Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
TT r. TH., MATERIAL GATE
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HIDllGinS.
 'rhr location oi the Nag pole 0n the aovclm,nc!l plaza. ;is taken hN M"ssi's. Brown N naN iasun civil engineers. k f ,snd ,o he latitrtln. .l; degrees. oS min ttes, and @29i seconds, north: lNn9i- tade. l32 degrees. 23 minutes. and | 'n second, west from Greenwich.
 Pni~ gives Wranyvl about the same latitude d. Glasgow. Edinburgh. and t,r"thn@en
 ThctoWn |, situate uu the north end of N'ran4cl island. " strip of land '22 ,sii,, iuuu with an average width of ciaht mics. The island k mountain on,. the highest elevations lfeir4 3,ooo feet uhNNc sea lrvrl
 The mountains ar,' clothed with thick forests of spruce. hrmlork and yriloW cedar. The forests are aheosl imprn- rtrablc by rea,on of the thick growth pr trees, intcrspcrscd with Il vill"inous vege able growth called the ''l,eNll x club. which s neither a bush nor Il tree. Its srin , greatly resemble those of the Mexican cac ::,
 THE HARE ",
 Isa magni.ircnt body of W'."r. irar- lv circular in form, and about il',rrn mile, in diameter pra.,clcd on aii side. hN tall snow cap ,ed mountains 'rae hArbor has four entrances. bat uaiy one. the Stihr"n strait, is deep enough foi. the largest vessels 1" rn' i s,,a-going vessel, can enter through the other channels Ut any time. Once in -iue. in F.tp.in ba,. t!r local name of taa hurbOr. vessels aye safe from every wind and storm. and have good anchor age
 THE CITY.
 The city was built origi9ai!y around and along the shores of l.tolin bay. The main tAoroughtarr, known as Front street, extend, along the water front At present il unimproNed, eN- 'blt Ill tie f.iltttl 'i oi't' !" 'tiN7' '''.'' only about three hundred feet i, ,4.~ahlc for Il a-on.
 IIr houses are all of wood. The nit- iurity are merely cabins. but many are good residences quite number having two stories. Tae buildings occupied by stores and shops are mostly one l.1f ilt, .IarN,on block. have two-atories. There are several hotels. among which is the .ar@e three. story Fort Nran-e. hotel, managed hy D. C. Na,nt re. This hattl would be an ornament to any town.
 THE PLAZA.
 The government plaza is just to the nor1ll of F,tolin bay. and is the historic part of the town. On the cast side is the large two story court house. On In. west side is the custom house. On the north side is the old barracks building nov used as d restaurant, and the old block house, or fort. later used a> d post office. and at present as the |. ;. jaii It has two large cells. marked respectively No. II and No. l2. Cell No l2 ia still used for the contine- ,ncnt of prisoners and cell No II is occupied by the plant and sanctum of the STINEi.N RIVER JOURNAL. The old loop holes in it's thick log walls are still visible. The building is said to have been erected in the year 1868, one year after the American occupation. There was formerly stockade sur rounding the government reserve, but only few stumps of it remain.
 The Klinket indians have some re- inarkab!y good houses, several having two stories and are well constructed Most of them. however. have been pul- chased OF leased by the whites
 HISTORY.
 The place is named after General Wrangcll an official of the Russian government. The photography has been changed by Americans to Wran- gel The official name of the post office is ''Fort Wrangel.n The port bears the name of Port of Wrangcll.a The old indian town of Wrangel, now deserted, is 20 miles south of the present town, on the same island. The Klinket indians living there. moved here about 119S, and nothing i, left at Old Wrangcl but q few decayed log houses and totem I'ote-.
 The Russian government maintained ;i post here for mauy years. few t.'.'c~ of thc'r occupation remain on tie south pei Il of Etolin bay. In 1867,