The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-11-07

surprising scenic grandeurs we enter
Gastineau channel and rpoceed dl-
rect to Juneau, the capital, and Aals-
ka's largest city.
Opposite Juneau is the thriving
town of Douglas with the great
Treadwell mine adjacent, the Oldest
producer of the north. Here is located
the gold stamp mill, the largest of its
kind in the world. Just below Juneau
is located Thane, where the concen-
trating mill of Alaska Gastineau
gold mine is located, the mine itself
reached by one of the worlds largest
tunnels, cut through the mountain
and connecting the mine with the
mill.
The scenery near Juneau is en-
trancing and a walk up Gold Creek
will leave an everlasting impression
of its beauties. | snapped several
good kodak pictures in this vicinity.
After a few hours we continued
north to Skagway-1,0 900 miles from
Seattle-the town which, in the
spring of '9S grew to city of 49,
900 people, of all stations and ma
tionalities-all drawn to the North
land by the lure of the Golden Klon-
dixie.
In the early days it was lawless
town, ruled by the iron hand Of
''Soapy" Smith and his gang of des-
peradoes. But these days are over.
Skagway once the widest, wickedest
town in the world, is now a most or
derby city of 1000 population and by
virtue of its wonderful location, in
the midst of mountains and glaciers,
its beautiful flowers and charming
climate, it is rapidly acquiring a
most enviable reputation as a tour
list resort. Skagway is the southern
terminus of the White Pass and
Yukon Route and about 10 miles in
land the railroad crosses Dead Horse
Gulch by a steel cantilever bridge,
215 feet high, the most northeriy
bridge of its kind in the world. Here
the old trail of SO is well defined.
About a mile beyond is White Pass
SrTl nit. the international boundary,
v-'n7-e the stars and stripes and the
Union Jack wave friendly salute to
c9ch other. At this point, in a tiny
mountain lake, only 20 miles from
the sea, the mighty Yukon river takes
its rise and flows for 2,100 miles
north and west, crossing and recross-
ing the Arctic circle, before it finally
empties in to the Behring Sea. The
railroad continues north to White
Horse, where true hospitality is dis
pensed by Barney MCGEE, who con-
ducts the leading hotel there. Bar
ney," as he is called by all Alas
kans, was a fellow passenger aboard
our boat and is six feet four inches
of as fine and typical an Irshman
as one will ever meet.
At Skaywag we found the leading
curio store of Alaska owned by Mrs.
Kirmuse, (Kirmse) such a charming
and beautiful lady it is pleasure to
separate oneself from his money
in exchange for handsomely carved
Ivory Totems, hand woven Indian
baskets, seal skin moccasins, native
mer days really begin to lengthen.
In fact, there is practically no night
and | experienced considerable trou-
BILE getting to bed at all. From about
IL p. NJ. until 1 O'Clock A. NJ, it
is like dusk, the rest of the time you
can read q newspaper by the natural
lights. Couldn't help but think if |
were a native, would prefer the
might shift'-in the summer time.
From Skagway we returned South
through Lynn Canal. little thinking
the wonders of the South East coast
could be equalled but we were to be
more than agrecably surpris,l to
find the South West Alaskan coast
afforded even greater wonders in
scenic displays and grandeur. Pass
ing through Icy Strait and Cross
Sound and after rounding Cape Spen-
Ger, the vessel steamed out into the
broad Pacific Ocean and we were
headed toward South West Alaska.
Now we have beautiful panorama
To the right, spread out before the