The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

wrapped up in tissue paper, like oranges and lemons,
and which sell for almost as much. There is fruit
IN Alaska. Bill Reinhart has a cherry tree in his hot
house, and IL is much stranger to the CLINE
other plants growing beside tia palm and fg tree.
If the climatic Disadvantages be overcome there
are other business chances besides raising garden
truck and fruit There is no home grown honey in
Alaska Some one would earn lot of money by max
almost as scarce as bees Eggs laid at home n5 n
Douglas City alone afford big market The popuIa-
ton of the places which are only two miles apart
is about 5000 Spring chickens sell for seventy Ave
cents each and hens for SIPS.
Here's a field for whoever viii master the problem
OF raising chickens in the rain. It is claimed they
WohJ DO well on account of the damDness but the
incubator and breeder seem TO have met every re-
quirement up to the present time and there is no
doubt in my mind about the ability of these remark
anie machines If properly handled, TO hatch and bring
up chicks no matter if it rains all the time Ash,
professional poultryman about it, If you are not
acqualnIed with any write TO me- in of this pa
per and viii give the address Of several The
chicken business nowadays is a money Garner. and
Alaska, with a summer population of Il GOO neor1a
and about half that many in winter is field that viii
make fortune for the pioneer who goes into the thing
IN earnest. and sticks TO II until he wins
Pigs will do wen if allowed forage along the
coast but they eat so many mussas that their meat
E7ty "A hog VIII turn his back on every other
kind Of food 20 gorge himself with mussels Am the
fed although there is lily root which grows I'm Great
abundance that the hogs win dig ups and eat 1t
proves their meat
1t is quite change Of subject to 20 from pigs TO
poetry, but before closing the Alaskan series must
redeem my promise to Saginaw Jake the Indian poet
ously over the door of his home KiHisnoo 1t runs
like this
BY the Governors commission.
And the conlpany's permission,
am made the guard tyhee
Of this entire illahee.
Prominent in song and story.
I've attained the top of glory.
As Saginaw I'm known to fame
Jake IS but my common name"
Alaska is attracting a crowd. It's majestic seen
cry Is the magnet It's mountains an exaitation.
some Of them eternal crowns snow others are
apart pare ana bleak. like bald hermts of the wild
Down their slantnE sides tiny streamIets lean and
tumble while through the long professions OF
clouds ME solen7nly along like troops passing
view The tourist in and out sees am this
but he does not come in touch with the tragic side of
Arctic life
Most of those who Say in the north are not ma tra
lovers They care nothing FOR the towering grandeur
of the mountains but dig like beavers for the treasure
le streIs out are eager IN the hunt for the yellow
grains imbedded in them. Nv room mate on the
steamer coming out was an old prOspector He had
Wueu III the ICY waters OF the streams until Theuma-
usm claimed him rs its prey He was silent unob-
trllsNe almost shy Solitude had left unmistaE-
able mark upon him One night when there u fog
and all the passengers We're chatting inside Inc said
seems good to be round women folks again r,rrr
the north held him he talked it vas always
about getting cured and going back. Lots 20 dust
in that country if Teller just get the Law % the
land he would say The poor fellow was pretty
and it had used him shabby. But he held no grlIdre
In all probability he will make another try at if When
ne goes back ne VIII see again the wondrous color pic
lures as the sun hangs Its gorgeous banners in the
he will watch more the fantastic Northern
Lights as they skip and dance under the pale moon
out al MS thoughts VIII be Of duSt-yeOW elusive
dust He VIII one more turn himself into a human
grub, and go boring in the dirt. The end win not
find his blue eyes upon the glory of the noun
tam, but peering into some dark Uusightly hole,
where gold ought to be. That's the tragic side
FREDERICK J. HASKIN.