Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-23
Gov John C, Brady Talks About
the Situation in Alaska
COUNTRY'S COAL OUTPUT.
over ~ Per Cent Increase Last Year
The Copper Queen .- Great Im-
proyement In the Lucky HOY,

A New York dispatch today says
Gov John q. BIady OF Alaska is In The
city For some DAYS he mas been Ia
Washington boa the interests OF the
Alaskan bill, which he hopes Congress
VIII pass this session. lie viii return
to Washington today In the course
OF conversation had with him at the
Ftth Avenue hotel last night Cow
Brady said.
From present appearances the dis
cOyury OF sold boo the Cape Nome dis
trct promises To- Dee one OF Che most
Important hlds in Alaska. AT hrst peo-
pie were sCeytiCal of the reports that
gold existed ln the district in paying
quantities, but results have proved
that there We're no grounds for doubts.
At the end OF the season the value Of
gold produced was S2-iQ0O0 one mill
lion having been taken from the beach
and the remainder from the gulches.
The finding OF gold upon sea beach is
something new IN gold mining. and the
question is now as TO the eXtenslyeness
of that field 10 Us believed that the
deposits run out beneath the water pos
sibly even beyond the three mile limit,
so that Il may come about that before
we shall see the unique spectacle %
gold being mined from steamships The
latest news that has come out is that
the Tundra the lower ground between
the salt water and the mountains is
gold bearing. and sufficiently rich to
pay handsome returns.
But the main thing that Is agitat-
IN us just now is that we want Con-
gress TO do something for Alaska Il is
Impossible FOR us 90 get along without
Il "a n NIf Co.
90 expect General Randall. with a few
troops. 20 keep IN order the $4,000 or 3d.
900 people who are expected % 90 TO
Alaska during the coming season, The
bill, which Is now before the senate,
Would give us much needed relief from
the unsatisfactory state OF things
which we now have 20 contend with. II
would give us a civil code three full
district courts, with competent juris-
dictIon over an persons and maritime
and mining questions II Congress
should fail 10 give us these laws and
these courts. it would be a calamity
because fully $4,000 people are reported
Co be- already booked for Alaska by the
transportation companies when the
season opens. Alaska has been kept In
the back ground al these years and
somethn. should be done for it now,
because the more we know Of Ii the
more valuable to the country it be-
comes.
I'VE wish to organize Alaska into a
Territory. but Il Is impossible for us
20 do so until Congress gives us ade-
auate land laws. We already have min
ing laws, and there Is no trouble about
getting title 10 a mine but you cannot
ret "a title for a home. and therefore
those who wish TO make their homes In
Alaska have no incentive 20 settle
there, because they cannot obtain title
10 their land. There are many DeOple
who went into Alaska soon after us
transfer who have continued 20 live
there year after year, constantly hop
Ing that they would get the wished for
title. but they are hoping yet The
want Of these land laws has retarded
the growth ~ Alaska more than any
thing else For instance. Alaska would
be glad 20 receive the large number of
immigrants who are coming from Fin
land 10 this country. They are Just
the kind Of people who would build up
Alaska. They would be at home IN the
climate there, and the resources they
would have are undoubtedly much bet
ter than those Of Finland These people
would soon become prosperous but we
cannot invite them 20 come and settle
upon land to which they cannot acquire
title. with no permanent guarantee
to them. the people would be unable to
stand taxation to support a territorial
form OF government Congress Imposes
upon us the licensing system and all
the money that has been derived from
that source has been turned into the
United states treasury without any
provision being made for any part OF %
being devoted 20 any specific purposes
I'm Alaska. Congress should provide llb-
orally FOR the schools. and u the sug-
gested bin o. enacted part OF this money
win De allowed 90 the municipalities or
ganlzed under the law