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Frank Carpenter, in a recent arti
cle for the outside papers, makes the
following statement regarding Alas
ka’s timber possibilities: The timber
of the interior is of little value com
pared with that of the coast, the ma
jority of it being used for firewood.
Fairbanks is now heated with wood
and most of the Tanana valley homes.
There are three sawmills in Fair
banks, each having a daily capacity
of 20,000 board feet.
Dr. C. G. Mauie, formerly a mem
ber of the Territorial Dental board,
is being held at Juneau and will be
examined as to his sanity. He recent
ly returned from a trip to the states
and since then he has been acting
queerly. Lately he became so bad
that it was feared that he would
harm some one. Dr. Mauie suffered
from a similar trouble some years
ago, but completely recovered his
mental powers.
City Clerk E. W. Pettit, of Juneau,
recently discovered that Juneau holds
one honest Mexican at least. Last
June a Mexican was arrested fort
drunknness and assessed a fine of $10. i
On his promise to pay he was releas
ed to go to work. Quitsado disap
peared and his location was lost. A
short time ago he walked into the
city clerk’s office and paid the fine,
which he had obtained by working in
one of the canneries of that section,
f Gustav Franzen was recently de
nied citizenship papers at Fairbanks
by Judge C. E. Bunnell because when
asked if he would fight for his coun
try now that German and America
are at war he replied that he would
fight if America was invaded but that
it was against his principles to leave
this country and fight in foreign coun
tries. i
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD ENGI
NEERS WILL CHANGE COURSE
OF THE NENANA RIVER.
Commissioner Thomas Riggs, jr.,
in a recent interview with the Fair
banks Citizen said that if good wea
ther would continue a little longer
the course of the Nenana river would
be completely changed by diverting
the waters of the stream into an old
course, thus forever obviating all
possibility that the stream will ever
again endanger the government rail
road grade in the vicinity of Twenty-,
mile as it has been doing for the
past three weeks.
Engineers are now working on the
project with great hopes of effecting
the change in the course of the river,
as the drop in the grade at the point
where the river will be turned will be
sufficient to carry a greater amount
of water than the flow which has re
cently been causing so much damage.
Commissioner Riggs expresses high
hopes that the venture will be a sue-!
cess and that the permanence of the j
railroad grade, as far as washouts1
and floods are concerned, will thus be :
assured.
Sam Sing of Sitka, left the other
day on a deer hunt across the channel.
Late that same evening Pete Tries
childt, in his gas boat described an ob
ject on the east channel rocks. It was
Sam Sing who was marooned, having
lost his boat, and who was exhausted
from exposure to the elements for
over twelve hours.
The steamer Cassier recently left
Juneau to make the first trip ever at
tempted by the steamer to the head
waters of the Taku river, a distance of
sixty miles. Captain William Strong is
in charge. The Cassier is sixty-feet
long and eighteen feet beam, drawing
one foot of water. The purpose is to
investigate the conditions with a view
to securing the At!in trade via Ju
neau and get in closer touch with the
countries drained by the Taku. An
attempt was made three years ago
but the boat used drew too much
water.
While the river steamer Alaska was
nearing Fairbanks recently a large
black bear was seen swimming the
river below Chena. The steamer ran
so close to bniin that a man on the
deck lassoed him. When the bear dis
covered that he was caught he gave
a lunge that pulled the rope from the
hands of the men holding it, and he
swam away with the rope around his
neck. Passengers on the steamer also
saw a moose swimming the river a
short distance above Nenana.
PULP AND PAPER MILLS MAY BE
ERECTED NEXT YEAR IN
VICINITY OF JUNEAU. /
If machinery can be secured for
1918 there is every indication that
at least three pulp and paper mills
will be under construction in the Ton
gass forest reserve, says a recent is
sue of the Juneau Dispatch. These
mills will represnt an investment of
$3,000,000 or more and two of them
may be located on Gastineau channel,
where the Treadwell and Alaska Gast
ineau companies have a surplus of
power.
