The state herald., 1919-11-07

great length Of the days. that growing season IL
worth about 200 Of our days. So that they are
enabled to grow crops suitable to take care Of q
large population and take care Of the stock that
they may produce. The crops are wheat oats.
rye. barley, hay and they have produced an alfalfa
which makes good crop. Its vast forests Of tim
Der suitable for paper pulp are awaiting ready
market while Its fisheries are the greatest this
continent.
Mr. Miller Of Washingtou.-I have been over
nearly all Of Alaska. have gone into the hills
with my pack on my back. l have teamed what
few provisions had 200 or 900 miles with dog
team out to my diggns. The greatest copper
mines on the face Of the earth are within the
territory Of Alaska. You know how we searched
the world for metals during the war. We have 90
per cent OF them In Alaska They are there await
Ing the hand that will develop them
Something has been said here Of the reindeer
situation. There is prettier sight In the world
than TO see II thousand head OF reindeer grazing
on II mountain side. The Aleutian islands are full
OF them. There are 10000 or 100000 reindeer in
Alaska. They are n godsend to the natives They
go out with their little herds. An Indian ar mn
Eskimo may not have over % or 30 reindeer hut
he herds them ms u careful husba ndman takes cnre
OF his little flock of sheep. Incidentally they nre
cleaning out the wolves and lynxes and the other
predatory animals that infest the country The
reindeer support the natives. And truly believe
that with the grent grazing lands TINT there are in
Alaska. the future development Of the re,nd,e,
ms substantial source Of meat supply TO- our
country is one Of the most promising that we haye
before Us.
Now. the climate there Is not bad. Over In the
Interior In the Yukon valley the atmosphera 4.
dry. and with the temperature 25 degrees helo,
zero you can wear nm ordinary hat all dny long
and your ears will not get cold. When you On an,
to the coast you get the moisture Going away
from the coast Into the Yukon valley you 20
over mountain chain some 1000 feet high and
when you ge, that chain you are In the yr..,
arctic slope have come out OF that valley with
the thermometer ~ degrees below zero WHARF :
could stay cut doors all day without dlscomfo,,
and have dropped over that mountain chain on,v
~ miles and come out to the coast wber. a..
thermometer wns degrees below zero ANA h.v.
nearly perisiied with the cold. The interior a. .
cold. dry climate Animals can forur. sII .,,n..
In the interior country.
II would surprise some Of you to know Tim, in
tina, country the ground II cternniiy frozen NJ
one has ever dug through the frost. and thev h.y.
been down a thousand feet.
The fields Of barley md rye and whom,
grown on the top Of ground that is frozen for :
thousand feet beneath. II thnws on the .,-s.
In the summer time. Il gets very warm Ths.s
10 daylight TO- ~ and ~ hours In the d.v .ns
crops mature quickly. They come right nm 60 -
night OF course. In the winter the nights mr.. ,or,
mud dark md cold. but the summer season. =. A.
nrhful The thermometer goes up to 60 no ana
~ In summer. but In the winter II becomes exceed.
,nry cold the coacst ~ weather ever saw In the
Yukon Wiley was Gs degrees below zero, TIN, i.
cold weather. md II is dangerous weather. nm, n.
you 20 down the Yukon river. md pcrhnp, s0U
miles from the mouth. there is u Catholic mlsslor
the Holy Cross mission. There II one Of tho ,nos,
beautiful apple orchards have ever seen. pcrhnps
~ ncres OF the most beautiful young nipple trees
JUS, coinin. Into bearing. And xrnxlng over broad
acres OF clover wns onc Of the finest herds OF Ter
sey cattle hnvc ever seen. All that In n nnd Tim,
In frozen. II II n queer country. Every rule of the
seolorsis In reversed when you yet to Alnnkn,
And tell you gentlemen. Just ns sure MS God
the future will unfold for Ainskn md the Amcri.