The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-28
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ALAsKA's POPULATION

A vel, lnovu defender of Bradyism and torvism in Alaska, speaking tErough the Iit;Ie knOcSer which graSpS with avidi,y anything which kuocSs Alaska and which champions Brady b cause he, like it. opposes everything for which Skagway stands, defending Brady's sIanderOgs contention that the population ul Alaska Is getting smaller, ask, the Daily Alaskan Co give the cen- SIS o( ,he luwaS which he says were taken las, summer when there were more r5onre in the north than there are today"
 To answer tae inference first, the census of tho towns in Alaska were not taken lat suuger by Gov. Brady or anyone else. nor has any census been taken since 1900, except in two or three towns, and the combined population of these has shown a substantial gain at each census over the preceding one
 The Last census of Alaska was taken in 1900 when the total was found to be 63.Ig2 ol which -g,5Gt were Indians and 4.u55 whites. negroes, Chinese and Jauauess. ,h. whites being Sl,5O'. Since chat tme, a.. well informed peo- pie auau The u0pu,al1u of Alaska has made tremendous gains. i- Is true Ssa-w... which was credited with Sll- people a- chat tine, has lost is surplus r0ra.-..uu, .uy.aau- half or m........,. who were here hen. lJ w.ra.,g Q .....G,, -ha. ..ea, w,,h gF. a -.. .- u1 longer 1a The 4-p, aau ..n ..... Tn, been los io the None .e.r... which a. -.l- time was g.ger l-H>. However, .hcsc losses ar. ~a-. ...a..a- .h-- real. While Non. ua. -- -.| OF H people, log instance. ....... city. Teller. solomon, D.cSsgr. .a.. . ..... .r ~- l.a-c towuS, rau-.a- ia ...- .aa from loo Co l.O. have been as.a .-a.... S-wGr- pe1tu- s1.a. and -.n ....s,. p. ... stations and o.E.. -.,..-s %. Ina. sa.u.rs sau- DOT. a ..... ..... ...r-. ..Se- wise. mos. .. mos. uag .a.. ~sa-wag tu .hg last four year. .r s.l. In Alas. ka. Ta. aa-n....- Q. .l.s ~s.e.c. have 5.,.-r ss.-a....
 Ihar. a-. ..... .. thing amps auC ere a- ... . s.0 -.. as. f-,glc. @. u-.... .a..... ...r. ~ .... There a~. -a.. -..r r.s-e.. t. ...- tn the For. .n.. .-..... ..... a..-. .- another -en0 . .-r-- camps nr Prince ut Wa.- .r. .. s.--Us ll the uei-h1ar ... %. E..ca,ta that were not .r ...-....a .......n nt the las. census. -.. ..r town. <. ..E. Ina. grown from -H. .u.. .. @ ..-. ...... that number. Laa -.a- .s -.ua -. Ga. courtrv sarr1Ga.is- Juneau. D1u-.a. and TreaJHeI. aa. s.a gapa.a. ID. each O. those towns a.s ta.y .g.a.. in the fas. Erg. g..s,. aa.1.> wgtc. had s5 people .l I.I1 has 511 now varder. which had a,5 people ia 1900 uoy css.s about that many votes and supports lw0 newspapers. .her, was no population surrounding Wade. then. now tLere are several Erosgesou miring districts tributary Co that town Rampar, had 2u people tu lg0o. no" there are more than thousand lu that section. There was no Seward tc 1900. and that town audthe surrounding country now support a thousand OF so. The same can be sg.d C.. Egls a-. s-r. rounding country.
 Then there Is the Tanauo. h laG the census reu1rts showed DO returns from -h., s.c.tou. Now the most con, servatsve estimates place the population of Fafr5.uss, Cinema, Golden. Gate City and -he 5U9 miles ot che jmana valley ar from GoU0co 5000.
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