, 1878-04-26
ALASKA NEWS.
our Live Correspondent VII" Knows
How to NTtIC.

Inhf,Nc. p'rml fu,rN.nI,. hrwym-
the ,tmr ,o hr Truth: them rrow thee time
has come 10 imlouu rhr lHpulof 'ir tact,
ia the premises.
"IIuprr'. Monthly" for Novcmhrr -,
contain, ana illustrated u'irr from th"
rrnotouroi the "A a,ka Guumrrcial' com
rauy'," tools. entitled Ten wears ar-
umintaucr with Alaska" Having Just
seen aud read the aforesaid article, ana
knowing it to hc ovelhuulrurd with nm
truth. deem it meet thar AIa>ka's friends
should respond aud hml back the has" lies
into the source from which tnev cmanatcd.
In Justice to Alaska then. we take up
the aforesaid article, and point ont that
which is incorrect.
The frontiSpiece OF the article claiming
to BE- "scene OF lIydah canoe and In
dians. in vicinity of Stikine river, Alas
ka," resembles what it claims to he about
as much as a turtle resem bles Il steamboat
floating down the Mississippi. If the au-
thor don't know any more ahont Alaska
tn IN he does about sketching lTylAh canoes
tnen there is excuse for his libelous article.
But we happen to know the man, and
we know that he is informed OF the truth
regarding this territory, and knowing this
we hesitate not in asserting that "Ten
years acquaintance with Alaska was pro-
duced at the dictation of the Ring" the
wishes of whom to him is law. They
| ave but to intimate. and he their plant
tool executes, regardless of facts and fig
ures.
On page 500, the writer makes the fol-
lowing assertion: Ten years ago we
took Alaska as big boy takes a strange
toy, and like the boy having examined it,
and have laid the toy aside In this asSer-
ton who is meant by WE is not difficult to
divine. The pronoun being susceptible of
including none but himself and the Fur
Company, we infer such is the meaning.
On the same page he also states. "Aiter the
seasons of careful inquiry regarding the
natural resources of the territory we find
that to-day we don't know OF anything
else except tllrs"-- that in fact the coun-
try is worthless and never will BE- treasure
trove for the miuer or agricultuist.'
Alas. Alaska: vain Mr.. "E."
Has tried to make the people see
That YOU are hills and mountains cold,
Devoid Of coal, silver or gold;
In fact worthless, utterly So
Except for the Alaska Commercial Co.
Ten years ago the stars and stripes was
hoisted over this new purchase It's true.
But it is NOT true that during the past ten
seasons this territory has been thoroughly
examined. pronounced worthless, ard cast
aside. Since the cesson of Alaska to the
United States, but few efforts have been
made to develop her resources. Those
who have had the courage to endeaver to
bring to light the hidden wealth of Alaska,
have had to buck against mOnied influence
of the Alaska Commercial Company. the
umwise legislation OF Congress, and the
tyranny ard misSrule of army officers.
However, despite all tins opposition we
are happy to record that few pioneers,
Alaska's true friends, have by persistent
efforts fully developed the fact that this
down-trodden aud much abused territory
il rich in minerals. fish. lumber, and every
thing calculated to make Il great and
wealthy state, the Pole star IN this our
great Republic, our authors statement to
the contrary Notwithstanding. Alaska's
darkest days are past. The clouds of OPP
position, prejudice and ignorance are fast
disappearing from view. The sun of
prosperity is dawning and bright future
is before her. Ere the lapse of many
years the truth of these assertions will be
made manifest. Therefore howl on We
hirelings; you have done all the harm you
can.
Regarding the population of this terri
tory, OH page SO3 is the following: There
are not over one hundred white residents
in the length and breadth of Alaska; and
these one hundred are scattered between
Horton sound and Behring sea. The
whites at Wrangel are men who pass up
and down the Stikine river to the gold
mines at Cassiar. and have no Interest in
the territory. The hundred whites natur-
ally enough are not making much demand
Tor territorial government, and Congress
has wisely turned the entire charge OF the
interests OF the government and the na.
tives over to the Secretary OF the Treasury.
who is abundantly able to enforce all need
fl law and order Let's examine this
statement carefully. Can it he possible
that its author made it In ignorance of the