Excerpt from A Report Upon the Condition of in the Territory of AlaskaIn connection with my survey of affairs in the Territory, the Seal Islands in especial, I have been most fortunate in being associated with a gentleman so efficient and conscientious as Lieut. Washburn Maynard, the officer selected by the Secre tary of the Navy, in compliance with the act of Congress, to accompany me on this tour Of investigation, and to report in dependently.It is also fitting that I should speak in ¿attering terms of the high character of the service rendered us this season by Capt. J. G. Baker, commanding the United States revenue-cutter Reliance, who carried us with all care and expedition to such points as we saw fit to designate, and which it was possible to visit in a sailing-vessel, with the time allotted.The several subjects within the scope Of my report I have arranged, and herewith respectfully present in the following order, viz chapter I. The character OF the country.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.