Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-03
People at Circle City Do Not Like
Their Presence.
TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT.
business Men want Them Wcsaincd-
All Quiet on the xukon-Pcs-
sibie Indian troubles.

Wahhlnrtons May di-Actink rteFe-
tary Of war Mclkiejohn today gave out
report from Captain W. +. Rlchard-
non, OF the Eighth Infantry. who COM
mandn the post at Circle city. Alaska.
together with n brief report from
Lieutenant n. y. Walker. OF the Eighth
infantry. In command at 81. Michael.
Alaskh. upon the conditions existing
along the Yukon. According to cant1'n
nlchardson's report. the advent o.
United States troops met WIZ la
cradle disfavor from the . OF
the people Mt Circle city. VI at st.
Michasl's Lieutenant Walker reports
that tho business men dcairu the rctcn-
tion OF the troOpa and recommends the
continuation OF that garrison at that
point Captain Richardson made sever
al attempts TO induce the community TO
establish some sort of local government
and several mectingp were held IN
November and December. but IN Janu-
AIRY at a big mass meeting all his work
was overturned and by n large majority
the town decided 10 reject every form
% town government nugEtEtci. Tho Hln-
timcnt OF the mcc;lnEl cuptnin ltich-
nrdnon rays. wuH 'thc people OF the
town already have too much law ANA
government"
Captain Richnrdson explains this OPP
position to the establishment Of local
government on the ground that few
inhabitants expect to remain longer
than a few months or years NJ most.
The only general regulations Issued ny
Capt Richardson have been for clos
Ing saloons. dancing halls and gambling
places from 9 "a. m, until y. ~. on
sunday, aud against carrying OF con-
NaaN Ia A.
Obliged 10 prescribe IN addition some
general regulations upon sanitation and
police with the coming OF spring, He
established patrol Of one non-con-
missionod officer and six tncn In tho
town and reports that the work has
been natiHfactory. He commcndn the
work Of the commissioners court at
Circle city which. he says. has main
tained itself with dignity and admlnis-
tered the law within the limits 81 Its
authority.
Al the time Captain Richardson sent
his report. no mall had been received
over the ice from the states. lie un.
derntood that the firrt mall sent
through early In tho season was lost.
Local anf delayed mall wan received
from the outside In November and De-
comber. He directs attention 60 the
advantage OF cross route from Circle
city to Cooks Inlet or some other point
on the coast The upriver aud lake
country IL only safe for travel during
the two or three months Of the closed
rearon, whereas the overland ruuts
could be- maintained while the river Is
closed.
Lieutenant Walker reports everything
qulrt nlnnr the river on February Nth,
Supplies were plentiful and there werc
few cases " restitution, Tho command
at llampart was reported In Fuod
health. Tho business mon want tho
troops thcrc not only because they at
ford protection. but because difficulties
are more quickly ana less expensive
~ arranged and the people fcsi that
the decisions made by military officers
are Just and equitable,
Come stray IMPORTS of possible trou.
bic with tho Indians nj the mouth 81
the Koyukuk river were reported 60
him and Lieutenant Walker II appre-
henslvo that some trouble may occur
In the Colovin bay mining district as
thcrr IN a dirorderly element at that
point. Many failures nrc reported
among the builders Of small river
steamboats,. due apparently In the ma
jority OF cases 10 q poor quality ~
machinery. Lieutenant Walker warns
the public that no machinery can be- OBJ
tnined and that faulty machine cannot
be- repaired or replaced without grrat
loss " time and expense. He also SAYS
many steamboat men come without
proper papers No masters and engineers
and have difficulty In clearing from tho
ports. A dock N belng built at Circle
city and Will be ready for use during
the coming season. lie says the troops
were wel supplied with clothing ex-
ccpt fur gloves and suggests that
good library II needed for the troops.