davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1883-11-17
The Abadie Property
FOR SALE!

The following described an.l valuable prop
erty belonging TO the Abaiie estate is now in
the market and must he sold. Here Is . chance
TO secure Dig bargain:
A ranch one-hsf mile northwest Of the city
of WallG Walla, just below the old depot; l46
acres in extent, ) acres in orchard and grape
vine; fine residence, five nice little cottages.
Particular attention j, called TO this valua-
be tract of land Aside from the fact of itA
pEvximity - the city, the invaluable sdvan-
tsses Of water power thereon, at once COM
mend The same TO those desiring to invest
Fox further particulars enquire e. the real
dence of B. LASfARCHE,
Walia Walla. w. r.
, 1883-11-17

For the past month have been receiving day after
day immense quantities OF goods from New York aul Eastern
Points by the Northern Pacific railroad and today
ready demonstrate to the people, both in styles anu
prices the ncacuable advantages of Easern connection
Dress Goods and Silks, Trimming Goods and Buttan:
Dolmans and cloags Hosiery, Gloves,
Laces, Ribbons, Fancy Goods, Etc.
In these departments specially prepared TtC
duce to the ladies Of Waa Wala fabrics and styles hereto
fore unknown in the Territory Untramneed by delays and
face to face with the metropolis of the country,
enabled place before the people the styles ami the
same prices as New York Chicago retail establishments
ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1888, we will be ready
to prove this fact We make claim impcs-5leS the
record of our assertions the past ard the people Know
it. We believe that every lady in the Territory convinced
of the fact that " whatever asserted we proved
Blankets, FianneIs, Shecinss, Table Linens f0#eis
Underwear, Ladies and Chi'dreE's Shoes, &c
Our assortment OF these staple goods is at present vastly
superior to any former selection enabled to otter e
public Receiving those goods direct from the factories
will be power to offer them for sale at sIces Te
much lower than it has beer possible heretofore
, 1883-11-17
Gusrd,an's Notice.
dosher swan's Worm syYup,

Infailihle, tsssele.,. harmless. cathsr.;s: for
fsvs,i.hnsss, res;les.nsss, worms, constipation
DC
, 1883-08-16
American krtigts al Munich.

The art exhibition at Munich this
year attracts more than usual atten
ton. There are on exhibition 2.234
oil paintings, 80 aquorelies, 27O
pieces of statuary, i4O black and
white, and 81 architectural designs.
The exhibition was opened on the list
of July by Prince Luitpold, in the
name of the King. The picture,
contributed by American artists
number 1856 Many OF them were
sent over from the Paris Salon. An
Eastern paper notes the contribution
OF tie following artists: "CaIrol!
Beci0yith's mastery portrait OF
William II. Chase; Chase's portrait
of Duveneck, Miss Dora Wheeler.
and study oi Z girl hold their own
admirably well. DonJho's La Mar
celleric" is one OF the best lanlsean,s
in the whole exhibit, fine IN the bril-
hancy Of sunlight, the cool of shad-
o", The sweet green OF grass, ready
for the mowers scytha; Maynard
sends his portrait Of The Forei.,n
Correspondents" Bunce. z good Ven
etian scene; Harry Chase. an excel
lent marine; Want, one Of ms
charming landscapes; Arthur Quart
ley, marine; Seiingar, = powerfully
executed hall figure Of an old man.
Lippincott, picture of boys in
swimming, well modelled and care
fully painted; VIII II. Low, his well
known picture OF 'Captain Irason;n
heEwen Of Chicago. who i Till
here, and Frank Culriel have excel /
lent pictures; and among the sood !
works, also, are those by Murphy. /
Lafarge, David Neal, WinsIow +
Homer, Rosina Emmett, George In /
ness, Jr., Sartain, +. Swain Clifford. /
Alden Weir, Thomas Allen and
others" |
, 1883-08-16
Weekly Argus.
Taxes On Personal Property.

