The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-07
ALASKAN RATED
IDEAL AMERICAN
SAIL D R BOY

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Gold is not the only glittering thing
that has helped to pu: Alaska on the
map and bring just deserts to the
memory of William Henry Seward.
There are other things typical of
Alaska that have caused the people of
the States to sit up and take notice
OF the 49th state. There is the Es-
kimo. the icebergs, Cherry Malotte,
Gordon BEETLES and the Matanuska po-
tato. These have all played their part
in the publicity campaign, and there
has never been a dearth of advertis.
ing matter Alaska has produced
many original characters made fam
Gus by verse and prose. Speaking of
Alaska in Il general way, most people
inadvertently think OF Nome. the
town that undeniably holds the cen
ter of the stage when il comes to fic-
famous stampede days Nome probably
entertained the most cOsmopolitan
citizenship ever gathered together in
one place, even taking into considera-
ton Port Said. People floCked to the
northern gold fields from every cor
ner of the earth, men of all nationali-
ties and some women made the mad
rush to pluck the glttering nuggets
that grew on bushes"
Canada furnished its quota of STAN
peders, who were of the better class
and who were always for law and or.
der Among the Canadians to make
the overland trip, accompanied by the
perils of the unbeaten Trail, were
Larry McLain, wife and son, and
French Canadian who acted as guide
and man OF all work.
The McLains came direct from the
Dawson gold fields and reached Nome
in the latter part of 1900, when the
young son, Minor McLain, was four
years old They met with varying
success in the Nome placer camp and
remained after the diggings were
worked out The McLains always were
prominent in church worry AN dig
their part in all things toward the
upbulding of the town
Here their son, Minor, grew to man
hood, attending the public schools and
taking an active part especially in To-
Minor worked on the Nome Nugget.
and being of a happy disposition and
exceedingly popular He ranked high
in his studies and was foremost in
all athletic contests of skin and en-
duranCe. Under the influence OF
Christian parentage and strict train
ing Minor developed into a model
specimen of young manhood. The Sc
we're elements of the northern climate
did much to inure him to outdoor life,
of which he was very fond, and he
was destined to come into pronf-
nence
And now he has done so. and while
he hasn't by any means reached the
pinnacle of his fame, he is certainly
before the eyes of the East, and is
called the ideal American sailor boy"
This distinction is we'll placed. accord
ing to his Alaska friends and by
noted artists of the East. In all things
Nome is patriotic, and it was only nat
ural hiatt Minor McLain would enlist
at the first opportunity, which came
last August
, He is Alaska's latest celebrity to
firt with fame, and those who knew
shim in schoolboy days declare that his
rise to honor has just started, and
that he win further be heard from in
acts of daring and heroism.
, The following article was taken
from one of the big Eastern dailies,
and will be of interest to the many
sNomeites in different parts of Alaska:
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