SEWARD PHOTO
AND ARTICLE IN
SOUTHERN PAPER
VISITING NEWSPAPER MAN TELLS
THE WORLD ABOUT HIS
ALASKAN TOUR
Describes Activities
Touring Alaska Is Not So Expensive
As Many People Think, Says
California Writer.
As was announced in the Seward
Gateway Saturday the first of a series
of articles of impressions gained in
the Territory, by a newspaper man
who passed thru Seward last month,
is published herewith. F. P. Roper,
one of the proprietors of the Lodi Sen
tinel of California, the author of the
articles, has as a caption over the stor
ies the apt title. “The Great Alaskan
Country.” Accompanying the article
is a beautiful half-tone photograph,
of Seward, showing Resurrection Bay
with the high mountains across from
the San Juan plant, showing in the
background. That Seward is getting
her share of advertising appears ob
vious. at least in Southern California,
as the entire page was devoted to
Seward and her surroundings. Fol
lowing in the article by Mr. Roper:
Leaving Seward.
We did not leave Seward until yes
terday forenoon at 11:30, (Aug. 4th),
although all the passengers remained
on board, receiving free meals and
room accommodations, waiting nearly
a day for the boat to start. The ves- ;
sel discharged 1,000 tons of freight j
at Seward and took on 1,200 tons, prin
cipally salt herring in barrels.
Enormous Fishing Industry.
The herring industry is comparative
ly new in this section. The first big
catch was made in 1922, when 100,
1)0# barrels were shipped out. The
best herring in the world come from
this section, which is Prince William
sound. After the big catch of 1922 the
supply has gradually been diminishing :
on account of the scarcity of fish.
AVhales are the deadly enemies of this
variety, and the former are numerous
in this section. The fish are cleaned,
light salted and packed into barrels
by girls from the States who come
here for the six weeks’ run. These
girls are paid by piece work and make
as high as $8 per day. It was quite
interesting to go through the fertilizer
and oil plant. Fish that are undersized
and those that have become too soft
for salting are put through a cooker
and the liquid extracted with a press.
This liquid is then run through set
tling tanks and the oil is skimmed off
and boiled down. This oil. which sells
at 45c per gallon, is used principally
in the manufacture of high class toilet
soaps. Considerable of it, we were
told, is used as a substitute for lin
seed oil in the manufacture of patent
paints. Nothing pertaining to the her
ring is wasted. The residue is made
into fertilizer, which has a ready mar
ket at GO to $S0 per ton.
Seward Marveled At.
Seward has 1.000 inhabitants. It is
located on the beach at the foot of a
beautiful mountain. One of these
points is 3500 feet high, and great in
terest is taken in marathon races to
the top each Fourth of July. Big stakes
are raised for the outcome of the race.
The winner last Fourth made the trip
to the top in 45 minutes and returned
in 12 minutes, making the round trip ;
in 57 minutes, although a record of
53 minutes has been made in previous
years.
Entrance Indescribable.
The principal point of interest yes- :
terday afternoon was the Harding :
Gateway, named after President Hard
ing, who considered it one of the
most scenic points of the trip, and J
said that he would consider it a com- :
pliment if it was named after him. '
Great mountains of solid rock with 1
abrupt precipices tower high into the
sky. There are numerous islands dot- 1
ted here and there, many caves, some 1
of w'hich go clear through the moun- <
tains so straight that we could see <
through them from the ship. There <
was beautiful shading of green about 1
the tops of these towering cliffs and i
mountains, and as President Harding (
said: “Nature sure must have been 1
in a lavish mood w hen it was created,” 5
“Prospectors,” Northern Cry. i
Alaska as a w'hole is in great need <
of development. As Judge Wickersham
whom I met on board the ship yes
terday said: “What Alaska needs is
5,000 or 6,000 prospectors to develop
thousands o£ acres that have never
been touched. We also need a great
number of practical farmers who will
raise the amount of vegetables and
berries that are now being shipped in
from the States. Five million dollars
worth of this product, which could
just as well be raised in Alaska is an
nually shipped in from the Outside.
