Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-23
NOTED HUMOR|ST
VISITS SALT LAKE.
Prof. C. B. Newton Returns After
Touring Alaska and Other
Sections.
RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES.
Tells the Dessrct News What lie Saw
In the Icc-Bound Precincts OF
The Far North.

Prof. c. b. Newton. the noted humor-
list who lectured yesterday at the l.. d.
S. University, has a wealth Of interest
ing stories gathered In his travels since
his last visit to Salt Lake.
During the past summer Mr.. Newton
made a pleasure trip to Alaska. This
month he has appeared at number
of towns IN Nevada including Reno,
Carson City, Tonopah and GoIdheld. A
n porter OF the News" called on Prof.
Newton TO whom he talked cntertain-
ingly, Among other things the genial
professor said.
"A summer outing In Alaska cannot
be surpassed II The individual Is a lover
Of nature, whether he be fond OF trav-
cling or magnificent waterways, view.
ing rugged mountain scenery aston
iyhlng glacial formations beautiful YER
durc, decked Islands or percharce
touched by awe-lnspiring solitude or
thrilled with the fascinating excite
ment of the sportsman guest II Is all
there. Alaska is truly wonderland
and ! can only hope TO give you few
snapshots Of the gate or entrance
thereto.
HIS TRIP TO ALASKA.
1T was on Aug. 10 that started from
Vancouver on the City OF Seattle,
bound for Skagway. For four days our
steamer plowed through Lynn canal,
the most remarkable waterway IN the
world For loo miles northward we
We're almost continually andlocked and
at only two or three entrances did old
ocean heave Jonah, and at those few
points she attended strictly to business
and go did we. The second day we
were into dense fog Our steamer
whistled almost continually and In re-
spouse was reyerbrated the most pro-
nounced echo, being repeated Ave times
with startling distinctness. The main
land was TO our right; Vancouver Is
land only a few miles wide but hum
dreds Of miles In length, was 10 our
left. Occasionally when the channel
was several miles wide, densely clad
islands dotted the waterway. Then
again the channel becf 50 narrow
that person could have thrown a
rock onto the land from either the right
or left side Of the steamer This was
especially the case In the narrows. The
further north we went the smaller were
the trees, and more precipitous the
mountains looming into the sky thou
sands OF feet, and covered with snow
and ice, while live glaciers many mi es
In circumference were gradually NOV
Ing toward the sea, innumerable Ice
bergs were breaking from the glaciers,
p oduCing quite menace 20 navigation
The Ill fated lsleton is supposed TO hav
gone down with all on board after
striking an immense iceberg. While
We were IN Ala ska the steamer Hum
boldt struck an iceberg near Douglas
Island resulting In a tremendous panic
on the boat.
"Of unique interest to the uninitated
were the numerous scouts Of whales
ana disappearing, Some
crossing within few feet Of the bow
of our boat and others observable in
the distance by their spouting
"Of specia interest We're the Immune
able waterfalls gushing from the noun
tain sides, having their source IN lakes
with which that country abounds, The
visitor is amazed at the tremendous
rain fan during the summer months, |
augm enting the volume Of water In !
these streams, Most OF the falls, how
ever, result from heavy rainfall dur !
ing summer months What impresses |
thing is the vastness Of this wonder |
lend and the scarcity Of the popula- |
ton. In southeastern Alaska the prin- !
cipal towns are Ketchikan, Wrangel, |
Juneau, Douglas and Skagway.
INTERESTING FISH STORY.
when We s~eak OF Alaska. people
usually think a mining section and !
lew realize that the fishing interests
IRE even greater than mining. Annual
y 5000, coo worth Of fish are shipped
rom those waters At Kitchakan we
itroled NJ Trout creek, q small, fresh
water stream which flows into the sea
II that Point We had often heard
stories Of the number OF sal
ron In the small fresh water streams
Turing spawning season, and at Kit
.hlcaH we saw the story more than
certified. About mile from town there
g a pool IN this stream possibly 80
ards IN length and 20 feet In widG,
literally iammed with salmon from the
urface 10 the bottom. They were so
numerous II was impossible 10 tish for
rout owing TO the fact that your hook
vas continually SHARING the salmon.
{ Is safe TO say there were 10000 In
his particular pool This same condi-
ion we were informed, existed throu,h
M tho length of this as well as other