The Nome nugget., 1902-10-08
ALASKA'S GREAT RESOURCES.

Alaska is destined 10 become a great common wealth. It comprises mighty territory geographi- 'cally speaking. It is great in the variety of its sources; 1t is mining country as we'll as territory which offers the largest field in the world for the prosecution of the fishing industry. It is country in which are found magnificent forests of timber. It has coal and petroleum, yet to be developed to be sure but that these commodities exist in great abund need scarcely be doubted. It has also vast areas of grazing and agricultural land and that these will soon be utilized is apparent.
 Already preparations are making for the estab- lshment of Finnish colony on kenai peninsula n the Cook inlet region. The climate is good, the land is fertile the opportunities waiting The great Yukon valley and the vast stretch of country lying between the Yukon and Valdes also presents great opportunities for stock raising and probably for agr culture. Then there the islands of tho Aleutian group, which, are told most inviting fieds for the stock raiser. In all those sections which have enumerated grasses grow uxurousy, the flowers blvvaI sind thS.lssld is ell watered. ' =
 The illusions concerning Alaska fast p}ssing away Enlightenment to its actual value is spreading. Except, it may be, in the remoteNeast, Alaska is no longer looked upon as perpetl ice box. It is even slowly dawning upon the m N who make our :aws that Alaska is country of wonderful
 
 men prominent in business circles of the country have visited portion of the land and pronounced it good One of these is Warner Miller, of New York, former United States senator from that state. Mr. Miller was in Southeastern Alaska last summer, and he to have made good of his trip through that portion of Alaska.
 Referring to a report that James J. Hill contem- plated the building of railroad from Cook inlet to Nome it would seem according to Mir. Miller if the great railway magnae deers to the exsenators judg 'msnt, the railroad will not be constructed, at least flor many years yet. Mr. Miller does not believe the project to be commercially feasible, though "Cape Nome district is found capable of yielding for many years much $4OOOOOOO annually in gold" Tho railroad, in his opinion, could not begin to com .pets with the al-water service
 What MT. Miller reports regarding the marvellous resources of Alaska is of public interest perhaps than his opinion of the feasibility of transAlaskan railroad. The natural wealth of Alaska is in her timber mines and fisheries He believes that Alaska and the Klondike will continue to yield an annual output of not less than $2O OOOOOO the most of which will continue to find its way to the United States.
 It is over the timber resources of Alaska that the 'ex-senator grows most enthusiastic. In the low. lands and valleys are primeval forests almost un. matched in extent and adaptability for commerce In addition to these forests that awaiting the mill and lumbermsn, there is vast of wealth in the salmon fisheries It is the belief of Mr. Miller that Alaska is to become the worlds great supply for salmon and other fish that be canned and saltsd
 Here is territory that thought by the poli- tcians to be very dear at $72OO,OOO, which is now capable of yielding $1OOOO0OOO annually from three industries mining, numbering and fisheries.