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Saturday March 15, 1924
A copy of "The Northern Light" a
publication put out by the Cordova
high school has reached this office. Af
ter looking it over, we have reached the
conclusion that, not only is there splen
did school spirit in the Cordova schooh
but there are several editors in embryo
attending that institution. We daresay
that in time to come Pierre de Ville
will be filling the editorial chair of the
Cordova Daily Times, Helen Downing
will be doing "human interest stuff"
for its Sunday supplement, and William
O’Neill's Column will be a feature of
the big Alaska dailies. Here’s wishing
"The Northern Light" unbounded sue
cess!
Friend Bill wants to bet a suit of
clothes that the Nizina Bridge won’t
be finished by 1027, but so far he has
found no takers. Bill figures that it
is a darn good bet if he loses.
Slowly the Chinese evil Mah Jongg
is doing its work. One player calls his
flivver “Mah Junk."
—Ellensburg Evening Record
Every year is leap year for the pedes
trian. —Cashmere Record
When a man turns green with envy
he is soon ripe for trouble.
—Port Angeles New
Dig Dredging Proposition
Will Secure Fairbanks’ Future
A 'deal has been con sum mated
in Fairbanks, says the Anchor
age Alaskan, whereby 10() miles
of ditch, flume and laterals
will be constructed for the pur
pose of bringing under develop
meat practically all the famous
creeks of the district with a view
to introducingdiedges. This in
formation was obtained from a
reliable source, which announces
that work on the great ditch is
to begin as soon as the frost is
out of the ground. James David
son is promoting the deal follow
mg an extensive reconnaissance
covering sever.d years. It is also
reported that all tin* property
aecessa y for toe success of the
undertaking has la-on secured
by option.
It is estimated that the deal is
to amount to a million dollars in
options alone, beside the e tor
liious cost of bringing the water
across two divides, it is com put.
ed however tluit twenty live dre
dges will be installed.
The creeks to be affected are:
Goldstream, Fairbanks. Fish Big
and little Eldorada, Dome,Cleary,
Pedro and adjoining tributaries
includin Fourth of July Hill. The
project will take in seven miles
of continous [>ay wlucli has been
down Fish and Fairbanks creeks
It is estimated that there is
$ 150,01)0,3 X) of u:i recovered gold
in this belt. Practically all the
claim owners effected by the
deal are old timers.
Central Power Plant
May Aid Interior Operators
(Valdez Miner)
The use of electricity, gener
ated from coal slack in the sub
■
bituminous mines of the Heal.y
fields, is one of the plans under
consideration as the means of
uncovering the $200,000,000 in
in placer gold believed to lie in
the Tanana valley around Fair
Blanksane adjacent points.
The proposal is being investi
.rated byProf. Charles E. Bunnell
president of the Alaska Agricul
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We are very fortunate in hav
ing secured the following recipe
which has been highly indorsed
by the leading manufacturers in
the states. The concoction is the
product of the skill of two brew,
ers, who, with the assistance of
the best connoisseurs, have la
bored late and long for five years
to give the nation a drink gua
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’’Chase wild bullfrogs for
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hops, to them add ten gallons of
tan bark, half a pint of shellac
and one bar of home made soap.
Boil thirty-six hours and strain
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Local weather prophets are
busy prophesying an early sum
mer. In view of the fact that pus
sy willows have been out for
some time and the patches of
black on the hillsides are daily
growing larger, it is quite safe
to agree with them.