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PETERSBURG SCHOOL
of Mild Cured Kings arc exported. One buyer alone
shipped out over seventy thousand pounds of trout,
smelt and ooligans. He also shipped out over one mil
lion pounds of halibut, salmon and trout. The three
shrimp canneries shipped over $150,000 worth of fresh
shrimp.
I he Trading Union packs a selected red salmon; the
Petersburg Packing Company packs in large quantities
the pink salmon, while the Alaska Glacier Sea Food Com
pany specializes in shrimp.
FARMING
I his Jewel city of Alaska is the centre of the won
derful business of fox farming. The climate seems to be
ideal 'or this i h1-sfry. t -si year the fir t fall of snow
came on December 5th, and yet many people from tho
Dakotas, the Minnesotas, the Ohios and wherenot, think
that Alaska is a land of snow and ice.
SHEEP NEAR PETERSBURG
^ ou will make no mistake in writing to the Chamber
of Commerce for more complete information about the
fox farming possibilities of this town, or if you wish to
buy the classy and select animal for breeding purposes,
you can get them there.
It is difficult to tell about the wonderful attractive
ness of Petersburg’s possibilities without tiring the read
er. Truly its name is legion. Sheep and goats, dairy
farms and poultry, berries in profusion, raspberries,
strawberries, currants, blueberries and many other species
abound here. Lettuce, radishes, onions, cabbages, ruta
bagas, turnips, peas and potatoes are here to reward
every worker.
Thomas Bay, the place selected for a modern pulp
and paper company is but an hour’s ride from Petersburg,
ami everywhere you can see the stately Spruce, the
Hemlock, the graceful Red Cedar and the sweetsmelling
Yellow Cedar. The sawmill is now under the manage
ment of experts, and the Shields-Sather Lumber and Box
Oqi., Inc., will and can supply your most exact needs
upon short notice.
HUNTING AND SCENIC TRIPS
To the lover of outdoor life, Petersburg has a special
appeal. Hunting, fishing, boating, mountain climbing,
skiing and kodaking are within your reach. In season,
there is deer to tempt your hunting spirit; geese and
mallard to try your hunting skill; black bear to quicken
your blood; or you may go to the adjacent Admiralty
Island for the immense brown bear. Crane, swan, snipe
are here to give variety; while grouse and ptarmigan
will often fly from under your very feet. Picturesque
lakes and dashing mountain streams furnish a perfect
heaven to satisfy the fondest dream of every nimrod,
for here are found, to be caught and photographed the
“big one that didn’t get away.” Did you ever catch one
twenty-three inches in length? These are here. To the
true sportsman with his light tackle, there is the 110
pound King Salmon, truly a game fish, to test your
skill for he is a game fish.
And perhaps after you have landed him, and arc
tired, or think to turn your steps homeward, exhilerated,
and happy, you can sling your kodak from off your
shoulder and perpetuate forever the beauty of this coun
try, with its ideal combinations of rugged snow peaks, or
rolling mountain tops, the tortuous water ways, and
PETERSBURG BLUE FOX FARM
dashing streams, or again lovely lakes with enough of
wild life to sweeten the memories of later years.
Yes, Petersburg is a fine town for business. Its
riches have not vet been scratched. No one is hurt when
another person comes to town whether capitalist, mer
chant, laborer, miner, logger or fisherman, for the coun
try is so big that you can scarcely see one another. So
whether you come to live and work and grow up with
the town, or whether you are there to enjoy yourself,
vour final word must be, “Petersburg is a fine place to
live.”
Write to the Commercial Club, to J. H. Wheeler,
President; H. H. Story, Secretary; E. N. Ohmer, for
fishing; J. E. Ames, for Farming; Mary Allen for Sports;
to C. M. Holm for Lumber and Mining.
LOGGING SCENE NEAR PETERSBURG