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 Cession of American Territory 
 
 A Pacific Coast Protest Against the Yielding by the United States of any Portion 
 
 of Alaska to the Dominion of Canada. 
 
 IX l."^^.^ thf ( ioxfrnnu'iit of Russia and (irt-at Britain I)\ <:\c;iy and formal ti-^aty 
 d«.'l«.'rniint.'d thv intt-Twnin;^- line hctwcH-n tlu'ir rcspt'Ctisi' ]»osst'ssions (»n tlu- 
 contim-nt of North Anu'rica. (irt-at Britain thi'ii acknow Iv I'^rd thv ri^ht of 
 Kussiatoall of tlu' Pacific Coast north of 54-4-i> and Portland canal, and \\<.'st (»f th*.- 
 suniniits of tht- rani^r of nKuintains noarost to the coast. If such mountains wvw 
 far from thi' short', then the liiu' was to he drawn ten m.arine leaiiius Ironi thi' 
 ocean. During' the following fort\-two \ears Russia remained in undisputed ownei-- 
 shi]) of all that re<;-ion, known then as Russian America, and until, in 1<S<»7. her 
 title thereto was passed to the United States for S7,(M,)(),(MMI. At that time the white 
 inhabitants numbered about one thousand, all of whom, saw a tew enyaj^'ed in the 
 fur trade, were reliant u])on the Russian o-o\ornment for their means of li\in^\ 
 There were no fisheries, no manufactures, no minin<^\ no farming;, no business 
 and relations with any other countrx and ])eople than Russia and the Russians. 
 
 With the advent (»f the Americans came a chanye. Steamers beyan to run 
 there from California. Orej.i'on an<l Washin^'ton ])(>rts ; peo])le of the world were in- 
 

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 sited to t.'ikr .'Khantaj^i- <»! tin- (tpiiort iinitn's on «.'\t'i*\ hand: i>.iditar\ and na\al pro- 
 tia'tion was <^i\An aiiainsl tlu' sa\a.iiX's ot tlu' land; mail siTxici-s wcri' i'stal)lisht'(l, 
 and ( iowM'nnu'nt i'\i)lorat ions nndi-rtaUfn : tin- Inr sral tislu-fx i-mpIoNrd s».'oih's <»t 
 
 Aidska Steamers at a Seattle Schwabaehcr's Wharf. 
 
 \i-.->fl^ and Ir.ind I'rils of mm. and 1 t ».anu' w <irth milln^n^ m|' dollai's ; -^almon wiTi- 
 tdinitl otV iht,' ».'<);ivt. and Li'i"*'a1 li->luTii's wrr*.- olahli-^hnl. cmiilox inu" ot lu'i" li\in<lrr(l> 
 
of iiicii. \\hi)|mt ii]t n<i\\ 25.'. 11 •!>. I II 11* til 4i». <>'•;>. oiiii (,ni-]»iiiiiii| i;in> nt li^h .a.li -.mn- 
 niff lor thr A ii>t i-;ili:in. ICii ro|i,';in ami A m 'i-'Kaii mai-kcl^: t|iiai-t/ \\f|-c tomul. 
 miller wtTf opi-ntMl. ami mi IK luiilt . one ot t li.'m. with SSii >,tam]»x. hriiii^- t he lar<^(>-t 
 in the World : |>Ia*.'iM'^ wci'c aUo joiin 1. an 1 li'oin th • two >>oiirv,o^ ii)»war<K o| S5.- 
 (HMI.IMHI of M-uld wcrr i>l»taiiu'(l diiriiiLi" t ho \ oar l"^'*^. Tw o huii 1 re 1 and tilt\ Am«!- 
 iv'an sti'amoi-^ woi-o fiiLi".i,L:'o'l in tho Ala-^ka IimK' 1 i^t \i'ii\ ami an a\orat^f ol moto 
 than one \ono1 a driv dopaiMod iri>ni S'lttl.' alon,. fui" port^ in that toiriloi \ . 
 SawmilK ha\o hi'rn xtaiMod thoro. >onU' larmiii'.;- ihrno. a haliWnt li<^hcr\ lir^^nn. and 
 in t ho summrr a yroat nnm hoi" of tonri>>t ^ o-, , t(» t ho-^o intoi-i'^t in^' ^ ho !•»•>>. All t hl-^ 
 do\ t'lopmont ol i-cNoti roo^ ha'^ in\ ol\ «.'d the oponi n^;' ot t ho (.'on n1 1"\ . t ho vi\ ili/ino' ot 
 tho nati\i'>, .and t ho o^tahlishnu'nt tlu'ri-ot a lari^'o ]>opnIat ion of A moruan (.iti/oii^. 
 with t w o litii's of at Ksf^t .^••"ii inhahitants fach. and main >malK'r town-^. in tho->o 
 *.'itit'-> ari' dail\ now sp;i]>or>>. olo^'tri*." lii^'ht^. 1olophono>. nnuTudpal ui'ovofnnionts and 
 now tlu' stoam cuv and ti'loL;i'aph. In tho w holo toi-rito|-\ aro ovi^r .^n.ood viti/on> 
 <d onr *."onnt i'\ . an ;i\ora;jo ^I'-'iin >in(."i' 1S(>7 ot onothon->and pi'rannnm. With it-> 
 ]»ra*."t i^'alK nntouchod timht'r. it^ v'oal. its p.-t rolciim. i^odtish. w halo. Inidn-arin;^" 
 .'ininiaN. L'tt... ad(k'd to its soal. salmon. ,!^"old ami othor roNonr>.'os. as att rai-tions, 
 thi'ro is iTason to hidicxo t hat Alaska with its halt million stiuart- milos of torri- 
 toi-\ will >n])port c'omfortahh a half million pL-opK- a hall contiir\- Ihmu'o. It is no 
 ( "i ri'iMiland. hut rathor a SwimKmi .and Norwa\. .and. likr thoso oonnt rii-s. will !>»■ a 
 o-rc.at factor in tho comniorci' of tho world. 
 
