0 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁were ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁grand ▁j ury ▁in ▁Al aska ▁which ▁ind icted ▁twelve ▁of ▁the ▁Seattle ▁party ▁for ▁the ft ▁of ▁government ▁property ▁( as ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁Fort ▁T ong ass , ▁then ▁rev ived ▁as ▁a ▁minor ▁military ▁base ▁during ▁the ▁Kl ond ike ▁Gold ▁R ush ▁and ▁associated ▁boundary ▁dispute ). ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁eventually ▁sh unted ▁aside , ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁inter vention ▁by ▁state ▁represent atives ▁and ▁sen ators ▁from ▁the ▁all ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁states , ▁and ▁while ▁the ▁Post - Int ell igen cer '' ▁did ▁offer ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁compens ation , ▁these ▁funds ▁never ▁reached ▁T ong ass ▁village ▁or ▁the ▁R aven ▁cl an . ▁ ▁The ▁pole ▁was ▁burn ed ▁by ▁an ▁ar son ist ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁A ▁new , ▁rep lica , ▁pole ▁was ▁commission ed ▁and ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁car vers ▁at ▁Sax man , ▁Al aska ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁south ▁on ▁, ▁and ▁was ▁ere cted ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁location ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁stands ▁at ▁P ione er ▁Square ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁The ▁extreme ▁ra inf all ▁at ▁T ong ass ▁was ▁noted ▁in ▁a ▁report ▁concerning ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁mean ▁annual ▁precip itation ▁having ▁been ▁recorded ▁by ▁that ▁point ▁as