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(Cordova Times)
There died recently at Unga one
who was probably the dean of Alaskan
pioneers, Captain Isaac Hubley, in his
seventy-ninth year. During his fifty
years’ residence in the territory Capt.
Hubley had but once seen the out
side, and then when he made a voyage
to the states on a codfishing schooner.
Capt. Hubley’s experience in the
north was an exceedingly interesting
one. He first came to the country
on the U. S. S. Torrent, which was
sent north in 1867 to establish a mili
tary post at Homer, on Cook Inlet. Be
sides the officers, soldiers and their
wives and children there was aboard
the vessel a number of horses, cattle,
sheep, pigs and the other necessities
for the building of a substantial post.
Ariving at Homer it was found the
place was unsuitable, being situated
upon a sandspit, a considerable dis
tance from fresh water. It was then!
decided to establish the post at Tort
Graham, then known as English bay.
The Torrent reached the entrance of
the bay, but in attempting to come
about oh another tack she missed
stays and struck on a big rock. All
aboard were taekn ashore as well as
| considerable of the live stock and
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provisions, such of the live stock as
could be reached having been thrown
overboard and permitted fo swim
ashore. Shelters were hastily erected
and the shipwrecked soldiers and sail
ors made their home here for some
time.
Hubley and a companion took one
of the small boats from the wreck and
started on the perilous journey to
Kodiak, a distance of 145 miles, in
search of assistance, and after an ex
ceedingly rough passage they arrived
at the island more dead than alive.
Here they found a steamer and pre
vailed upon the captain to go to Port
Graham and pick up the castaways.
Hubley and two comrades remained
behind to watch the live stock and
stores. During the summer and fall
they completed a large log store house
and close by a dwelling, and later
spent much of their time in salvaging
articles from the wreck. They suc
ceeded in getting off several of the
brass cannon and other plunder be
fore the winter set in.
During the winter the store house
caught fire and was destroyed, with
most of its contents. To add to their
misfortune not long after another cut
ter came in and took everything left
of the expedition’s outfit, including
the guns and other material from the
wreck and refused to allow them any
thing for their work.
Disgusted with this treatment, Hub
Icy quit the service and went to Ko
diak, where he engaged in sea otter
hunting, remaining there until 1869.
During this period he took unto him
self a wife. In 1869 he started west,
finaly settling at Unga, at which
place he remained until the time of
his death, gaining the sobriquet of the
“Father of Unga.” For many years
he pursued sea otter hunting and cod
fishing, engaing in the former until
a few years ago, when the killing of
these animals was prohibited by law.
Daring these years he secured an able
schooner and followed his calling all
along the coast.
While on one of these trips he
landed at Belkofsky, and while there
fell over a bluff about 35 feet to the
rocks below, breaking one of his
shoulders and sustaining other injur
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A bill, introduce.! by Congressman
Tiyloi, of Colo' id7, is pending in con
gt'** •, providing fci the codification of
*h> p ining laws of the United States,
to n ake them uniform in all the
sta'ei and tern’ >ri.>s in the union, an I
o i uke such amendments as may be
deemed necessary. The bill follows:
A Bill to provide for a commission
to codify and suggest amendments to
the general mining laws.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem
bled, That the president shall appoint
a commission of five members, who
shall be selected because of their rec
ognized experience in or knowledge of
the mining industry and mining law,
and who shall serve withous compen
sation.
Section 2. That it shall be the duty
of the commision so appointed to pre
pare for the information and use of
the president and congress a tenta
tive code of laws providing for the lo
cation, development, and disposition of
mineral lands and mining rigths in the
lands of the United States, including
the Territory of Alaska, as in the op
inion of the commission are best ad
apted to existing conditions and will
correct defects or supply deficiencies
in existing general mining laws: Pro
vided, That such code shall not deal
with lands containing deposits of coal,
oil, gas, phosphates, or soluble potas
sium salts.
Section 3. That the commission
shall hold public hearings in the prin
cipal mining centers in the western
United States and Alaska; invite and
receive suggestions and opinions bear
ing upon or relating to existing min
ing laws or desirable amendments
thereof; and may also consider the
laws and experience of other countries
with respect to disposition and devel
opment of mines and minerals.
Section 4. That within one year af
ter passage of this act, at which time
the said commission shall expire, it
shall submit to the president full re
port as to its operations, conclusions,
and recommendations, including in or
tranmitting with said report a tenta
tive code of mineral laws, as provided
in section two hereof, and as soon
thereafter asm ay be practicable the
president shall transmit the same to
congress with is recommendations.
Section 5. For the payment of the
actual and necessary expenses of the
commission, including traveling ex
penses, and the services of a secretary
and other necesary employees the sum
of $25,000, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is here by appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
ies. He laid unconscious where he
had fallen for about 14 hours, and
•then managed to crawl nearly a mile
to the nearest cabin, where he was
taken in and cared for. He was get
ting along in years then, and tnougli
he followed his hunting and fishing,
he never fully recovered from his in
juries and a few years ago was com
pelled to remain ashore and for some
years prior to his death had been
jailer at Unga.
Captain Hubley was born in Nova
Scotia, in 1838, and was descended
from the hardy seafaring race of that
section. As a youth lie went to the
United States and became a citizen
shortly after attainin'' his twenty-first
year. He was the father of ten child
ren, several of whom survive him, and
at he time of his de itli had 35 grand
children and 14 grei grandchildren.
Ac the time of his death Capt. Hub
Ivy was, so far as known, the oldest
in joint of residence of the white set
tlers in Alaska. He was possessed
of a vast fund of stories of the eany
hays in the north, ar 1 of his adven
tures along the stormy coast, which
would put to shame fie most vivid
teles of the writer! of fiction, but
could be prevailed on to relate them.
How about your Fence. Wire Fenc
ing of all kinds.
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Washington, D. C.
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