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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The body of Walter
Schulz, who cabin passenger on the
North German Lloyd steamer Elbe, was
recovered to-day in the English channel off
the Headand of Dungeness, County Kent
reward of s., 900 had been offered by the
friends of Mr.. Schulz for the recovery of
.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

LONDON. Feb. IA dispatch to the
Times from Berlin says that after speech
to deputation of agriculturists. yesterday
his Majesty conversed with the members.
He INQUIRED az to their wishes respecting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

the Treasury and shall be sold to the high
est bidder, in case such bids or any of them
are satisfactory
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23
NORTHWEST NEWS.

Col. C. r. Beehe. First regiment. O. n.
c.. OF Portland. has been appointed brig
adler general OF she Ors gon National
Guard Vice Col. Compson. whose term
has expired
Work on the new water works at Spo-
kane may have 10 he suspended because
the city has no cash 10 pay the con-
tractors AMI has not been able yet TO sell
it's warranir
Fffteeu ir4uiTcd acres OF land will be
so.n tn peas In the Big Bend country
this y'eaE' for an Eastern seed flrm.
Sixty-teo men are employed in the Che
halls flrnitslre factory.
\ sturgeon weighing 30 pounds was
caught near Crates paint Hast Saturday.
This ~ one 81 the largest sturgeon that
was ever caught In the Columbia river.
ami as this fish win bring cents a
rssflish the days work brought the fisher
man ST.
The health Inspector cc Vancouver, b.
G. Condemned co pounds az Isotten pork
In a Jewish butcher shop TIE other day.
In SposSagae IL Is generally conceded that
'tSss PopassSts VIII carry the municipal
election Joanny Consid2ns has 'bess ug-
able 10 reorgag1ixe the democrats.
TsesScs by Are 3n Spokane for the year
tslgs sss2ssf aggregated siss @asI L. or sis =
SSsss Eess than for the preceding year
lEiFestg fea year tsssrae were Isl fires and
los alarms. tire property In danger being
vzlsgesf at 81. E5s. - IL with insurance OF
s. &c. isS l.. Tho fire department has tfe.xe-
fore saved ever - Ter cert Of -he prop
erty endangered.
Davenport. I3ncafu county. "a a we'll
tssa prsxssss-sssas sssvsTa situated IN a
isTSs farming District. The citizens fsax,e
t,aSs sent lot OF provisions - che Starving
Nessaskazas AMI ara never backward in
ANY Ecst work Judge Of Their gnYaze-
nssgE wSasn. fast Sunday n4xsss. a Meshs,-
tEassS clergyman, rs4usssi Eskttr preached a.
sermon 9s The New Ssssarrs' V NEARING
paxsakaarT. The rss~ Sozonl waS rxsarN-
sesstesi sss Re just 3 ilttsa tougher than
Gre old place.
Billie John. brother % CagsAgn John
who after getting The power was r1vy-
ts.-zogsssy killed IN tha w2isa walsz Sos.rs-
cry. Claims that be - the rssSssfyla-., cfsssr
90 the faEiasaS. AMI that fse ssYve-skis Il,
sEsaa1zsxn that position against eli ,sszsrz,-
c~S He WIS f3e sscon4 chief s.Slrsszz~ sTs
life o. Captain John. arst rlrsler the laws
az the tribe 10 became head chief az RS
hE.9sher's death He gays saas ~, sss.s~-
sxoa VIII have airy <c-cs. &rsf snat Re- has
Tssasse RS sasresEisary claims srIsprz-rsshA.
by ragszz- OK the sncxe debts os ere .yzs~s-
ters - A.s srfce tAroIgA sfas. szcr1fs<s~ az
fsse4 tExs1y AD~ses TAe SIN AMI salmon
osAEssss % 80 In6Saas wsg &c seaf In ia
fstxssssgse no4Ss. besrw sAss gan. IN afsaxf.
stx wssaes--W43ta Wasss Statesman
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

