The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-14

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 MAJOR MORROWs LAUNDRY.
 Upon the arrival Of the commis. sioners yesterday. MT. Ingersoll was sending out collar or two and q little bit of laundry. He hadn't much, as the party was travelling very light in order to make their travel easier T say major, don't you want to sem your laundry out" asked the civil engineer.
 What do you want me to do. In gersoll, sit around the hotel naked?" was the prompt reply of the major. THE WORTHLESS COMMISSION.
 Lieutenant Cox told an amusiue incident that occurred on the trip to Knik T was not sleeping very well there" said the Kentuckian. and arose about an hour before the rest of the commission did It was rather chilly and l was huddline around the stove in the main room of the hotel trying to keep warm. when an old fellow with chin whjs kers came in and started to fix tn, fire.
 These d-m commissioners come in here every once and Hhile.' the old fellow muttered to himself. not knowing of course that was one of the commission. And they Gcycr do a blamed thing for tine country except spend the govern mcn!'s money. The only man cn the entire bunch who is worth a l-m thing is Brooks"
 And the old man went on his way rejoicing not knowing that he had given his candid opinion to a mem her of the commission.
 HAVE HEARD OF SlGSBEE.
 The home of old Mr Sigsbcc was pointed out to the commissioners at Cinema. They seemed deeply inter ested in the whereabouts of the ola man. They had heard Of the old fellow on the Outside, and express ed great satisfaction at the stand taken by the people who sent him out Delegate Wickershari said that the old fellow did not necessarily lose his property as some one could secure a title to it for him.
 MET MANY ON TRAIL.
 The thing that seemed to cause Mir. Iagorsoll 10 little surprise was the statement that no man need go hungry ia Alaska. He said that he saw men walking over the trail with nothiHe but little bit of flour and handful of tea. When it was explained to him that those men were probably making the trip in that way to save money he was as founded. He pictured the camp fire they hal sccn at night with men stretched out in front of it, and won dered at their choosing that way of sleeping with roadhouse nearby. But when it was explained to him that man can get along very well in this country in that way, he read fly admitted that he wouldn't mind trying it himself
 he entire trip was one continual round of stories and pleasures. The great thing about the commission is this, they are human. They can min gle with the unpublished and Witt the polished with the roughncck and with the finished product of a school of manners, and they feel equally q home with both, and more than that
 
 them feel at ease at once.
 FOURTEEN YEARS LATER.
 When the party reached Chena and stood looking al the point. Mr Wickersham remarked. Tt was four teen years ago wasn't it Dr. Brooks But it's the same scenery, the same mountains to the south, the same country?"
 No, judge. Looking down the Tan ana. l can see the same mountains but when look up at Cinema and toward Fairbanks the scene is much different. There was nothing here then judge It has been wonderful change"