M H S E PASS MINER
By L. H. Allen
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BE THE BEST OF WHATEVER YOU ARE
If you can't be a pine on the top of the
hill
Be a scrub in the valley — but be
The best little scrub by the side of the
rill;
3e a bush if you can't be a tree.
If you cen't be a bush be a bit of the
grass,
And some highway happier make;
If you cen't be a muskie, then just be a
bass —
But the liveliest bass in the lake.
We can't all be captains, sooe have to be
crew,
There's something for all of us here.
There's a big work to do and there's
lesser to do,
And the task we must do is the near.
If you can't be a highway, then just be a
trail,
If you can't be the sun, be a star;
It isn't by size that we win or we fail
Be the best of whatever you are!
--Douglas Malloch
Too much is written about Alaska by good
writers who make a 14 day round trip to
the Territory, eight of those 14 days
spent on the boat. Good writers can
write interestingly about any subject in
the world - but not always truthfully.
Round-tripper 8 who come to the' westward
spend more days on the boat and fewer in
Alaska - but if they are writers they go
home and write authoritatively (?) about
Alaska just the same.
One of the recently visiting editors
who came to Alaska with the National Edi
torial Association in June, sends us a
copy of his paper in which he sayss "'When
we left Seattle, we were practically out
of touch with the world for 16 days, inas
much as the newspapers in that section
carry news that we had read before we left
the States, and local news which was more
or less strange to us. The only commun
ication Alaska has with the rest of the
world is by mail that comes on the steam
ships and a little news that trickles in
in by .^adio. We believe the U.S.RQvern
ment will eventually establish airmail
service and possibly radio and telegraph
service." The poor boob also discourses
at length about "placier" mining. If any
"placier" mining men read the article
they will learn a lot they didn't know, 1
nor even suspect.
SEWING CLUB WITH MRS. NELSON
The Sewing club was entertained by Mrs.
John L. Nelson last Wednesday afternoon.
The members present were Mrs. Clarence
Scheiber, Mrs. Paul Williams* Mrs. Fred
Laubscher, Mrs. Harry L. Smith* Mrs. D.L.
Maples, Mrs. E.L.Robbins, Mrs. Frank Rave,
Mrs. Roy Thurston, Miss Marian Rave and
Mrs. Nelson. The hostess served sea dreai
salad, nut loaf sandwiches, potato chips,
coffee and tea.
Mrs. Harry L. Smith and her 6ister,lvlrs.
D.L.Maples returned Monday night from a
trip to Anchorage and to the Matunuska
Valley. Mrs. Smith reports that they
thoroly enjoyed their day in the Valle}
and drove all over it, viewing the beau
tiful farms of the Colonists, thoir 6leek
livestock, the flowers and gardens.
At the cooperative market they saw
marvelous vegetables, had some of the
famous Matanuska Maid cottage cheese and
drank buttermilk to their hearts' content.
The latter was a most delicious treat to
people who live where there are no cows,
Mrs. John L. Nelson expects a visit
60on from Mr. Nelson's sister, Mrs. Larry
Bucy of Anchorage.
Twelve members oi the secxicn crev.s oi
Tunnel and Hunter came to Moose Pass last
weekend and John L. Nelson took them to
Schooner's Bene, on Russian river v/here
they fished over Sunday, each of then
catching the limit. More than 2,000
have fished at or near Schooner's Bend so
far this season according to the official
count of Forest Ranger Brooks.
While T.P.Lorang of Seward was driving to
Russian river last Sunday morning, his
car skidded off the road at Mile 38 and
Ed Estes was called to pull the car back
onto the road. Mr. Lorang was not in
jured.
Oscar Dahl, Seward hotel owner and
Moose Pass mining man, was married last
Monday evening in Seward to Mrs. Pearl
Gustafson. The ceremony was read by
Judge A.H.Brydnf at his home and the
couple were attended by Mrs. Irene Holden
and Judge Chamberlain. Following the
ceremony a wedding supper was served at
Cameron's Cafe when the guests were Mrs.
Holden, Mrs. Cameron, Miss Wells, Mrs.
Polk, Bill Wilson and Judge Chamberlain.
Mr. and Mrs. Dahl will spend the remain
der of the summer at Mr. Dahl's mining
camp near Summit Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Westenbarger of
Anchorage a|*e spending Mr. Westenbarger's
annual vacation period in this region.
They had tl|eir car sent down from Anchor
age over tile Alaska railroad.