The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-13
ALASKA NOW s1l5|
BEsET WITH TRl|
John Cain Brings 4.
That Country Is in !.
of Depression,
PROGRESS lMpossl|
Government Policy Bl,
for Condition; Take id
From Fishers visit|
IMpocs

FROM Fishers WISH
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cain
'erday from thirty-day trim =
during which they went "a ~, ~
nearly 1000 miles from ses,,,.
"It was voyage ,h,.
through scenes OF inds.os., can
deur. said Mr. Cain losf noaes
nearly four days we stea,,oss ssenli<|
inside Passage. with lis n.afu
nels and famous fior5s ,rltef
ioios ranges OF forest clad a.,
capped mountains. Then
west"arg IRON. Juneau, pas,l,s
icE straits whore lccoervs 4.
fallen from the Muir elacIsr M
inerous that no vessel yan,n,
night. All one sunny day Is e.
water, we rode In View az ~
range that stretches Its whit.
Mount Fairweathcr to Pars. u
sound and serves AS the h,sa
unsurpassed on earth for Nv ~
with old ST. Elias. mora ibsn
high, towering above The rss,
This stretch OF ocean csr,s.,
the arm of the sea that AZ ns
extremity Is known as Con-
Here, IN the calm weather ~
ward trip. the boat was "a s,,s
passengers could pitch o,o,,,
between their periods Of ran,n.
ing at the mountain penks
homeward way through ihess
tcrs the unusual storm that ~
tary Fisher on The mud flats "a
Ter Bay swept across our comr'
rate OF ninety miles and hour ~
some wind for even that ol,sJc
Ing our boat. stout though /, J..
the greatest freedom and in n.
unexpected ways
Controller Bay Not cortt
we learned that night tbst !.
wind reaches a velocity Of sjriy
hour the siren on the boat rsoI
tomatiCally You may bcl,sys
was not an enchanting siren az
above us. IL one managed 10 a,
by a series OF mancuvers reach
10 see what the thing was sIrerl,s
can say that he WAS likely IA
lently flung back into a cortSv
stateroom. when his invesfigals>.
cease. The captain, very lnIuI,
liner he was. cut the SIRENS rqps
sad sea voice was stllled. (ln-
OF 100 passengers were al breai1|
morning, One of us was nnong a
teen.
prince William sound Is The
to Alaska proper. the Alasks 4
| controversy. on the shores ol b
body OF water, and of the inso.
Valdez bay. and along the com
ward 10 Seward, colossal mounli
as are the scenic glory of Alls|I
their awe-inspiring summils
where is Nature uplifled inlo
conce, and everywhere, almost 4
lation. The thought that coIast
standing upon the deck Of vo<
Ing Tor DAYS these scenes lid
once attractive and forbIddIng
those who go into these DatunI,
pltable regions and seek 10 al
hospitable arc entitled TO exctsc
wards.
Depression Is Univrual
But / could hear OF scaruly
who at present In Alaska Is ta'
ceptional reward In all the COZ
there is depression. And II ~
citizen of Cordova. the town q
genheims. or OF Valdez, whlci
posed the Gusgenhelms. what
cause OF the depression is, he
TO tell YOU thai II is tecaut
policy OF the government towsr
with coal plentiful up TER
plentiful nor so good as has =
sented-there is none for use y
I'm the smelling OF ores, nor
which is also near noted eoa
ali the plans for industrial dn
that Alaskans have hoped iof
gushing. At Cordova there sr
being erected tanks for the aoi
TO be brought from Cailiorns
for fuel by vessels In alsS
With the natural disposioon
tantS of "A new country 10 %
its resources, the residents
snccr at tales OF coal deposlls
enough to last for Sencranons
credit the value OF producl
be high grade with accounts u
ing.
Fishers Visit ohssn
"JIope of a change In go5
methods as n result Of SecTsu
cr's inspection is beginning 70
spirits OF the people. however.
are waiting with the keehs'
'' "Af Gordowa we met N
alar Joscnh n. Young. VINO
OF the Alaska Steamship No. S
the Copper Eiver ana az
makes regular visits 10 e.
Young is adding 10 his als'ls
railway man by successtuls ~
nrnblems of maintenaDce aha
under new conditions. HIS
runs 200 miles TO the TN
OF the Gugeenhelm syno,.a.i ,a ~
a treacheTous river req Wsuni5 W
are everywhere In tho n,ouf U,ssf
its course. One OF these
ice, the Childs glacier, su,sss auv%
back OF Cordova. has l,oi 7ni
miles on the river race yl
and is said 10 extend arr
llve miles back into tne .hs
statement we did not take y.
verify. II is also said 20 III
EST glacier now living, ana ,,ts ts
about that is that il Will ~A'
Iot Of ice 10 surpass H. -,
I'VE also saw Kenneth
is the Industrial agent Of
steamship company. on the
Eerr vas making q tour o.
@ nofnts tho older comp
sissyrn sissi.l po,d and was eyerywhe,M..
1850 1850 ,nr himself and the iS
represents. Mr.. Kerr Is ,ss CIV -;
pecial qualiflca tions ioI ioI.o5Inr a
engaged in and is suooi m ir
Among the passengers USslf "A
two young ladies rom NJ yo11i
Afton Young. sister ol lend %
Mrs. Kerr. and hcr rbsrr
Ward. a high schooi te"e-
\ NJ IL a IN