The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-18

newspaper correspondent. and now owns a ranch ot Dyea to which bhs will return at Cue close of the Eno. sition. Her husband was Judge Frank Hart of CordoYo. Alaska.
 Here in this booth cordial welcome is extended not only to visiting cil. zaDa of Alaska. but o an those in.er. eslod in Alaska and desirous Of ob. talnlng information about this Croes- us country. The booth contains an Interesting and valuable collection of Alaska treasures and curios aa uoii os a display of what Alaska has to offer che tourist and traveller. Tho walls Of Che booth are hung with a splendid oil painting. panorama 25x 7l leet depicting Q section of the ice in front of Muir glacier Sailing close to shore is shown the steamship spo- kane, painted to scale.
 As seven-eigths or tho bulk of float ice is below the water line some idea of the tremendous ice field is gained
 The driftwood, sand, shells and moss in the foreground were collected at Sitlsa and specially brought down to complete the panorama. PicuresQ. uely placed on the shore line are two Alaskan Indians; Che man is an ex- pert carver of wood totem poles, and his wife Is 9 weaver of baskets and maker of moccasins.
 A large totem pole divides the ex. hibit canvasses and ig an exact copy of the famous Wrangell totem pole. lt Is the same size and coloring as the original and is carved from @ single piece of wood to represent the legend- ary history of Che Indians.
 The forly-five feet of show cases contain a s10.OOO collection of curios exhibited by members of the Alaska Cruise Club. There are rare carved worries owned by Mrs. c. D. Lane. ceremonial Chnkat blankets exhibited. by Mrs. Walter c. Graves. and wonder ful Attn baskets loaned by Mrs. c. Cross.
 In the Palace or Food Products there is an exhibit which might also be said to be distinctively Alaskan. It is the representation of the Alas. ka Packers Association. This ia a thorough exploitation of the salmon industry in Alaska. The Fortmann hatchery named after the president of the company, Henry Fortmann. is the largest fish hatchery in the world
 Matching Process Shown
 The entire process by picture and model. is shown-tbe capture Of the female salmon when the spawn Is ta- ken from her. its fertilization with the milt Of Che male. the turning of the spawn into Che fine steel mesh baskets in bine filled with water the feeding and caring for the spawn dur. ing the gestatlon period of 2i9 days, and the turning into troughs and inc lets until they are old enough to feed for themselves are some of the feat. ures. Three hundred bottles nlied with spawn. each one according to the day after which the spawn was removed from the fish. takes the egg right through the polywog state in- Go mature salmon
 There is a model cannery in replica, of the type owned and operated by the corporation in its various branch es throughout Alaska. Tn connection with this exhibit there is @ rest room where visitors may sit for a time and send postals to their friends In var ious parts of the world The room has a number of interesting things in 1t. one of which is a history rug of rein deer skins. lt was once the property of an Eskimo chief and was made in a number of parts telling the family lore.
 Skin cf Big Bear Here