Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-01
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LIFE N ALASKA
Il. REV. P. Z. Rowe Says
Work There Would Bring Out
Young Mems Qualities
VISITING IN PHILADELPHIA.

q w,sIon work among the Indians ant
\ r,.r,mos Of Alaska, with the tenn
..,.ture often At 80 degrees below scro
"A : life likely to bring out all that
! y manly in young man. says the
n. Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe. d. D.,
4 lIpI,otestant Episcopal Bishop OF Alaska,
Y "A ,s in this city today,
~ will do them good to get Out
mere the air is pure and the life sim
\. and rigorous" said Bishop Rowe
:, - is an excellent witness for his ow',
su,rticn. In spite Of his sixty odd
,..,s. he presents a picture OF ruddy
"a outstanding health. His step is
.I.stic and his eye clear.
I .rbere is always work to be done
..,ons our Missions" hc said at the
Some Of Mrs. George @. Thomas, 3Ol
south Twenty. first street. "Our work
8. are scattered throughout Alaska;
S,om the most southern point to the
,heres Of the Arctic Ocean. Spiritual
I'd medical attention is sorely needed
n the natives, and ! would like to see
more young men volunteer.
"r myself have been in Alaska for
twenty seven years. ! am continually
q the move, visiting these missions and
= have come to possess a cOmprehen-
1ve knowledge of the country. In one
cifcuit / cover $500 miles.
Coolest in the Interior
1T IL severely cold in the interior,
often 30 degrees below zero, but the
dryness Of the atmosphere makes 1t
becrable. It has the effect OF rarifying
the, air, however, until 1t Is difHcult to
breathe at times.
an the southern section, where the
Japan current affects the climate, It is
much warmer. In both sections in the
summer 1t Is surprisingly warm, and
the mosquitoes are plentiful. They are
q thick that I have seen bears, at
lacked BY these insects, SO. pound their
heads upon the rocks in an effort to
sweep them away that they have died
from the conclusion. Men have been
known to collapse from excessive poi
soning by mosquitoes when not prop.
erly protected
Bishop Rowe was in the thick of the
Klondike gold rush and Travelled with
the 10000 "mushers" in their STAN
psde to reach the gold fields.
Friend Of Writers
Bishop Rowe was a friend Of Jack
London, then a correspondent for San
Francisco newspapers; Rex Beach and
Robert W. Service. all of whom have
pictured in their works the old Alaska
which is passing away.
"Gold," said the bishop, "is not
active in Alaska now, but there are new
fields on the Arctic slope, almost mac
cessible under present conditions, which
hold promise of rich yield.
''Silver IL active, lode yielding from
two to FIVE hundred dollars ton, hav-
Ing been w0rked In the Mayo district,
about eighty miles from Dawson, just
over the Canadian line.
''The salmon industry 10 in danger
Of ruin unless legislation is passed to
conserve the fish. l am trying to get |
such legislation put through at Wash.
ington, not only to save the canning in
dustry, but to conserve the food supply |
Df the natives, which Is seriously threat
ened.
"Pulp and paper enterprises have re-
Gently started and there is much pros
pecting for oil. There is plenty of good |
coal, but capital has avoided this field
through fear Of legislative restrictions.
Fur has declined in volume. but the
financial yield remains high. There is
no lumber trade other than for local
purposes. The timber is more suitable
Tor pulp"
Bishop Rowe has transferred his
headquarters from Sitka to Seattle. to
establish residence toward the day of
his retirement.