The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-14
ALASKA NEWS NOTES.
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 IL Is estimated by the bureau oi fisheries that s2O00O.OOO have been invested in the Alaska fishing in. dustry.
 The herring which swims the Wa, ters of Alaska is said to be quite the equal of the Norwegian variety.
 Alaska contains about 20 active volcanoes.
 Fifteen newspapers are published in Alaska, ten of them receiving the telegraphic dispatches from the Out, side world daily
 Cattle raised by the government stations in Alaska under the depart ment of agriculture are wintered with less mortality than in the states of Montana, North and South Dakota, or Kansas.
 The temperature at many points in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska is not so cold as Washington. D. C., or New York City in the win. ter, nor as warm as either of these places in the summer. The atmos- phere in this section of Alaska Is tempered by the Japan current. East of the coast range, however, the thermometer drops to 72 degrees below zero in winter and rises to 106 degrees in the shade in sum- mer A temperature of 10G in the shade was recorded at many of the settlements on streams entering Rot zebue sound and the Arctic ocean last year
 Many of the Alaskan placer fields are in process of transition to fields of both placer and quartz mines Twelve quartz mills have been i'm ported into the territory within the past year.
 Alaskas northern placer fields of. fer an excellent opportunity for dredging enterprises. and 26 of these gold ships have been installed with in the past two years.
 The westernmost point of Alaska is less than 80 miles from the shores of Asia. When the climatic condi, tions are favorable Siberia can be seen with a strong glass from Cape Prince of Wales.
 Coaling stations established by the government on the shores of Alaskas mainland are more than 2,000 miles nearer the Philippines than the coal ing station at Mare Island navy yard Nome. the westernmost city in Alaska is 5000 miles from New York. and there is a difference of six hours in time
 The rivers of Alaska teem with edible fish of various kinds, the principal species being salmon, gray ling, many kinds of trout and white fish
 Alaska's game birds include wild ducks. wild geese, swan. plover, par fridge. grouse and many other spe- cies.
 At the close of the fiscal year 1912 Alaska's account in the treas ury department when epitomed, show ed the following result: Debit-Pur chase price, $7,2O0,OOO; cost of maintenance over and above receipts in federal treasury for 42 years, $S.. 100000; total debit s15.000,000. Cred it-Mineral resources. s225,OOO,O00; fish and furs. $21O.OOO,OOO; other re- sources. $25,OOO,OOO: total receipts from Alaska, $46O 100000. Profit to the people of the United States, | $444, ,500,O0O.
 Alaska was bought for $7,2O0,000. It already has paid to the people of the United States in products. div idends amounting to $500 per cent. on the investment. It is worth today not millions, but billions. First New Woman - Never more surprised in my life. dear. when l ! heard the news. What on earth made you marry-and such a man? Second New Woman (apologetically) Well, dear, you see entertain a good deal, and you know can't carve poultry a bit, and he can, beau