, 1880-05-22

TIE COMMITTEES on Territories in tho House
OF Representatives has reported Rgatltat tho DILL
prpyllng Tor tho establishment of Territorial
Government In Alaska: and tho rcport OF tho
saId Committee giyos ample mud sufficient rca-
soma for 81 doing. Tho population Of Alaska Is
set down by tic most recent ind reuanle au-
tl,oritles az follows:
Whites, mon, women, md children. et0
1inlf.brceas or "Crooles," mon, women, !. ooo
1nlaas ia or Kloshaas mon, woon. and w
Aicutians, men, wo,neu, sand chtret.... s'6o
Eskmopr "biahemoota,' mon, women, nnd ~,
children ian cstitnatc).... t'oo
1rand total ...... ........."...........l3,15o
Thuso %50 whtto poopto arc scattorod In ter
fItory cq,inl to one.al1th tho entlro area Of
tho United Btatos and Territorios,.!vis.s $4,000
square tn!lcs,-nrd thero Is no bright prospect at
present OF a great rush OF otutgratfon to TINT
hypcfborean olttno. It would be a good plaoo
for those no1n1dio poopl0 out Wost 70 aettIc Ill
who fool crowded whonovorn nciRhbor locates
within ton miles OF thon, as there Is plenty OF
elbow room lit ALASKA. For example, the Village
Of WranRio, tho lurgoat town In Alnska7 oontal1i-
ing 100 souls IL 7s0 mitcs from ta nrnrcst ncigtl-
bor Kod,ak, rs tho crow illcs, a1u from Kodiak
10 Qonga, tho noxt noarcdt village, Ia 4D mllea.
From tho Seal Islands to Oonalashka Ia over 00o
miles, OF COURSE th0ro Is no communication
ncrpss lots botwoon the inhabitants, aud
whit little intercourse thore i8 must Do
carried on Win fun FEa,iusco. During tho
twelve ycars that wc hayo been IN possession Of
Mr.. Eowar!s purchase our pooplc hare Dceh
actiyu In exploring tito new country and testing
its agricultural mud mt1,oFpl res0llrees. Tho
House COMMITTEE on Territories In lts report
snys that It hns come TO tho following conclusions
iu reglr.l to tho prcaont condition of AlastEat
]. Tho climatic conditions which Cxtet III Alns-
kA Qro stltht.a tu preclude tlG auocoAsfll prDse.
oution ct any or All agricultural enterprises ot
| stuck Turning Ut my kind whatoyer:
! tlay nhont tho suRl !1ntng r0sUurdes OF AlRsk4;
| thus FUR Eu mine Of my prnu9us pr econ0ntlu
| IMMORAL hna been discovered lu A!nakA that Ia
| worthy Of lnuru thnn fniut local MotIco.
!. Thu 0ti!y tTlhp ur commerce bplonKng ~
AlAska at tho presoltt day, or that 1.s oxtstet IN
Tho past, ts tho fur tssdo and th3 ttshor!os. rhe
fur trnlle comprises ninc-tenths of tie onttrc
from tho l,ryi!lur Or bcul laands tho 04sert-
| lntnt derives not ntintlnl roytnilo Uf owe!
fN0t0 900, butnX tho Tux paid Into tho 1EeAsAFy uf
| tho unIt11 etatea by tho AlNskA COuatn1rc'A
| Company, who hold thOs0 islands undgt luasc
! from tho Government, 10 frAilel As to prqrotlt
TO tho presoryhtlon and 1porgesuationof tho lntor,
csts ot tho Government thereon, and tho sca
/ lfQ also. FrpM iho fug-tr1sdo elsewhere tn
| Alaskn. which 10 dlyt1ol up among hnlf dozcl
| rival companies, tho Government lorlvca no r9v.
cnut WhAtnEor. tt0r IL 1t ttprhcttc11lo 70 10 st Tug
asherles of Ala4ka hny1 mt III yet beeh tlpsel'
opcd u any noteworthy 1e9roe. 1,a nGfsSount, p9r
!iriul or salt ootltlsa and salmon. Hull doxo11
ittlo coiashlng achuoners cosuprt@9 tho onttrs
dshIng-ileut engaged this seasoa In Alaskat
| WAtCF1.