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.