C4 - Sunday News, August 16, 1981

GAMBLING WITH FUNNY MONEY

When I was just a little kid
we lived for a while in
Macleod, Alberta. This was
before they got fancy, paved
the streets and rebuilt the
old fort (tearing down the
original which used to stand,
padlocked and derelict, just
half a block from our house).
Then they added “Fort” to
Macleod and waited for
tourists who stayed away in
droves.

by Barbara
McCreadie

Skagway, Alaska, reminds
me of Macleod, as it was in
1945. Dirt streets, board-
walks and _  false-fronted
stores. The closest thing they
have to a high-rise is a two-
storey hotel. If the whole
population of the town
gathered on Broadway, the
main street, you'd hardly
notice them.

If there's no cruise ship in
the harbour most of the

‘stamped

Stores stay shut. After all,
what local resident wants to
buy a genuine porcelain
ashtray (made in Taiwan)
“souvenir of
Skagway”?

Tourists flock to the
Golden North’ Hote! or the
“Salmon Sourdough Shedde”
(honest! S H E D D E) for
what they hope is a taste of
real Alaskan cuisine.

The locals shake their
heads and patronize the
Northern Lights Cafe, en-
joying REAL = sourdough,
fresh fish and King crab —
but only when the fish boats
have come in.

Brian and two of the other
men from the ship decided
on a “Flightseeing” ex-
cursion over the nearaby
glaciers. Two of the wives
took a combination train and
bus tour to the B.C. border
and I said “See you later”
and decided to prowl around
by myself.

The cab from the dock (a
seven-passenger van) cost $2
and dropped me off at the far

end of Broadway, just a half-_
“City” had

block from the
museum. Entrance fee is
$1.50 (less for kids) and it is
worth a visit.

There are the usual
amount of artifacts — many
Indian but quite a respec-

table collection of gold rush ~

staff.

The photographs are
unique, especially shots of
the corpses of two famous
Alaskans, Soapy Smith and

Frank Reid. J.R. “Soapy”
Smith was the bad guy while .

Reid wore a white hat and
shot him dead on the dock.

Soapy died within minutes

while Frank Reid hung on
for a few days, drilled by the
dying Smith. Guess who the
hero is today?

Turtle titillation

MIAMI (UPI) - Dade
County, with its moon over
Miami, ts the perfect spot to
breed = tortotses, officials
said

Metro Zoo officials will
try to mate lortaises from
the Bronx and another from
Honolulu.

“We can't guarantee that
they will.” said Robert
Yokel, Metro Zoo director
“Bul we are going to give
them ample opportunities ”

Dade was chosen as the
honeymoon site because 1
offers ideal conditions.

“You have to make the
most of what you have,” said
Yokel “We have the
topography, the chmate and
everything else to work with
animals from the tropics 7

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In the Eagles Hall, a
troupe of actors present a
show entitled “Soapy Lives”
and the cruise’ ship
passengers flock in. For
$7.50 you can gamble with
funny money from 8 to 9
p.m. and then watch the
show.

I've got to be honest. Out
of eight of us, seven enjoyed
it to‘varying degrees. I was
bored out of my mind. In
fact, if I hadn't been seated
way back, I'd have left after
the first 10 minutes. Things
went downhill from there.

‘One thing I missed — and
regret — is a visit to the
cemetery where all sorts of
pioneers, including Smith

and Reid are buried.
about a mile walk from the
museum or a $10 cab ride.
My Scottish blood rebelled
at the ten bucks.

If 1 were visiting Skagway
again, I'd forget about the
ship's tours and rent the
seven-seater cab for $40 an
hour. Split among seven, it’s
cheap and they'll take you
anywhere you want to go.

They cal] themselves Atlas
Tours and are waiting at the
dock. If you get into the
town and decide to hire
them, telephone 2500 and
they'll be there in a couple of
minutes.

By

the

way, the

“Flightseeing” got cancelled
due to bad weather, the bus

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