The Glenwood post., 1923-10-18

female lays about 5000 eggs. AS soon
as they have spawned they die. That
is the end of their mission in life.
Their bodies decay and go into the
sand and when the young are Matched
they feed on the decomposed bodies
until able to go out. The salmon are
caught by the thousands in traps or
chutes set in the stream and from
which the fish cannot escape.
"Alaska has vast and many re-
sources, and I found that it was most
ly the pioneers from the western states
who are trying to build up the country.
/ met Colorado people in nearly every
town and saw a number of old Aspen
residents. There is an enormous sup
ply of timber and millions of acres of
wood pulp timber. Most of this, how
ever, is in the forest reserve and is
dying out from old age"
The fur industry is also quite an
industry. To show how little the trap
pers get for the furs, Mr.. Taylor told
that his wife bought number of furs
and the first thing he knew came out
with thirty-six ermine skins. He be-
gan to think he would have to walk
home, and was greatly surprised to
learn that she paid but so cents apiece
for them.
"There are about one hundred and
twenty fox farms in Alaska and the
blue or silvertip fox are the principal
breed raised, and the choice furs sell
as high as $500 apiece. Notwithstand-
ing this it is not yet very profitable
business as it has not been standard
ized or systematized to the best ad-
vantage. The fox are raised on islands
and the more densely timbered the
better the furs. The government will
only lease the islands and will not do
that unless one has $31 ,000
"What is the matter with Alaska!'
! "Alaska is divided into four judicial
divisions, and legislature is elected
from those districts The trouble is
that all ten departments in Washing
ton are trying to govern it which dis
courages people to invest money fol-
by the time they make application for
permit and it goes through the ten
departments it is too late in the season
to do anything. They must have some
centralized form of government and
more local lf-government.
"The people would like to have one.
half the freedom which we give to the
Filipinos and Hawaians. Alaska
should in reality be under the direction
of the interior department and have
n commission of Alaskans whose ac-
tions should all be subject to the ap.
proval of the United States. The
country should also have some more
bridges and roads and trails.
"The country is great asset to
the United States, and when people 60
there they want to go again as "the
lure of the north'' seems to call them.
81 intend to do my utmost to help
and I earnestly trust that our govern
ment will soon adopt an encouraging,
wise and upbuilding policy and bring
about speedy population and devel-
opment of that mighty empire of such
marvellous resources. Some day our
country will have reasonable excursions
up there the same as Europe runs ex-
cursions to Norway, Sweden and Fin.
land. There is n weird and indescriba
BILE charm about the lure of the north,
and I hope some day before long reas.
enable excursion rates will be estab.
lished and that all might enjoy the
most unique and fascinating summer
by visiting that ever changing pictur.
esque and sublime panorama of from
tier wonderland-our last and the
worlds greatest "Out of Doors 1.-THE
Indian great country-Alaska-
land of the midnight sum-