Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-27
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neau. It has white population of 15,-. GOO. He would then take northwest Alaska, which has a permanent white population of slightly less. and make 1t a territory, with the capital at Nome. The rest of Alaska, which would be its great central and inaccessible part, should remain under it's present sys- tenn of government until its develop ment warranted it's establishment as . third subdivision. The people ofsAlas- ka are united in their demand, for . delegate in congress, and such bill has once passed the house. The>failure of the senate to act was due to the fact that it would be difficult to elect delegate. The distances between places are so great that there could be- little opportunity for harmonious ac. tion.
 Mir McLain believes that Alaska will eventually produce it's own dairy prod. ucts, but acknowledges that the begin. nings are decidedly small. He tells an amusing story of Scandinavian wom. an at Rampant who was found one day in high state of excitement because one of her two red cows, which were the only representatives of their tribe in any direction for hundreds of miles, seemed about to choke to death on . potato. Happily this calamity was averted, and the supply of milk, which sold at $1 quart, was uninterrupted.
 The best demonstration of Alaska's agricultural possibilities was found at an Indian mission at Holy Cross un- der the charge of Father Leopold Van Corp of the Jesuit order. This mis- sion has under cultivation thirty acres, which produce fine crops of potatoes, beans, peas, cauliflower, cabbage, let tuce, radishes. turnips and other vege- tables. About 150 Indians are attach ed to the settlement. The grounds were found to be we'll kept and the buildings substantial.
 Canada has expended S1000000 in the last five years on roads and trails to render more accessible the part of her dominions lying near our own. The senate committee came back strongly impressed with the necessity of 1oing something of this kind on our side of the line. Senator Nielsen sss cured the incorporation in the army ap- propriation bill of provision for tho survey of wagon road from Valdes, on the southern coast, to Eagle, on tho Yukon river. The survey was made last summer, and no great engineering difficulties were discovered. In fact, the river courses furnished c natural pathway for line of communication into the interior. Unquestonably transportation is the key of Alaska's mineral wealth. Without 1t little prog- ress can be made. There are some min ing districts where the transportation charge reaches $600 ton on supplieA It is obvious that only rich. strata win pay at such points. In the spring of 1902, when flour sold at $7 hundred pounds at Dawson. 1t was $32 . hun dred at Chicken Greek, a place which seems to take its name from the dim- culties of getting any chicken, Pota- toes are 25 cents a pound there and other things at prices to correspond. In fact, the scale at any point affords a serviceable gauge by which the dim. culties of transportation may be meas ured.
 German Journalistic Enserprise.
 A German editor has hit upon new Idea in practical journalism, says the London Chronicle. He is mindful q the utility of his paper for making par. cells and especially for tying up the popular sausage. So he addresses his feminine patrons in these terms: You have often complained to us. dear readers and especially dear house wives, that our paper smells of print CTS ink and is therefore unsuitable for carrying butter, sausages and fresh bread. Eager to meet your wishes. dear friends and household fairies, we have decided to publish twice a week an issue which will be printed only on one side. so that the other will be avail able for those domestic uses. And in order that you shall lose no reading matter these particular numbers will be double the ordinary size"