The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-17

SASSsoSo SaSASous Cu1keo Sk8te3 GcuefaA
agent Of education Ia Alaska. returned
from Alaska yesterday. where he success
fully landed the reindeer and Laplanders
brought to tbs country by the United
States government. The venerable DR..
Jackson Is thoroughly satisfied with the
result Of his important mission TO the
north. and Is confident In the belief that
the reindeer VIII bo OF valuable service In
transporting freight and carrying mail in
the north. Mr.. jackson was seen By
observation-disclosures reporter last night and
said:
"An that can say Is that have per-
formed the duty assigned TO me by the
government. and viii start for Warrington
Monday afternoon. I succeeded In having
the reindeer and the Lapsanders reach
Haines Mission. and uas present when the
entire herd and the twenty LApps started
over the Dalton trail for Circle City. I
sent 81 reindeer from Seattle. and eight Of
that number died during the sea voyage.
a. result Of eating Seattle grass, while
twelve more succumbed to death In Alaska
a . result OF eating hay. Just al soon -
the Laplanders succeeded In securing
supply Of moss the reindeer commenced
TO thrive and picked ap greatly In flesh
and strength. The change In the animals
after eating the moss was remarkable. and
they started for Haines Mission over the
Dalton tran In charge Of the Laps in good
condition.
7 have no doubt that the transportation
problem In Alaska has now been solved.
ma fhA h. afpaAo L. h. ~<&ifR
ton The distance between the naming
camps 10 80 great and the territory which
embraces the settlements II 30 vast In area
that II will be impossible to make salts
factory time in going from one place to
another without the use OF reindeer.
would IKE to have the government encour-
age the proposition to breed reindeer In
Alaska, as that win be the only manner in
which there win be sufficient number Of
them In that country. Only . few years
would be required to have an adequate
number, and believe that the government
should take favorable action IN the mat
ter. There - pasture la Alaska for s.00Q.
00D head"
When asked whether he had decided to
make any recommendation to the gov
eminent. DR.. jackson said that any rec
cmmendat.on at the present time In 1.-THE
way OF educational work would be USE
less He said, however. that the 06vern-
meEt does not fully realize the element
OF people going to Alaska, and II there
was a fun realization OF the condition OF
affairs additional schools would be es-
tahished. The number Of children be-
Ing taken to Alaska IL not really known
TO the United States lawmakers Or the
pubic In general according TO the state
ments Of DR.. jackson. and II he would be
able. TO have his own way In regard TO
the education of the rising generation In
Alaska additional money would be imme-
diate!y appropriated for educational pur-
poses. Congress has already passed the
sundry civil Oil, which includes al
money that will be expended fer educa-
tional purposes this year. 30 there d no
hope for having any more money appro-
prsased by congress- for educational pur-
poses In 1888.
In speaking OF the Dalton trail, Dr.. Jack
son said there - no reason why an old
fashioned stage coach cannot be estah-
lished from Haines mission 10 Fort Sell
kirk. Dalton tran II just suited for such
q llne Of transportation and / believe
that suitable vehicles viii be taken there
In q short time. Dalton Informed me that
he would put pack train OF 500 mules on
the trail this summer and I have every
reason 10 believe that he win do IT,"
While In Alaska DR.. Jackson met q mum.
Der OF natives he had not seen since 80
but he was distinctly remembered by all
OF them. In speaking Of the avalanche on
the Dyea trail the government of1ciai said.
Il did not so to the ecene of the slide
but from what have learned, IL was one
Of the worst catastrophe0 In the history
OF Alaska. I understand that the white
people were advised repeatedly not to mack
over tse trail at the time BY the Indians.
but they did not obey tho warning. The
Indians have studied the conditions IN
fJmS 49,
treated by them an science III you win
remember rightly rot single Indian per-
ished. 80 you see the advice OF the Indians
In Alaska Is worth heeding."