New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-03
SOME FACTS ABOUT ALAShA.
DIR. SHELDON JACKSON SPEAKS FROM rHi'-
sONAL KNOWLEDGE.
From The PHILADELPHIA Pres


The Rev. DR.. sheldon Jackson United , S5seqs
Of education in Alfsk hsse ana Who
came here to attend the monthly mseyhg saws VI he
PRESBYTERIAN Social Union Great 9n future before it
there it would soon become - tn from and copper
aisirct metals in the ground and because
Of the great possibilities which ne county "
in rs anksen as lived twenty years in Aaska
missionary and has travers,d nsaty rt some time
p9rnSn 90 "a" CIV It Is that country nat ne
has gained National recogniton: he was anS COM
t. r,,,ant,l i'm securing government anu n III -
mon school system for chat distant teS,of FOR the
1855 he became general aseh Da travelled in the
nrs, vi Of his missionary duties distance Oh sH
Hundred thousand miles dls arh and nearly ali
,S,s distonce on foot on Indian ponies. IN AIaShi"
canoes or mountain stages
BETTER GOVERNMENT NEEDED
Before returning last evening an before s4 shs
where ha 70 warrior the necessity for better gov
eminent for Alaska Dr.: Jackson saiui States will
soon haze 10 establish Territorial form OF Ee en-
eminent in Alaska The p reis,u,n' gTowing popu.
IRE. '. ma he country should be Represented III
Washing on as the other Territories ara r. m, gold
the w spTns ana it expected that pss
Coast steamers Will carry a al ,s"I region say
because ali the Xcnd ke claims s6 are
prac icaiy taken. but there are y no and every
produo 1,tsan which aows down from the mou
teins. The whole Territory Is TEE hn ~ great while
9ave no me 'e socaied mother lode will be dis
covered in the mountains. -. Nosko 70 which
he has given particular attention Pr yacTs'a Alaska
There are about ten Thousand ch nn bundrod are
otsndSs School There about thirty M the
houses we have no d.ihculty m man mote APP
p;cans hsn we can md places for Nam Ge. Gs 10
applicants no doubt. are actua,eo co az holds
a
use ms meme nsonc continued Dr. jackson go TO
Alaska with the intention Of remnnkns Ik!ny 10
hs country and become permanent s,,,e Vest
was the came way with Caforr'a amT Thou
eIn won Win the .ntcnt!on Of rem nng o Tls
{, 'f h 9n 'G 9RS sSa p
heir pernanent homes there II : me 80 &c no,
~ an, on the arctic side the winters a"'
summers are both urinv!tlng'
IMPORTATION OF REINDEER.
n- jackson has long been an advocate % d dn.
purchase improvsn . Al eroHts IN ,hi1 direction
So i, is.i when 10 took charge OF We s,tu,, 70
wreeTnesb II domestic reindeer from SSeya -
SeTians. who teach the native AasEon' nS said
ca 'racksSn TO Increase the numoeT OF her5~Ts
bovs who hall become appicnt.es 10 ~ ~. Tho bu.i
ana "nF" Ned their capabll.ty 10 take care ~, 90
,eirdec- a snian herd s. given % t." ~, ber ..
Ue ~ is lrcrensed inl rgnher Of TIC ero,
brcorne hcrdcrs the herds VI m,to, The conn
~ un,N eventually Tho whole h",.nl,'o,r rceIons
shau he covered with them as .U- s, s,-.,d.
>, c,r.,io and raplaud are row ryNe',,u tho, 30
o'rsn irirodnr,ion Of reindeer Dr ! ,p yh
-. ,,iI furnish the native polNhl a." y 20 !,
lev W r,g,iior ard abu-dani Supply OF -,
rhr rcnde.r sal. h. rs t 5hrov pf.if FOR ,hc.c
Zoo ',,neiors being food. cloth'1g ho.Sfe
FURNITURE. implements ard ,rnnspoF foas rs mar
son.e It's " X md feeh turnlth To- cho,ce deli
~ tongue and hams are considered enc. ~ rs
csccs its blood. mixed win . tne an ts in,cs-
,i nss are cleaned ed YIN lnq% iTs i beddns
sausage .'s skn IS made INTO r,o.s Gods md
,nn,.cr ~ reindeer harness. r"p.s Vu',,,,.s =,
s.hnSs the hard skin o. he foF'c cs .ne news are
excellent covering for sno" head i,s bonet
nre soakcd IN seal oil ard bnrnSa 20 9 h5sehoi
horns al. ma" me-, rvearo-s FOR hunting hshins %
wsr and IN ne msu'Hct o r q s'e ana FOR liz
s,,rg ~ sled- The general ll, w, ~,
suSS an animal Into "a; reSio Ina, vast country
,rcsent starvation ard resiHct. 'na' |''
IL, n nerrnanent food supply