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Words are inadequate to convey
conception of Alaska’s size. To state
that this tremendous land is equal
to one-fifth of the United States or
that its area of nearly GOO,000
square miles comprises that of
California, Washington and Ore
gon, the New England states, New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Maryland, Deleware, West Virginia,
with Hawaii and Porto Rico includ
ed. sounds more fanciful than con
vincing.
If, however, one superimposes a
map of Alaska upon that of the
United States, drawn to scale, he
will see that it extends from San
Francisco to Washington; that its
extent from north to south is equal
to that between the borders of
Mexico and Canada, and that its
coast line is longer than that of the
United States.
In rugged beauty and grandeur,
there is not a coast line in the
world to compare with it. Neither
is there a headland or harbor on
either the Atlantic of the Pacific
coast that can hold a candle to the
majesty of Point St. Elias, Resur
rection Bay or the fords of the In
side Passage, where flower-clad
and glacier-studded mountains re
LEGAL NOTICE
list 8-124 “D” NMB
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF
LANDS IN NATIONAL
FOREST
Notice is hereby given that the
lands described below, within the
Chugach National Forest, will be
open to settlement and entry at
the United States Land Office at
Anchorage, Alaska, under the pro
visions of the homestead law and
act of June 11, 1906 (34 Stat.,
233), on January 11, 1930, by any
qualified person in the absence
of entry by persons coming with
in either of the two following
classes: (1) Persons named after
each tract upon whose applica
tion the lands were listed, il any,
who, in order to avail themselves
of the preference right, must file
their application within sixty
days prior to the date of open
ing; (2) Ex-service men of the
war with Germany, who, in order
to avail themselves of the pre
ference right conferred by Con
gress. may file application within
one hundred and ten days prior
to date of opening. All such ap
plications filed within the first
twenty days of this period will
be treated as simultaneously fil
ed at 9 a. m. on the ninetieth
day prior to date of opening. Ap
plications by ex-service men
thereafter, but- prior to date of
opening will be treated in the
order in which filed.
The general public may file ap
plications within twenty days
prior to opening date. These will
be treated as simultaneously fil
ed at 9 a. m. on date of open
ing. but no applications will be
allowed prior thereto.
A tract of 15.34 acres, more
or less described metes and
bounds as follows: Beginning at
corner No. 1 established on the
south shore of Kenai Lake just
above line of ordinary high water,
a spruce post 4” x 4” x 5' long
set V in the ground, marked H-l
whence a spruce tree 6” diameter
bears N. 67° 30' W. 17 links dis
tant marked WH 1 in blaze; a
spruce tree 8’’ diameter bears S.
73° 30' W. 38 links distant mark
ed Wh 1 in blaze; thence S. 76°
38' E. 3.55 chs. to corner H-2;
thence E. 4.55 chs. to cor. H-3;
thence S. 1.06 chs. to cor. H-4;
thence following south boundary
Snug Harbor Special Use Lots,
E. 1.52 chs., S. 70° E. 3.04 chs.,
S. 65 E. 3.04 chs. to cor. H-5 on
west boundary of Louis Bell
Homestead List No. 8-104; thence
S. 7.58 chs. to corner H-6, which
is identical with cor. No. 2 of
List No. 8-104; thence W. 15.15
chs. to cor. H-7; thence N. 11.73
chs. to place of beginning. List
ed upon the application of James
Newman of Lawing, Alaska. List
8-124.
July 29, 1929, I). K. Parrott
Acctr" Assistant Commissioner of
th^ General Land Office.
Publish: Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, 1929.
1 v >e with their heads in the clouds
-i their feet in a summer sea.
j To roam over the vastness of this
jmarvelous possession of ours, by
I rail, steamer, river boat and air
plane is about the most effective
! remedy provincialism that any
traveler could imagine. Superla
tives may be employed with safety
in any attempt to describe the nat
j ural marvels and the commercial
'possibilities of this most amazing
j section of our country, of which
jmany of us know so little.
One of the strangest and most
persistent misconceptions 'of this
veritable Golconda, which has
stood for many years and which
; played a definite part in the dub
jbing of its purchase from Russia
| in 1867 as “Seward’s Folly” is that
lit is a forbidding land of ice and
snow, unfit for occupation by white
men and inhabited principally by
Eskimos and Indians—and further
that it is of little or no value to the
United States. Also, it may be stat
led that this view is not without its j
believers and supporters in Wash
jington.
