The Alaska daily empire., 1913-07-29
SHUSF1ANA GOLD REACHES DAWSON
CLARK TALKS
 ABOUT ALASKA
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Vs Conn, dispatch in the New York World says Ex-Gov. Walter E. Clark, of Alaska, ands his wife are spending the summer here at Crescent Beach. Appointed by President Taft in May, 1901, Gov. Clark resigned on March 4, last, to make way for a Democrat, J. F. A. Strong, a Providence newspaper man. Ex-Gov. Clark is the only son of a wealthy widow, Mrs. Emily Ross, of Chaplin, where she is the towns Lady Bountiful, having presented to it a beautiful library in memory of her husband and otherwise aided it's pub lie enterprises.
 Rossmere, her summer home, where the eN-Governor is now fishing and mo- toring and enjoying leisure generally, is in the midst of an old-fashioned flow CT garden overlooking the sea-for Crescent Beach is opposite the open end of Long Island Sound.
 Curiously enough, MT. and Mrs Clark say they do not find a marked difference between life in Blue Law Connecticut and in Southeastern Alas ka, where they wore the same cloth ing in Juneau as in Washington As for civilization, it is so pervasive that among the four thousand inhabitants of Juneau the women play auction and have their clubs, while the men motor over the twelve miles of fine Govern ment roads. There are department stores, telephone, electric lights, a wa ter system, high schools, two hospitals one a Government institution, the other St Ann's Roman Catholic-bau grounds, movies. all that the East has. It is only three and a half days by fine Iy appointed steamers from Seattle. the base of supplies for Alaska, and but one day further from San Fran cisco. So the tables of the Juneau folk are provided with strawberries and other luxuries even earlier than many in the East.
 Executive Mansion.
 Congress appropriated $4OOOO for a home for the Governor, and it was built during Gov. Clark's administra- tion. It is provided with music room, conservatory. library, baths, etc, equal to any handsome residence anywhere. It was opened formally with a New Years reception, some of the guests being officers from the nearest army post, Fort Seward, Capt. Mcclure, commander. On this occasion the new Governor and Mrs. Strong were honor guests of the retiring Governor and Mrs. Clark, who did not leave Alaska, until March 21
 The trip to Washington from Juneau requires about seven days, and for the ordinary tourist it costs about $50.
 The wife of the new Governor is a Californian and a graduate of music in Berlin.
 The great social pastime of the country is dancing. Mrs. Clark en- tertained frequently The fine Gov ernment house was so arranged that all the rooms could be thrown togeth- CT, making an ideal ball room.
 Woman Suffrage.
 The first act of the new Legislature was to grant equal franchise, but the women of Juneau appear indifferent to the privilege. However, they do not actually get the vote until August of this year.
 10 the poor Indian" does not eX- ist in that region at least not now The Auks have a thriving village, but their women are no longer "squaws," '" but smart ladies in swagger styles from the Juneau department stores. A few of the older women continue the craft of basketry and beadwork, for which they get big prices. They have a taste for music, and nearly every comfortable Indian home has it's graphaphOne The Presbyterian missionaries have been active among these Auks, and so have the Catholics.
 The Governor is expected to travel over his wide domain at least once a year. and it was during one of these trips that Gov. Clark collected the data for his valuable reports to the Interior Department concerning coal in Alaska. Even yet most of the homes there are burning wood, or British Columbia coda case of water, water every where and not a drop to drink"
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