The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-29

- EarDor Tuesday. II an inter
view last evening Mr.. Thomson
said
II accompanied friend on trip north
ward having 10 other personal END in view
than pure recreation / was completely
tagged out. and this friend insisted On TAX
ing me as travelling companion, so Went.
We had expected TO 20 10 Unalaaka island
and spend about five days, then proceed 20
81. Michasi and take short trip up the
Yukon. We found 10 cur sorrow that sea-
going vessels don't make connections ac-
cor.fng 20 railroad time tables, and instead
~ getting TO st. Michael felt ourselves for
tunate 10 get back 20 Seattle again.
1T took nearly twice as long 10 accom-
plish anything or go anywhere as my friend
had estimated, so almost our entire stay
Was ON TaaIasaa Island. This island is
one o. the principal points OF the Aleuti2n
strong hold found that had very. poor
conception Of Aleutia. Ancient schooluas-
ters used TO tell Us that ,Aieotian, meant
rect or not, I had framed a poeiicai idea
OF VIVA; q 'forbidding shore was. The first
glimpse | obtained % land IN this group
had been bad, high wind and J. nasty, heay-
ing sea, so although We were once right AT
the entrance % Akutan p2Ss, our pilot
stood or from tha land waiting for a
gIeam II day. While waiting for day we
were carried som. miles 10 the southwest
ward. At dawn Land was sighted 10 the
!
the aim gray % the morning, said. aloud
though EacoEsciouSiy:
There / see land"
Instantly rejonder came from an IN
noticed companion:
'Shure an yer afther seem WRONG
!; Is"
Il was quick 10 confess my error. We
had sighted the shores Of Birca island. a
small Island lying just south OF the eastern
end Of tinalaska- TIE shores were rocky
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edge TO a height Of from ~ 10 Lao Or l.seo
feet above the sea
The outline OF the shore IL precisely
what you would obtain IL you should so
into the heart OF great range OF mount
aims and taking q great c,eayer should
hew of ore side Of the range and cast it
into the sea. That is what nature has
done FOR the Aieutian chain In early. days
there seems 10 have been broad. sickle
shaped peninsula running out from South
western Alaska toward the Siberian coast
This peninsula subsi3ed. In the next
grosnings OF nature the Aleutian chain of
islands were uplifted. Mountain ranges
were broken asunder and one-haE lifted
perpendicularly from the sea. Such brok-
an outlines make the coasts Of these isl
auds forblddlng' indeed. Barbors are few.
settlements fewer The number OF inhabi-
sants rs compared with the area Of the
land IL nfutesiulal. There is not n tree
on the whole chain OF islands. There is
hat little game The fox Is the most ya.u-
able animal on the islands"
SIR. Thomson has many interesting stor-
seS to tell OF The natives, "a he saw them
which he tramped % nearly every mart Il
the island. My only reason for STAYING
50 long On the island said Mr. Thomson.
was iha: we couldn't ger transportation
- & elsewhere. II Is generally under
stood thar Mr.. ThomFn went north partly
10 examine some mineral claims In the
AIentian islands lie was mt at all favor
ably impressed with the quartz prospects
IF Cnalaska ana the vicinity and said last
night taat lac dil Rat think they could la
made 20 pay.
y no was a delegate 20 the Republic
state convention al Tacoma, was a visitor
az the state headquarters In the Pioneer
building yesterday. Judge Chase is an OLD
resident OF OkanaGan county He lives IN
a nne fruit ard stock ranch three miles
from Wenatchee. kittitas county. He is a
r1schee valley and <eils n q most enter
tanning way ~ is hills ana valleys COW
erred with bunch grass. over which roam
heEfs ~ fine fax cattle and horses
The people q RE Wenatchee valley are
flied VITA hope and confidence as they
awe not bevn fer years" said Judge Chase
yesterday 81 s. I'ost~InteIllgencer reporter
I'w ice AK E1n~h frat vas shipped East
troR. Ne1atcEse tats year as ever before
81 TIE history ar The district Money il
mere pl1n'3:Gi .1aH fer years Yn~,3g-rs-
zen ap1ears - have sct IL. and in fac,
Conditions are new sJich as - Justify every
man do-2s something % hegt@r MS environ
N.f51.s and a increase the product.veneSs
Il aaYe ret heart one r7an IN ogr couDtv
say wef.s IN teis campaign about the
crime Of * The silver craft~s 81 .v-o
wears axe are silent We hsa- r1t 1 ~
now ad&E~ ~ tho free coinage % Ss}yar
fGe iseo @nd Unlimited fInsc.es' - 4 eau
then3
Tee Wnraschae s g great country =.
"a efs~s"i.5iS rapidly We have wha. 49,
Eons+ler tae finest climate IN me STATE.
Ifie SEASONS are longer than an,ysf.ere