The trouble is that most men who
come to Alaska do so with the inten
tion of getting rich quick. They are
not content with starting out to make
a reasonable living. The advantages
here are many times greater than they
are in many parts of California.”
Judge Wickersham was a delegate
in Congress from 1908 to 1921. He in
troduced and was successful in putting
through the appropriation bill which
gave Alaska its government railroad
as this was done just before 'the war.
War Drained Young Blood.
From what can be ascertained, Al
aska was hit harder by the war than
^ny other part of the United State*.
The war took away all the young
men. Scarcely any of these men
came back. The ‘territory is there
fore at a low ebb, but is gradually
gaining in population, and the peo
ple are all hopeful of better condi
tions and a gain in population.
Iceberglets Visible.
On board S.S. Alaska, Aug. 6.—Yes
terday afternoon at 12:30 our boat
wound it way through many icebergs,
turned around and stopped directly in
front of Columbia glacier. While the
glacier was a mile away—it being im
possible to go closer on account of
the ice flow—so clear was the at
mosphere that it did not appear to
be more than a hundred yards away.
We heard rumblings as of thunder
and could see the massive cakes of
ice as they broke off and floated
out into the ocean. The sky was
overcast with clouds but streams of
sunlight filtered through, bringing
out the prism colors. The glacier is
four miles long and 300 to 400 feet
high. It extends down into the wa
ter to bedrock. As soon as the ice
bergs are pushed far enough out into
the water so that they will float,
they break off. This is what causes
the thundian vibrations. The pris
matic coloring and rainbow shading j
of green and blue; great ragged pin
nacles of ice towering like cathe
dral spires; deep crevasses, and
everywhere huge floating chunks of
ice.
The Old Trail.
We reached Valdez yesterday after
noon at 3 o’clock. This was the for
mer gateway do the interior during
the gold rushes of 1898 and 1912. As
the railroad terminal was made at
Cordova instead of Valdez, the latter
town was practically killed. It has
iwindled down to a town of 150
whites. The winters there are very
severe. The average snowfall is 65 j
feet. The town is prettily situated at
he foot of a glacier, which has reach
ed a half mile during the past twenty
rears. The first miners’ trail into the
interior went directly over this gla
cier, and many lives were lost in its
leep crevasses and shifting ice. A
•esident of Valdez who boarded the
aoat at that point informed us that
t has been raining steadily there
or the past three months and that
resterday was 'the first nice day they
lave had.
We are now crossing the Gulf of
Alaska. The sun has been shining
most of the time, there has been but
ittle wind, and the sea is smooth and
?alm.
* * *
Post Cards and Curios.
On Board Steamship Alaska, Aug.
h—We lost 13 hours Thursday night
ind yesterday forenoon. The fog was
so dense Thursday night at 11 o’clock
vhile we were passing through the
larrows that it was dangerous to
ittempt to move. We drifted about
ill night, the captain barely keeping
;he vessel moving enough to control
)ur course. The fog did not lift until
L p. m. yesterday, when the vessel
started full speed for Wrangell, where
ve arrived yesterday afternoon at 3
)’clock. We remained in Wrangell
rnly a half hour. We reached Ket
ihikan at 10:20 last night, remaining
here only a half hour. As we had
nspected the town for several hours
>n the way north, we dll not mind
he short stop. However, at each
top all the passengers pile off and
un about the towns, buying postal
:ards and curios.
Deer On Beach.
This morning it was foggy until 9
o’clock, when the dense covering
lifted like a curtain, revealing beauti
ful mountains and waterfalls on
either side of the ship. We were
going through Grenvile straits, a
narrow strip of wrater many miles
long. The sun shone brightly and
the atmosphere was as clear as a
bell. Three deer, a buck and two
does stood down by the water’s edge.
They paid no attention to’ the ship.
Summing up, the entire trip has
ben delightful from beginning to the
end.
Economical Trip.
