The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-12
Alaska.

meeting of the Saturday Club, Marcf
gath, which together with .ie exhibit
ing of the curios she had gathered
made the meeting one long to be re
membered
You have asked me to give you ;
description of my northland Alaskan
trip. To do this in a creditable man
ner would require more time, and ;
mightier hand than mine, with great
er descriptive powers. In fact, tht
scenery cannot be described, it mus
be seen to be appreciated.
On Tuesday May 3Oth a. m We
left Seattle on the boat Dolphin
waving adieus to those left on shore
the big ship already pushing out tc
sea. With bright sun and clear SIX,
making the snow-capped Olympian
Hood and Rainier muntains to the
south and Cascades to the east, q
veritable picture of lofty wonder
standing changeless and immovable
and as the traveller watches the sum:
rays steal from one peak to another
tinging this with golden light and
tinting that with all the colors of the
rainbow, we feel the half could no,
be told of its gorgeous beauty. For.
Townsend, Wash, is our first stop
Here we are detained on account oi
its being Decoration day, the officers
could not be seen until after the pa
rade to give us clearance papers to
sail into British waters. 1t was sat
isfying sight to behold the "old flag
floating from every ship and through
out every town on American soil, in
honor of our brave heroic dead. Al
four p. m. we came into the strait oi
Juan de Fuca where we encountered
a high sea very disturbing element
to. some of our people. Our next
stop was Van Couver, B. c. Again
being delayed on account of low tide
a considerable length of time, we were
given the advantage and pleasure oi
taking our first walk on British. soil
and of seeing the city, which has a
fine haroor landlocked, we'll lighted
and safe Here we were also privileg-
ed to go on two foreign vessels, the
Princess Victoria and Empress Japan
OF the latter | would say its furnish
ings and equipment were of the very
best AS all things must have an end
ing we were right glad when our boat
sounded her sonorous call, for "All
Aboard and we were again plough
ing the water.
In passing through Queen Char
lotte sound and Dixon Entrance we
again encounter rough sea shaking
us up little On Saturday t.ie cap
tain gave US the cheering news that
we were to reach Skagaway early
Sunday morning This has been one
of the most delightful days of oul
journey, the sun shining bright ant
warm accompanied with as fine seen
cry as the world could produce
Towering high above us, far beyond
those grand rocky snow-coveree
mountains and glaciers, from which
we have not been out of sight sil 4
leaving Seattle. Next morning W.
were awakened early by loud talking
and shuffling sounds of unloading
We leave our beds dressing hurrie ii,
to find we are at Skagway.
We did mot know just how w
were to reach our place OF destina
ton, we thought possibly some on
would meet us, ploughing through ic'
and snow with reindeer sleds, robe
of fur, etc, but to our astonishmen
we saw men and women dressed il
summer attire, cabmen calling 70
their several hotels, everything els
| in appearance the same as in an,
metropolitan city Suffice to say w
were not long in reaching the hom
of our nephew, ]. d. Stinebaugh
where we rested all that day. TIL
next morning at s o'clock there wa
a wedding at the Episcopal church
our people having invitations, we a
their guests attended, which was
very brilliant affair AT p. m W
went to a Bible reading at the Pres
byterian church, and again at nigh
to a social held in the NJ E. church
thereby ;udging that the people wer
of very social trend of mind. Th
country, climate and its people sui
prised us as much as | am sure it Wi
others The climate in summer
most delightful, about like our fir
June days, the nights. if they migl
be so-called, for it is only dark abol
two hours, are cool, always sleepin
under blankets. In winter, / am tol
the mercury has seldom been know
to drop as low as zero. save onS
last winter when it dropped to
;. degrees below for about one hou
This is for the vicinity of Skagwa
while at the summit 40 miles mort
it reaches so degrees below. tt
u cause for this is the breeze from u
Bay, tempering the intensity of co
here, that exists at the Summit, {
i account of so much higher elevate
there, twenty-five thousand feet Z
= more. Skagway was the prettie
town we visited, it has a poulation
1910. The city is we'll supplied wi
water by two systems, mountain al
p spring, has electric light and tel
d phone systems Business is flouris
ing, the people are industrious, e
y terprising, hospitable and courteol
&c OF churches there are five, M.
II Baptist, Episcopal, Presbyterian al
10 Catholic, all Of modern structure a
II their furnishings modern. Paste
and priests above the average. We