At Shrimp Bay it is believed that
a small paper box pulp and box fac
tory may be started next year. Sam
Orchard has for three years been try
ing to interest capital in this pro
ject, and just before war was declar
ed had $150,000 subscribed by some
Illinois capitalists.
Trying to Develop Industry.
Alaska parties are now seeking
capital to develop the pulp industry
at Sitka and Warm Springs Bay,
where there is ample water power.
Also Spiel river may be the location
of another paper mill.
The war with its changes in trade
routes and markets has tended to
greatly increase the pulp wood and
pulp industry in Canada in the last
three years. In fact the industry has
grown steadily since its inception.
These facts are shown in a bulletin
just issued by the forestry branch of
the department of the interior.
Total Value of Canadian Product.
The total valu s of the pulpwood
made into pulp in Canada and export
ed in the raw state for marmi'acture
abroad was 1,764,912 cords, an in
crease of about 300,000 cords over
1915. While more than 1,000,000 cords j
of wood were exported in the raw (
state for manufacture abroad, this
was lower in proportion to the total
pulpwood made into pulp in Canada
than ever before, showing that the
Canadian manufacturers are working
up more and more of this raw mater
ial in their own country.
Inquiry is made for information as
to the whereabouts of Neil McKinnon,
formerly of Maine, who left Brandon, I
in that state, several years ago for the
lumber regions of Alaska. He is a man
between the ages of 40 and 45 years.
Any information concerning his I
whereabouts will be gratefully receiv- j
ed by Sister M. Catherine McKinnon,
Immaculate Heart College, Hollywood j
California.
ROBERT SCOTT, RED CROSS OR
GANIZER, EXTOLS ANCHOR
AGE AND NEARBY COUNTRY
Robert Scott, organizer for the
American Red Cross and who spent
several weeks in southwestern Alaska
cities, has returned to Juneau. He
expressed hmself as being well pleas
ed with the way. the people of the
westward cities have taken hold of
the work and also surprise over the
wonderful resources of that section of
the country.
“This talk of inefficiency on the
part of those constructing the rail
road is all bosh,’* he said to a repre
sentative of the Juneau Empire. “I
visited with those fellows and careful
ly inspected the work which is being
done and find that they are doing all
in their power to build a railroad that
will be a credit to the government.
“That section of the country has
wonderful possibilities which will be
developed as soon as the railroad is
completed and then a large population
will undoubtedly settle there,” contin- 1
ued Mr. Scott.
Elam Harnesch, said to be the orig
inal of Jack London’s “Burnng Day
light,” of the well-known Fairbanks
logging firm of Schofield & Harnesch,
left Fairbanks recently for his old
home in Pennsylvania after spending
20 years in the north without a break.
R. L. Fromme, of the Olympia Na
tional Forest reserve, has been as-!
signed to the charge of the Alaska
National Forest reserves, to succeed
\Y. G. W-eigle, wdio has been assigned
to duty in France.
The 10,000 pound cargo of the hali
but boat Morengen was sold at Ju
neau recently at ten and one-eighth
cents, the highest price ever paid for
halibut at that place.
The 1917 tax roll for the town of
Petersburg shows the total valuation
for assessment purposes of real and
personal property to be $355,380, or
$67,230 more than the valuation of
last year. '
The records of the Alaskan Engi
neering commission show that the
merchants of Fairbanks are profiting
by the activities of the commission to
the extent of about $5,000 weekly, the
commission spending about that
amount with the merchants in the
purchase of supplies.
Keturns irom thirty-seven registra
tion precincts in southeastern Alaska,
outside of incorporated towns, show
that 1,248 persons were registered un
der the conscription act.
Miss Helen Denny, one of a party
of Juneau people, while coming down
from an ascent of Mount Juneau, lost
; her footing on a large snow slide and
I slid down the slide about 250 yards,
bringing up against a large rock,
which was all that saved her from go
ing over a precipice just beyond. She
was not badly injured, and when res
cued was able to make her way back
to town.
