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Alexander (Sandy) Smith
Well-Traveled Explorer
EAGLE POINT
Work on Robes to Start
By MRS. LAURA McFALL
Eagle Point work on
choir robes for the high
school chorus will begin the
week of Feb. 3. Anyone in
terested should contact Mrs.
John Huffman, Hillcrest
6-3793, or Mrs. Edward R.
Chamberlain. Hillcrest 6-3811.
The robes are to be worked
on during the school hours in
the teacher's room in the high
school. Anyone wishing to
work all day may have lunch
In , the school cafeteria at
noon at a nominal fee, offic
ials said.
Mrs. Augusta Henson re
turned to Los Angeles this
week end to visit neighbors
and friends. She had been
making her home with her
two daughters, Mrs. John
Huffman and Mrs. Kermit
Carroll, the past eight months.
Mrs. Herbert Perdue is con
fined to a hospital as a medi
cal patient at the present
time. She is reported improved.
Mrs. Hal Grow, Crater
Lake highway, is reported im
proved and is home after con
finement at Sacred Heart hos
pital as a medical patient..
She spent a couple days at
the home of her mother, Mrs.
Jack Fortin, before returning
home.
Mrs. Leroy Bedingfield, 625
South B st., Eagle Point, is
staying at 715 Cedar st., Med
ford, after being released
from the hospital following
surgery. She is reported as be
ing some improved and is ex
pected to return to her home
this week end.
Mrs. Jack Emmons is re
ported improved after recent
confinement in a hospital at
Medford.
xplorer
Visits Dim Aire
. By DORIS HUGHES
Central Point Correspendent
Alexander Malcom Smith
known throughout Alaska and
the Arctic as Sandy, is soak
ing up some balmy southern
Oregon weather this week as
he visits at the home of Mr
and Mrs. E. R. Yocom of
Central Point.
Sandy, whose discoveries
and exploits in the Northland
are many, was born 88 years
ago in Iverness, Scotland. He
could well pass for a man of
50. He stands straight and
is alert with his Scottish blue
eyes missing nothing. His skin
is tanned and his voice Is
firm and clear.
Sandy Smith left Scotland
when he was 18 and came to
the Western Hemisphere as
an indentured worker for the
Hudson Bay company which
pioneered Canada's early
development.
Well-Traveled Explorer
The well-traveled explorer
is credited with the discovery
of the gas and oil field which
is today known as Naval Oil
Reserve No. 4. It is located
near Smith Bay, which is
named for Sandy's uncle, Don
ald Smith, who was head of
the Hudson Bay company.
It contains numerous gas and
oil wells. One of the lakes of
oil is lOVi acres in area and
another is iVi acres. They
average 3Vi feet deep. They
are, however, a death trap to
waterfowl in the area and
even to caribou. Remains of
mastodons have been found
there. Smith stated that he
knows of places where oil has
been seeping into the ocean
for centuries.
At the beginning of the
Gold Rush, Sandy was ap
pointed trail blazer for the
Royal Northwest M o unted
Police. He went ahead with
his dogs and chartered the
1,500 mile route between
Edmonton and the New Eldo
rodo. He also guided the
Mounties into the Rat river
district where many people
were saved from the scurvey
plague.
He was second In command
of the Sir George Hubert
Wilkins expedition to the
North Pole in 1926.
Smith was a member of
the first grand jury of the
District of Alaska at Circle
city on the Yukon.
Disproves Map
He disproved the map show
ing no timber in the Arctic
region by discovering a grove
of cottonwood trees in a water
shed. He photographed the
discovery. He takes many pic
tures and colored slides of
unusual sights. He made a col
lection of 113 different speci
mens of wild flowers of the
Arctic and presented it to a
Rockford, 111., girls college.
Malcolm's river which runs
from Alaska into Canada and
into the Mackenzie river is
named for him. A post office
in Alaska has also been named
in his honor. It is the AI
Malcolm post office on Wild
river m upper js.uyuKUK,
northwestern Alaska. He also
founded the town of Ruby,
Alaska.
