Telegram-herald., 1886-05-23

Grand Rapids People Who
Have Been There Recently
TIC WONDERFUL aaLIH0F ALASKA
Public Servants That Are kept on the
Anxous Seat b. the Senate ho~
10 see Washington CheapY

WssHlHsraA. u. O. May is. tss6 -Tae
United Press agents gather the news 80
carefully ~ to leave bat iuie f0r the non-
professional amateur corrsspondents-th
cleaners and we d. not aud much. az this
season ~ tbe year. 10 write shout likely o.
lntsaesi the already welliniomed readers
oi -ucn side awake journals a. the IELE-
azAa HzasLp.
Michigan = representatives mere last week.
GA business or 0n pleasure beat. bad
gloomy ume of it. lt rained from Monday
morning until Saturday night. nearly al
the While Sight seers had 10 dodge yigor
ousiy 90 avoid the showers. Ii ever TWO
young ladies did Washington thoroughly IN
a week. falling % see nothing worth seeing
open 20 visitors, then the Misses Ella and
Mary Morrison were the pair They
not only made the grand
rounds here but they visited
Richmond, Petersburgh. Norfolk, Hamp-
GOA Roads and old Point Comfort,
Mt. Vernon Arlington and the Soldiers
Home. and went on their way hOmeward
rejoicing Attorney General TaggarI. and
State Land Commissioner Gen. Newell were
on business for the State and had no time
90 climb the dome of the Capitol, inspect
tue Smithsonian Institution, investigate the
National Museum. learn the art OF mixing
money al the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. look al the blue water lily in the
Botanical Garden the telescopes in the Naval
Observatory or the big guns al the Navy
Yard. They will wait until next fall. or
some more Convenient season. They do
not make the State of Michigan pay for
pleasure trips or pic nics for them.
..sf - f4iI al al lrl-
visited the Navy Yard and stood for long
time looking al one of the big anchors lying
by the main walk, finally some one asked
him what be was waiting Tor and he
replied. IL am waiting for the man 10
cume around who used that pick for he
must be an awfully big man
/ think more OF our Michigan peoplei
would visit the National Capital If tney
knew where 70 find good. clear, comfortable
quarter, AT reasonable rates. aud avoid the
big hotels and corresponding large bills
II takes the romance all out of trip TO
Washington 20 pay four dollars. more or
less, per diem. for board and bed. There
are parties in grand Rapids who can tell
others desiring TO visit the City of Magnlh
cent Distances, where 10 20. and VINO can
give them the address of a man whose resi-
dence OF twentythree years in Grand
Rapids and five here, together with a dis
him 10 furnish information and render as
sistance 10 those wishing To remain
long enough to see and hear all about
Washington Dr. GriswOld Judge Perkins
Geo. c. Fitch, and J. Edward Earle, of
Grand Rapids have tried and enjoyed the
moderate. quiet way.
The t. :. Senate is keeping many pub
lie servants in the anxious seat, who
would really like tO know why they are not
confirmed. A. =. Swineford, of Mar
quette Mich, Governor of Alaska. Is here.
too. anxious TO know why he should not be
permitted to 90 back 10 that wonderful
country and govern il. after the most APP
proved plan for some years 10 come.
For some inscrutable reason, Capt. Tower,
of IOnia, has not been allowed as yet, TO
take charge of the post office up there, and
much unhappiness results Governor
SwiuefOrd is making good use of his
time here in describing his territory,
and his enthusiastic accounts of the
resources and productions would ap-
pear to be well calculated TO tu.n the tide
Of emigration in that direction at once He
saws: The Government has already received
5000, 900 from revenues. more than two
third of the amount paid TO Russia for the
same. upon the recommendation of Hon.
VIM H. Seward, in 1857. The Alaska Fur
Seal Company pays 1872 600 a year for their
rent and privileges and are not allowed to
take more than 100000 seals per annum.
Each seal costs the company - 62l. Alaska
is becoming the greatest gold producing
country on earth One mine on Douglas
Island turns out gold bullion to the amount
of one-fOurth ola million per month and IL
is estimated that it cannot be exhausted in
one hundred years. There are plenty more
veins of the same sort. Nearly all minerals
are found and close TO the surface. About
the same proportion OF tiilabe land
is found, in South Alaska, as in
New England. but it is cultivated to no
considerable extent because it is not owned
by individuals.
You can leave Portland, Oregon, on an
elegant steamer this summer and cruise
three months living on the steamer all the
while. in the vicinity of Alaska. 'all along
shore" for 500. Isn't that cheaper than
staying at homer
The Governor will probably be followed,
when he returns 10 that icy region, by
host Of restless people in search of gold.
Nav success attend them all NOB.