The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 15, 1917, Page 27

! COPPER LEADS — | NEW RECORDS IN 1917 | the present being the banner year ' and exports were _ ing a trade balance in Alaska's ALASKA TRADE; FISHIS SECOND wf‘Our Frontier Wonderland” Up North While the figures for 1917 are Unavailable, all indications point to tm Alaska. The salmon run in the North has been exceptionally big | this year, and copper production, | which tn 1916 doubled the value of Alaska’s gold production, has bounded to a new record, The total commerce in 1916, $110,368,178 (which waa $35,156,447 | more than in 1915), will be sur passed by several millions. Imports in 1916 re $30,834,793 533,385, show- | favor of $48,698,592. Copper production Is now the Teading industry, reaching a value Of $85,314,9.. tn 1916. The salmon | pack was next with $22,554,818, and gold was third wita $16,829,.37. During the year, the Alaska rall- Toad, being bullt by the govern- Ment, was completed from Anchor @ge to King's river in che Mata- hired fields. An appropriation Bede | pla surface for a distance of! | Gold Takes Third Place in| STAR—SATURDAY, SEPT, 15, 1917. PAGE 27 Inside Passage to Alaska for Tourist The excursion vessels ply from Seattle by several lines to South: eastern, and in the summer Northeastern Alaska, rotec from ocean by islands and two large peninsulas, the Inside Passage to Alaska, as it Is called, displays tts 1000 miles north of this city, The| quaint and historic Sitka, Wrangell, | Ketchikan, Skagway, and Juneau, | the capital of Alaska, are found along this Inside route, ssuiasianemeteii Congress for the 1917 construction | of the railway, now being pushed from ..nchorage, Seward, and Ne nan There is also ‘ailable $1,400,000 for the construction of} wagon roads thruout Alaska. | And Sitka spruce, according to the Alaska bureau of the Seattle Chamber ommerce, in Its book | on “Our Frontier Wonder: | land,” has been found to be the) “most suitable timber available for | the construction of frames, with the result mills of Southeastern Alaska have | large orders for such matertal.” The estimated population of Alas- ka 60,000 whites and 25,000 natives. The development of Alaska tn) really only in {ts infancy. The gov-| ernment railway from Seward to Fairbanks, with numerous feeders) to other interior potnta, will be a) tremendous factor in bringing forth | the riches of Alaska—its copper | and its gold, its fish, meats, furs, | its coal, Home Savings and Loan Association “4 MUTUAL SAV Under State "INGS SOCIETY” Supervision Incorporated 1905 It is with pleasure we extend to our mem- bers and the public generally the accommoda- tions and conveniences business. of our new place of In continuing our policy of courtesy and service we invite inquiry as to our form of Savings Investments. PRESENT RESOURCES OVER $120,000.00. 1520 Westlake Ave., bet. Pike and Pine Sheets Cable Nails Wire Alaska Resources GOLD placers and lodes are to be found thruout all sections of Alaska, COPPER production in 1916 exceeded that of any other Alaska industry, This mineral is to be found in large and profitable deposits in many of the northern regions. TIN, both in lode and ably mined. Alaska continent. lacer deposits, ie being profit- the only tin mines on the ANTIMONY is found in widely separated regions of the North. IRON in large deposits and of good grade has been discovered in numerous localities, assuring an im- portant industry. TUNGSTEN, lead, graphite, cinnabar, platinum, nickel, cobalt, bismuth and molybdenum have been dis- covered and are being developed. MARBLE which rivals that of Vermont, both in quan- tity and quality, is being extensively quarried in the Prince of Wales Island region and furnishes interior decoration for office buildings in many of our West- ern cities, GYPSUM and BARYTES deposits are being mined COAL deposits, ranging in grade from lignite to anthra- cite, are of greater area than were originally con tained in the state of Pennsylvania, and we know geologically only about 40 per cent of Alaska. MINERAL OIL is being produced and refined from the one claim patented. No further development of this industry is now possible, as all oil-bearing lands are reserved from entry. Discoveries of mineral oil have been reported in widely-separated areas. FISHING is one of Alaska’s greatest industries, The continental shelf extending off the south coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands furnishes fishing banks that exceed in arsa those of any other country REINDEER in Alaska now number in excess of 85,000 and promise to be an importtant source of national food supply. AGRICULTURE in Alaska is today a practical reality and is each year showing larger gains. Probably a thousand families are today securing part or all of their income from agricultural pursuits. It is esti- mated that Alaska contains 100,000 square miles of arable lands. TIMBER. The spruce forests of Southeastern and Southern Alaska will furnish the supply for a large paper pulp industry. WATER POWER is available in such a quantity as to assure for the northland a great industrial develop- ment. SCENERY, unsurpassed by any country in the world, assures a future tourist travel of vast proportions, Such is Alaska—a frontier land of vast re- sources, of great potential wealth—our lar- gest and richest territory —our last “Big Out of Doors.” —¥rem “Alaska, Oar Frontier Woendertand,” published by the Alaske Boreas Seattle Chamber of Commerce. LIMITED Head Office: SEATTLE EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS Steel Plates Tinplate Rails Hoops BRANCH OF Cable Address “Nortraco,” Seattle Glass Structural Shapes RailwayAccessories Novelties, Etc. Flour Salmon Canned Goods Produce Oils Cotton Goods W ool Hides Copra Peanuts FICES: HONGKONG, KOBE, CHICAGO, NEW YORK AGENCIES IN ALL PRINCIPAL PORTS OF THE WORLD Bono mame mh # Ci) 4k & ij ‘All Codes Used SMOKED FISH IN CANS Last year we placed or the market WA K E- FIELD'S Kippered Herring in 1-lb. oval tins, and we found such ready sale for it that our packer this year will materially increase the output. They are also packing the same fish in %-lb. oval tins, which makes a sufficient portion for two or three people. WAKEFIELD’S KIPPERED SALMON We offer for the first time WAKEFIELD’S Kip- pered Alaska King Salmon in %4-lb. flat tins. This is an excellent article, very palatable and nutritious. If you are fond of smoked fish, remember WAKE- FIELD'S. WAKEFIELD & CO. DISTRIBUTORS On Sale at Leading Groceries and Delicatessens. Radiant Heat Is the Most Healthful It Warms the Body First, Yet Leaves the Air Fresh and Cool for Breathing The “Radiantfire” Is the Newest Type of Fireplace Equipment. It Consumes Little Gas and Is Odorless See Them on Display in Our Showrooms Seattle Lighting Company Phone Main 6767 Stuart Building