The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-02

the gowns worn by any from winona. Some
Of the Indian women wore silk velvet cloaks
trimmed with black silk lace, while some of the
little Indian girls, as the ladies informed me,
wore satin capes. trimmed with white lace.
1--WE visited Marble mountain. which Is, in
fact, mountain of solid marble. We also
went into tn eforest surrounding Shekan and
accompanied the Indians day on their fish
Ing expedition, where we had an opportunity to
see the modus operand employed In catching
several thousand salmon in one haul.
The Marble auarries.
"The marble quarries are very interesting
sight. The company owning them has drilled
with cylinder diamond drill thru solid marble
$50 feet deep. We were shown the cores taken
out with the drill. They measured from four
to fifteen feet in length. Some of them were
polished and appeared to be as fine In quality
as the Indian marble in the congressional library
building at Washington. The banks of Marble
creek are about 800 yards from the bay and from
twelve to fifteen feet high, sloping gradually to
the stream, and consist of pure white marble.
I'VE We're also very much surprised to see
the immense trees in the forest around Shekan.
Altho the sawmill here has been in operation for
nineteen years, the timber that has been taken
out OF these forests is scarcely noticeable.
Within hundred yards from the edge Of the
forest, on Calder bay, we counted on piece of
ground not much larger than 800 feet square
twenty trees which, in the judgment Of the
lumbermen of the party, measured four feet or
more in diameter and stood from sixty TO a
hundred feet without limb. The day before
we left Shekan they sawed log sixteen feet
long that scaled 1850 feet by the Scrbner scale
The timber Is spruce, hemlOck and red and
white cedar. The forests of Alaska, and espe-
cially Prince Of Wales island, have never
been explored or inspected, but there is every in
dication of their being very extensive both in
area and in quantity Of merchantable timber
which they contain.
''The principal Industries Of southeastern Alas
ka are quartz mining fishing and numbering.
The latter. however, is not developed to any
extent. Attic there are great many million
feet lumber consumed terri
tory, great deal Is supplied or imported from
Puget Sound The sawmills of Alaska are all
old and out of date, and also very small.
The New Capital.
''We had an opportunity of visiting the Tread
we'll mines, at Juneau, where is located the
targets stamp mill in the world. We stopped
here on our way up to Skagway and went thru
by men in London and have been operated for
years. Juneau, by act of congress, has been
made the capital Of Alaska. and as soon the
buildings for the accommodation Of the federal
officers are completed the capital will be moved
from Sitka.'' "
The summer season at Minne-o -wah. the sum-
mer settlement on the banks of the Mississippi
river some six miles below Winona, has closed
and the cottage owners have returned to Vino
ma. This is the second season there. and the
members of the club enthusiastic than
at any time since the organization. The mem
bers Of the settlement are j. W. Murdoch
and family, Of Wabasha; Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Wood. of Owatonna; Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Morri-
son. W. D. Abbott and family. Theo. Void and
family, Mrs. A. W. Crawford. Paul Watkins
and family, Judge D. r. Tawney and family. E.
n. Goodhue and family and Fred N. Van Duzee
and family, all of winona. -
Several good finds of pearls have lately been
made by Winona clammers in Crooked slough,
the latest, by Ben Richardson, being valued at
about $780, The clammers are having launch
made in Winona to facilitate their operations.