Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-09
CATTLE RAISING IN ALASKA.
The Country Said 30 be Very Favor.
able 90 the Industry.

The Country said 30 be Very Favor.
able 90 the Industry.
The Fort Benton Press Is in correspond
ence with Lieutenant Schwstka, the Arc
tic explorer, who recently made a recon
noissance of Alaska in the interest Of the
Government-in regard to the project Of
establishing cattle ranches IN the Aleutian
Islands, o portion of the Territory OF
Alaska. Lieutenant Schwatka is enthu-
siastIc on the subject and thinks there is
no such cattle country in the world, a.
every circumstance is favorable and every
element of success in this business cup.
piled. Mr.. TiDgley, Of Butte City, Mon
tans, who has visited nearly all portions
Of North America, is able to confirm this
report from observation, and II he we're
not in the beef business in Montana-a
| stock country that he thinks is pretty hard
to improve upon-be would give this en-
| terprise serious consideration. We CLEAN
the following facts of interest from Lieu
tenant Schwatka's report on the islands,
with reference to the advantages to some
company that will utilize them az Q stock
range:
"a BiOuP 30 9OOut
8 5000 square miles, and Of this at least
2 1000 square miles is unexcelled pasture
laud. The elm ate is almost tropical, the
lowest temperature recorded since 1880
being one degree above zero. In this re.
gard the British Isles, even, n u COM
pare with the Aleutian group.
"The Stands are covered with luxuri-
ant grasses, among the varieties being the
celebrated bunch grass, the most nutri.
tious Of all. Without going into any
scientific or even common classification OF
the grasses says the renowned explorer,
I will say it is az luxuriant and Of as good
quality as / have ever seen in my life, and
twelve years Of that life has been spent in
close contact with the cattle interests Of
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana
and other great stock growing districts.
The domestic cattle belonging to the seal
company l saw on Oonslsska Island were
In better condition than many thousand
carloads I have seen shipped east from the
plains
1.-The market for stock will be the Pa
cifc Coast Of North America and possibly
Asia. Cattle can be shipped from the
islands to San Francisco for $40 9 head,
which is the cost Of sending a steer from
our ranges to Chicago"
Aleuttudut DCuWHthd buBbeetb uumcfUue
advantages the cattle kings Of these islands
would have over the sovereign of the
boundless plains. No fencing for any
purpose would be necessary, for the
ranges are - girded By the sea-" the ma
tives are docile and friendly, and would
supply all the labor the company needed
at Q nominal cost; to round up would be
the work of q few days instead of many
mOntha. prairie fires are %unkpoWD: cattle
pests, such as flies, mosquitoes. etc., are
swept away by the sea breezes. etc. 1t is
proposed, il possible. TO organize Q CON-
pany this Win ter to embark in the enter
prise next season. The Lieutenant is
willing to take the management and prove
that the project is e feasible aud profit
able one. II looks like il ought to be
such, and we have no doubt that in time
not only these islands,. but much OF the
Alaskan Coast will become an important
stock growing region.