(Continued from Pnsre Six)
a romance.
The steamer trip from Fairbanks
to Nome down the Yukon liver is
more than 1.200 miles and requires
a week to go down and 10 days to
* return against the current. As the
crow flies, the distance is less than
700 miles and takes about six hours
by plane. Incidently, there are
three widely separated and locally
•supported airplane landings en
route, where plane service may be
obtained at virtually an hour’s
notice. If there is a serious acci
dent in a distant mining camp,
which in many cases would mean
death before mqdica! attendance
could be obtained, a radio message
is sent to Fairbanks, and in a cou
ple of hours the patient is under
treatment in the Fairbanks hospi
tal.
In the case of the prospector who
up to a year ago, was obliged to
start for his winter’s work several
weeks in advance, packing on his
shoulders his food for a long win
ter, with the airplane he can delay
his start until within a few hours
and take with him enough for im
mediate use. leaving an order for
more to be brought by plane on
certain dates.
The pilots know the locations of
virtually every prospector within a
radius of 100 miles, and when fly
ing they make detours, dropping a
bit of food or a newspaper at vari
ous camps to show the miner that
he is not forgotten.
FLYING EASY IN WINTER
Contrary to w’hat wmuld natural
ly be expected by the uninformed,
winter flying is much easier and
safer than in summer. Thousands
of square miles of northern Alaska,
consists of innumerable lakes and
rivers which, in summer, are little
better than morass, but which, in
winter, are frozen over and make
excellent landings. This is particu
larly so on the Yukon river, where
the bars are used in summer, dur
ing low water, for landings and the
ice in wunter. In short, there' is
hardly an aspect of daily life on
the part of those lonely delvers
after gold far off on the outer
edges of this vast Territory but the
aviator has his part in it and takes
no small amount of pride in his
HAND PAINTED ALASKA PIC
TURES AT SYLVIA’S.
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LATING LIBRARY; 15c to read
a book.
RATES—Fifteen cents per line j
first insertion, 712 cents peri
line for subsequent insertion.
Count six average words to a
tine. Minimum charge 50 cents.
FOR RENT—Cabin; see J. L.
Graef Hardware.
APARTMENT for rent; Mrs. Paul
son.
FOR SALE—At Juneau, Alaska,
first class cafe; four-year lease;
good location. Owner must re
turn on account of sickness. P. O.
Box 821, Juneau Alaska.
WANTED—Extra copies of Seward
®aily Gateway for following
dates; Aug. 23 and 24, 1928; Nov.
39, 1928; Jan. 10, t929; May 18 to
24 inclusive, 1929; July 1 to 4, 11
to 15 inclusive, 1929.
FOR RENT—Two furnished cabins.
Inquire Alaska Shop.
FOR SALE—Half interest in a
proposition at Grant Lake. The j
owner wants the prospective ;
buyer to come and see it. In
quire at Gateway. 15t
WANTED—Work jy hour or day,
house cleaning, window washing,
or gardening. Phone Madison 19
for Sam, Japanese boy.
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l RELIABLE BOAT SER.
VICE TO NUKA BAY «
1 1 1
The gasboat Roife No. 1 * ;
8 Capt. Pete Sather, leaves [
the port of Seward for the *
® bay on the 15th and 30th »
of each month.
: moral responsibilities.
I Bobbed hair, short skirts and silk
(Underwear have invaded the Arctic
Circle. In the village of Norvik in
;the vicinity of Kotzebue Sound,
with a population of 400 Eskimos,
imay be found many of the luxuries
of civilization. They make their
own electric light with gas engines
and generators, and there is a pho
nograph to every family. The young
women wear silk stockings and
high-heeled shoes and the family
! clothesline would pass muster in
'any city in the states.
; The Porcupine river Eskimos are
children worshipers, as contrasted
Iwith the ancestor-worship of China
and Japan. All the little folk are
treated with reverence and great
consideration. This tribe, also, in
stead of having a shaman or medi
!eine man, appoints a local priest
ess or medicine woman, frequently
a married woman, to whom they
|impute great powers and act ac
cordingly . Every night before go
ing to sleep, the members of the
tribe join in a parade to the igloo
of their priestess, where each and
all receive a sort of blessing or ben
ediction, after which they lie down
to rest for the night. This is a
daily occurence because the bless
ing is not supposed to hold good
for more than 24 hours.
Fresh Haas’ candy. SCHALLER
ER’S ALASKA SHOP.
WE CARRY THE BKS l BRANDS
)F CANDY MANUFACTURED IN
THE UNITED STATES BOTH IN
BULK AND BOX. The Candv Cot
Page.
FOR TAXI CALL
OGLE’S GARAGE
Phone Madison 66
A. F. Davis
Seward Grill stand,
Mad. 119
Or Adams 114
OPE MING F EH FORMAN C E
I LONDON, Sept., 27, </P)-Mrs.
'Bernard Shaw and Ambassador
| Charles Dawes, sat together at the
| opening performance of the new
Shaw play. Premier MacDonald
jocularly warned Mrs. Shaw not to
make trouble between him and the
! Ambassador during the conversa
tion.
11 GSN'T SPEAK, BIT
! TELLS FISH STORIES
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j VERMILLION, S. D., Sept., 27,(A3)
!—Jim Tomilson has not spoken a
word for 53 years. He is one of the
i few mutes who cannot use the sign
| alphabet. Neither can he hear, read
jor write.
I But Jim is a fisherman of repute
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SCHALLEREirS
ALASKA
SHOP
DEVELOPING
Printing
Enlarging
Photographs copied
and hand colored
Picture Framing
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YOU will appreciate the worth of a good
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Now is the time to avail yourself to the in
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
SEWARD MACHINE SHOP
CHAS. LECHNER
and he has his own way of telling
about the fish “that got away”.
Using his own system of pictur
esque gestures, Jim’s friends de
clare that he can tell the biggest
fish story of any man on the Miss
ouri river!
Hear the new i>musw2ck records,
Carolina Moon and Wear a llat
with a Silver Linning, at SCHAL
LERER’S ALASKA SHOP
WANT A GOOD MEAL?
WE SERVE THE BEST
Delectable and appetizing
menu.
Short orders-regular dinners.
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Mrs. Alfred Rosness
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SHOP
Shower Baths
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and Expert Barber
Fred C. Miller, Prop.
' CLEANLINESS and the best of
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I Seattle ice cream. SCHALLER
ER’S ALASKA SHOP.
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JOHNSEN
CONTRACTOR
PLASTERING
&
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Go East via
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Panama Pacific
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from in from
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Evans Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct., 7
Watson Oct., 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 14
Passenger accommodations on all
Admiral Line vessels have be^n com
jletely and materially improved. You
will find them very attractive and
comfortable.
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