The value of the fishing produc
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was $37,679,049 in 1930,
1931 SALES DATES
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November 17
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WHY THESE ROAD GAPS?
(Continued from Pace One)
- on Cook Inlet. The 1929 report of the agronomist in
charge of the U. S. Experimental Stations in Alaska
speaks very highly of the agriculture possibilities of
the Kusilof district from a soil standpoint and states
that it compares very well with the Matanuska district.
Such is the fact and applies not only to the Kusilof dis
I trict but to almost the entire east side of the Inlet and
a considerable portion of the west side. Kenai, Kusilof,
Ninilchic and as far south as Anchor Point which have
practically an identical climatic condition as well as a
soil condition as exists in the'Matanuska valley. The
| Japan current comes up the Inlet as far as Anchor'Point
before going further west and as a result from Anchor
Point south the climate is more temperate, vegetation
earlier and early frosts less frequent than in other por
tions of the Inlet or in the Matanuska valley.
In the Kusilof district between the mouth of the I
! river and Tustumena Lake, are thousands of acres of
I rolling prairie land which at one time were covered!
| with a heavy growth of timber but in years past have
been swept by repeated burns until now one can travel
from the mouth of the river to Tustumena Lake over
rolling land and not pass thru any timber except a few
scattering patches. Tustumena Lake enjoys a much
more temperate climate than the shores of Cook Inlet
although much higher in altitude. The snow rarely
falls very heavy along the north and west shore of the
lake and leaves fully two weeks earlier in the spring.
Between Tustumena Lake and Skilak Lake on Kenai
River are many thousands of acres of high table land
I devoid of timber except in patches and very fertile.
The main reason for the long neglect of the possibil
ities of this portion of Alaska has undoubtedly been
I due to the entire lack of year-around transportation fa
Icilities. The coastal district of the Inlet, it is true, in the
-1 past two or three years, has been well supplied with fast
and competent gas boats which make all ports on reg
ular schedule and often. But unfortunate for the ad
vancement of the district, this service can only be given
| during the open navigation season, a period of about six
; months at the extreme. The remainder of the year, due
I to this lack of transportation, all portions of the Inlet
| stagnate and wait for open navigation.
The Seward-to-Kenai road would fill a long felt
want and would open up the resources of this vast ter
ritory. As stated before the experimental station re
| ports compare this district favorably with the Mata
: nuska district, but in fact, it compares more than fav
| orably. In. the Matanuska distinct a dirt farmer has to
I depend entirely on his farm and its products to support
himself and family. He can not obtain any fish and
! rarely any wild meat. In the Inlet district a farmer can
have .his net staked on the beach or along the shore of
the river, secure plenty of the finest kind of salmon to
support his family on and put up plenty for the rest
of the year. The law entitles a citizen, at the end of a
year, to one moose and, if married, his wife is also
entitled to a moose. Little need be said on the possibil
ity of their securing the moose as this district is so well
known as being the best moose country in Alaska, if not
the entire United States.
The Kenai-to-Seward road has been talked of a
great deal in the past and has generally wound up in
a discussion as to which route this road should follow,
opinions differing according to the interests of the var
ious parties, and in the end losing sight of the value
of such a road to the Inlet country and also to Seward
as a whole. The history of Alaska has always been that
we lose sight of the big issues by squabbling over minor
details. We cannot expect the government engineers to
hunt up the data regarding this district and do all the
work in connection therewith without a concentrated
effort on the part of everybody.
Seward Chamber of Commerce could wrell do its
part by appointing a committee to boost this project and
boost it hard, keeping in mind that they must be able
to furnish authorities with sufficient data to justify
the construction of a road of this magnitude. The data
is ready and waiting for the gathering and such a com
mittee would not meet with any opposition along the
line. With such a road constructed from Seward to
Kenai it would only be a question of a very short time
when one could drive from Seward to Kachemak Bay
by auto road.
All this wTould mean population living from Alaska’s
manifold natural resources, creating wealth for the Ter
ritory, adding tonnage to the Alaska Railroad—that al
leged sore thumb of the government hand.
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IS PLANTING FRUITFUL
SEEDS, WANDERLUST
Charles Balhiser, who hails from
Ohio, has been a resident of Al
aska for the past 16 years and is
employed as an engineer on the
Alaska Railroad. But he is now
on a vacation Outside, attending
the convention of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and En
ginemen at Columbus, and visit
ing his folks at Morrow.
In the issue of the Ohio State
Journal, July 5, Mr. Balhiser is
given a lengthy and favorable
mention, in which he eloquently
j recites the charm of the North
lland, where he has permanently
cast his lot. Referring to Mr.
Balhiser, the State Journal among
other things says:
"Equipped with a grip full of
colored lantern slides, literature
on Alaska and his own intimate
knowledge of the land, he is in
Columbus spreading good will
gospel and planting the seeds of
wanderlust that eventually will
lead many of his auditors to hie
to the land of the Midnight Sun.”
Fresh herring in the amount of
3,349,180 pounds was used for bait
in Alaska in 1930 the frozen bait
put up in the Territory in the same
year being 5,957„960 pounds.
Between 700 and 800 whales are
taken in Alaskan waters each year.
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