The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08

Mr., Jack London, the author OF The
Son OF the Wolf" is young man, not
yet p years old. His father was Penn
sylvania-oorn. soldier. scout, back
woodsnan, trapper and wanderer His
mother was born In Ohio Both went
West Independently. meeting and marry
Ing In San Francisco. where Mr. London
was born The pioneer spirit was strong
In mis- ancestors. and the unrest OF II
seems to have descended to him.
His early ne WAS spent on California
ranches. but when ne was years old
the family removed to Oakland Cal
Since his ninth year. with the exception
OF the hours spent at school. his life
has been one Of toll II Is unnecessary
TO give the long list OF occupations. none
OF them trades alt heavy manual labor
We may merely aiiude TO his experience
In following Bay life. his long voyage
on sealing schooner along the coas,
north 20 the Russian side Of Berins sea
! and his numerous short voyages since
There was an under world I'm the
United states which Mr.. London lonrad
to explore and by the time he was n
be had become possessed Of an in,ercs,
In sociology and economies swayed
partly by this and partly by the fasctna.
ton OF the enterprise he stepped down
and out OF the world. and was swallowed
NJ IN that strange region known as the
road" He took this step thoroughly
living exactly as other tramps lived AMI
the long months he spent on the road
bred IN him a lifelong interes, IN the in
stltutions Of men from both an economt,
and an ethical standpoint
After this tramping expedition Mr.
london returned 20 Oakland and applied
himself 90 study ~. had preyloust,,
graduated from the grammar school.
and had rad omuivorously. lie nov NJ
tended no hiEh school for a year. STAYED
az h1me, and. without coaching
crnmmcd The NEXT two years into ,hrg,
months took the entrance examtnstlona
snA entered the University Of California
az kerkcley He was forced. much
against ne Will. 20 give this up ins,
p-lar 10 he completion ~ his freshman
year.
More work followed. and then Mr.
London went % the Klondike 20 the fan
rush ~ lN1- lie had a great variety ~
experiences there. bat upon jhe death d,
his father returned home. lie married.
IN ths "Hamors and Rlunaeys.' corner
90 ihr library Journal We md the FOL
lowing tribute 20 contemporary literary
fame
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Recently Miss Msadsrn. who iiy.d on
thr pBclnc coast. and DO and his wlY.
now make taoir home IN Oakland. Cal
A. 20 Ny iondon's literary Work his
first magazine article Nas published ia
January. lSN 20 The Overland MoufhiY.
aud u TOW me sixth stors IN TIL. sun
~ The Wolf since then h has don~
work for large number ~ the best
magazines and papers. besides a host u
lesser publications, t.ewspapers and syn
licafes
tiis early reading bred lu him ina 9e-
sire to write. hls varied experiences have
given him re material ard Ne is stiI
stpdy'ug. So nat many critics regard
1im AS sure Go make a prominent name
, tsr himself IN ,he world Of literature