Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-07-05
DIsTANOEs IN ALASKA.

DISTANCES IN ALASKA.
From the Detroit Free Press.
when sat at my desk in sitka, said
Gov. swineford, IL was further from Attu
Island, the westernmost point in Alaska,
than was from Portland, Maine. This
way serve to give some idea Of the prodig-
ious distances of Alaska. Butil can farm
ish a more striking one. Ii the capital of
the United States was located in the cen
ire OF the United SLates-that is to say, at
point equidistant from Quaddyhead,
Name, and Attu Island, Aaska-it would
be in the Pacific Ocean some 900 miles
north by west OF San Francisco
1t is, indeed, an almost boundless empire
that MIR. Swineford has ceased to govern
and that Fred. A. Maynard has lost.
Few people appreciate the colossal size of
the Alaskan dominion of the United
States. Even prominent public men are
apt to regard it as little f-inge Of the fro
zen zone quite unworthy of their attcn-
tioa. W;iham S. HolmaA once had this
idea of Alaska. A couple of years ago,
when Gov Swineford was urging the
house committee on territories to report
favorabiy on a bin to give Alaska some
thing more than semblance OF territorial
government, Mr.. HOLMAN SAID:
well Governor, my idea is that Alaska
ought to be made a county Of Washington
territory, That would be the simplest
way to dispose of the troublesome Russian
purchase "
Swineford was mad in a minute He
promptiy advised the great objector to go
and buy some primer geography, and he
never had the patience to discuss the mat
er v,th him aealn.
It has long been said that the sun never
sets on the British Empire But it is not
generally known that it is equally true
that the sun never sets on the domain Of
the United States. It is shining in the
Aleutian Island while it is the dead OF
nigh, on Martha's Vineyard The United
States lays nearly half way around the
world It extends from 67o west longi-
tude to 1852 east longitude Alaeka has
between 300 900 and 900, 600 square snile,
Of land surface, and great water area
ltis nearly as large as the United States
east of the Mississippi
Gov. Swineford took Journey last sum.
mer of more than 10 600 statute mile,
without leaving his domain as govoraer.
He went on the United States steamship
rhetis, which was placed at bis disposia
by the secretary of the navy. The journey
occupied four months and FIVE davs being
much longer than the famous exploring ex
pedition of Gov. Cass. which played a
part in the early history of Michigan.
sw4yrs spEcrErc cured ms of ugly
and very painful boris or raisrg. / hat
twenty-three on my hack and neck at one
time and great many on body. tool
S, S. s., and two bottles cured me. This
was fga gears ago. and have had no boil,
since.
W. NJ. MILLER, Arlington, Texas.
W. Fl. Wight, of Rogers, Ark, a prom
! nent farmer and stock grower says thai
Swift's Specific cured him of letter o
tRenty years standing. OF cource in tha
time be had a great amount of treatn g
and says the wonder is that he did no
scratch the flesh from his bones S. S. S
cured him quick and pc, manently.
The continued use of mercury mixture
posions the system causes the bones to de
cay, and brings on mercurial Rheumatism
The use Of S. S. S. forces Impurities from
the blood, gives a good appetite and digps
tion, and builds up the whole humar
frame. Send to Swift SPECIFIC Company
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga, for Treatise OIL
Blood diseases.
THE SWIFT SPEoIE1c COMPANY, Draw
er 3. Atlanta Ga, offer reward of on
thousand dollars to any one who will fnr
by ANALYSIS of mercury, iodide of potash
or other poisonous substance IN >. 5. ).
Prospector; Mark Smith is having
map drawn of the great reservoir nes
Florence which 'gill be laid before the com
mittee on irrigation when it visits Arizon
this fall. Hestates that water enough cal
be stored there to irriRate from Florenc
10 Marieopa and from there TO Yuma.
Albuquerque three Story brick hourinl
mills have commenced grinding. On th,
4th Of February the proprietors laid th
foundation for this structure and jus
four months later grists we're grinding.