The fishing boats Helen, Pirate and
Enterprise recently sold their catch of
10,000 pounds of halibut to the Al
aska Coast Fish company, at Doug
las for 9 1-4 cents per pound, the
highest price ever paid for the fish at
that place. :
NINE NEW CO-OPERATIVE
WEATHER BUREAU STATIONS
ESTABLISHED IN ALASKA.
Nine new co-operative weather bu
reau stations were created by M. B.
Summers, meteorologist of the weath
er buraeu division of the department
of agriculture during his recent vis
it of four and a half months through
out Alaska; resumption of observa
tions arranged for at two points
and plans perfected for the estab
lishment of a bureau at Skagway
which will be in charge of the dep
uty collector of customs at that
port. Mr. Summers left Juneau May
first and he returned to the capital
Juneau office monthly:
The following places were visited
by Mr. Summers and co-operative
stations established, which stations
will forward their observations of
temperature and precipitation to the
uneau office monthly:
rsaines or Stations.
Attu Island, the last point of land
of the Aleutian group; Nakenek, in
Bristol Bay; Gambell, the only village
on St. Lawrence Island; Cape Prince
of Wales; St. Michael; Nulato; Ruby;
Noatak and Norvik, which latter place
is at the mouth of the Yukon river.
The Noatak and Norvik stations
were ordered put in after conference
with persons at Nome who will do the
work. Also, Mr. Summers perfected
plans for the establishment of a sta
tion at Skagway, to be under the di
rection of the deputy collector of cus
toms at that point.
Covered Thousands of Miles.
While away Mr. Summers covered
thousands of miles, using the coast
guard boats Unalga and Bear. His
itinerary took him through the Aleu
tion group, Bristol Bay, Bering sea
and the interior of Alaska. The sta
tion put in at Attu island is situated
800 miles west of Unalaska. The co
operative stations are presided over
by men whose service is furnished
gratis to the government, and are
equipped with the necessary parapher
nalia for making observations. Special
stations are larger in scope and are
provided with extra equipment.
Mr. Summers reports pleasant
weather during his trip. He also vis
ited many of the old special and co
perative stations and instructed those
in charge and inspected the various
instruments. Work at the Holy Cross
and Fort Yukon stations was ordered
resumed. The newly crated stations
are now at work, equipment for which
has gone forward.
Miss Ida Orenshaw, of Juneau, and
Captain Archie McKay, commander of 1
the Admiral Watson of the Pacific;
Steamship company, were married re- j
cently in Seattle. The bride belonged
to Juneau’s younger set and for a long
time was associated with the B. M.
Behrends company. The groom is one
of the most popular navigatoi-s in Al
aska and for many years has been in
command of steamers calling at Ju
neau. Only recently the bride sailed
for the south on the Watson.
The First Bank of Cordova will
soon be housed in a new concrete
home, the work on the structui'e be
ing well on the way to completion.
On account of the small tourist
travel to Alaska this year the steam
er Prince Rupert has been withdrawn
from the Alaska run and the Prince
George will be withdrawn shortly.
In connection with the Douglas pub
lic schools a night school will be op
end, principally for the benefit of
foreigners who are desirous of ac
quiring a knowledge of the English
language.
John Holla, a section foreman on
the Tanana Valley railroad, died re
cent in the St. Joseph’s hospital in
Fairbanks from the effects of wounds
received when a small gasoline car on
which he was riding jumped the track.
Rolla’s neck and back were broken and
his tenth rib was broken and punctur
ed his lung.
Governor J. r. A. btrong has ap
pointed John R. Beegle, one of the
best known cannerymen in the Ketchi
kan district, as the successor to J. R.
Heckman on the territory fish hatch
ery commission, created by the last
session of the legislature. Governor
Strong originally appointed J. R.