New York city'- assessment for
the current fiscal year has Just he,
completed 10y the Assessor The val
uations are:
Real estate ...........S lost. .NN,}.:i~N
Personals. les. .S2Z.G2i
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The State rate III 1881 - was G5
cents ON the S1OO. The State taxes
that year We're about - per cent.
higher than they will b. under this
last assessment, which gives State
rate of $50 cents on the SluO ON tins
last assessment, and if the assessment
could stand against the oaths Of
owners of personal property both
State and municipal rates would he
reduced more than 80 per cent. But
We learn the startling fact from the
New York MdcpeHdet, July 18th.
hat the owners Of personal property
III the city have sworn down the az
gregate valuation from S21OS. SD. e
924 to the comparative pittance of
Sl95,OOO,O0O. This reduces thc taxa
bic values in the city from $31S9.-
705,307 to S1,575, ,SS3, ,3S3. Over 90
per cent. of the personal taxables
returned by the Assessor have been
sworn off the roll and go untaxcd,
and this reduces the entire roll to
sbout 40 per cent. of what it should
be and would be were it not for these
perjuries. The law of New York,
ike ours, requires all property to be
taxed at its actual value, but we see
from this that, while real estateis so
taxed, personal property pays on less
than 10 per cent of its actual value.
As 60 per cent, or $50 out of every
$lOO, In the city escapes all taxation,
it follows that the rate in the city
must be 60 per cent. higher than it
would be if personals were taxed in
proportion to real estate. In New
York, as here and in all great cities.
the shlrkers on personal values are
the corporations and the rich. and
just to the extent that they swear
down their honest assessments. the
rate on the property of the common
people must be raised. 1t is shown
from the assessment rolls for the last
ten years that while the personal
property on which taxes have been
collected has in those ten years run
down from $306.00000O in 1S74-75 TO
195,000000 N 1883 81, the real estate
values have increased from $500, ,SS3,-
$4,000 to S1,080,3S3, or by $27S,0O0,- =
600; the decrease in personals has
been Sill, 100000. Probably more
than nine-tenths of the personal
property taxed in New York belongs
tothe common people and poor i'll
the shape of furniture, goods, work
animals, drays, carts, mechanical I'M
plements, etc. The hundreds of
millions owned by the banks, corpo-
rations and very rich people in mon
eys, stocks, corporation bonds, costly
jewels, paintings and fine horses, go
at valuation of less than 10 cents
on the dollar.
, 1883-08-16

money Lo -c. from q leather poke.
hook. leaving IL. packatboo5s on the
H.r W immediately left the cabin
and ruE, up lur mann road to Ha-
-u's H.u--. unar the Territorial
rad ,llnr. ac srpratrj | went
fc IL. ri-nt. following IL line near the
Territorial r.af until got to Dry
Gulrh. then followed the FORKS of
the Pataha until I got home, Nc
Phcrsou went TO III" left across the
country to his home. aroUsnI Fred
KancLie on his way. I DO not know
, 1883-08-16
ST.. F3 9E5.

