The Nome nugget., 1902-02-12
HE BURDENS ALASKA BEARS.

fdttle more tran a'month ago three men, blinded eN snow and bcnunbcd by intense cold, staggered through deep snow over unbroken trai The of the northern wilds--the Arctic blizzard w&s u:eu them. Still they, struggled braYey, hope slowly dying in their strong breasts as the biting bitter wind congeaed their life blood Then one, who had, apparently, been stronger than his com Ennions, sank down, utterly exhausted. His fellow sufferers buried hirl in snow, and struggled forward in the almost vain hope oi finding friendly road house and he.p After hours of batling against the Icy. elements the second sank down near cump of shelteving willows also exhausted, while the third dragged his benumbed hame forward Half blind, his blood chilled hope dying within him at every struggle, onward still he pressed, All right fear had been his iamiiiar, fear only for himself, bat for ais suffering companions and now, when it seemed Death was near, his frozen hands struck the road aouse door.
 He told his sad, sad story, as soon as he had been somewhat revived by kind hands, and soon strong and brave facing the deadly wind and cold their errand of nercy-the rescue of the men who had fallen the icy trail They wege found, still alive and they live today, but of them lives shorn of hands and feet gain take up the struggle for existence when his strength shall have, in q measure returned to him. so cruelty handicapped and uAfitted for existence in world where men need all their God-given faculties to succeed. His two companions in misfortune will as long they live bear the of the wounds received in battle with the northern blizzard terrible than that which Aorrid war witnessed Men achieve honor and glory and the field of battle, and called heroes; but they fight not griev0us battle do the men who are unfortunate enough to meet the entless Demon of the Arctic wlds, which call the Blizzard. Yet while the hero whom has made receives his counrys praises and the peoples grati tude because of the prowess he has shown in snung out the lives of fellow men, fighting for something other, of which perhaps they know absolutely noth- ing and less, the alned victims of Arctic snows and frosts may live die survive perish fer all that the alleged wise who make up the congress of these United States know or care. Men who save their fellow from certain death in the storm tossed sea given gold medals (except, of course in Alaska and pensions. perhaps if they should be -named for life; but in Alaska men who, like Charles Hunter with the icy grip of Death upon them force themselves forward like mere moving machines that other lives may be saved from death more awful. are scarcely thanked for the bravery they have shown and the sacrifices they have made
 Successive congresses and administrations have invariably turned deaf ears to complaints; when we asked for fish they have gwen us a stone when
 
 scorpion. They have laughed at our pleadings and mocksd at our disabilities The nen who saved from death three sufferers, towhom reference is made in this article-Carpenter. Vint and Hunter-expended paltry 1850 to bring them within the reach of medical aid. They did not think of any recompense at the time; they were acuatcd by humanitarian principles solely, for. thank heaven, noble hearts and willing hands found even in the frozen north. But the government of the United States has made no provision for the payment of any such ife-saving expenses these therefore these life savers all men who have great amount of earthly wealth, will never be recouped for the outlay until Christ gives them their time. They may have years to wait, but they will receive rewarl that is imperishablc.
 For years the people of Alaska have pleaded in vain for fair end just treatment While our govern uent has been annexing lands in sunner climes, we wonder why it has forgotten to annex Alaska Alaska is not even step.child it seems to have been utterly disinherited. In all other sections of the great republic, which, notwithstanding the cruel neglect with which we have been treated, we still love, provision is made for the care of the sick and the poor and needy, save and except Alaska.
 And Alaska is NOT a mendca n and it should not be supplicant In 1900 Alaska paid into the treas ury of the United States government revenues averag- jng q 43 for every day iu tho year. The average