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cal methods. This stage has already New Brunswick's Good Work. 

 been reached in the Klondike It is ^bout 200,000 acres of New Bruns- 

 coming m Alaska. This will mean ^-^^^^ forested lands have thus far 

 long-time operations. Then, , too ^^^^ covered by the forest survey par- 

 there IS the probable development of ^-^^^ ^^^^^er the able direction of Mr. P. 

 lode mining for gold, which also re- 2. Caverhill. Some of the maps are 

 quires large investments and long-time nearly completed 



operations. There are agricultural ^ development of special interest to 

 possibilities in the Tanana and some readers of the Journal has been the ex- 

 other valleys. Nearly every cabin in termination of areas for settlement pur- 

 Fairbanks has a fine vegetable garden, p^g^g^ -p^e Premier and his colleagues 

 Large quantities of potatoes are al- ^ere so pleased with the progress made 

 ready raised, and occasional fields of and the promise of great results from 

 oats and barley. The government has classification of lands that orders were 

 experiment stations at Rampart and given for a soil type map covering the 

 Fairbanks, which are growing both whole forest area of the province. This 

 grain and vegetables. Agriculture in will be taken as a guide in the opening 

 the interior of Alaska should eventual- up of lands for settlement. The ques- 

 ly be sufficient to supply at least the tion of improved fire protection is un- 

 local needs for vegetables, and for horse der consideration, and this will be 

 and cattle feed. Enthusiasts predict pressed forward with the least possible 

 a large population for the Tanana Val- delay. New Brunswick has already 

 ley within the next twenty-five years, made a good start in experimenting 

 Transportation at present is slow, ex- with burning permits for settlers' fires, 

 pensive, and uncertain by means of The forest and soil survey, with mod- 

 river boats, which operate onlv a few ern fire guarding, will place New 

 months of the year. The building of Brunswick in a proud position, 

 one or more trunk lines of railway 



would greatly accelerate the develop- British Columbia Lumber Trade. 



ment of the country. In a recent communication to the De- 



These resources already hold great partment of Trade and Commerce, 



promise, and doubtless there are others Jl^r. H. R. McMillan, Special Trade 



which cannot now be anticipated. Commissioner o fthe Dominion Gov- 



„, , . .,, ernment, says that he regards the con- 



The present sparse population will ^-^-^^ underlying the future trade in 



undoubtedly be greatly augmented be- Canadian lumber as very greatly im- 



fore many years. Alaska is. almost a proved. With special reference to 



continent by itself, and so far removed British Columbia, he says that in re- 



from the rest of the United States that gard to the supply of bottoms, work is 



it should eventually depend as much as now actually going forward on nine 



possible upon its own resources. This ships, which when completed will carry 



makes it particularly necessary that about 40,000,000 feet per year, worth 



the timber should be conserved. The with outward freight earnings about 



present population is made up largely $1,000,000. Three of these ships are 



of miners and others whose only pur- b^i"^ ^^'^^^ i" Victoria and six are be- 



pose is to make a stake and leave as '"&. ^"^^ '" ^°^^^, Vancouver, all of 



quickly as possible thereafter. They ^^'^^^ are being financed by Pacific 



are only too willing to skin the coun- ^^^'^ ^""^^^^ companies Already 



<-„, r^/ +u^;^ V- a. -.1 the cargoes have been sold m Austra- 



ry for their own benefit without y^^ for loading in early 1917. These 



thought for the future This will ^hips are being built under the British 



change as soon as people go to Alaska Columbia Act upon terms of which the 



expecting to make their home there outward bound cargoes must be Cana- 



for at least a considerable period of dian. Eight of these ships wil 1 be 



years, and there are already some launched and outfitted with three hun- 



families of this sort in the Tanana Val- dred and twenty horse-power Diesel 



ley. engines . The ninth will be prepared 



