The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-29

pend1tures Just submitted 20 congress by
the secretary OF che treasury for the last
fiscal year some important Information Ia
obtained relative to Federal affairs IN the
Pacific Northwest. Receipts from customs
were 500, Sgi.S6; in Montana and Idaho.
SSo.eZs 81: in Alaska, IS sS5.5s. Internal rev.
enue receipts for the district including
Washington were $3.50. 4Sg-74
Sales of public lands in the state of
Washington brought in S44.4U,SS, divided
among the various districts as follows;
North Yakima, s.. 5923o: Olympia, II.4o3. %.
Spokane Falls, 81. 1910; Seattle, $la.i1S.a5,
Vancouver, So, 2s5.sl; Walls Walla, s.. 649.Ss;
watervIlle, s., 779.as. Sales of public lands
IN Idaho during the year brought into tie
treasury s56, 1898, divided among the war;
Gus districts as follows: Bose. &l,l20. 2,
Occur d Alene, s.. 20; HALEY, Ai145.4s.
Lewiston, s4.76SS1; Blackfoot. S2S,l5i.22.
The total sales of lands in Alaska amount
ed to $i,746 OF which 500 was taken a.
S.tka, $500 by q. X. Ayers, clerk of the
United States court. and 500 by the COM
missioner of the general land Office. The
sum of s, 100 was received from a tax on
seal skins.
Quite a large gum of money was dis
bursed in the Northwest. The assay o.
nee at Boise cost the government $1,000.
of which 5000 went for salaries. The gov
ernmant OF Alaska cost SO, 1888. The SAL
the seal fisheries in Alaska were sl1, 2SS.77.
The expenses of inspectors OF pelas c seal
skins were $500. Protection of salmon
fisheries in Alaska cost SS.Sss.S7. Supplies
furnished by the government to keep tho
native inhabitants OF Alaska from starva-
ton cost $l4,s0S.92. Coal houses were built
on the islands of ST. Paul and St. George
at ~ cost OF $3.50. A refuge station at Point
Barrow was constructed at a cost Of sSS5,l1.
A revenue steamer for the Pacific coast
cost SIS, 500, and steam launches for Puget
sound cost ss,SI1.4l.
Expenses for lighthouse service on the
Washington coast were as follows: Una
tilla reef light vessel. $50: North Head
light, sS,04s14: Grays Harbor light, ST.
555.41. Marrowstone Point fog signal 81
ELIZA
Disbursements tor public buildings ct
Port Townsend were as follows: Cus.osn
house. postoffice, etc, s6,070.77; gu lranIine
s.ttion. S6S.75s.n; marine hospital. s27.-
5S3.5I.
River and harbor work during the fiscal
year of 1886 In Washington caused the fol-
lowing disbursements: Gray's harbor and
Chehalis river. $6,71I.17; Olympia, 500. On
the Lake Washington waterway 81. zoo was
expended; on the Upper Snake river IN
Idaho $500; on the Columbia river at the
cascades, SfZl 00l Is: on the Columbia at
Three-Mile rapids. $500. on the Upper Co
lumbla and Snake. $1,000; at the mouth OF
the Columbia, s127. GOO; on the Snohomish,
$500; on the Cowlltz. 81 900. on the Villa
pa river and harbor. s.. 300: on Puget sound,
S2.s9s The pilot chart Tor the North Pa
c4flc ocean for the year cost 81. $50 Is.
Disbursements for the drydock on Pu-
get sound were Sil.2e3.4S. or the appropri-
alton for the education Of children in
Alaska, there was expended So, 931.0S
Disbursements under the head or pubic
lands were 80, 1871 for the office of sur
veyor-generai Of Washington, and 81 ST.6o
for the same Office IN Idaho. The contin-
gent expenses for these offices were ST.
s1i. IL il Washington and 81, 217.5i in Idaho.
The government paid ont OF The per cent.
fund Of the net proceeds OF sale Of public
lands, 10 Washington S2,as9.sI. to Idaho
S2.seae7
Indians IN the Northwest received the
following sums: Occur d'AIenes, t2l, 1877;
Columb1as and Colvlles. 1858. Spo-
kanes, s15.lS3e3: Nez Perces. Sss.iS4sS0;
Duwamlsh ard other allied tribes IN
Washington. a.7G517: Indians OF Fort Han
reservation. si0M179; Lemhl agency, $l1,-
$500: Quinafauts and Quilayutes. g.
7lZ53: C}allams. si.s5is: the Wal
Ia Waila, Cayuse and Umatlia
tribes, t5.22e6: Yaklmas and other
Indians. Ss.lSl.s9. 4 payment was also
made from the fund OF the Nez Psrces OF