The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26
Indians Fire Two Shots at Him
From Ambush.
HIS ESCAPE is MIRACULOUS.
second Bullet strikes . Purse In His
Left Inside Pocket and IL Turned
Aside Only by COins-IaFefuliy
Planned Attempt at Assasstna-
dians Specially Hate and Blame.

Friday June II. Indians belonging 20 the
c.4iIkas band Of Stick Indians fired two
rita shots from ambush AZ jack Dalton.
tho famous Alaskan pathfinder. Daiton's
escape from death vas slIn9et Insrac a.ous.
as the second bullet struck purse IN h.s
left inside pocket, aa1 vas DETECTED by
coins.
TEa circumstances connected with TIE
case show beyond question Of Doubt tina.
thu Indians lad carefully planned an as
saAsination of the man they blame for the
influx u whites 10 their hunting grounds.
Coming close az !. does On the heels o.
the murder OF william Meehan on the
MoCglntock RIVER By Hootalinaua river 1t
Is impossible TO overlook the oulnous I'M
port
Dalton arrived IN juneau June 10 and
the coat he wore told In mute language OF
his narrow escape from death at the
hands OF the t-eaeherouz redekins. Tho
story vas KEEP; very quiet owing TO the
issuance o. Il warrant FOR the arrest Of
Indian jim one % the leading men Of tile
=
murder j. j.. Barry. the san Franc SEQ
Chronicle correspondent at an inking Of
tho matter OH his Way down 20 Es-aitle
and when tbs steamer Resale touched at
juneau be learned Daltou's story.
Walking Along the River.
Dalton was walking along the bank OF
tina ChiIiSat river some distance ahead OF
six prospeotors. few miles from the town
~ sfut ~ stA
from the underbrush one hundreds yards
distant. Dalton says that a bullet whst.ed
past his ieft ear lie came to a sudden
stop and his cosnpa mons rushed W with
drawn pistols. Backed up by his friends
Dalton made a rush for the place where
the smoke from tia would be assaSsin's
rife had puned 10. He had taken onl-
three steps when another shot rang GU
and The bullet struck over the famous
Iathfindey's heart \ packethook in which
were several coins received the bullet and
detected X just enough 70 save his life,
The pocket and purse, however. were cut
through and tho co.F1s fell - the ground.
A moment later an Indian With she in
hand was sean To break from the ambush
and run rapidly toward the heavy timber.
Dafion and his party gave chase but sud
denly discovered that the woods were fill
ed with hostile redskins Who showed them
selves boldly and invited the white men -
'come on Realizing that they wero out
numbered thsca 10 one Dalton and h's
friends withdrew and made their way bac *
te Ch,liSat.
Dalton took the frs, steamer for juneau
whore Re appeared before United States
Commissioner Malcoiiu and told lis story.
lie &aid that ha satisfied the shoot
ina Was dona by prominent Chilkat In
dian named Jim" The commissioner I'm
VafTs a., xfs.r.
Jim with attempted murder. Before AIR,
Barry left Juneau an officer had been sent
GU. 10 make the arrest. Ills task IS con-
s'1ered very dangerous one. as the In
dams are n bad humor and according
"a tina looks 81 things we're banded to-
Eethe~ IN an attemp; - take palton's hse.
Mr. Barry thinks that 8, with hs difficult
matter 20 arrest Jim and would not be
surprised 20 hear - more trouble
INDIAN. Have necome Restless.
Tho C'hilk1i Indians haye become rest
less on account OF the constant stream Of
gold hunters passing through their coun-
try They claim that th~ir hunting grounds
ara beng despoiled. and hold Dalton re-
sponsiblc As lie MS lhe arst white man
To discover mai make use of what "a known
throughout the United States as the chi
kat or Dalton tran II tho interior q!
Alaska.
Some IDEA - re feeling exIs.lrg among
ths Iniivs may bo gathered fgasu The
following Incident: y short tjme arn q
band - chiefs and WaTr~orS * the Chtika,
INDIANS were seen - emerge from lNTa-
rid harhor fn one OF their teE War c.l,oce
r'hey weye dr~eee3 tu all he eaudv gar
,u~Yts they cott8 muster f~oHl their gur
tons wardtobes. Wi.a porp and solemn
tty almost ridiculous fhey made thelr way
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