The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10
ALASKA NOTES.

Indian Takuyelle, who was 20 have been
executed at Sitka on February 3, has
been granted longer time in waich TO
secure money 10 take an appeal June
3 is the day now set for his execution.
William Stanton is now busy taking out
the remaining twenty stamps from the
old Alaska Union mill, ten OF which .
be taken down the channel In few DAYS
to Sheep cheek, TO be added 10 the Silver
Queen mill.
The long pending contest over the Jul
neau townsite is in fair way OF settle-
ment. The commissioners of the general
land Office has denied the motion for re-
view of the defeated mineral creators.
and affirmed the townste selection
One OF the interesting buildings Of Ju-
neau, known as the Log Cabin church,
caught fire January % and narrowly. es-
capped burning. Luckily the blaze, which
started from a redhot stove, Was oiscoV-
cred in time and the building saved.
Alaska newspapers are much axitated
over the unlawful Importation of hquor In
10 the territory. One paper quotes the cap
tai OF the revenue cutter Woisott as say
British Columbia ports has been abandoned.
and Ii is now brought in by regalaf passen-
ger steamers from Puget sound.
The Mining Record says: The James
Miller saltery al Cerdosa bay, near HOW
can, was recently sold TO company in
which Senator Perkins has large inter-
est. Tais year the salteTy will be worked
to its full caapacaly ana M many Win new pro i
bly, put in a trading store near there.
The Searchlight gives considerable space
10 the scheme of Editor k1elifnan, or Mad
ison, Wis. for regulating the seal islanas
with a colony OF Norwegian fishermen and
their families. The idea Was given con-
siderable notice in the columns OF the Post
Intelligencer at the time Mr.. kJeiiman
visited this section in his colonization IN
terests-
Ben Moore. son of Capt William Moore.
left on the Rustler for Skagway bay 10
erect cabins and make other Improvements
on tract OF land situated at the mouth
of the Skagway river. at the beginning
Z OF the trail to the Yukon, over the White
pass. Tae building of q wharf Is also
ton with his proposed trail into the in
terror over that pass.
News has been received from two mail
carriers who left Juneau for tie Yukon
camp, this side of the coast range sum-
NIT, where. owing to severe Arctic gales
and the great depth OF the snow they were
unable to rr.ceed further, and are waiting
for the moderation OF the weather. Near
~ 100 miners were camped al the same
place en- route H. the Yukon.
Alaska people are not disposed TO be-
lieve in the guilt OF g. J. Anderson, who
was recently arrested in Tacoma on a
charge OF embezzlement Of $l9225 from
Lilly, Bogardus & Co, whose manager
he was at Juneau, Alaska. The mining
Record says that he wav always Wei
known In Alaska. as an honest. upright
business man, and feels sure that Ander-
son VIII be able to explain away the ugly
charge satisfactorily.
The Seattle attorneys, who are priv
i1edged to enjoy all the advantages OF a
well equipped Athletic club. are not the
only ones whose prediction for sport is
pronounced, the following story clipped
from the Mining Record will show: At
torney r. ID. Kelsey returned on the VIII
lapa from his prolonged trip through the
kake country, where ne was sent to raise
enough funds among the relatives and
friends OF the Indian now In the Sitka
fall under sentence OF death 10 plead for
O new trial. The funds were not raised.
and Tla-koo-yel-ia's neck viii stretch on
June next While on his trip Attorney
Kelsey encountered few soft snaps
and ia other instances no snaps at all.
among the latter being an incident " re-
In he spent a whole week training fell
low for scientific sparring match with
the captain of the Baranoff, which ended
In his scholar being knocked clean of the
face Of the earth. The supposed friends
of the doomed man seem 70 all be salts
fed with the death sentence.