Eighty people were entertained
at the Gulkana Roadhouse July 5,
reports Hans Ditman, who arrived
in Seward on the S. S. Aleutian
to meet Mrs. Ditman and small
son who have been visiting in the
Interior. The family leaves today
for Cordova enroute home.
Oldtimers who traveled the Val
dez-Faiibanks trail in the early
days wou’d’nt recognize the pre
sent Gulkana roadhouse which is
.in entirely new one containing 20
r ms. twin beds, and everything.
And soon baths and electric
lights are to bo installed.
The roadhouse, which is owned
by Mrs. E Griffith, is 42 x 60 in
size and has 14 large rooms on
the second floor.
On the third floor are four sin
gle rooms and one large unfin
shed portion
A 20 x 30 lobby is on the main
floor as is also a 20 x 40 dining
room, a 20 x $0 kitchen and two
other rooms, a dressing room and
bedroom.
Gulkana Roadhouse is 120 miles
from Valdez and is said to be one
of the finest in the Territory.
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A. J. Dimond. disciple of Black
stone and leading Democrat of
this Division, arrived today from
his Valdez law-offices enroute to
Anchorage where a brief term of
the District Court will convene
The fishing schooner Venus,
which sank July 7. seven miles
above Kenai. will again be in
commission shortly, according to
The Seldovia Herald.
Dr. F. E. Swartz of Fairbanks,
formerly in charge of the govern
ment hospital at Anchorage, was
a local arrival last evening.
Andy Simons, field manager of
the Alaska Guides, Inc, accom
oanied by Mrs Simons, arrived
yesterday from their beautiful
home at Lake view, Kenai Lake.
SUGAR, 10 pounds for 80c: Not
special sale. Coopers Cash &
arry.
MIRACLE BINOCULARS AT J.
L. GRAEF’S. *
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ILIAMNA LAKE
BOAT SERVICE
From Uiamna Village to
any point on Bristol Bay
$30. Special Charters to
Nushagak
Lake and river service
connects with arrivals at
Iliamna bay of the mail
boat M. S. Discoverer.
The Gasboat Iliamna
Harold and Sam Foss
owners
ADDRESS:
ILIAMNA, ALASKA
‘HOTEL SEWARD’
Hot and cold water in
All Rooms
Rooms with or without
Baths
Oscar Dahl
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I a sufficient supply of pyritic iron to supply the necessary sulphurous
; acid for the new paper industry. Graphite, asbestos and mica have
been reported. Marble is being quarried and shipped, and recently
quarries of limestone have been opened, the shipments going further
! South to be used in the cement industry. It is probable that, as most
1 prospectors have been looking solely for gold-bearing ores, or those
j yielding copper, many other ores have been over-looked which fur
1 tiier search will reveal.
AGRICULTURAL
Alaska has thousands of square miles of land which are well
adapted to agricultural use. In the South, ail crops will grow which
| will grow in New England. Vegetables and small fruits thrive; and
the latter might well be made the basis of a preserving industry.
Further North, along the Alaska Railroad, grain, potatoes and root
crops give yield beyond all expectation. It is certain that there are
many othet places where, when once transportation to market is pro
vided, agriculture will ‘flourish. The growth of grasses is so luxuriant
that hay and pasture are assured as a basis for an animal industry.,
Already there are large dairy farms in operation; and there is nothing
to prevent the growth of an active .grazing industry. On one of the
Aleutian islands sheep husbandry has been established; and it is
found that the wool produced is of superior quality. The islands along j
I the coast of Southern Alaska would seem to be well suited to sheep, !
once the absence of predatory wild animals is assured. In addition
; to its large number of wild fur-bearing animals, which are the basis j
of an active trapping industry, it has been found that conditions are '
well suited to fur farming, and numerous mink and fox ranches are
in operation.
The story of the introduction of reindeer into Alaska has often
been told, but no mention of the Territory would be complete without
reference to the enthusiastic Dr. Jackson, to whom this introduction
; was due. From his efforts, beginning in 1891 with a small herd of 15
enimals brought from Siberia, has evolved an industry which has
brought the Alaskan Eskimo from want to comparative affluence.
One million reindeer are now in Alaska, and over three million
pounds of reindeer meat were shipped to the United States during
the past year. It would seem that the new "quick freezing" process j
| might be applied to Alaska meat products. Fresh salmon, fresh rein
J deer cuts, and perhaps fresh lamb, mutton and even beef might be
j shipped in the small packages which are characteristic of this process,
making this the basis for developing an extensive animal industry
at some future time.
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation to the interior of Alaska must be greatly extended
j before the riches of the hinderland can be made available. Several
i railroads have been built, reaching from the coast into the interior
; valleys, and a beginning of a system of roads for automobiles has
; teen made.- There is a project to build an automobile road from some
; point in the United States to the interior of Alaska, behind the
j c oastal ranges of mountains, and thus largely in the Dominion of
Canada. Once this road is in operation, it will open up thousands of
square miles to settlement, will allow of much more systematic exam
; j nation of the interior, now only known to the trapper and prospect
or, and doubtless will result in a large influx of tourist travel.
Air transportation of passengers and mail has replaced the dog
i sled and canoe, almost overnight. Alaska has numerous landing fields
| and the airplane is an every-day sight.
Alaska is receiving much recognition- as a play-ground.. Its for
; ests teem with game, its streams with fish. Its scenery is magnifi
cent. The number of summers tourists is steadily increasing, and this
means not only money brought into the communities, but a wider
appreciation of the opportunities for future development.
What Alaska needs is more active interest on the part of Con
gress. Investment now in the investigation of its resources will re
sult m increased revenue in the immediate future. Alaska needs, too,
advertising of its attractions. It is a rich country awaiting its future.
It is beyon the period when it was derisively termed “Seward’s Ice
Box.”
SUIT WEATHER j
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This is Ideal Suit Weather *
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Suits, Blouses and Accessories
_ at the —- *
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SATURDAY ONLY
- - while the
supply lasts--you will receive Iced Tea
Sippers with your purchase of Schilling
Tea. (The world’s finest blend for ICED
TEA). There are no strings to this offer.
Any one of' the stores listed below
have your Iced Tea Sippers for you.
Brown & Hawkins Corporation
Seward Trading Company
Coopers Cash & Carry
P. C. McMullen
Read This:
They are imported. Fine quality
Czechoslovakian Glass—far better
than you can buy ordinarily. The
bowls of the sippers are a shell
design in a variety of sparkling
transparent colors.
At These Stores
i
Any one of these stores will return your
money instantly if you don’t like the Tea.
You keep both the Sippers and the Tea.