Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-20
A SPLENDID PUBLICATION

"N'aska Our Frontier Wonderland is the title of publication just received. It IS issued by the Alaska bureau of the Seattle Chamber ot Commerce. and consists of more than one hundred pages ot mat ter well written and illustrated by artistic halt-tones, some of which are from photos taken by Mr. McPher- son. one of the compilers during survey work m the territory in the summer of 1914 Unlike much ot the .boom'' literature associated with the early develop ment of the West, it IS conservative in its prophecleS and truthful in its assertions. It gives comprehen- sjve idea of Alaskas possibilities and resources with ont entering upon extravagant dissertations. It IS york that will give the outside world wealth of real information in regard to the territory It IS gotten ", under inc supervision of Scott C. Bone editor o the Seattle telligencer, and J. L. NcPherson' one of the best-informed of men on Alaska and one of the most enthusiastic believers m Its future re- spectvey chairman and manager ot the bureau ne following interesting information IS from the work:
 Gold vas produced 1915 the value of s16oOOooo That grea was only s2447 The annual of the director of the mint 1915 says of the gold yield of the state forna With the exception o one year. ooo the lg' h @ ou the state for 1914 higher than has been since Conner production the mining of which has only begun eaed H. the year 1915 31 of the product oi Montana
 Coal fields of greater are exposed by nature alone nan are the entire state of Pennsylvania anG we ko"
 
 Tin was produced in 1915 the value of S7941 Alaska has the only tin mines on the continent ,o,-
 Antnl the value of SS9345 was mned during l9o
 Gypsum output in 1915 had a value of $65SOo
 Marble that the marble of Vermont both in quantity and uual y being extensively developed Tn Southeastern Alaska The value of this industry 1915 was SlO4,SSS
 Miner oil being produced and rehned from one cla'n S of mineral oil have been reported Tn areas No deyelopmen this industry possible as all ollbearin: lands are reserved from entry . r,
 Iron deposits have been discovered in numerous localities The cevelora this industry dependent upon local snehg industry Alaska which in turn awaits the opehg o the coz" fields
 Aas fishing industry assuming proportions and continues hold ranking place value of output The value the filming products for the 1915 about S259 AUG That of he of Washington about sS OOoOOO
 Reindeer were imported Alaska from 1900 1902 to the 2S0 head June 30 1914 the herds numbered S2 and during the previous year than GOO received from the sale o estimated that there sutcent grazlng land in Alaska for 1O0OO0OO of these animals
 cur development in Alaska today is practical reality Probab families today securing part CT all oi from agricultural pursuits estimated that there are square miles of arabic lands This greater area than the entire state of Oregon
 power available amount than possessed by all of our Pacific coast states
 The book contains valuable and reliable lnforrna- ton upon every phase of Alaskan activities, and concludes as follows:
 It is rly with the construction least three Alaskan railroads reaching from harbo on tdewaer into the vast Interior Alaska with numerous branches as feeders that the wonderful of Alaska be economically developed a made the of With the construction of these roads ard the building of the branches feeders and with liberal policy of nducement and spirit of encouragement toward he pioneer and pioneer capital Alas will pour into the lap people of wealth only gold copper and precious metals but also of fish agricultural products meats furs coal that will have compeer Alaska has future be pictured by the enthusiastic opmlst country that has made such showing with handful Of under the most adverse and restrictive conditions oilers un told possibilities The construction trunk railway lines will result the opening empire times great the of Washington, and than times rich m natural resources extent and wealth have been preached by any frontier land Hers should be future of the greatest prosperity the duty of people that she the rational development which she has so long been depled