GOVERNOR STRONG ON
THE FUTURE OF ALASKA
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The 1915 report of Governor J. F.
A. Strong of Alaska, to President Wil
son, treats on every part of Alaska
Under the caption, "What of Alaska's
Future?’’ he says:
"From what has been written by
some, It may be thought that Alaska
Is a "land flowing with milk and hon-'
oy,” like the promised land of the
ancient Israelites. It is a greatly su
perior land, in point of fact, to the
one of ancient times, but the "milk"
must be sought out and the "honey"
carefully gathered. It is but a tru
ism to say that Alaska and Its re
sources have been persistently and In
slstently misrepresented since its pur
chace from Russia. It has taken
many years of patient effort to con
vince people elsewhere that Alaska is
really a land of promise. In the early
days of the territory the few people
who visited it as tourists gained thel
Impressions of the country from the
deck of a steamship and wrote an '
talked accordingly. They were look
lng for the grotesque and bizarre; fot
glaciers and icebergs, polar bears an 1
totem polos, and the fur clad Eskimos
hence their motifs covered these end
little more. The immense latent
riches of the country were overshad
owed or lost sight of in their zeal
to And those things of which they in
turn had read in geographies and
other publications of the time. But a
change has taken place. Alaska, as
it is, is becoming better known with
the passing of each year. People of
other lands are coming to see It for
themselves. Many of these are not
skirting merely the southern coast,
but are visiting every other section.
Tourist travel to Alaska the past
summer was the greatest by far in
its hlsory. This was In part due, no
doubt, to the war in Europe, which
Impelled many people to visit other
lands and safer places. The seer*
beauty of Alaska Is unsurpassed. Its
mountain ranges are the most magnl
fleent on the continent. Its bays
fiords. Inlets and harbors are com
parable with those of Norway. The
mighty Yukon and other rivers of the
interior afford 6,000 miles of Inland
navigation. From the deck of a river
steamer, valley and plan and tower
ing mountain peaks, seen in the dls
tance In the long perspective of wax
ing and waning lights and shades of
he summer day, are a delight to the
e> es.
The country abounds with lakes,
set like Jewels In the midst of moun
tains, affording the finest of fishing,
while deer, caribou, mountain sheep,
goats, moose water fowl and shore
birds furnish game for the sportsmen
with a maximum amount of effort,
Alaska has all the natural attractions
to make it an Ideal summer resort
and a sanltorium for thousands of
people of the United States. The
summer months In most sections are
balmy, the air being pure, clear and
healthful.
From a mere material standpoint
Uaska's natural resources have told
and are telling their own story. It
Is not alone a land of gold, for It has
nany kinds of precious metals and
other mines. Its production of silver
is a not unimportant item. Its copper
production is steadily forging to the
’ront, and the output of this metal
alone during the present calendar
year will probably reach in value $20,
000,COO. It has unlimited quantities
f coal, as yet undeveloped, but with
the probability that it will soon be
producing high grade steaming and
coking coals unequaled in quality by
any on the Pacific slope of the con
tinent. It has extensive areas of agrl
cutural land, as evidenced by the
prosperous ranches of the Tanana val
ley and other parts of the territory.
Cattlo have been raised In south
western Alaska ever since the days of
Russian occupation. It has been esti
mated that Alaska has 30,000 square
miles of agricultural lands, besides
large areas suitable for grazing. Two
thirds of these areas are probably
rlbutary to the proposed government
railroads.
Rdndeer raising is a promising and
v dlly increasing industry of great
possibilities and the territorial pastures
are a prospective source of future
wealth. Its fisheries are extensive and
are capable of great expansion, and
t .tiinately w-111 attract a considerable
popu'ation, Increase the local market
for foodstuffs and mineral foods and
supply return cargoes, and therefore
cheap freight rates for northbound
vessels.
The best timbered areas are con
fined to southeastern Alaska where
there Is a largo supply of wood suita
ble for pulp, the manufacture of which
promises In the near future to become
an Important Industry. Water power
is abundant, and Is an Important factor
In the treatment of the low grade ores
of the southeastern section, besides
furnishing electric lower for Industrial
and other purposes. With the further
development of water power the man
ufacture of electro chemical products
will .without doubt, soon be an 1m
portant Alaskan Industry.
The vast possibilities of Alaska In
dustrlally, agriculturally and commer
cially have been only briefly outlined
here, but enopgh has been said to
lustlfy the prediction that within the
decade the potential greatness of this
teirltory as a producer of natural
wealth will have been so fllmly estab
lished as to dispel the last lingering
doubt of those who have assumed the
expressed or Implied attitude of scof
fers when Alaska has been under
discussion.