n THE DISTRICT COURT or THE
ThId Judicial Di~u.c- cf Washington
!eru'';y h"ldIu- terms at fogt Townsend,
Jefferson county.
!-.uHi" Ha-". .!-5u-jis. - t-s..rgv Chase uc-
I'9Ga f.
A.,i,l le....- III GLE Di...lr. lou-r ,. Tie. Sd
jUGc.#. I5..-i.r &c Ha.l's .'.a Irrr- ..-y. hold
f'- f'-.:s SO .r.- .rEr..- 81 I.. In" eco. me- of
jc-.,r-. ..t. Island ...' .. U..... .,.s, COM
plaiU; f.-.. !.' II" Ollie. a. ...u C.-.I, .r aid
Cour. in E..r r'Uar- %. J.:i.'.-aH-
70 .AE,s...,. tiI-~z- Defendant:
In tie i.s:nc OF tine United states ,f America:
You are hereby required 10 appear in an ac-
ton br"Hsht against you by the above named
plaintiff III jlc District CaHTt OF the Third Ju-
GIcIal District 81 Washington Territory, hold
lng terms at Port Townsend, III Tie county of
Jefferson Iu sad t.ui;r.y- aUd 80 :,!.s.,"g i:s,.
complaint lya thrsr.H- S. fjIiu sixty .i;Iy~ after
Iige lIr~r publication -! thi. ~yUuuou-.
The said Jrtly, - LEuU-h, or TIE purpose of
procuring deere oi ~ad CcU.t ;!~~viy;H-- t:..
and defendant. - Toy tr s,.,-oH ot wI.f# ah;,I-
duum"ut by aid defendant Of -uid p.aHIi: inr
more than our year: -. Ton i,iure b defendant
10 provide FOR hi flI@ig tn" vommo aries
Of If. said causes q: action being suy set
forth in the p,@intt complaint herein.
And yCU are hereby mot led if Won fail 10 ap-
pear and ui>we: thr Pla.utiIi complaint EoT,.In.
Judgment VIII &c. 5-kt'3I ..-.-; yuU Cuai,.-~yd
and the PRAYER OF TN" P!aHjii. granted.
$3.50 Witness the Hon. L. : t;g,cur.
: Judge Of >ad District Conrt. and the
I seal of said Court. this I'd iav OF .July
=--z \. D. I5SJ
JAMES SEAVEY, Clerk
Date of first publication. july -, 1851.
| OBNELEY y TAYLOR. ..ftc.lIryS 70. plaimt!ii.
, 1883-08-16

There is no doubt that DORSEY is Il
Tenomous lyar. His attack on
GEORGE JONES of the New York
times, in which he charges that
gentleman with publishing attacks
on the star-route ring to get even
with Dorsey for refusing to order
large editions of the Times for cam
paign purposes, is false on its face,
and does not need the denial of Mr..
JONES to brand it as lie. The
Times, IN common with number of
other prominent journals, began ex-
posing the sinuosit:es of the star
route gang long before the last Pres
idential campaign. 1t is notorious
that as early rs 1877 the Chronicle
published a lot of interesting infor-
nation regarding these rascals, show
ing up the straw bid system in vogue
in the Postofice Department, and
the devices resorted to to increase
the service over roads already sufi
eiently well served were illuminated
in the Placerville libel trials instigat
ed by the Federal ring of the Pacific
coast. The Washington correspon-
dent of the New York Sun, the paper
now instrumental in trumpeting
DoRssY's lies to the world, made a
fierce attack on the star-route ring in
the same year that the Chronicle be-
gan its crusade against the raseals,
but no one has charged that the Sun
was animated by hostility to DORSEY,
who at that time was not so conspic-
uous as he became later in his pecu-
liar business. The whole affair, after
ali,seems to be an attempt to besmirch
GARFIELDs character, to get even
with him for asserting to allow the
prosecution of the star-routers to
be pushed. 1t is worse than folly to
assume that GARFIELD would have
pursued the course he did after he
became President if he had apy
guilty connection with DORSEY and
his pals. IS. f. ChrOni"'e.
, 1883-08-16
L. ). DIsrEIcr LANp OFFICE.

VI vi I'I'I' n ''o'iIII = FVI! .VIIit'TI '. '
Notice Is hereby given that. in compliance
with the provisions of the Act Of Congress
approved june 3, 1855, entitled AN Acf Tor
the sale Of Timber Lands in the states of Cal
itOrIia, Oregon. $cNari;t and Washington Ter
ifITE.' Daniel u. tailraWss 81 .J-f'sr~ng com
T.. Washington Territory. has This Ia = .iilI in
tins OiiCr his application to purchase the sc
" uf So lr ui .rr. -. "d ic qr II Ha gTv! -,
and Il! o.: U- t:r cf sec. =. it ~ - north
range No. = west of :hc willamette Meridian
AUT and all DcrSOnS ciaimin; adversely lie
said described Land. or amy PORTION thereof,
are hereby required iU lie their claims in this
Office within sixty tGH days from duTe hereof.
Given undc" s'ly hand. ~ uIT Office, IN Diym-
Bia. W. T., this "th day Of huguS5, y. u.
I>S;. JOHN L. CONVEY.
-G:Igw RvgiSty. OF the iaad Office.
, 1883-08-16

