New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-25
BACK FROM ALASKA.
THOMAS C. pI.ATT TALKS OF HIS TRIP
rr,coMEp BY MANY FRIENDs-AMoNS SNOW
,.r, ,,o1-Nn,,nNs AND ICEBEkG6.

-, ,o,,rn NY MANY FRIENDS-AMoN' sNoW-
o,prrp MOUNTAINS AND IcEBBRGs'
,,-,..s s,.,es senator Thomas C. rlait got
~ 80 dosk At the United states Express Com
Oa 20, ,os,oraay and received hearty welcome from
r. ., friends The rctum OF Mr.. Pia' from
"a was published in The Tribune yesterday ho
"a nc wife went TO the Oriental Hotel d'fec'S WI
- arrival here. 50 yesterday there was co"'
simmons reception going on in Mr. Pla'ts ONCE
a,o, Uiscock was among the early csherS' """ n0
nsmocra;c papers Will perhaps be gisd 10 eni'H''o
their cordial meeting. Vice-Presden' Mo''o" ""'
another VISITOR - Ats ,,sD 70 Alaska
.,,a.ot hirsef immensely and retdrns ia splendid
h..l,b and with a bronzed face Inc "Trip Oc'uPleo
Sc. ~eeks The party consisted OF MI anu MIS-
plat. Ex-Governor and Mrs Russell a. Anger 'nen
,uo daughters and son; Judge anu Nrs' 'oin W.
Tburs,on and several Others Part OF inc 'rP was
mase tu Governor Ayers private car Inc party
,,.,,oA IN san Francisco. making several stops on
che vav finally landing al Tacoma. There thcy
' -, .I.ska. Altogether they travelled II 900
- - which 24OO were by boat. From Tacoma
80 ,Issts and back the time occupied was two weeks
aTbere was no talk Of politics or OF business on
~ ,,sn- said Mr.. Platt. d" 1t was simply AN ex-
o,rs,on for Measure. know OF no trip In The wofld
,h,t has more charms than the one to AlasKa." Ana
49, an interesting manner Mr.. Plat described the sail
nd he
,.ins and glaciers stretched along the main land
rbue the way was dotted with groups OF Islands
Coming TO stka the party had TO accustom themselves
IN the Arctic habits of the sun. II Is daylight 'hefe
about a. m. and sunset at 10 p. m.
I'VE STAYED one day in sitka," said Mr. Plat. and
found IT TO be an interesting place 1t Is an ola
Russian town Of 800 inhabitants, and there IS sun
standing there an old Greek church. The people
look like the japanese and are about large They
call family tree because they tell the fanny
history. -
1--WE went directly from this picturesque
Town TO tho land of the munien'
sun. Chicat Bay, the iurhest navi-
gable point, where the famous glacier Is NO.
did not climb Mount st. Elias did not have time
There is no night out there. and therefore no heav
ems 1t was beautiful sail among the icebergs WIN
their changing colors. 1t was a curious FACT 100
that when We were surrounded by floating Ice the
thermometers registered only fifty degrees.
Alaska WILL l think, gain in popularity with Inc
travelling public when its attractions arc hno""'
There is not enough arabic land there, thlhh' 10
invite immigration. The part OF AlaSka "hNh VIC
visited is 800 miles from the seal fishing GROUNDS
The CORES pendent who attributed my visit To AlaSha
for the purpose of interesting myself and Governor
Aloer I'm the seal business should study geography.
Washington would have been the place ior me 10 So'
would 1t not ?" ,. a., ,,oy,
States At Helena he met many RepuDcail' Wno
told him that Montana was sure TO JON lhe hcpuD,
can states unless the Democrats swamped the new
state with money Mr. Plat heard that COl0nel
saunders likely 10 be one OF the Ohited s'a'es
OF seattle and Tacoma Mr. Plat said that they
bustling and thriving towns. Each now cIanIru
acp ibeT had only 2 900 or 1000 seattle is being
built up RAPIDLY" said Mr. Pla I'm closing, ana VIII
be the gamer in the end by her big fire.
Mrs PIatt who was slightly indsposed while in
Alaska, returns in excellent health