Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-08
Alaska Resources.

! Alaska Resources.
The Territory Of Alaska is pretty geocra'ly
regarded ss Of little if any value beyond what
is represented 10 its fur, fish end timber rcsouF-
cas. Every now aud agaip, however, evidences
that it is GOOD f,r something moro than the
Iumbermap, the fisherman aud tho trapper,
crop out. Being 10 such higa northern ia'i'
| tude, it is popularly believed that It l; u1adip'
| ted to agriculture in-any shape. lnn proSpee
| tor for mineral wealth has not y0t paDetratnd
that far north. Tho most nnrthe7ly 'HlG'nc
camp on the continent is that OF Cls3ar at the
head waters OF tho Suckecu river IN Dtiilsh
| Columbia. The Vanguard OF the army 81 min
ing prcspectors il, however, pushlns It's way
gradually toward the hidden treasures probably
/ concealed in tho heart OF the moun;alos OF the
| Territory. It Il ay be proper 10 STATE that the
| onlv denosits of true an,hrlcae c)al di5cJTCTni
on the Pacific cosst have been found IN Ata-Eh
| The extent of the c)il beds Is, OF coarse, u
kpoSp, but the cropping5 ar3 exposed at var!
ous points along the coast Of tha Territory. 4!
the offioc of the steamships Rtpub'l,, Ga 5pair
street wharf, y. B. CornTait bas very 'nt'r'
cstipg collection Of Alaskan products, Whtcl
| throw little uc9 light on the mineral aoa
agricultural resources Of tha: country. in!4
| collection was recently received from NJ.
| D. Ball, who is stationed ut Sik'. |!
| embraces i,fs of gooscb2Trics. rcdborrps sal
mon and b!ackbcrries, red and black E'aort!e'
berries aad cranbefrc9. Swedish ana Whitc
turpips Of rem lrkab!c s'Z, shoT the scapac'ty
of the soil for vegetable culture. Potatoes ur1
also raisai at Siiki end vIcIHity lhe i;n't
grows wild ia great pruusion aai 10 uDbroken
succession from June to Ostcber. = collection
of native grasses had been dispatched !rom
Sitka on the same steamer. but dlunken sai'9r
throw tho bundle overheard on tue voyage d'Wn
Glover and timothy grew e. 0itka 10 pro!usll"
and cattle are represented by Alr. Bail to 20
fat as s,a's, and grazad ont ali last winter. lie
describes it as a splendid grazing c)ua'ty.
A box of mineral specimens ls also Included
10 the collection. These specimens coDs'st ol
gold and silver beariog rlqrz O1e piece OF
auariz coutains Tree gold ia quanii!!cs large
enough to be seen with the naEed eye. re
silver bearing quartz locks pr0ni:lng, tut Ia
value cannot bc estimated uutl 90 assay shall
have been made. The n!GcraI sNGomenS arc
represented to have been cb.a!ned from Hara'
nov Island opposite Silk. Some OK them are
cut groupings, and the others are from Doot
sixty feet below the surf.ce. l. is not at oil
improbable that Alaska u1iucral deposits Rl:i
in the near future receive sjmo attention ct the
hands Of miners and capitalists who have Il
disposition to iuyest in inlninS vsn:u!cs.
A Man EATING ALLIGATOR KILLED. VII
ting from Chsndoally to 81 lndian paper, c2t-
respondent gives the fal.oai,s p3r,!cu,ars with
regard 10 mao eating alligator: The rvtri
Of Orissa aro iaf.sed viii aliiga!cr5. aud every
DOW and thea Que o. these creatures acquires the
reputation OF man cater, aud is then hunted
down. E .ry last week, reformation was brought
! to MIR. Chapman, Inspector oi po!i!c at CnaHI'
bally, that uan hsd been carried OF. 1t ap
pears that the poor fellow was lying in his boat
with his feet hanging over the SIDE, wren me
a llizator made snap at his feet. pulled IN
Q into the water, and made ctr. "a rcce.VIoE
this report, Mr. Chapman nanncd his boat
and SIT off TO ,be Damr,h River. some mic,
from Chandbaly, 10 pursuit. Alter saV5rai
hours search, the muSger was seen crossing
the river, and was allowed to gain inc opposite
bank, After crawling up the bark, i p'ncced-
Q ed to make meal OF lis Vlcl!m, and. While -
: engaged, Waa, By lucky shot, killed on the spot,
The Inspector had it cur oGCn, aed there were
found 10 its stomach tTeoiy six pare q GRASS
d auklets aad baoees, weighing 10 less than
f fourteen s.cis. There wero also tTo SETS ..
4 gold esr rioes end NUMBER Of toe rlrgs. l'Is
:. supposed that this alligator must have deVJuf'
cd four women, five c1idteG. and az uoEnoSn
: number of psrsous who wore 20 jswc|Ey. Mr..
. Chapman deserves credit fer his pT0mptness.
A SENATOR'S SSCRE-"A jQcular Senator
from the West" ac,orGiog to the Washington
correspondent Of the Boston Journal. tells
very coed story about another Senator from
Southern State. The latter began lite as q
brakeman on q railroad, a1d By industry and
foresight has accumulated fortune end high
political honors. ScDaOf lhurmap, While
speakiug, usually holds his eya 2las5ea 10 onc
hand and huge rcd hautkCrchiet o the ether.
He blows sounding blast Oh bis nasal orsan 10
, the midst of speech quite es naturally nSS enato'
| Dave, looks W at the galleries every time te
addresses The Vice President. |. was an o!
| uight session. ~,
"The silver bill Was uIder discussion. The
Southern Senator referred TO vas Quietly sleep
0 log on sofa 10 the cioak room, Mf. Thufmau
10 was speaking. He blew his nose with such
yiror that the report could aimost have beer
10 heard in the Secreta!y's Cfa;e. The s!eeplof
Senator vas awakened BY the noise, aod, leap
irg to bis fest, graspad chair by the side O.
the sofa and twisted it around untl! the author
of the story graspad him by the arm ant
d brought him 10 a realizing sense OF his where
abOuts.
NOVELTIES IN DRESS Doors AND SHOES =
The most elegant assortment Of the latest style
Boots and Shoes ever seen IN this cou3try
comprising all the latest fashions. All OF thss
goods have been mado to our o~n order, unoc
IN our personal supervision, and accordl3g to GU
idea of the tastes and wants OF the retas !!
m m trade. We shall be most happy 10 exni9i
va these beautiful goods to all, WhGt9er lucy a'
al sire to purchase or not M: WADDEi,
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