n. Ktuwuuu & bu., flips.
Clean Private Rooms. Comfort
able Beds. Moderate Rates.
Bathroom in Connection.
Cor. Fourth and C. Anchorage
Central Barber Shop
Modem Equipment Throughout
New Sanitary Bathroom in
Connection.
Opposite Dream Theatre.
Talkeetna Hotel
beds and bunks
l arge and Roomy
Bob Matheson, Prop.
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When At Talkeetna
Stop At the
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Table Board and Lodging
Dog Houses
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THE
White House
Mrs. Martha White, Propr.
Up-to-Date in Every Way
Nice Comfortable Beds
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Fourth Ave. near K street.
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Fourth Ave., Retween H and I,
Anchorage
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Commercial and Pictorial Photography
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Town Center
Carrol Building. Fourth Avenue
Imperial Cigar •
Store
Cigars, Candies and Soft
Drinks.
All Late Papers.
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Talkeetna, - - Alaska.
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FANCY GROCERIES
Alaska Building
Next to Admiral Line Office
Imported Olive Oil, Caviar,
Pate de Fois Gras, Sardines,
Swiss, Camembert, Chili, Par
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Goods.
JOHN FENNER.
John M. Keid
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Notary Public
Office: Bolte Bldg Anchorage
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Bolte Bldg. - - Anchorage
L. David
Attorney-at-Law
Notary Public
Office, corner 5th and E
Anchorage, - - Alaska
A. F. STOWE
Attorney at Law.
E St. Near 4th Ave.
Anchorage - Alaska
J. F. COFFEY
Attorney at Law.
Alaska Realty Bldg.
CORNER 4tli AND T STREETS
Anchorage - Alaska
ARTHUR FRAME,
Lawyer
Office: Robart Block
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Attorneys at Law
Next Door Times Office
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Alaska Bldg. Anchorage
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Anchorage .... Alaska
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Crown and Bridge Work. Gold
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All work guaranteed.
Fourth avenue and E street.
Dr. K. A. Kyvig
Physician and Surgeon
CITY DRUG STORE
Anchorage, - - Alaska
ItH. M. S COBLE—
Physician and Surgeon
Alaska Building,
Corner of 4th and G.
DR. E. F. GERMAN
DFNTISTRY
Bolte Building. Fourth Ave.
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DENTIST
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Anchorage : : : Alaska
H. E. ELLSWORTH
Established 1905.
Assayer and Chemist
Ores Treated, Ton and Car
Lots.
SEWARD - - - ALASKA
Phil, The Barber
O. K. Bath House and Barber
Shop.
Fourth, Between D and E.
Phil .J. Eckert, Proprietor.
Inlet Soda Co.
Diedrick & Taylor, Proprietors
W. A. Taylor, Manager
Manufacturers of all kinds of
Mineral Waters, Soda, Cider
Syrups.
Agents for Grape Juice.
, ANCHORAGE - - - ALASKA
I UOOIUILIIILO Ul MIL
WRITTEN FOR THE TIMES BY A. S. KOCH. SECRETARY OF THE1
ANCHORAGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ,
After the traveler leaves Anchor
age, following the main line of the
government railroad to Moose creek,
then over ten miles of the main line
from Matanuska Junction to the Ivnik
wagon road, which leads to the heart ,
of the Willow creek mining district, ,
he finds himself in a truly virgin
country, a new land, and equaled no- 1
! where in the variety of scene and ac
tivity and in future possibilities.
It is a revelation indeed to come up
on the agricultural lands of the Mat
anuska valley and the many farms
1 under cultivation. The crops of
wheat, barley and rye, to say nothing
of the potatoes, peas, beans and other 1
garden truck all prove beyond a shad- i
ow'of doubt the exceeding fertility of
the soil and the fact that farming in ;
Alaska can be carried on with as |
great success as in any of the north- ;
western states. Arriving at Moose 1
i creek, an interesting trip to the cpal
mines was in order. Under Mr. Do- |
herty’s able management the mine at |
this place is rapidly assuming the
character of a real coal mine, the ca
pacity now being 100 tons per day. It
is expected that if transportation fa
cilities may be had, Anchorage will
be supplied with coal from this sec
tion before the snow flies. The tent
town of Moose creek is another sight (
well worth while. A view of the
town, situated as it is in a basin sur- •
rounded by tall mountains and nes- ,
tling beside the bank of the creek, re
minds one of the early mining camps
of California as described by Bret
Harte. One of the leading citizens •
there, Mr. Chas. Peters, assured the ,
scribe that he “would rather be a
pebble in the bottom of Moose creek
than a totem pole in any other town
of Alaska, excepting Anchorage, of
course.”
