Moser to 

 the rescue 



An 



agreeable 



change 



The Days of a Man 1897 



lated by Vernon Kellogg. While still in the early 

 twenties and no doubt looking even younger than 

 he was on account of a generally boyish appearance, 

 Kellogg served as state entomologist of Kansas. As 

 such he carried a free railway pass about the state 

 forfeited, of course, if used by any one else. One 

 conductor looked him all over and remarked forcibly: 

 "You tell your paw he'd better look out!" 



Returning now to our dilemma at Sitka, Captain 

 Moser settled the matter by ignoring Brice's order 

 and falling back on instructions given by the Navy 

 Department in 1896, to the effect that he should 

 transport the commission to the Pribilofs and render 

 all possible assistance. He also figured that no 

 charge of insubordination would be brought, as the 

 Commissioner would never venture to make his own 

 telegram public. 



The difficulty being satisfactorily adjusted, we 

 proceeded on our way. At the village of St. Paul, 

 Kodiak Island, where we passed the night on shore, 

 a supper of bread and milk, followed by sleep in 

 regular beds, was much appreciated. We next 

 steamed through the Straits past Afognak (a large 

 island set apart by President Harrison as a Govern- 

 ment Reservation for the breeding of salmon and 

 sea birds) and then came to Karluk, the most im- 

 portant village of Kodiak, at the mouth of the 

 Karluk, a noble salmon river, outlet of a large lake 

 bearing the same name. Here a bitter controversy 

 had been raging between two cannery companies, 

 the Alaska Packers' Association and the Pacific 

 Steam Whaling Company established across Shelikof 

 Strait on the mainland. The situation was very 



