ALASKA. 7 



On the subject of Alaska, it is safe to assert that no other 

 iinexplored section of the world was ever brought into notice 

 suddenly, about which so much has been emphatically and 

 positively written, based entirely upon the whims and caprices 

 of the writers, and, therefore, it will not be at all surprising if 

 the truth in regard to the Territory does frequently come into 

 conflict with many erroneous popular opinions respecting it. ' 



With the hope that the results of my labor as presented in 

 the following report will meet with your approval and support, 



I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your , obedient 

 .servant, 



HENRY W. ELLIOTT, 

 Special Agent Treasury Department. 



Hon. B. H. Beistow, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



