Douglas Island news., 1920-07-09
MOTHER QUIGLEY
 or MT. MCKINLEY
Worth a Million But Raises Spuds and Lives n the Wilderness
 in Far North

experience of Alasba's most remark able woman. thc remarkable Mother
 Qu.r.oy sometimes a0ecdonatcly called "Faaulo"
 News ol how Mother Qu.gIcy t
 "cashme u" on her twcny-ay, years of tou by Che sale for S30000o Of just one Of her many gold claim. noar Noun. Mckinley has been brought to Seattle by Mr R pandg Bae'cy superintendent Of tbo por. Angeles General Hospital who TO- gently returned from wonderful
 trip through Nt Mckinley Park aa Che guest of Mother Quisloy says the Seattle Tmc
 To Che average woman % million dollars means ufc ol "Homc James "Ktv. bring Che toa hiugs and "Neuc. eot my bawtb ready"
 "Hc wealth has not changed Mother ous.cy one vbIt" said Mrs. naelcy "sbea Hu chasing moose. killing bcu trapping fox and tuil- me caribou She wouldn't leave Che Mount Mckinley country for ony- th.ug hecauo she's happy there
 "u has been a ueat year an around for Mother QmeIey Fut she has thc knowledge that she's worth a million. and already has Sa00000 cash of Che million Next and Of more importance. shc has s1c- ce.deI in growing potatoes nearer the Nor.h Pole chan amy other per- son living don't believe she'd trade hcr ability To Frow things m those regions where .be winter h nine months long for dozen ml- lions ol do.lam
 Mn Barlcv am old-Ume Alaskan. and Che daughter of Capt. n C. pmdc who wont lo Alaska I'm lsa5. lor s1mo Imc had tho desire Go visit Mother Qu.e'cy bc.auae ol thc lat t.r. nmo and beeaus. O. he amom QmeIer home located a.500 feet un a mountain side and near Mount Me- Kuoy The opportunity came at Nonma Alaska. where Mrs Baeley nurcI Mother Qu.eIcys husband during hs Hines last iMl The late tc issued ,ao invitation to Mrs. Bar'ov who accepted immediately and rba despite Mrs Bae'oy's kuovl- edge ol Che long rnI by dog team.
 he rushing streams and other ob-
 .ac.a .hat must bo overcome to r.aoh thc Que'ey home
 owe artoi from Ncnana sep.cm- ber ee" sald Nrs Bae'cv "rhc trip To ToIoWna by a,camhoat VII. hut a short distance but |. required week .o mako thc few miles mp Che Kmtshna r.vor We travelled in a
 maI. open lemcb Ny but it va. ra'li And it seemed as if we were a'uay eotue aucs on sand bars At on. time it was twelve hours after running aground before wc were floating again. We reached Roosevelt October ]. where WIG stal- cl one week preparing loi Q so-mIe walk
 "rhs thru miles was probably the longest walk ] have ever taken The weather was extremely cold It required three days and five hours fo make Che distance Al Che end of fhc thirty miles we bad to cross Moore creek am extremely dangerous croeIur Then came ,ho last leg of Che Journey to thc QurIcy cabin This .s located between Friday and Eureka and Is 5000 fcot up a mom- tain s.do
 "NotHer QuIelcy s probaly he be. known woman n AIaska She is Che only woman living in thIs vast sccuon Of mining country She went North first in 1895. settling near Dawson so famous has she become that she now has corner m Che Smithsonian Institution where her
 poc.mous Of wild things arc mounted
 "nur.ur my vs.t with Mrs. QuIe- ley ! never ceased to wonder at hu remarkable ability She always maine uuod tbat her husband was m that vicinity solely to mine and that abc would take caro of all Che mcdentaIs
 "Thc nearest timber to thc Quir- ley cabin Is ten miles away Mr. and Mrs QuIg'cy at times would start ou. together and spend several days felne trees and splitting them into muo tmbers The job Of carrying Che timber from the forests to Che cabin remained for Mrs. Quirloy Every timber m Che QuIeley m.uc mne. has been transported ten miles by Mrs. Quisl5ys famous dog team
 "ro Mrs Qweioy falls Che duty Of keeping Che lardcr supplied She .a
 hc hunter of Che family and thcrc | u.- . L.---- -L-- u LL- .r .nr-L