There are cnty ssSen iexzszstfve days re-
srzsrsng III the rife ~ cossrsxs-harsiy
slrsc 10 Dispose % chs appropriation hklss.
Ia ms snuse there 10 70 dBs3osstscn by
those IN pouer TO press the Nicarzgaa
csnai hsa. which ID ipoksd upon ~ . Re-
publican measure Presf1ent Cleveland.
II VIII be remembered. osnstted mentfon
OF the canal ia his sasx zsnual message.
The Tazsro<d roosang h<ll. sceordang 10
she latest atvscez. 10 90 - called uc n
shs senate. bat snear TIE fales OF shax
bosy. enc senator can delay lexssaAtion
and hast a ssnzns cause a AIorkade. 30
when Senator Pettixrew arncnsscec ffEax
hs wsuid guarantee that the poesing bal
should no. pass he uttered no Idle Unrest.
TIE friends o. tire pooling bssl might
pass IL. bot ~ the same time Trey would
ks1s appropriation bsass. The failure OF
approprszssen bills would nec@sssstzse -
extra session This tbs Democrats do not
want
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

The Oregon legislature will adjourn
today. As yet no senator has been
elected, but IL II believed that there
will be a choice. Two years ago the
legislatures Of Montana and Washing
ton ad5osarnest without choosing sena~
tors, most OF the sneanhers believing
that the governor could appoint. and
that there would be no loss to the state.
There had never before in the history
OF the country been similar dead
locks. and the point involved was new.
The United States senate decided that
the governors eTsnlntment was void.
Tho Oregon legislators know. therefore.
that unless they elect q senator the
state viii be only half represented In
the senate after March T. The possi-
Republicans wifi need every vote OBJ
tasnahie in the upper chamber. Increases
the responsibility Of the Oregon leg!s-
laiors. The anti-Dolph men say now
what the t-rntelligencer has said
before. that they wanted TO beat Doiph
whether they elected a free silver man
or not. There are only two snea
spoken of a. DoEph's successor. OF
theec ekAAlts6ney General Williams
would vote with John Sherman on
every frflaswiaI division. and Gov. Lord
Is a bi-metaitist. like most of the Re-
publicans. arsi not an unconditional
free SILVER man.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23
THE NEW CAPITOL.

The opposition 10 an appropriation
for the ctanpletion of the new capitol
al Olympia Is unjust and unreasonable.
Tha people OF the state have decided
that the capital shall be at Olympia
The site Tor the new Building has been
secured and the state has already spent
a large sum % money In constructing
the foundation. Under these cirvum-
stances e in difficult 90 understand why
there should be any disposition to de-
lay the y~ork. The debt os the state
will not ~ Increased. ais the supreme
cssslrt has asgssady decided that the issue
of warrants against the state oapHol
eessis Of The sala of state lands, does
MOI create any now debt. II the qucs-
s.sn 81 tho locailon of the capital had
not BEEN definitely determined by the
people there might be Scurre excuse for
the effort that ia being made by the
representatives. fram Pierce county TO
defeat the appropriations. As Il Il. how-
ever. sstch an attempt under the shin
siisKaise sf pretended desire tin ceano-
IN 20 Is neither wise nor timely. The
aettcn Of the board IF trustees Of the
Chamber OF CcarFnerCe Of Seattle In
passing resolutions urging an apyro-
rrsafson fg the speedy completion Of
The building Expresses she sentiment OF
rho peafs'e or King county IN this mat
ter. IL Is to b. lsopcd that M sectional
jealousy Wiz be permitted 80 sefca. a
measure SC obviously fair ard ncces-
E4xx
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public IL hereby warned not 70
Day any money 20 parties representing
20 be agents Of the Seattle Post-Inteili-
gsncer, except the following. who are
ehe only aathorixe. travelling agents OF
tie Post-Intelfigsncer. viz: J. A. Nc
c1eiizn and J. l. Hawiey. Tnas
Aces not apply 10 resident agents
81 this paper who are located IN
various cities and towns In the North
west. nor to postzTsasters. who are In al
eases authorised to take subscriptions
1nr the Daily. Sunday and Weekly POST
IuteIiigencer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

