April yth, igij. 

 Professor Lindsay, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P., President, in the Chair. 



" ALASKA." 

 By Governor John G. Brady. 



{Abstract.) 



The Chairman, who was received with applause, said they 

 would that evening hear a lecture upon a subject of great interest. 

 Alaska was a vast country, about as large as twenty States of the 

 Union. It possessed vast mineral and natural wealth and valuable 

 fisheries. Governor Brady was one of those men of Irish descent 

 who, in other countries, by their energy and ability had brought 

 credit on the land of their origin. He was nine years Governor 

 of that country, and he would receive a hearty welcome that 

 evening. 



The lecturer said it gave him great pleasure to tell Ihem that 

 evening of an interesting part of the globe. When he saw so 

 much going to waste on the Western coast of America it made 

 him sad to think that many could not get there to enjoy it. 

 Dealing historically with the early exploration of the country, Mr. 

 Brady spoke of the fur traders and adventurers, and referred to 

 the acquisition of the country by the United States at a cost of 

 7,200,000 dollars. Secretary Seward was much berated both in 

 the Press and on the platform for what was termed such egregious 

 folly, It was said that it was an area fit only for Polar bears and 

 " blubber-sucking Eskimos." But its extent was about 594,000 

 square miles. From the date of possession in 1867 to 191 1 it 

 had cost the United States roughly something over seven millions 

 sterling, but its production had been really wonderful. The 

 lecturer then introduced a number of excellent slides, beginning 

 with a map of the country, which led to a topographical description 



