dc.contributor.author	Georgeson, C.C.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-04T22:17:22Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-04T22:17:22Z
dc.date.issued	1916
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11122/2356
dc.description	Later editions and revisions included.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This circular is designed to give prospective settlers in Alaska, and particularly homesteaders, information on subjects which will be of more or less vital interest to them. It is designed also to call their attention to many factors in the situation on which they should be informed before settling in a new and comparatively little-known territory.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	Climate: Coast region, Interior climate -- Agricultural areas: Character of the land, The soil -- Where to locate -- How to obtain a farm -- Transportation -- The chances for work and wages paid -- Cost of living -- What crops can be grown -- Live stock: The brown bear -- General information: Population, Judicial divisions, Land districts, National Forests, Telegraph and cable lines, Railroads, Schools, Game laws, Fisheries, Matanuska Valley -- Problems confronting early settlers in the Matanuska Valley	en_US
dc.publisher	Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations	en_US
dc.title	Information for Prospective Settlers in Alaska	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Circular, No. 1	en_US
dc.type	Report	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2020-03-05T16:59:35Z

Information for Prospective Settlers in Alaska