Olympia, Washington Territory.
Notice is hereby given that, in coIllDli''iiTe l,'
with the provisions OF the Act OF cong - ~ ~
proved June :, 1873 entitled IAN Act ioI W NY
1Il. of Timber lands i'll the States of CaIliOi'
MIA, Oregon, Nevada and Washington WIlh ueiLr
turv. David l. Brockway OF Clailam county ~, =.
bi annIic,tion 10 pu-rhaSe the hf OF sw qE O -
H. and Sc qr of or of section No 10 IN township
no 81 north, range No. II west of the ls'ii''''
Meridian. ,-,I,, the
sIiI described Land, or any portion tiieIJS;. ~.
are hereby required to file their claims III t'
office within sixty days from dale ~ pIn
Given under my hand, at my Otnce, III OlS ~ =.
nia- ". T, this 18th day of July, A. D. ITO"
l'''' JOHN F. CONVEY ~
rp-IGyv Register of the Land oInos
, 1883-08-16
Jnited States Disfrict I.and 0nicc-

~ - Il'4f-- ~ dNiiiLES ttii ICIEIitEN-
.rHtlGe l. hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions OF thc ACf OF Congress an
proved Junc 3 ISIS. entitled An Act for the
sale of Timber Lands in The States of CaIifor-
mia Oregon. Nevada and Washington Terri
tory. Patrick DunDhuc. of Jefferson County.
Washington Territory. has this day fled in
This Office his application Ia purchase the ne
Gr II :" qT of see -. and w hf oi ~w gr of sec
-. aud NV pr of NV az Of section -. in township
90 north. range , y,.~iof the Willamette A!eTi-
dian.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
said described Land or any portion thereof,
arc hereby required 20 file their Claims in this
o flee within SiNfv VUl days from dttc hereof.
'Iiven under my hand. at my Office, in BIynI-
Iii, W. Tt this gth day of Au-9is; ISs}.
JOHN +. CONVEY.
2G:lGw Register of the Land ONCE.
, 1883-08-16
tied States District Land Office.

Olympia, v a@flEEtoG Territory. !
Notice = hereby given that. in COmu!ianre
,-ftI tIt,. ,rn.-i-1nrl- ct rh,. ACT of ;.rr.,, ANY,,
nrpvci June =. ISIS. entitled An Act lor the
sale of Tim5yT Lands in the States Of CaIifnr.
mla. Oregon. NuN;.,i;t ani WaShiHgton Terri
f.r. NI.Et.W 4. FEENHs-I uf EiI>ap c0uuty
Washington Territory. las this day fled in
this o:i-re his application tn purchase the nv
t.F of So ;rr ut g: -H or OF ~ OF ~ rw
~. If nv ,r HF-G IUt e. Of section - III township
Eo - north. rang 40. , west oI the Villain.
cite Meridian.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely tile
said described Land, or any norton thereof,
are hereby required to file their claims in this
Office within sixty 800 days from date hereof.
Gwen under ny Eand. at my Office in GIyla.
pia, w T. this 2ith day nf NAY, \. u. lSSi.
JOHN +. CONVEY.
IG.IUv EcgiSTCr OF the Land Office
, 1883-08-16
T-SrEp STATES DISTRICT LAND OFFICE,

OIVmpla. " uNIIIIizIUI' .;..I
Nori,a j. hereby given that in compliance WIZ
tbr r,rl,,-f.iouS of tkr Act Of Congress appt0'o
j me B ISIS entitled An Act for the sale OF "
brr Lands in the States OF California Ors9H, "
yada and Washington Territory GEoi..L ~ " -, ~.
dav G!e. il this Office his application 10 ab
The ne i OF section No. 81. township ;>o:-
range No = west OF the Willamette MtiIuia', aid
ANY and all persons claiming adversely me itssS o5S
described Land a. any portion thereof are heSii Si5
required to file their claims in tins Oih'e "''-'@
>ixty tigl days from date hereof o,,,,nis
Given under my hand. AT my oifce. III vi. mp
~. T.. this 18Th day Of July. !. d. lssli;
JOHN r. GOWE1;.
ai.1uT Register Of the Land oin'e
, 1883-08-16

