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Show EXCURSION TICKETS ' Will bo Issued to , LAKEPOINT AND RETURN Good only on day of Issue, at $1.25 for Round Trip. Children between a and 1U yean ot age, haU-prioo. "VY- W, EITEK, Managor. ALiiiKV j A Elicli Couiilry. bill MlnOy Out ui' iii i' w y. W.iiaioii, 4. Tliy report on Alasifi. niutie ly il.tjt.ir Win. Clouv-erufcur Clouv-erufcur Morrij, epfrcial aj;eul of the trcasary deinrtriient, was received by the eeuate Irom tne sK:reiiuy of tlio treasury, to-duy, ajiU ordered to be priiUd. It is a kriiithy ducuaieiit, cornpriaiu M kadt 1,0'JO ungea of mauufecnpt, ulJ is enpiouriy illustrated illus-trated with ruapri an ! ekotchea o( tbe country. The report a very comprehend compre-hend vh, and prt-rteulH a nrel number ot detiiila rLnidiuj; tho resourced of the territoiy, trridius to cl.ow tnut it id far fnmi u w'rthiija country. M-ijor Murrid r.po:is Ui.tt t!it;re ia ample ev.dei'co of the cxislenco of rich mines of tfold, rilvcr ai:d copper in Alti-ka, ti!ihr'iii;h il'.yir procine location lo-cation ctiunot li? givea. He furnidi.es an extftndfd description ol ttie vulu t.ble iiiheried i.d timUr reeourced of the ttrtitory. Ootieidernhlu npnco ia (tevoli'd to the eiil'ject of tue deputed houi:dary line between Alaska aod Urilidti Columbia, and alter reporting a maaa ol inlormalion on the subject, a Btiytjealinu is made thut coiiKrees should tiike the necessary trpB to KetLlo the dinpule with Great Hrittn liy tr nana of a joint com minion. The present chaotic condition of itfUira id Aluhltu ia fully set forth and the ea-ts.bliiilimcnt ea-ts.bliiilimcnt cf some nort of civil government gov-ernment for the territory is earnet-tly advocated. Fi(.mren art! presented to ahow that the Uoited Stales govern lent now receivrn itnnu.iliy from the Aliihka C:ommrrciul com puny bd amount equal to more than 4 per cent, upon the ori;ii.al cost of the territory, which was $7,200,000. The conduct ofaflaira by Ibid company com-pany in general tcrma ib commended, and 10 Iho absence ol apecilic prool it ia acquitted of any organized ultea.pl 1 to retard the f-ettlenicnt and develop-moat develop-moat of tho territory. The coal ol maintaininE tlio custoniB ecrvice in Alaska since it wus Brat established ia ubowu to have hcau only 50 per cent, more than the receipt?, and na the customs district wag creuted lor purposes pur-poses of general prctection, and not of local revenue, tho propuitiuti for ita discontinuance is prooouneid unwise. un-wise. Major Morris utrcb tho construction con-struction of a new vessel for the revenue reve-nue marine service, on tho Pacific coast, there being at present DOt one which ia adapted for extended ciuiaea in Alaskan waters. MaDy interesting (acts are given concerning the Indian tribc3 oi' the const and interior. As regards the former, an opinion is expressed that thoy Bhould he kept under control, not by the military, but by means of gun-boats, of which they stand in great dread. In conclusion, Morris warmly eulogizes the efforts of tbe board of Presbyterian borne miaaions to introduce schools and teachers in the territory, and congreeB is urged to aid ia this laudable and Christian enterprise. New York, 5. Rev. Sheldon Jack-eon Jack-eon leotured yesterday on Alaeka, before be-fore the Ladies' Presbyterian board of missions, urging the establishment of a woman's home at Fort VVracgel, and asking for $3,500. One thousand dollars was subscribed. |