The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-04

victs are employed in the mines.
After prospecting ali summer and find
ing splendid surface prospects, Beasley
and his companions retarned 10 East cape.
The country Is wild and rugged and de-
void Of timber. Oil being used exclusively
for fuel.
No Gold Found on kOtxebue sound.
The prospectors then crossed the straits
TO kotzebue sound and the Goloyin dis
trict. In the former place they met
well-eqnipped party Of fifty-five men from
the whaling feet, wIntering al Point Bar
row. They had thoroughly prospec,ed the
Nootok and kootok rivers. as well as
other streams ernptying into Kotzebue
sound. They found nothing but -four gold,
ard nothing worth stalking.
Beasley met several old Montana pros
pectors with whom he was personally ac-
qIlainted. and who. after having prospect
ed the creeks pretty thoroughly, were con-
WINGED that gold in paying quantities did
not exist, and were returning to the
States.
Beasley's party then proceeded 20 the
Golovin district and visited the scene OF
all the reported diggings and did not find
any claims producing more than l cent to
the pan. On Ophir creek they prospected
twenty-six claims, including Discovery
Calm, and not pan fun OF gravel was
found with more than few colo-s.
This last information is verified by nu-
merous other Disguised prospectors, who
are returning TO the States. Beasley con-
cluded by making the emphatic declara-
ton repeatedly that there had not been
an ounce OF gold mined out of Norton or
kotzebue sound either last season or this
spring.
Andree Pigeon Story Revived.
That there Is some foundation for the
report circulated along the Coast last win
ter that pigeon from Prof Andree's
party was killed in the North Is verified
by Bee sley. He said that he did not de-
sire TO assume the responsibility for vouch-
ing for the story, except what he heard
from the whaiers themselves.
Ia March he crossed from the Siberian
coast TO Point Hope, where he met a large
party of men from the whaling fleet at
Point Barrow who were prospecting.
They told him that in January couriers
from the imprisoned fleet near an inlet OF
the Mckenzie river arrived at Point Bar
row and reported that one OF the whaling
captains Beasley says he thinks it was
the captain of the Thistle. but is not GER
tain) shot pigeon bearing a message
from Prof. Andree. The bird had alighted
on yardarm, the report goes, when the
captain shot Ii.
Ii fioated around the ship some time be-
fore il was picked up, when on one wing
was found fastened an oilskin capsule
containing a brief message from Andree,
giving the date. longitude and latitude,
and signature OF the Arctic explorer
Net expecting 20 return so soon 10 the
States, Beasley did not note down the
data. He says that a steam tender which
went North 20 meet the fleet Will be due IN
San Francisco In twenty or thirty days.
and Will doubtless have full particulars.
On the other wing OF the pigeon was an
indelible imprint OF Andree's name.
Beasiey said the story was generally be-
Aeved by the whalels at Point Barrow
and that his informant5 were apparently
men Of integrity. and that he has no rea-
son to surmise that they We're misleading
him.
whaler Alexander May he Lost.
Grave fears are entertained for the safe
~ OF the steam wha!er Alexander, OF San
Francisco. The waalcrs Bayliss and Kari
lux from the north of Boring straits by +
", Beasley. I prospector. under date Of
June -. send adyices that the Alexander
was last sighted near Fox island in April
in thu Aleutian group. The Bayliss re-
ports that the missing vessel was then in
what might become a dangerous position.
Her nose was we'll out on the tee but sho
was not thought at the time TO have been
In serious danger. The fleet proceeded
north. and did not become alarmed until
late In June, when the Alexander failed to
show up
All the other whalers thar were in the
vicinity Of Fox island have reached Rering
straits ana reporte4. IN the feet the opin-
ion was general that either the. Alexander
was lost ~ that she sustained serious dam
age and WAS compelled 10 return 10 san
Francisco for repairs.
No Indications ~ the wreck in the y-tcin-
ity II Fox island have been reported at
Dutch Harhor pr CualaSka.
l.
80 TIgTer h,ay with six whales. the kAr-
LUX AZ Kings island with five whales. and
tAo Jeanette II Norton island with three
whales ". JONES
Raid on the seal RooLerte.
lNALASkA. july &9.--Nia Victoria. Aux.
3 w ell-fouBde,i reports are in circulation
that a concerted attempted Will la made
mex; month ny a feet OF Canadian scaIers
&c raid tn" reokerles on the islands of ST
Ptal ana ST. George, There is hgt one
government vessel the gunScat WA.eling
o. guard Ber5ng sea against pe,a%{c seal
f-> AMI the department. has ordered her
,l NiSt' tne various fish cannerfes along
tte Alaska coast and see taat the fishing
. laws ar" oni violated. Around r1aiaSkl
sot i'utch H3rbor. where the larger nor-
t-"D % the sealing feet rendezvous before
tac season opens. are over a score of YES
Sels ana II seems 10 be an open secret that
ga the ssent 81 the animals being scarce
~ thu prescribed gene allowed Toy sealing
purposes JAe captains contemplate raiiing
Ire rookeries. The absence - cutters
'arF declare" seems 10 imply 4 1acit invita-
tiou IA lDY a-e he sea and Kill the seals
Wherever they may b. found
NJ Patrol This Year
Far several years pas; both The United
states ana the Sr1ss governments have
maintained Heets IN Ber.nS SEA. ana hv a
S9-.Ct police patrol system, havs So s,-,>a4
obedience a the regulations governing
sealing. THIS year there IS practically no
S1TSe'i'ai'cs' exercised The officers of ;ha
NaFes,nE unlike The c0Gnnnan.iers OF The
cutters are un4ccustoTaed 10 fhe tsatrol
system. and the - sievs a3stic3pa; s5t;le
/. - no a.fn~lE'F IN rsdtnS the rookerie<
. !" Ats3st and september dense logs
! Gs-4-4y eHsessD the UeA5 as.Snda "A =