'Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
Mary Joyce, plucky young woman, officially desig
nated "Miss Juneau" by the Chamber of Commerce
and the Rotary Club of Juneau, is coming to Fairbanks
to attend the Ice Carnival—and she is coming in a
way that merits a grand reception.
Mary is coming by the time-honored Sourdough
process of mushing into the country behind a dog
team—and covering nearly a thousand miles, much
of it unbroken trail. Some woman this.
Ii takes grit and courage to do what Mary is doing.
Already she has covered the greater part of the long
winter hike from Juneau, via Taku. Whitehorse and
Lake Kluane and Burwash. Her heaviest mushing is
perhaps ahead.
Miss Joyce honored Fairbanks by making this
place her objective. It may be she cannot mush through
in time to be here for the Carnival—in which event
she may be brought here by plane, to remain at least
long enough to enjoy the carnival, and possibly then
return to where she left off and resume her trip on
the trail.
Mary may not be the best looker or the comliest girl
in Alaska when it comes to the final test—but she is
lone of the pluckiest. Let Fairbanks give her an ovation
l when she arrives—and if she comes in by dog team
or plane go out enmass and escort her in with cheers
and flying colors.
The Democratic Way.
