Show ALASKAN TOUR ONE OF BEAUTY Wherrys Tell Of Unusual Sight In Land Of Midnight Sun Returning from tram a 11 six weeks trip through Alaska Alaka Dr and Mrs S b SW S SW W V Wherry told of at the many Inter Inter- Inter Interesting of that esting features region Leasing Ogden May 30 the Wherrys motored to Seattle and sailed June 5 f for tor Alaska The ah ship I stopped along the coast to the to town towns of ot Wran- Wran Wrangell Wrangell Wran-gell Wran gell and Juneau Arriving at SI Shag way Skag-way ag- ag nay ay they took the train to White horse White White- Whitehorse horse oser 01 0 er the tho trail used In the days of ot the gold rush which the railroad has lIas follo followed ed through Gulch and other famous places At Whitehorse the s tool tooka a boat down don the Yukon It requIred 10 days dais to traverse 1500 1 I miles to Dawson Da This city for tor- formerly for formerly merl merly had pel poisons sons but thero Is a scant ther there now There are four tour big gold dredges operatIng operating ing log there with Ith an Income of at from tour four to ten thousand dollars a ad adap dap d thus supplanting the old lime prospector and From Daa Do- Do Doson son Daw-son son they went ent to through Fort Yukon and ancl er Dea which are arc Indian trading posts pots Fort rort ulon ukon la is In the Arctic Circle and the distinction of being the largest larget fur trading point In the orld While hill there the Ogden people aa saw w the midnight sun For a short space pace In summer the sun does docs not set et at all In the Arctic Circle but buta a aIngs Ings around to the north and remains In view all night In towns to ns below tho circle Dr Wherry said he could see the sun go down at 1130 o'clock at night and rise at o'clock In the morning IO TORS TOM S G G The to ton towns n ny In Alaska with the eX- eX eXception ex exception of ot Fairbanks are arc all run rundo rundown rundown do down don n ho said and until the ad- ad adent ad advent vent sent ent of ot wireless were ere completely Isolated many months out of at the year ear The gO government is now ex- ex experimenting experimenting ex experimenting with airplanes In carrying car car- carr ear earning r ning Ing the mall during the winter months where here thel e are no rail rail- railroads railroads rail railroads roads and the project Is Ie meeting with success Dr and Mm Mrs Wherry went vent ent do down n tho Yukon river riser on the first boat Into Dason Danson Dan son since last lat September While hill on the Interior they heard political convention news s from Crom the United States State over the wireless Ireless From Fairbanks they journe ed edon on the railroad past the McKin- McKin McKinley ley ley national park through An- An Anchorage Anchorage An Anchorage along the arm of at Turn TurnAgain TurnAgain TurnAgain Again bal bai bl which Is deterred described as the most magnificent scenery sceney aSI In the world orld to Seward and There Is a fine tine government hIgh hIgh- high highway way nay ay from tram Fairbanks to Valdez Is le passable In summer At Cordova Cordo a the visited the big copper mine which oper- oper operates operates oper operates ates with steam shovels after arter the plan of tho the Utah copper mine ht at Bingham ERS G HD ERS J PROSPER It Is possible to raise tine fine gal gat- ga dens In Alaska with excellent vege- vege vegetables vegetables vege tables vegetables and a fine grade of ot hard I heat Dr Wherry y said The rhe ground Is frozen biow bow a depth of at eight Inches and mu must t be burned leight I 0 over er and plowed plo Id I'd before any at- at attempt attempt at attempt tempt Is made to cultivate It It The Tho ThoI sun aun penetrates the plowed plo earth I and thaws thans tho s down about two feet teet No Irrigation Is needed for tor crops I lac aa the fhe moisture from the frozen ground keep the roots supplied At times the heat In summer Is In- In Intense intense In Intense tense the thermometer often rising ris- ris risIng ris rising ing to degrees In the shade An agriculture college has been established established established at Fairbanks Leaving LeavinS Alaska Dr Wherry and nife Ite landed In Seattle June Juno 30 and then visited Vancouver er DC B C the apple country of ot Washington and Spokane and motored homo home by byway nay ay of ot Lewiston Lel ton and Boise arriving ing here Wednesday 00 I Who ho Is la Who ho vi ho In Ogden I |