THURSDAY
Gust Alexson, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission at
Camj) 91, on Turnagain Arm left the
government hospital yesteiday and
is convalescing at the Hotel Crescent.
R. H. Davis, an employe of the Alas
kan Engineering commission, arrived
yesterday from his headquarters at
Cam]1 $(>, on the Turnagain Arm divi
sion of the government railroad and is
a guest of the Hotel Farsons.
1). H. Rogers, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, ar
rived from points along the main line
of the government railroad yesterday
and is staying at the Hotel Anchor
age.
Lee Frazier, in charge of the oper
ation of the sawmill for the Alaskan
Engineering commission at Camp 8,"»
on Turnagain Arm, arrived at the
Crist house yesterday from Talkeetna
and will leave for his work on the
Arm on tomorrow's train.
Hugh B. Laughlin, formerly em
ployed by the Alaskan Engineering
commission on Turnagain Arm in the
auditing department, who has been
spending his vacation at his former
horn* in Spokane, arrived yesterday
from, the states and is registered at
the Hotel Anchorage.
Duncan McCormick has just com
pleted a timber contract with the Al
askan Engineering commission at
Montana creek and is a guest of the
White house awaiting final settlement
w th the disbursing oflice of the com
mission.
John Hylin, who for the past year
has been engaged in the transfer bus
iness in Wasilla has disposed of his
trams and equipment to Anchorage
teamsters. Mr. Hylin hauled freight
5 tween Wasilla. an<l the mines at
Willow creek. After a brief visit in
A neei rage where he is a guest of the
Yvl. e house he will return to his
bo' -» at Wasilla.
Dr. O. M. Cherry, a pioneer of
Alaska, who has been making his
hoi:'-*' at Glacier creek on Turnagain
Are for a number of years, arrived
.. .•.•borage yesterday and was ad
r; as a patient at th ' gave-nmeat
h s tal. Dr. Ch< rry came to Alaska
in I v'(> and for a number of years
engaged in the mining game at Hope
and .Sunrise. Dr. Cherry achieved
•ivn.- derable local fame by reason of
the fact that he was never known to
charge a fee for medical services giv
en file miners. For years he conduct
ed general store at Sunrise.
, F R I D A Y
II. (1. Doherty who has been a guest
of the Hotel Anchorage during the
past several days returned to his
borne at Moose creek on this morn
ing's train.
James Gatoff who has been employ
ed by the Alaskan Engineering com
mis.Don out on Turnagain Arm ar
rived in Anchorage on yesterday’s.
turn and is a guest of the Hotel Mor-!
I
risen.
Charles Nelson who has been stay-I
ing at the Richter house for the past J
several days returned on the morning
train to Moose creek where he is em- j
ployed by the Matanuska Coal com
pany.
Robert Ivleeman, an employe of th
Alaskan Engineering commission a
the government coal mines at Esk
creek arrived in Anchorage yesterda
and is a guest of the Richter hous<
Mr. Kleeman is down for a brief visi
and expects to return next week t
the mines.
Charles Carlton, who has been pros
peecting for the past several years i
the district south of the Broad Pas
left this morning for Seward and th
outside. Mr. Carlton has devoted hi
life to the mining game and has spen
many years in old Mexico where at th
present time he is interested in sev
eral valuable silver mines. After
brief visit in San Francisco Mr. Carl
ton will return to Mexico and interes
himself in the development of his min
ing properties.
Smith Higgins the rancher fror
Matanuska who has been a guest o
.he Richter house returned on thi
morning’s train to his home. Mr. Hig
gins came down to Anchorage Tues
day figuring on remaining one day oi
business connected with his farm
when Deputy United States Marsha
Harry Schultz decided that Mr. Hig
gins would make a good juror and sub
poenaed him in the case of the govern
ment against Xyberg which was trie*
in the commissioner’s court Wednes
day. Mr. Higgins says that when h
visits in Anchorage after this he wi!
confine his travels to the alleys am
suburbs.
