Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-09
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full green water and our boat waiting to take us on and on
 "The inland passage is wonderful at night with little beacon lights fash ing from every point, and the can neries lit up all along the course make a very entrancing picture. Tn Columbia water I saw my first whale.
 "The Yukon reached Seward Sept. IT. The next day walked out to the Jessie Lee Home The directors and instructors at this home for native children are very courteous to visi- tors. I admired the beautiful paint ings and pictures and I snapped few midscenes myself.
 The next morning being Sunday attended the M. E. church. The pas tor delivered very fine sermon on temperance. He has very good voice delivery, fine personality and deserves a large audience to listen to him. Sunday afternoon I spent taking pictures of various points of interest in the vicinity of Seward.
 Monday I started on my trip to Anchorage. If any one had told me of the variety of scenery between here and Anchorage I would never have realized how beautiful it could be. During the journey I saw great gla- ciers of ice and snow that never melt away and wild flowers blooming, beautiful green trees, autumn shrub bery in all it's rich, bright colors within very short distance of the glacier Beautiful water falls were tearing town the mountain sides in- to the valleys below and at times wild sheep and moose were seen all tend ed to make the trip very interesting. Then my attention was called to the loop at Mile 52 and one can see by looking ahead, a stretch of railroad Q hrtIu h,,t1f .x, canyon and finally winding down to the station below. At Girdwood, Charlie Huff, a charter member of the Anchorage Pioneer lodge boarded the train and pointed out many inter- ersting views along the way.
 Anchorage is one of the best locat- ed towns I have visited in Alaska, Vegetables were on display in some of the windows that were left over from the fair. By the use of lime they raise all kinds of excellent vegetables and flowers. Back of the town and out to Spenard lake lie a big stretch of farm land. At the lake we found bathing, picnic grounds grounds and two very fine road houses. In the evening I had a nice visit with Mrs. Reid at the Anchorage hotel who showed me the famous picture of Mt. 1 Mckinley, painted by Sydney Lau- renee. The painting is certainly a | masterpiece of art. We also talked of Rex Beach, his life in Alaska, his books and what make them lasting in the minds of his readers His stories are real, the heartaches and struggles of the people who pioneered Alaka as we'll as their joys and tri- umps over the circumtances of the hour
 O1. w AlIluS w dS 1IS1t. udfC IOuuu fine Americans here, loyal to each 1 other. I visited the Pioneer hall in Anchorage with one of the charter members and was told some of the finest social gatherings in Alaska had | been held there. I find Alaska has in every town a good newspaper.
 A good newspaper is the life of every town and have enjoyed read ing the Gateway while in Seward. It give the news, boosts, is quick to de- fend when defense is needed. It is good advertising venture for business.
 Nothing helps a town grow or puts 1t on the map like good newspaper.