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He prefaced his report to his ■
readers by recalling that he had men
tioned in his previous month’s
column--”just in passing...in a not
too-excited vein”--that he planned to
make the. inaugural trip, and added:
"Well we’re excited now
j plenty excited; We think that Alaskaj
| is absolutely-the.greatest.”
"In the first place,n" He” contin
ued , "God mu-st-4iav.a.. arranged for the
| new State-owned ferry system“and‘--the j
camper-coach to be given to man at
the same time. They are meant for
j each other.” y >
After describing the trips’s
route, rates and other pertinent data:
Griffin offered his readers several
predictions, including his forecast
that the marine highway system
"will become the ’number one’ tourist
attraction in the world.”
Other Griffin predictions:
"That within five years new
ferries will be added to'the exist
ing line.”
"That people with camper-coaches
will form a substantial portion of the
’pioneers’ who will settle, this new
land of ours.”
Kenny Lake Notes
Five more new settlers at Kenny
Lake, it.seems the tides of empire
are flowing north as well as west
from the vantage point we have here.
And this area being one of the
better’districts for an agricultural
potential gains people interested in
something basic to one new and thri
ving economy, production from the
land,
Sale of goods and services is a
very necessary part of any areas
dollar exchange picture but local
production, not only of.farm produce
and live stock, but any item that can
be originated here rather than in the
south 48, helps to tamp more mortar
in the foundation of our state.
I saw a bull buffalo cross the
road the other day, round and fat
as butter, since the few that were
transplanted in this end of the
basin are thriving so well it would
seem logical to try (next col)
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transplanting other wild game animals
that were found in the same general
habitat as the bison, lam thinking
of elk ,mainly but also mule deer.
The inhabited or cleared areas in
this huge land leave vast sections
as natural reserves for these animals
and they will probably remain so for
years to come.
Perhaps the Pish and Game Dept,
is already exploring the possibility/..
I hope if its peasable, that something
can be done toward.this end soon*
Great ideas come into the world
as gently as doves. If we live
attentively we shall hear amid the .
uproar of empires and nations a faint
flutter of wings, the great stir
rings of life and hope.
Albert Camus
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