The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-11-27

try by Russia 81 fee-simple certificates
were granted, but since that date no one
has been able to lay claim to and perfect
his title to single foot Of ground in
Alaska. Some who located claims 18, 90
20 and 2S years ago, are still holding on
hoping that the government may extend
the laws and that they may make good
their titles before they die.
A district judge, district attorney, mar
shall, five commissioners, collector of
customs and number of deputies, to-
gether with the governor, are the body Of
men to enforce and execute tue laws.
One law prohibits the manufacture,
importation and sale Of intoxicating liq-
uors. Nine tenths Of the criminal cases
tried in the courts are directly or indi-
! rect]y violation Of this law. The Off
GERS hands are tied by the action of one
OF the departments, for When they try a
brewer for manufacturing beer, he comes
| before the jury and shows the license
which the United States internal revenue
collector has issued to him and the stamps
which he has bought to put on the bung
holes of his kegs. The saloon keeper,
when he is brought up, shows his receipts
for what he has paid us internal revenue
The jury invariably brings in a verdict
| mot guilty" There are six breweries in
| operation in southeastern Alaska, 30 sa-
looms in Juneau, besides liquor selling
places in Sitka, Fort Wrangell and Doug
| las Island. The government is spending
money to maintain court to enforce the
Oregon and United States laws over
| Alaska, and SO far as the criminal part of
the docket is concerned, its action is par
alyzed by the doings Of the internal rev
enue agents. What the people demand
on the part of the government is CON
sistency. 4 s.
The waters of Alaska TEEN with fish.
Herring, cod, halibut and salmon are very
| abundant, especially the latter. The gold
| mines are drawing hundreds of prospect
ors. The placers on the Yukon and its
tributaries and upon the headwaters of
Cooks Inlet promise richer rewards than
the fleece of which Jason dreamed.
Many kinds Of craft have left ports
upon Puget Sound and have sailed direct
for the inlet. The first party that reached
there found six feet Of snow upon the
beach when they landed from the vessel,
| BERTHA Not one Of the party quailed
and returned. For the most part, they
are fine lot Of fellows, and have made
up their minds to endure hardship The
Yukon appears to draw the largest mum
Der. 1t is probable that $1,0O0,O0O was
cleaned up in the Yukon district durin g
the season of 1895. The richer diggings
on the inlet were not struck until late in
the season, but a few men came out with
| their bucksllin wallets we'll loaded with
the yellow dust.
Quartz mining is developing more and
more. The TreadWell mill on Douglas
island is one of the largest in the world.
Two hundred and forty stamps droppin g
night and day for more than 10 years,
with hardly let-up, is enough to make a
| fair test of a mine. 1t has not failed to
pay monthly dividend The Mexican
mine, only a short distance from the
Ireadwell, operates so stamps and 60
more are in process of erection There
are 450 stamps crushing ore.
The Appolo mine on Wutia island, sit
uated almost 1000 miles west of Sitka, is
being we'll developed. It is owned and
operated by the Alaska Commercial COM
pany. They have spent over $500, 900 in
opening the mine and in erecting 40
stamp mill and other structures. The
probability is that they will add 40 more
stamps before winter sets in.