Heckman, W. W. Casey and B. M.
Behrends on the commission. Legal
advice indicated that Mr . Heckman
and Mr. Casey were disqualified as
members of the board. Governor
Strong then designated Mr. Behrends
as chairman in place of Mr. Heckman,
and now appoints Mr. Begle. The third
place on the board, whose incumbent
will be the secretary, is vacant, and
will probably be filled as soon as Gov
ernor Strong has an opportunity to
take the matter up, as the governor’s
office is in the midst of registration
draft matters involving no end of
work.
The big hotel of the American-Yu
kon Navigation Co., at St. Michael,
burned recently. The fire occurred
early in the morning, and there were
between 100 and 150 persons in the
building at the time, many of whom
narrowly escaped with their lives. The
loss is estimated at about $35,000.
REGULAR SERVICE WILL BE
MAINTAINED BETWEEN VAL
PARAISO AND GOTHAM.
BIG ADVANTAGE EXPECTED
Water Communication, It Is Predicted,
Will Improve Commercial, Intellec
tual and Cultural Relations Be
tween Both Countries.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.—The an
nouncemnt by the United States ship
ping board of the establishment of a
rapid freight and passenger service
between New York and Valparaiso,
Chile, represents the partial fulfill
ment of one of the most important
purposes of the international high
commission, formed as a result of the
Pan American Financial conference of
1915. Adequate means of communica
tion between the United States and
Latin America was one of the leading
questions discussed at the conference.
One of the duties intrusted to this
commission is the encouragement of
stea’mship and railway communication
tween the Republics of America.
Service Sought for Years.
For more than twenty-five years the
countries of the west coast of South
America have been endeavoring to se
cure the establishment of regular and
rapid steamship communication with
the United States. They have been
willing to cooperate in the establish
ment of subsidies, but this plan has
failed because of the unwillingness of
the United Statbs to join in such a
plan.
The inconvenience of transshipment
at Panama and the uncertainty that
prevails with reference to schedules
have been a real obstacle to the devel
opment of closer commercial, cultural,
and social ties, with the people of
South America. Each successive Pan
American confernce has emphasized
the need for more rapid and frequent
communication, but unfortunately
none of the plans presented has borne
fruit. The outbreak of the European
war served to aggravate the situation
because of the exorbitantly high
trans-Atlantic rates and the tempta
tions constantly offered to steamship j
companies to use their vessels for this 1
traffic.
“The establishment of this new ser
vice between New York and Valpar
aiso,” said Secretary of the Treasury
Wm. G. McAdoo, “represents one of
the most important steps in the devel
opment of real Pan Americanism, be
cause it will contribute so much
toward bringing about closer under
standing, closer cooperation, and more
intimate commercial relations. It is
gratifying that in the midst of the
destruction and desolation of this war
the government of the United States,
through the shipping board, should
not only be making plans but putting
into effect constructive mesaures for
strengthening the bonds between the
United States and Latin America. It
is safe to say that nothing that has
happened within recent years will do
more to convince the countries of Lat
in America of the serious purpose of
the United States to spare no effort
in bringing about the closest possible
understanding between the govern
ments and the people of North, Cen
tral and South America.
Of Interest to Argentine.
“It is important to bear in mind
that the establishment of this service
is of interest to the Argentine as well
as to the west coast countries. With
an eighteen-day service to Valparaiso,
it will be possible to reach 'Buenos
Aires from New York in less than
twenty days. This will involve using
the Trans-Andean Railway from Val
paraiso to Buenos Aires; a trip of
about forty hours. My understanding
is that the sailings of these vessels
will alternate with those of the regu
lar fortnightly line from New York
to Buenos Aires. This will mean,
therefore, that there will be a weekly
service between New York and Buen
os Aires.
“In establishing this serv/ce the
shipping board has set a new standard
in transportation facilities between
the United States and South America.
