The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-06
The Work of determination
Goes Rapidly On.
COOKS INLET MINES A FIZZLE
Disappointed Pro~pectors Return-in-
dIan~ Murder Two Traders
Crews Biighted Ambition.

fishing by sea. There are fish in Boring
sea 10 supply the world. including cod,
h2libut and salmon
The vessels at anchor in Unalaska har-
Dor July II were the four whaling barks
California. Lydia. Anderson Hicks and
Alice Knowles, British sealing sehoouers
Triumph. Penelope. Tevesa. Sapphire.
Saucy Lass. Mary Belf and Jessie. The
British cruiser Pheasant was also in that
port cleaning boilers. The coal laden
bark Sonoma sailed for the north early
IN the month American trading schooner
Crystal. OF Tacoma, arrived at kadiak
July j.. with ali well on board. Ameri-
can schooners Seventy-six and Olga were
fallen in with al sea July Is. with all well.
The Seysnfy-six had twenty-nine otter
skins and the Olga eighteen.
had News From Cooks Inlet.
The Juneau Mining Record of July q.
which came in on the City Of Topeka,
states that the sloop North. with a party
of returning and disappointed miners,
has arrived direct from Turn Again Arm.
at the head OF Cooks Inlet having taken
twenty -four days for the trip. Thomas
Kern, one Of the party. does not think
the mining outlook at ali encouraging.
bat says that after more thorough pros
pecting a good future may be in store
The situation OF Turn Again Arm, 200
miles from the coast line, Is such that
IS not felt. and the climate Is as bad as on
the upper Yukon. The hest nuggets shown
by Mr. Kern were worth but 81 81. and are
low grade. worth but sl6 an ounce. Miners
are trying TO get means TO leave.
Notes From the Miners.
The Record states that the Northern
Light mine at Berners bay is quite prom
Using. The mineral belt In that locality
carries seven or eight distinct veins and
is two and one-half miles wide.
The Emma lode on Sheep creek has
produced foot vein of rich ore but few
feet from the surface. When a tramway.
to carry the ore 10 the smelters is built,
this viii be an excellent location.
The AUX Mining Company is testing the
Douglas island mine with a diamond drill
IL lies Just back OF the Bears Nest
group and IS said 10 be on the continuance
CT the Treadwell ledge.
The Copper Stain is the name OF the
new location made last fall on Nevada
creek. The ledge is low grade ore, but
is $50 wide on the surface. Several men
are now al work driving 100 foot tunnel.
Men are also at WORK on their claims ad-
joining the Copper Stain
The testimony in the celebrated Rem
shaw case. which was brought in The
courts OF California last fall. is being ia
ken before Judge Meilen. IN Juneau. The
suit was brought by Renshaw against
James Treadwell. John Treadwen. James
Carroll. Richard G. Harrison. administra-
tor OF the estate of VI. w. hurry, and
George c. Smith to recover SIS. 800 and a
punitive amount of 100000 out of which
Renshaw alleges he has been defrauded
in purchasing the Bears Nest mining
stock. The taking Of the dispositions will
consume about three weeks time over
100 witnesses will be called.
A party who lately arrived from Hoonah
reports that +. II Bogues. better known
as "Yank." came into.th place with his
little boy on the schooner Jayhawker July
IT, lie was down from the westward, and
was on his way to the British Columbia
line, where he Will seek a place of refuge.
"Yank' left Juneau several years ago
rather suddenly 10 get out of reach Of
several warrants that were out for his ar
rest he having been charged with manu-
featuring whisky. robhing an Indian cache
at Hoonah and a sloop that was wrecked
in Lituya bay, but none of these warrants
We're ever served on him. az he was foxy
enough TO keep out of sight. IT is said
that after he left Hoonah, and some dis
iance below Killisaoo. he barely escaped
being sighted by the Pinta.
Crews Gives Up the Fight.
W +. Crews, formerly Democratic
politician Of this city, but now a reporter
on tho Alaska Mining Record who went
20 Juneau 10 work M a boom for the
office OF United States district attorney
now announces emphatically that he is
not a candidate.
Prospects on kowak River.
Some discoveries Of new prospects on
the Kowak river have been made. which
promise 70 eclipse anything in tho mines
Of Alaska. The Kowak enapties into
Kotzchue sound. and runs nearly paraI-
lei 90 the Arctic circle. The digCinCs are
about 60 miles from the mouth on A
creek coming into the river from the
north. In about two weeks. last fan the
discoveries secured over 500, including
nuggets worth from $ 10 s2o They re-
ceived the Information first from Indians
and after the prospecting spent the win
ter az old Fort Morton
The Sitka Alaskan Of july = contains
the details Of the burglary OF the Alaska
Commercial Companys store IT Nut
chuck. on the morning Of July 8. Furs
and cash To the value Of over 5000 were
taken, and the company has Just Of
fered Si,eo9 Cor the capture and convic-
ton 81 the thieves. The robbers are sup
posed TO be two men claiming 20 be pros
pectors from Southeastern Alaska They
arrived there July / and disappeared Julv
.. on the evening OF the Fourth store
keeper {. swanson entered the store
ard found everything there including some
sea otter skins in boxes FOR shipping The
bat gone IN the morning. and there wero
numerous tracks 81 feet and marks OF
boxes or the sand
The Alaska News both eJitorilih and
locally mentions the fact that Seattle par
ties ARE about % establish atfradsnE post
AZ Cooks Inlet stating that thc trade
Tt-h'ulIy belongs 90 Juneau uud that
fne News had urged tho merchants Of
mat city long ago % establish such A
post and regrets that the advice IS un-
needed Il suggests that IL NAV not now
Do too late The News. however ike aEI
other Alaska papers. publishes frequent
letters frcu7 Cooks Inlet giving alto
gether dlsCouraEing accounts az the pros
poets there. The same issite 81 that pa
per contains several distinct items ia that
line hat adds
Tho continued coming of reports from
the COOK 1nlet country adverse 80 those
az t~sf in circulation is not 20 80 won
oeged az nor does Il necessarily condemn
the section n cannot be douatef that
the region IS ono OF great wealth. bat i's
in2~resS5 blilty renders tho labor 81 pros
pecunS more fhan ordinarily expensive
dtfNcuit ana discouraa!nE
Traders Killed by Indians.
Four slwsshes ~ the shaken tribe have
been arrested bv deputy V'nited states
r,srehals for the murder % Two traders
nea- Kiuisnoo last May. The Indians were
freazlt1 Win whisky given them bv tire
victims The two traders were named re-
spec'.vely Nto WyherE and Tom William
son. The sIoop recently picked un and
taken 20 Hoonah has been identified as
thetr boat. one - the nleu was legally
married 10 "a native woman. and as her
relatives haze discovered that she D srti-
tled fa a SnsTe - The estate they have in-
tereSted themselves in she matter ami thu
result rsay BE- fhat che FnuE5erers win al
he brought C. Justce through their Gu