Mount McKinley (AGC 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ship's log ,.-, L 1 , A U VIC wiffs sl! -C-- . X , USAKA is consitlvroil tho Yi-iiiuv ot' .l:lp:m llt't'2lllS0 ot' its iiumt-rous rniizils, scaittorvtl throiigliout tho vity. This. tht- most importamt, imlustrixtl city in Jatpam, is situ- itttl it tho mouth ot' tho Yotlo liiwr. lts hxirlmor, protvctctl from tho st-xt lay il sorivs ot' lrrozik- ixntvrs, unloauls tho voztl, iron orc. iaith! 1 -1 1 -1 ff--- J x ' 5 phosphaitt- orc, salt. limestone :mal ,.,....g-14-V -M-......, Q- gtk XX -s SSN- in I -. Q. - f J-- , . - wg osaka 5- 5 i . mum' othvr raw mattvrinls for tho vity's inclustrivs. Q Uszikzfs imlustrhil progress has rolnlwtl tho rity ot' Oriental :it- riiospltww. lirozul, Western style str-vu-ts :tru linocl with modern shops :tml otlic-4+ buildings. Its ritizvns clziily walk through tho c'itx s crrowfloct stroots or rule thc- snzliwziy system to the numer- ous parks :tml tlliozitcrs which are the: i'r'c-rozxtioxiztl fzicilitics for this metropolis of some two million.