The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
ALASKA'S GOLDEN STRAND.
Gov. yOHV a. BRADY REPORTS ON THE
iRCTIC ELDORiDO.


W,suINGroS, Nov. % The annual report
o. John q Brady. Governor Of Alaska. a docu-
meut Of tlty-eight printed pages. tells
some Interesting things about Alaska. The
Governor saws that. thanks TO the act or Con-
gre-S Of March 2. 1899. Alaska Is now blessed
With n body of good laws aud a large criminal
docket has been disposed Of, although the need
Of Il territorial form OF government 10 para
mount A. to the appointment Of a Judge for
the Nome district. Gov Brady says:
Never was "A man sent to I'LL n moro trying
position than Judge Arthur II Noyes il now
Hllinc Al cape Nome. Everybody and every
thing is pcll-mell. There are several claim
ants for each town lot, beach claim. and creek
claim 5000 people waiting for the court to
open lis doors. II it be asked. Does the
recent legislation give adequate protection
TO life and property in all parts Of the district?'
the answer would be. No. II does not Ad-
ditional courts and the code are a great bless
Ing and all who can enjoy them are thankful.
But IN" whole southern coast. from Unalaska
to Yakutat. is without protection. and within
this area the population is very considerable.
and the property interests in fisheries and mines
and other industries will amount TO millions
Of dollars"
The Governor gives a detailed and pictu-
rescue account OF conditions all over Ala ska
and the more or less successful effort to bring
order out of chaos under the operation
OF the new land laws. and finally gets down
to the sub ect Of Nome. OF this far-away
FL Dorado he says:
The stampede to Nome l. unique. There
IL nothing In the history Of the country like
IT, The arrivals on the ocean vessels to July
IS were 5000 souls. Ono hundred and sixty
two steamships and seventy sailing vessels
arrived up TO Aug. 1. The registered tonnage
Of these vessels amounted to 81, SOL. The
actual tonnage carried was. no doubt. twice
this amount. The number Of arrivals by
way Of the Yukon was stimate at 1900,
and the number who wintered there has
been estimated at 3.Ool This. then. would
make the number OF Inhabitants Of the
camps about 25.cO. II was fortunate for
those who had freight to handle that the
weather was so fine during part OF June and
July. for. as cverythin. had to be lightered
on barses or in boats. stud was taken ashore
without los, or damage
If a court could have been opened there
as early a March and a certain number OF cases
tried which involved the different questions at
issue. many claims would have been opened,
whicn no doubt would have swelled the out
put very largely. Litigation hesets uncer taintv
inyestors are Caution; where there is a
ll, ns ,nIe to purchase Snns q q lawsuit ,Ss.s with oS " pi b.
AAA t''' @'fAA kAA'TF h"Nn 'Nlh wv
determined until some timo in September
Whichever side may lose. the case will be sp-
pealed to a higher court Much IL this rich
placer ground. therefore. may be tied up for
two seasons yet
There u but one ntimen on this subject
among miners, namely. that II Is detrimental
and wrong. for II defeats the beneficial prr-
pose " our very liberal mining la Tvs the pro-
ductiop OF precious metals Claims staked
after Jan l can Toe held for nearly two wears
without doing a dollars worth Of labor upon
them; Miles Of country have thus been s,aked
and held simply for speculation Hundreds
of good miners who went 10 Nome this season
and who went many miles into the Interior
TO prospect found stream after stream stak.d.
and very seldom could they find where tho
smallest prospect hole had been sunk They
knew that IL they should sink and lind a rich
pay streak on any Of this ground a claimant
would soon arrive. 80 many left in DISCUS,
Some who have tested the digeing- enough
70 satisfy themselves Il it, richness In certain
places will remain over winter. and after Jan
! will jump those claims uppn which ASSESS
ment work has not been performed "
Any one can see how Alaska l. suff eriug from
this unlimited right to stake, The injury wifi
continue. right along and be multiplied many
fold unless Congress pre~crbes a remedy
speedily The committees Of both houses on
mtnes and mining are therefore respectfully
Requested 10 inquire into this matter and 70
ma q way 10 combat and overcome IL, and To
80 TO It t''at their conclusions are put into a