Show amm UP ALTO tho united states purchased alaska in aad paid russia for it in cold hard cash tho country had first been visited by a corps ol 01 engineers from this country who reported that the territory was rich in fisheries forests and minerals however there were some who thought that UNCLE SAM was getting the worst of the bargain how far they were off is shown by a bulletin issued by the aecus borean regarding the commerce of oar sister territory in the far north with regard to the fisheries of the territory it reports the value of tho product of the salmon canneries alone at a total of nearly from 1884 to 1890 and the value of salmon salted at in 1890 over salmon were taken at karluk which has the largest cannery in the wo rid ko fewer than cases of salmon were canned at this place last year 1100 fishermen and packers being employed the herring fishery at Killis noo yields annually over gallons of oil and nearly 1000 tons of fertilizing material the value of the codfish catch in alaskan waters sinco 1868 is stated to bo fully the whale fisheries of the arctic ocean yielded during 1890 pounds of whalebone worth from to per pound pounds of ivory worth 50 cents per pound and barrels of oil worth from 30 to GO cents per gallon the total value of the precious metals exported from the territory up to the present time approaches the annual production of gold dust and bullion being now within a redius of miles from juneau quartz mills have been established with an aggregate capacity of stamps of these are employed at the well known treadwell or paris mine on douglas island which is capable of reducing GOO tons of oro per diem when both steam and water powes are utilized thero aro said to be extensive deposits of copper in the territory anti atiq difficulty of transportation has hitherto stood in the way of theia development lignite coal of superior quality is also found in various places but abc only one point is il being mined these figures remind ns that thos icebound ice bound as we are accas bained to call the maro really worth i reat deal the attention of our national lawmakers law makers with a view to giving territory a belter government railway to old mexico concerning which there has been so much talk will commence work in the near future the build ers have under the title of the mexican pacific railway company principal place of business doming object to construct a road from demins south into old mexico directors jony W salt lake city B 0 lima ohio J F el ansco texas THOMAS mcmanus chihuahua mexico MURAT doming WILLIAM JE chihuahua H DAE and GUSTAVE deming capital stock THERE is no use trying to deny it the condition of provo is decidedly bad the filthy barnyards and decaying matter about dwelling houses ia undoubtedly tho cause of much of the prevailing sickness lot ua have a general cleaning up THE gintic tintic railway and shelters smelters sm elters should not be lost bight of by our business men they are necessary for the growth and prosperity of utah valley and farmers should lend their influence and work for the promotion of these schemes THE success of the tones at tle polls in canada put out of the ques annexation for some years or even reciprocity cip rocity with the the tories are for old england first last and all the time and have a good deal of blue blood m IF railways railway 1 would stack up those fussy dirty little dummies and put on some mule motors the service of tho city could bedone be done with some profit providing regular trips were made IT would not be a bad idea for the farmers to get their plows sharpened and their harrows rigged up ready for business winter cannot last forever |