Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-05
FACTS ABOUT ALASKA

The coast line of Alaska measuring around all of the islands is approXi- mately 26,OOO miles long, more than the distance around the world.
 The gross area of Alaska is 590,S04 square miles or more than the com bined area of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Isl and, Connecticut, New York, New Jer- sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary land, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mis- Sissippi and Tennessee
 Alaska has the highest mountain in North America. It's altitude is about 20,464 feet.
 The Yukon river has total length of 5000 miles and is about the fifth largest river in the world. It is navi- gable for river vessels for a distance of about 240O miles. According to the estimates of con- petent engineers and geologists, the
  the people of the United States for $500 years at the present rate of con- sumption.
 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.
 From Alaska, an Empire in the Making" by J. J. Underwood
 Alaska has already produced more than s1,000,000,000 in wealth.
 Wheat grown in the Territory has taken first prize at Minneapolis.
 Alaska is the greatest per capita contributor to the national revenues As an investment the Territory, which cost the United States a paltrv s7,200,o00 Oess than two cents an acre) pays several hundred per cent 6 year on the original cost.
 The Governor of Alaska told me two years ago that if the taxes collected in the United States from the people, the industries and resources equaled per capita similar collections from Alaska the yearly revenues would ex- ceed s2O0OO,O0O,00O
 From an article by Burt M Me Connell in the Dearborn Independent. Alaska has in active operation the largest high grade copper mine in the world.
 The Territory's extent of latitude and coast line, and the warming influ- ence of the Japan current have com bined to give it almost as much cli-- ulaic variety as California claims to possess.
 Alaska has pasturage for 30,00O,OOO reindeer from which 9O0,oOO,OOO lbs. of the choicest and most delicious meat could annually be marketed. In addition the Territory has 65,OOO,OoO acres of choice grading lands
 The soil has the same qualities that make the wheat Of Manitoba famous
 The total value of skins obtained from the Pribilof Islands in the l34 years since their discovery, may be safely estimated at $500,00O,0O0.
 From an article by Andrew J Stone in The Century.
 Mckinley Park, containing tn highest mountain in North America has been increased to an area of owe 2645 sQuare miles, making it the sec ond largest park in the United States
 Unuer the conservative measure adop;ed by the Government the Prit ilof islands seal herds increased fror 2l5..5S animals in 1912 to 604,791 i 1922. he seal skins secured in l92 nun..4..ered 76,247, and at St. Loui during 1922. 22,976 of these skin were sold for s722.O60. The skins ( 1,139 blue and white foxes caught o the Pribilof Islands during the seaso 192O-1921 were sold for $109,398.
 Although the fiscal year 1922 wa one of marked depression in flask; 1S,OOO,O00 board feet of lumber wei cut for commercial use.
 The value of furs shipped from u Territory in 1921 was $762,297.
 Over the United States Sign; Corps system ol 27O3 miles of cable and 795 miles O land lines there wei transmitted iE 1921, messages, gover! ment and commercial whose tariff amounted to S221,7S1.
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