The Seward gateway., 1915-10-11
ALASKA AT
 THE EXPOSITION
(From The All-Alaska Review.)

The thOuSandS or AIdSkdHS Nilo have attended the Panama Pacific .n- ternational Exposition have returned homo delighted with what they have seen of other countries but enthusi- astic about the part Alas'a has taken in sending its quota of ed4cation o this great world university.
 At the beginning of the Exposition period it had been planned to have an Alaskan Building bu. as this was oot feasible, it was abanlorcd. How ever, the United States Government and the Pacific Coast Steamship Com pany both decided that Alaska played too important part in the commcrc- ial and financial world, on account of its infinite resources to be left un- sung and so there are two splendid and exhaustive exhibits at the Expos ition, pertaining to this yitally i'm portant region. One, the govern ment'S display, is in the United States Department of Interiors section Tn the Palace of Mines; the other, the sociological display of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, occupies a booth at the entrance to the Palace of Transportation.
 The former exhibit does not confnc itself entirely to the mining industry it also takes up the subject of ex- perimental agriculture, and the timb- CT industry. Also, the natural bcaut- ies of this great and wonderful North west are not forgotten Naturally however, the most important topic for consideration is mining, for it is the underground of Alaska that caus- ed her to become something of a world-power and one of Uncle Sans most prized treasure boxes. The most striking exhibit and one which car ries more weight with it than others in the section, stands in one corner. It is an enormous gilded cube bear ing the legend that $2l4OOO,OOO was Alaska's gold production between t'C years of 1880 and 1914
 In glass cases, prepared under the direction and with the cooperation Of the Chambers of Commerce of tfe different important towns of Alaska are specimen ores and nuggets from the mining districts. There are top- per ores from Kaasan, Ketchikan, Prince of Wales. Island, Woewodsky Island, Cordova, Copper River Valley, Sitka, Fairbanks and Nome regions. There are gold nuggets and gold bear ing ores from all of the regions tha: have played such an important part in mining circles in hast twenty-five years. There are specimens of  bituminous coal from the Matanuska fields, of semi-anthractie from the Bering River fields and Ignite from the Cooks Inlet fields. Marble from Orr's Island, oil from KataIla and antimony, gypsum and graphite from other sections, all contribute towards a tale of almost unbelievable wealth hidden away under the far-away peaks and ridges. These resources also unfold tale of a potent future, for the worlds need cannot fail to dev:lope all of this vast region of un- told wealth.
 A most interesting lot of infoma- ton is contained in three cases of agricultural products which have been proven capable of splendid growth in Alaskan soil. Uncle Sam has estab- lished three agricultural experiment stations in Alaska, one at Fairbanks, one at Kodiak and a third at Ram part. From these three stations have come specimens of red clover rhubarb, rye, oats, wheat barley bluctop, redtop, potatoes, cabbage, beans, peas, tomatoes, bush berries red entrants, raspberries, blue ber- rie;, cranberries, strawberries, cher ies, apples, gooseberries and salmon berries which show without question that the plains and mountain meadows of Alaska are rich with q future for the pioneer farmer looking for new soil to conquer.
 The forests of Alaska, at present in the Forest Reserve, also promise to d:vulge an enormous amount of wealth when they are turned open for consumption. One specimen of