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Show THE DEjERLT EAGLE. ALASKA. ing, wi h theothr islands in Berin had had no idea Previously At iirst who hiccoughed. tried to run awav from it, but finding this effort vain, I rapped smartly on my breast, and commanded: "Top it!" Seu, 3,903 square miles. Tne total area oi the islands of Alaska is 31,205 Alaska cmtniasan area of 580,170 miles. It is the region of the highest sbuare miles From extreme north to mountain peaks in the United Sta!es south it is 1,400 miles in an air lino, or Tne-- e peaks from the Aleutian chain so far a? from Maine to Florida, and of Islands. Unimak, the most eastfrom its pastern boundary to the end of ern of the chain, has that magnificent lb be Continued. an in miles Inlands 2,200 the Aleutian volcano Shishaldin, 9,000 feet high ; then air line, or a? far as from New York to Unalaska, 5,691 feet; next, Atka, 4,852 STUDENTS' LITER RY SO 'EITY. California. The island of Attu, at the feet; then Kyska,3,700 feet r and Attu, ?nd of the Aleutian chain, is as far the most western of the group, only MARCH 12, 1892. west ot San Francisco as Maine is 3,084 feet high. In the Alaskan range east, so that between the extreme east- are the highest pea&s in the United The. Society met in Chapel at 7:30 ern and western sections of the StatesMount St. Elias, 19,500 feet Saturday night the 12th, and were United States, San Francisco is the great central city. Alaska is as large ss all the New England and Middle StaUs, toeet her with Ohio, Indiana, Illinois Wisconsin, Michigan, Kent-ar- k y urd Tennessee combined, or as large as all the United States east of the MissifSippl Kiver and north of Georgia and the Carol in as nearly one-six- th of the entire area of the United States. It has a coast line of 25,000 miles, or two and a half times as much as the Atlantic and Pacific coast lines of the rcmaitiiLg portion of the Uuited States. The coast of Alaska if extended in a straight line would belt the globe. Commencing at the north shore ot Dixon Inlet, in latitude 54 40' the coast sweeps in aloug regular curve north and west oi the enrance of Prince William's Sound, a distance of 550 miles, thence 725 milt south and west to Unimak pass, at the end of the Alaska pt ninsula. From this pass the Aleutian cbaiu of islands sweeps 1,075 miles io a long curve almost to Asia, the dividing line between Russia and the Unittd States being the meridian of 100 wen longitude. North of Unimak pats the coast forms a zigzag line io Point Banow, on the Arctic Ocean, and tree fcouth of east to the boundary. Alaska is a great island region, have ingoffits southeastern coast a large aTcMptlapo. The southern portion of gn at air) iielegc If in Wsshinton, the central portion in British Columbia, and the northern portion in Alaska. The part in Alaska has been named the Al'xaner archipelago. It is about 300 miles nor-and south, aud 75 miles wide and contsins several thousand separate is.'ands. Tne aggregate area of these, islands is 14,142 square miles. Six hundred miles to the westward of Sitka is the Kadlak group, aggregating 5,870 miles, then farther westward the hum a gin group, containing 1,031 square miles, and the Aleutian chain, with an area of 0,301 square miles. To north of the Aleutian islands is the Pnbiloff group (seal islands), contain- 1 te 1 high; Mount Cook, 16,000 feet ; Mount Crillon, 15,910; Mount Fairweather, Alaska 15,500, and numerous others. abounds in hot and mineral springs. There are large springs south of Sitka, on Pernosa bay, on Amagat island and at Port Moller. On Uinmak island is a lake of sulphur. Near the volcano Pogrumnoi are hot marshes. Boiling springs are found on the islands Akun, Atka, Unimak, Adakh, Sittgnak, and Kanaga. For years these latter have been used by the natives for cooking food. In the crater of Goreloi is a vast boiling, steaming mineral sprirg eighteen miles in circumfernce. Alaska contains one of the largest rivers in the United States. The river Yukon is 70 miles wide across Its five mouths and intervening deltas. At some points along its lower course one bank cannot to seen from the other. For the first thousand miles it is from one to five miles wide, and is some places, including the islands, it is twenty miles from bank to bank. Navigable for 1,000 miles, it is computed to be 2 000 miles long. Sheldon Jackson, in Goldthwaite's Geographical Magazine for Februaiy. to order by the Joseph Olorensbaw. Prayer was offered by Mr. Driggs after which minu' es of previous meeting were read. The Judges for the debate were chosen and the programme carried out as called iollow.- vice-preside- nt - : Deaate on the question; Resolved that the father is better than the mother. Aff . Am( lia Comer and Aksel Amund- sen, the latter however, being absent. Neg. Libbie DeLong and Ezra Christenstn. The debate was quite interesting, and the Judges decided in favor of the affirmative. Stories were then told by Lizzie Wood, Hatbron Iladlockand Luella A lred. Declamation was very nicely given by Joseph Olorensbaw. The programme for next meeting was read and the society adjourned. MARCH 2ti, 1892. The m rubers of the Society met in their usual place of meeting last Saturday at 7:30 with Joseph Olorenin the chair. sbaw tne Prater was offered by Mr. Driggs. The Judges for the debate were Amy Devine, Earl Moore and Ezra vise-presid- ent Chrisiensen. Continued from first pctye- The question debated was; Resolved, anxious for my linguistic theat gold is better than silver. always advancement; for, though I still Aff. speakers; Julia Collett and rendered very ill each word that Hatbron Hadlock. he gave me to pronounce, he was Neg. speakers; Lizzie Wood and obliged to own to my mother, Nephi Larson. when by change he heard me say Th; decision was in favor of the " to the cat, that 1 iff rmative side. S'me interest stories were told by could imitate the Irish as well as Cameron, Amy Devine, Lena he could himself if not better. Joseph Frandsenand Willard Hanson. I have sine j heard him tell 1) clamationwas given in nice style Irish dialect stories which he bv Li 'bie DeLong. "Asli-go-roo- Programme for next meeting was generally tells in Dutch or Hebrew and I can bear this state- read aud the Society adjourned to meet again ia two weeks. ment out. Amelia Comer Sec'y. During this period my mind was growing apace. 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