The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-04-19
ALASKA

from here. The town. from few
tents tn the forest at tidrwatur.
has become a raAi 1.-Two city with
electric lights, graded aud gtaNeIed
streets. "a complete system OF water
works. frv protection service.
board Of trade. a national bank. and
extensive stores and warehouses IL
10 rapidly becoming city 81 homes.
THIS gateway city az present
boasts of one public and several
private schools and the bishop Mc-
Cabe college. The happy carslsHs
laughter Of children may now be
heard where but "A few years since
nothing broke the stiffness Of the
great pass save the Hhrill shrek Of
the hiuetay Or the diseordant cfs uf
the seaHul ~ pursuit uf the dog
salmon. The sound ~ the church
boil e4n also be heard through
the cold aniitudcs II the glaciers Al
most everywhere tH the vicinity Of
SkREWay have been found ludlea-
lions 81 the presence OF pay gold.
Reh Promise IN White Horse
White Horse. III miles from skaF-
way. the northw eHtern terminus Of
the railway. and the head 81 uaxi-
Eation on the upper Yukon. lr also
thriving place. The railroad
ware houses here aufpass anything
VA Alaska. extending 1000 feet along
the river banks. The copper al
must a. its doris Il bound 10 make
White Horse a prosperous town. SIX
miles away are the White Horse
rapids. from which power can be
had sufficient 10 operate all the ina
chinery Of the Nueiters. which vii
certainly be eata bilabed here.
sig Boem at ssiess.
Valdes situated near the mouth
81 the "copper" river on the east shore
OF Nalaea bay. Witch 10 a projection
o. Prince william sound. - a place
from which much Wlli hr heard Ia
the future The United states Eos.
eminent ia Spending cunhidefahia
money here. ana - connecting Il b
post rad and telegraph with EaEls
city on the upper Yukon. Eakie
city also in experiencing hlE
boom The growth 81 this new
American city has been remarkable
The taWuaite Vas laid out In Jauu.
arr. ISIS. Lots that then sold for
80 aud tlo0 Row command so and
5000. with every prospect 81 COINS
higher. on account ~ the unuauu
iaritF ~ che Canadian mining Laws.
the town II getting much of the
would otherwisa 20 90 Dawson.
whose rival IL r. becoming
fle~ofs ersw In Sitks.
slika. tho capital % Alaska. 81
Michael. fnr United States military
hcad4uartrrn for Alaska. and Ju-
neau. q commercial and mining cen
ter, are aiao rapidly CROWNS.
The latest experiments iu aErieal-
turs In Alaska have brrn aaflHfae-
tory Already freHh Vegetables are
being produced tu the vicinity II
uass son. faxie and Naldra. The sea-
sons are very short. but the da5H
are full - aunHhlus. and the ground
u kept moist without rain through
the thawinE % the frozen under
strata ~ ground. Grasses grow I've
and aIx feet high IN the Aleutiaa H.
lands. straw berries. FaapbsffieH
salmon berries nd other Wild fruit
Abouut both on fhe coast aud tn-
land A. sltka - kinds % flowers
have been grown OF found. There r.
"a luxuriant forest growth - mr.
spruce. hsml0ck and cedar IN south
eastern Alaska. and already hum
dTsds - men ars employed cutting
wood for steamers on the Yukon.
and for other purposes. To the vest
the lands are treeleHs. A. Nome not
tree grows for miles around. the
ma for portion ~ nrewoud being frtft
logs washed across HeriuE Sen from
the Yukon river.
VARIED Resources Of Alaska.
Besides the precious metals. Alas
ka IL rich In coal. petroleum. copper,
gaieun. iron. sulphur. clnnnbar. an
timouy. platinum. plumbnGo, mica,
asbestos and other metals aud mia
erals.
No country IN the world has such
extensive and varied 1sh preserves
as Alaska. which more than equal
those % all northern Europe. Green
land and Newfoundland combined.
Cod taken since the acquisition OF
the county has solid IN the coast
markets Tor 81 90 0u0. The fur seals
~ Alaska yield the government 81
the United States a revenue 81 1872
for each seal Killed. So far this has
amounted 10 over g. 600 coo, or more
than the purchase price Of the
whole country.
Daring the past q years the Her
Ing Sea and Arctic Ocean whale
fisheries have been productive 81
274 30 barrels 81 oil 329. 40 pounds
Of ivory. and s.sas.5a3 pounds ~
whaiehoue.
THE packing Of salmon IN Alaska
began ~ years ago. In 1883 81. 600
cases were put up. IN 1897 a4a tss
casea During the 10 years ineiu-
Hive over 5000 cases Each case con-
taiua IS one pound cans.