Alaska and the Panama canal . o << ALASKA 107. been constructed a half-mile from the shore, where passengersand freight are landed from lighters plying between the ocean-going vessels and the pier. From this pier one is carried by anaerial tramway to a high dock on the shore. When I wentashore some of my fellow passengers refused to risk theirlives by this method of transportation, although I think theywere needlessly alarmed. Dog racing on the ice in the winter furnishes the residentsof Nome their most absorbing sport. The Kennel Club ofNome occupies much the same position as do the joc
Alaska and the Panama canal . o << ALASKA 107. been constructed a half-mile from the shore, where passengersand freight are landed from lighters plying between the ocean-going vessels and the pier. From this pier one is carried by anaerial tramway to a high dock on the shore. When I wentashore some of my fellow passengers refused to risk theirlives by this method of transportation, although I think theywere needlessly alarmed. Dog racing on the ice in the winter furnishes the residentsof Nome their most absorbing sport. The Kennel Club ofNome occupies much the same position as do the jockey clubsof big cities. One of the rules of the club is that all dogs must to8 ALASKA
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