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 OUTLYING TERRITORIES 637

Manufactures are mostly confined to production for local consumption. In 1910 (according to Federal census results), the State had 268 industrial establishments; the capital invested in manufacturing industries was 6,195,109 dollars, the wage-earners numbered 2,867, the materials used cost 2,608.189 dollars, and the output amounted to 6,249,078 dollars. The chief manufactured products were cars made or repaired, 2,336,678 dollars ; lumber and timber product.*, 751.249 dollars; flour and grist, 746,299 dollars : butter, 268,862 dollars.

Wyoming has no navigable rivers. In 1917, the railways in the State had a length of 1,924 miles, the Union Pacific, the Chicago, BurliDgton and Quincy, and the Chicago and North-Western railways being the principal lines. There arc also 22 miles of electric railway.

The system of stage route transportation is still common.

On June 30, 1919, there were in the State 3 savings banks whose deposits amounted to 1.633,003 dollars, number of depositors, 3,348.

Books of Reference.

The Reports of the various Executive Department*

Report on the State Census, 1915.

Coal and oil in Wyoming, 1911.

Wonderful Wyoming, 1910. Board of Immigration, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Bancroft (H. H.), History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming. 8an Francisco. ISM.

Coulant (C. Q.% History of Wyoming Laramie (Wyo.), 1899.

Hebard (G. R.). The Government of Wyoming. San Francisco, 1914.

Morris (R. C), Historical Collections. Cheyenne, 1897.

Petrrton (C. L.), Men of Wyoming. Denver. 1915.

OUTLYIHG TERRITORIES.

ALASKA.

Government. — Alaska was purchased by the United States from Russia under the treaty of March 30, 1867, the purchase price having been 7,200,000 dollars. The Governor is appointed by the President of the United States for 4 years, and is assisted by a Surveyor-General, who is ex-officio Secre- tary of the Territory, and other officials.

By Act of Congress approved August 24. 1912, Alaska became a Territory, with a legislative assembly consisting of 8 senators and 16 representatives. Congress reserved to itself the right to legislate on certain subjects, so that the Territory is now governed conjointly by Congress at Washington and by its local legislative assembly. The first session of the legislature convened at Juneau, the capital, on March 3, 1913, and continued in session 60 days. Regular sessions are held biennially. Special sessions may be called by the governor.

Govern*- — Thomas Riggs, Jr., 191S-22 (7,000 dollars).

Area and Population. — The area of the territory is 590.884 square miles, and the census population from 1880 to 1910 is shown as follows : —

Tear

Population

Per sq. mile

Year

Population

Per sq. mile

IfcSO

lj.90

3M26 32,052

0-05 0-05

1900 1910

fiS.59? 64.356

0-1 0-1