The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-25
ALASKAN GOLD
 RUSH IS SEEN BY COL. JOYCE
fSan Francisco Chronicle)

expedition ard military tour of Alas ka, during which he collected as tro7 phies of. the chase rare specimens q Alaskan bears, mountain sheep, moose and caribou, travelling light-pack over the snow barriers, Lieutenant-C Colonel Kenyon A.. Joyce, personnel officer at Ninth Corps Area headquarters. stated yesterday. that Alaska still holds a powerful lure for the. gold seeker, the sportsman. and traveller. The gold rush will be revived and the fortune seeker again travel to the shores Of Alaska, in the opinion of Joyce.
 Speaking with 3 note of enthusiasm in his voice and look in his eyes that revealed the hold which the northern country now has on his mind, Joyce said:
 "A trip to Alaska is one which peo- ple of the Pacific Coast, particularly, should take, for it is rich with the most remarkable scenic delights in the world. You can never forget the tourney to the port of Seward, ana northward from there to Fairbanks YOU are privileged to see some Of the worlds most marvellous railroad con- struction. Then in the glacier district on Kenai Peninsula and at Broad Pass there is scenery which cannot be euualled on any other railroad. Land of Sourdough
 "Fairbanks is the very heart of Alaska, and there one gets all the at mosphere of the Far North mining town, There one sees the old sour dough, with the faraway look in his eyes that only the lure of gold can give and characters are pointed out who have made million over night and lost it almost as rapidly
 From Fairbanks south over the Richardson trail you see the real Alas ka. with it's roadhouses and it's trad ing stations, and those remote out hosts of civilization, the soldiers stations, which maintain the telegraph lines. The scenic views along thlS trail are not surpassed, nor even eoualled, on any travelled road or the American continent. You have at all times before you gigantic snoW-cappeo mountains on which the effects ot suh- rise and sunset beggar descrlptloh. Turing the month of July and part of August the road is excellent TOT automobile travel, but with the eA- cessiye rains that come later III the season, it is like any other road that is now constructed along the lines or the highways of California. It IS De- lieved that Congress should approprl- ate adequate money to build real biobwav through this section in order that tourists may have access to the beauties of this country through greater period of the summer months'
 Sportsman's Paradise
 "For the sportsman Alaska IS d paradise. It is, indeed, the sole re- maining territory under the Amerl- can flag where one can be assured of a wide variety of big game and the very best bird shooting ill the world. Tn the various localities along thp circuit described you can shoot specimens of brown, silVer-tlp ana black bears, mountain sheep and goats moose and caribou to say nothing or the extensive varieties of feathered game. including the ptarmlgan ana the different classes of grouse.
 'The great thing about a hunting trip in Alaska is that one is assured of game and, what is even more, IS certain of a most glorious outing.
 Commercially it is believed that Alaska is on the eve of a great aWak- ening. It's natural resources in nm erals and oil are figurativeiy un- touched.
 Extensive Oil Work
 "At present two of the large oil companies are doing extensive work In the Cold Bay district and it would not be surprising if there were develop ments shortly of immense importance to the petroleum world.
 "Contrary to general belief, the out nut of the fisheries in Alaska has ln- creaser during the past year. The salmon run in many sections was the best in many years and the lately de- veloped herring industry has assumed large proportions.
 "Gold mining is at a low ebo lh Alaska, but this year for the first time since the war many prospec- tors have gone into the country and we may hear of rich gold strikes Ill the near future.
 "AIaska is fascinating and with the opportunities it affords for the traV-