The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-08
WHAT SEWARD SAYS OF ALASKA.

received AT Sltka. from an elaborate
speech made BY him on the occasion
we obtain the following facts in rela-
ton to that Territory and its people
The entire coast line of the United
States, exclusive of Alaska, is 10, OOt
miles, while the coast line of Alasks
alone, including the Islands, is &c, 00t
miles. The portion Of the Territory
which lies east of the peninsula, in.
Guiding the Islands, is l2O miles wide;
the western portion, including the Al.
eutian Islands, expands to a breadth Of
1900 miles. The entire land area in
, GLIDING islands, is SIT 800 statute
square miles. The country extends
through So degrees of longitude and
embraces portions of the Arctic and
Temperate Zones. Within its bounds
the eagle delights to soar and the hum
ming bird does not disdain to futter
The skies are sufficiently bright and
serene, and are adorned with sapphire
and gold as richly as those which are
reflected by the Mediterranean. Of all
the moonlights in the world, those are
to be commended which light up the
Archipelago of Northern Pacific Ocean
The thermometer tells the whole case
when it reports that the Summer is
colder aud the Winter is warmer in
Alaska than in New York and WASH
ington. 1t results from the nature of
such a climate that the earth prefers to
support the FIR, the spruce, the pine,
the hemlock and other evergreens,
rather than decidous trees, aud TO furn-
ish grasses and esculent roots, rather
mates. Mr.. Seward mingled freel,
with the multifarious population, the
Tongass, the Stickeens, the Cakes, the
Hydahs, the Si,kas, the kooiznoos and
the Chiicais, as we'll as with The ira
ders, the soldiers, the seamen and the
settlers Of various nationalities, Eng
!ish, Swedish, Russian and American, |
and saw all around him only persons
robust aud exuberant health
Manhood of every race and condition
every VI here exhibits activity and energy,
while infancy seems exempt from dls-
ease and age relieved from pain. The
rivers are broad, shallow aud rapid,
while the seas are deep but tranquil.
Besides the whale, which every W here
aud al all times is seen enjoying his 70
bust exercise, aud the sea otter, the fur
seal, hair seal and the wairus, found |
n the waters which embosom the Yves |
he seas of the Eastern Archipelago are
ound teemiLg with the salmon, cod
md other fishes adapted to the support
f human aud animal life. The snow
apped mountains are mauifestly Of vol
auto origin, and they have been sub
scted through an indefinite period to
tmospheric abrasion and Gisint-gra
on. Hence they have assumed all
pnceivnble shapes aud forms In
Dme places they are serraled into sharp ,
ugular peaks, and in other places they !
ppear intellectually arranged so as to
resent Handicapped castles, towers
ONES and mtnarets. The mountain
des are furrowed with dep and I
raight ravines, down which the thaw =.
,g fields OF ice and snow are precipi- !,
,ted. generally in the month of May, =,
IT'D such a yehemence as to have pro
need in every valley immense level q,
Iains of in,ervale land. These plains, 7
we'll as the sides of the mountaiD
most to the SUBMITS, are covered I
irh foress so dense and dark as to b. ,
except to wild beasts and .
wage buutsmen On the lowest in I
rvale land the cottonwood grows. J., .
ems to be tine species of poplar which l
known ia the Atlantic STATES as the =
aim of Giiead, and which is dwarfed 1,
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