Show ahw GOVERNOR OF ALASKA walter E dark has been clothing clerk school teacher newspaper man and miner walter eit dark re bently governor of alaska by president taft has been clothing lerk school principal newspaper man and miner he was born in ashford conn in 1869 As a young man he chopped wood and worked in a clothing store to make his way through the state normal school at new britain at the age of IS he became principal of a school of GOO pupils in manchester conn later he entered wesleyan university easthampton mass after graduating he became a full fledged newspaperman starting at a salary of 6 a week and working up in the business until he became a washing ton correspondent he remained in washington throughout the spanish american war neglecting the newspaper bust ness when the first rush for the alas kan gold fields was on he went to nome and turned miner hut by the time mr clark had reached nome placer mining the washing out of the gold by hand had become a venture of no profit and he was compelled to accept defeat cut before leaving alaska its future governor made a trip around the peninsula in the rev denue cutter gear going as far as in dian head on the northeastern coast of siberia returning to seattle he was en as washington correspondent of the seattle post in this connection mr clark mentioned to his employers the possibilities of a special alaskan ind edition in getting the material for this edition which won mr dark his reputation as an alaskan expert he and his wife formerly miss lucy norvell maga zine writer made an 8 mile trip through the frozen north visiting every mining camp ot consequence the late G A secretary of the interior on the strength of this edition recommended mr dark as governor to succeed john G brady he refused to take the place but when it became a question of getting a successor for gov hoggatt mr dark s name was again suggested this time he took the job |