Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-25 | Page 5 | Alaska Cares for Disabled Pioneers

ALASKA CARES FOR DISABLED PIONEERS SITKA, Alaska, Oct. 25 (By Mail). Alaska's aged and disabled pioneers-men pioneers-men who helped blaze the first trails across the golden north land, always seeking but seldom finding their elusive El Dorado are cared for at the Alaska Pioneers' Home at Sitka, the first capital cap-ital of th-e territory. ' At present there are sixty -five old "sourdoughs" at the home. Governor Thomas Rigus, Jr., of Alaska, Alas-ka, recently spent several days inspecting inspect-ing the home. He was a t the home during most of his visit here. He took several meals with the men and talked with both the pioneers and employees. These old pioneers who have spent their lives coming and going as they have wished, want few rules, so. as a result, very few restrictions are placed on their movements. " Buildings used by the home once were barracks occupied by the United States marines before l'Jll. when a marine station sta-tion was located here. In RU3 the build-ings build-ings were turned over by the navy department de-partment to the department of interior. ; which has charge of the government of ,