Sidney Anderson, vice-president o
lie Bank of Anchorage, Ray C. Lar
son, the glass merchant, and Edwan
McNally, the lumber man, returnee
from C’hickaloon yesterday, afte
spending several days visiting th<
government coal mines at Eska creel
and at Chickaloon. They also !ooke<
aver the work being done by th<
.'hickaleon Coal company and wen
agreeably surprised at the progres;
being made, both by the individual op
■rators and the Alaskan Engineering
commission which is operating th<
government mines.
S A T U R P A V
Albert Henderson, who is in Seated
and who is interested in the Nelch.hu
country, in a letter to a friend it
Anchorage states that he will leavi
Seattle on the first boat in the spring
and will spend the summer in work
ing his property on Alfred creek. M1
Henderson is an oldtimer in the min
ng business and is well known in min
ing circles in the interior of Alaska.
Tee Frazier, in charge of the sav
mill at Camp 83 operated by the Alas
kan Engineering commission, who ha:
been a guest of the Crist house, lei
on yesterday’s train for his work. Tin
saw mill will be moved within tin
next two weeks to Indian river when
a good suply of standing timber ad
joints the government railroad righ
of way.
M. W. Sinclair a well known min
ing man from Knik came over yester
day from his home and is registeret
at the Crescent hotel. Mr. Sinclai
had just completed assembling hi
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outfit for a summer's work in the
Cache creek district when he was
forced to abandon his plans by reason
of the need of dental work. He ex
. pects to get away next week and will
• go at once to his holdings in the Cache
The Willow creek mining district
e will be the center, of great activity
t during the coming summer acording
a to Fred Laubner, who is now in Seat
y tie in a letter to A1 Beet, manager of
!. the White House. Mr. Laubner has
t spent several months in Denver in the
0 intersts of his mining properties ‘n
the Willow creek. He writes that a
. number of Colorado and Montana
n capitalists are interesting themselves
s in the Willow creek field and that
e many mining men from those two
s states expect to visit Anchorage and
t Willow creek next summer.
e Antone Stander, who took out a
. fortune from his claim on Eldorado
1 creek, in the early days of the Klon
- dike, and who has since that time in
t vested a lot of his money in matrimon
- :al ventures, has appealed to the
courts in Seattle for a seperation from
i his present wife, Lilly. He alleges
f cruelty. Strander was engaged in min
s ing in the Anchorage district last
- summer, and left here late in the sea
. son to spend the winter in Seattle.
i “High-grade coal from the Mata
, nuska fields in Alaska should be on
1 the market next fall, declared C. P.
- Breck, of Anchorage, in a recent inter
- view of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- “The government has completed a
1; branch line to the Matanuska fields
- and the first shipment of mining ma
? chinery was taken up there a fewi
1 months ago. The fields are open to -
1 private companies to operate under
die leasing system, but no attempt
F was made to open mines up this year!
- on account of the lack of transporta
1 tion facilites. The tapping of the coal
1 fields will also supply the government
• with a cheap fuel to be used in the
1 completion and operation of the rail
; road from Seward to Fairbanks. An
l ehorage is looking forward to a pros-!
1 perous year, the interior department |
; having given assurance that work on ;
i the new railroad will not be suspend-j
- ed on account of the war. The new j
;• railroad town is somewhat quiet this |
? winter because of the fact that nearly!
a third of its population, mostly gov
ernment employes, has come outside j
for the winter, but they will return
. i again as soon as the season opens m
t the spring.”
S U N D A Y
Ernest Weliein, a successful ranch
er from Eagle river, is in Anchorage
. on business and is staying at the ■
Wilson house.
Vance 1). Stine, formerly telegraph !
operator at Anchorage, has enlisted
• in the Signal Corps of the army and i
■ is stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kas.
; Peter Tsakoumas, who makes his
; home at the Hotel Anchorage, return- j
: ed from a brief business visit to the j
> government coal mines at Chickaloon
> j on yesterday's train.
