Douglas Island news., 1921-01-21
DOG MUSTER
 IS WRITTEN UP Scotty Allan and His Dog, "Baldy Of Of Nome" Get Space m Sunset
 Magazine

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 Che February number ol Sunset Mag al.ne ou "scotty" Allan known to people of Alaska on account of hia record as driver of dogs and for ! Che fact that he visited this section Of Aask8 os Q representative from Nomc to Che Territorial house Of representatives.
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 Ha was cbr.s,mod Allan Acan- der Allan Poetic "choeohakos' Uov- oomeal Co che Land Of tlo Great White Silence hat borders on Che ro-eu Circle cau him King of Che lreu. Tmu but to "sourdougha' he l. arocuouatcy "seoty" Allan tho eruto., dormusher chat ever made track m Alaska In O land where reopI. depend on Che huskle and his driver for their very existence dur- ne hc long winter th.s means lhat a man mus. be possessed ol ndomIt- ab.e courage. physical endurance. leeuca and uronoss of foot and an mmnre love of dog. that win bring tem al..y through the hazards Of Che arctic blizzard Che wastes Of hoaslcss nous Che frozen rivers uaJ rachceoua iceduod canyons Of Che North
 Tucnv-lour years ago scot,y chen but lad not long from hs native Scotland "brokc does for he Royal Nortbwcs, Mounted ro- lice at uavr0u There was some thing I'm tlc soIt burr of ha voice Hat won Che wild hoar. Of Che wolfe dog after Canadian ha'tbreed mush- c- Imported for the purpose. had failed
 In tae golden days of Nome. @ city ..bomd from November mtl June Cher. were uo cross country trH. or r1daousos. Even among .he most fearless adventurous it was Iu.ul Go nuI one bravo enough Go carry hc maI across dree hume lr.I uIc. ol uHeaI.a cmprc Co VHf.. where steamers from Che satc. called Wh nothing but @ map-oaen Inaccurate -aud come naa Jo guido hm a.o.t Allan vas H, 0nt to set out with his mski@ on h. long dangerous Journey Man
 and dogs ba,ucI for every milo of ae way chat slipped behind their .h.ne unc- Three dollars and nor. nr o.eh .otcr carried was paid m thoo.s days. bu. money had mo purchasing power ou a trip where for hundreds ol miles there was not n stick ol wood ,o make a drc and no. labuIou n which to seek Hator Hut Che return Go Nomo. Thor. must have boon some eompen-
 U.u in hc welcome ITO those awaiting news of their loved ones in Che States there .Vas uo sigh, I'm m Cha. land oi beauty and majesty hat could tbrI them as did Che rrt glimpse ot s.o,ty r0s-eoyerod lon. mdamt.l and doboaa.r a, the harIIa-bars ol his aol dahue down that las. stretch of Che silver .uH cr-ry decorative au on his rarta lmoua vcry s'eIeh-bel -ucne. oyey poutel-uo.eI pink .orcaed husNc iu his team laughing and waving proud plume of .ail To he cheering Northorners mal- day was au epoch and sco.ty hcro.
 N.ns local reputation became international after his wonderful work m Che All Alaska Sweepstakes. .he annual dog races chat turned tbey eyes Of Che sporting world to- ward Nome A writer on Alaska aas said.
 "For che unexpected and exciting and as Jest Of speed and ondur- auoc. It is doubtful f the sport has rs equal anywhere Over hundreds of milo. of uow-sacpt wastes the -out. u.s between towering ice aummocbs ou Boring Sen; over wido nrus ol mbroscn uows up and down steep bWs.dos. though dcso- late yalley where Che dorco north wind laden vIth Gue particles Of Ice and snow. sweeps. over Che track less ice ot lakes and rivers Nowhere else does Che world know such. a raco course
 It was oyer thIs four hundred and twelve milo course that Alln drove lhc dogs he had bred for Che pur- pose and brought thom In winners seven umes m eight years Gold mines were Warercd ou those races. purses of tcn thousand dollars wont to Che winning teams and thousands Of dollars were paid for Q single racing dog It Is recorded Chat Si- 200 was paid for NcNuau of Che Broken Tusbs. a racer Of tempcra- mont who. after tho purchase de-