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Legends and Disturbances Among Haidas 1882 1883
Excerpted diary notes recount a December 27 1882 clash near the church yard at Massett Metlakatla and subsequent actions. The Bishop faced assault by Haida chiefs Legaic and Huson Sitka Jim. a gunboat and magistrates later intervened with lenient fines. The Barbara Boscowitz steamer later eased travel up the coast amid ongoing church tensions and travel to Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridley
Mission House
Husan
Sitka Jim
Legaic
Hisquimalt
Metlakatla
Dr. Powell
Mr. Anderson
Huson
Hudson’s Bay Company
Massett
Barbara Boscowitz
Duncan
Church Missionary Society
Blackett
Boscowitz
Victoria