H. Frank Schultz, formerly clerk ■
in the trainmaster’s office at Anchor
j age, is at present employed in Seat
- j tie with one of the large shipbuilding
concerns.
I Joseph King, who has spent the j
• past several months along the govern
ment railroad near Talkeetna, is a
recent arrival in Anchorage. Mr. King
will remain here for the rest of the
winter.
Godfrey Mueller, last season ac
countant at Anchorage docks, has en
listed in the Twenty-third engineers,
now being mobilized at Annapolis
Junction, Md. Mr. Mueller made ap
plication by letter to join the organi
zation last September and received a
cablegram in January ordering him to
report. He was sworn into service at
Fort Liscum, Alaska, last week and
left at once to join his regiment.
George Chantez came down on yes
terday’s train and is registered at the
Hotel Anchorage. Mr. Chantez is en
gaged on a big tie contract with the
Alaskan Engineering commission to
furnish railroad ties for use on the
government railroad. Mr. Chantez’
camp is located near Matanuska.
A. Mclvor arrived in Anchorage
yesterday from Talkeetna where he
has been employed by the Alaskan
Engineering commission. Mr. Mclvor
will remain in Anchorage for the bal
ance of the winter and while here will
make his home with friends.
Al. Carlson, one of the pioneer res
idents of Anchorage, who came here
from Seward in the early spring of
1915, and who several months later
opened a road house at Chickaloon,
arrived in Anchorage on yesterday’s
train. Mr. Carlson came down for
the purpose of visiting Mrs. Carlson,
who is a patient at the government
hospital under the care of Dr. John
B. Beeson. Mr. Carlson regards the
future of the coal camp at Chicka
loon with a great deal of optimism
and is of the opinion that with the
opening of summer a solid prosper
ity will be enjoyed by the business
men there.
H. C. Reed, one of the proprietors
of the Bank Pool Hall, returned from
a brief visit to the Chickaloon coal
fields where he spent several days
looking over the commercial condi
uons mere.
Tony Chimento, of the Montana
pool hall, who has spent the past
week at Eska creek and Chickaloon
looking into the business conditions
there, returned on yesterday’s train.
Mr. Chimento intends later in the
year to open a pool hall and a cigar
store at one of the coal mining camps i
and feels that in either of the towns '
business will be exceptionally good
with the opening of the summer min- j
ing season.
William Smith, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission,
who is located at Camp 83 on the [
Turnagain arm division of the gov- j
eminent railroad, arrived in Anchor-j
age yesterday and is under the care :
of Dr. J. B. Beeson, of the govern
ment hospital. Several weeks ago
Mr. Smith met with an accident while
engaged in his duties and suffered a
sprained knee.
R. T. Hinton arrived over the trail
last week from Nenana and will leave
tomorrow for Seward and the outside.
Mr. Hinton was employed during the
past summer by the Alaskan Engi
neering commission at Nenana and
has been in the interior of Alaska for
several years. Mr. Hinton will make
application to join the fighting forces
of Uncle Sam upon his arrival in Se-!
attie. Mr. Hinton’s home is in Fort- j
land.
M O N I) A Y
Edward Miller, an employe of the
government coal mines at Eska creek 1
is a guest of the Morrison hotel.
A1 Carlson, who operates a road
house at Chickaloon, checked out
from the Crescent hotel and returned
on the morning train to his home.
Walter A. Gompertz, general man
ager of the Chickaloon Coal company,
returned to his headquarters at
Chickaloon on the morning train. Mr.
Gompertz was registered at the Cres
cent hotel.
James Gatoff is a recent arrival
from Turnagain Arm, where he has
just finished a rock contract with the
Alaskan Engineering commission.
Mr. Gatoff is a guest of the Morrison
hotel.
Edward Welsh, the well known Wil
low creek mining man, is registered
at the Morrison hotel. Mr. Welsh is
planning on a trip to the states in the
interests of mining property there.
He expects to return to Anchorage in
the spring.
S. F. Rhodes, who is developing a
lime property about ten miles south
of Anchorage on the government rail
road, left on this morning’s train.
