The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-18
DON'T GO TO ALASKA.
Gov. James shcakiey Says Immigrants
should Have at Least 81 900.


Hon. James sheakiey. governor of Alas
ka, arrived In the city last evening on
his way TO Siika after a four months alb
sence al Washington City. He came tn
this city last evening from San Francisco.
where he Waited friends whom he had not
seen for forfs-one years. The governor
was In California for two and n half years
from iSsa to ISL during the gold mining
excitement. and was not HI the city
again until on the occasion OF his present
visit Said he las, evening:
When | left San Francisco IN 1854 II
was shanty town. but now II is one OF
the finest cities In the United States.
When | was there In tho early days
Stephen Gage and myself were young fell
lows together and we dug for gold In
tho mountains. Although had not seen
BIN since until nay present visit. had
eften heard Of him the representative
OF the Stanford estate and as being con.
rected with the Southern Pacific railroad
l called on him the ether day and when
! walked into the Office he looked up and
said:
why. hello. JIM lie recognized rns
instantly.
II was there three weeks aud we fray-
sird around TO the places where we once
used IN dig for gold. hut of course things
are greatly changed"
Governor Sheakiev went Ia Washington
City four months ago al the request of
Acting Secretary of the Treasury fiamlin.
who desired ~ see him with reference 10
the iilegat selling Of liquor IN Alaska. The
governor framed hin covering sha mai
Ter Which. however congress failed 10
pass. The governor said. regarding this
matter;
II arr IN favor Of .sas permitting iiauor
20 Ne sold a. a,i. bur up in Alaska where
q Jury csBnot hc found which viii convict
IA
~ 90 IL 10 regulate the evii sni "a FAR
ss passieIe cannae Il to certain limits
Under the present law IL is a statutory
violation 10 even hiring liquor into the ter
ritNFv hat still saloons are numerous ana
fhe isN Ia Violated ard the peapl, Will
ret convict the offenders. framed law
making II necessary Ger nil liquors. com-
hsg into the country So so through tina
custom house This weula have had shs
effect az Regulating the trarrc and AZ the
saE1e TIME result ia revenue 10 the gov
ernnfent, IL passed the COMMITTEES and
believe Il woula have been made \ law
had bad the time Ia remain AZ che
capital and u~Se the measure through.
Isut the present congress tsd not do much
anyway. ana there MAS a good deal az
confusion. ani tho work Was not facili-
tstcsl properly"
Tho governor learns With regret that
ntsny people ara decking into she ;qrri~
terry frafu the Sour5 amt sn fact from
the East. ana says that the result Will BE
that MANY of the fsen viii Perish from
hunger ana cold before another YEAR rolls
srnUaa. Tie declares that no cne who IL
not iuUret 70 hardship xho,lia So into
Alaska sc all ana even then the men
should all be practical miners and have
as least STEM in cash and - prepared Z,
stay. year There IS nothing for she
miner 81 Southeastern Alaska: they mast
ell 80 - the Yukon. which requires a
hard. tedious trip 90 Ssl miles across ~,
ecantry 80 FsTty~MIc Greek where tie
a'EEines aaa she principal srlsres sn sAe
interior are loSaiesf They naast 80 in Wa
ohakQt pass, AZ an altitude % aAN fert
where ths snSw never leaves tbo ground
Stssasfshasss are necessary and fnstSan
INSIST Pc employed "a carry the provisions
over far sgsS usaa uaas8ed - the cl&.
fssass and the country Is indeed ineky {;
h' can get ever without anything on MS
hack az All.
%tss 4ssea cSanot gN into tae sasaTSer an
f8 She first % Jusy anyway. fer she river
telnsi'ss closed until that ttu1e and s. oren
eNiy aNaas tkrxe meashs. closing again
by tscSe1rer. EverytAius Is hiws en- there.
Macon ard fioer being worth airzost fnety
nfsShs "a cAta- THO governor said.
44v~e arc 1@p NAes of reaching the