Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-04

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.
ment railroad in the Cook inlet and Susitna region
it is estimated that 100000 acres are suitable for
farming without costly drainage. This area would
provide 500 farms of 100 acres each.
Homestead claim may be initiated by any per-
son having the qualifications required of appli-
cant for land in the United States and home
stead entry made in the United States does not
operate to disqualify him."
]. J. Underwood says in ALASKA, 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 area of Alaska is 59G,804 square
miles, or more than the combined area of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Penn
syvania Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia
North Carolina South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Mississippi and Tennessee.
"The Yukon river has a total length of nearly
three thousand miles, and it Is about the fifth
largest stream in the world. 1t is nav1gable for
river vessels for distance of about twenty-four
hundred miles.
According to the estimates Of competent engi-
cient to sustain the people of the United States
for $500 years at the present rate of consumption
ALASKA contains about twenty active volcanoes.
.erhe 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.
Tbe 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 9O0,O00000 pounds Of the choicest and
most delicious meat could annually be marketed
In addition the territory has 65O00,000 acres of
choice grazing ground.
ssThe soil has the qualities that make the
wheat of Manitoba famous.
The "New International Year Book" says:
"Under the conservative methods adopted by the
government the Pribilof islands seal herds in
creased from 215738 animals in 1912 to 6O4791
IN 1922 The sealskns secured in 1921 numbered
22 e81 and at st. Louis during 1922, 22,976 of
these skins were sold for $722,O6O The skins of
/ 100 blue and white foxes caught the Phibilof
islands during the season 192O-21 we're sold for
$109398.
"Although the fiscal year 1922 was one of marked
depression in Alaska 100000 board feet of
lumber were cut for commercial use.
.HThe value of furs shipped from the territory
in 1921 was $762,297.
Fox farming in Alaska is increasing, 76 fox
farms now being in operation.
"Oyer the United States Signal corps system of
27O3 miles of cables and 795 miles Of land lines,
there were transmitted in 1921 messages govern.
ment and commercial, whose tariffs amounted to
1921, ISL"
A report of the governor emphasizes. as the
paramount need Hberalized laws and more fex-
ib1e rules and regulations Hereunder, with CON
centration of authority and responsibility and an
administration co-ordinated and brought closer
home.