While in town Mr. Rhodes was a guest
of the Wilson house.
A. A. Ferguson, who is making his
home at the Anchorage hotel, is rap
idly regaining his health and expects
to be able to resume his duties with
in the next few days. Mr. Ferguson
was recently operated on at the gov
ernment hospital by Dr. John B. Bee
son.
William E. Ludy, who has been
making his home at the Morrison ho
tel for the past month, left this
morning for Seward. Mr. Ludy will
go from Seward to Seldovia where he
is interested in the fishing business.
He is planning on making several
shipments of fresh fish to Anchorage
via Seward before the opening of
navigation on Cook inlet.
Samuel Mandle left on the morn
ing train for Seward and the outside.
Mr. Mandle, who is on his way to
Seattle for a visit, has been delegated
by the Alaska Labor union to stop off
at Juneau for ten days, in order to
represent the Alaska Labor union at
the meeting now in progress there,
which is considering the question of
suspending the eight-hour law in so
far as it applies to the operation of
mines and lumber mills. Mr, Mandle
will report the atitude of the labor
ing men of Anchorage, which is
averse to any further modification of
the law.
Sumner S. Smith, superintendent of
the government coal mines at Eska
creek and Chickaloon, returned this
morning. Mr. Smith has been a
guest of the Crescent hotel. Satur
day evening Mr. Smith gave a very
interesting and comprehensive talk at
the Young Men’s Christian associa
tion on the coal mining industry in
the Matanuska valley.
TUESDAY
Roy Fairbanks, proprietor of the
Fairbanks clothing store, left on yes
terday’s train for Seward and the
outside. While in the states Mr. Fair
banks will visit the clothing markets
in Seattle and Portland. He will re
turn to Anchorage on the first steam
er in the spring.
R. G. Hamilton left on this morn
ing’s train for Houston on his way to
Talkeetna, where he will outfit pre- j
paratory to a prospecting trip into the j
hills in the Iron creek district. He j
expects to spend the entire summer j
in this district.
Ernest Wellein is now connected J
with the firm of Carrol & Co., and will j
continue the connection during the ab- ;
sence of George Carrol, who left yes
terday for the states for the purpose
of purchasing the spring and summer
stock of merchandise. Mr. Wellein
was formerly employed as chief ac
countant by the Pacific Grocery com- j
pany.
W. S. Kennedy, storekeeper for the
Alaskan Engineering commission,
with headquarters at Seward left
Seward on the last sailing of the
steamer Victoria on his way to Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, where he will
be attached to a regiment of engi- ■
neers now in the course of organiza
tion by Colonel Frederick Mears.
The steamer Evans of the Admiral
line left Juneau for the westward at
!):4f> o’clock Sunday night, according
to telegraphic advices received here
today.
After twenty minutes of hard
struggling the wrestling match be
tween Bert Kincaid and Al. Peterson,
staged last night in the temple audi- j
torium for the amusement of the
members of the Alaska Labor union
resulted in a draw. Neither con- :
testant was able to obtain a fall, j
After the athletic events a light lunch j
was served to the members. A part;
of the evening was devoted to stories
and songs. A business meeting was
held previous to the entertainment, !
but no important action on any sub
ject was taken.
William B. Dean, owner of a num
ber of Anchorage town lots and pro
prietor of the Dean Concrete Chimney
company, is now employed at a ship
building company recently organized
at Olympia, Wash., acording to a let
ter received from him this week by
Mrs. Dean. Mr. Dean writes that
Olympia is a regular bee hive of in
dustry and that there are no idle men
to be seen on the streets at any time.
The only topics discussed are war and j
the building of ships. Mr. Dean ex- j
pects to return to Anchorage during
next summer and will continue the j
manufacture of concrete chimneys.
Patrick Reed, whose foot was in
jured last week as a result of being
crushed by a falling timber while at |
work for the Alaskan Engineering
commission at Camp 81 on Turnagain
Arm and who has been a patient at
the government hospital, expects to
leave the hospital tomorrow.
