Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-21
ALASKA,
irs HEsuuEurs AND rs WANTS,
Rev. Dr. sheldon JauEsun'a account az
what Tho u. y Got In secretary
AnMnri,n I,nrrl


visited Lancaster year ago and spoke 30
tho public on this theme. His address
OF yesterday was an elaboration of tho
subject aud following Ia au abstract Of it
Alaska CONTAINS $50, lO1 square miles
from tho north to the south IL extends
l,leO miles, and from cast TO west 5000
miles, or as largo as all tho United States
east of tho Mississippi aud north Of tho
Carolinas aud Georgia. The total ara, oi
its islands Is 81, 20J square miles. Il ia
tho region Of the highest mountain pcnks
OF the United States, aud contains "A prelt
volcanic system and region Of glacicrs. f.
abouuds IN hot and mineral sprugs, and
includes tho river Yukon, which Ia 10
miles wide ut its mouth, uavigablo for
! 500 milCs, and 600 miles in lougth,
Tho chief value OF Alaska to Russia wus
its wonderful fur supplies and whom tho
territory was sold to tho United Slates
tho most prominent attraction wcrc the
seal fur fisheries On tho Pribylov group
of islands In BERN. BOa. 70 protect
these interests tho government leased
these islands for 20 yeats TO tho
Alaska commercial company, which pays
the government an annual rental of 500
600 for the islands .and u royalty Of
| s2G2, 500 year on tho 100 coo seal skins
allowed by law to be taken. The two
little islands, st. Paul and - George.
containing % and 90 square mills yc5pcc,
lively, furnish nearly all the seal skius
| used In tho markGt. Of tho world aud
| yielded to the United states b0twCou 1871
and 1882 over 81, eco, 600. AhBta can
supply the world with salmon, herr.ns
and halibut OF tho best quality: 10 Is also
the great reserve lumber region OF the
| Unitod States. Coal IA found ia abund.
auce petroleum /, fDuul hJltiug on a
lake near the bay u( Katmat; copper Is
being mined by tho EuEl, j., aud lead,
graphite and gold arc taken up.. Precious
stones are also abundant.
The population Is 81 3'6. OF " ..ru1 ahou,
$4,000 are EsQumaux or Ianuit. Tn,
Alcutiaus and lnuu.3 srO civiUasl and
live after tho EurOpClG methods Among
| these tho Greek church OF Russia claima
5000 members. In regard % cdualiiou
Under the Russian government, in 1910.
| there were in tho coluuict rirht Erluyl, d.
besides one f,r orphan boys and sous ol
workingmcn in tho iur company, having
81 pupls, aud IN 1911 5 tloO.0gica, school
was established =; >r.ka, numbering 80
students In 1860 the schools wcru Gn
modelled aItgg the El,aiau system !.
was expected tha. 10 1851, when Alaska
came under tho control Of tho United
States, tho cducauOGA. G!sA..agCs w0ul
be increased, bur su.h Was u1. tLn cas..
The government VIII $50 exceptions has
done nothing t0r viucAti1n In this tury-
tory. For 10 years after tho pugyhagu t'u'
entire population. w..A tho exceptions
of two small Russian schools and
two on the seal Islands, was IcG.
without any educational OpporauuI
ties whatever. In August, 1877, took
with me Mrs. 4. r. NsFarllul. who
ononrd q school q. F.rf Wraprcn T.,
( 1879 went again, and tool: with me MI.
Marcia Dunh1g. win, Z, 4, thn .rNool
tbon nnmbcring & ~ l.,,rf.r ari Nrs NJ,
, Farlanl tnok cg,ru, of a ,9u.o y;b,,b
erected ot n cos ., 500. D.,.. .,.
r winter o..nip Il uitht schl,l has b..a
. carried on by ssrs Y.uag and CDri,e,.
In ApriI, ISIS 4 ashY5l waa opened d.
/ Sitka by Mr. Brady aaI Miss Fannie l..
, kellogg |. was som c'p.eI, but after
, ward rcouenrd uud.y Mia. OI0dn Austin
, with lO3 rupils. Five schools in tho Alcx-
. andria arChipgligO, with the small Russian
! schools AZ Unarashka auL 3 lk5vsl,y, and
. two school, A, the Alskg commercial
/ company on to Sell Islands. oDmpriscl
all tho schools ia AIa.El. l.tv.uy % rrpu.
, latign Of 20 900 witnrIt any educational
ADVANTAGES wha,o,.r. E4 Alaska +. The.
only section of tAa Uutel states whcre
governmental or locai.ii LasuOt been iug
nished for schools. iii. but ius.iso tha. the
5 friends Of education should yross Cou.rtgs
( for aid
Consro,s url.... Il,r
1 In y,,w Of these considerations ..at al
D tho Instance nf DR. Il-Es,I.. tlolsa,.i, on.
$ nc,engs have p,arnnriaIfzsI Courr,ss 70
q ppr,rjIo r,r ,rc ,,rTftrrg A. 4 n,onI, ,,lfrb
0 tLc j-nltrd S,a'.s q-ayiy.I nom Ru.sia
n bcltgr form q, uo,.rr.,..r or rslhrr
som, form If goy,rr,ua.l ,r,.,ad or The
| -. H. ..,'',,.,., 80, ,r, 1,,,,rv o.,