The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-18
ALASKA AT SAN
 FRANCISG0 EXPOSITION

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 The houaands of Naskans who have attended tho Panamo-Paclne international Exposition have return. ed home delighted with what they have seen of other countries, but en. ihusiastc about the part Alaska has taken in sending its quota of educa' ton Go this great world university.
 At Che beginning of the exposition period it had been planned to have an Alaska Building, but as this was not feasible. t was abandoned. How ever, the United States government, and Che Pacific Coast Steamship com pany both decided that Alaska played too important 9 part in the conner cial and financial world on account of It's infinite resources to loo left un- sung and SO there are two splendid and exhaustive exhibits at the exposi- tion pertaining to this yitaily import ant region. One. the government's display Is in the United States de- partment Of interiors section in the Palace of Mines. the other the sociol. ogicai display or the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, occupies a booth at the entrance to the Palace Of Trans portation.
 The former exhibit does not confine itself entirely to the mining industry, it also takes up the subjects or ex- perimental agriculture, and the tim- her industry Also the natural beau ties of this great and wonderful Northwest ere not forgotten. Natural iy however. the most important topic for consideration is mining, for it is the underground of Alaska that caus. ed her to become something of @ world-power and one of Uncle Sams most prlzed treasure boxes The most striking exhibit and one which car ries more weight with it than an the others in the section stands in one corner It is an enormous gilded cube bearing the legend that S255,- 100000 was Alaslza's gold production between the years of 1880 and 1914.
 Specimens of Ores
 In glass cases. prepared nuder the direction and with the cooperation Of the chambers of commerce Of the dig- ferent important towns Of Alaska, are specimens of ores and nuggets from the mining districts There are cop- per ores from Kasaan. Ketchikan. Prince of Wales Island. WoewodslSy Island. Cordoya, Copper River Valley Silka, Fairbanks and Nome regions. There are gold nuggets and goid-bear- ing ores from an of the regions that have played such an important part in mining circles In the last twenty ly-five years. There are specimens of bltuminous coal from the Matnauska fields of semi.anthracite from the Der ing River fields and Ignite from the Cook Inlet fields.
 Marble from Orr's Island. oil from Katalla. antimony, gypsum and gra- phite from other sections. all contri- bute towards a tale Of almost unbe- neyable wealth hidden away under the far-awny peaks and ridges. These resources also unfold 9 tale ot po- tent future, for the worlds need can not fail to develop an of this vast re- zion of untold wealth.
 A most interesting lot of iniorma- ton is contained in three cases of az riculture products which have been proved capable of splendid growth in Alaskan soil Uncle Sam has estab- lshed three agricultural experiment statons in Alaska, one at Fairbanks, one at Kodiak and a third at Rampant. From these three stations have come specimens Of red clover, rhubarb. rye. oats. wheat, barley. biuetop. redtop, potatoes cabbage, beans. peas, toma- toes. blueberries. cranberries, rasp- berries. blueberries cherries. apples. gooseberries and salmon berries which show without question that the plains and mountain meadows of Alaska are rich with a future for the pioneer far mer looking for new soil to conquer
 Forests Also Represented
 The forests of Alaska. at present in the forest reserve. also promise to furnish an enormous amount of wealth when they are turned open for con- sumption One specimen of Sitka spruce. Picea Sitkensis, brought from the Tongass National Forest in Ket- chikan. measures seven feet in dia- meter A notice tackled to the trunk says that the tree was 1S0 feet high and is just a conservative example of what the other trees in this region are.
 The exhibit includes two fine plas- ter models. One is a map of Alaska showing the telegraph lines, railroad lines and also Alaska's position on the globe and with respect to other coun- tries. The other represents the min ing of Alaska and Illustrates the var ious methods of mining, dredging hy- draulic and underground ore mining where concentration is necessary.
 This model also gives a good idea os the topography and character of the country. giving heart to the pros. pector. settler and adventurer who labor under the erroneous impression that Alaska is a dreary winter waste FlOwered fields, tree.clad mountains