THE COAL-FIELDS OF ALASKA 



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done much to advance the mining indus- 

 try. They can, however, be regarded 

 only as supplementary to a system of 

 railways, which alone can make available 

 the mineral wealth of extensive areas. 

 In fact, they serve to emphasize the in- 



adequacy of the existing transportation 

 systems. The industrial demands for 

 better communication can be met only by 

 railways which shall connect the mineral 

 deposits with open ports -on the Pacific 

 seaboard. 



PROFESSOR STROMGREN 

 OBSERVATOR ANGSTROM 



COMMANDER HOLM 

 CAPTAIN RYDER 



The other four members of the committee appointed ^^the University of Cogn^^^^^^^^^ 

 which examined the papers of F. A. Cook and unanimously reported that Dr ^ook 

 no proof that he had reached the North Pole. 



