Show A the real estate of slut late into secretary seward is ia causing ark an infinitude of trouble to lo tho the treasury department the purchase of alaska 11 as a pet or tho the deceased 10 statesman and when ill money was n as paid and tho ilia large real castalo e late acquisition turned over to the united states government sir mr sem seward ara was wasi Emle do tho the butt of much good natured ridicule for having expended tho the public money moncy m in ilia of rocks and ice T tins his put the retired statesman upon liis his mettle and to see bee eliat bo be bad real got for liia ilia money lio lie made a journey to the distant Tem tory explored its rivers rivera visited settle of its ita vast forest and mado made diligent in guirio quirio into its natural resources resource tle the result of tins this investigation was ARS the assurance that alaska was rich in precious inet alS coal and timber tini lei that its rivers more wull well stocked blocked m ith fish and that its ib fur bearing animals could made a source of great profit to the country this j report created wine interest int rest in our distant ossion A 1 few I cool companies put of troops mean sent out to protect the int elesta of our citizens two ext ex canning houses in san francisco francico sent out ant men to utilio the salmon that abound in m its streamy streams a and d othor other adaven adventurous 1 spirita I proceeded in thither in ati buc bof t of fortuno fortune by mitat ever nica moana it might be inott readily readdy attai at nod but no ROV gov crement aas ft as organized no cind ci il officers appointed no courts opened no machinery to adminis amis tor ter tile laws law and enforce justice title could not bo be acquired to land contracts mere not mado made binding a state of social clang pio ailed and every man vas alas allowed to do ITS 03 his own bight and when a democratic ahonso of representatives set act about its ils plan of clicerio economy tho ilia troops dran and the tanned over to the abo caro care ind and control or a united states revenue collector arose aith tho the indians ono enterprising ted led skin tb inkins la g ilia opportunity to I 1 levy avy blackmail upon the inhabitants of sitka demanded a thousand dollars dollari to his tribe for lie loss era fuw or ita at sa fays ago they being baciu employed upon an american schooner r which sound cred and to lo pay fur for a 0 certain othar indiana indian m ila ho ill biank ink himself to death last winter in in a lumers cabal the chief threatened if WIT liis doni ands acro ere not complied with nith to le bale white mans man blood As AA this redoubtable renoult Law anito could bung two liun buu lied died warrior into tuo site fiad tile aimed cit ivna imprudently tom om lna blaim by abu daymont 0 fano fourth the sum demanded W abich aich lie ho agreed to accept as aa a full this successful strike encouraged baut to panne tho SILO on cn ter and bo be shortly after returned to bi collect uio ilia balance of ilia hia claim Is inso lenco also ako prompted him bija to attempt it abo IQ rescue of two in dmar d on oil the ho steamer california for tile I 1 ho murder of an amori darned ad tind and lut but tito of 99 abio indian hit liani lie ho mould buu have turned tile tho murderers loose the longer danger now be conting menacing lue nacin arica applina ap tion sion vaa as mado botho for protection but lafoie boffi a our guv coy ornament got reidy ready to act captain acourt ff 11 IM S Os luey iky mat anchor off thus pro aln our inta binl allina m linn null ami in athi un u n lat I 1 alio llio revenue walcott Val colt WM was dispatched chich yet cl arrived ot at sita on alio M or mui ii captain Sel denin his hid report to fcc a detary the are iu in dread of au all ludian indian attack anil and lavo have prevailed upon tho the capt jilt n of the alio to stay by them until tile an ivil of tile mail steamer california which they liopo hope it III ill carry cAny out troops if by that little sas KI s C apt Sc lilun no come to om all assi no 1 alio lo 10 osprey III stay 1 I to piolet F 1 the t tou n iulo the walcott v will vill visit vinit tile it tubes ibbs U till this cluce is is negotiating and cather secure his arrest the report det details ails a conversation with tuo chlois title visited the writer aud and the statement of tile citizens in begard to chief callanc Callan 8 doings they told captain selden that the of the ibo united states troops go gate the indiana the am in Pc lon that like hard had bur the country nod and 1114 tha remaining in it at their own riek so BO that the were sale nc it in site demands as chose it Is ay opinion shia BAS tile tor or wat if il a goerne rt bo be ant in alaska aleatha fumed protection should lo be afforded to ond and buka I 1 think flunk a man of 0 n or should be bobcat seat to 10 aripio in wat nol 1 biily ly to tillord protection buta but to sinh or of Lile coast oal a ch aDaila afta tiro neema coary ryll if the 1 sto to lie developed abil opened couma for be dex e tito interior channels nrc are now M 50 1 laid ditulo oil oa the charts as to matio maho attic navigation anal liely per perilous floure special agent ot of tho the treasury department Dopart mout in his official report upon the customs district public benico mid anil ic sources of baska territory Torn loty also aho favors morlat lie ho saya there are aio now donough american Anie rican citizens in ill alaska not counting tho the a acquired a ly by put purchase chase it to such sach a form of government and ibis 3 car ho expect san addition of at least two than thousand aal to tho the N hito population as tire ho tido tida ofemia gration is setting thither str mr lorris regards the luo conditions for mining in alaskan alaska I 1 aa s far hofei tor to those in arizona or ilia black MIN hlll bud aud tile tho supply Q of r timber limber and fuel for mining and sni elting purposes pur posca is i estly lupei bior lie is quite Sangun le of tile baturo product of rich minerals in ali alka alila la but deknes that laff ilalio ii is needed to seccie titles and ami afford protection to ilia miner miner wanli testimony leads lc nl us to lo rc lee ina anaik I 1 that ilia functions of ofilio the gov enni ent do not cani 1 in proportion to the bravi gro th h of our population and tho the extent of coundit to bo be governed |