The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-01-28
ALASKA VISITOR
LIKES HAWAII

mer resort in the winter for Alaska
people. seems to have taken quite q
start during the present season. and
at present there are at least fifteen
or twenty visitors from that section in
the city. Among these is P. d. Nc
MILAN. from whitehorse, a small town
the Yukon river. In speaking of his
| trip to these islands yesterday. he
stated that he had been so well pleased
with the climate and general condi-
tions here that he would surely send
many others to Honolulu. His visit
was brought about by his acquaintance
with R. II. S. Cresswell. an Alaska
man, who was down here three years
ago on his wedding trip.
In talking about his trip, and then
about the part of Alaska from which
he comes, Mr.. Mcmillan said:
II have been in Alaska for the last
eight winters, and in that time have
not had a chance to see what one
| might cali warm weather. When in
coming out decided to find the pleas
ATTEST climate possible. Mr.. Cresswell,
who was here few years ago. adj
vised me to come to HaYaii. He
said that would get the climate and
could have a good time and enjoy my
self. and 1 have found out that he
was right. 1 am here with my wife
and child. and will go back by the
Aorangi next month
st have run across a number of
Alaska men while here and that has
made me feel at home and kept me
busy talking about old times. 1 should
like to see the two sections of ,the
UNITED States get better acquainted.
The change which one finds coming
here from Whitehorse, where own the
largest hotel in the town. is a great
one. but one is bound to appreciate
1t. In the same way your people here
would be sure to enjoy a trip to
Alaska. where they would find sights
entirely new to them.
Next week 1 expect to make the |
trip to the volcano, Of which 1 have
heard so much. and will take in every
thing that l can on the way. 1t will
be great sight and a change from
the country in which | live, where. |
for great part of the year, the cold
is so extreme that the Yukon river
is frozen solid. .
"whitehorse Is a little town Of about
1000 Inhabitants, at the foot Of the /
white Horse Rapids, where steam
navigation stops. From that point
down to ST. Michaels, the Yukon is
navisable FOR 22co miles. Navigation
Is impossible Tor many months In the
wear, and fion November to May |
the trip from whltehorse to Dawson A
n made by stage. The most perfect
system 81 It's kind is used. The STAGE
IL a big sled, with sis horses and
leaves three tllnes each week Fresh
horses ere provided every twenty |
mites and the ttlp ct $50 miles IL made
IN AVe DAYS.
"fhe'hNn,lhs M that section Il an
We have moose, cafihoN
Ana mountain sheep IN abundance, and
lhis slVes We the hes, ~ sport close
ta 'he town h an enormously rlgh
lopeep ecNh,tM whlcM thousa fet
tom The smel,egs, " has been pospis
pie 10 wNrk AZ a rreat Fhe nchhess
" the elalms IA shawn VA the tact
hat u vests a ton IS htihs n 10
then the Steamer ehaFges
must he paid 10 the smel,er a, Ta-
'oma, and even with these conditions
10 face, q good prca, 10 made,
"The White Pass and Yukon Rail-
cad runs up from 'whl,ehefse ana has
become famous through the difficulties
NNNH WV NNtiNhlhf ny it7 hhlihtf1 |
They tell a story OF NJ, j, Heney, the
brother of the san Francisco aitor-
ley, who built the road. that IL rather
1T seems that the heavy SHOWS
anne along before he was able to nm
sh part of his track, and unless the
rains were running by a certain date .
his franchise would be forfeited. To 0
prevent this he laid his rails on ties I
which were on top Of six feet Of snow
md ice. and was able to run engines :
md cars over them.
I'm the old days they used to have I
! great way of shipping the undesira- ,
de characters out of Dawson. The ,
in the river is very swift, trav- ,
ling at about seven miles an hour !
When the Northwestern police found
someone whom they considered undesi- 8
able, they would take him down TO the
liver. There. along the hanks, were
hundreds of plank boats, which had ,
'een left by people going up to seek I
he gold-fields. The police would place I
heir man In, ono - tla-o =