TILE KIT

MAATS GO SOUTH

Phe Sur, Edita leit Kitamawt the 19th.
of June, with w heavy tow of 89 luge
canoes, Colitdining uedily the enue
Kitamaat ibe; Ler desunation being
Kiver'’s iilet Lead, where the people
for the past tour years have obtamed
employment “uring t.6 Ganuiiug sea-
son. Ou the 20ch, ab ewrly juorning a
suditen Heavy squad was encouniered,

the canves We,e furced Ww ieave we tows y

line aud seck shelier around Sepaca--
iow Point, Pho fary of tie storm threw
the water upwards in sheets, aud in
making shore mucu food was lost and
several canoes wee baily diunaged.
They camped until the toddwing mom
ing, When ihe Ldith towed them into
China Hat. The weatuer cleared ait
ou the 22nd. we reached Bella ella,
where the Vella bella aud ditaunaat
bands veadered ve.y excellene musi
‘the fullowiug aty we made che Head
of the Lulet in safety.

RIVERS’ INLET SOTES,

uring our stay at River's Inlet the
weiter was witavorable tor the fish-
ing season, being cold, wet and dull,

The 1st. of July was celebrated by a
feast on a very extensive scale, given
by the Bella Bellas to the Kitamaats, a
sthe house of Chief Poutlass, about 500
Indians of the s.veral wibes being
preset. Che bands of the Kitamaau
and Bella Bella tribes coutrivuted se
lec.ions of music throughout the least.

Dr, Spencer opened the Hospitai at
Wannuk this seasun with three patieuis
and remained uutil Dr. Large arrived
to take charge. he Doctor and his
assistants had a very busy season, A
large number of patients were treated
from tue vari Sin the Inlet,
not only L 0 Chinese, Japs,
r. Large made many im-
nents in the building and hopes to
completed Next season.

Secvives were held at various cunner-
ies whenever opportunity afforded.

Capt. Walbran of the steamer D. G.
5. Quadra made an official visit lo ihe
Inlet on July 6th.

The Victoria cannery wharf has
been extended and is now supposed to
have a frontage of about 700 feet,

Ms, Wadjam iu a most praiseworthy
manner has constructed aud furnished
vhisown expense a beautiful chureh,
sealing capacity 300.

The season, so fur as the Kitamaats
were concerned, was a comparative
failure; several of them hardly catehing
sufficient salmon to pay for their sup-
plics at the cannery stores.

It is cema‘ked that Mr, Wadbam’s
cannery isa model, ‘he equipment is
of most approved character; the conve-
niences afforded for tue children of the
employees are deservedly creditable.

The employees of the River's Inlet
Canneries were composed of members of
Port Rupert, Alert Bay, Oweekino, Ma-
Mmamillaquila, Bella Bella, Kimsquit,
Balla Coola, Tsimpshean, Musset, and
Kitamaat Indian tribes, together witha
few white men and hundreds of Japan-
ese'and Chiness,

‘The enjoyment of our work at Riv
Inlet was meh detracted from, owing
to the illness of Mrs. Raley who lad to
spend several weeks at the hospital. By
the end of the season we are thankful
we were able to bring her to
steamer “(Queen City
where she continued to improve rapidly.

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The remnanis of past tribal greatness
are still to be seen at Rivers Inlet:— In
the house of Chief Poutlass is an clabor-
ately earved throne of an Indian Chief,
and in the house of Chief Jonskin is an
immense wooden food dish in the shape
of atrough 18ft. long and about 2ft.
wie, this dish 1 ouly on special
oceasions such as tribal feasts.