Benjamin Gold, who during the
past year has been employed by the
firm of Brown and Hawkins, left on
yesterday’s train for Seward. After
a brief visit there he will sail for Se
attle, where he is planning on enter
ing business for himself. Mr. Gold
has taken a prominent part in various
musical entertainments given this
season.
WEDNESDAY
Patrick Calvey is a recent arrival in
Anchorage and while here is making
his home at the Crist house.
Ford Wooliey came down from Pal
mer on the train yesterday and is reg
istered at the Anchorage hotel.
E. A. Dunckler, who has a ranch at
Palmer, came down on yesierd^'a
train and is registered at the Wmte
house.
William Roan is a patient at the
government hospital, where he was
successfully operated on yesterday
by Dr. Beeson.
J. Lochart returned yesterday from
a vist at Matanuska and will make ,
his home for the remainder of the win- ^
ter at the Morrison hotel.
Benjamin Agnew, whose home is in
Matanuska, is a recent arrival in An
chorage and while here is makng his
home at the Hotel Anchorage.
Peter Egores, an employe of the
Alaskan Engineering commission,
was yesterday operated on at the gov
ernment hospital by Dr. John B. Bee
son. Mr. Egores is rapidly conva
lescing.
Ernest Podboy was successfully op
erated on yesterday at the govern
ment hospital by Dr. John B. Beeson.
Mr. Podboy is the owner of the Green
Express. His condition at the hospi
tal is entirely satisfactory.
Adolph Patzack returned to his em
ployment at the coal mines at Eska
creek on this morning’s train. Mr.
Patzack was a guest of the Richter^
house.
William Geerie, who arrived sever
al days ago over the trail from Ne
nana wher he has been employed by
the Alaskan Engineering commission
during the past year, left this morn
ing for Seward and the outside.
Axel Munson, who has been a gudj^t
cf the New Union hotel for the past
week, left on this morning’s train for
Camp 81, on Turnagain Arm where
he is employed by the Alaskan Engi
neering commission in contract work
on the government railroad.
The steamer Northwestern of the
Alaska steamship line is due to ar
rive in Cordova at 6 o’clock tonight^
and the steamer Evans of the Admiral
line is scheduled to reach Seward at
7 o’clock tomorrow morning, accord
ing to telegraphic advices received
Here today.
M. W. Sinclair, a well known min
ing1 man, who has been a guest of the
Hotel Crescent, left yesterday for his
headquarters at Knik. Mr. Sinclair
and his associates will spend the
summer in the Cache creek country,
where they are interested in several
valuable placer mining claims.
George Nordgren, the assistant
postmaster at Moose creek, arrived on
vesterday’s train for a brief visit and
while in Anchorage is registered at
the White house. Mr. Nordgren also
uwne a ranch at Moose creek and#
last summer raised a bumper crop of
potatoes.
Frank Forker arrived yesterday
from Wasilla and is a guest of the
Morrison hotel. Mr. Forker recently
came over the trail from the interior.
After a brief visit in Anchorage he
will return to his home at Wasilla.
Mrs. Forker, his mother, is the prin
cipal of the public school at Knik.
H. G. Wells, who previous to the
closing down of construction on the
government railroad was employed by
the Alaskan Engineering commission
as assistant superintendent of con
struction on the main line of the rail
road and who later acted as storekeep
er, with headquarters at Matanuska,
left this morning foi Washington, D.
C., where he will enter the military^
service of the government in the com
missary department. Mrs. H. G. Wells
and her infant son will accompany
Mr. Wells as far as Kansas City,
where she will remain with her rela
tives.
Samuel Babler, who has been con
fined to the government hospital with
a severe attack of rheumatism for theW
past three weeks, left the institution
yesterday and will mak^ his home for
che rest of the winter at the White
house. Mr. Babler was formerly em
ployed by the Alaskan Engineering
commission at Camp 91, on the Turn
again division of the government rail
road.