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“Hello! Here I am in San Fran
cisco. Arrived yesterday, and am rev
eling in ‘real’ ice cream and cherries.
I am bewildered by the big stores and
the beautiful ‘duds’ they show.”
So wrote Miss Mary Edelbrock, one
of Cordova’s last term teachers, on
July 23. Several weeks ago Miss Edel
brock left Cordova for her home in
San Diego via Fairbanks, Dawson and
Skagway. A letter which she wrote
on board the Alameda on July 18 de
scribes her journey from Fairbanks
as follows:
“I left Fairbanks June 26 on the
river boat Yukon. We had a slow
trip up the river—eleven days to Daw
son. At Dawson we changed boats,
and made connections, so I had just
a few hours there. It took us four
days to go from Dawson to Whitehorse
on the good ship ‘Whitehorse.’
“The river trip was very interesting.
We stopped at every little place along
the way—saw Indians galore—dogs
and fish wheels ditto, and made the
acquaintance of all kinds and sizes of
mosquitoes. By the time we reached
Fort Yukon we had 75 Indians on
board—bucks, squaws and papooses,
with their dogs and boats. They were
going to the fort for a big celebration
and potlatch to be held on the Fourth.
"We saw the midnight sun.
“The boundary line between Canada
and the United States is a strip of
country about 50 feet wide, cleared
of all trees and underbrush, extend
ing for miles over hill and dale. We
had to have our baggage examined by
the customs officials, and tell all our
history before we could enter
‘Gowge’s province.’ Once there, the
landscape was brightened by numer
ous northwest mounted police, in their
gorgeous uniforms—red coats and
black trousers with a yellow stripe
down the side.
“The trip down the White Pass &
Yukon railroad did not quite come up
to my expectations.
“When we arrived at Skagway, Sat
urday, July 11, we learned that we
would probably have to spend the rest
of the summer there. Every reserva
tion on every boat was taken for
weeks ahead by tourists and round
trippers. Tuesday evening at 20 min
utes to 8 I learned that if I took the
mail boat Estebeth, which was leaving
for Juneau at 8 p. m., I might stand
a chance of getting something on the
Alameda. I rushed back to the Pullen
house and packed while the captain
held the boat. We arrived in Juneau
at 10 a. m. I was the only one of my
bunch to get away. The rest are still
in Skagway, except some men who
went steerage on the Spokane.
“Upon arriving at Juneau I went
to the Gastineau hotel, but could not
get a room till night, so had to stay
in the lobby. In the afternoon I went
with a party of tourists to Mendenhall
glacier. Dr. von Zesch was at the
hotel. I had dinner with her and one
of the Douglas teachers, Miss Florence
Lowe, who is to teach in Latouche
next year. Not till midnight did I
know whether I could get passage or
•not. Then all the agent could give
me was a ‘sofa’ in one of the rooms
downstairs. When I got on board the j
purser gave me a berth in a room up
stairs. The other party i3 a woman
from Seattle who spends most of her
time in the stateroom with door and
window tightly closed, smoking
scented cigarettes. The room smells
terrible; I can hardly stand it. I com
plained to the purser, but as there
was no other place on board, he could j
do nothing. It keeps me busy airing
the room when she is not around. The
funny part is, she does this on the
sly—thinks I do not know it—as if I
didn’t have a nose, and there’s nothing
small about it, either! However, we
will be in Seattle tomorrow, so I can
endure it till then. And all the other .
folks are still in Skagtown!
“Mrs. Fraisure, Mayor Adams, Mr.
Eames and Mrs. Lewis and her two
children are on board. Remember me
to all my Cordova friends.”
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WITH CATTLE
Prof. C. C. Georgeson, head of the
United States department of agricul
tural stations of Alaska, is a passen
ger aboard the Admiral Watson,
which was in port this morning, en
route to Matanuska and Kodiak.
Last May Prof. Georgeson left
Sitka for Milston, Iowa, in the inter
est of the experimental stations in
Alaska. From the firm of E. C. Hol
this goat ic not of the pure breed it
the middle west, Prof. Georgeson pur
chased five head of ca/ttle for the sta
tion at Matanuska and two head of
cattle for the station at Fairbanks.
“This particular breed of cattle is ex
ceptional in that it is not only ex
cellent as beef but the cattle are also
fine milkers, and that is exactly what
the people of the Matanuska district
need,’’ said Prof. Georgeson.
LIVESTOCK PURCHASED
Besides the cattle, Prof. Georgeson
purchased a pair of jacks for the sta
tion at Fairbanks and goats of the
famous Toggenburg stock. The Tag
genburg goat is of the famous breed
of Switzerland, known for the quan
tity and quality of its milk. With
these goats was also shipped the
goat which has been at the experi
mental station at Sitka. Although
'this goat is noto of the pure breed it
it of excellent stock and gives five
quarts of milk a day.
A buck and a doe, also of the Tog
gerburg stock and valued at $275
were purchased from the breeders
at Woodville, Washington and sent to
the station at Fairbanks.
“The animals have now reached
the different stations safely and I am
satisfied they will do well and prove
satisfactory.” said Georgeson.
DROUGHT HURTS CROPS
According to a report received by
Prof. Georgeson from the station at
Fairbanks and Rampart, the crops
are suffering from the hot, dry
weather. Because of the late season
the seeding was delayed, which means
a late harvest and it is expected that
only one half the crop garnered last
year will be realized at the close of
this summer. With the exception of
the crops everything else at the sta
tion is progressing :'n fire shape.
“The most important step in agri
culture in the interior so far,” stated
Prof. Georgeson, “is the purchasing
of a 25-barrcl flouring mill by an or
| ganization of farmers near Fair
banks.
MILL AT FAIRBANKS
“The farmers of the interior will
raise their own wheat and it will be
milled at Fairbanks and sold to all
the interior towns. This means that
no flour will be shipped to the in
terior of Alaska from the states. I
sent some flour to Washington to be
tested and received a report stating
that it was the most superior flour
of anv tested so far.”
Prof. Georgeson stated that the
crops at the experimental station at
Sitka are also late this year and that
there will be a comparatively few
strawberries, due to the fact that
early in the season the cold atmos
phere and continual rain retarded the
opening of the blossoms of the plants
and the hot dry -weather of the past
month has stunted their growth.
SITKA BOOMING
“The town of Sitka is booming,”
said Prof. Georgeson, “and there is
a dirth of dwellings for the people
who are coming to the town on every
boat. Dwellings that are available
are exceptionally high in rent.”
PAYNE WOULD DEVELOP
MOUNT RAINIER PARK
TACOMA, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—Further development of the
Mount Ranier National Park, near
here, is favored by John Barton
Payne, secretary of the interior, who
recently visited the park and spent a
night near snow-capped Mount Ran
ier. Construction of a road completely
around the base of the mountain is
particularly favored, he said. He de
clared he would like to see a large
government appropriation for the Na
tional park..
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