Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-06
PROLIFIC ALASKA.
Territory Rich in Fish, Game, Ores and
Agriculture.

From the Skagway Alaskan.
Alaska is teeming with animal life. From
the countless millions of fish crowding its
thousands of rivers to the still more count
less millions of game birds in the cover OF
her limitless forests and plains the broad
land is DEMONSTRATING from the Pacific to
the Arctic ocean, from the great lakes at
the head of the Yukon to the Boring sea-
Principally the salmon canneries of Alas
ka produce at the present time more than
60 per cent of all the salmon canned in the
whole world, and the industry is still in its
infancy. With the rapid development of the
salmon hatcheries and a more rational
management the whole catch of the rest
of the world will be equal to only frac-
ton of the annual output of Alaska.
But salmon is not the only fish schooling
on the Alaskan coast and it's outlying banks
The output of the herring fisheries that
were started only two or three years ago.
has already reached magnificent proper
ton, and will in the near future be second
to none in the world, the tremendous her
ring fisheries of Norway not excepted
Everybody has heard something of the cod
fisheries of Newfoundland or OF Dogger
banks of Lofoden in Norway But some day
there will be reports from Alaskan cod
banks that will reduce these now famous
canoe.
Reports of vast schools of mackerel
larger and richer than those caught in the
Atlantic are now. coming in from the west
ward, and American enterprises will soon
take advantage of this new field
The immensely of the Alaskan halitut
banks is almost beyond conception Upon
them fishing schooner can be loaded ir a
few hours Only lack Of rapid transit to
the markets of the world has kept the ship
ping OF halibut from being a great world
wide Industry. The fame of Alaska as a
game country is world wide. While :ne
costly fur-bearing animals are now becon-
ing scarce IN the more settled parts there
are still large areas where they abound
The deer on the islands of the coast are
still plentiful, in spite of the enormous
numbers killed every year. and in the m
terror the caribou and moose are still COM
mon Bears of several varieties are very
plentiful in wilder portions of the country
Bands of mountain goats range the higher
uplands. OF fur animals. the fox, lynx
marten beaver otter. mink and many other
species are still caught each year in large
numbers.
Along the Alaskan coast the sea Is alive
with schools of oolican, bass, many varie-
ties of cod dace. trout, founders and soles
The rivers and lakes of all the country are
full of trout, the sportive grayling, the vo-
racious pike and delicious large whitehsh
Through the enactment of effective
game law. fur and fowl and meat and the
1nVlgoratlng sport of the chase will be saved
for future generations
Alaska has limitlesS forests of red and
yellow cedar. spruce hemlock, birch cotton
wood and alder. Some of the trees grow
to large size and will scale on the aver
age better than the timber in the eastern
forests. In Alaska is the reserve supply for
American lumbermen. Hundreds of miles
north of Skagway the attempts at garden
ing and farming have been surprisingly sue
cessful Finest vegetables are now cuIti-
waited at Dawson. Good gardens at Eagle
City and at other places along the Yukon
are reported. For years successful culture
| no oof; God Ill,
on the Yukon.
| The great river valleys like Yukon, Tan
ana and Cooper river embrace cultivable
areas large enough for good size states.
| The people of the states will with wonder
see proofs of what Alaska can produce at
| the worlds fair in ST. Louis next summer
This country can exhibit garden produce
| that is Incompatible in growth and quality