IMPRESSIONS BY POSTCARD
A more misleading error could
scarcely be imagined and I believe
I ran onto the source of it during i
I my first visit last year. With that
(otherwise harmless perversity char
lacteristic of the average tourist
.when it comes to souvenir buying,
-the great majority specialize in
j Arctic winter scenes in photographs I
.and postal cards, which they mail
to envious friends back in the states
(carrying a message something like
this:
“Here is where I was on July
(Fourth”. The proof of this state- j
ment lies in the fact that approxi
mately 80 percent of the souvenir
postal cards on display in Alaska j
shops are glacial in character. In
other words, your Alaska shopkeep
er gives his customers what they
want. If you are interested, how
ever, he will show you some of the
most exquisite pastoral views imag
inable. For, in Alaska, in very
i i
truth:
“Far trails await me, valleys vast j
and still,
Vistas undreamed of, canyon
guarded streams,
Lowland and range, fair mea
dow, flower-girt hill,
Forest enchanted, filled with
magic dreams.”
As a fact, the greater portion of
Alaska lies in the north temperate j
zone and exhibits about the same j
variety of climate as may be found i
in the states. The Japanese cur- j
rent, which makes a complete cir- i
jCuit of the southern coast line, ex- |
;erts a great influence upon the 50 j
to 100 inches of annual rainfall
characteristic of that region. The
sole portion of that coast line that,
is ice-bound during the winter is
that which touches the northern J
part of the Bering Sea and the Arc- I
tic ocean. All other ports except |
Nome are open to shipping all win- ;
ter. |
SUITABLE FOR FARMING
The department of agriculture
has demonstrated that 100,000 j
square miles of Alaskan terrain are !
suitable for farming and can pro
duce all the hardy vegetables, grain
forage plants and berries. The
long summer days, which average
18 hours of bright sunshine, and |
sub-irrigation are conducive to the
rapid growth of the same variety j
of garden truck that is grown in j
the states.
The average wheat yield at Fair- j
banks, me northern terminus of
the Alaska Railroad, 470 miles in
land, is 19 and one-half bushels to
the acre, and they grow strawber
ries half the size of golf balls pret
ty much along the line of that rail
way, the construction of which cost
$57,000,000.
Like most national government »
enterprises there was more or less !
politics in the inception of that su- j
nerbiv built road, which was start
ed in 1915 and completed in 1924.
But—like the purchase of the Ter
ritory from Russia 62 years ago, it
has already justified itself and will
ultimately prove the commercial,
salvation of northwestern Alaska, j
It is also worthy of note that the
railroad has at its helm as general;
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IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED FRYE j
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DRINKS, CARDS, POOL
Across the street from the i
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John Anderson, Prop.
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Steam Heat
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The TRAIN of TRAINS j:
EASIEST-RIDING TRAIN in AMERICA
On no other transcontinental train can you enjoy
the riding ease of this Roller Bearing train.
On no other transcontinental train can you ride
656 miles by electrical power—nearly one-third the
way to Chicago.
On this train you can turn to the radio when eyes
tire of the moving landscape.
And Rector’s delightful dishes, served in the dining
car, make each day completely satisfying.
So, the next time you travel East, be sure to use this
train of trains.
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R. E. CARSON E. M. GULBRANSEN
General Agent City Passenger Agent
S. E. Corner 4th and Union
Seattle
The NEW
OLYM PI AN
COFFINS ON CURBING
MEXICO CITY, Sept,, 27, (£>)—
Families too poor to bury their
dead leave the coffins on the curb
ing of a narrow street off one of
the city’s main arteries. A health
department wagon then conveys j
the caskets to the general paupers j
?rave in Dolores cemetery.
Don’t fail to ivy our brick
ice cream. It’s the only kind
for oarties. Candv Cottage.
FOR SALE!
FOR SALE!
The John Gilpatrick quartz
claims in the Moose Pass
district. Four claims. Quick
sale wanted. Enquire of
Mrs. Gilpatrick for details
JACK'S EXPRESS
BAGGAGE delivered to and |
from all steamers, trains and
hotels.
GENERAL HAULING.
The higher they go the better
we like them.
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RESDENT PHONE MAIN 159
JACK PROSSER, Prop.
A NEW SERVICE
Which saves money for yoa.
We can renew your old packs
with
NEW TACK BOTTOMS
Total Cost $4.50
Seward Leather Works
Pure Bred Stock
Produces all of
Seward Dairy
Milk
That rich, creamy taste of
milk is due to the fact that
nothing but pure bred, tested
cows produce it under fche
most ideal conditions of feed
ing and sanitation.
Seward
Dairy
SUNTRANA
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