The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-14

nNA ntinn ttt VI HtR.A"tA@N .At Aet.. t~- tunes and of these one volume is ln the library. TO him we owe the most reliable of the information concerning Che history and condition Of the na- tives and some of the most accurate estimates Of the population. His rec ord on the early years of the Pribilol, or Seal Islands, was used as authority by the United States in presenting the case on the sub controversy to tho tribunal in 1892 It Is unfortunate that the whole set Is not on the shelves.
 The writings and translations of vasila Michaelovlcha Golovrina. five volumes, published at St. Petersburg in 1864 contains the story of his yoy- age to Sitlya, then New Archangel. in 1S1O and again in 1877 to 1920 and gives the way a Russian naval officer looked at the establishment of the Russian American company as it was conducted under the administration of Chief Manager BaranoL Golovrina is quite prominent in the history of the time and colovrina Bay Common. sorates his name. He was sent to Sitka to investigate conditions and to make report concerning the man agement of the company in view of the expected renewal Of the charter in 1921. Another three volumes also records the account of his voyage. And in another volume may be found copy of his journal written in three parts, and published at St. Peters burg in 1894 It probably covers much the same ground as the other works but are valuable as first sourc- es of Alaskan history.
 A pamphlet entitled Admiral Fed ovovich Krunizinskern." sketches the life of the commander of the Mad ishda" the vessel that in. company with the "Neva" under Capt. Lisian- sky made the first voyage around the world under the Russian flag While the commander did not actually visit Alaskan waters. he was at Peuopau. lovsky and in the account of his yoy- age are many interesting things re. lating to the Russian American com pany
 On board hls vessel was Resouof who was one Of the organizers of the R. A, Co.,, and who was then on his way to visit the colonies in America.
 There is also an excellent addition in three volumes of his voyage in 1908 to 1906 published at st. Petersburg in 1S09
 Worth mention is a volume entitled "Voyage Around the World in the Sloop Lodago" in 1S22-1S24 under the command of Captain Lazarof This Captain Lazarof conducted some val uable surveys in Alaskan waters dur ing his employment by the Russian. American company.
 Not least valuable among the books is the Pedestrian Journey of Lieut. Zagosldn recounting his travels in the valleys of the Kuskokwim and the Yu kon during the years 1882 to 1S44.
 Another of the valuable authorities to be found there is the Materials for the History of the Russian Settle ments on the Shores of the Eastern Ocean" This is Q four volume set published in 1861 at the time of the expiration of the last charter of the Russian American company and was compiled with the view of setting out the present and historical conditions bearing on the proposed renewal of the lease of the colonies to the com pany It is unfortunate that there are but three volumes of the works the second volume not being in the col lection.
 More modern are the pamphlet notes of Nome which described the gold camp at that place in the years 1899 and 1900 and contains an historical sketch of the mining industry from British Columbia to the Seward Pen. insula. The Russian letter IN" is the same as the English 'H" and some one. evidently believing the spelling on title page to be wrong. has tried to change the letter of the Russian word into English as the oth- CT letters of the word are the same as the English
 Either the one who made the pur- chases was delinquent in buying in- complete sets or some of the volumes have been lost. Of a set of three vol umes detailing the voyage of the sloop of war Diana. the first war yes sel to visit Sitha, there is but one vol ume fo he found