Show SENDS NOTES FROM ALASKA historian Hla corlan of ketchikan legion pot post writes write in answer to letters letter of sympathy please note following foll follow ing the I 1 long ong suffering historian of the ketchikan post of the american Amerl con legion in alaska has written in answer to many letters of sympathy from buddies b back ack in the states I 1 there a gold miner in the post 2 the thermometer has never dropped lower than five below 3 the deepest snow in recent years was three indies inches 4 some winters pass with practically no snow 5 overcoats are often a nuisance in january and february 0 6 raincoats and umbrellas are commonly worn 7 no one has even worn furs fura or snowshoes to a post meeting 8 gold fishing la Is the principal industry 9 no one reads by the northern lights or the midnight sun tire the fact that people in ketchikan ride in III automobiles and that the only dog sleds there are hot dog sleds Is hard to get across according to the historian |