RELICS OF POLAR VENTURE
GENERAL GREELY EXHIBIT
AT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, —
Relics of one of America’s most
noted and tragic polar expedi
tions, the Greely expedition of
1883, were put on exhibition at
the Smithsonian institution. They
are a part of the personal collec
tion of the late General Adolphus
W. Greely, the leader of the ex
ploring gioup.
Foremost among the objects in
the collection is the prayer book
from which General Greely, then
lieutenant, conducted daily ser
vices during the winter spent at
Lady Franklin bay, Grinnell
Land, when 18 of the 25 mem
bers died of starvation.
The flag which flew above the
Lady Franklin bay camp, a sprig
of Arctic grass General Greely
collected, and the spectacles and
also the gloves he wore at the
camp are other articles in the
collection.
‘ THE SILVER CANDLE STICKS
a play given by the dramatic
group of the Federated Church,
also a Silver Offering, will take
place Sunday Night at the Fed
erated Church at 7:45 P. M.
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In town last night and this
morning was Don Stewart, gen
eral manager for the Casa de Pa
I ga Gold Company., operating a j
pontoon type dredge on the Casa
de Paga River, about forty or fif
ty miles from Nome.
“Don" reports a very favorable
season’s operations and that they
have experienced only a light
cold snap todate, thereby indicat
ing that the Casa will probably
\ receive one of its longest operat
ing season’s. He left again this
morning for camp, after bring
ing to Nome a cleanup.
Have you a copy of the famous
“Sourdough Hotel" letter head
stationery published before the
fire by the Nome Daily Nugget?
If so the Nugget would greatly
appreciate getting hold of one so
as to commence republication of
this unique type ol stationery.
The Nugget is offering a sup
ply of that stationery to the first
person to bring in a copy of the
old letter head.
More than a half million sheets
of this stationery were printed
during the few years before the
fire, and we hope that someone
in Nome still has a sample left.
Look through your papers and
other possessions and see if you
can bring to light a sample of
the “Sourdough Stationery”.
Due to lack of details yester
day the description of the person
brought down by plane from the
S.S. Derblay at Keewalik was
slightly erronious. The man’s
name is George Bancroft, and he
is a white man, not a negro.
He is now in the Federal jail
i here, after spending the night at
the Maynard Columbus hospital,
receiving treatment for wounds
to his neck and the wrist of his
left hand where he had attempt
ed to commit suicide by slashing
his throat and wrist. Doctor Mor
com described the cuts as not
severe. Bancroft is being kept
under ten day observation at the
jail, where investigation as to his
sanity will be made. He was an
assistant cook aboard the vessel.
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Ice Barrier Is
Taken Out On
Aug 14 At Knik
Pressure of Water in Lake
George Responsible For
Phenomena.
Tons of Ice Sweep Down to
Knik Arm As Glacier
Is Broken.
One of the world's most phe
nomenal sights, the annual break
up of the Knik Glacier and the
dumping of Lake George in the
Mutanuska Valley, occurred this
year at 5:17 p.m., August 14th.
While not attended by the inter
est which marks the spring break
up of the Tanana river, because
of the hundreds of persons who
speculate on the exact day and
m .'lute of the latter event, the
Ki ik Glacier break-up is a spec
tacle which those who have seen
never forget.
As explained by tne Anchorage
Times, the phenomena is caused
by the Knik glacier, located
about 30 miles from Palmer, whi
ch dams off the deep cleft runn
ing back nto the Chugi-’h moun
tains. The cleft fills with melt
ing snows from the mountains,
forming Lake George.
Water Breaks Barrier.
When the pressure is great
enough the impounded water
bursts through the ice barrier,
and hundreds of thousands of
tons of roaring, booming ice and
water rush in a mad torrent
down the Knik river into Knik
Arm.
The situation may be realized
by picturing a huge Y, the upper
leg of which is the moving Knik
Glacier and the upper right leg
the deep cleft in which forms
Lake George. When the glacier
moving down the left leg of the
Y seals the outlet to the right leg
-the impounding of Lake George
results. The break-up occurs
when enough water is impounded
to break the ice dam.
Boulders of ice the size of some
buildings, smashing over one an
other, are not an uncommon sight \
wnen the break-up occurs.
Trestles Endangered
Colonel O. F. Ohl.son, general
manager of the Alaska railroad,
said that the break-up of the1
Knik Glacier does not threaten
I he larger bridges between the
Knik and the Matanuska rivers, j
Water flows under the trestles
it a rapid rate and trees which
uecome lodged cross-wise cause
lebris to pile up until sufficient
pressure is compounded to push
he trestle out.
The maintenance crew uses a
•rane to keep the trees and other
lebris clear of the trestle and the
vater flows through with, the
hunks of ice and driftwood with
mt causing damage.
COUPLE WED AT FAIRBANKS
Madeline Fanning and John K.
Marshall, were married at Fair
ianks recently by the Rev. C.P.
Jhelton. Attendants were Mr.
nd Mrs. C. J. Newlin. Mrs. Mar
hall came to Fairbanks recently
rom her home at Pilot Rock, Ore
;on. Mr. Marshall is employed
t the Co-operative drug store at
'airbanks.
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ANCHORGAE COUPLE WED
Gertrude Niemi, daughter of
Mr and Mrs August Niemi, and
Daniel W. Hanson, all of Anchor
age, were married there by the
Rev. A. H. Nickell. Attendants
were Sigrid Enatti and Walter
Niemi, the latter a brother of the
bride. Mr. Hanson is employed
by Anchorage Commercial com
pany.
NO RETURNS
No further returns in the re
cent General Election were re
ceived today, and totals still
remain the same.
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