
res the mail between Wrangel. ShoiSan
ana K.awack, ran on the rocks in Tongas
Earrows and was badly damaged.
The Takou min in the Silver Bow basin.
near Juneau. Is handling = tons OF orc
Of splendid quality daily. and will run I'M
~ December I, possibly later.
Work on the tunnel between the Tread
vel and Mexican mills has been driven
io feet. II is expected that the vein Will
BE- struck az 1000 feet.
The Webster mill is reported 20 be run
mig fun blast. handling twelve tons
day. and the company is doing good deal
Of tunnellnE
The Juneau News. in its issue OF Octo-
Der q. compliments itself on It's third
birthday. and promises 10 put on a new
dress OF type the first OF the year and 10
double IN size
The juneau Mining and Milling Com
pany has closed down for the season.
Gray Copper on sheep Creek.
William McLcrnon has struck a vein on
Sheep and Grindstone creeks. In South
eastern Alaska. OF rose quartz wei miner
eazed with gray copper, and Il proves 20
o ne richest Silyer-hearing ore on Sheep
creek. $. NJ Gran and j. =. Whitney
haye gene up there 70 prospect. and have
ocated extensions Of the recent discovery
= Hammond and Campbell OF ore show
re- good results IN free gold.
Mines n Fuuter bay are spriuginE TN
fap'diy. The latest showing there is OF
considerable consequence and two-thiris
y the property there Is owned by United
states Commissioner Mel.en. OF juneau.
Peculiar Mining Claim.
4aey were talking about assessment
e0th around the stove IN a popular re-
seft The other day. saws tho Alaska Min
I's RECORD. one fellow said he knew
siaiins around there that have been held
sAee the first discovery OF Silver Bow
sASln AID th"ge Is not yet a hole on them
- enough for man 10 bury himself IN.
= know ~ one claim" said an old-tirner
eefe The surface ground OF which takes
= me graveyard on Chicken Ridge. That
HAn mas held his claim FOR the past num-
Vet q wears on funerals. Every time a
save VAS dug he would file his affidavlt
.lat The assessment work was done for
thst year"
Fataum is said 70 have been diScov-
- on Montana creek by o A. Carr.
- y working placer mine there with
s0aSldorahIe success.
To Work Wllouchby's Mines.
The Alaska Wtuoughby Gold Mining
NeiaPaoy has been Incorporated for the
0Ston Of the Nihoughby property at
aA'er bay on Admiralty island. Calvin
sNaFI of Fort Bragg. 4 lumberman OF
~sA31h. IS president. ". II. Psyson. a
st'Ha'uent attorney az san Francisco. IS
- president. Thomas Pollard. or Pol
81 4 Dodge. wealthy lumhermcn Of
- - Francisco. is secretary, and l. l.
"aea' President % the Overland Freight
transfer Company. IS treasurer.
'ge " Garside. mining expert and
.Ff!eF ~ duncan. through whom the
@aSieT of the property was made. has
- appointed general superintendent OF
$50 eompany's workings.