The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-30

pleasure trip. There are also severai eastern capitalists and manufacturers accompanied by their wives and tam- flies and influential men and women from large Californian cities.
 For the trade tourists, E. 5. Huo- bard and L. j. Calender are in charge of the party and the Shriners are headed by Walter N. Brunt.
 Leave San Francisco.
 The Buford left San Francisco on July 20, stopped at Seattle, Prince Rupert, Ketchikan, Wrangell and Ia ku Inlet where the glacier pulled off stunt which was caught by the still and movie cameras
 One other stop slated In the itln- erary between Ketchikan and Juneau was not made which caused the Blu ford to arrive here 16 hours before schedule. ri
 Commenting on the rain in Juneau; A. c. Calender said today: "This rain is welcomed. It was hot in Ketchikan, look at my foce which pealed from the heat. It was hot l in Wrangell and when we reached here the rain was refreshing. We were beginning to believe that the closer we arrived to the polar re- gions the hotter it was becoming and were wondering five would be able to boil salmon ons the deck when we reached Nome, G e1
 Tour From Juneau. The Buford will leave Juneau to- night at II o'clock, go from here to Skagway. where tomorrow will be spent and then, cutting out the trip to Sitka will cross the Gulf of Alas ka and go direct to Cordoya, where the glaciers on the Copper River x Northwestern Railway will be view ed. A stop will be made at Seward | to allow the passengers to take | trip on the government railroad to Anchorage. The next port made will be Kodiak and on past the val lev of Ten Thousand Smokes to the much talked of oil fields at Cold Bay. ts,ttasf ss fe After leaving Cold Bay, the Bu- 1 ford will sail westward skirting the shores of the Alaska peninsula and past Lighthouse Rocks. where are located some large sea lion rock cries. From there she will go up Dutch Harbor. the codfish banks at Unalaska, pass the active volcano on Bogolof Island and on to pay brief visit to the largest seal rookeries in the world, operated by the U. $. government on the Pribiloff Islands. They will also visit the bird rookeries there.
 The Buford will then sail eastward to St. Lawrence Island, upon which are found large herds of reindeer. Two days will besspent in Nome to observe the mining in all it's phases. From there the party will sail through Boring Straits andnnorthward to the ice pack in the Arctic Ocean. Here will be seen many thousands of wal rus herded together on the vast floes of ice. Polar bear are continually in the offing
 On the return journey sharp look out will be kept for whales in the hope that one may be harpooned for the entertainment of the excursion- lsts. A typical native Siberian viii lage will be visited at East Cape. On the way south they will visit the modern whaling station on Akutan Island. From here the Buford will stil directly for San Francisco via Seattle.
 Leading Lights Aboard. l The following are the principal members of the San Francisco Cham Der of Commerce aboard the Buford
 B. s. Hubbard. Vice President of Schwabacher Frey Stationery Co. Stationers, chairman of the cruise
 l.. J. Calender Director Domestic Trade Bureau, San Francisco Cham Der of Commerce, who is handling the publicity on the present trip. Walter N Brunt. Walter N. Bruni Co.,. Badges and Banners. M A. c. Calender,' Anglo California Trust Co.,. Bankingss Oscar H. Curtaz, Pianos. T w. H. Blatchley. Commercial Ar Co.,, art engraving.
 w. P. Durfee, California Optica Co.,, optical supplies. rsyr
 w. P. Hammon and party of ten Tuba Manufacturing Co.,, and Ham mon Consolidated Gold Dredging Co., Nome, mining.
 Geo. w. Pennington.
 Thos. c. Pennington, Geo. w. Pen nington Co.,, foundry. '. Q R. D. Pickett, California Fruits.
 Charles H. Holbrook, Holbrook Nor il Til & Stetson, hardware.
 V Chas. Haas, Haas Bros, .wholesal n grocers.
 H. A. Snow and Sidney Snow. worl n explorers, Shows Wild Game Pit lures of Africa. .N Fred Suelberger, florist.
 George l. Thorne, autos and garage
 Tom Trebell. electrical eQuipmen
 and supplies.
 Carl Lamont, sherman Clay Go e music. 4dkt ii l, w. D. Leahy, l.. F. Snow & Co IT pr0carS and ahin- c,vnrlioo I.