The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-16
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sources of the country. and OF the vegeta-
ton. animals, and tire habits of the ma
tives.
The companies which have leased the
Shumagin Islands, said Mr.. Woodward.
have begun DEMONSTRATING the fox for it's
fur, and a good paying industry seems
assured. One man 10 an island takes
charge Of twenty-five or thirty blue foxes.
and sees that they are cared for, fed and
protected. The furs are easily worth So
each. The seals and sea offers have de-
creased 70 such a great extent that this
DEMONSTRATING of animals Is being done 10
take their place.
The seals are becoming so scarce that in
my stay OF a whole year I saw but one
am told that the herds used 10 come into
Cnalaska harhor, but they are rarely #
ever seen there now The hunting at sea,
TO my mind. causes the destruction, for the
females are killed. leaving the young on
land to starve. The killing of them on
the islands leased by the North American
Commercial Company does not reduce them
percepriby for the animals are selected
and not killed unfortunately. Mr.. Brown,
the company's agent. who is son-in-iaw of
James A. Garfield. tells me that the seals
are becoming very scarce.
The government reindeer stations are
proving very successful. \ number Of the
reindeers were taken, on board the Bear.
from Siberia 70 St. Lawrence, and they
are doing well. They do not seem 10 run
wild and are Of great value for food and
service to the Eskimos. Fourteen OF the
animals were left at Unalaska island, but
all died but three and these are doing well.
you would be surprised at the nowers
at Unalaska The foliage surpasses any
thing in California, and the flowers equal
those Of that state In beauty, but not in
fragrance. The salmon. blue and moss
berries are very numerous. Walking over
the mountains the moss under foot feels
Ike 4 cushion. There are no trees.
ION Iliuliuk spit there Is rich vegetable
SOIL and nearly every kind OF vegetables
viii grow wonderfully but ali of them do
not produce so well. / tried Burbank po-
tatoes. and the vines grew up two or three
feet. bat the potatoes did not form. as the
season seemed too short for such late
variety. The corn only grew four inches
high and died. Radishes We're the very
finest and beet tops made fine greens, but
the roots DID not develop. The turnips.
cabbage and lettuce were the finest ever
ate.
twenty-five or thirty head of cattle had
been left at Amokuak island, having been
taken nortn 10 supply the revenue cutters
They lived well on the island IN the sum-
mer and finally swan across 10 Unalaska
island. distance Of 100 yards. and Eved
all winter without being FED. There was
only ten inches of snow, and they ATE the
vegetation from beneath II.
''The natives are doing well. but are
scattered and deere asfng. The government
school contains mostly creoies VINO are
half Russian Ladies OF the NJ. L. church
have taken charge of thirty girls and are
clothing. feeding and schooling them These
also are about all half-breeds
.sAliners from the Yukon arrive at Una
laska frcp time 10 time, and one in
marty OF six had a nugget worth $500. The
other pogsets were of various sizes
The Mary Buhne. 1t was, which felt the
earthquake shock at sea.
Il was standing aft by the wheel" sad
Mr.. woodward, ''wnen suddenly ] heard a
rumbHng noise. lasting only a second or
two Then came the shock, and the vessel
seemed 20 be humping or grating on some
thing we all knew at once that II was
an earthquake. The day was warm and
sultry.''
AIR Woodward is In Port Townsend.
where he delivered q lecture Monday night,
and he may also lecture here.