The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-26

Here produce grows unceasingy' anu
it Is OF the highest quality.
an the Yukon basin, where Fair
banks, the largest town Of the country
with a population Of abou S,OOO, IS slI-
uated, the finest kind of frult anu
vegetables are raised. The farms cover
from three to eight acres. Almost all
Of the inhabitants have automoolles
One man at Fairbanks made $4,000 on
eight acres In three years. Sometimes
the people raise wheat in the gardens,
grinding the grain in coffee mills TOT
bread. 80,
Until recently there were few cattle
raised. It was Due to the genius Oh
one man that Alaska soon may become
a great cattle raising country. There
are thousands of acres of hay in the
meadows in the Yukon basin growing
wild. This person sailed some In d
silo until It fermented. He fed h pro-
duct to his cattle M they survived
the winter. Now others are trying the
same thing. Hay during the winter is
worth $125 a ton"
During the last few years the COM
| missioner has covered an area OF 66,-
900 square miles in the interest Of the
geological department at washington.
In his district, he says, there are only
several hundred inhabitants, owing to
Its location. When at home, Mr.. Marsh
| officiatas as coroner, recorder, Justice
Of the peace. ferry licenser, and gen
eral representative for the United
| States. In addition. he teaches some of
the children Of the n~eighborhood and
| officiates as lawyer and doctor, with
a tool chest for saving off limbs when
necessary"
At one time Mr.. Marsh took a jury
| Of six men, with dogs and sleds, IT'S
miles through a raging blizzard to hold
d oororer's inquest.
AS another side of the Country's life
Mr.. Marsh declared a new civilization
was forming gradually in the populat-
ed sections, which included the highest
types of manhood and Womanhood. He
says numerous societies have for theil
heads boys and girls still in their
teens, Of splendid type, who act as
officers and make 1npromptu speeches
before ~assemblages Of hundreds OF
persons, conducting the affairs with
the certainty of maturity.
Trace Lineage Of Pioneers.
"a peculiar circumstance" he said
| us the fact that the majority Of the
white inhabitants of the country trace
their descent directly to the pioneers
Of American history. The life seems
to be in the blood"
He says the Eskimos are the most
Intelligent aborigines in the world
One child learned to read and write
the English language and the four
principles Of arithmetic in q year
"These people hold the highest virtues,
morally and commercially" he said
ITO lie is unknown. and to steal al
most unheard of. For instance, one ma
tive stole a knife. He was Immediate
ly put under life Punishment by his
fellows"
Speaking of the United States mails
and the pains and expense Uncle Sam
will take to see a letter through to it's
destination. Mr.. Marsh took for exam
pie FONT Barrows, the most northerly
point of Uncle Sans possession
There are two mails a year to this
place, he said. The average mail con
sists Of about fifteen letters, all first
class. The distance to civilization is
about 500 miles. 1t takes Uncle Sam
sixty days to lake the trip with a. dog
team, at a minimum expense of $13.5C
a day.
Sometimes in this section" he said
the thermometer drops as low as "a
degrees below zero. However, this
extremely low temperature is not sc
much more noticeable than 20 degrees
city, leaving for his home next Jan
low humidity"
After leaving Washington Mr.. Marsh
will pass several weeks in New York
city, leaving for his hame next Jan
uary.
Then" he said, begins another
siege with the life I love-"