There are sixteen Incorporated
towns In the territory. Five of the
towns did not make an assersment of
taxable property or levy a tax for the
calendar year 1914. Three of these
towns did not levy a tax In 191S, and
one or two have never done so I
these cases the municipal expenses
are defrayed exclusively from the
funds collected from the local liquor
and other trade and occupation li
censes, these moneys being paid to
the clerks of the district courts and
by them turned over to the treasurers
of the towns, as provided by law.
Reports received from the 11 Incor
porated towns which caused an assess
ment of property to be made and a
tax to be levied in 1914 show a total
assessed valuation of 912,546,494 The
tax rate of these eleven towns ranged
from six tenths of 1 per cent to 2 per
cent the average being 1.28 per cent.
Ten of the Incorporated towns
caused an assessment of property to
be made and a tax to be levied to 1919,
the total valuation being about 99,
987,076 and the average rate of taxa- ^
tlon 1.59 per cent.
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TRAGIC STORY OF THE
MA RUSH FOR GOLD
Under the ebove title, Arthur A,
Diet*, of Los Angeles, has given to
the world a plain, straightforward
narrative of early adventure and fear
ful hardship In Alaska, by the side
of which the wildest flights of Arctic
Action become tame.
The author Is widely known In this
city at the director of Its play ground
department and as former physical
director of the Y. M. C. A., In New
York and other places. It was while
living In New York, in 1897, that the
lure of the Klondike bit him, and he
organized a party of eighteen. Includ
ing himself, to engage in what he Just
ly termed a "mad rush for gold."
Not one of the party was In the least
fitted by experience for the adventure
which soon developed Into as crazy an
undertaking as the human mind ever
conceived. Outfitting at Seattle, where
they loaded up with a mass of stuff
mostly useless, the party chartered a
rotten old bark to take thorn north.
After narrowly escaping shipwreck,
they landed at an Eskimo village, se
cured alleged guides and started to
cross the arms of the great Malasptna
glacier, believing that by that route
they could reach Disenchantment bay
The rest of the story Is tragic.
Crossing the glacier, every now and
then one of the party with his dogs
and sled, would drop Into a bottom
less crevasse and be seen no more.
The long Arctic night of seven months
was at hand and the glacier was bare*
ly passed when all haste had to be
made to prepare winter quarters. A
log house was built, fuel stacked up
and a dark future faced with what
courage was possible. With the com
ing of daylight again, everybody start
ed digging and panning for gold, with
out result. Then, realizing that they
were lost In the trackless waste of
the frozen north the remnant of the
party trekked westward, hoping to
strike a settlement. They did find an
Indian village and there secured some
relief. Finally they mushed on until
they reached the shores of the Pacific.
Building a huge fire of driftwood on
the beach they attracted the attention
of the revenue cutter Wolcott, the crew
of which came ashore and rescued the
four urvlvora, all that were letfof th*
eighteen sanguine gold hunters who
had started from New York two years
before.—Los Angeles Examiner.
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L NIGHT AND DAT THE NUGGET IS PUTTING FORTH ITS BEST EFFORTS TOWARDS THE HP
BUILDING OF NOME AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF SHWARD PENINSULA
Concerted Efforts Wilt Get Results
* sm rNVITB THE MINER, PROSPECTOR AND ALL OTHERS TO INFORM THE NUGGET CONCERN
OfO THEIR EFFORTS AND UNDERTAKINGS IN THB DEVELOPMENT OF THE HIDDEN WEALTH OF
THIS SECTION.
LET THE WORLD KNOW WHAT TOU ARE DOING SO THAT OTHERS MAT BE ABLE TO SHARE IN
TOUR KNOWLEDGE IT WILL ALSO STIMULATE OTHERS TO SEEK AND OPEN NEW FIELDS FOR
EXPLOITATION.
EVHRT HOUSEHOLDER; EVERT CABIN OWNER IN THE CITT SHOULD ALSO 9B® TKS WISDOM
OP HA VINO THB HOME TOWN PAPER DELIVERED AT THEIR DOOR DAILY AND THEREBY ASSIST THE
PAPER tS HELPING TO DEVELOP THB VIRGIN RESOURCES OP THE COUNTRY
Concerted Action Will Not Only Help The Country,
But Will Also Help us all individually
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that the Reg
istration books tor the Town of Nome,
Alaska, are now open at the olltce
of the city Clerk of said Town, wher ■
all electors may register in accordance
With the registration ordinances of the
Town of Nome. Bald registration
rooks will remain open until and In
cluding the fourth Saturday in Marsh,
1918.
Notice te further given that all
electors to vote at the Municipal and
School Board election to b* held April
4th, 1916, will be required to register
In order to vote at said election.
E. GRIMM,
City Clerk.
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