The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-16

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him 10 this posnE about guiy ], We decided
20 return rfs> way we sas Come Up On
June - ne broke camp g. Lake City On
Lake Long. ard that evening bad reached
the Russian village Of sk,.nk river. On
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2. are started down the Kenzl river. Al
the upper rapids are yet the boat down by
tire rcpe, stern ffrxs. We reached TIE
hssc Of tide water al p. n, a distance
81 about SIXTY miles. TIE rext Ssy We
reached Fort Ke1ai on Cook inlet OR
next stop WAS a. the Russian Village %
%enilchlk. which contains about thirty
families Thege is small Greek church
hera The Inhabitants are mostly engaged
an Nshsnz salmon 81 the sumner SEASON
Prom Seuiichsk are proceeded 20 Anchor
point. Here The Boston and Alaska Mir
ing Company Is working q hydraulic CAIN
OF several hundred acres. the Only ore On
Cook inl>t- Il has couosets1 over FIVE
miles Of ditch ard employs about seventy
five men, The manager had just arrived
on the steamer Ger. Candy. bringing a
large amount Of supplies. lumber and uer-
ctsandlse. Ar. Clark. an experienced n.y.
6raui4c mining engineer from California.
- IN charge o the work Mr.. Lacy. q
deputy raitsd states mineral surveyor, Is
in cfsrxs cf that branch OF the work. We
spen: the Fourth OF July a. the cousrary's
headquarters ard we're very kindly treat
81. Old Glory was run Up on the COM
pznyss flag staff aB-f foafe6 proudly al
day. II the evening display OF fireworks
took place. Mr.. Thornton Informed Is
that the company intends 20 open another
large hydraulic claim further up the inlet
this summer.
ssTil4 steamer Gen. Candy had very
rough passage over from kodak. She
sprung leak and the pumps broke down.
anf al hands had 10 turn 20 and bal the
water out with buckets Until the pumps
were repaired She brought the news that
tho United States marshal bad seize5 the
schooner Live p. al Kodiak and confas-
Gated over 400 bottles % whisky. The
Gen. Candy was going 20 Coal point 10
get a gupzy OF coal and Mr.. Thornton IN
Tfte1 us 70 take passage on her. Our
boa. end outfit were holsted On deck. and
afier pleasant run OF few hours down
the inlet we arrived al this place. after an
absence o! TAO months.
Don't get the idea that this trip was
summer outing. II was one OF toll and
hardship. Danger beset us at every foot
step. Many who tried 70 follow IN the
path OF the Cooper party fell BY the way
side ard gave up in despair.
Coal point on Kachekmsk bay has one
% the finest hsrbors on the Whole coast.
There are thousands Of acres OF fine coal
81 this place awaiting capital 20 develop
The mines When ! left here last May
this vas a tented city % several hundred
men but e; present IL e1lssairs only some
frame buildings and log houses The bark
TheoboiA. OF san Francisco. is here wait
ing sor 4 crew 20 take her back. the sail
ors having deserted her and gone TO the
Ynires The steam schooner Perry, Of
Puget sound. TOW running IL Alaska Wa
terz. Is taking coal. The schooner Bob. Of
Seattle arrived here with a party OF
rrospsctovs who haze been prospecting up
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mouth OF Copper river and left six men
there WRo VIA prospect this summer.
After remaining here short time
NJ alart out aEa.n on enotller trip 70 an