senstor Caliinwsr. ~ New HAMPSHIRE
WHO ss The only physician tn tAe senate
e. opposed 80 to appropriation Of rnouey
Ter the pr@iucsion NJ antl-tosia IN the
fNssgsct az C0fumhia. gge evidently r.
sAt fuliy converted 80 tha suksroes dec
srsue. Tor no thus writes - Boston news
fsnsrs Tire fate ~ fsESwn~Sasfuar, ri 8
elixir ard kccsass iyrssss leads Va 20 ga
siew sn afx,rossrsa flag rssAii. money Ger
ste rFopa gatiea ~ aa experimental rcsss~
ety IKE enii~sexjn. If nzssiesl men he
fseve ta the rvsspsty. there are plenty
81 obi hssgssS swcas~t ~ these tays % cable
roas's ans tse'lsys frons watch ar shanzf-
art sarrsy cf seraas ear BE- procured susi
u can - praeagased ~ private enter
prise just as vaccine virus Pas been and
IS propsg atet sasssy."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

II Is significant fact. rs mated Tn she
pest EnsslhEesceT yesterday, thas wAs}s
sne Nanos@oss1e craze - Spreading So this
ss0ssry. IN Europe ;he fame ~ WASH
tugs czs IS ssea .fiiy growing. Napoleon was
. man ~ marvellous ability beta a. a
set4ter All q statesman. wfssie presenSs-
snx - ses~ rrsace, hawever. his one
stSa aprsresstiy was BIS eva personal sx-
ETsadsssssseaI wsshtn xsou. On sse osAe~
hans'. vas rere patriot lie had no
rersazat ssas "a sassssxvs. Hts ealy am
tfsaes AMI aSe1Tastsr was TO serve hts
country.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

TIE Recommendations OF City EnEsree~
Thomson In regard so tAsa construction OF
TIE gravity water system from Cedar
river are worthy oE careful confederation
On the part Of the c.ty efacaasa. N'a4sle n
e ret advisable at present 90 proceed
MIA tsass work. steps should certainly hs
taken without f1iay 10 secure centred Of
Ts's Cedar river source - sarpsy for she
city esfcFs 1t fails into the A2nas % frt-
vSts Parties, T'hgs dass. sAe e3ty could
rre,ssa waa Sse construction q tue gray.
.sy system IN the early future. as $500 as
sAa cozapleg.cE. CT mere urgeas yusslse
works w@al remit
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

declare that ninx.tenshs q the human
rare VII perish rzisershiy ~ var. plague.
fanzne. pestisence. earthQazks ana hail
during shs next 6se years Christ Win
csuas With Ais bride. ard atan VIII b
eezied up IN q botsIe fcr lseoe years
Heaven viii hang In uszdair al that czne-
They have seen he'll ana Il h SEQ miles
across. and long enough 20 hold an sim
neTs.. THIS Sounds like George Hazard
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

n TIRE Republican majority IN the legas-
tassETe SO net set Together their Perait~s
friends viii carry OF the Political hossws
90 ths session. Under she iea.ersAsp OF
Cine. 90 WGAtcsul. tes pOpufssss 80 TIE
house get II ama 6rtli together on su
propositions TaSSe are tie tactics saaf
tel.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

Balance, net or ledger as
sets, January I, 1895. .....$ 60 5leuo4
We commend this record to your cnroff
scrutiny.
IN Its business conceptions. plans Ct
methods. ats strength, economy, equGt
and unparalleled results TO it's mensb0Q
the CONNECTICUT Mutual stands in IT. ~
faaity the matured fruit of time, e1po
renee and conservative administrn1z
carrying In itself tine vigorous -
heaathful seed OF a beneficent f,itura
Respectfully submitted,
JACOB l.. GREENE. pre~s6eue &
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

Senator Villas - authority for ne state
nuent that s0ns OF the railroads are re-
ceiving from tins government In annual
rental fer their postal carr swice their
original cost Why not issue . few more
hoDis and bug souae cars?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23
A GUARANTEE.

