Alaska and the Panama canal . tl. -. ^ V- 1 t « J •li/ 4^^ A ^ ^ ! .a • i < * hc^ 1 i , -^j- f\ ^d *- 4 H *. ^ f*- , > f 5t ** .•m rfi^ - .>^ i --3 i;.-. • : * i:^^.;;rv,^->ifl^^^say?* ^.*i- ALASKA 95 The old capital was Sitka. Juneau was the only town I visitedin Alaska that was really booming; it has a population of about4,000. The first Legislature of Alaska met at Juneau in thewinter of 1912-13. While in conversation with a prominentlawyer here, Judge Jennings, I remarked that he bore the samename as a friend of mine, Charlie Jennings, who was a goodpoker player, and I
Alaska and the Panama canal . tl. -. ^ V- 1 t « J •li/ 4^^ A ^ ^ ! .a • i < * hc^ 1 i , -^j- f\ ^d *- 4 H *. ^ f*- , > f 5t ** .•m rfi^ - .>^ i --3 i;.-. • : * i:^^.;;rv,^->ifl^^^say?* ^.*i- ALASKA 95 The old capital was Sitka. Juneau was the only town I visitedin Alaska that was really booming; it has a population of about4,000. The first Legislature of Alaska met at Juneau in thewinter of 1912-13. While in conversation with a prominentlawyer here, Judge Jennings, I remarked that he bore the samename as a friend of mine, Charlie Jennings, who was a goodpoker player, and I hinted that perhaps he was also skilled inthe game. His laconic reply was: Yes, what I make playingpoker I lose practicing law. After the port of the great Treadwell mine, which I de-scribed in the chapter on mining, the next town of importanceup this coast is Haines. Fort William H. Seward is locatedhere, with a detachment of soldiers. Chilkat River enters thesea at this point, and the Indian reservation of the same nameis located up the river. Here the Government erected goodbuildings for th
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