The Alaska citizen., 1915-01-25

especially in regard to the meaning O, the word. "musher." for he asks, among other things: Are there many mushers' up there?" He also asks the amusing question: How are chances for man without much money to get rich by prospection Q" The letter in part is as follows:
 Dear Sir: Today is New Year. and l gave my library a cleaning up, and among some of the papers was Leslie's Weekly. dated Oct. 23. 1913, which l happened 10 look al and on the inside of the cover I see a photograph of your printing office and engraving plant. and as I am interested in Alaska I thought I would write to you and ask you a few questions.
 "Is there any chance for man to find a gold mine up there. that is, Is trere any place where a man can go where he might make & find? or. how are chances for man without much money to get rich by prospection?
 Gan an American take up claim of land. and what are the charges Can he make a living off of il.
 What do they charge for board nd room?
 How cold does it get? How warm? Are there many "mushers' up there. Do many ever get rich" Is clothing very expensive?
 As wNole, what are the wages paid to the working people up there; and what do most people do? Is there much labor wanted?
 Could a man get d job in some mine if there was no other work? Or could he get a job with the go"- ernment"
 Gan man make d living at bunting and trapping?
 Dear sir, if you ever get this letter please write me nice long letter and answer all my questions, and tell me every thing else that you might think I ought to know and l wish to thank you d thousand times over
 Yours very truly
 "P. s. This letter may seem foolish, but for the past couple of years l have read in the different
  to the United States with his for tune, from Alaska. Many times l nave seen this piece of news and SO it has made me want to write to Alaska and find out the truth, md a few things, and so l have jone so,'
 Even All the country seems The Sea 10 have it's head turned Ragged" as a result Of the dane
 ing craze that has taken possession of people everywhere. Even little school children seem to be better informed concerning dancing matters than other public at- lars This was brought to mind a few days ago when a story was related concerning an incident in the Garden Island school
 One of the bright little folks of the school is little Polly Miller, laughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank Miller Polly is about six years of age, and in spite of her extreme youth, she manages to keep up with the times quite we'll She proved, ov-cyer. that she knows more about IduC4uS ludu dDOuL LIdi 4ht diidil D. when she was reading her lesson a few days ago.
 She read her lesson in credit able manner until she came to the following sentence: The sea ragged for ten days" However, much to the amusement of the teacher and ,he older pupils. Polly read the sen tence as follows
 The sea ragged for ten days" Ie Signed John Moe is out with The Wrong petition for renewal Paper of his liquor license.
 Somebody else is out with a petition for the clerk of courts job which petition contains more names than the ordinary li- cense petitioner ever hears about. Sometimes petitions get mixed up. They did in this case.
 John had a caller Saturday night. The caller informed him that he had signed lis petition. In the con yersation which took place the visitor discovered he had not signed Johns petition at all He thereupon made the resolution to look before he leaps hereafter
 Curtain.