Later editions and revisions included.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.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 Valle
