The Washington times., 1906-12-19
Tom Gale Looking Over
the Ground to See
How Things
Work.
FRIEND OF EVERY MINER
Man 70 Years Old Walked
40 Miles to Vote for Him
for Congress.
rom caIe is in rVashlngton.

Tom Gale is in Washington
There's a whole lot of people in Wash
Ingtoa who never heard OF Tom Gale.
and there are more OF 'em who would
not appreciate him if they had heard Of
him or known him personally.
He's different.
To those who know him and speak
the language OF his tribe, Tom Gale is
the man who is best entitled 10 pose for
he painting or statue, If It's ever paint
d OF sculped. Of the masterpiece 10 be
lnOWn as '-The PTOsDector," the man
who wants 70 ind it, the virgin gold.
and own Il; who laughs at horrors OF
.Onely searches in the wilderness OF trees
n frozen cliffs, who does not believe
hat starvation can daunt d nerve.
whose heart is proof against the dan
.ers Of hunger and the mind craze that
-ait on battles with wind, and frost,
nd snow, and ice. and all the combined
ury OF che elements in the throes Of
amalgamation that would make
VAN street envious.
Delegate From Alaska.
Tom Gale is the Delegate from Alaska
lr the two years term beginning with
March next. He's down here for a
.ew weeks, To get acquainted with the
leads Slopes. dumps and mother veins
of national legislation, and then he's
going back 10 Alaska to look over the
situation. examine the colors in his
claims near Fairbanks and come back
next December to make the battle in
Congress Tor proper recognition OF
Alaska' s rights lie viii have a voice,
lut not a vote. The prediction IS here
made that he viii have an opportunity
ONE day TO make a talk on the noor
f the House
lraight from the heart, ttat VIII do
.lorr To advance Alaska's claims and
eeds than all the tl0queuce JndL mas
cen wasted before the Committee on
territories since Ine day when the pur-
.hase was made. The purchase, by the
way, was of the bargain counter va
iety. the kind you set after the christ
Gale must be about siXty-1Ve years of
&c, Judging by his gray hair and the
wrinkles on his face Get him 10 talk
4g. however. and get his eyes 10 snap
.iug, hear the ring OF his voice. Ilch
-ith determination of what he pur-
oses and the listener would place mis-
ge at twenty-five and class him with
he college graduates ready 20 go out
nd get the old world adjusted and so
lg in the right direction.
Alaska's Champion WaOdcutter.
There's no story TO IT," said Mr.
ale. iu talking with group Of newly
1ade acquaintaHCes. I'm q Nermonte1
nd. no matter why. went 20 Alaska ter
ears ago. 1 arrived broke and went
work cutting cord wood al IS a cord
I'd / want 10 say without boasting thai
have cut more cord wood in the last
years than any man in Alaska
ut TO the Klondike first Other men
-uck it rich. 1t was pure luck. Th'
ler in Alaska IN the early days
ired no better than the counter clerk
7oked for il and looked for II, while
n on all sides found it, l never hll
Dit of earth that was worth nickel
me until last year. when ! got som'
cd dirt i'm the Fairbanks district.
Up TO that time / had cut cord wood
I'll l had "A few hundred dollars and
n I would invest that in beans. bacon
q other miners supplies. and hit th'
all for new prospect grounds. Wher
supplies ran out / would go back
the woods and work with an a.
iii I had a fresh stake and would
IN 90 prospecting again. Yes 1 go
finally, and I'm row here to see Wha
IAN DO for my friends in Alaska. II
the nrst time I have been out in ter
ears