Show DIVISION OP OF ALASKA department about for an eligible capital washington bet IS 15 in view of the reports of the expected founding of a new city in alaska to be known as weare on elie yukon river between betwee u the boundary line of british columbia and st michaels with the design of 0 making it the capital of a proposed new territory it may be possible that the interior df department may find it necessary to locate locale the new land office there instead of circle city where it was originally contemplated Olli cial reports have reached here that circle city until recently the only settlement on oil tile the yukon river has been abandoned IV L diston dialon of illinois recently appointed surveyor general of 0 alaska has telegraphed the interior department that he is now en route for bitka tile the department b has been notified ol of the presence at sitka of the recently appointed register and receiver of the land office recently established at that place hereafter all surveys of mineral lands in alaska including tile the yukon and all other parts of the territory must be reported to the sitka wrice office |