1.--REPORT UPON THE INVESTIGATIONS OF THE U. S. FISH 
COMMISSION STEAMER ALBATROSS FROM JULY 1, 1889, TO 
JUNE 30, 1891. 
By Lieut. Commander Z. L. TANNER, U. 5S, Navy, Commanding. 
THE FISCAL YEAR 1889-90. 
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA, JULY, 1889. 
The Albatross was at Departure Bay, B. C., July 1, 1889, coaling 
ship, preparatory to a trip to southeastern Alaska with several mem- 
bers of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the United States Senate. 
On July 3 she proceeded to Victoria for supplies, and on the 4th to 
Port Townsend, Wash., where Capt. J. W. Keen, an Alaskan pilot, was 
engaged for the cruise. We were joined at Tacoma, on the 8th, by 
Senators H. L. Dawes, F. B. Stockbridge, C. F. Manderson, and J. K. 
Jones, together with several officers of the Senate and their attendants. 
The steamer left .Tacoma the same day, and after touching at Port 
Townsend for mail proceeded northward through the inland passage. 
Night anchorages were made at Carter Bay and Cardena Bay on 
account of fog and tides, but no other stops were made until Fort 
Tongas was reached on the morning of the 11th. The senatorial com- 
mittee landed, but, finding the place abandoned, soon returned on board, 
and we left for Port Chester, where we arrived the same evening. 
This beautiful bay lies on the west side of Annette Island and affords 
a secure harbor for all classes of vessels. The region has attracted 
much attention recently from having been selected as the site of the 
New Metlahcatlah, the home of Rev. Mr. Duncan’s colony of Indians. 
Mr. Dunean’s labors among the Indians of British Columbia com- 
menced about thirty years ago, and through his efforts a flourishing 
community had grown up at what is now called Old Metlahcatlah, near 
Port Simpson, B. C. The people were housed in comfortable cottages ; 
churches and schools were in a flourishing condition; various indus- 
tries were successfully prosecuted; and it was, in’ fact, considered the 
Norr.—All bearings are magnetic unless otherwise stated, and depths are ex- 
pressed in fathoms. 
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