The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-17

Alaska, and they are all fully dis
played; anthracite and petroleum form
the districts about Katella show the
most valuable deposits known on
earth. Iron, copper, antimony and
the many metal producing rock are
all exhibited and with them are lucid
explanations and descriptions from
government officials.
Agriculture Feature.
1t Is the agricultural way, however,
that the great surprise of the exhibit
is found. A great pile of vegetables
confront one as the main doors are
passed, and the size, variety and quail
ity are bewildering. All cereals,
grains. and many berries and fruit
grow to perfection, and what the
country of Alaska gives definite
promise of to the tiller of the soil is
almost unbelievable.
A corner of the main room Is de-
voted to magnificent panorama, and
standing on the raised platform of
this, an Alaskan scene of mountain,
valley and rushing streams presents
a picture of exceptional beauty and
vividness. 1t depicts the miner at
work amid the glacier covered hills,
and the changes of morning, noon,
evening and night are accomplished
in startling realistic manner.
In display cases arranged about the
entire room. are displayed collections
Of Indian implements and specimens
of their crude art, which cannot be
duplicated even in the territory itself.
Arts and crafts which: flourished years
ago have become obsolete and forgot
ten, and such specimens as remained
at the advent of the white man have
been mostly lost or destroyed. Of
these, the only examples in existence
are those secured by early settlers
who were provident enough to become
collectors in modest way. The ex-
position exhibit contains these speci-
mems gathered from every corner of
Alaska and Yukon. The education
al advancement of the Indian is DEM
onstrated by work from the many
public schools, and constitutes a val
liable exhibit. 1t has been gathered
with the utmost care and Judgment
and from 1t can be Cleaned splendid
idea of what the little school house
is accomplishing in. developing the
people native to the alnd of the mid
night sun.
No department exhibit of the United
States government at the Seattle ex-
position, is more vitality interesting to
spectators, than the demonstrations
given daily by the life saving depart
ment. The station building is dup
licate of the structure used at the
various points on the coast of the
great lakes and oceans bordering our
country. 1t contains a full compile
ment of all boats, lines, buoys and
gear used in actual service along the
coast, and is manned by a crew of ten
picked men under direction of Cap
tain o. S. Wicklund of the. Point
Adams station at the mouth of the
Columbia river.
The boats comprising, the fleet of
the station consists of one thirty-four
foot power boat, one twenty-six foot
self-bailing. self-righting power life
boat, one Beebe Mcclellan self-bailing
surf boat, and one Dobbins selfright-
ing, self-bailing unsuitable life boat.
These craft are the most approved
models in existence. and the power
boats have speeds ranging from sew
en- to nine knots per hour.
The station contains every device
in use for saving life and property at
sea, and every line, signal, bomb, life
buoy and device employed is shown
and explained by practical demonstra-
tion. The crew lives under the regu-
lar rules of the service as though
they were on duty at their several
stations, and the same constant
watches of four hour duration are
stood.
When the hour for the afternoon
demonstration arrives at the eXposi-
ton, the wharf fronting the lake on
which the station is built, is thronged
with thousands OF spectators. The
various feats showing the uses of the
different boats and gear, lis full
enough of apparent danger to make
the exhibition thrilling to every
watcher.
In the event showing the uses of
the self-righting life boat, the crew
and captain take their positions and
the boat is rapidly rowed to the spot
selected for the capsizing; at a given
signal the boat is overturned and the
men, dressed in their regular uni
forms are precipitated into the water
The boat is righted bailed and re-
turned to the station in an incredibly
short space OF time. In showing the
capabilities of the self--bailing and
self-righting power boat, the men and
captain take their places and the
craft steams away from the station;
suddenly it is stopped and by concert
ed effort, overturned. During this op-
GRAFTON the men remain within the
cockpit, and follow the boat in it's
revolution. over and over: the boat is
SO constructed that it's own weight
rights it, and the rapidity with which
the recovery is made, throws the wat
er from the hull.
To show the method by which ship
wrecked men are taken from vessel
wrecked near shore, stationary
mast has been planted about 100
yards from the station landing; this
is fitted with yard similar to the
ordinary ships rigging. From a small
cannon at the landing. projectile is
discharged and This carries Epht