Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-09-08
LETTER FROM VICTORIA.
What a Journal Editor Saw Among the
Britishers.

. Nnat JOulnai EultOI OaW among INT
Britishers.
SEATTLE Aug. 30.-We left for VIC
toria from Port Angeles on The
Steamer Eyangel. A carload of can
ned salmon was taken aboard will
ns for shipment to the east, anC
thuS we took opportunity to look
Through the cannery. 1t is managed
by young Hume of Astoria, and must
Drove great financial success. The
run of fish is heavy this year. and
after the first few days the price was
cut from six cent apiece to below ono
cent piece for fish weighing from
ten to twenty pounds each. The can.
berry is not as clean as we expected
TO find 1t. The head men are China
men in every department, and white
men, women and girls do the dress
Ing, packing, wrapping labelling, etc.
Here are put up all brands, the Go
lumbia River" !" puget Sound, "'Fla-
sier RIVER" "Skeen River" Alaska"
etc, and all out of the same catch,
The silver sides, known here as the
''sock eye," are mostly taken. About
$50 hands are now employed at Port
ANGELES canGery.
Victoria is reported as being a
handsome English city, We failed to
find the great beauty, but must ad-
NIT the ultra foreign air. Like Salem,
this is an old settled city, having
been prominent station Of the old
Hudson's Bay Co., and still has many
ancient land marks of interest, among
them the wreck of the Beaver, the
first ship to plow the waters of Pu-
get Sound.
Great Britain here maintains a
naval station for repairs of vessels
md supplies. Here we visited Fl. M.
S. Impereuse, flagship of the Eng
iIsh navy. She is considered a fine
war ship. but she certainly did not
compare favorably in appearance with
Uncle Sans war ships recently at
Poltland. The ship itself was fairly
clean, but the men were far from be-
Ing on dress parade. They were bare
4ooted, dirty and slouchy.
Adjoining the naval station the
canadian government has dry dock,
which, is a magnificent piece OF
masonry. 1t consists of walled dock
into which the largest man of war can
1oat. After it is in, the gates are
elosed when in six hours the water is
al pumped out, leaving the vessel
iligh and dry for repairs.
These are located at Esquimault,
about three miles west of the city, in
4 rock bound harbor of 40 feet average
Depth. Opposite the mouth of the
bag is fort well supplied with guns
and men. Adjoining is a magazine
Nation containing tons Of powder and
ball. Further up is naval hospital.
The bluffs against which these lie are
Composed of immense black boulders,
which in diminished form make their
appearance we are told all oyer Van
cUuVer's island.
The new parliament buildings are
lust being completed, which are the
tinest structure in the city. The
building with its annexes is put up
with granite and gray sandstone OF a
line quality, all cut fp the finest style
Id the stone mason's art. The build
Ing contains much more room than
Dregon's Capitol, and in finish is be
gond compare. The legislative hall
Is being finished in variety OF marble
Ind ali the floors are laid in handsome
.ile designs throughout. Fhe win
lows are of art glass, and what Wood
work there is is done in solid oak. TO
Nc surprise Of everyone, this magni'
lcent structure will only cost 100000