The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-07
SCENTED PILLS
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Hello! Here I am in San Fran cisco. Arrived yesterday, and am rev. cling in real ice cream and cherries. I am bewildered by the big stores and the beautiful 'duds' they show
 So wrote Miss Mary Edelbrock, one of Cordovas last term teachers, on July 23. Several weeks ago Miss Edel- brock left Cordova for her home in San Diego via Fairbanks, Dawson and Skagway. A letter which she wrote on board the Alameda on July IS de- scribes her journey from Fairbanks as follows:
 T left Fairbanks June 26 on the river boat Yukon We had a slow trip up the river-eleven days to Daw- son. At Dawson we changed boats, and made connections, so I had just few hours there. It took us four days to go from Dawson to Whitehorse on the good ship 'Whitehorse.'
 'The river trip was very interesting We stopped at every little place along the way-saw Indians ga1ore-dogs and fish wheels ditto, and made the acquaintance of all kinds and sizes of mosquitoes. By the time we reached Fort Yukon we had 75 Indians on board-bucks, squ2ws and opposes, with their dogs and boats. They were going to the fort for a big celebration and potlatch to be held on the Fourth. We saw the midnight sun.
 "The boundary line between Canada and the United States is a strip of country about 50 feet wide, cleared of all trees and underbrush, extend ing for miles over hill and dale. We had to have our baggage examined by the customs officials, and tell all our history before we could enter 'Gowge's province Once there, the landscape was frightened by numer- ous northwest mounted police, in their gorgeous uniforms-red coats and black trousers with a yellow stripe down the side.
 "'The trip down the White Pass & Yukon railroad did not quite come up to my expectations.
 When we arrived at Skagway, Sat- urday July II, we learned that we would probably have to spend the rest of the summer there. Every reserva- tion on every boat was taken for weeks ahead by tourists and round trippers. Tuesday evening at 20 min- utes to 8 I learned that if took the mail boat Estebeth, which was leaving for Juneau at p. m., I might stand a chance of getting something on the Alameda I rushed back to the Pullen house and packed while the captain held the boat. We arrived in Juneau at 10 a. m I was the only one of my bunch to get away. The rest are still in Skagway, except some men who went steerage on the Spokane.
 Upon arriving at Juneau l went to the Gastineau hotel, but could not get room till night, so had to stay in the lobby. In the afternoon l went with a party of tourists to Mendenhan glacier Dr. von Zesch was at the hotel. I had dinner with her and one of the Douglas teachers, Miss Florence Lowe. who is to teach in Latouche next year. Not till midnight did l know whether I could get passage or me was a sofa in one of the rooms downstairs. When I got on board the purser gave me berth in room up stairs. The other party is a woman from Seattle who spends most of her time in the stateroom with door and window tightly closed, smoking scented cigarettes. The room smells terrible; can hardly stand it. I com plained to the purser, but as there was no other place on board, he could do nothing It keeps me busy airing the room when she is not around. The funny part is, she does this on the sly-thinks I do not know it-as if I didn't have a nose, and there's nothing small about it, either! However, we will be in Seattle tomorrow, so I can endure it till then. And all the other | folks are still in SkagtOwn!
 Mrs. Fraisure, Mayor Adams, MT. 1