Show ALAICAN MVTTHSS 00 Iflot if Popollellcl Thrn nmon I I loIlt Action It Innr Tire teirltorj of Alaska requires the rrupt still early attention or Con I green The conditions now exl tlng demand de-mand molII cluengem In tied lows relating to the territory Tho great In 1 lux of population during the past sum i me and fall and the prospect of a WI larger immigration In the sprint Will not Permit Its i to longer neglect tied extension ex-tension or civil nut 11 ority within tile territory or olone the establishment of It more thorough government IANI AND MINING LAWS A general system of public surveys ling not set beet extended to Alaska ned 1 all I ellrl thus far made In that district ore upon spiclil suives The act or Congress exteriliner I 10 I Alaska the mining lawn or the Unl1 State contained the rtvolol that It should not bo construed to put In I force tire general land lawn or the country Ilv nn act approved Miirch 3 IS3I authority was given for nlly of lands for townslte pun oses and also for Iho plrpha or not exceeding trip hundred and sixty acres 111n or there nftbr l occupied for purposes of trade and manufacture The purpose of Can grIsm ns thus far oxtioraratil hn 9 bI ntonfv such rights hollll niplyf1 the territory as should be specially named I It mIll ha sn how inurh rmnlo 10 be done for that vast remote Lord yet promlPlng ivitton of our country 11o11 nuhorlll was given 10 tire 1resldent bv Die net of Congris np l proved July 2 < 1S97 to dIvIde that tcrlltorl Into tvra 1 land districts and e1 to designate tha boundaries thereof and to lnlln rpfflsterp tin I Blir I vooro orp sail land nflleos and the President was also authorized to np I polt a surveyor renernl for the entire district Pursuant to this authority n Purveyor garerat and receiver li4vv I bpcn nnpolntfd with offices nt Pltkn If In tho ensuing year tho condition lusliry It the nldlllonsl 1 land l rtntrlit 1 itithorlze < l by law 1o1111e 6 stnbifliM I ith nn oflitft nt come point In the tmnnh viikon Valley Vo nprroprlntlon I how 1 ver ines md for tills pUrpO Onto hot to I roP orcetesiory to h a 4 nn fo h 10 Ino1 lotiO Into Which th I m ritnerv In I to bt dl l STIlITAJY9FOT1Qij TITIQUIn ill D I concur 1l wlthjln tef nitre of war tr 1 hs suEiicitlonn as tptjo nesetslt toi I i mllltan force In thi iSrrllor o mllr Vlnaka for the rntPctlon of persons nil property Already it email fort onIOM or 2 PIP n NN1AhtVoOMv I Tidrcomrnsnd of Lieut foi 1 Tacdiii f the riehth Infantrv 1 ban been front n fl Michael 1 to establish a mllltnr I ost 1 Am I to 10 the Jnlor1 in Ihr gd tnment 10 enCOUID the development anti Wmenl pf Ih ounlr nn1 Im dUly 10 foUow I a a P CIIoo Un Ire till till benefits of legal mi hlnr I iiernestly ur upon eonr Ih ornI Postal lent tr a HPtcm or go 0 rmot or uh I lxlhl I n Ill enable I to adjust Itself tit Un future 00 oC gnllt I0pulntlon uniirr TO surrnitins The startling though possibly ox nrolverated reports from the Yukon r INcr rlrlo I obabU hoge 1 Trepnounther cf food for the larre nlmher or it J Ne who are win tHin Iher lhOII tile means ot leaving tile counter nro rlnOrmd In net measure top 10 IlsU fy brlnglnB the molt 10 Ih alter ai It n of Culture Ace 10 Ihlt country this wlnler enn be hall only by tho pe Aboter Tell n1 leI wit Ill Iq moo I difficult nnd pirhaps on Ilplhl I task However si h111 hoo rPmrt of the Offering ol our fellow citizens be further vc rllied < wery effort nl noY cost should be mol to carry them relief |