The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-08-23
DR. CLARK IS BOOSTER
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 The weekly luncheon of the Day ton Kiwanis Club last Thursday was by a larger attendance than In some weeks past. by poppy singing and by an interesting and instructive talk on Alaska by pr. Roscoe Clark. native son of Dayton. who has returned from a stay of a year or more in Uncle sams most Northern possession.
 Dr. Clark who has been in charge Of a hospital in Ketehikan. in south east Alaska, opened his talk by re- ferring back to the purchase Of the Territory for S7,000.o00 and then told Of the vast sums which are yielded each year through the fisher les. the mines and the other indus tries which are developing. Alaska. he stated, is one-fffth as large as the United States. but has a population of only 30.000 people, which is less than the population in 1916. It is the most misunderstood and misad- vertised of any of Uncle Sam's hold ings, due largely to the over-zea1ous Alaskan. the fiction writer and the tourist. The latter gets off the boat on which he is travelling, walks about a couple of hours. and returns to the boat He does not see the things which he expected because he does not go into the Interior where they are.
 There are three distinct sections in Alaska which are of interest. the the Southeast, and the Interior The Southeast is the most important. with it's fishing and it's Ketchikan and Juneau are the principal towns Tn the former there are department stores which would be a credit to cities of 75.000 people, Dr. Clark stated.
 While the salmon pack was small last season. the fishing industry, which includes the catching and packing of salmon and halibut. is the basic industry at the present time. Salmon traps are made of chicken wire. sunk in the water, and as high as 90,000 salmon are taken out of one trap in twenty-four hours time. The halibut catch reaches an average of 100000 pounds per year.
 Paper Supply in Alaska
 The worlds supply of timber for the manufacture of paper lies in AL aska. according to Dr. Clark. and this Industry, which will be the big in- dustry of the Territory, is just being opened up. The supply is so great that it would keep the mills running for many years without reforesta- tion.
 The most important mining pro jeet in Alaska is at Fairbanks. where the grounds which were worked 30 years ago during the great gold rush, are being worked over with modern machinery and millions of dollars in gold taken out.
 The tourists are surprised to find the Alaska towns modern and well kept and fail to get the thrill which they had anticipated from getting into a wild frontier district. This, Dr. Clark says, is because they stay too close to the shore The thrills come from trips into the Interior, the trip of 400 miles over the Richard son highway being especially recom- mended A trip on the Chitina, a most dangerous river for anything but large boats, which Dr. Clark had taken himself. is also recommended as offering more thrills than the av- craze person might desire.
 Wild game in Alaska is unlimited, and includes moose, bear, wolves. deer, all sorts of wild birds, and fin fact pretty nearly everything in the way of wild game.
 The great need of Alaska, pr. Clark stated, is capital. Until capi- tai comes in it will remain as it is. with it's great resources undeyeloped. Home rule is not desirable. There is a more or less ignorant vote which would always be cast in opposition to capital, and would hold back the de-