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

in all three games at the hands of
the Seward stars, during their sOjOurn
there over the glorius fourth. l be-
lieve they managed to put over one
run out of q total score of 26. They
were received with boots and jeers
and were rather harshly treated by
the boys in khaki, who had to re-
main at the Fort, the news of the
teams poor showing having preceded
The Alaskans enjoy themselves and
dancing and baseball provide the
main amusements. While at Juneau
l witnessed a ball game that didn't
commence to begin until $50 P. NJ,
so you see The players can get lot
of practice and are quite proficient
Was quartered at the Cain Hotel in
Juneau, as nice an hostelry as one
will find anywhere and ate at the
famous Spatz Cafe, where had
Strawberries, grown at Haines, Alas
ka, so large it would be hard to get
more than II or IA in quart recep-
tacle.
There are about SO salmon Gamer
les on the South Eastern coasts and
many on the South West coast A
salmon cannery, like rose must be
smelled to be appreciated. 1t is an
interesting sight, from the time the
fish are pitched from the scrow,
alongside the wharf, into the run
ners or esculators, which carry them
into the cannery, where the whole
fish is put into large machine, au-
tomatically adjusting itself to all
sizes, cutting off head and tail and
splitting the fish from stern to stern.
Then into trOughs of boiling water,
where they are cleaned, cooked, slic-
ed and pacied into the cans. You
should eat more Alaska salmon. It
will cut down the cost of living and
there is no more delectable morsel
afloat. You folks back home where
the only shell fish one can safely
tackle is soft boiled eggs, at this
season, would surely enjoy the varie-
ty of Seattle and Alaska. We have
oysters, shrimp, CLAIMS, crabs, noun
tain trout, halibut and salmon of the
best and there is one fish that has
no equal-the Alaskan Black Cod
milder than the Eastern species, and
when barbecued it is a fish fit for the
gods.
| had always thought Alaska a
land of snow and ice and that sum-
mer merely meant temperature
slightly above freezing and where
the natives were half civilized, but
was agreeably surprised when found
a charming summer sclimate and the
Alaska people of the best, culled
from every state Of the Union. Many
SOutherners there and hospitality
and courtesy abound on every hand.
Patriotism is paramount and | am
glad to say Alaskans are all good
citizens of the U. S. A. All of the
towns are up to date, with daily news
papers, banks. churches, fine hotels
and remarkably good stores. Alas
kans demand the best of everything
and it was an easy matter for me to
place my line of waterproof clothing
with the leading merchants. Now,
Alaskans can get Alligator brand
oiled clothing just the same as it can
be had at any point in the States and
many foreign countries and will say
further that ''Uncle Sam" is also
getting wise, having recently ordered
many thousand garments for the use
of the boys on the Mexican border
This is keeping our factories going
full tilt, night and day.
When it rains why don't you folks
demand and get an Alligator slicker
the kind that Never Leak?. They
will surely keep you dry. They are
both manufactured and sold by Ken
tuckians-over all the civilized
world.
Mr.. Prichett told me a good one ::
An artist, on the "outside" upon
the acquaintance of an old
prospector, said: 81 am greatly inter-
ested in your country. | have recent
ly been reading descriptions of the
Northland that have thrilled my
soul, and made me long to be there
with my brush. l suppose you have
seen the midnight sun double back
en- its track and the scarlet hued sui
phuruous islets floating in a lake of
fire in that mystic region of con-
trast and charm where sunlight and
shadow are wed, and silent snow
fields lie sleeping where the feet of
fairies may have danced"
NO" replied the Sourdough,
shortly, "Alaska 'hootch' don't work
that way"
Perhaps some of our Hustonville
friends after the town wenC dry.
their supply of "squirrep
brand, always muchly in evidence
there during fair time in days of
yore, up there and this old chap had
gotten hold of some it. According to
my recollection it left anything but
such a roseate aftermath as that de-
picted by the artist. However, and
be that as it may, you can now get
the popular Kentucky brands in Alas
ka at no greater cost than you would
pay in the first class bars of Louis
vile and at far less cost in Seattle,
Portland or Denver, but Alaska and
whisky do not mix well. The fellow
who really succeed up there are the
/ suppose this is due to
the fact that one never perspires
freely in Alaska and the poisons &C
after excessive drinking
are too great tax on the system.
At present Alaska needs men of
capital and brains to aid in the de-