The daily Alaskan., 1915-11-01
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 AT EXPOSITION
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spect to other countries. The oth- CT represents the mining of Alaska and illustrates the various methods of mining, dredging, hydraulic and underground ore mining where con ceutration is necessary.
 This model also gives a good idea of the topography and character of the country, giving heart to the prospector, settler and adYenturer who labor under the erroneous i'm pression that Alaska is a dreary winter waste. Flowered fields, tree-clad mountains, exquisite mead dow-bordered tarns and trout filled rivers are some of the sum- mer delights of this far northern land.
 R. V. Sewell, Alaska's noted artist has sent a number of excellent cauvases to the exhibit. They all portray some charm of the Alaskan land, either a bit of beautiful seen cry, a fine industrial landscape or a painting of genre portraying types of Alaskan people and glimpses of their daily life.
 In the Palace of Transportation the Pacific Coast Steamship com pauy features Alaska and also pro yides attractive quarters for the AL aska Cruise club. This exhibit is under the direction of Mrs. Mary B. Hart, of San Francisco and Alaska, a woman of great energy and abili- ty, who spent fifteen years in Alas ka as a miner and newspaper cor respondent, and now owns a ranch at Dyea to which she will return at the close of the exposition. Her husband was Judge Frank Hart, of CordoTa, Alaska.
 Here in this booth cordial wei come is extended not only to visit ing AIaskans, but to all those in terested in Alaska and desirous of gaining information about this Croesus country. The booth con tains an interesting and valuable collection of Alaskan treasures and curios as well as a display of what Alaska has to offer the tourist and traveller. The walls of the booth are hung with a splendid oil paint ing, a panorama 25x71 feet, depict ing a section of the ice front of Muir Glacier, Sailing close to shore is shown the steamship Spo- kane, painted to scale. As seven cighths of the bulk of floating ice is below the water line, some idea of the tremendous ice fields is gained.
 The driftwood, sand, shells and moss in the foreground were col Iectei at sitka and specially brought down to complete the pan orama. Picturesquely placed on the shore line are two Alaskan h. dians: the man is an expert cary CT of wooden totem poles, and his wife is a weaver of baskets and maker of mOccasins.
 4 large totem pole divides the evhibit cauvases and is an exact CODY of the famous Wrangeu totem pole. It is the same size and col bring as the original and is carved from a single piece of wood to re- present the legendary history Of the Indians.
 The forty-7'vo feet of show eases contain a $lO,OOO collection of curtos exhibited by members of the Alaska Cruise club. There are rare carved worries owned by Mrs. c. D. Lane, ceremonial Chilkat blankets exhibited by Mrs. Walker c Graves, and wonderul Attu baskets loaned by Mrs. c. Cross.
 In the Palace of Food Products there is an exhibit which might al- so be said to be distinctively AL askau. It is the representation of the Alaska Packers association. This is a thorough exploitation of the salmon industry in Alaska. The Fortmann hatchery, named after