The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-09-03
PIONEER
 IS NELLIE NEAL Mite of Woman Makes Good at Mining. Freightng. Trail Mush-
 ing and Dog Racing

of Che development of thiH Eroat
 rcai Northlaud Of ours. a prominent pacc therein must and win be de- voted to hc Alaskau women. to whom mo lca than Go Che men must Inc given credit for much ihat has boon accomplished lu iu transition from a bleak wilderness to one of Inc richest ol Uncle sama domains. ..nctuuur into Che tackicss wil-
 nce enduring ardsh.ps which
 .xcd Che strength and endurance oi
 .o strongest maintaining stout hear. under thc most d.scouraging conditions. cheerful and uncom- nIamne in thc face of difficulties, |mosc women stand forth as shining mpies of Che true pioneer and hc.r achievements are uscparahie | rom Che advancement of che rcrr- torv
 Wherever one may eo throughout ! l..Ea one win 0ud some woman or
 omm prominently identified w.th
 Inc development of chat section. Every branch ol Industry and cycry profession has women representa- |u.es mo foH successful chan her brothers
 One ol tbc most prominent of tIa.. Ur tIr Third Division .1ud one most widely known. s Nellie Neal thH umc running a roadhousc ot nmdhonc HW ou Che limo of thc .o.crumeut railroad at about Milo
 s0 'Tha n but one of thc many
 ntcrnnsos m which she has been .narcI during her residence m ln.a for she has tried mining . .nl dono maus work at iU, pros | ue.unr raehuue and other lines ol cndcayor and as a hunter Of bis game she has few equals To look
 ns uIe woman lshe ia but five and ouc.hIl feet m height and weighs abou. one hundred and twenty pouudI. one would scarcely believe tbat she has undergone ad- . ventures which have bc.allen to but .e. mon. or that but few Of Che best md most rugged can equal hcr on .l. uaI or muhus behind her dog ,.m over tbc winter trails. yet such Ia Che ose
 Last wu.or Iu February at Au- .hoaec with a strange dog team borrowed for tbo occasion. because of Injury to lcr own does shc entered .h. Anchorage swoeps,ake Rocc. over tucuy-mUe course. shc made . most remarkable showing and won h. uaudIts Of her competitors and Tn. spectators by Che game manner i'm which sine 0msaeI thc raeo u the a.. or almost mumomnble dii- faculties Nor has her ability to hau- I. a dog team with tho best of Irurs boon confined to Che race Iu.E. It is told ol her ,hat gt one
 mo she raehtcJ Ave thousand pounds or supDI.c. from Nlc 20 Co tIr II whore she was chen cone . Iu.uue a roadhou.e. vItl hor dog um over most d.mcuit ,raiL
 and m record Imc She has made
 ztr mI.. a day uitr her dog team md ms walked Che lory-dvo miles rm Mule I5 to Seward. carrying % UUa.1 pound pack. u eleven and mohu. hours. and is ready at any . .me to meet amy woman .n Alaska . ur in the world ior a hike ot any dis- un.e
 tt one tune. whom a mail carrier reached her place after lcru0c H.tuc with a blizzard exhausted and uIth roau hands and leot sae took um Iu and cared for him. and thcn. mmo..ne her own dog tcam. sho . .o.U.I ou Che mail and through Hoae weary night battcd with storm and fatigue. and delivered thc mail on time.
 As hunter probably no other uomm. and indeed. few men. have .o .uyauIe a record oud she has One trophies Go prove her prowess. N kinds ol game indigenous Go che country have fallen before her un- .rrue aim. from Che small and conn nar.Hvoy pacific black bear Co Che
 ue. brown fellows. Che giants of .nc species sheep. goats. moose. oar- bor she has baseod them ol and has collection of heads and skins to b. proud ol Although sbc has md many narrow geapcs while hunting. Che nearest she came Go serious injury if not doath was whom she came unexpectedly upon a hugo brown bcar who struck at her and broke one of her fingers and in- iurcl her hp and side. but she later had Che satisfaction Of adding his hide Go her already large collection.
 Nellie Neal Is am ardent booster for Nass1. which she declares is mot "The country which God ior- eaJ but Is Che country which "God did mot forget" sgo expects to
 spend tlc remainder of hcr hfo in hc North She also has Che da- uncum O. being the first woman i'm