The Poss-Inteiiigcncer hereby guaran-
tees It's advertisers bona fide paid CIR
cuiation. Daily. Weekly and Sunday.
double that of any ether newspaper
Published In the state OF Washington.
Advertising contracts viii be made sub
5eet to this guarantees.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

The parade yesterday. while not earge.
was crediEabIe. Toe sosdfersy bearing OF
the companies OF the National Guard and
OF the Hign School cadets excited much
faYora BE comment
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

AAeFT ~ sFAsess1 20 As 3 majority en-
we ses&se IA ssv~r 90 tae saalxSsse4 y~soa-
tAs esA asS a nsatsstty 81 tAe Asaz~ sa
ssseF 3 sse Nicaragua eseAl e4ss. YET 4
- sea @Aeay tai ssthes wssl ss yossa o..
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

7.ss sszsort Is gclag fae roua3s ~ Ire
EasssFs press shAs; Five Taccua
pssSshess agree SO declaring that IRE
wersd vii Soaae 10 al end In sss.. .Aay
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

ss2sse, p SAsFA. e -sercsan. % Fsssssr<
Cses. Md was sssnss murdered 81 RS
ssss<s or Main ssr1e< stsr~s Wsxfue~sssS,
ssz.ssI Rssee-y was es'.1s<siy Tie NO.
Eva
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23
P0RfT-NNM ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE
Connecticut Mutual Life lnslr-
alts Company.



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.ra ur~fspdn co~rru.nrse ttsess. Il . uue
surpriGnx. <herefora sn,ax wfaas Ne wrote
ss,ensav 49, I'm auypxzue shan IN xase pre-
y4rnx wear o. Dxma,sr OF persons tn
~u,esf I'm. s.rre~
tn swuuusston a Aueee ard ssxnenkl-
ers was extzenesy email being only &e7
re,r eer< az tse auos,nk ut rssk &C tho
ber.uuxnx OF he year end less than IN
the PREVIOUS wear: % chat whsle che
asus,n< N rauac ha> decreased q tr4fe,
xso7 GA, ssa usuIf,er uf persons insured
has Increased ~eveena hundred. The re-
n,ark~tse nerys;xsenr.. Of our business is
a xrv,~e pras4fvsr,- eea1arru On the one
hsra a ,, fase d ~. unrnrafeaeua low
49,. ~ sx,~,u,.rsr> n tts. cuupnny. and.
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23

business based ON the assumption OF g
ing per cent. annual interest (prso3f
April. 1850 is $iA. sos. So: On business
ON the per cent. interest alssumptao1
since Apa4L Iss2) 1t Is %.s12. 200. This
item OF reserve Is considerably over
100000 more than it woaala be on a. 4 H
cent. interest basis. The company ri
much stronger than any legal stand
requires, GU than any competitor. An r.
rate OF interest tends to greyitate do1
ward our position in thfs matter q r
Of congratulation to our policy hold
and OF satisfaction TO the management.
The other liabilities are si.137. en-
leaving a surplus OF 1856. HATS, Wa
has been referred to elsewhere.
CONDENSED STATEMENT.
In forty-nfne years OF business the c.
uectscut Mutual has
Received
For premiums. -. SIS. sS7. lso 81
Interest, rents,
and bal. profit
and 1osss. 7S.43i .472 50 81
i0tai ........................$ 26f. lis. G.
Discussed 5
Death claims and #&
enSiowrnenss ...$ %, 793. 2o7 a
Dividends ......... S,4i9 i57 %
Surrendered pon-
cfcS .............. 22,3SS 500 %
Total paid pol
icy alolders. SIG, 63o, sss As
Expenses .....s.... 2,699 30 Of
Taxes .............. $40. 535 So
-------- 200, 5249
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-23
THE OREGON DEADLOCK.

