Handbook of Alaska: Its Resources, Products, and Attractions in 1924C. Scribner's sons, 1925 - 328 Seiten |
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... season the tundra is difficult to traverse on account of its soft , swampy surface . In many places the tundra is covered with great , detached bunches of rough grass , known as nigger- heads , and travel is possible only by stepping ...
... season the tundra is difficult to traverse on account of its soft , swampy surface . In many places the tundra is covered with great , detached bunches of rough grass , known as nigger- heads , and travel is possible only by stepping ...
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... season he made maps of three of the larger rivers ( Copper , Tanana , and Koyukuk ) of the Territory , which , until accurate surveys were made twelve years later , were the basis of all maps . His reports are the work of a careful ...
... season he made maps of three of the larger rivers ( Copper , Tanana , and Koyukuk ) of the Territory , which , until accurate surveys were made twelve years later , were the basis of all maps . His reports are the work of a careful ...
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... season and out of season , the officers of the army have proclaimed the obligations of the United States toward the natives of Alaska : and , in default of an authorized system and in the absence of civil officials , have assumed the ...
... season and out of season , the officers of the army have proclaimed the obligations of the United States toward the natives of Alaska : and , in default of an authorized system and in the absence of civil officials , have assumed the ...
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... season . Waterways in Alaska navigable by steamers approximate 4,000 miles , of which nearly 2,700 are in the Yukon watershed . Navigable Rivers The great artery of summer travel and freight is through that magnificent stream , the ...
... season . Waterways in Alaska navigable by steamers approximate 4,000 miles , of which nearly 2,700 are in the Yukon watershed . Navigable Rivers The great artery of summer travel and freight is through that magnificent stream , the ...
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... season ( about four months each year ) , costly transportation , insufficient water , expensive fuel , frozen ground , and uncertain labor . These adverse conditions particularly affect placer mining , which produces about 85 per cent ...
... season ( about four months each year ) , costly transportation , insufficient water , expensive fuel , frozen ground , and uncertain labor . These adverse conditions particularly affect placer mining , which produces about 85 per cent ...
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Seite 13 - Russia within three years ; but if they should prefer to remain in the ceded territory, they, with the exception of uncivilized native tribes, shall be admitted to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of citizens of the United States, and shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion. The uncivilized tribes will be subject to such laws and regulations as the United States may, from time to time, adopt in regard to aboriginal...
Seite 322 - ... telegraph, telephone, and cable companies (whether wire or wireless) engaged in sending messages from one State, Territory, or District of the United States, to any other State, Territory, or District of the United States, or to any foreign country...
Seite 16 - That the legislative power of the Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation, consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act: but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents be taxed higher than the lands or other property of residents.
Seite 260 - It is, however, understood and agreed, that the churches which have been built in the ceded territory by the Russian Government, shall remain the property of such members of the Greek Oriental Church resident in the territory as may choose to worship therein.
Seite 317 - That until otherwise provided by law the body of lands known as Annette Islands, situated in Alexander Archipelago in Southeastern Alaska, on the north side of Dixon's entrance, be, and the same is hereby, set apart as a reservation for the use of the Metlakahtla Indians, and those people known as Metlakahtlans who have recently emigrated from British Columbia to Alaska, and such other Alaskan natives as may join them...
Seite 317 - Alexander Archipelago in Southeastern Alaska, on the north side of Dixon's Entrance, be, and the same is hereby, set apart as a reservation for the use of the Metlakahtla Indians, and those people known as Metlakahtlans who have recently emigrated from British Columbia to Alaska, and such other Alaskan natives as may join them, to be held and used by them in common, under such rules and regulations, and subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of the Interior.
Seite 311 - Act, but the repeal of existing laws or modifications thereof embraced in this Act shall not affect any act done, or any right accruing or accrued, or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil cause before...
Seite 321 - All persons concerned in the commission of a crime * * whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense, or aid and abet in its commission, or, not being present, have advised and encouraged its commission, * * are principals in any crime so committed.
Seite 311 - ... but all rights and liabilities under said laws shall continue and may be enforced in the same manner as if said repeal or modifications had not been made.
Seite 312 - Russia by the treaty of March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, or in any of the waters of Alaska over which the United States has jurisdiction, shall, in lieu of all other license fees and taxes therefor and thereon, pay license taxes on their said business and output as follows: Canned salmon, four cents per case; pickled salmon, ten cents per barrel; salt salmon in bulk, five cents per one hundred pounds; fish oil, ten cents per barrel; fertilizer, twenty cents per ton. The payment...