The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-10
FOR GAME
FISH AND
FORESTS
As Well as for the
Yellow Metal
AIaskas Possibilities Not Yet
Dreamed of
Has the Same Latitude as
Sweden and Norway

Alaska is teeming with animal life.
From the countless millions OF hsh
erowding its thousands OF rivers TO
the still more countless millions OF
game birds in the cover OF her limit
less forests and plains. the broad land
Is lifesustaining from the Pacific to
the Arctic Ocean. from the great
lakes at the head Of the Yukon to the
Behring Sea.
Volumes could be written on the
subject OF the inexhaustible resources
OF the country. and were a man to
do justice TO the whole subject, some
OF the stories would sound like the
exaggerations Of a person suffering
from an abnormally developed imagi.
nation
Principally the salmon canenries OF
Alaska produce at the present time
more than co per cent OF all the sal
mon canned in the whole world. and
the industry is stu 10 lis infancy.
With the rapid development Of the
salmon hatcheries and a more ra-
tional management. the whole catch
Of the rest OF the world will be equal
10 only a fraction of the annual out
put OF Alaska
But salmon is not the only hsh
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 al
ready reached a magnificent proper
ton and viii in the near future be
second 10 none in the world. the tire
mendous herring fisheries OF Norway
not excepted.
immense Fisheries.
Everybody has heard something OF
the cod fisheries Of Newfoundland or
OF Dogger banks OF Lofodden In Nor.
way. but some day there viii be
reports from Alaskan cod banks that
viii reduce these now famous fishing
grounds 10 comparative insignii.
cance.
Reports Of vast schools of mack.
erel. larger mad richer than those
caught In the Atlantic. are nov com.
ing In from the westward. and Ameri-
can enterprise viii soon take adyan-
tage Of this new aeld.
The immensity Of the Alaskan hall.
but banks is almost beyond oonceD
ton Upon them a fishing schooner
can be loaded in a few hours Only
lack OF rapid transit 70 the markets OF
the world has kept the shipping OF
halibut from being a great worldwide
industry.
The fame Of Alaska as a game
country is world wide While the
costly nr-besring animals are nov
becoming 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 interior the caribou
and moose are stin common. 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.
Game and Timber.
Along the Alaskan coast the sea is
alive with schools OF oolican. bass.
many varieties OF cod. dace. trout
founders and soles, The rivers and
lakes OF all the country are fun OF
trout the sportive grayling; the vO
racious pike and delicious large
Whitehsh
Through the enactment Of an ef-
tective same law. fur and fowl and
meat and the inyigorating sport OF
the chase viii be saved for future
generations.
Alaska has limitless forests o. red
and yellow cedar, spruce. hemlOek.
birch. cottonwood aad alder. some
OF the trees grOw TO a large size and