The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-10-11
ALASKA WEEK WILL
 BE DULY OBSERVED

SEATTLE Various organiza- ions of the city will participate in he elaborate observance of Alaska Week" October IS to 25.
 October IS, opening day of Alaska Week, is the fifty-siXth anniversary f the raising of the American flag | Sitka following the purchase of ne territory from Russia. Exhibits hat will show the progress of Alas "a since that time will be on display turing Alaska Week on the ground loor of the White-Henry-Stuart building at Fifth Avenue and Uni 'ersity street.
 The large Alaska exhibit of the Chamber of Commerce will be loan d for the occasion and special lot If exhibits from the Territory will also be seen. A special Inter-Club luncheon and Inter-Club smoker nd special talks on Alaska in the ity schools will be features of the geek's program.
 Wednesday will be Alaska-Yukon 'ioneers Day, the special feature of shich will be a large smoker in the 'vening. Thursday will Arctic Hub Day, with High links at the Club in the evening Friday will be l3lks Day. with special features at ~ne E1ks Carnival in the evening The Members Council of the Cham CT of Commerce will put on an AL ska program at its regular weekly lncheon on Friday.
 The idea of devoting week to costing Seattle's northern neighbor vas developed last January at an Alaska meeting of the Young Men s Business Cub on board the steam ship Great Northern. After listen ng to speeches by Gov Scott Bone md C. D. Garfield, director of the Nlaska department of the Chamber If Commerce, the club adopted a plan proposing the observance of an Alaska week.
 The Alaska-Yukon Pioneers en- 'oyed a smoker at their rooms in Se- title recently which was largely at ended and was unusually enjoy ble. The committee announced hat the Pioneers "are going to open UT roadhouse with big welcome, nd everything will be free.'
 The steamship Oduna loaded 2000 heep in Seattle last week for use in 'tocking the first great sheep ranch n Western Alaska on Umnak Island where the Western Pacific Livestock ompany will establish a ranch. The government has granted the ompany permission to use 500 acres If land for ranch purposes. The leadquarters of the company will be t Chroifski Harbor. Unalaska Isl- nd, where lumber and other sup lies have been shipped. On Unmak sland are nearly half million acres of the finest grazing land in he world, according to experts.
 The Seattle Yacht Club decided to ubmit plans for the holding of an International yachting cruise from cattle to Alaska next June or July. The local yacht club proposes to in- 'ite Atlantic Coast, Gulf Coast, ,reat Lakes andOregon and Califor- ,ia yachtsmen to participate in this ruise with their yachts.
 From January l to August 31, of his year, the transportation compa- ,ies operating in Alaska, carried 'O,0S9 passengers to ports in the territory. It is estimated fully 15,- % of these passengers were tour rts. In addition to this traffic by he regular liners. numerous other ,arties visiting the north probably rought the total number of visitors ) 25,000.
 Last week two steamships, the yictoria and Buford, sailed for the ast trip this season for Nome, Co., ovin, and St. Nichaels. carrying arge shipments of food supplies for he northern ports. These two yes ,ls left Seattle within few hours ,f each other. They will remain at Nome for a week.
 Japan is reported to be buying ,arge quantities of herring for win- CT emergency food supplies. Much Alaska salmon has been shipped rom Seattle to Japan.