The Nome nugget., 1921-01-29
BUREAU
 NEWS LETTER

Seattle. Dec. 4-Pioneers of the North, from Portland Canal so Sew ard Peninsuia. maahed to Masonic Temple Wednesday night and to the number Of St4 partook Of grub" brought n-oan the fields. flats gardens and streams of the land once designat. ed az "the great Na,ite mystery" .Un- der the auspices of the Yukon Order of Noneers Seattle Lodge No. g. tho guests celebrated the twenty-sixth an- niversary Of the order. and lived again, in song and r,eminiscence. the trails. hartiships. sacrifices. and joys of the golden quest.
 Clam chowder made from Coriova clans: reindeer meat from Nome: po- tatoes from MatanuxlG,: cranberry sauce from St. Michael flats. hot his- cults made out of Tanana flour and ricltled beets from Skagway, formed the principal items on the menu. with pie of blueberries from the Yukon fiats to top Ii off.
 Charles Fl. Miller. who made his way into Dawson in 1897. presided. Mir. Miller was recently honored hv election as president of the Seattle lodge. Dan Sutherland. delegate elect {" congress from Aiaska. was the guest of honor and principal speaker Mayer Hugh M. Caldwell. former United States Senator Samuel NJ. Piles, George T. Snow. the oldest actor in the North. :lnd past president of the lodge. and Major. John C. GotwaIs. II. S. A.. chairman of the flask. road commission. were the sneakers.
 Judge Charles F.. Bunnell of the Fairbanks division: Arthur Frame, representative elect frum the Third d. vision. Anchorage: John Afontford and Clark r. Balmer. Dawson ope.-a.- tors: Ed $. Russell. twenty ys:.rs il publisher in Alaska and today its best informed newspaper rran: 0. D. Cochran. representa- tive elect from the Nome division; Mrs. NJ. L.. Stitt. sec rctary. and Mrs. Alice E. Jones, .reas- urer of the Ladies of the Golden North and Delegate and Mrs. Dan Suther- land were among those seated at the Speakers table.
 George T. Snow. who served ,s first president of the order. made a forceful appeal to Alasl1ans now resi- dents outside to respond % the c;,ll for united support of the Northland. He declared that there are 2S.o0O men of pioneer csiliber who are entitled to membership in the order. Mayor Caldwell told of Sea4tle's debt to +he North. and deplorcti the u1innanage- ment of the affairs of the territory. as well az the shortsighted policy of the federal administration soon to retire.
 Delegate Sutherland was received with cheers. the audience standing.
 sThe placers of the Yu3ton are now oAIid uSUSd. Souts Ic sSHlu. ue presence of so many pioneers in Sc sltrle is evidence of the fact He declared his belief that the next Re- publican congress will place a tax Ion all gold used ;,s q luxury in order lint producers of the precious metal may be able to produce 1t at liberal rro- fit." The sentiment found a respon- sive echo in the big audience. He vtsualized brighter side to Alaska of the future. however, predicting that fields of golden grain will soon take the place of gold mines. and tha. the soil of Alaska will be titled by men from the United States. The pulp industry is another development no longer a dream. but on Jan 1, he said, will become a dream realized when the first pulp mill will be in operation; oil for fuel is better than a prospect. The oil industry Of Alaska will come 70 the front. believe the govern-