The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-02

fully grown in the interior of Alaska wherever
the snowfall Is deep enough to protect the grain
from severe winter temperatures, say, from thirty
to forty inches Hay is successfully made every
season from native grasses and from grain sown
for the purpose.
"Of the agricultural land tributary to the govern
ment railroad In the Cook inlet and Susitna region
It is estimated that 100000 acres suitable for
farming without costly drainage. This area would
provide 800 farms of 100 acres each.
Homestead claim may be initiated by any per.
son having the qualifications required Of an appli
cant for land In the United States and a home
stead entry made In the United States does not
operate to disqualify him."
J. J. Underwood says In ~Alaska an Empire In
the Making:
"The coast-lIne of Alaska measuring around all
Of the Islands, is approximately $4,000 miles long,
more than the distance around the world.
"The gross Of Alaska Is 590,SO4 square
miles, more than the combined area Of Maine.
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island Connecticut, New York. New Jersey, Penn
sylvania Delaware, Maryland West Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida.
Mississippi and Tennessee.
"The Yukon river has total length Of nearly
three thousand miles.Oand Il Is about. the ffth
largest stream In the world. 1t Is navigable for
river vessels for distance OF about twenty-four
hundred miles,
According to the estimates of competent engi-
neers and geoogists, the coal In Alaska Is suffi-
cient to sustain the people Of the United States
for $500 years at the present rate OF consumption
alaska contains about twenty active volcanoes.
"The cod banks Of Alaska are said by the United
States fish commission to be among the finest In
the world. The same is true Of the halibut banks.
statistics show that in Alaska there Is less
crime per capita than In any state In the Union"
Andrew j. Stone writes In the Century:
ALASKA has in active operation the largest cop
per mine in the world.
The territory's extent of latitude and coast-line
and the warming influence Of the japan current
have combined to give It almost as much climatic
variety as California claims to possess.
alaska has pasturage for 100000 reindeer.
from which 9O0O00.003 pounds Of the choicest and
most delicious meat could annually be marketed.
In addition. the territory has 65.000O0o acres Of
choice grazing ground.
"The soil has the same qualities that make the
wheat OF Manitoba famous" t, tis
The New International Year Book" says:
"Under the conservative methods adopted by the
government, the Pribilof islands seal herds In
creased from 215,78S animals In 1912 to 604,7o1
IN 1922 The sealskins secured In 1921 numbered
2s.es1 and at St. Louis during 1922, 22.e78 Of
these skins were sold for $722,000. The skins Of
1l8o blue ana white foxes caught on the Phibilof
islands during the season 192021 were sold for
S1O0,898.
ALTHOUGH the fiscal year 1922 was one Of marked
depression In Alaska, 100000 board feet Of
lumber were cut for commercial use 4ja @s
'-The value Of furs shipped from the territory
In 1921 was $782,297.
NJ FOX farming IN Alaska II Increasing. 20 fox
farms now being IN operation.
"over the United States Signal corps system Of
27O8 miles of cables and 795 miles of land lines,
there were transmitted in 1921 messages govern
ment and commercial. whose tariffs amounted to
s2217s1.r tss
report Of the governor emphasixes. AZ the
paramount need. iiberalixed laws and more nex-
ibIe rules and regulations thereunder, with con-
centration Of authority and respondbility and an
standardization cocrdinatsd and brought dossr