The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-16
ALASKA.

president Geographical Society the OF
article in the National Magazine, declares that Alaska great
empire of the size of which few people have Just
cepon than $50 large the of Rhode Island
nearly equals the Union of the Mss
sPp 1t has the grandest the world and resources sui
hcent comfortably to support 100000 OF people.
Through the heart OF the territory flows the mighty Yukon
the largest North America larger and longer than the Mis
os rn,c ,,f, " mon the Hudson The arI Of fbe VI,n has
pronounced richer than the valley the Missouri will
doubtedy some day support an immense population
People in Penns very much interested in coal and know
what wealth The president the Geographical Society
that there coal in Alaska than in Pennsylvania Coal is
but one of Aaka many mineral resources The enormous deposits
OF copper the Copper region attracting great attention.
1t has been predicted that Alaska will in the next thirty produce
produced
thirty years just ended
The Russians made fortunes frs, and millions
Alaska has the fisheries of the world Competent authorities
clare its fisheries greater than those Newfoundland and the North
Sea combined There forests Of timber Alaska which remain
practically untouched Alaska great agricultural
country 1t will day produce grain and OF better quality
The thousands upon thousands grasses
the river valleys from four feet high evidence OF the great
opportunities Tor stock raising Cattle be Wintered in southern
Alaska with far less difficulty and expense than Montana and
places cattle will look out for themselves and keep fat all winter
SO that Alaska certain to become one OF the greatest stock raising
regions OF the world
several years past had experts
work carefully investigating possibilities
these OF panstakng investigation makes public its estimate that
there at least 100000 miles OF territory Alaska admirably
a1aP'eu 10 agriculture Prof. T. IT, eorgeson OF the United States
Department OF Agriculture says There could greater
conception regard geographical fact than the popular
Alaska Is ShoWcoyered waste AS matter OF TACT one can travel
from end OF the Yukon the other and
ests and such decc wild raspbees red hucberes
and cranbernes pouOn In places the grass grows high
shoulders The finest vegetables professor
grown the Yukon and served the Professor Ma
OF the Canadian Government botanical department explains
fact by saying the vegetables than grown elsewhere
world because the twentyfou hours of the
growth that they have time harden grow tough
sweet and delicious and almost melt in the mouth"
The greatest mystery people the climate Alaska Cher
slmg idea of barren and ice
rude shock to learn that much like Pnn vania New York
and New England in and in winter while
peculiarly mild in the SOUTH mild that from Sita
west the winter temperature very much like city
Washington OF course region of such Alaska
stretching as does farther and than from New York
Francisco and farther north and south than gulf great
lakes there naturally diversity of climate The
lying influence along the whole southern
Japanese current which temper this region California
ngton and British Columbia Over the
mer and delightful and vegetation grows almost semi
tropical uXurance There millions of birds The
interior cold clear and eXharatng much the Dakota
Manitoba
What urgently in all parts of Alaska
They indispensable and would immensely profitable enter
prsc It is that capital should mid about constructing
these lines considering that every mile that has thus built has
more than paid for itself within a year
If President Roosevelt elected for purpose
y doubt or H. Secretary TAFT prevail win rcnder