Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-10

acres (untaxed) can be obtained, and develop the agricultural rel sources.
 The government, under the Bu- reau of Agriculture, maintains four Farm Experiment stations, two Of which are located in the Railroad belt, (at Matanuska and Fairbanks) which stations fur nish to settlers bulletins and cir culars covering their experiments; also furnish free seed, in 4-pound lots, of all desirable varieties Of grain, potato, or other plants adapted to the region in which they live.
 The annual import of food SUD- plies into Alaska is over $5,O0O,- 900, and the major portion of these supplies can be produced at a profit to the producer in AL aska.
 Precipitation in the Central region of Alaska, through which the Alaska Railroad runs, is from 10 to 20 inches, and the mean summer temperature from 50 10 55 degrees.
 Endeayor is also being made to interest alert business men in the United States to further develop the reindeer industry. It Is now estimated that there are between 9000O0 and one million reindeer in Alaska. There have been ex- ported not to exceed 18000 deer and carcasses per annum, in the past, from the Seward Peninsula where the harbors are frozen over from the middle of October until the latter part of May, and it is essential that the output be in creased to at least 100000 per ah- mum, as the increase of this ani- nal is about 35 per cent per an mum.
 There is available adjacent to the Railroad, two units (9,600,000 acres) of reindeer grazing land, containing moss: browse and lich- en, that can be used as concen- Sration reserves, where deer can be fattened before slaughtered Abattoirs can be constructed at suitable points along the Rail road, carcasses shipped by fast freight to Seward where freezing and storage plants could be lo- cated. affording an outlet twice per week by boat to Seattle or other ports.
 The tourist travel has shown a steady increase from year to year except during the early part of last summer, due to the loss of the steamer Aleutian in May, 1929 This steamer has since been replaced and the prospect for further increase is excellent.
 An automobile road, 73 miles long, is now under construction from the entrance of the Mt. Mc- Kinley Park reserve to Mckinley Park station to Copper Mountain, located 25 miles from the base Of Mt. Mckinley, approximately 50 miles Of this highway can be used this year; the balance will be completed during the year i932, after which time a large, hotel win be built at Copper Mountain, and probably another at Mckinley Park sta- ton.
 From Copper Mountain there will also be built a 60-n,ile trail northeastward to afford views of Mt. Mckinley, and afford better access to the promising Kantish- na mining district.
 Mt. Mckinley is destined to be one of the great mountain re- sorts Of the world, and after the hotel Is built, short trips can be made by aiTplane from there. to and around the majestic Mt Nc Kinley, which attains the height nf 20,300 feet; but as 1t rises from a 3,o00-foot base, it Is the highest mountain in the world above it's base.
 Located in full view to the southwest of Nit. Mckinley, are other mountains; Nit. Foraker, l7,0oo feet: Mt. Russell, 11,60O feet and Nit Dall, 5000 feet.
 It is not only the beautiful 1 Mount Mckinley. and the bigness of the Park reserve, that will awe 1 and thrill the coming tourist, as ! on the entire trip from Seattle, whether entering Alaska via Skag- { uay, thence down the Yukon Riv- ! 1T. or via Seward and over the A. ! aska Railroad, he will find superb ! and incomparable scenery in the ! larbors, glaciers, lakes, noun | sains, and in the vegetation-a -iot in color: and in many places !
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