The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-18

rest Of the worid--how isolated II Is from
the busy haunts Of man.
at seems to me-" SAID Judge Edwards,
that can't get used to the hustle and
activity OF Seattle after the ouietude and
duiIness OF Kodiak. I feel as though /
were in q new wofid- II fills me with a.
sense of uneasiress and unrest. but sup
pose viii get used TO II In . few days.
IT left Kodiak on September q on a
ninety-day leave OF absence. after a stay
OF about two years on that Island and In
that vicinity. One OF my objects In com-
Ing was TO be where I might cast
vote at the coming presidential election.
think hold the record on the distance
THAI any official OF the United States has
travelled In order 10 vote. at the present
election. at least"
In speaking OF the Cook inlet mines.
Judge Edwards said: There Is consider
able gold IN the Cook inlet district bu;
too many went there this year. and the
result was that a large number were dis
appointed and returned with cenunca-
tons OF the country on their lips. About
5000 men went to Cook inlet this year.
which is entirely too many for a CON-
parativeiy small area OF mining country.
About 100 OF this number made money,
and some OF the more fortunate ones
brought out as hlgh a. 800 for their
seasons work. II f. like the Yukon re-
".
A man should have several hundred dol
lars. should be strong. hearty and ener-
gettc. and should have Some experience
I'm mining. In order to succeed. Il Is no
place for drones or for irnpov srtshed m
skilled men. I feel certain that further
exploration viii result In tho finding o,
new placer fields from time to time |
Also think that trnportsr, quartz discov-
cries VIII be made. In rsct. some rich
quartz mines have already been found,
and. in my opinion. the Cook inlet region
viii In the future be known as q srea,
producer OF the precious metal
Zone thing that impressed. me during
my visits to the Cook inlet country was
the discovery OF old rockers. copper wire.
kettles and mining implements on the
bed rock. This. 20 NV mind. Is positive
evidence that these mines we're worked
centuries sgo-hox many / 10 rot pre-
tend to say. II miga. have been 20 years
ago. or X might have been a. the time OF
King solomon. The fact that these prsrr,-
live tools are found 81 bedrock Is lTcoys-
troyer1ihls evidence !slat the mines wer.
operated centuries ago. and by CIVILIZED
men"
Largest Csnnery in the World.
In speaking about the fishing Industry IN
Alaska. Judge Edwards SAID. The largest
salmon cannery in the world Is iocasei on
Kodiak island. Il has a caraci,y OF 80 assa
cases per var. TIE fen quota was canned
this year. In order TIA, you may Judge
81 the grsa, pfealtu3e o. asa. need tslt
tell wa tSat n ore cass OF tire net 81 90
nsh were taken. sns 20 catch from ~ ess
10 eaea In single cast Is got Uncommon.
How the Natives Live.
IT would Ike ta sake YOU into saatsvs
Neuse-cna that - oatSs4e OF the village
where the people fellow she tribal haalts.
Tsere lie a isrgs ssuAxx room. which Il
us%s 80 a general rendezvous for TIRE three
or four families ssat occErv the house.
f,ezstng .Tsrn iris rooEs srw from three 70
four uaveHalatei APARTMENTS. 20 rsacA
waich you have 20 crawl Each o. ths-se
sise Scoans Sc cccu psess ~ = family. TIE
entire structure Is hGiss aaif underground
ana ire oniv veagliassan "a tA~ogEh az
erealnx In sha roof % The FsAln roorn.
.tsro9Ea waAch the smoke escapes. IN
tae$e primitive structures sAsy i've or
erisi fish arA sea> ard co.s$z-se a great
deal * ire tstfers II kossak- hcwytr.
Tire natives live as well as ths whites co
Ne Tire Italians % TO- apES - tne oar
nvrtes4 TAsy are all harters anA fisher
rnen. TIE work sa tas eaEner!cS Il 3ore
~ Casa@sS as3 TfatlAns. x1o are bro@gs;
frsSa san Francisco IN che sprtn< and
TRANSFERRED back in sae fzl when tie
srA$ans sers ia ever.
Malls are iafre1a@n: IN kodak We
Il 1afte stale sAFn-~ s. reaches rs. I.
makes life very homogeneous 10 hear from
the outside weird only az such leag sz-
sersals-"
In speaking of TIE length % the days s.
elg&r~zt Se&Sosss o. TIRE year. Judge Ed
wards SAID The sAa-.esr day - s.x
bears io-x ara sAe longest lasts for
tweasy-<o1- hours On The short DAYS tbs
san wlt rise fsr away - the soGtA, &C.
sezsh~ = xa-T snail Src % circle aza
tEer &ssapg@zr. Why. .. midday :ha san
a2psa-s - &c cay about swe1sy-sss cx