The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-02
GIRL WRITES ABOUT
 SC0lTY ALLAN

ly of katalla, and who has many friends in Cordova, has entered the literary field and contributes the fol. lowing interesting article to the Sunset Magazine: sf F. 1--.r I
 He was christened Allan Alexander Allan Poetic "chechakos" (new comers) to the Land of the Great White silence that borders on the frozen circle call him King of the Arctic Trails, but to l"sourdoughs" he is affectionately "Scotty" Allan the greatest dog musher that ever made a track in Alaska. In a land where people depend on the huskie and his driver for their very existence during the long winter this means that al man must be possessed of indomit- able courage, physical endurance, fleetness of foot and an intensive love, for dogs that will bring them safely through the hazards, the wastes of houseless SHOWS, the frozen rivers and treacherous ice-filled canyons of the north h'">'-.''
 Twenty-four years ago Scotty, then a lad not long from his native Scot land, broke dogs" for the Royal Northwest Mounted Police at Daw- son. There was something in his voice that won the wild heart of the wolf-dog after Canadian half-breed 'mushers' imported for that purpose, had failed
 In the golden days of Nome, a city icebound from November until June there was no cross country trails or roadhouses. Even among the most fearless adventurers it was difficult to find one brave enough to carry the mail across fifteen hundred miles of trackless empire to Valdez, where the steamers from the states called With nothing but map often inac- curate, and compass to guide him, Scotty Allsn was the first to set out on the long dangerous journey Man and dogs battled every mile of the way" that slipped behind the shining runners. Three dollars and more for each letter carried was paid in those 9I days but the money had no purchas- q islgS power on a trip where for hun dreds of miles there was not a stick of wood to make fire and not a habitation in which to makeS a shel. ter. But the return to Nomev There must have been some compensatior1 f in the welcome. To those awaiting news of theirsloved ones in the states there was nossight in sall that land of beauty and majesty that could thrill them as did the first Sight of Scotty, Undiscovered but undaunted and deb onair, at the handle bars of his sled, dashing down that a, last. stretch of silver trail, every decorative tail of his parka dancing, every sleighbell ringing. every pointed nosed, pink tongued husky in his team laughing and waving a8proud plume ofs tail! B To, the cheering norther ners mail day Twas an epoch and Scotty hero.
 Allan's local reputation became in lternational after his wonderful work in hesgAI Alaska Sweepstakes the |annual dog races that turned the teyes, of the world toward Nome. A writer on Alaska has said:
 ''For the unexpected and exciting g and as test Of speed and endurance lit is doubtful if the sport has it's equal. anywhere. Over hundreds of miles of snow swept wastes, the route lies between towering ice hummucks on the ;Bering sea; overs vide plains Eof unbroken Snow; up and down Isteep hillsides; through. .sdesolate val Ileys where the fierce north winds, laden with fine particles of snow sweeps over the 4icel or lakes and riyers. Nowhere else does the world know such course"
 It was over this four hundred and twelve mile course that Allan drove the dogs he had bredefor the purpose and brought them in winner seven times in eight years. Gold mines were wagered on those races, purses of ten thousand dollars went to the winning teams and thousands of dollars were " paid for a single racing dog. It is recorded that twelve hundred dollars was paid for McMillan of the Broken Tusks, a racer of temperament, who after the purchase developed a .fero- r cious disposition and refused to travel 1"N
 The disappointed owner gave him to Allan, under whose spell McMillan ' became a marvel of speed.
 II Allan is the worlds greatest au-