ABOUT TOWN
(From Saturday’s Daily.)
Mrs. M- Williams is a guest of the
Crescent.
J. L. Elster, F. A. Case and W. E.
Pagett are among the traveling men
stopping at the Crescent.
Harold Beeson, son of Dr. and Mrs.
Beeson, left on the steamer Mariposa
for Seattle where he will enter school.
Nathaniel Green, divisional bank
examiner, located at Cordova, is in the
city on official business and is stop
ping at the Crescent.
The Anchorage club, the newly or
ganized club composed of members
of the Catholic church, will hold a
special meeting at 1 o’clock tomor
row afternoon in Byrne hall.
Other than the dismissal of the case
of Meleff vs. Crist, by motion by de
fendant’s attorney, the time of the
district court yesterday was taken up
in hearing evidence in the Crow Creek
Mining case.
Rev. and Mrs. T. P. Howard, accom
panied by their daughter, Miss Kath
erine Howard, came over from Knik
yesterday and are guests of the Cres
cent. Rev. Howard will attend the
Presbytery while in Anchorage.
Dr. J. L. McBride, A. G. Schriver,
of Cordova; J. L. Hughes, of Anchor
age; and Dr. J. H. Condit, superinten
dent of the Presbyterian Mission,
made a very pleasant trip to Moose
creek and return yesterday.
The posters advertising the Labor
Day celebration were posted in con
spicuous places today and some will
be sent to the neighboring towns tell
ing the outside people of the big
event. Much interest is being taken
in the floats reDresentins' the business
houses and the rivalry promises to be
keen. The Daily Times will later
publish the prizes to be awarded, also
other items of news in connection
with the celebration.
Geo. M. Campbell, of the North Side
Lumber company, who is keeping in
active touch with the business condi
tions of Matanuska Junction, says
that the new Allen hotel at that place
is worthy of a town many times the
size of the Junction and is enjoying a
splendid patronage. He also mention
ed Mike Roach’s new place of busi
ness, the Shonbeck grocery store and
several other new business houses.
The new town is receiving the benefit
of Anchorage’s civic administration
and Mayor Watts has done much to
do away with the *npleasant condi
tions peculiar to a new town.
C. M. Thorndyke was taken to the
government hospital yesterday and is
in a very precarious condition as a re
sult of a tumor on his neck. Mr.
Thorndyke came down from Willow
creek day before yesterday for medi
cal attention and the diagnosis proved
the case had developed further than
anticipated. Mr. Thorndyke is a min
ing expert of many years’ experience
and has been connected with some of
the largest mines in the country in ad
dition to handling his own extensive
operations. He is a member of the B.
P. O. E. lo^e of Phoenix, Arizona,
and he is receiving every possible at
tention at the hospital.
(From Monday’s Daily)
Mrs. J. E. Robarts made the trip to ,
the Junction yesterday and supported
the Shamrocks.
A message from Seward today says
that earth currents are interrupting
messages over the cable line connect
ing Alaska with Seattle.
Louis Rosenthal, prominently con
nected with the Alaskan Engineering
Commission, spent Sunday in Anchor- i
age.
Chief Operator Stine is authority ;
in saying that the Admiral Evans left ,
Juneau at 10:30 p. m. August 26, (
bound for Anchorage and way ports. .
The members of the Episcopal
Guild are requested to meet with Mrs. :
Harry Locke at her home on govern- i
ment hill tomorrow afternoon at 2 ]
o’clock.
Jim Doherty, a miner and prospec- j
tor from the Hope and Sunrise coun- ]
try came in this morning with Cap
tain Nate White on the launch Bright- \
on for a few days’ visit in Anchorage. ]
Robert Morrison, a merchant of ,
Hope, arrived in Anchorage this .
morning on the launch Brighton, and ,
will leave for the outside on the next .
steamer.
Captain Nate White brought in the ;
launch Brighton from Tumagain Arm
points this morning and will leave ,
lor Hope, Sunrise and other points to- (
morrow. j
(From Tuesday’s Daily.) 1
A. Aronson & Co. came in from ]
Mile 16 yesterday, having finished
their contract on the grade. (
Mrs. Maud C. Cattle, of the Style ]
Shop, is spending a few days in Knik ;
visiting friends. (
Miss Dorothea Bonbright and C. H. ]
Holmes were married last night by ;
Judge Leopold David. <
A. R. McConahy is in the city for a
few days’ business trip from his fish
camp on Three Mile creek.
