The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-04
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Address ON CLIMATIC CONDITION.
AVID AGnlcULruRAL RESOURCES.


By invitation Of the chambsr Of Cen
merge, H 4. BAH delivered IN interesting
address before that body yesterday after.
noon On r1s climate and Agricultural ~
sources OF Southern Aiaska. Mr.. Bah II
connected with the weather bureau service
and has JuE spent several months In Alas
IA under orders from the government. es-
taoiisninx stations At various points along
the coast. with headquarters at Siska- He
II an osd University Of Pennsylvania man,
and prior TO last spring was stationed at
Cornell university Al that time he was
ordered 10 AizshA by Prof. Willis l. Moore,
VINO - In charge of the department. After
telling briefly Of his mission, speaking In .
conversational tone. Mr.. Bali said.
spent the latter part Of the spring. al
summer and part OF the fall ia making .
snorough tour Of the coast as far west as
ably better informed. bus east OF the Ale
Rnansss ind froao misconceptions as TO
the climate Of Alaska, Most people there
l ny ais ina, Il runs from great extremes
OF heat In the summer. and that the In
= al Ian simply alternate between furs
peSature Of Sitka Is very much the same
as u Is here. though he rainfall al sisks
=, ,ha Tar xs snsa1er learn from Mr. Salisbury
from 80 TO Id inches MOS, Of his nov.
ever. falls during the winter months.
further west. as one gets out into the
fakutat Day district. where the mountains
are further back from the water. the eli
male - hne. and the weather a. beautiful
ss can be found anywhere. There II to
snsn rs s e the
~, Dut II does not compare in grandeur
with that further west. People who have
visited visit sl,kz are apt % imagine they have
s zen inc best OF Alaska. They should go
'on Prince William sound the islands
are prec1pitous and there is a great deal
KadIak island country there d 4 iine eli eli
mate. and here one finds an abundance OF
nowers and grasses. though no trees Here
ming bird and the other : genuine Tna s nu
bu!lfrog. The humminx bird u not sup
posed 70 be found north Of Sitka.''
,ura ss spsse = snssa e hs
Inlet is saying that they could produce all
nouncins them a. fine cattle ranges as
thick grass up to his shoulders. and had
..s.sd sraln. He haa found the variety
Among other surprises to him was the
discovery % 10 many common flowers.
such a. the forget-me-nof that had been
familiar to him IN the East When he
had sent back some OF these a. souvenirs
to his friends In Pennsylvania, New York
and Virginia. they had been a little skepti-
cal about his acting them In Alaska
Mr.. Bal. strongly advocated the setting
apart OF geaerous portion OF the Cook IN
let country as a reservation for the native
Alaskans He argues that the government
owes this much to them: that It has never
spent cent for their maintenance and
that the lands there. which are a paradise
for hunters and farmers belong to them.
In a short time. he said, II will be stripped
OF game, such as the mountain goat
moose. deer and bear, which now abound
there. II is Just such country az would
as to its agricultural resources and OF
proper methods They allow their tur-
nlps even TO grow on top of the ground
But they could and should be taught bet
ter.
Mr.. Ball answered a number OF questions
asked him by members OF the chamber
and ut the close OF his address received a
unanimous vote OF thanks for hts Inter
esting, instructive and valuable address"