The Wrangell sentinel., 1933-08-11
Sell Alaska To More
 Visitors Says Church

1 The Nooya, one of the fleet of yachts operated in Alaska by Camp bell Church ST. for tourists and hunters, called in port Wednesday morning to meet Paul Patton and Henry Bundschu who arrived in Wrangell on the Yukon.
 The two men are from Kansas 1 City, Missouri, where Patton is en- gagged in the contracting business and Bundsehu has a law practice They will have a two-weeks' vaca- tion cruise in southeastern Alaska waters on the Nooya in company with Paul Vernon. a retired busi- nessman of New York City.
 The Nooya, which is explained by Henry Durham. left Wednesday afternoon for Anan creek.
 The Ketchikan Chronicle re- gently published an interview with Campbell Church Sr., in which he discussed the practical side of sight seeing in Alaska from many angles.
 He explained that he first took up the organizing of yachting trips in Alaska waters as a hobby. He is leaving the details of the business Go his son, Campbell Church jr., Ray R. Veach, manager, Captain Roy Dykeman, and other trained men who have built up the organization.
 Campbell Church himself has hunted all varieties of game in North America, Canada, Central America, and other places, includ- ing polar bear in the Arctic, and therefore has an intimate know ledge of the needs of hunters and wealthy sportsmen.
 Variety Of Attractions
 But we do not appeal to sports men alone on the Alaskan trip" he said. 'It is the bewildering and fas- cinating variety of attractions and understandable scenery, mys- terious bays and inlet, totem poles, stretches of untamed wilderness, etc.-which appeal to all alike Cameras are more in demand than guns on these trips, although, of course, visitors coming north like to do some hunting and fishing"
 Extra Charges
 Mr Church believes that the extra charges made for giving sightseers the privilege of hunting and fishing in Alaska are somewhat out of proportion as compared with other places in the United States and Canada. For instance he says the charge is $25 per day, which includes all costs-food, fuel, crew, camps and equipment, canoes, out board motor boats etc. For a IA days trip this costs $350. If the visitor desires to do some hunting and fishing for trophies or with the camera it will cost him $260 extra, which includes first class guide at $15 per day and $50 extra for a license, making a total of $610.
 Scenic Paradise
 MT. Church says Alaska is both scenic and hunters paradise and as time goes on will appeal to a larger number of wealthy tourists who have been spending millions in Europe every year He says that he realizes that the service for talk ing care of visitors in Alaska is still new and in the formative stage and that some of the details which now make it hard to "sell the All askan trip" more generally will be worked out and eliminated. He de- clared that Alaskans generally are wide awake to the importance of selling the Alaskan trip" to tour ists, and that it can easily become one of the greatest assets in the north.
 Game Conservation
 Regarding the proposed setting aside of an island for the conser- vation of game, MT. Church said he himself and his aides carefully had refrained from taking any part in the discussion, as it was a question which concerned the Alaskans However, he did state that the con- servation of game, by whatever methods it was accomplished, meant increased business from sightseers He is a firm advocate of the pro- posed international highway to Dawson and Fairbanks, declaring that it would draw trade from all parts of the United States from those who would make the trip in