Otto Logouel came over from Knik
last night on the Swan for a day’s
visit with friends.
H. D. Yates, engineer with the A.
E. C., has returned from the Talkeet
na district and is now stationed at
Mile 14.
Marcelli and Mustard have moved
their pool and billiard tables from the
Landing to Matanuska Junction and
opened up a classy pool room.
Mrs. Al. Church gave a delightful
whist party to a Humber of intimate
friends at the Junction Monday even
ing.
Arthur Jett, the mining expert, left
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on the launch Swan yesterday after
noon for a few days'business trip to
Knik.
Chas. E. Herron, publisher of The
Daily Times, returned last night
from a trip of several days to the
Willow creek quartz district.
Mr. McNutt has just finished build
ing a big log road house at Little Su
sitna river on the main line of the
Great Alaska railroad.
The Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion have moved the government hos
pital from Camp 14 to Matanuska,
Dr. Stoughton in charge.
Dr. Lang has recently accepted a
position with the Commission as line
physician under Dr. Stoughton, with
headquarters at Matanuska.
The river steamer Omineca arrived
at the government dock this morning
at 9 o’clock from a trip to Talkeetna
and different river points.
L. C. McCoy, superintendent of
bridges and building, is spending sev
eral days inspecting the work in the
vicinity of Moose creek.
Ira and Chas. Isaacs came down
from the Willow creek district last
night on business connected with their
quartz property.
Mrs. Walter Howard returned to
Moose creek on this morning's train
after spending several days in An
chorage visiting her friend Mrs. Sol
Silverman.
Dick Dougherty is building modern
cook and bunkhouses at the mine. A
feature will be the new bath house he
is erecting for the benefit and com
fort of the miners
All members of the Alaska Labor
Union and other organizations intend
ing to affiliate in the big Labor Day
parade are requested to meet at the
Union hall at 10 o’clock the morning
of September 4th.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wilkinson and
family returned on yesterday’s train
from Wassilla lake where they have
been for several days enjoying the
splendid trout fishing this lake af
fords.
Mrs. M. J. Wilson, who has been
conducting a rooming House in this I
city has made arrangements to have
The Anchorage Daily Times to follow
her to Matanuska Junction where she
will open a model rooming house with
in a few days.
The “Sourdough” did not arrive in
Anchorage last evening until 8:40 p.
m. Spread rail at Camp 10, caused
through blasting, occasioned a delay
sf several hours, and Jas. O’Reilly, su
perintendent of construction and oth
ers, were obliged to take shanks’ pony
to Moose creek.
The Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion are building a social hall for the
pleasure and entertainment of their
employees. This new place of com
fort will boast of a large fire place
which is under contract to W. M.
Joce, the contractor who built the
Hotel Allen.
The “Y” at the Junction has been
completed and the track is in use by -
;he government trains.
Active work will commence soon on ]
aying the steel on the main line to 1
Seward out of Anchorage.
Extra gang No. 3 has been trans- 1
ferred to Moose creek and is busy
aying track on the Matanuska branch
so the Chicaloon coal fields. 1
The Alaskan Engineering Commis- 1
don has entered into a contract with
:he Matanuska farmers for 400 tons ^
)f potatoes to be delivered at the :
Junction.
District Engineer C. R. Beck is in (
Anchorage for a few days’ business 1
with the authorities of the Alaskan '
Engineering Commission.
The river boat B. and B. No. 1 left 1
;he government dock this morning at (
1:30 for Talkeetna with a cargo of 1
supplies for the Alaskan Engineering
Commission.
norning from the mouth of Beluga 1
ireek where he is interested with oth
:r prominent business men of Anchor- :
ige in the Beluga fish industry. 1
The pile driver has been moved '
‘rom Camp 14 to the Eklutna river
vhere it will be used in driving the
filing for the new bridge that the 1
Uaskan Engineering commission is 1
mtting in on the government rail
road. « ; i
Charlie Peters, the man who does '
hings in connection with the union '
>oys, came down from Moose creek
yesterday and will remain in Anchor- '
ige until after the big Labor Day :
:elebration in which he will take an *
ictive part.
L. A. Browne, head man for the *
*Jorth Side Lumber company’s yard at '
datanuska Junction, came down last (
;vening to superintend the shipment
>f two cars of lumber and building j
naterial for the new lumber yard :
his energetic firm has recently estab- 1
ished at the Junction.