One Of the statements repeatedly
made in support of the theory that
Crook was captured by the Chirica
huas was that the sons of Ju lge
McComas had to pay $50 for their
fathers watch to the hostiles in
whose possession it was found, be-
cause General Crook did not dare ar
bitrarily take it away. This story
has been demolished by the state
msnt of the administrator of the
estate, who says the watch turned up
in the hands of one of the friendly
Indians, from whom it was purchased
by captain of the scouts for $50,
which sum was willingly refunded
him by the administrator on re-
csipt of the watch
, 1883-08-16
i7-I0r% Jo!zx e. GowEY. Register.


olympia. Washington feTEitory. .,,,
Notice J. hereby given thai ~ cClIllNee Mi.I I
~. ,,,,,,f.s,n- uf .h.. ArE of Congress approved
JAM. ;. Is. cutirl,d An Act FOR The sale OF lIia-
her Lands in the State- OF California oregon ~
va.ia and Washington TeFEi;ory- Joseph A. ,fSs hv
I.rl,s o.: Ei!sup county. Wash. Teri mas tHis
,; .; ia th,s Office lis application 70 purchase
n0r;hyrc-t quarter Of south .;tSt Quarter t t ~
section No. I5iu township No. - mr. "e>l Oh 'He
Willamette meridian ,.tia
ANY ;;.,! ali persons claiming adversely the saa
described land or any portion ie:'oi; aie Ty t.tTGy
required 10 liIc their claims III IRIS olhte "'Hi
~i,tfv 1901 DAYS from Gale hereof. o,,;.
If.r. -r,,t!r NV hand at INV Office. III OEmPia'
". n. tki- gth day Of june !. d. 1883.
W - JoHS +. CONVEY,
- ,p, pp,riSt,.- uF the Land Once.
, 1883-08-16
Unitcd Static District Land Ofice,

VEl IT IItIF - tl77IIILIr- N77I- 7 HUI,
Notice i hereby given that, III compliance
with the provisions OF the Act Of Congress Ip-
proved June ,. 1873. entitled AN Act for tho
sale OF Timber Lands IN the States OF CaH.UT
mia, Oregon. Nevada and Washington Terri
tory George H. Jones, of Jefferson
Comfy, Washington Territory, has this day
filed IN this Office his application 10 purchase
the ne. ar OF sec No. ID. IN tn No. ~ n, No.
west OF the Willamette Meridian.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
said described Land. or any portion thereof
are hereby required to hle their claims IN this
Office within sixty ,60l days from dale hereof.
Given under my hand, at my Office, IN Olym-
pin, ". T. This 18th day of August: \: ID. 1851.
JOHN r. CONVEY,
2j:IUw Register OF the Land Oaice.
, 1883-08-16
J@XT:ED STATES DISTRICT LAGD OFFICE.
AI----.r.:- I,-l.Lil..-rL.I. ,I-Iri: lEN-

Notice iS hereby .iyeH that. la compliance with
ti:t. UrC,gi>ion- OF the Ac; OF Congress approved
June 3 S.s entitled IN Set for te -a" "t lii-
be! Lands in The States CT California, OREGON,
Nevada and Washington Territory. Daniel PuirR
OF Cfgifufn CGuurv Washington Territory. nls
this day flied in this office hiS application 10 pui-
cl-r the Iof of see. 2l,aLd ~ % uf w or "t sec
u"Jte Meridian. -
AM and u!I prr~uH. CiIiu'iu@ adversary M $40
described land or any parI:uu thereof ;'' h't+u!
required tr Ec their claims u! ihiN "ih'' Ni'"h
siviy iGu iuy~ fsul date hereof
jisycf. under ms hand. a; NY ohice. ia Olympia
". =. ;hi> l3th day Of JUiy, \. D. IH9'i.
.,,ft ii, .,,Tt
, 1883-08-16
[rlUW
UNLrHp srArEs nIerHIcr I.ANn O.E..E.

