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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1890)
872 WEST SHORE. and gray, hastened from his home and rode down the valley. He had heard of the arrest of his son and, like his friends among the Indians, probably knew the cause. He held the action an outrage, but he did not ride forth to rescue the young man. He knew the temper of the Indians. They were bent upon blood shed. They were rising to surround and massacre the officers and liberate their friend. But the cool headed white man left his son to his fate, without a parting word, and devoted his best energy to the fiery tem pered Indians. He checked their preparations for murder and sent them home. The sheriff's posse did not know their danger. The unselfish father never received credit for the noble deed of that day. Young Joe Craig was arraigned for murder. He admitted that he had pursued, captured and killed a horse thief. He had proceeded in accordance with the laws of his tribe. Tho judge held that an Indian had the right to deal with the members of his tribe accord-. ing to the laws of the tribe. Tho young man followed the Indian who stole my horse and made him prisoner. He compelled him to return within the border of the reservation and then, with tho strength of a giant and the heartlessness of a fiend, ho grasped him by the hair, pulled him from his horse and cut his throat from ear to ear. He kicked the dying wretch from tho trail and rode to his home without a visible pang of conscience. Newton Hibbs. ALASKAN EXPLORATIONS. CIEUTEN ANT SETON KARR, who left Victoria two months ago for the purpose of exploring a route across the mountains from Chilkat,, Alaska, to the Altsehk river, has returned to the capital of British Columbia. The expedition has been a great success, everything being carried out which it was in tended to accomplish, with less delay and in shorter space of time than had been anticipated, and without meeting with any difficulties. Lieutenant Karr states that. the geographical results of his journey exceeded his expectations. The Chilkat Indians did not inter fere with the party, being assured that trade was not one of the objects contemplated. From Klowan, the last Indian camp, thirty miles up the Chilkat river, the lieutenant ascended in the first instance on foot, and subsequently as far as the Klaheena, or Wellesey, river, and thence partly by canoe and partly with sledges as far as the boundary line between Alaska and British Columbia, which was marked approxi mately. The ascent was continued to the Marble gla cier. Thence to the timber line provisions had to be packed. Fourteen miles beyond the last ascent of the new pass a creek was struck running into the Altsehk. The latter is reported as a strong river running from the west, with a slow current. Another branch comes from the north. Below the forks is a canyon, and be low the canyon the river is excessively rapid. 4 W Jl 18 haPPiD6 i di&ji To comfort' 1 'Tisbloomingab, W' '' ' 1 ' if li t' r -. "alher them ln the dawning, fmriffi' S&mKF" Cherish them day by day; sjLsff El86' like tbe diamondB of morning, SS-" Vanish they all away. 3 given bless, to cheer; e in heaven, I falling here. Only the daily duties Even the dainty flowers m v a v.m,r..ii. i n ' Only a little kindness, laithfully done, and well, dotting the humble sod an w- a, mi n i ii . it i i ., wuuiuuhjbuu, Soft as a sonar-bird 8 tril On,', Z 1 I'Jl " t0M' 0,1, d bLnM, , . ilh!MtolulIac8toGod. Jo, stall our pathway fill. Rose Wilcox..