The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-23

justify the extension of the railroad
still farther toward the interior
Gold mining is being successfully
carried on throughout the whole dis
trict." says Governor Hoggatt. The
development OF recent discoveries OF
veins carrying high-grade ore have
been very encouraging. and there
seems to a revival OF intrest In
gold quartz mining throughout south
eastern Alaska. Discoveries of quartz
carrying high values have been made
in the Fairbanks mining districts, and
a limited amount of development work
has been done with encouraging re-
suits. High grade gold ores have
been discovered on the Kenas PENN
sula near Moose Pans and on Willow
Creek, and the best of these prospects
are being developed. Placer mining
continues In a small way in southeast
ern Alaska and the beach at Cape
Yaktag and in Cook inlet This
character of mining continues
throughout the Yukon valley. and ac-
tivities In the Fairbanks district conz.
tlnue undated. Increased interest
shown In the prospecting in the Su
sitna and Kuskokwim valleys, and er
couraging reports are made of these
districts. A large number of prospec-
tors and miners are in these districts
and 1t is hoped that developments 4,
the new territory will be sufficiently
rapid to maintain the production of
gold for several years. In the Sewart
Peninsula drift mining is giving way
to dredging and hydraulic mining
Governor Hoggatt recommends q
law to diminish the controversies over
the ownership of placer claims or to
diminish the evils which have grown
up under the practice of stalking I'M
limited numbers of claims by indivi-
duals or through power of attorney,
and providing that eight times the
amount OF work to be performed upon
single claim to continue ownership
for one year should be performed on
each association claim during the
year.
Regarding the recommendation he
makes TO change the governor of
Alaska from the control of the depart
ment of the interior to the depart
ment of justice Governor Hoggatt
says; THE provisions of the act for
civil government for Alaska pro-
vides that the governor shall have au-
thority to see that the laws of the dis
trict are enforced and to require the
faithful discharge of their duties by
the officials appointed to administer
the same. The officials charged with
the administration of the laws are I'M
der control of the department of jus
tice, and 1t would appear that If one
of the principal duties of the governor
is to see that the officials perform
their duties, he should also be an OFF,
cial of the department of justice. I
have. therefore, to recommend that
legislation to this end be enacted.
Such a change in the law will prevent
conflict of authority, tend to the es-
adjustment of a uniform policy for the
enforcement of law, and lead to a bet
ter administration of the AFFAIRS of the
Territory.%
A general law providing for the sale
of townsites, under supervision of the
secretary of the the interior, with
proper reservation of harbor areas and
lands for public purpose,
Governor Hoggatt says should
be passed. Without such a law" he
points out, Congress and the interior
department will be called upon to sup
port private bills Tor the purchase of
townsites, every one of which will
have a lobby in Washington attempt
ing to secure its passage.