 While Rus-^ia lu-M tho countrv (iroat Britain ,ai)]>aron th c.aroil nothino- tor 
 
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it. IJcyonda inr t radiiii:- i)ri\ilfoi. ik. rittniipt was madi- t(. avail of it. Takfii 
 
 (liiriny tlu' Criiiu-an war it was cln-tT- 
 liilly ri'liininislu'd at tho cl(»st- as of no 
 valni'. X(»t until tlu- citizons (»f tlu- 
 TnitiMl States showi'd its worth in lish, 
 in tiniluT. in j^vtld and in trade did tlu- 
 Hritons and Canadians f\ inci- inti-ri'st 
 in and (k'sire for it. Then I)\ insidious 
 methods attempts ln-o-an to li.\ a claim 
 upon the ».oiinti-\ . The old maps wi-re 
 discarded, and new maps issued upon 
 which tlu- boundary line he^an further 
 north and was l<tcate(j nearer the sea. 
 Farewell to an Alaska Steamer. taking" into the I )(»mi nion a Considerable 
 
 aiea of tlu' best portion of southeastern Alaska. The next step was to yet the 
 ni'wspapers to publish tlu' claim, and to fix it in the ])ublic mind as a propi'r and 
 i'e*4idar thini^" contemplated e\<'n b\- the tn-aty makers ot 1825. From this it was 
 eas\ to cause a contention, first local and then international, in consecpK-nce of 
 which thi'ir claim ci uld be ])lace(l before the Hritish-Amei'ican Joint Hij^i'h Com- 
 mission, w here nothinj^' could be lost, but w here s(»methin«>- mij^ht be j^ained in the 
 makini^' ol concessions and exchanj^vs common to such bodies. It was a clexer 
 schenu' but one w ithout honestx . justice (»r merit. 
 
Ill ;u\'<ir(l;iiur with lhi> i»l;iii it i^ imw said that t he L'anadiaiiN afc to ha\t'a 
 jmrtiuM 111 Alaska. 'Phis ]H»i-ti<>ii will iiuhidi- tlu- lu-ad u| L\ iin Canal, madf world 
 
 Stcjmcr Ouccn Bound For Aldska. 
 laiindis durini^- tlu']»ast two xt-ars l»\ tiu' rush of 5t>.(MHi o-(»ld miii.Ts to t hr Klon- 
 
(lik«'. It will wlmlh hkIikIi' t Iu- tow n nt' I)\i','i. with its t huiiNand inli;il>it;iiitN. it*^ 
 ;u'i-i;il tfainwax ;iii(l it-^ I'. S. inilitarx <j'affisnii. It willaNd imhulc i»iu-lialf tin- 
 
 An Alaska River Steamer. 
 
 cit\ ot Skaywav, with tittL'on hundrod <»r more inhabitants, its twt.'nt\- miles of 
 Aiiu'rican hnilt raihvay. its \\har\t's. trade and j^Towini^- importance. In takinj^- 
 
tlu'si- ))l;u-i's it will traiist'iT t'rdin tlu- rnitrd Statrs ti» a lu|-fiuii |m.u»t the •si.Ic ;in<l 
 ahsoliitf control of intfix-oiirst' u it h tlu' y-iH-at interior, in which is inNoKt'd a tratii*. 
 o' i-nornioiis proportion-^ and of ^ri-at worth. It will injuro i'\ir\ citi/. ui.f thr 
 ( n;tf(l States from San Dii'^o to Sitka, and will hinniliatc thr lonntrN from o,-.an 
 to oci-an and i-nd to i-nd. l<'or thf first tinu- in (.nr histors tin- tlai^- will !..• haiihd 
 down, and tlu- land (.wr whicdi it lonj.^- had lloatt'd will lu- '/wi'u awa\. s<.ld oi- >,iir- 
 rondt'ri'd. This. too. without consideriny tin- wislu-s. wants or rii^hts of thr pro- 
 plr most atiVctrd: and this. too. for rithrr no considi'ration at all or for a «.-onsidrr- 
 ation of trifling- cdiaractrr. That such an act can hr pi-rprt ratrd in tlu-^r da\ s of 
 national ylor\ , of patriotism and expansion, is iiurrdihlr. Against its connnisNion 
 thr protrsts (d" thr proplr should avail, and that of thi- Si-attlr Chamhrr (.f C'oni- 
 mrrcr is hrrr and now rarnrstly and rrsprct fulh prrst-ntrd. 
 
 K. (). C.RAVKS. 
 .1. .1. M((;!!.\'I\V\. 
 WILL 11. l».\KMn'. 
 .WDKKW KNOX. 
 TlioS. W. 1M\M)SC"1I. 
 Srattlr. Prl)ruar\-, 1S'>'>. ^'miii mil trr. 
 
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Alaska Steamers at a Seattle O. I. Go's. Wharf. 
 
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