Show BACK HOME AGAIN What It C Chambers Observed on His Alaska Tr p Plenty Icebercs But Little Gold InSight Timber Farmlnl and Ga I den Culture R C Chambers fresh from Glacier bay with his cheeks touched to a florid tinge by the arctic breezes sat with his feet resting on tho square frame that surrounds the fine old shade trees at the Continental hotel and serves the guests a a foot rest You do not look like a man who had heard the results of the recent election slid a HERALD reporter to the Alaska tourist I heard little of the election and can assure you I lost no sleep over it said the Ontario mine magnate You had a pleasant voyaol All bad a delightful lime Wo sailed on the iron steamship The Queen sailed by Captain James Carroll Both he and Mr Rogers the purser were not only very competent officers but affable gentlemen wile exerted themselves to make the passage comfortable and enjoyable for al But their efforts did not satisfy the growlers Wo had 207 passengers sengers on board and in that number you must expect to find the man who is disappointed disap-pointed with the scenery and the man wbo finds nothing fit t eat even when the accommodations ac-commodations are much better than he is accustomed to at home We went as la north as Chilcat u i ChUct 1 desolate place with quite a cannery and I I where the Indians do some trading Lear ing this port at 4 oclock In the afternoon we sailed up Glacier bay where wo ran into the icebergs about 5 oclock in the morning There wero all sizes ot bergs floating about irrespective of age or previous prev-ious condition Vessels have to conditon Vessel proceed very slowly and keep a sharp lookout to avoid running into icebergs big enough to shatter the craft The steamer here stopped and took on 150 to liOO tons of ice enough to lust until she could make the trip to Sitka and Tacoma and back again Wo saw a number of whales some spouiers and one school in which there seemed to be fifteen or twenty How is tho mining Industry in that country Didnt see many miners though they claim to have some pretty good gold mines near Slttea Saw some good gold quartz there It Is a very hard country for miners to prospect in from tbo fact that the forests are almost Impenetrable The prospector is compelled to cut his way through and ho Is not able to go more than a mile or two a day What little prospecting is being done is by following the watercourses water-courses and seeking float After finding float they seek its sour o There Is very little timber along the coast that is large enough to create any material lumber interest but 1 bad it from good authority that back of the coast range of mountains where the country is moro open there is a good growth of largo tim her Wherever we found flat or rolling ground along the beach the soil was said to be very productive but it requires a great deal of labor to cut oil the timber and prepare the ground for farming There is some gardening being carried on but not to amount to anything At Sltka wo found a disabled whaler who had a very successful voyage and claimed her cargo would yield CO000 profitNono Nono of our party were sea slcfr though some of the ladies wore pretty well shaken up while crossing Georgiuiu bay where we had a heavy sea |