With such a far-seeing and statesman
like policy we are likely to witness
within the next few years a rapid im
provement in the means of communi
cation with all pans of South Am
erica. Not only will our commercial
relations with these countries be im
proved thereby, but it will also mean
a new era in the development of our
intellectual and cultural relations with
those countries.”
The establishment of the new serv
ice between New York and west coast
countries has been the occasion of
congratulatory cablegrams between
the secretary of the treasury and the
high commissions of Chile, Argentine,
Peru, and Panama.
BANKING
SYSTEM
of Strength and Character
uapiwu. *oo,uuu Surplus $20,500
FOUR BANKS:
SKAGWAY, ANCHORAGE, CORDOVA, WRANGELL
President
Vice President
Andrew Stevenson
Andrew A. Benton
Resident Vice President, Anchorage
Resident Vice President, Cordova
Resident Vice President, Wrangell
Cashier, W. L. Landsborongh
Auditor, B. A. Ross
Ass’t. Cashier, M. McVean
J. T. Westermann
W. Ru Hillery
W. H. Warren
Skagwav
Anchorage
Cordova
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Although an integral part of the one system, each branch has
had assigned to it the full amount of Capital required by the
Territorial Banking Board for the establishment of a Bank in such
a location. Each branch is therefore equipped to serve its cus
tomers as fully as any independent bank, but with the added
strength and resources of the entire institution to draw upon.
Furthermore each is responsible to the Territorial Banking Board,
is examined and supervised independently and renders its state
mnt direct to the Board. The Bank of Alaska is therefore, be
cause of its double supervision and safeguards, peculiarly “An
Institution of Strength and Character.”
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ALIAS SUMMONS.
NO. A.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD
DIVISION.
Leigh Hill French, Plaintiff, vs.
Blanche Culbertson French, Defendant.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED f .
STATES OF AMERIA,
To the above named defendant, Greet
ing: Y'ou are hereby required to ap
pear in me District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Division, with
in thirty days from the date of the ser
vice of this summons upon you and an
swei the complaint of the plaintiff, a
copy of which is herewith delivered to
you, and if you fail to answer the said
complaint, the plaintiff will apply to
the court for the relief demanded there
in, to-wit: for a decree of divorce dis
solving the bonds of matrimony exist
ing between plaintiff and defendant.
Tlie service of this summons by-pub
lication is made by virtue of an order
of the court dated August 20, 1917, di
recting publication for a period of not
less than six weeks, and the defendant
must answer within thirty days after
the expiration of said period.
WITNESS, the HON. FRED M.
BROWN, Judge of saiu Court, and the
seal of said court hereto affixed this
21st day of August, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen and of our Indpendence the
one hundred and forty-second.
ARTHUR LANG, Clerk.
(SEAL) By M. J. CONROY,
Deputy Clerk.
First publication, August 22, 1917.
Last publication, October 3, 1917.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THK COMMISSIONER’S COURT, ,
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD
JUDICIAL DIVISION, KNIK PRE
CINCT, BEFORE LEOPOLD DAVID,
COMMISSIONER AND EX-OFFICIO
PROBATE JUDGE.
In the Matter of the Estate of Benjamin
Benson, Deceased.
All persons having- claims against
the estate of the late Benjamin Ben
son, deceased, are hereby notified that
the undersigned has been duly appoint
ed executor under the last will and
testament of said deceased, and are re
quired to present their claims, with the
proper vouoiters, to the undersigned ex
ecutor at his office in the Anchorage
Daily Times building, at Anchorage, Al
aska, within six months from the date
of this notice.
Dated at Anchorage, Alaska, this 4th
day of September, 1917.
JOHN W. FRAME,
Executor of the Estate of Benjamin
Benson, Deceased.
Date of first publication, September
5, 1917.
Date of last publication, October 3.
1917. 321
Furrer and Taxidermist
W. D. WANDLING
Fifth St., Bet. C and D
Anchorage.
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