SEATTLE, SATURDAY. FEB. ss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-02
Local Daily weather Report Tor the
Morning News.

Local forecast for Savannah and vicin-
ity till midnight. Aug. ?, 1896: Generally
fair, followed Friday. probably in the aft
ernoon, by showers; slight temperature
changes; variable winds.
Forecast for Georgia-Fair followed bv
showers; fair in south and eastern por-
lions; winds becoming variable.
Comparison of mean temperature at sa-
vannah, Ga, on Aug. /. 1895, with the
normal for the day: Temperature-Nor-
NAL. 81; mean, SO; excess for this date.
?; accumulated deficiency since Jan. l,
1895, 5i2
Comparative rainfall statement: Nor
mai, 20; amount for Aug. ], r; departure
from the normal, 20; total departure
since Jan. /, 1895. -I-6.59.
Maximum temperature. 80; minimum
temperature, 70.
The hight Of the Savannah river at
Augusta at a. m. Goth meridian time)
yesterday was 60 feet, no change dur
ing the preceding twenty-four hours.
Cotton region bulletin. Savannah, Ga.
for the twenty-four hours ending at D.
m, 18th meridian time, Aug. l, 1885,
nfgtrf.fe
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-02
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. c. M. Craig left yesterday for Of
erman.
Miss Eva Righton leaves to-day for Dan
vile, n. Y.
: Miss Clara Strous is spending the sum-
mer at Menlo, Ga.
Mrs. Gustin leaves to-day for Indian
Spring to be absent two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cops have gone
to Waynesvllle n. c., for a month.
Emil Newman, Esq, returned from the
north yesterday on the Nacoochee.
Mrs. w. r. Mcintyre has gone 10
Waynesville, N. c., for the summer.
Miss Bertha Avant of Macon is visit
ing Miss Felie Taylor No. u Tattnall
street.
Mrs. N. H. Finnie leaves this morning
nv steamer for New York and other north
Mrs. Finnie leaves the city to-day for
the north. She will spend the summer in
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Joseph Rosenheim and family have
gone to Long Branch, n. j., for the rest
of the summer.
Capt. w. NJ. Davidson Of Jacksonville
was a passenger on the Nacoochee from
New York yesterday.
Mr.. Horace A. Crane has gone to spend
two weeks a Sparkling CataWoa springs
n. c. Mrs. Crane is spending the sum-
mer there.
Mr.. Chr. c. Dahl left last night for
AsheviIle, n c., to visit his family,
which is spending the summer IN the
mountains.
Mrs. H. NJ. Conner and children leave
the city on the birmingham to-day for
New York. They will spend the summer
in Connecticut.
Mrs. Julia DuPuis leaves to-day on the
CITY of birmingham and will spend the
remainder of the summer and fan IN Al
bany and Troy, n. y.
During the absence Of DR.. Goodwin
pastor of the First Baptist church. Rsv.
A. d. Cohen, D. D., late Of Titusville,
Fla, will iii the pulpit. Or. Cohen resides
al No. 17G Duffy street.
The steamship Nacoochee arrived last
night from New York, having on board
the following passengers: Mrs. 7. J. Nc
Mahon. c. H. S. Jackson. Tracy Robinson
and wife, j. s. Lester, +. +. Clark, KEY.
G. N. Klmbal, Emil Newman, a. ".
REYNOLDS, Adam Strauss, a. X. colcora
ana wife, j. Cleveland, T. NJ Hamilton,
+ Aonson. C.. Marin, w. ~. Davidson,
Gus Monoe, j. j. Brinkerhon MISS j..
Rosenhagen, LA S. 81 MILLER, coioFed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-02
CLAY WROUGHT FROM ENGLAND.
Quantities of 1t Imported Through
savannah.

