Evening journal., 1897-09-27
noRRoRs oF ALAsKM


Burton f. Bennett. who was sent to
an the Office OF United States district
attorney for Alaska has arrived at Sc
attle. He paints a most gloomy picture
OF the fate of those. men who have, in
spite OF repeated warnings, rushed into
the gold country lll-prcparcd TO meet
tho rlgoru Of Winter. We advise every
Eastern man to read what he says:
From what | can learn there is not
and will not be enough food nj Dawson
City this Winter. though with favor
able weather the trading companies
may be able TO get up the river further
than anticipated, but Il is not likely. n
will be- impossible under the most fa-
Vorahlc circumstances TO supply all
those who are there. | feel sure OF
that, after careful inquiry and from let
tors have received from Dawson.
But as | say. II Dawson City suffers
think of the men on White Pass The
world may not realize Il. hut there are
men up north who are walking right
into death. The snow Ia probably ily-
INK on White Pass. Many propose 10
Winter at Skaguay. but from what
can learn hundreds do not propose TO
stop there nor will they return 10 civ
iliEation They have the gold fever as
no other body of men had Il. Every time
they hear "a strike In the Yukon coun-
try they gct cra1icr than ever. They
will not stop for snow, they will not
stop for storms. They Will keep push
ing over White Pass an Winter
II ls n frlghtful thing TO think OF. but
it Ia true, and these men should be
stopped. l would not be surprised to
learn OF many deaths up there this
Winter. | am satisfied that those who
remain at Sl1aguay this Winter will be
an right Spring will soon be with
them and they can start for the north,
Once there they will come back rich II
they are willing 10 stay and work for a
few years. There is sold In every body
OF water hig or little, In our country
Why tho people of the states With all
the newspaper talk, do not know what
tho rush will be In the coming Spring
Tho United States Government Will
have 20 take steps az once TO give Alas
ka new government AT present Il Is
one judicial district I favor three
one for southeast Alaska, one for west
crn Alaska and one for the Yukon. n
that way the country would be muci
better governed, II murder should h'
committed In the Yukon country In th'
Winter the murderer could not h'
brought 60 the south coast until Spring
This Is not tho way TO conduct Alaska
have given the matter serious con
sidcratiOn, and I think that thor'
should ho a commission appointed h,
our government 10 map out code O
laws FOR the country. AZ present VI
United States, and. when We cannot I'm,
what we want in them, We turn to th'
laws which gOVcrned OrCgon up 90 1884
Aud the land laws should be extended
az prtSont ono cannot ser title to Ian,
IN Alaska. The point is very impor
tant I'm advancing the claim for new
legislation for the country.
li the editors on the Middletowi
Transcript and Middletown New Er.
win give a little more TO the church an,
say a little less about Il tho Lord vii
have a higher opinion Oi both % thom
Col. John O'Byrne. who came intoth,
state many years ago as a politica
0dVcnturer with a scat In the Unite
states Senate In view. and started IN
Wilmington Herald To giVc color an
support 70 his political pretensions, 1
aeain In New York after an exile q
seven years. He refused TO ten a
cc0rt. during the Fassett committo
Investigation. what application Wa
made Oi a $4,000 fund raised by IN
oySiermen's Association and was at
Sotgcd guilty 90 contempt ~ court, Il,
toro the attachment could be served D
fct nom the Jurisdiction. Three yeSl
aso. wishing 10 return 10 New Nor'
10 got sogae ei his influential friend
to induce tho corporation counsel I
withdraw th0 attachment. The coOl
REUSED 10 sanction the Withdrawal
since then the papcrs in the case haS
DISAPPEARED and this enabled the 90
orel 10 rcsUrn. Al this goes % shO
what pe,aWarS would have suffered IA
she Neea 50 unfortunate as % hSvo sug
q man as one % her representatives
the United states Senate, In q litt
while Colonel John O,Ryrne ana ]. IS
wara Adtioks win be in a position
exchange notes On their pclaWavo q
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