The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-28
OUR PROPERTY IN ALASKA.
TIE PROPOSED VIRTUAL sURRENDER
or TU4T TERRITORI.
The he r.cto Secretary Of the Trensury
i,,irr the Thing thIt the ALASKA CONNER
riaI Company of san Grnrcisco Desire.

.i.I Company of san Francisco Desire.
Ii,rn n, S,n Fr,n,s-o chfortr,
rvcr since the purchase OF our pcsscs-
o. ins IN the far Northwest tho Legacy " tho lntr
NJ. ward has been periodically brought be-
fvr, the people FROM ono rHuse or another. AZ
Er.i everything WAS life anil hustle; trad"rs md
,r.snoDinrs rcn"tratri everywhere many "
ths former rralrinE largo fortunes. At 5itAa
tn military dill It's utmost 10 keep things
ii,ely. and succeeded IN way which dis ;ra'od
i,oih their cloth end the country. When The
rt-i rush sui silri the affairs and claims 81
& firm Of hot hnson. Kohl & Co. now the
fMsln CONNER, ia, Company. attracted public
attention for time. until that powerful com
binaiion obtained the lease OF the fur.sral
s.. ud- for tw nty years. Much was said at tho
tiuc about I've manner In which that lease WIS
obtained. principally by woud-be competitors
a. the company. hut tho cry was huahcd with
outleallngto any startling exposure. From TINT
period down Alaska has been kept out Of sight
and hearing OF the people Of the United Statcs.
~ far rs II was possible for the parties ntcr-
cs,cd 10 DO So. Ono military post after another
WIS abandoned. one trader after the other re-
ir d In the face Of too powerful and unserupu-
lous competition. Occasionally some more
ygnt9rcsome proSpector made z discovery
which would have paid him good wages for
Nard work, but in q few weeks the work was
Egncral' abandcRe;d Hs9iH and me miner rro on
cisco. with q few dollars in his pocket, not mnio
Nv del, ing in the frozen soil Of Alaska FISH
INV guided to tho poorest fishing grounds in
thc Territory and oil sorts Of impedimcnts
During ali this time persistent Efforts wcrc
nnnde to convince tho general public. through
cGnmSs Of certain p"ers Ear %na @"fsS wSs
MEDIUM of the Alaska Commercial Company.
Stka once the centre OF til fur trade Of all that
gcxion. thereby causing falling on in Custom
.eeight in favor OF the withdrawal OF trooIs.
About six or seven months ago tho garrison
T. Tie dcparimcnt Of California. and with il
do greater portion Of the inhahtants OF the
%"ut Of thc setcen river where TE The indans
Hr1 pcace9,ssc, The exodus from, l sitks
uay MS people became convinced that
no permpn'nt protection by means Of
afforded them. The Customs Collector Of the
9ori who was left in sole charge. was, In IL
dath " august hast on his way to his post the
nov Collector learned IN this city thni some ap
VIE oniertaned. and n he had his iamy with
Nun hc at once injured at the Treasury De-
ia 49, ri need had tr,cn made Tho reply was
Ijn the n'gatiyc. and the Collert was porcmp-
~, family l"hihd. an, arrived at ; tkn in tho
~ amer CALIFORNIA iust ~ the Indians. VINO lad
it-f'ltyf u CO.. LN l~'fli ipr tliNlf annual les
= ID sto'kais aui bastons between the
inilpn Nu lEc ana tle wh ,mno ST. ,N,,''-
:erl'n=i sudden rtlnaks. The arrival u
-, Nuir and Of 10" rsvrnuo cutter Ol!Vr
~ nl'utt Interrupted the work ~ de-iru0tiu
tmi ~ WIS Subsequent, csroriainod that while
IL Il lrkade was hring Lnllcd down party 81
nrt f-. 0rTri with rih =. were con 'nal"d ia
IL irusi ,n.o Nv. WITH Wow jDcrush any re-
s''innr" on tn" mart Of the whites. The chiefs
Q ing S.t;nNni Chilkat Ind ins. who Dr., known
j ~ iNNlf ffNflHlfrNi IIHnf {. ~ N. called Ufpn
a." Captain oi tine Wei. or AMI explained that
lns iu tie large mar. oi visitors ih,iI supply
o. Arowool hai given ont. and lint W., he
oily r"g-on for d"mcli-h'ng tho siorkrdr The
Z li,,n Wa, sai -ucl with THIS explanation,
~ ad'ns1 growth 81 timber, through which
impn-,lhl" to make ones NV without n"
tMrdin'r vicinity ~ the village 20 anywhere else.
The d'-tru, ii . ~ some wooden Hln's and
p'ae. simultaneously. wis' rrobahly aiirbV j
q thc sam" motive by the Captain. but The
aim that without permanent protection by
utter or a war vessel he could Do NJ possible
iesiIn:S With ord 6ary harGor, oyer s.i' 900
indians and counted over one hundred war
canoes ~ visitors. and. a. each Of them carries
rom twrpb-hNe 10 ,lor'y men M csilinats or
ane crowd assembled can easily be made. IL
turncd on H. snmc sjcamcr Which had carried
hun +" Stka. The cutter Ohvcr Wol'or, Capt
u"verrment wHs duly informed that cyrrythins
81. quiz and lovely at S,tka The ,raftv chiefs
Inl e?cn f9pel in Their plan. and ar sun bid
aux t!"ir time. They have Ind experience
enough 10 know that Il they commit nnpro-
Soked Outrage; Thy win be- punished. hui 10y
crHvcs they sought 10 provoke hosiliti' on he
Eorl Of lhs whites an! haii.lreeds The r.
. lr6t s!tse Is a dis,sreeaSle - rori At
frs much more attraction az crui,ing
ground, espcciallyy wlcp officers. have thcir
1hnilirs There. Whom thr Now Collect 70
vuIIpd To = IruI.. ht tUID1nl tIfslX far
%lrded detailed report to tho Treasury De-
FnrtmerI. setting forth his reasons for return
In-. at least temporarily. md his opinion Of the
als G @r II A4sss rse rf ,k hsd
tnrs OFT Alasha Commercial Company in this
Pity knew 81 it, contents. aud had copy for
Srrdei I? them, a y.ry sieniicant fect which
IN SecreiHry Slwmans department can ho OBJ
mned 10y Interest partlas, Thc report. 10 be-
be-s it was published or some ac,ion taken with
pSintoiy i1owins Ills 6rsaG Of iai,S e. se'r"-
Y Sl ,e n S ~. t,S% to u &
NmSka. thereby doing tie very thing
Slh.iGIh. on H. Eowrrial far scgl monopoly
Jur whirh II nas 4. various wnyH spent l. re-,
suns Of ,morcy. TAe a,o-hmrnt o. thr Dis
iirt OF "a" lu-t rrmtlnlns v'stgn Of Govern,
mont control, ~ ans nOthing legs than the total
surrender ofthc I.rritory which WIS purchnscd
chants. ontli. of Tie {n5p.. Com,nor U C "r
Iany. hay" derived from the rndc with Alaska
No. small enough. but oven such mall returns
an The my stment win fall away with thu with .
urnwal 81 The customs service from Alaska. aud
\ toTa o.. C. and tn Sandwich islands will
furnish all the sol.s required Tor that trnde. 10
the injury Of San francIs'9. The monopoly OF
s9Asl1nbe -tt9l' e. t',e fur soalek in Is n mine
else tbs cooperation desires t can have for th,
:.skiingi ant Iroeaely ne qnl,"r wh2 superin-
the rules. Will be- removed next. leaving
So In ,.ii R,A 81,