Quantities of It Imported Through
savannah.
The German ship Stephan is unloading
at the Central railroad wharves, 900 tons
of imported clay and bleaching chemicals.
brought here from Plymouth. England, for
the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills Of At
lanta.
Mr.. Oscar Elsas of the company was in
the city yesterday. looking after the IN
loading of the material This ship was
chartered to bring over a full cargo of
the stuff, and the company has rented a
portion OF the Central railroad wharves
for storage purposes.
This Is the first shipment that the Full
ton Bag and Cotton Mills has brought to
this port. Mr.. Elsas says that he finds it
advantageous to have the material
brought direct to Savannah, but that he
is now compelled to get a full cargo at
one time, which keeps from $4,000 to $50 81
OOO tied up, whereas this would not be the
case. if there were direct steamers run
ming across and he could get part of a
cargo on one order.
He thinks everything should be done to
encourage the direct trade movement to
this port, and says there is no doubt that
a regular line, even though it ran only one
or two steamers a month, could do a good
business. His company he says, imports
about 1000 tons of this stuff every five or
six months. The duty on the 1000 tons
just brought over amounts to about 5000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-02
MAYBE ,iOUNTAINs or SILVER.
where silver and Copper Exist in
Pure state.

Pure state.
From the Seattle Post-IntelIigencer.
on the head waters Of Cooper river.
about 800 miles from the seacoast. where
but one white man has ever succeeded In
reaching. dwells strange and peculiarly
mysterious race of Indians. In recent
years, through some traders. they have
acquired possession of a few guns, and
now when they come down TO the trad
ing posts on the kueck river, at the head
Of Cooks Inlet, they often bring bullets
| moulded out Of silver and other metals.
/ The Alaska Commercial Company's agent,
three years ago, obtained several of these
| bullets and sent them TO san Francisco
TO be assayed, and the returns indicated
that IS per cent. was silver, the remainder
being copper and lead, with a slight trace
Of gold.
The Indians have a great many primitive
weapons and cooking utensils, all of which
are rudely, though skinfully, made out of
pure copper. They have frequently IN
formed the white traders that silver and
copper abound in immense quantities at
the base of a peak back of Spirit Noun
tain, which is now reckoned as being the
| highest mountain IN North America by
surveyors and engineers who have viewed
| II from distance. 1t IS known that these
! Indians have no means or knowledge of
D
| that they must be telling a true story
! about silver and copper being found in
/ almost pure quantities in its native state.
The winter is the only time the Indians
visit the coast for trading purposes. In
| the summer the post on the kueek river
| is abandoned on account Of the rapacious
| appetite Of the mosquitoes, 1t being i'm
possible for a human being TO survive
| their attacks. Several instances are
| known where they have killed and de-
voured Indian dogs. The natives. for that
| reason. give the coast a wide berth in the
summer.
The only reason, apparently, why some
| Of those typical American prospectors
those who have seemingly prospected from
infancy, and have panned out gold in
| every camp of Importance from California
| to Carboo and the Cassiar, have not Wis
| tied the upper Copper river country, Is its
almost complete inaccessibuity. Several
parties have attempted TO ascend the riv-
| er. but from the nature Of the stream. be-
| ing excessively swift and turbulent, one
might as well try TO climb Niagara Falls.
| The river is lined on each side for miles
and miles with nothing but glaciers.
| whose walls are perpendicular from the
summit to an unknown depth below the
| water, and whose every side is scanned
| with Crevices so deep as to be almost
! fathomless. But one white man has ever
! succeeded in reaching the forks where the
| Chittyna puts off to the east, and that
was Lieut.. Allen, who, number of years
| ago, after undergoing hardships of UNI
usual severity, assembled the river about
200 miles.