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MAYOR L. V. RAY WELCOMES
CAPTAIN WILKINS AND PARTY
TO SEWARD; WISHES THEM
SUCCESS
' “The success of our efforts jn the
Arctic last summer was due entirely
to Carl B. Eielson,” stated Capt.
George H. Wilkins, courageous lead
er of the Wilkins Detroit Polar Ex
ploration party, at the public ban
quet tendered in their honor Satur
day by the Seward Chamber of Com
merce at the Seward Grill. And in
placing all credit to the chief pilot,
the public readily can understand the
calibre of the man who seeks to
wrest scientific knowledge from the
dismal Arctic wasts for the benefit
of his fellowman.
“The pilots will be the men who
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do the job,” Captain Wilkins con
tinued, “for upon them lies all the
responsibility of carrying on our
work. Without them we fail. This
is not a dach for the Pole, as many
people believe, but that of exploring
the unknown Arctic areas north of
Point Barrow. At no time do we
expect to be within 500 miles of the
Pole. I believe our work is clearly
understood by the majority of Alask
ans but the further away from Al
aska we go the Ifess understanding
of our work is apparant. We hope
to discover land, perhaps wet land;
not necessarily land emerging from
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SEWARD'S HOMEY HOTEL, WHERE THE OLDTIMER8
MEET
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CANDIES
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ALASKA TIMBER BIDS
UP III WASHINGTON
APRIL 15, 20, 25
TWO TRACTS SUFFICIENT TO
KEE 500-TON PULP PLANT OP
ERATING FOR 50 YEARS
PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 21. (#>)—
Frank Heintzleman, assistant Alaska
district forester, announced that bids
on two lots of Alaskan timber of about
in Washington April 15, 20 and 25.
Each lot contains stock enough to
keep a 500-ton paper plant operating
for 50 years, the term during which,
cutting will be allowed.
the sea for the data we hope to
gather relative to currents and soil
will be of great economical import
ance. It is said there is a relation
ship between the Arctic and the
Equatorial regions and with respect
to this relationship I was approached
in New York City to split my party
in two, one to work in the Carribean
■Sea area and the other in the Arctic.
"These expeditions are not for the
purpose of getting one’s name head
lined in the newspapers, nor is it
one in search of spectacular glory,
but purely one of scientific import
ance. In having Mr. A. M. Smith,
the Detroit News correspondent with
us this year, I feel that authentic
publicity will be supplied as to our
activities. I dare say the majority
of Alaskans have gone thru greater
hardships than we have been given
credit for. They weathered their
enhtanwes jlhavgeo oot neiyaodca
hardships successfully and if we
have any we trust we may surmount
them. The loss of life among Arc
tic explorers has not been great but
in reality quite small for statistics
show 89 per cent of the explorers
returned alive." f 1
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Captain Wilkins spoke at length on
other phases of the proposed work
which will be published in a later
issue of the Gateway.
Leon Urbach, president of the lo
cal Chamber, who presided over the
banquet following a few appropriate
remarks called upon Mayor L. Y.
Ray to make the first address. His
Honor responded in his usual inter
esting and engaging manner con
fining his remarks primarily to pre
sent day Alaskan conditions and in
closing extending a cordial welcome
to Captain Wilkins and his party and
paying high compliments to the
physical and moral courage of Capt.
Wilkins.
A. M. Smith, special feature writer
on the Detroit News and correspond
ent for the Wilkins-Detroit expedi
tion, addressed the gathering for a
few minutes as also did chief pilot i
Eielson afterwhich Mr. Urbach ask- i
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ed various members of the party to j
arise in order those present might J
know them that evening at the J
dance. R. H. Merrill, former Seward j
aviator, was also asked to arise and j
again reveal his clean cut features to |
his former friends. i
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Upon the suggestion made by 1
President Urbach all members of i
the expedition, including aviator ■
Merrill, were unanimously made J
honorary members of the Seward J
Chamber of Commerce. *
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SEWARD, ALASKA
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Office, Arcade Building. Phone Main W
Seward Steam Laundry
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Also Rough Dry and “H. K.”—Housekeeping Service
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The rough dry service has been abandoned. “H.K.”
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Phone Main 148
HOTEL
OVERLAND
MEL A. HORNER
Manager
SEWARD ALASKA
On the Main Street
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