Show condition of affairs la in klondike washington oct SO the war department part ment has just received a most interesting te report from captain ray as to the condition of affairs in the gold fold region as he has iou found them from st IM michaels iab aels to fort yukon supplemented by the accounts of the most reliable persons he could communicate wih be as to the state of affairs in alaska and I 1 the klondike the officer who was sent especially for the purpose of making recommendations for the betterment of affairs there has some radical suggestions to make among themble urges the division of alaska into two districts the southern district to remain under present jurisdiction while the northern district including the gold regions is to im ba placed under a form of 0 military government until congress can make other provisions the place selected by the captain for a military post is near rapid city about v miles below dawson dawso D colonel randall who was sent out to locate a post at st michaels 11 his reported by telegraph to secretary alger via seattle his arrival at st michaels on the ath dinst he says the detachment arrived here yesterday morning supplies were landed in good condition there are about people on the island good order prevails |