UNCLE SAM'S MOST NORTHERN WOODLOT 



373 



ON THE DOCK AT SEWARD 



We are apt to think of Alaska in terms of glaciers, blind trails, or 

 gold nuggets. We forget to anticipate the city life which is "on the 

 way." 



RUSSIAN CHURCH AT CHENEGA, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, 

 CHUGACH FOREST 



A relic of Russian possession, before Uncle Sara bought Alaska, 

 with her boundless wealth in natural resources, for mere song. 



railroad which runs through a portion of the Chugach 

 Forest. There are indications, however, that the greater 

 part of the timber within the Forest will eventually be 

 used for the manufacture of paper pulp. 



Under existing regulations of the Department of 

 Agriculture, which provide for the use of land within 

 the National Forests for any legitimate purpose, a great 

 variety of en- 

 terprises are car- 

 ried on within 

 the boundaries 

 of the Chugach 

 Forest. The 

 most important 

 of these is the 

 fisheries indus- 

 try. The can- 

 neries and salt- 

 eries located 

 along the shores 

 of the islands, 

 bays, and inlets 

 of the Forest 

 give employment 

 to more than six 

 thousand men 

 and women dur- 



THE "STARS AND STRIPES" AT HOME TO COLUMBIA GLACIER 



The "Restless," headquarters boat of the Chugach Forest, is an essential part of Forest Service 

 equipment in this land of persistent coastline and diversity of transportation necessities. 



ing the fishing and canning season, and represent an in- 

 vestment of some $12,000,000. 



Perhaps no territory under the "Stars and Stripes" 

 offers greater attractions to the sportsman and trapper 

 than the coast of Alaska. Kenai Peninsula is visited 

 annually by big-game hunters from many parts of the 

 world. Within the Chugach Forest are to be found the 



moose, deer, 

 mountain sheep 

 and goat, brown 

 and black bear, 

 ermine, mink, 

 marten, land and 

 sea otter, fox, 

 wolverine, beav- 

 er, ground and 

 tree squirrel, 

 rabbit, porcu- 

 pine, muskrat, 

 ptarmigan, 

 grouse, duck, 

 goose, swan is 

 it necessary to 

 complete the 

 list? 



This Forest 

 formerly con- 



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