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Show VOLCANO FERTILIZES ISLAND ANCHORAGE, Alaska. As a roault of tho Mt. Katmai volcano eruptior. f 1912 hitherto barren land has boon mado fertile, Tho volcano showereJ the country," Including Kodlak Island, with several inches of volcanic ash, which for a time threatened all vegetation. vege-tation. Now tho grass has grown through the ash and places that wero I barren are covered with luxuriant I growth. The material cast forth by tho volcano is said to be one of the finest fertilizers. |