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Show "The Wonders of Alaska." The Jiaticruft Company of San Francisco rvcently issued a book which ought to attract considerable attention. The pibject of it is one of general intere-rt to the people of tub country. It Ls entitled -'The Wonders of Alaska." That latest territorial acqul-ition of the United States is Indeed 3 wonderland. The author, Mr. Alex. Radlam, of San Frauebeu, brings that remarkable region into clear view uf the iruer of his book In a triple way. He not only presents pen pictures of striking strik-ing sce-ue-ry and of the queer aljo-rigiual aljo-rigiual inhabitants, drs)u iu simple language, w ithoul attempt at oste-11-tatluu ufstle, iiut imparls pkwure nnd iiistnietiou by nivalis of Leautl-fui Leautl-fui illustralious, with which the work is embellishes!. These embellishment embel-lishment are thirty iu numbvr,and yet the book covers only 150 pages. He also gives-, for the benefit of the render, to aid him In gaining a clear understanding uf the ml-ject, a series of eipiit uue?, portraying the geography of some of the more striking strik-ing lucallties. The resources of Alaska receive a liberal siwre e'f attention. at-tention. lh b laiblication, as will be seen, Is not only of value as a literary production, pro-duction, but as w cil because of the information cunve-yeti aside from the- written dexenptiops. All this shows tin.- practical nature uf the mind uf the author, which is exhibited ex-hibited eveu to the extent of informing in-forming tlie reader of has U-ok regarding re-garding the best available lueannof transit to the laud of wonder.-, uf nlniee attractions he has evidently litem a close jiersoiial olcrver. This same utilitarian tr.ut leads Mr. Kaillam to treat with a vein uf skupticsui the statements uf persons per-sons who have visited Ala-kn and claim tuli:ive discueere-d iu tliat region a -'silent city'- the remains of an aiH-ieut tow 11 built according to advanced 1 rinc-iple-, uf architecture-. In thus ai. verting to what he evidt Mly dccii.x 10 la.- .1 fabrie-alfon, he sweep away w hat luve-is o tins Inq rotable ami matvehius would ft igu w i-h to l true-. lids new aud attractive book b Tinted 1111 a flue quality of imj-er, and uncased iu unusually Itaueleuic-bimUug. |