Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-21


enormous size. There are buffalo
skulls more than twice the size of our
plains buffalo. The most of these
specimens were found by the miners
while sinking shafts. running drifts
etc., in seach of gold
We will have the EsquimauX with
his skin boats, his ivory spear. and
harpoon together with many other
necessary implements which he uses
when hunting at sea for walrus and
seal. 1t takes an expert to catch these
animals asleep and this is the time
when they are usually caught.
We will have some of the interior
or upper Yukon Indians with birch
bark canoes. with fish traps and hunt
ing outfits together with their tobog-
gans and faithful dogs.
The greatest quartz mill in the
world, located on Douglas Island. and
cn the beach of Gastineux channel,
will no doubt have a grand display of
gold bricks and model of their enor-
nous plant that in itself will receive
the liveliest attraction. We shall
have a display of coarse gold nuggets:
shot gold. and gold dust. copper and
silver ores from southeastern and
northwestern Alaska that no doubt
will cause many men to stop and think,
especially those who have pronounced
the country a frozen zone. made up of
one chunk of ice, the surface of which
would be greater than one-sixth of the
United States and it's depth from
paradise to the other place.
The mill above mentioned runs $50
stamps and crushes 5000 tons of gold
quartz every twenty-four hours during
the year. One of their stamp mills
has 800 and another 240 stamps.
Some three or four years ago con-
gress PISSED a license law, that we
thought was little out of line from
the laws of other territories. However
! our citizens have paid the same with
mild protest. This money remains
IN the United States treasury and the
amount collected must have been far
IN excess of the 100000 our governor
recommended be appropriated for the
exposition. Our citizens all believe
our very honorable lawmakers at
Washington will cheerfully do this. and
| II so, 1t will be returned thrice fold
within tive Years on account of the
increased interest and development of
our country (the district Of Alaska)
which will be brought about through
the appropriation. The amount asked
Tor should not be cut down one dollar.
II Will be remembered that our geo.
graphical location is so isolated that
travel and transportation will be ex-
penslVe and that anything we wiz
| nave to purchase will be far more ex-
penslVe than in the states. In fact to
make the exhibit creditable to both
| Alaska and the general government it
! VIII not only take the amount men
| toned but 1t will be necessary for us
| 10 handle same with economy and
| much caution. and this will certainly
be done
In conclusion let me anticipate that
Ycu may ask why and what induced me
to write this letter. Ny answer is
thai | am personally interested
equally no more and no less. than other
men in Alaska, who desire to see their
country progress. blossom and grow ac
cording to it's merits.
Second-I am truly a loyal native
born American citizen and proud of
it.
Third i believe in making ones
wants known. otherwise our honorable
representatives in Washington could
not give us the assistance we desire
FOURTH am a pioneer Of Alaska
having gone there in 1889. and it is
my home and l like the country and
its citizens. A better class of pushing,
energetic, honorable and intelligent
men are not found any place.
Fifth am an old soldier Of the
civil war. was provost marshal at
Dacatur. Alabama. at the time our
noble and great President Lincoln was
cnWardiy assassinated. I have never
asked one dollar for pension for the
humble service | may have rendered
our grand nation.
am now visiting friends in North
Dakota after an absence Of many
years. will return home (Circle
City. Alaska) this summer.
II consistent with Your honorable !
views and duty please vote and give
your influence in securing the appro-
priaticn OF Sln0.0Op for the purposes
s@t forth and receive the best and
kintest wishes of the present and
future thousands of men who in no
very distant day will be living in one
Cr the other Of the two states formed |
from the section to day known as The !
District OF Alaska. Al the exposition il !
will be we'll to advertise our district |
very extensively by the use OF circu- !
lars. folders, books, maps and news I
papers. !
If had the names Of all our honor
able senators and members of con-
glGSs I would al least take the liberty |
CT sending each copy Of this, one Of i
which, | shall at least send TO our ,
truly hOnored and up to date president. |
Theodore Roosevelt
hav" the honor to be your obediont |
servant.
GEO. w MORGAN.
PaoG. n, D.. April s. 1902.
Rudolph KlcyboIt and Co.. of Chi