These forage i ants alc not now natives of the conuntry. btut they can be made to brive and furnish "feed for live stock on many a motuntain side wvhich now produces only plants worthless for feed. But there are also *a large number of natritious grasses native to tile country which In many places cover large areas wvith lush growth on wvhich live stock do welL We depend at present on the native grasses for feed for the cattle and horses at the various stations." In conclusion. lhe says : "Lack of transportation .facilities .is a harrier .at once both to the influx of people and to tile export oc such p reduce as thley might raise. Until the transportation problem is solved Alaska will have but few immigrants aside from those who come for the purposes of trade and mining. but these conditions will be remedied as the resources of the country are developed. The rich deposits of gold. copper. and coal are bound to be developed. and with thts development there wviil be a general advance nlot only to transportation conditions but in sociai and economic conditions. and there will be a corresponding growth in the number wh~o take advantage of the agricultural possibilities of the country." & 13 Quoting again from report of Mr. Seth Mann. beginning on page 11: The agricultural possibilities of the interior of Alaska are a revelation to one who visits the great valleys of the Yukon and the Tanana for the first time.
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