. Wonderland, or, Alaska and the inland passage . ostage had only one eye, they declared himcultus (bad), and sent word that they must have a whole and sound man, orhis equivalent in blankets, to make up for their lost medicine man. Theythreatened the massacre of the settlement, and word was sent to Sitka forhelp. Captain Merriman, United States navy, went over with the revenuecutter * Corwin and the steamer Favorite, and made a counter demand forblankets as a guarantee for their future peace and quiet. Failing to respond,he carried out his threat of shelling their village, the Indians havingi
. Wonderland, or, Alaska and the inland passage . ostage had only one eye, they declared himcultus (bad), and sent word that they must have a whole and sound man, orhis equivalent in blankets, to make up for their lost medicine man. Theythreatened the massacre of the settlement, and word was sent to Sitka forhelp. Captain Merriman, United States navy, went over with the revenuecutter * Corwin and the steamer Favorite, and made a counter demand forblankets as a guarantee for their future peace and quiet. Failing to respond,he carried out his threat of shelling their village, the Indians havingimproved their hours of delay by removing their canoes, valuables and pro-visions. Most of the houses were destroyed, and the humbled Indians cameto terms, and have been the most penitent and reliable friends of the whites * The Russian name is Destruction or Pernicious Straits (the reason for which appears furtheron), and, in its improper translation to Peril Straits, many people supposed the name was givenon account of its dangerous (64) THROUGH WONDERLAND. 65 -ever since. They have built their houses now around the KilHsnoo settle-ment ; and, although Captain Merriman left the Territory some time ago,they all speak of him as the best of tyees, and the settlers say that thenaval battle of Killisnoo has made life and property more secure through-out the Territory. At present the inland passage in the Territory and British Columbiais as safe from Indians as Broadway, in New York City, or State street,Chicago. In no place in the world of which I know, or have ever heard,are the facilities for studying Indian life so good for those who only spenda tourists jaunt among them. Many people along the far Western rail-roads will remember seeing here and there a dirty group of assorted Indians,t>egging for alms, and taking full advantage of all the silver-plated sympathyshowered upon them in that metal ; for they were parts of the curious scenes tobehold. Generally they w
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