Roosevelt's far-sightedness had kept the body-snatchers at bay, and because he had foreseen what money-power and greed would do, Alaska was not entirely stripped today, but lay ready to serve with all her mighty resources the mother who had neglected her for a generation.

But it was going to be a struggle, this opening up of a great land.

It must be done resourcefully and with intelligence.

Once the bars were down, Roosevelt's shadow-hand could not hold back such desecrating forces as John Graham and the syndicate he represented.
Thought of Graham was an unpleasant reminder, and his face grew hard in the sea-mist.

Alaskans themselves must fight against the licensed plunderers.