Show THE governor of alaska A P Sw meford in his annual report to the secretary of the interior stated that the white population has greatly increased and estimated there are natives the total population is and of that number are whites cheoles creoles and 2900 aleuns aleuts in regard to the settlement of lands the governor states that all settlers in alaska upon public lands are mere squatters who are waiting legislation from congress which will enable them to secure title all salmon factories in the territory seventeen in number are located on public lands he asks favorable consideration for the company he credits the company with adhering faithfully to its contract i with the government as to the number of seals to be on seal island and the treatment of natives there but elsewhere in local territory he says where the companas comp anys rule is supreme the people there are little better than aerts of that powerful company C deal brothers and mendenhall H T Boy co bringhurst Bring burst stewart and other prominent springville Spring ville men and prosperous firms are expected to in corporate in a few days and will im begin excavating preparatory to the building of a handsome brick roller mill on spring creek a quarter of a mile north of town the site has been purchased from jacob houtz and offers advantages unequaled in any other part of the territory this should prove the most prosperous flour millin mill in the country and it is to be hoped that it will bo running in full blast by the middle of next summer IK a few days the new roller mills Nephi at will active operations these mills are of the latest improved machinery and in the future instead of importing the staff of life for home con probably have flour to export the company in whose hands the construction of the mills has been placed haye guaranteed guran teed that when their representatives are through the quality of flour turned outa will be second to nose in the territory is all right again he threw away his crutches monday and walked down boston without assistance he says he will soon be in proper shape to talk with gilrain Eil rain issue of standard silver dollars from tho mint daring the weekend bioff november was cats are found to bo the bet exterminators of rabbits in stew zealand they do great havoc among tho young ones and in some sections scarcely s rabbit is to be seen |