The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-15

last is told In the juneau Mining Record
Of December T. The evidence showed that
Williamson and Wyborg were in small
sioop anchored a short distance below Kill
isnoo. In the evening two canoes carrying
I'VE Indians three of whom were the pris-
oners. policeman Sam. Frank and John"
with women and children pulled up along
side the sloop and the three prisoners weus
aboard The white men offered them whis-
ky. which they al first refused TO drink
but finally they yielded and several rounds
OF drinks followed Another Indian Ko-
kesh. a witness in the case, stayed IN the
canoe. but had some OF the whisky. and
also bought three bottles of IL from the
white mon. giving in exchange ten marien
skins. More whisky was offered by the
traders. and Policeman Sam told them they
must stop selling whisky 10 his people
The answer was another round Of drinks
all around Policeman sam thought Il was
time FOR him. as an officer OF the law, to
stop the sale OF the liquor and seized the
whole cargo. consisting of two full kegs
and one key half full This. with the guns
OF the white traders. was put in the canoes
The traders rebeled against the confsca-
ton Of their stock in trade and row be-
gan. Two OF the Indians were knocked
senseless. being Knocked IN the head with
the tiller. and the other Indian was severe
" cut with 4 tack-knife, Wyborg then at
tempted 20 get into one OF the canoes 20
recover the liquor and guns. and the ca
noe was upset. dumping women. children.
whisky and guns into the water. Wyborg
was struck on the head while struggling
in The water and killed. and Williamson
vas Killed on the deck Of the sloop and
his body thrown overheard. The only evil
dence presented was that Of the wife or Pc
lcemln sam. ami the Indian Kokesh and
his wife The dfth Indian Was an old man
VINO committed suicide some time after the
Killing.
Good News From Cook Inlet.
The Mining Record prints some letters
FROM Cook inlet which contain the last
news from that district that viii Ne re
ce.ycd before next spring The writer Of
ore 81 them SAYS that. from a placer min
er's standpoint ne was much discouraged
over the outlook when he first went there
bat that he ha8 changed his mind since
ana VAS mach encouraged not iu nu3i1g
anything very rich. but having air
returns. He says coarse gold I3E-
ViusS we're found there the last
~ August hut the miners aid not
thfn know how rich the discovery would
prove o. he. though the work that had
been lone had paid NiE returns \ great
deal ~ the country had not been prospect
81. eut most ~ 20 had been gone over. on
Mills creek tht lef, fork 90 CANYON creek.
there is M zo'3 tu the Eravsl mat on the
bedrock Who're it is NOT smooth the la-
dications were far To IS SAID 10 be-
hard co47trN to prospect \ prosoestor
has 20 40 Far inland % order 20 INA any
thing Rack from trc coast the season IS
short. the working season being only from
sixty II ninety DAYS. AND the PROSE- Getting
SEASON ae.ug shorter stl tn the spring
the <~ow ans high water DELAY work sn1
fl the fan files and mosquitoes are al
most lofo}era hle.
Ab5st 80 persons VIII wintrr ia tEe 1ts-
tr.ct. most 81 thcm stopping az SN-A'I,e