During the first World War,
Sandy was too old to join, so
he became a physical director
in YMCA work during that
time. One of his pupils was
Jimmy Doolittle who was a
young boy at that time in
Nome.
In Revolution
Sandy Smith had the unfor
tunate experience of being
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caught in the Bolshevik re
volution in Russia. Prior to
the revolution, he had estab
lished a home in the Siberian
territory. This and everything
he had, except his brief case
and the clothing he was wear
ing, were confisicated.
So famous was he in the
Northland, Barrett Willough
by devoted a full chapter to
him in her book, "Gentlemen
Unafraid."
He is member of the
Alaska Yukon International
Sourdough association, the
American Geographical Soc
iety and both the American
and English Explorers clubs.
The first ski club in Alaska
was organized in his cabin in
1932.
Christmas Cards
Among his treasurers, he
has accumulated over the
years are Christmas cards
54 of them from "Klondike
Kate."
Sandy, who left Alaska 2V&
months ago, plans to be back
there in June. He says of the
Northland, There is some
thing beckoning about
country whose rivers all run
north, pouring out their wat
ers on the top of the earth.
Sandy knows ' where there
is a small island stacked high
with ivory walrus tusks
where there is a river whose
waterfalls tumble over green
stones agleam with copper
nuggets. He has seen large
quantities of jade and in one
place he followed a single
seam of coal for 150 miles.
Long- Lived Family
When asked what he at
tributed h?s many years to, he
said he came from a long
lived family. His grandmother
lived to be 114; his grand
father 111; his father 105 and
his mother 98. Both his grand
mother and mother raised 14
children. v
When this writer mention
ed to Sandy the contributions
he had made during his life
time and asked him if he did
not wish to retire, he said,
"Retire? No. I am going back
to the Northland. My one
dream is to see this country-
so rich in natural resources
developed and put to use."
Sandy, often called indes
tructible Sandy, is leaving
soon for the Northland. As
for the dream who knows?
Sunday, February 1, 1938
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4-H
CLUB
NEWS
Sis-Q 4-H Horse Club
The Sis-Q 4-H Horse club
met Saturday, Jan. 25, under
the direction of our leader,
Vic Stewart.
The meeting's project was
to oil our saddles. The meet
ing closed with a question and
answer period reviewing the
parts of the saddle, bridle and
the care of our horses.
Lynn Merriman
Reporter
Howard Bake-N-Stitehers
The Howard Bake-n-Stitch-
ers held their meeting at Sue
Stever's home Jan. 21. Our
nresident and vice president
were absent, so our secretary,
Linda Chisum, read the min
utes. A discussion on measure
ments was lead by Mrs.
Chisum and Mrs. Stever. We
have one new member in our
4-H. Her name is Alice Whit
more. Next meeting will be
Feb. 4 at Mrs. Chisum's.
Carrol Millard
Reporter
Eagle Point Child Care
A meeting of the Eagle
Point Child Care club was
held last week. The vice-president,
Ricky Meyer, conduct
ed the meeting.. Election was
held for vice-president as
Ricky will take over the job
of president. Martha Arm
strong is the new vice-president.
We discussed our skating
party and mothers tea.
Our lecturer, Mrs. Cunning
ham was not able to be with
us.
We also held an emergency
meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
Our club has been offered the
permanent job of baby-sitting
at the PTA. We accepted and
baby-sat on Tuesday.
Next week the county agent
will be with us to tell us about
demonstrations.
Helen Vickoren,
Reporter.
GOP SEATS SIX
Washington (IP) The Re
publican National committee
Friday seated six new mem
bers elected by party organ
izations in their home state.
They were Mrs. Fred V. Lu
cas, Kentucky; John B. Mar
tin Jr., Michigan; Roscoe E.
Hobbs, Missouri; Mrs. A. D.
Waterhouse, Hawaii; Dr. Vir
gil T. Jackson, Louisiana; and
Donald R. Ross, Nebraska.
Norton H. Holingsworth of
Illinois was elected to a va
cant seat on the executive
committee.
American farmers own and
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like that?" the Russki was asked. "I can't say," was his cagey
reply. "I haven't seen her farm yet"
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