Returning to Matanuska Junction t
the next morning, left for Camp 156 t
on the main line that afternoon, One r
cannot fail to be impressed with the t
all-around efficiency that prevails c
along the line of construction, the t
cleanliness of the camps, and the .
courtesy of those in charge. They de
serve much credit for the workman- <
I like, thorough and progressive man- j
ner in which the work is being car- c
ried on. If this part of the railroad !
is a criterion for the future road to j
Fairbanks, then it will be as finely
constructed and as scenic a route as ;
there is in America.
Camp 156 is situated on Wassilla <
lake. Wassilla lake, a garden spot as |;
, fine as the sun ever looked upon! The S
air contains a soft, intangible some
thing that makes one glad to take a (
long breath, and the clean, fresh ;
smell of the woods is fairly intoxicat- J
ing. Here you have mountain, wood- c
l land and valley, scenery in quality, S
variety and quantity that decisively )
outclasses most of the show places so
enthusiastically described in the rail
road and steamship folders. It is
hard to realize that this ideal spot
! lies at our very door. It is a verita
ble sportsman’s paradise. Nimrod and
old Isaak Walton must have frequent
ed Wassilla lake in the long ago—or
some place similar—in order to have
acquired such proficiency in their spe
cialties. The thrill of a struggle with
one of the monster Wassilla trout,
even if you lose him, will ever prove j
a magnet to draw you back in strong
[ desire to have another try. I lost
1 several of them, each larger than its
predecessor.
With regret I left Wassilla lake be
hind me for Willow creek. Here the
load is bad—quite thoroughly cut in
to a series of chuck holes and mud
puddles. The road house accommoda
tions, however, are very good, espe
cially that at mile 31!£, known as the
“Fishhook Inn.” It is under the man
agement of the genial and well-known
Fred Laubner, who serves a meal fit
for royalty. It is not often that one
is glad to be hungry, but such is the
case when you arrive at Laubner’s.
A walk of about three miles from
31 'A brings you to a good trail which
has been built to the Mabel mine, sit-1
uated on the Little Susitna river. Re-1
ports indicate that this mine will be
a big producer. Two miles further on
I are the mines located along Fishook
creek, some of the most important be
ing Martin’s, the Independence, the
now Bartholf strike and the Sun,
Moon and Star. Reports of these
mines as fold in the pages of the An
1 chorage Daily Times are not exag
gerated—in fact they are very modest
■ statements of the true conditions.
Crossing Granite mountain you
come to the Gold Bullion property lo
cated on Cragie creek, where I spent
the night. The improvements consist
of a group of buildings, a 12-stamp
L1 mill and the farthest north cyaniding
plant in the world. The milling plant
is located in the valley. Aerial trains
connect the mill with the main work
ings, and the latter are connected
with one another by a system of car
trams. In these upper workings sev
eral hundred feet of tunnels have been
constructed, and a mess house, black
smith shop and bunk tents are located
here. The mines are very dry and the
miners themselves, some of whom I
was personally acquainted with assur
ed me that they were quite contented
with the living conditions inaugurated
this year by the new general mana
ger, Mr. J. H. Collier. The writer
wishes to take this opportunity to
thank and express his appreciation to
the urbane superintendent, Mr. J. L.
McAllen, for the courteous treatment
accorded him, and also to Mr. Blod
gett, the mine foreman, for the time
and effort spent in conducting him to
the many points of interest.
Owing to the fact that my visit to
this section was hurried, I was una
ble to take advantage of the many
offers of the other mine operators to
visit their properties and gain addi
tional information, but hope to be
able to accept their kind invitations at
some later date.
In summary, the writer ventures
the prophecy that the development of
the Willow creek district will proceed
with leaps and bounds, and that when
transportation costs have been re
duced from five cents to one cent per
pound, by the construction of the
railroad to within 15 miles of this dis- |
trict and the wagon road put in bet
ter shape, Willow creek will be one
of the largest gold producing camps
in America.
To the pessimist and the skeptic^
who are in doubt as to the future of
the country with a radius of 100 miles
of Anchorage, I strongly advise a trip
through the Matanuska valley and the
Willow creek district, the newest and
most promising sections of Alaska. If
that doesn’t, open their eyes and
change them into optimistic boosters,
then theirs are hopeless cases, indeed.
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CORNER FOURTH AND D.
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Special Clearing Sale
Before Moving Into Our
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And Making Room for Our New Stock
Ladies’ Silk and Crepe de Chine
Waists, Sale Price . .$1.75
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