MOOSE PASS MINER
Bv L. H. Allen
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M. R. S.
Over and over again people say to us,
"you write such lovely poetry." We have
had several letters from out-of-town
readers praising the poem "Hidden Riches"
which appeared in our issue of June 22.
They praised the editor for writing it so
we hereby place the crown where it be
longs.
Mrs. Ray Stafford is Moose Pass' talen
ted poet. Without her permission we are
announcing that fact so that hereafter no
regular readers and no chance readers of
the paper need be misled.
To be able to write real poetry like
Mrs. Stafford's is a gift. She can take
a homely subject and wreathe it with gla
mor.
Mrs. Ray Stafford - M. R. S.- a clever
pen name, isn't it?
Harry A. Franck's book,"The Lure of
Alaska", is now off the press of Freder
ick A. Stokes Company. Three hundred ani
six pages, with 100 reproductions of pho
tographs, it sells for $3.50, Mr. Franc]
spent last summer in Alaska, journeying
by airplane, boat, automobile,rail and on
foot, across country to Nome and from Nom<
to Siberia, north again to beyond the
Arctic Circle, south to Valdez, then to
Seward and Kenai Peninsula towns, then a
trip up the Yukon to Dawson,
Mr. Franck is an exceedingly interest
ing travel-writer. The New York Times
says of his book:"this is a book that, a
part from its picturesqueness, is peculi
arly important not only as mirroring a
land where opportunity still stretches
out both hands to the determined, the
hard-working, the resourceful and the
steady-witted but as a story of a country
in the making."
It's pretty slick that that big bad
wolf, Johnnie Doe, is going to spend a
year at Portage Bay observing Longfellow
glacier. Johnnie Doe knows right now
that his report will be that Longfellow
glacier is active.
Mr. Garner seems to have decided that
he is heavy enough for that 'White House
job but if he gets it he is going to
learn that it fits him like the ocean
fits a goldfish.
The best thing that can happen to Dem
ocrats now is for a Republican to be el
ected and begin retrenchment on spending
and demonstrate how much worse a mess the
country can bo led into.
J. Edgar Hoover says there are 14,067
public enemies. But aren't there more
tax collectors than that?
-DaJlas I'o'rning Mov: 3.
SEWING CLUB
The Sewing Club meets this week with
Mrs. Clarence Scheiber and Mrs. Paul Wil
liams at the home of Mrs. Williams.
On Sunday before the Fourth of July a
group of Seward folk held an all"day pic
nic at Snug Harbor» where the McMullen
family have taken a cabin for the summer.
Mrs. Ralph Reid of Moose Pass was a member
of the picnic party.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Robbins, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Thurston, John Thurston and the mala
mutes, Flash and Mickey, went to Russian
River to spend the Fourth of July. They
• caught a good string of trout.
Lewis Tulare took Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Stafford to Seward Tuesday evening to en
joy the Fourth of July dance.
Cynthia Witt and Elaine Kennedy were
winners of prizes at Seward on the Fourth
in the Egg race for girls under 12} Ruth
Long was a winner in the three-legged race
for girls and in the bicycle relay race.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hunt have moved into
Moose Pass for a short stay while Mr. Hunt
jis working at Grant Lake. They are oc
cupying the Myers home.
There was good attendance at the regu
lar Saturday night dance at Hielo's Road
jhouse. A midnight salvo of firecrackers
promoted the idea that the Fourth of July
was in the offing.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams celebrated
the Fourth of July with a three-day trip
they will never forget. Leaving Moose
Pass Saturday night, July 2, in their
Model T truck which Mr. Williams had equip
ped with springs and mattress and which
they had packed with bedding, food, fish
ing tackle - everything but matches -
they drove along the highway singing and
encoring themselves
»0h» we aint got a Darrex oi muncy»
We may look ragged and funny,
But we travel along, singing our song,
Side by side."
They camped Saturday night at Lost Creek
and on Sunday morning caught Rainbow trout
to coolC f«r dinner over an open fire.
After dinner they drove to Schooner's Bend
on Kenai River and again established a
camp f$r the night. On Monday morning
they hiked the three miles to Russian Riv
er Rendezvous. They were cordially wel
comed by Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Smith and
immediately following the welcome, Mr.
Williams opied a big bad bald eagle and
shot it right thru the neck. He presen
ted the etwjle to Mr. Smith who will have
it mounted.
After |i very satisfying lunch, Mr. and
Mrs, Snibto took them to Russian Lake and
to the beautiful Falls of Russian River
to witneM the i»arvelous sight of droves
of salmon jumpitg the Falls. They went
out in a loat oi| lovely Russian La’-:e ..:a;