The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-12-06
TALES OF A
SOURDOUCH

woman ana tnllu Ill lht Guy "dH VII
the dock to bid him an uproariouS
farewell Bill was going Outside for
the first time in thirty years the first
time, in fact. in his life as h" be
longcd to the f. F. A. First Families
in Alaska). having been born on
small island to the westward with
Russian sea captain and an Aleut In
dian maiden for his forebears. Conse.
quently Bill might be said to be a
Native Son. and one of the finest.
Bill was a moose, fguratively speak
ing, as he stood six feet three in his
mukluks and could throw back his
shaggy head and toss of more fingers
of burning hooch without showing the
effects thereof, than we care to men
ton for fear our veracity might be
questioned. He was Caucasian by
habit and looked like a door mat with
the word "wclcome' written on his
face in large letters.
But Bill pinned for the white lights
Ter. and Tait's and the Orphcum and
the book beer signs, and the many
other things that make Seattle popu,
lar with old SOurdoughS Bill had
never seen any of these things and
being a healthy animal. with love
for conviviality and of a gregariouS
disposition. when he sold his placer
claim ON the Cree, fer NOR" real
money than he thought existed. and
had performed the customary tribal
rites and ceremonies at The Blue Pig,
his thoughts turned to the uneXplor"d
trails in the Uitland ana to think was
to act with Bill.
SO he gathered his Lares and Pc
mates. consisting OF one 80 t. :. rifle.
a pair Of siN-loot suowshoos. klon.
dix sled. six husky maIamutrs aud
a camaluka left to him by his grand
father on his mothers side, and de-
posting them with the harhorp"r o.
The Blue Pig for salckeeplng, hit thu
trail with the geese Tor thu Southland.
As the steamship sailrt away Bis
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