ALASKA S. S. CO.
NAS NEW FOLDER
The Alaska Steamship company has
issued an attractive new folder which
contains much interesting informa
tion about this territory as well as a
number of half-tone illustrations of
its steamers and the ports visited.
The introductory description of
Alaska is herewith republished:
A mystic country, there is, to the
north, where the will-o’-the-wisps are
at play—the sun-dogs by day and the
ghost-gleam at night: northern lights
they have named the pale specters
that flit here and fhere in the sky.
And the red midnight sun doubles
back on his track, when the year
tide is full, in that land where the
sunlight and shadow are wed.
A strange land it is, filled with con
trast and charm. From the far froz
en seas it sweeps south, many leagues
to the warm westward isles where
the breath of the breeze from Japan
fills the air. Silent snow-fields lie
sleeping, where the foot of the fairies
may have danced, hut no man’s foot
has trod. Busy towns spring to life
where restless human beings dig and
scramble for gold; and the roar of
blasts and din of noisy mills shatters
the air night and day. Great cold
peaks lift their pallid faces against
skies so blue that it seems all the
color in the world must have been
spilled there; painted hills of the Yu
kon rise, like rainbows; or the soft,
heavy greens of the coast slopes, with
their filmy mist-mantles and rain
pearls.
Strange ice rivers are there, and
quaint Indian villages tucket away in
the coves, weird totems, rich baskets,
old carvings in ivory and slate—crude
gropings toward art by a primitive
race. Strong and vast is that land,
and free and untamed, with a pulse
of fresh life rising high in its veins.
Newest of all the comers of the
continent, last of the borders to be
subdued—the scene of action for to
morrow. Y'et ancient and quaint,
with an old-world civilization trans
planted on its shores, a century and a
half ago, from the days when Bara
nof was the “little Czar of the Pa
cific;” when the bells of the old Cal
ifornia missions were cast in the
foundries of Sitka, and Russian feet
danced to Russian music in the castle
on the hill.
Have you seen that strange land ?
Many days and long weeks would
be needed to travel its length. Over
mountains, along mighty winding riv
ers, and out again to the sea one
would go. But the “pan-handle” por
tion to the southeast is the threshold;
and from here one may glimpse the
Great Country—Alaska.
Leaving the south in the full glory
of a Puget sound summer mom, Se
attle on her circling hills .smiles fare
well and bon voyage as the steamers
turn north with throbbing engines,
like the pulses of eager seekers for
fortune, who rushed here in mobs in
the gold fever of ’97.
By evening the green shores of
Vancouver island face the hills of
the mainland across the waterway be
tween. The salt air is fresh, and tired
nerves begin to relax, under the rest
ful hand of the sea. Sleeping and
eating are the main affairs of life;
and the brisk constitutionals on the
hurricane deck, the pleasant “steamer
friendships” occasionally formed, the
dancing after the dinner hour, the
walks ashore, the glimpses of the new
country, give interest to the days. The
“inside passage,” as it is called, winds
through the protected channels of the
Alexander Archipelago; and the three
stonily places on the voyage, where
the open sea is encountered, are of a
few hours* duration only, so that
there is small chance of illness for an
average sailor.
The. country along these shores is
storied territory, visited by the ear
ly navigators of the Pacific. Past
Queen Charlotte sound and the little
stretch of open ocean, the hills grow
more thickly timbered, 'ittle cataracts
come tumbling down from the
heights, and there is a sense of green
ness, of unopened country, of loneli
ness, perhaps.
The boundary of Alaska begins a1
Dixon Entrance. And here, also, ir
THE CRESCENT
f. w. no s o)., Pup
Clean Private Rooms. Comfort
able Beds. Moderate Rates.
Bathroom in Connection.
Cor. Fourth and C. Anchorag<
Inlet Soda Co,
Diedrick & Taylor, Proprietor!
W. A. Taylor, Manager
Manufacturers ofT*all kinds o
Mineral Waters, Soda, Cider
Sprups
A gents for Grape Juice
Maski
nc..orage.
the popular notion of the day, the
j reign of order ceases. We are told
I that
“There’s never a law of God or man
Runs north of fifty-three.”
The folder refers to Anchorage as
the towp from which the government
commenced, last season, the construc
tion of a -ailroad into the interior of
Alaska.
ANCHORAGE wiu,
BE OX MAIN I.INK
OF ALASKA HOAD
Abandonment of the proposed di
rect connection between the old Al
aska Northern railroad and the main
line and the selection in its stea l
of the new route through Anchorage
is the latest development in Alaska
railroad work, according to William
C. Edes, chairman of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission, who ar
rived in Seattle from Washington,
D. C. last night, says the Seattle
Times of July 1st. The new route
will place Anchorage on the main
line of the road instead of on a
branch as formerly and will guaran
tee the development of that port as
a northers metropolis.
“Original plans for development
around Anchoragt," said Mr. Edes,
“called for construction of the road
north from Anchorage to Fairbanks
with the Matanuska coal field branch
and then for connecting the Alaska
Northern with the main line at a
point some distance north of the
town. This virtually would place
Anchorage on a branch of the trunk
line from Seward to Fairbanks.
“The new plan calls for the con
struction of a forty-flve-mile strip di
rect from Mile 75 to Anchorage and
connection with the road north of
that city. The new development
plan will cause all enl-to-end travel
on the road to pass through Anchor
age and will greatly increase the Im
portance of that city."
