The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-14

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crsa sea6rmation, b. "a lalnoss mani.
moas vote in that bOdy, ~ aaaso secure sn
apvsvpsisaioa fssn IL Hsnap ,of Rspsssea.
tatives, TO pay for he nsw scqdisksica. IN
our ~, sssss ~ T9siA1sy bsaaag - tAs|
United G&aAss, add - prudent ovnsFs' It be-
CONES ~ v leasa vhss i y aed .hsss = =,
what are its resources, and whasn 1000
for. n would not Be Ysnkss iihs ~ make
light Of our purchpssqs % uneer Aafiass
it's value; al Mr.. Ssyss has ftffled,
ready % our hand, vciuuinous 'doedsASatss
containing Ill tia. can b. said sruthfully' %
otherwise, inis TaEor.a sssiG val asa
sAst to he olimate; people generally bavs
an suppression tAsG, owing 70 it. aiyins % -
70 the NORTH, Il must. Of eoorsA, Be % ne
saus tyne a that Of Greenland. Bot, o.
ing to certain general climatic conditions end
special infusaeaa, tAs sliuats o. the West
ernxSesstjs mach snildsr than that 81 The
BssSp, md Ne. Gsae cn car esssFp
cossl h mach colder d. ~ dlnass tof ~
Western coast Of Earope, under The sans
latitude. And the tsmpessfurs Of the nss
purchase is but little, if any, more severe on
an average than that OF Is~4tas 2919f ~
There is great abundance Of valuable PING
timber, and the soil Of the valleys produces
rye snd vegetables in sasisfsctory- Quantities.
II is q great region for all kinds Of fur grow
ing animals, and sbounds in red deer and
rein deer. There u no end TO the hsh, from
whales, wslrusses, end sucA vHriekisa in the
ocean, and salmon, trout, aad the usual fresh
wsssr kinds, IN the lakes and riyerA ar II
The coast 10 thickly studded with islands,
and the navigation 10 good amongst them
and between them and the main land, fur.
nishins every facility for the 6shins and tim
Der trade. H4 .4ffg 2gesgTE
Small rivers are numerous along the coast
and navigable for some distance. The ST.
Francis is the most southerly Of any impor
lance, and great hopes are entertained thai
its bed and banks abound il gold. Ths Cop
permine River, which enters the ocean undel
the shadow of Mt. ST. Elias, and. its bank
abound in copper. 1t is probably Of NOR
Importance, however, from the fact that Il i
navigsble for some distance 10 the lakes, ant
through them access is had 70 the Yukon
the great river ofthat region, BY means o
which the country may be penetrated fos hun
dreds of miles BY bosts. The YUKON -
the Porcapine unite their waters and form tn
Great River Of the Nosth-tAs Knitchpek-
which empties in Behring's Sea.
Some sssmni~s TO eatsspsiss end industr
may result FROM the opening Of these river
TO American steamboats,, and ultimately Their
may be wonderful developme6ts.
Indeed, Mr.. Collins, an American explore
in that region, assures Mr.. Seward;
"Nsvieaxion BY the way Of tbs Knitchpsk voul
increase the trade and value Of this country OF
hundred folds in few years; in fest the Knitci
PEEK With steam upon it would rsvsal . new vorl
to enterprise and adventure. By this stream ii
whole Of . hitherto unknown country N brpagi
within the reach Of steam Communication fro
esn FrAncisco, and whoa the STAN -ard strip'
shall Goat from Fort Yukon We may look 70
mines sf geld and silver being discovered quite
rich - those furthsr south- The furs Of tn
cosstfy Ase wonderfully plsstifuls saa fsspeyal,
able aaa extensive eoumercs both 70 the Russs
and the British tradets. That the Hudson b
company afford to transpovs their msrchai
disc and supplies overland from Hudson Bay,
By way OF ST. Paul, and RETURN their fars by Il
sans rsvts, il . startling evidence of the Yslue
ths trade, because transportation over this lon
route cannot cost less than 81 per pound wa
ehs Knitchpek open 10 steam nAvigatien ten cen
pound ftom San franchise woald pay emo
mensly. -trssf-- =
build up . population snd eoumerce there Whit
at no distant day, win rival Newfoundland ar
the eeest Of the Atlantic east Of Cape Cod. I'll
shoaA Apd banks along the islands Of Russi
Amelia - the resort Of Ayriads ofeodhsh unsu
Passed NrsissAsd dsitcssH Losce give usH lodi
- sss's n:.aE owns = ~ 9. sprins gin in
for hrst-clsle seamsn, vhisAoin thseEvwisg COZ
merce of~tts Pacific, VII b just vhsa y va
there In the future in order 70 give us the supret
acy Of ths< ocean. The AsheFsss alone arc wor
noss tluAa ~ wAs,s go II - 6ihtr1, ssd y
repay ~ IN tia fuaure anpy f. ~ investmer
The immense population Of Asia and the islam
setAs Pesihc vim b good customers for our So
plus Ash, end win rcadilpe take III We have
spare. ssTimb0 fof tnila,pg p1Kposssi is abunda
sad seavssisnt fse wsniIk Vii soon make &
lumber trade . sousss % grsst prot, mos only
domestic use, but for export to AHA and the mo
southsfn islAnds. Bcss asd ship building
carried N proltsSiy whsfs geod timber 10
sbundAnt sad easily procured. --a