A coyote was shot in Eska Creek 1
:anyon near Mile 18 yesterday, dis
odging a large amount of rock. Prep
irations are being made to blast the
rverhanging rock left from the im
nense blasts at this part of the ro&d,
md a shoe-fly will be put in until the
icattered rock can be moved to make
■oom for the grade.
H. Seidenverg, successor to Se'Pen
rerg and Freyd ,returned to Anchor
ige on one of the late steamers from
he big cities where he purchased a
arge and complete stock of fall and
vinter goods. Mrs. Seidenverg join
id her husband at Seattle and this
>rominent and popular couple will
nake their future home in this city.
The new railroad town of Mata
luska Junction can now boast of a
real postoffice and post , mistress
nuch to the gratification o the citi
zens of the town and surrounding
immunity. The Alaskan Engineer
ng Commission built the postoffice
md the selection of M^s. S. Williams
is post mistress meets with the un
qualified approval of the patrons.
Steam shovel No. 1, formerly sta
tioned at Mile 11 on the Matanusk:
branch, has been moved here and wil
be used to dig the ground to finish th<
yard tracks at Anchorage. Upon com
pletion of the yard tracks the shove
will be used to furnish the gravel foi
the main line out of Anchorage, whicl
work will be rushed as r ipi l’y as pos
sible.
The “Sourdough” brought in twc
carloads of coal yesterday.
Ernie Amundsen came down from
the Junction yesterday for a day'r
visit with friends.
S. R. McClinton & Co. yesterday fin
ished their contract near Mile 18 ami
are in town for a short vacation.
Mr. Meecham, the popular rodman
at Moose creek, is to be transferred
to Camp 166 on the main line.
Mrs. Tom Uarton will arrive in
town this week from California and
rejoin her husband at Camp 18.
The latest camp to be established
on the new railroad line to Fairbanks
was opened yesterday at Mile 164.
Bud Barton, the popular timekeep
er, formerly at Moose creek, has been
transferred to Camp 166*
Alaska Brevities
From All Parts
The appropriation of $1,000 a mile
for the Valdez-Fairbanks trail will
place that thoroughfare in excellent
condition.
Wireless operators on all the Alas
ka Steamship company’s vessels have
been given an increase of $5 a month
in salary.
Frank Dolan, an old-timer, from
the Kougarok, near Nome, died re
cently at Butte, Mont., according to
ivord received by Gus Borgen.
Walter B. Scheffer, a former resi
lient of Fairbanks, was recently killed
by falling 175 feet over a cliff in the
Olympic mountains.
Commissioner J. E. Coffer of Hot
Springs, has tendered his resignation
ind will be succeeded by J. C. Moody,
sf Iditarod.
Felix Sul, or Black Fox John, an
Indian, recently committed suicide at
Rampart House by shooting himself
;wice through the head with a rifle.
Work of remodeling the Masonic
;emple at Fairbanks is now under
way. The lodge expects to spend about
?5,000 in the improvements.
The Alaskan' Engineering Commis
sion has secured a big steam shovel at
Dawson for use on the government
road from Nenana.
The schooner Comet arrived in Ket
chikan recently with a catch of 95,000
rounds of halibut.
The Alaska Packers’ cannery at
iassiloff is reported to have put up a
jack of 70,000 cases.
The steamer Admiral Evans recent
y brought a cargo of 50 tons of Kat
■hemak bay coal to*Seward.
Miss Juanita Anderson, the school
eacher at Seldovia, will spend her
vacation at San Francisco.
Kaltag Nicolai was indicted by the
fraud jury at Ruby for killing his
vife by berting her to death.
A recent freight train out of White
lorse had a consignment of ten Dodge
mtos for Fail banks parties.
It is said that two notorious safe
rackers are in Fairbanks at the pres
ent time looking for a field to work
n.
H. F. Lewis has gone into the To
atlanika country with a prospecting
Irill for the purpose of testing the
ground.
The 240 and the 300 mills of the
rreadwell company closed down Aug
ust first, putting 300 men out of em
doyment.
The Seldovia cannery, operated by
i Seldovia company, has put up a
jack of 25,000 cases, the largest in
ts history.
The Copper King mine, in the
Whitehorse district, is reported to be
hipping about 30 tons of high grade
ire per week.
