The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-24

place near Juneau, aud vas Witnesses hy
large numbers from fS1at place Douglas
city. Berner's Bay and tourists q me
Queen. Maxwell found he Gould DO as ne
pleased with Ahren. and WIS declared the
winner after the third round. Maxwell -
a very clever man. Of careful training. and
Ahren asa vel 70 stay as lccg as ne Gia-
The contest was under the aslspscsS OF the
juneau At1ieti. Club,
Took His secret With Him.
The Indian ShAk-wa-naShk. who at
tempted suicide BY cutting his throat AT
kiiliSaoo. and who was taken 70 Juneau
BY Deputy Marshal Collins and placed IN
ian. IS dead. When frst taken there ne
syince6 a desire 20 tell all ne knew con
corning the murder Of Wyherg and VIII
hanson by the Kake Indians he said ne
was going 70 die and wished 10 relieve mrs
conscience by making a diving statement
Arrangements were Immediately made 70
take his statement. bat after due dellesfs-
ton he decided that hts chances tor re-
covery were, good. and ne refused TO make
a statement al all He failed rapidly. how
ever. and died without having made
statement that could BE- used as evidence.
The Indian was a witness against the four
Of his tribe who killed Vic WyherE ard
Tom Williamson. and DEPUTY Marshal Col
Inns wss on the way to Point Gardner with
him 20 set more evidence when he at
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Canning and Mining
Steamer Afognak has left for Chilkat
The run OF salmon 80 far this season has
been much lighter than usual. only Se.aa
cases having been canned 20 date. The
bulk % the fish, which are of the sockeye
variety. are from the Chilkoot Indians.
who catch them with gill nets. the water
being too deep for Senes. The white nsh-
errlen. who are principally Swedes. are
VI IA Ia
dams will not allow them 10 cross over
20 the Cailkoot. The manager of the can
merry anticipates the run 10 last another
month and hopes TO p9t up lo,cto addition
al cases
The Berner's bay mines are rapidly COM
ing 10 the front as great producers. The
new Gates crusher is operating and the
mill will handle $50 tons Of ore daily.
Lodges in the Bear cross cut show that
ore could be easily furnished for forty
stamps: twenty stamps viii he run on he
Comet mines and twenty on the Bear.
About so feet of drifts and levels are run
each month and iSo men are employed.
Work on the new S0s-foot ditch, Tor
water supply. Is well along.
The News has been sold by Carpenter &
Ward 10 Eugene {. Stahl. who has taken
possession.
The Alaska Mining Record gives de-
seription of new brick bank building Tor
Harrison Bros. of that city. II will be
22xs2 two stories high and cost A.oao The
front will be galvanized steel with plate
glass windows and doors
Hon I.ytton Taylor, with three gentle
men from Tennessee. has arrived IN Ju-
neau The party comprises the owners OF
The Willot 1lhy mines on Admiralty island.
OF the Teiurium group.
Edward Haley has made a trip 10 where
James Mcdonald was killed by a ferocions
bear recently. Mr. Haley and party have
discovered some good prospects for gold
at that place, which is In the Berners bay
section.
\ small fire recently occurred AT the
mill of the Bears Nest mine Al Douglas
island The damage was considerable.
Mr.. Skaters Yacht Eleanor has reached
Juneau on her tour.