The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-05-14
ALASKA HOTEL OWNED
BY MOTHER OF NORTH
Got Her Start Cooking for
Gold Seekers.

Skagway, Alaska.--Many tourists
from the States know Mrs. Harriet
Pullen Of the famous Pullen house,
which is 1900 miles as a plane flies
from Ketchikan, at the southeastern
tip Of Alaska to Nome, out to the
northwest on Boring sea.
All over the world, wherever finger
those madmen and others who came
rushing to Alaska and the Klondike-
to the eastward, in Canada-for gold
in 1898 and 1899, Mrs! Pullen is loved.
handful of women became famous
because they were able to stand be-
side the sprinkling of men in the I'M
counted myriad of goldrushers who
were hard enough to conquer the
North-and of all that bright company
the men of the golden North count
Mrs. Pullen the brightest.
Young, comedy, strong, Harriet Pull
len was daughter of rancher on
Puget sound in Washington state. She
came to Alaska in 1893 with her four
children to 60 with her husband over
the Chilkoot trail or the equally ter
rible White pass trail into the Klon-
dixie for gold.
Had 81 and Four Children.
She lost her husband. Camped ON
the beach here she had Stand four
little children.
The rush was never so mad that
men did not eat, and the mother with
the four children and 81 went to cook
ing. She cooked so well and withal
was so kind and helpful. that those
thousands passing through here and
up the White pass trail or through
Dyea, four miles from Skagway, and
up the Chilkoot trail. called her the
Mother of the North. She prospered
and bought out old Cap Moore's board
ing house in Skagway.
The boarding house she developed
into Pullen house. 20-room modern
hotel, standing in landscape garden
OF several acres, split by mountain
stream with an island and rustic
bridges. Canadians opening up their
country came with a railroad over
White pass-the White Horse & Yu-
kon.
The railroad still runs, and Mrs.
Pullen still prospers because the
whitehanded children Of the outside
come, taking this fast route to see the
sights Of the North. Pullen house is
reputed to have entertained more dis
tinguished guests than any other hos
telry in the North.
Sent to West Point.
Mrs. Pullen's Oldest son was Dan.
He attended the University of Wash
ington, which then had preparatory
school, five years President Roose-
welt gave him the first appointment
from Alaska to West Point He be-
came all-American tackle, and gradu-
ated among the first Ave cadets In his
class.
Into the World war he went as a
colonel Of engineers. He was pressed
into service as a tank commander.
With his squadron Of tanks he took
German position. but infantry fol-
lowing him, failed to consolidate. To
hold the position, Pullen fastened
back afoot, reformed the infantry, led
them back and retook the position. He
died of sleeping sickness, attributed
to war service, two years ago.
Royal Pullen graduated from the
University Of Washington, playing
guard. and was an officer in the World
war. Both brothers were cited for
gallantry, and General Pershing once
exclaimed: 81 wish had regiment
of Pullens"
Mildred Pullen graduated at
nurses school in New York city.
Chester Pullen, student at the Uni
versity of Washington, was drowned
at Ketchikan on his way back to the
States after a summer at home.