VJUlICUbUI ui V/UdtUlHS tiuilll HJ. X ugll
s making his annual tour of Alaska
hecking up the various offices under
lis jurisdiction. ^
C. R. Davison, a Fairbanks rancher,
nought the first new potatoes of the
;eason into that town on July 21 for
he local markets.
Five-year-old Mamie Jackson, of
uneau, died a few days ago at the
>t. Ann hospital in Juneau as a result
if eating green berries.
An application has been made by
attorney Van Pelt, formerly of Sew
ird, for a site for a cold storage fish
>lant at that place.
C. E. Danforth, a well known Koy
ikuk physician, is authority for the
tatement that the Koyukuk country
s the best in Alaska.
Lester Earheart, El Foster and L.
Austin left Fairbanks recently for a
rear’s hunting and tripping eypedi
ion to the Alt. McKinley district.
Louis Golette, “Black Louie,” who
hot his partner Dick Creighton, at
Skoogey Gulch recently, and who
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^ p FAIRBANKS, August 29.-r-Tlie sale of lots in the ^
£ government townsite, at Nenana closed Saturday even- ^
^ ing, and Superintendent of Sale Christensen expresses ^
£ his satisfaction at the results obtained. Three hun- ^
£ dred and fifty-four lots were bid in, the purchasers for ^
£ the most part being Fairbanks' business men desiring ^
£ business sites. The lots brought, in the aggregate, one ^
£ hundred and thirty-two thousand, five hundred and ^
£ twenty-five dollars ^
gave himself up to the authorities af
. ter remaining in hiding for several
i days, was held to the grand jury at
l Fairbanks under bonds of $5,000. He
> raised the bond and is now at liberty.
Word was received in Fairbanks on
the last mail from Ruby that Chris
Heney, an old-timer of that camp, met
death in a cavein on No. 2 Bear Pup,
on July 8.
Interior farmers now raise all the
cabbage, carrots, * turnips, potatoes,
celery, parsnips, cauliflower, beets and
other vegetables that are used in the
interior.
Christ Christerferson, a young man,
25 years of age, lost his life a few
days ago at Sulzer by falling dpwn
an old shaft in the Jumbo mine.
Charles Grover was indicted by the
grand jury at Ruby for first degree
murder, alleged to have been commit
ted at ]VIcGrath about two months
ago.
Tests of the soil about Seldovia
have demonstrated that it is well
adapted to agriculture and a number
of homestead entries have been made
there.
Francisco Ludi, an Italian and an
oldtimer of Fairbanks district, was re
cently adjudged insane at that pl&e,
and will be sent to the asylum at
Momingside.
John W. Corson, candidate for del
egate to congress from Alaska, on
the republican ticket in 1908, died re
cently in Seattle following an opera
tion for cancer.
I The underground shovel, recently
i invented and tried out in Fairbanks
! creek, failed to make good. It is stat
! ed that a larger motor is needed to
i make it successful.
The first fire in the new railroad
\ town of Nenana occurred recently, de
I stroying the large tent of Oscar Rey
! nolds, an employe of the engineering
| commission.
I The Seward school term will com
mence September 18. The opening of
the school has been delayed because of
an epidemic of whooping cough in the
town.
Dick Creighton, who was shot by
his partner, Louis Goyette, at Skoog
ey Gulch, near Fairbanks recently,
has so far recovered as to be able to
leave the hospital.
The bursting of a throttle valve at
the central hoist of the Treadwell
company permitted the escaping
steam to blow off several sections of
the roof of the building.
The Hargrave Mining & Engineer
ing company of Skagway has taken
hold of the Big Thing mine in the
j Conrad district, and has a crew of
i several miners at work.
W. G. Wharf, of Seldovia, has fig
i ured out that the value of the output
I of the Cook Inlet canneries for the
i present season will reach the enor
! mous total of $1,800,000.
Dave Petree has purchased the
stock of the Barthel estate in the Bar
thel Brewing company at Fairbanks,
and now owns practically all of the
stock in the company.
William E. Hillary, for some years j
cashier for the White Pass & Yukon j
road, has been elected a vice-president j
of the Bank of Alaska at Skagway.
Thomas & Co., operating a quartz j
mine on Ester Dome, in the Fairbanks j
district, have purchased a 7-foot Lane;
mile, of 150 tons capacity, to handle j
the ore from their mine,
The native school building at Pe-!
tersburg has been turned over to the j
department of justice, and will be re- -
modeled for use as a marshal’s office, j
commissioner’s office and U. S. jail.
