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•ALASKA ATTRACTS
THE ADVENTUROUS
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By A. V. Buel, of Sacramento Bee
" (Formerly Cartoonist at Dawson)
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How you gonno keep ’em down, on
the farm, when they have seen
Paree ?**
It can’t be done. But your boy and
your neighbor’s boy, leading a quiet
prosaic life in their home town, sur
rounded by their friends; growing to
manhood, assuming the responsibili
ties of good citizenship, might have
been content with their niche in life.
The germ of adventure, hid away
in the breast of the American boy,
have lain dormant till snuffed
out by old Father Time. But when
war’s trumphet sounded the call to
arms of your boy, plunging him into
the world cataclysm, the germ of ad
venture came into its own. In the
camp, on foreign shores and in the
trenches it throve and now it will not
down.
Maybe for a time the old life be
fore the war, with all the quiet charm,
will hold him, but the great majority
will demand action, and sooner or
later they will seek it in other lands.
A lieutenant in the aerial service
who has felt the thrill of combat in
the clouds, upon returning to his
“eivies” was asked concerning his fu
ture. His answer was;
"Before the war I was practicing
law down south. I won’t go back, for
I’ve lost all interest in law. I am
thinking seriously of going to Siber
ia.”
‘‘Why Siberia?”
“Well, I believe there will be won
derful opportunities in that country
and Siberia holds a fascination for
me. Gold discoveries will be made,
and adventure calls.”
He is only one of thousands who
have let their minds wander to bleak
Siberia, and who may eventually
tramp the tundras when chaos re
treats before reason.
Seldom a year passes without a
story coming of riches, virgin gold,
placers, awaiting to be sluiced up in ^
the Siberian wastes.
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Yearly, adventuresome prospectors
sail away to the north. Some return
discouraged by the lawlessness of the
Slav, or forced to admit defeat from
old Mother Nature.
Today Siberia knows no law. An
archy reigns. The Seeker for gold
though successful in finding it, would
never succeed in making his “get
away.”
So let us forget Siberia. Distance:
lends enchantment to the view, but
one view of a bunch of Bolsheviks
sweeping down on your “diggings,”
hypothecating your treasure and inci
dentally perforating you with up-to
date ammunition, is entirely too much
in the way of excitement.
Here, right at our door, wre have a
plethora of adventure, coupled with a
gambling chance to win. Dame For
tune’s smile—Alaska—awaits you, ad
venturous youth, if you cannot content
yourself with, the splendid opportuni
ties, wealth and beauty and charm of
California.
Alaska, resplendent with precious
jewels, robed in the choicest of furs-;
is a cold, proud beauty willing to
share with those she favors the
strong and virile youths.
To the weak, a warning to stay]
away. Her summer smile is warm,
and sweet with the flavor of her Arc
tic fruits. But she can be bitter cold.
Her winter’s icy breath has, left its
victims buried beneath the tundras, or
bruised and cast lifeless on her hocky
shores.
Alaska, an empire in the making, is
a man’s country.
In her mountains, awaiting the
coming of the prospector, are ledges
of precious metals—silver, copper and
gold, and coal to warm the world
awaits development. Her river bars
have produced millions in placer gold,
and today they are practically un
touched. The ruby sands of Nome
will be duplicated and reduplicated in
her thousands of miles of beach.
Her forests of spruce, hemlock, pine
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and cedar will be the lumberman's last
stand. Her broad valleys, already
proven rich under the farmer’s plow,
are being homesteaded.
Wonderful crops have been the re
ward of a little hard work, guided by
knowledge of the planting season.
Alaska waters teem with fish. The
coast-line from Wrangell to the Aleu
tian islands is dotted with canneries.
If the seeker of adventure desires
something with a kick to it, let him
chase tl^e festive whale. There are a
number of whaling stations along the
coast.
The fur industry is still in its in
fancy. There are tliausands of miles
of virgin territory—the natural habi
tat of the fox, the lynx, wolverine,
mink and marten.
Following a line of traps would
prove profitable, to say nothing of the
adventuresome side.
Fox farming on the islands is now
a recognized industry. The farmer
doesn’t require much in the way of
farm implements. A few foxes, a fish
ing smack, a salmon net, a few hauls
of salmon, and the “skin game” is on.
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Reindeer imported by th govrn
ment as an experiment have taken to
the Alaska moss. The Eskimo up to
the present writing have a monopoly
on the reindeer, but there is no good
.reason why our American boys can't
cut in on the industry.
Alaska reindeer steaks may some
day in the near future help to break
up the beef combine in the United
States.
The Kodiak bear and the moose of
the Kenai peninsula offer a break in
life’s monotonous grind.
