The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-23
OUR FROZEN TERRITORY.
INTERFERING REPORT FROM GOV.
JOHN q. BRADY OF ALASKA.

Agricultural EOuntbiIttien ana FUR ana FUR NenI
lndustries-The kiondiko XXI Dorndo-The
Governor Calls tho Coast Town sEuEua
and Givcs tho Meaning or tho Word.
WARRINGTON. Oct. 22.-John @. Brady, Gov.
ernor of Alaska. has sent n moro than usually
interesting report of affairs In tho Territory to
tho Secretary OF tho Interior this year. He be.
gins with a chapter devoted to the operations OF
tho laws OF tho Government since tho transfer Of
Alaska to the United States by Russia in 1867
when Gen. JEFF C. Davis. with three companies
Of troops. was placed In charge OF affairs. Tho
purchase Of herds OF reindeer to take tho place
of or supplement tho use of dogs for purposes Of
transportation and general utility is COM
mended, and n very favorable statement made
40 to the agricultural prospects and possibilities
OF the frozen territory.
at 10. worth while for the Agricultural Depart.
mont to take Alaska under it's care" Gov.
Brady says, and he cites crop statistics to show
that he is right.
Nv An important part OF tho report is the historical
and statistical sketch Of the fur and fur seal in
dustry. This sketch is accompanied by statistical
tables giving the list Of scaling vessels boarded
by the United States cruisers during the year
and the number Of skins taken-9.625 by British
and s75 by American vessels; q comparison of
pelagic catch in Behring Sea for 1S95-1S97 and
the reported catch Of sea otter 1927 for the
latter year.
Statistical tables Of the food fisheries industry
arc also given, by which II appears that in 1897
$685. $40 salmon of all kinds were taken
by the 3,51s men employed-l, 195 whites,
s13 natives. and 1910 Chinese. The
number OF cases Of salmon canned dur.
ing the year was 64s,s64, and the value
of the tin plate used was 1911 ,454. paying
aduty Of $o3,456 which, under the present law.
would amount to SIG, 700. The inability of
the law officers OF the Government. backed up by
nation of the salmon is thus stated in the report:
Fearing that the streams were being robbed
. "inno oS u ueo ol uulhs' oa,rle"aes'
&C. driven ana erected across by the
law in March. 1850 nrobibiting tbis nndor .
renoltv ~ so5o nor dny Insnec,ors ~ salmon
n fisheries have web BEEN pr' APPOINTED a%si n"IP from ye a, t to Teor
N enforce tho nrov;s;ons of this act ibut this has
been a farce from the beginning until now" "'
A most interesting chapter of the report is
IN that ~ relating Tsrritg to the q question o Of Il, gG 5hs production minss
given *. at nr. Length a., and 9TH The , story s3,d is 1 @oIn hi S SGMn
9st Ssa ant ssis befo 1ei ne p TO sry which have never
These o are best ntoonld in Coy, B II AZ own o words.
~ nav even 10 1;ving tbc now sncliino nf The
unique town that he, calls s%kugna,. and telling
Under the heading OF The Kiondike the Coy.
crnor SAVE. e wv
yne n uS9 doubt H iarEeIy ii by a Uy SeTrRe iI5w !
thGnu may BE- BE-; s it has as 81, stirg red, up up. the ,o, world rid The
Thnnaends started a once nu and and tbousan y s mnyc
are, 15s W ,5sT 5, 70 g. Son more g, ee 5Rin}os and It'll i is MI. Mi
load Of gold seekers and their freiKht
has been rushed 70 the extreme limit
Rave been Iiterai5v dnmned ' mnnn 'f fSSS
beach, some above high water ter" and
,mnhnnnS M as 'ney Iear1ea 10 .heLr sorrow
Miners meetinSs were held upon a The .ne s3bi Iep pn
s ,sers ~ niIe ~; ; N a tbe h henchby Two S noafs AFTER tnoy
h ms p p,nv hpeI5 o ~ ,or s az SONS 81 nN b mas
coa efP pa am .n nt m .mert y i In PASSES over tne
OF Lynn Canal, which is the extreme limit Of salt
water wa. = M in a n9hr ssn lss dir Se ion c Ths one w, Which oh
now : ' Cooked p upon as Old atm time m.h is the cRi!ko oos
Bass OF, as It is 8 more ,pi, frequently GALLEY, the Dyea
e esss; Meit on al this ls'i ro sne is se the chi klsef Pass is e Of
Dalton alton Trail, hcr ,,,.. ,,,,, hollow ~.
Dyea waters emntv an hi on ,ee "os Wner re INC
~ : tho stream whicn mas 1ilea up a oiEhS
forms a fat between Wv tb gravel n mh.Jn
stnsua Thi. n maas b. cal haa, TINS stream
the ern,. nsne the aart a M Seeh ~ Tb, use s'hce
wonsp was arSWned IN TINS riyer and her name
g man. hen,nootgoo' or North Wind, BY name.
tNIH hi~l chat l.
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h % heeO saot;nn "t tnro par.es rom SiStorla
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been n't a Sioneer IMP. n eye M v' camn .s since ,s Sao mas
c;amv & :, pa,nan,h ,nHnery Eamp since lsee, eSpe-
tlaiy IN steamooatihg persuaded these people
iocated ,sn y rms pass. Moore son
a comnanw Ses unntr the Jaw OF lssl:
nroceedjnnaS t "a hniGGd dhiLeo' anu iheS were
wharf. and intended to, S" OPEN a ant trail,
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,minsra naiS} NJ uprS o'vrMneiheu. me
hut v1ent ahead Ny and I'M nu 70 former rE l4cstions;
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" Moro than s,.von br,aroa
maae, and now tbe tnwn of t toGds'H % nave oesa
70 Az tn,n y frana o en- 10 ktylnR wa
oosn M" sUep thn no USE Inc .rai! was not
S Sp1 y 1m H. ~ o.reh nistance was not
lily, horoas ~ euseI tni9ns we're CToWdinB
carts' wagons and dra1s md carrr n,eh1u 70
. snnIes and Ttn hour, oaSoh' oeahs' ariea
spS Sanca hall Amoauy 'ne SAIGON
natrous Tans TTefotHp anu rehuy iI
over the beach and sb Mgfe sca s,rrea
tarr6,o t;ne bnt th ,noao nuh naNo hau a
tto o anS1rn me ho a Idt tney a. Rre oraVe ana started out
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