The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03

rent is much greater than the Gulf Stream South. eastern Alaska has mild climate and sum- mer. The mean temperature a Sitka is the same as the mean temperature Washington, D. C. South western Alaska has climate similar to the climate Of Southern Canada. North of the Yukon river Arctic ocean Alaska has cold climate winter and hot climate during the short months. South eastern Alaska is composed largely beautiful islands It is a mineral and fishing country. rich now and destined to become Some of these islands in southeastern Alaska are heavily tmbered with pine spruce. hemlock, and red and yellow cedar.
 The timber resources these islands in south. eastern Alaska invaluable and thus they never known the sound of the woodmans They are virgin forests The fishing industries in southeastern Alaska are becoming the greatest in the world. According to the governent report there are over 30 different kinds of food fishes only last sum- mer the United States Fish Commission boat the Al. batrss. found the habitat these fish on the great banks off the of Alaska-the home of the sal mon and the halibut and herring and the mackerel. This part of Alaska will furnish for years and years to come enough food fish supply the wants of the people d the United States. Southeastern Alaska will never be an agricultural country, because it is too mountainous. T. has valleys and no rivers but it has an ideal climate, and it is going to be the spor smans and the poor the sick mans paradise It is saving up there, that when the tide is out Jhe table is set" because no posr man need go hungry in Alaska unless he wants to do SO He live the products of the sea-
 Southwestern Alaska. from the international boun- diary line 10 the Aeuian islands. is a wonderful c-un- try and quite different from southeastern Alaska This part of Alaska k rich in mineral wealth: ineomparable ID it's possibilities for cal e and agriculture. part of ii is well tn.3arei exceedingly fertile There are great valleys in this part Alaska the Copper River Valley, t1e Valley the Yentna Valley the Ianana Valley and tha valley of the Kuskokwim-aIl awaiting development II is estimated that in this see ion Alaska here is al feast half much coal as there is in all ae rest of the United within it's confines arr the ca.tle sheep ranges under the American flag. Here is the land for the immigrant Here is t'e place for the home seeker In these valleys stretches of arable lands muca greater in area than of the states of the union; and this part Alaska alone it is said by those who are mpeyent 10 testify, support people larger than the population Norway Swed- CT and Finland and Denmark combined
 Look again the map. On the hills here in southwestern Alaska ranges. and here in abundance grows what called buffalo grass-grass tha, stands feet high. saccharne matter; ana the cattle grazed out here all the without proec- uon from the weather It is superior country for ca lie grazing anything northern states They have no blizzards and in the winters. although cold have little climate is dry and invig- 7raing. Cattle there all the year round. and hey are fater and in better conditicn in the spring thar they are in the fall What country for the cattlemen?
 Alaska north of the Yukon is vast country stretching away from the Yukon river Arctic Ocean. This part of Alaska has very little timber II is barren land and essentially a mining country It is rich in mineral resources. in copper and in gold and tin, and al various other kinds of min erals This part of Alaska will always sparsey in- habted by migratory population, by people who go there mine, and when mines are worked out they will come away
 Southwestern Alaska however, is destined in the next p have permanent agricultural and eattle-rasng pepula ion, and the day will come when this part of Alaska will contain and sustain several million people. It has a permanent population of thousands who have gone there and been there many years many of whom born there and they intend stay there. Mark what I say the day will come when southwestern southeastern Alaska will be in this union