Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Sights and Scenes for the Tourist by E. L. Lomax
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page 67 of 76 (88%)
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he was a native, who expected to sell some curios. Over his door was the
following: "By the Governor's commission, And the company's permission, I am made the grand tyhee Of this entire illahee. "Prominent in song and story, I've attained the top of glory. As Saginaw I am known to fame, Jake is but my common name." The time when he attained his fame and glory must have been when he and his wife were both drunk one night, and he put the handcuffs on his wife and could not get them off, and she had to go to Sitka to be released. He appears in at least a dozen different suits while the steamer is in port, and stands ready to be photographed every time. Killisnoo used to be a point where 100,000 barrels of herring oil were put up annually. The industry is now increasing again. NATURAL WEALTH. And this reminds me that I am almost neglecting a reference to Alaska's vast resources in forests, metals, furs, and fish. There are 300,000,000 of acres densely wooded with spruce, red and yellow cedar, Oregon pine, hemlock, fir, and other useful varieties of timber. Canoes are made from single trees, sixty feet long, with eight-feet beams. |
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