Olympia. Washington Territory
Notice l. hereby given that. III compliance
with he provisions oi the Act OF Congress ~
proved June ;. l>1~. entitled '-An acJ tor ne
~i,v ~ EiWbrr Lands in the States Cf ':sliio.-
mia oregon. Nevada ana Wa-hiagtnG Terri
tory. joan 'O-i-.. 81 Jefferson I"Eut3 :
Washington Territory Ea~ :hi- Cay Ht"t -:
ai~ once hi~ application 10 pwrt h%-'' the 81
o.! - afa -''.. -. ..a al .i q. u' e. 90. r ;. -;
"-'u-..tf p NH-Iii- r.a-.f wt-- 60. tl' % ..J-
uir u" Meridian.
Aag .l1 -! persons .i.inin, r,;,.r-,3y lie sid
t-y:i. ned g.. a "T ANY n.I'iaI 'n,r'aj. 'IH he:egy
81, -5.y 'hriT ri,.i-- b.. -i5- '.si"-' s-.jA'n
-!--tr I,h G-,g~ fIuII d. T. rot.
G.r"r a..rrlg haa,'. Z. ..sy rljf.,. go u.ri.gia.
u ~. ai- ,-h Jay o.. AZ III. :. y. ;..s'.
.-v... J.. Tower.
S-."v Togi-' e rf i!.. ....rd , !ii.".
, 1883-08-16

viii, tb,, provisions of the Act of Congress ap.
nroVcd .Iunc ). 49,, entitled AN act for tho
sale of ;jmhcr lands in the states Of Ia!iior-
MIA. Oregon. Nevada anu Washington itfEi!o-
~ E'rrdaricl y. Oi,js. OF Pierce county,
Washington TcrIIfarv. ia~ This day filed in
this Office his application 10 PE Il hase The SEX
sec 40. .. i'll tip No. - north. range: Wesi OF
The willamette mcriGian-
Any and ali persons claiming adversely me
said described land. or any portion ihrfrni,
are hereby required "a Iile their claims IN ms
Given under my hand. at my Office IN bvia-
.,i;, " t. this ISt tiv of june \ ID. lss-
II-I0w JOIN I. CONVEY, Register.
, 1883-08-16
-Srgp s-A1-s DrsrHlyr LAND orricE,

OiyIlpia. WaA.ugtpE Territory.
Eu:icr Is Lrg,.b. -,.1u Inn. IN c"mpiiane" : IN
Tia, provisions q; The -kst o. Congress apptUiseo go
june T. les c!.tii., -: Ati i.s tie sale oi M
be- Lands in IN. St.-,-~ - Ca!i.urIia. Oregon No
vail. anu N.-ils.l Terri ~, James icii'- i
Jefferson cur..t- s,s-i.ioIT 4 T,.rlItoIE- IL, .ns
the Il. " D., 81 80. Nc. /, a ,p. y" - i.-. T.
Of i;s WiiaHIr, e Ullr.d....--
Any aIsL a.. l..==yI.- r.,..:I u adversely L. 1 se
described uHH Or .,..y pagLiu.ii hereof. ;fr htiyGy
required to l. :. l!.p.r C.a.n- ia hi- oiioe "iihia
sixty lj.s d. f.u.s date i,gs0t .s.
Given u.l,ar a!y hand. at i.!yti.i,r- a. Oisii'~
" T. this ~ Gay of AU-.Ls. A T. ~,
5OHS r. GO"E1.
r..-.r-. { IL 4.
, 1883-08-16
UNITED STATES DISTRICT LAND OFFICE
n,-.,r, " ,s1IrNErnN 'TERRIIORT

Seticc Is hereby given that in ccmpilnnee
with the provisions Of the Act Of Congress al'-
nroved June ;. 1873 entitled AN Act tor me
sale of Timber Lands in the STATES oI CalIiOr-
mia, Oregon. Nevada and washington Ter
rifuTN- - Peter u. Forces. OF Tacoma, tlcIce
counTy Washington Territory, has This DAY
filed II! this Office his application TO purchase
the : W or of sec ., Tp No 29 nOFth, range No.
, west of the Willamette meridian
Npy:tnd All ,,crSonS claiming adversely the
said described Land, or any portion tnere9l,
are hereby required TO file their claims III III
This Office within sixty itr'l days from ua''
Given under my hand, at my Office, IA
olympia. W. T., this lst day oI JhNe'
i7-iGg JoHx Z. CONVEY. Register
, 1883-08-16