A trip to see the cream of the
scenery of Alaska is not as expensive
as many people think. It is possible
for Lodi people to make the journey
rrom Seattle and return for $157.50,
first class. The saloon deck fare on
the boat is $140, including all meals
while the boat is tied up at differ
ent docks. While the boat remains
at Cordova a round trip to Childs
and Miles glacier can be made for
$10, and while it is at Seward for
six hours a trip to Spencer glacier
can be made for $7.50. The latter
trip leads into the mountains be
tween Seward and Anchorage, which
is the most interesting part of the
Government railroad to Fairbanks.
Every boat of the Alaska Steamship
company carries many passengers
from Seattle who make this kind of a
trip. They use the boat as a hotel
while they are at all the different
ports, and are not out another cent.
Equalization Board Asked
To Raise Value Property
OLYMPIA, Aug. 29 (/P)—It was dis
closed yesterday that the State Tax
Commission is sitting on the Metro
politan Building Company’s lease of 10
acres from the University of Washing
ton, located in the center of Seattle.
Lawrence Colman, owner of a rival
building, is alleged to have paid $100
a week to Roy H. Dodge to make a
survey and push proceedings before
the tax commission, which has been
asked by Colman to set the value of
the lease at $0,000,000 instead of $1,
200,000 which the county board of
equalization set on the property.
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Three Killed and Three
Injured In Rock Slide
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 29 (£>)—It is
reported that three men are dead,
three injured and another reported
buried under the debris of a rock
slide at Lake Fordyce dam, of the Pa
cific Gas and Electric Company near
Cisco. The victims were all residents
of Sacramento, and were buried under
a slide of rock and cement while at
work on the dam.
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The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
7:30 A. M.
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
A train leaves Seward at 8:U) a. m.
Sundays for Anchorage and interme
diate points. Arrives Seward at 2:15
p. m. from Anchorage.
- TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
7:30 P. M.
WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
STEAMSHIP STARR
STEAMER STARR SAILS SEPTEMBER 14
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE .MADISON ,3,. 8EWARD, ALASKA
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
Arrives at South from
Seward— Seward—
Sept. 1 Sept. 8, 9 p.m.
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Sept. 15 Sept. 22, 9 p.m.
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports including Seldovia and
Kodiak.
® WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res., Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Jervice
^ADMIRAL LINE
IM.F.ALEXANDER. PRESIDENT
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I Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Vessel—
Alaska
Yukon
Northwestern
Alaska
Yukon
Northwestern
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Aug. 15
Aug. 22
Aug. 29
Sept. 5
Sept. 32
Sept. 19
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
Aug. 22
Aug. 29
Sept. 5
Sept. 12
Sept. 19
Sept. 26
Scheduled Sail 5
from Seward
Aug. 23
Aug. 30 ■=
Sept. 6 =
Sept. 13
Sept. 19 E
Sept. 26 5
= Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call =
Z m Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
E Steamers in above schedule will not leave Seward earlier than FOUR 5
E CLOCK Sunday afternoon, sailing date.
E s^eamer Redondo, carrying freight and passengers, connects with —
= ?bo}re steamers at Seward, weekly, for Cook Inlet and Kodiak Is 3
E anc* Points, subject to change without notice.
1 J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
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See the Inter*
“The Golden Belt"’ I
To the end that the countless places of scenic and other inter- 5
ests in the Territory may be thoroughly enjoyed and understand and =
l.0 enable them to acquire first hand and accurate information con- —•
cerning all Alaskan activities and devleopment: travelers to the E
Northland are urged to visit
ALASKA’S “GOLDEN HEART”
Interior Alaska and places en route—including Kenai Lake the =
“Loop District,” Spencer and Bartlett Glaciers, Turnagain Arm’ An- 3
chorage, the Matanuska Valley, Curry, Nenana River Canyon Mt Me- S
Kinley National Park, Nenana, the Tanana Valley ad Fairbanks hold =
much of interest to everyone, whether on business or pleasure bent' =
and a tour through these regions creates a true conception of the 5
good things that Alaska has to offer.
For train and automobile schedules, passenger rates and other in- 3
formation, confer with any steamship agent, or
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad I
(McKinley Park Route)
Seward Anchorage Curry Nenana Fairbanks
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