Weekly journal-miner., 1920-10-06
Tourists Head For Come HauntS In
 The North West
(From Fridays Dailyl

JdOh NdAlsey ana HIS party, Ill TWO cars, Buick and a Chevrolet, camped on the outskirts of the city last night, on their way to Frisco, Seattle and, in the spring, Alaska, where they plan. to spend next summer hunting big game. The Ramsey party is from Boston, leaving there last spring. The tour has taken them into the states of New York, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colo Irado, New Mexico and Arizona. | Ramsey is an automobile mechanic I-when his money runs low At ali iother times he is a tourist, as they call them when they travel on wheels instead of on foot Touring with Jack lis merely living, as he sees it. He has imotored through nearly every state in the Union, and this is his third trip to Alaska, returning from that far off state about two years ago.
 Alaska is the last real hunting ground that is left us" Ramsey said last night. Three years ago I left what was then home-at least, my coat had hung on nail there at odd moments for some weeks-in Michi- gan. I had $25O ill my pocket, and started out with two other fellows, who had about the same People 1 knew told us we were fools to try to go to Alaska with so little money. They had been reading of exorbitant prices that prevailed in the days of the gold strike, and thought things had never changed. Funny what a mar row outlook the ''home" folks have about some things. However, had been there before and knew what to expect
 'We made short stop i'll Denver, and spent several days in San Fran cisco, just looking the city over. From there we went to Seattle, and remained some two weeks before talk ing the boat for Fairbanks.
 T got a job there assembling motors for mining company and later we went to Nome. We carried our equipment with us, but bought our provisions in Alaska. Prices there are little higher than they are here.
 ''Th2t country is a hunters para disc. The big game is almost within the "city" limits. The country is full .of deer, caribou, bear, and all the kinds of game that makes real hunters hear beat faste at the thought.
 "We spent all summer camping, fishing and hunting, and l again sc- cured a job during the winter.
 "When spring broke went to Fair banks and took job driving stage. They paid me $15O month. I've seen times on the trail when I'd have to stop and wait for herd of cari- hoa to cross the road before could get through. There are hundreds iii some herds. I could easily have car ried a rifle and shot some big game on each trip. but most of my passen- gers were business men who wanted to get through to their destination and would have been sore if 1 had waited to kill and gut an animal. So just left my rifle at home and there was no temptation to delay and get into trouble with the firm"
 Asked if he was going to take his car to Alaska, Ramsey replied: No; gas is too high. It's not so bad near the coast. but inland it has 10 be freighted and costs good deal. Three years ago you had to pay as high as SI.50 to s gallon for gas when you bought it in the interior | don't know how much it IS n9w' but no doubt it has gone up in pro- portion to the increase in the states Around the coast it was in the neigh borhood of 50 cents gallon at that time
 "No; no automobiling in Alaska tor mine. If we go very far inland we can transport our provisions and kit by dog team, and, if not So lar, on our back. Wen store the car in Se- attle and use it on the return trip east by the northern trail next tall
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