, 1876-11-25

their cause and abide the just Judge
ment of the country.
We speak these plain words of
warning because We wish to allay
public excitement, and because We
are certain of one thiug-tbat the
American people, warned by one re-
beIlion, will make extremely short
work of any party, be it the demo-
cratic or The republican, which at
rempts or threatens civil disorder here
after on any plea or pretext whatever.
N L. Herald.
First Annual Report Of the Washington
Territory Board OF Immigration.
The Washington Immigration Society was
organized in the city Of Olympia, Washing
ton Territory, on the 2Gth dsy of February,
1919, for the purpose of replying to letters of
persons seeking Information of the soil, eli
mate and general resources OF the territory,
with view to eInigratiDg beTe. The labor
WAS performed graruitousiy, the citizens pro-
work, consisting OF postage stamps, station
cry and such books, pamphlets aud public
d.,cumenus as were III existence descriptive of
the territory, besides donations from the press
Of the carrent newspapers.
During the nine months following SO let
tiers were received and answered, and nearly
700 packages Of printed matter, besides sam
piles of our wheat, barley and oats We're sent
10 eHquIIers.
Daring the period also, pamphle; descrip-
tive Of the soil, climate and general resources
of the territory, was compiled by the business
manager Of the SJcicty, and when the leg
islaIve assembly met, III October, 1919, The
result of the Society work was laid before
that body and territorial aid asked for pub
li-hing the pamphlet and Continuing the
work.
The consequence Of this action on the part
of the Sociery Was the passage of an act by
the assembly, November II, 1873, creating
Board OF Immigration, to serve without pay,
and providing Tor the printing OF 5000 copies
of the pamphlet al cost OF s557, and allow
ing to The Board ths sum Of Sl5O Per year for
office rent, postage and incidental expenses.
The Board consisted of Hon. q. 7. Lacy,
of Waila Walla; Hon. l.. B. Hastings, Of
Port Townsend, and Mrs. y. II. IL. Stuart,
OF Olympia, the manager OF the Immigration
Society, which was now merged III the Board.
On November T., 1876, the result of the
years work was as follows: $50 letters had
been received and answered, 1900 pamphlets
aud 10000 circulars and newspapers distri-
bu'ed i'll :he UuIted States, Canada aud
Europe. About 1000 persons have been added
! TO our population by these means, "a number
which would have been largely increased,
had the Board been provided with sufficient
funds 10 have employed an agent IN San
! Francisco to direct our own Immigrants TO
Us, when they arrived in that ci'y y, instead of
allowing them to be diverted into California
and Oregon, as has been and Is Low the cass-
A. an instance of this condition of affairs,
colony OF 20 prrsuns in Nebraska, after Ii
a correspondence with this Board. decided TO
come to Washington Territory. They arrn
I ID III San Francisco and were Immediately
Interviewed by Oregon and California
immigrant sgen's. Becoming alarmed by the
statements which they received of The thirteen
mouths rain IN year in Washington, the
| inprneirab,e forests of Western aud the ster-
liz, plains of L tSJern Washington, their hearts
failed them aud Of the 20 persons who sci
| Out for Onr Territory, one man alone brave
! iy perSIs ed III his determination and arrived
sale and well at rhiS Office 10 relate the story.
| OF these 1000 persons, Hon. O. p Lacy
writes to this Office, that about 1000 have
! settled in E,sleru Washington, being priuci
| paliy farmers and stock rdisers and most of
these have crossed the ~ with their
| own teams; about 500 have settled III the
COUNTIES on he Columbia river and between
! that RIVER aud the Puget Sound country, and
| the remaining 1850 have located on Puget
Sound, They are principally from Kansas,
| Nebraska, Minnesota and Michigan.
The territorial warrant for $50 was dis
posed Of by this Board at 80 cents, netting
the sum OF Sl35, and this was spent in the
following manner. viz
toaIdse stamps --.'-.-----..--.-...s a %
Sttt!oie:y e:y------------ a 95
printing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 60
Teu thousand circulars, briefly descriptive
of the whole Territory, have bren published
by the Board and citizens of Puget Sound
have paid for the printing of 10000 more
descriptive of the Sound country-for the spe-
cial purpose of dis,ribu ion among the en-
migrants on the ships Of the Pacific Mail
Sream-hip Company. OF the TO- 900 circulars
issued by T. e Board, 1000 were placed in the
hands of our territorial centennial commits
sioner, Hon. E!wood Evans, our delegate in
congress, Hon Orange, Jacubs and Others Of
our citizens visiting the centennial exhibition
at Philadelphia. ard were ty them, put in
conspicuous places at the exhibition aud dis
trlbuied among the emigrants on the over
land trains coming wesr. Hon. l.. B Has
thugs was one OF these gentleman, and ne
writes the following to this office: "On
my return west, | made il nv special busi-
ness TO visit the emigrant cars, where |
found agents Of Oregon and other states put
ting in 'he hands of the emigrants circu-
lars, maps, &g., setting forth the advantages
of their Safe or Territory.
l found many persons who preferred our Ter
rirury to any other, bnt the expense of The
journey and the time consumed in getting
herr Is a great obstacle
One Of the greatest needs which this
Board has found Is good general map for
distribution with the pamphlets. Nearly
every letter from the intending immigrant
says: "Ssnd me a map that I may get
some idea Of your country"
The lack Of sufficient means has thus far
prevented the Board from issning one, aud it
Is hopad that If some plan conno: be devised
by which 10 procure It's publication this year
the Hoa. Legislative Assembly will deem it
for The advantage of the territory 10 provide
means FOR this purpose, at lis next session.
Respectfully submitted,
A. Il. Il. STUART,
Chairman Board of Immigration.
HE tNnIANS.-The column under Gen
Crook, which has been organized with the
obiec. of making a winter campaign against
The hostile Sioux, ought TO give a good ac-
count Of itself Great care seems TO have
been shown Ii firing IL fnr The work h,.fnra