“Soapy" Smith and his gang of
sure-thing artists are but memories of
twenty years ago. The Dangerous
Dan McGrew type will always be
found on the front edge of civiliza
tion, but the law of God and man now
runs north of fifty-three.
Women—good women as ever trod
the cement sidewalks of our own city
—have braved the dangers of the trail
and with their men have builded their
homes and reared their children far
north of the Arctic circle.
So if it’s adventure you’re looking
for, coupled with more than an even
break in life’s battle, try Alaska.
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room in your house, can be found at
the Northwestern Hardware Co.
Fresh French puffs dally at the City
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. TO THE
’ REPUBLICAN
VOTERS
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WHAT I STAND FOR:
* 1 am a candidate for National Com
mitteeman of the Republican party, to
be elected April 27, and I stand for
the following principles:
I am not a politician, and never ran |
♦ for office before. I belong to no po- |
litical machine or combine, and am ’
under obligations to no clique or fac
_ tion.
I am opposed to machine domina
tion in Alaska, and if you elect me I
will take my orders from the people
and nobody else.
■While my home is in Anchorage,
where I received the unanimous in
dorsement of the Anchorage Repub
lican Club, composed of over one hun
dred and fifty members, I will work
for the entire Territory of Alaska
. first, last and all the time.
If you elect me I will do my utmost
to see that each locality or division
shall name the officers of that locality
or division, and I will fight bitterly
the appointment of anyone outside of
Alaska to an Alaska office.
Alaska has been my home for 23
years, winter and summer, and I feel
sure I know what Alaska needs.
The time has come to put an end
%. to outside dictation in our affairs, and
I believe what Alaska needs is more
t, firesides and fewer carpetbaggers.
The only way to rid Alaska of ma
chine politicians is to vote against
them. People of Alaska, I am making
this fight for these principles, and I
want your help. You deliver the votes
and I will deliver the goods.
JACK CHOVIN.
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CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & COMPANY
JUNEAU,ALASKA
"ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD-PAYING THE TOP OF THE MARKET
In pi esenting the following quotations we want you to understand mo
what we quote. If the market advaaces after the Luance of Tie clrcSL
we give the shipper the benefit of the increase. Upon request we S
pleased to keep you advised of market changes. Bear in mind that because
of our Policy of dealing directly with the trader and trapper we can
Black ^bear—Na^l Z F°R
Fox. cross—large dark. . 5°
Fox, red—large dark .. 'a'®® *° 1A5,AA
Fox, white .. j®‘®® t0 6®'®°
Fox, blue Prices vary according to color and quality
prices average from. ’ ir nn . _
Fox, silver—We have a big outlet for silver fox, and guar
antee top prices for same. Be sure to ship us your silver
foxes and we will show you we are there' with the
goods. Prices range from. e-An*
Marten, dark and extra large No. 1.1". ^5*00 to 100 00
Mink, extra large No. 1 dark.. Jo’SS 2
Muskrat, fall Alaskan, large No. 1. . T'SJ
Land otter (Interior) .. 10 00 to 40 00
Wolf, largo No. 1 open.-Z= itotll 21 0
Wolverine, large dark . 9Q 00 tQ .,5 00
Prices above quoted are all for No. 1 best grade ’furs'.'"' Lower grades" in
cluding pale skins, priced in proportion.
WE ARE I HE LARGEST DEALERS IN RAW AND M ANUP ACTTTRED
FDRS IN THE NORTHWEST, and a„ we ask of you Mr. Shtaw, ”to gfve
s the chance of a trial shipment and we will convince you that we pay more
for furs and make quicker returns than you can get anywhere in the country.
We have been in business in Alaska for 36 years and have built up a very
xtensive trade. We sell manufactured furs in all parts of the United States.
Lanada, and in a great many European cities
By shipping to us you are not only helping an Alaska Industry but you are
helping yourself to build up a business that belongs to Alaska.
e eliminate the middleman entirely, as we buy direct from the trapper and
trader and sell direct to the consumer; thus we are able to pav you a better
y0U Can get elsewhere. WE MAKE RETURNS THE SAME DAI
SHIPMENT IS RECEIVED.
If so desired, when your shipment amounts to $100 or more, we will wire our
d, and if not entirely satisfactory you may wire at our expense and we will!
ship to any place you designate.
of y°u 2 t0 be fair with yourself as well as with us, and make us
trial shipment, the result will make you a steady shipper
BankT^ Any mnk in A2Ska' the B' M' Behrenda Bank, Juneau; National
ank of Tacoma, Tacoma, Wash.; Dexter Horton National Bank of Seattle.
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