The reports from Washington Ter
ritory show that prompt measures are
needed to check the smuggling OF
Chinese over the Northern border.
The restriction Act WAS obtained with
much difficulty 50 that We cannot .r-
ford to have It's good effects uu!lifet
for lack Of a few customs officers
on the Dominion borders. F.
Chronicle.
, 1883-08-16
Car j4ortllres5 Possessions.

'.- - - - ". -
Oa~ Aln-.an possessions, "Lich
constitute about ,a1G-tH II IN
whole territory of ;hy Uli,,d States,
are inhabited uy ;j.iZG people, Of
whom oniy - az white. i. vii!
probably surprl-r d good many 10
learn lh@t in that region. under the
dominion oG tn" general government.
there are 91G5 Thliukot and 7SS
Hyda, Yet the names os some OF III"
-Ai;.~kau la,la@ tribes az not more
UNKNOWN tnaH are the material It- |
sources and conditions oi one min !
/ oI the national area To the people
an@ H. -2-isly,uI7 OF th' country
Il vas ii" theory oi NJ seward
through whose lAiileI"e the pun
ch;iS' N'!'' made. 'Ai'i the CON. 80 %
. IAe -,i,-I, i.fS /" u" around iilt 9'A''IN7
81 tn i',.s''-It seas; thdt '"' h'''-"H
@. 'h' 'Et"i' - the H;.tioh 'li'.' Hol''7
th" KY to th"S" western "aISf7' '!l''
IiL.' piErLi,'' oI Aii.7A2 "''l+,' Nv
oGr hepHhAe iooiAcia OF h'th Si"'H
"I in'1 sea. Il l. q S'o9f"i "i'lil''.+ HI
/ p"a9i'i!I'% 'A"t any o'A'F H''i'" '''''
occupy position III It's own territory
upon poth sides vi ihe f%cIHc- L o'
tins the tmted 0'a'eS Pilu ; ',o'U'''o'
The purchase has not proved 70 De "
bad Investment 10 the "oth ol las.
june the United ola''' h'N i'''lNS'' ,'
III revenues from th"t country 90
Go2,i'O, mainly from the Al&aha W
Seal Company. The contract with
that company still continues for some
years. II Is easy TO see that the
United States Will soon nave an
equivalent for its purchase money.
Aside from this fact the govern
ment knows but little about It's new
possession. 1t has neither made sur
veys OF the unknown land nor pro
vided a government for any portion
Of the Territory. The little strip o.
land which stretches from the Van
couYer Islands, thirty miles III width.
to Mt Elias, bounded on the one
side by British Columbia and on tine
other by the ocean, with the two ISL
ands from which the Alaska Fur
Seal Company takes It's seals, are the
only portions Of this vast domain OF
which the United States has any
practical knowledge.
The government after having made
It's purchase. did not look at is bar
gain. The Territory Is pTacticaily
undefended and abandoned. The IN
come which the government receives
is sufficient to pay large percent
age on the original purchase. Not
there is no organized government
and there is no protection by the
courts. The provision OF the reve-
nue. laws, that suits may @e brought
IN the United States Courts IN Cali
fornia and Washington Territory, Is
grossly inadequate. Recent decis-
ions have east doubt upon the author
lty OF even these courts t. take jurlS-
diction OF certain cases in that remote
quarter The dealings Of the Coy
ernment in this Territory are without
precedent. Alaska IS not even a Ter
ritory, although called 50 for conven
ience OF nomenclature. Congress Re
fused to organiz" Alaska into Il Ter
ritory. At most, this vast domain IS
a Treasury collection district. Two
departments of the Government, jhe
Treasury and the Navy, have some
conflict of jurisdiction rs to theirre-
spectiyc authority. The Treasury
Noyv danarhnenf has stationed thprn