Governors of Washington, territorial and state . tutions, he comments on the new treatywith the Sandwich islands and the possibilities ofcommerce. He wrote before the name of Alaska hadcome into use, as this extract shows: Since the last session of her legislative assem-bly, Washington territory has ceased to be the ex-treme northwestern portion of the United Statesdominions. The acquisition, by treaty, of RussianAmerica and the Aleutian archipelago gives her acomparatively central position with respect to ourentire possessions on this slope, and adds materiallyto her geographical importance.
Governors of Washington, territorial and state . tutions, he comments on the new treatywith the Sandwich islands and the possibilities ofcommerce. He wrote before the name of Alaska hadcome into use, as this extract shows: Since the last session of her legislative assem-bly, Washington territory has ceased to be the ex-treme northwestern portion of the United Statesdominions. The acquisition, by treaty, of RussianAmerica and the Aleutian archipelago gives her acomparatively central position with respect to ourentire possessions on this slope, and adds materiallyto her geographical importance. This extension ofthe national boundaries wall give a new impetus tothe commerce of the Northern Pacific and open anew market to our productions. The big advantagehe saw was in the whale and cod fisheries of thenew lands to the north. All this seems archaic tothose who have lived to see the wealth of gold,furs, salmon and other things flowing out of thetreasure land of Alaska, ALVAN FLANDERS ALVIN FLANDERS Eighth Territorial Governor1869 to 1870. NO. VIII.—ALVAN FLANDERS Alvan Flanders was a man of vigor and of wideexperience. He was born in Hopkinton, N. H., onAugust 2, 1825. He attended the public schools andthen learned the machinists trade in Boston. Likemany other young men of his day he was touchedwith the Western fever and emigrated to Californiain 1851. Instead of going- to the gold mines, heembarked in the lumber business. This he continueduntil 1858, when he joined with others in organizingand publishing the San Francisco Daily Times. He was elected to the California legislature fromSan Francisco and was rewarded with was appointed by President Lincoln to a posi-tion in the San Francisco mint and later to the posi-tion of registrar of the United States land office inHumboldt. In March, 1S63, he removed to Washington terri-tory and entered into business in Wallula. In 1866he was the Republican candidate for delegate tocongress. His Democratic opponent w
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