Chas.H. Mueller
MANUFACTURING FURRIER
Honesty and Reliability.
Send your Raw Furs to me to
be made into Sets while Sum
mer Prices prevail.
Remodeling and Repairing.
1621 SECOND AVENUE
Seattle - - Wash.
NuBone Corsets
For Style, Health, Comfort and
Durability, try VUBOXTZ and be con
vinced. All Sizes and All Prices
MBS. T. B. NEEDHAM,
Fifth Avi., Hear X St.
THE
STRYE PHOTO STUDIO
Is now open for business. Lo
cated next door to the Empress
Theatre.
First clags work guaranteed.
Reasonable prices. Photos en
larged and Frames of all kinds.
Notice to Talkeetna Passengers
We Have a Big Stock of
LUMBER
Susitna Mill
At the Station.
We Can Supply You
WOLFF & B E It (if?
Fine Jod Printing at Times office.
Blacksmithing
Horseshoein;
BOB !
Ox-asetylene Welding
The new forty-flve-mile stretch,
Mr. Edes explained, must be puilt
through rock and will require nearly
a year and a half to complete. Work
during part of the winter, however,
he said, will be possible on this con
necting link and it may be complet
ed sooner.
"Besides construction on the for
. ty-flve mile connection,” tsaid Edes
at the Frye Hotel,” the chief work
j on the road during 1916 will be
.north from Anchoiage into the Mat-I
anuska coal fields on the main line, ]
! and repairing the 'old Alaska Nor
'thern, which, while in a fair condi-;
tion, includes a number of bridges i
unfitted to withstadn heavy traffic.
At the northern end of the road
Commissioner Riggs will conduct the
•work between Fairbanks and tlie
Nenana coal fields.”—Empire.
Read The Dally Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
Fancy Groceries at Ohlsson’s. Fri
ces right. 5th, between I and K.
7-14-tf.
Bring us your gaarment troubles.
NEW METHOD CLEANERS,
7-21-tf Fourth near Empress
-a .
For most reliable Fire Insurance
see G. J. Swenson, Edison Studio,
Alaska Bldg. 7-7-tf
Rooms $1.00 per Day and Up
Hotel Crist
GEO. CRIST, PROP.
Newly furnished and up-to
date. Rates by the week.
“Headquarters for Minins
Men.”
Fonrth Avenue and K Street.
Special Agent for the Famous
GRtTEN & SONS WATCHES
$40.00 to $650.00
Nothing .better In the trade.
GEORGE THE JEWELER
Seward, Alaska
References: Any Seward Bank
Central Barber Shop
and BATHS
Now Open for Business. Next
door to Polley Bros-’ Store.
Union Laundry
and Bath Bouse
Fourth Avo., Between H and 1,
Anchorage
OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED
—and—
SANITARY
THE LARGEST AND CLEANEST
BATH TUBS IN ANCHORAGE
PETER AMESTOV
MARIUS BENSON
Dealers in
ICE
8th Av. and K, facing K St.
General Repair Work
X a Specialty
SMALL
COR. C & SECOND
ALASKANS-We Pay the Postage!
on your orders for Dry Goods of every descrip
tion, mailable under Parcel Post Reegulation.
Send us your orders for such goods as can
not be supplied you by your home merchants,
and we will fill them carefully and promptly.
Dry Goods; Women’s and Children’s Ap
parel and Dress Accessories; Boys’ Clothing
and Men’s Furnishings; Complete Housefur
nishing Lines.
ADDRESS MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT
FREDERICKS NELSON, SEATTLE
Opp. Postoffice
WE HAVE JUST UNPACKED A FULL LINE OF
LADIES’ UNDERWEAR, SILK, COTTON AND LISLE
HOSIERY, DRESSES, FANCY NECKWEAR, EMBROID
ERY PACKAGES INCLUDING NIGHT GOWNS, CAPS,
DRESSES, SCARFS, ETC.
FULL LINE OF CROCHET AND TATTING COTTON IN
WHITE AND ECRU.
ALSO A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF CRETONNES AND
DRAPERIES.
WE HAVE A FINE SELECTION OF TABLE DAMASK
AND MARSEILLES SPREADS.
LADIES, WOULD BE PLEASED TO HAVE YOU CALL
AND LOOK OVER OUR STOCK.
50 DOZEN
Men’s Cashmere Hose
3 PAIR FOR 50c
MEN’S SILK LISLE HOSE
2 PAIR FOR 25c
Men’s Sandal Shoes, $2.50 Pair
Men’s Gymnasium Shoes, $2.00 Pair
Men’s Work and Dress Pants, regularly $2.50 and $3
values, Sale Price $1.50
Men’s Silk Neckwear, regularly 50c and 75c values,
Sale Price 25c
Men’s Straw Hats, regularly $1.50 and $2 values,
Sale Price 50c
Men’s Heavy Khaki Pants, $2.50 values,
Sale Price $1.50
Men’s Work Shirts, 50c
Men’s Watches, the Pocket Ben and Ingersoll, $1.00
Clocks, the Big Ben and the Old America, at outside
prices. The Big Ben and Baby Ben at $2.50
Boys’ Suits at outside prices
The BON MARCHE
Opp. Postcffice
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