Wedding Bells Ring.
Only a few close friends were allow- '
ed the honor of witnessing a very
pretty “ceremony when Viola Charlotte ;
De Laver and Mr. E. J. Hickey were <
united in marriage by Judge Leopold
David last night. The ceremony took
place at the residence of Judge David
at 10 o’clock last night and the wed
ding party went immediately to the
Frisco Cafe where an elaborate wed- 1
ding supper was served. Everyone in
Anchorage knows and admires Mrs.
Hickey and the numerous friends of ;
the popular couple are showering '
their congratulations on Mrs. Hickey i
today.
Viola Barnett, as she was known
by her legion of friends, came to An
chorage last May and ia company
with Mrs. Ollie Gray opened the Two :
Girls Waffle House that has ma&j
more than a local renuti:. i/n, having i
received honorable mention in sever
al descriptive write-ups of this city.
Mrs. Hickey is a charming woman,!
being possessed to an exceptional de
gree with the saving grace of humo .
and her pleasing and attractive man 1
ner has done much to make her de- '
servedly popular. ;
Mr. Hickey is purser on the B. and
B. J'Jo. 1 and has made a large num
ber of friends since coming to An- <
chorage from Chicago a short time
ago. Mr. and Mrs. Hickey will take
a short wadding trip and will make i
their future home in Anchorage at 1
4th avenue and C street. The many
friends of this happy couple join with
The Daily Times in wishing Mr. and
Mrs. Hickey a long and prosperous
wedded life.
MEADS PARTY ii
WAY TO NENANA
Commissioner Mears, Hon J. C.
Cotton, personal representative of
Secretary Lane and Division Engineer
Dose, departed from Indian river, the
head of navigation on the Susitna riv
er August 25, en route over the di
vide to the Nenana coal fields. Arriv
ing there, Commissioner Mears and
Engineer Dose yill return, while Mr.
Cotton will proceed to Fairbanks.
Mears and Dose expect to reach In- j
dian river, on their return, September;
7, and a launch will be on hand to J
meet them on that date.
The, party left Anchorage on the
river boat Omineca, going ap far as
Croto on that craft. At that point
they continued on the river boat B.
and B. No. 3. The trip from Croto to
Indian river was a record-breaker, the
B. and B. accomplishing the distance,'
98 river miles, in 30 hours and 30 min
utes. The B. and B. is the largest
craft that has ever reached Indian
river.
The Omineca arrived from river
points this forenoon, bringing about
16 passengers. Geo. Vause, in charge
of river navigation for the commis
sion, and who accompanied the Mears
party as far as Indian river, came in
on the boat.
WALKEtt BOOSTS
IS RICH SECTION
(Juneau Empire)
J. P. Walker, chigf of the field di- >
vision of the general land office, re
turned from the westward on the Ad
miral Evans. Mr. Walker has been
spending the past three months in
Anchorage, Seward and the Matanus
ka and Susitna valleys. He states
that the railroad is going ahead in
fine shape and that will open a won
derful country for development.
“I went up the Susitna river for
many miles and it is a most wonder
ful country with immense possibilities
behind it. The railroad will develop
the country in a manner that nothing
else could, but it will be slow, and
will be many years “before the rail
road can be made to pay, in my opin- j
ion. It will be slow and discouraging
work, but the resources are there and j
all that is needed is grit and determi
nation.
“The farming opportunities of the
two_ valleys are wonderful. There is
nothing in the northern country any
where to compare with the immense
tract of land there waiting for devel
opment,” he said.
Mr. Walker was engaged in direct
ing the members of the field force in
that section while there, and was also
working with Andrew Christensen for
a time in survey work connected with
the new townsite at Matanuska Junc
tion and other places along the rail
road line.
ASSENGERS AND CREW OF
GREAT BEAR AT NOME
NOME, August 28.—The revenue
gutter McCulloch reached Nome early
yesterday morning, bearing the pas
sengers and crew of the wrecked pow
?r boat Great Bear, -which was lost in
3t. Matthews island the tenth of Aug
ist. The vessel hit an uncharted reef,
while steaming by the island while a
leavy fog was prevailing. The ves
sel began to pound on the rocks and
Japtain Lane, in command, directed
;hat the life boats be launched and
;he passengers and crew be taken
ishore. As the water was calm, little
lifficulty was had in safely landing all
iboard, together with ample stores
’or the party. A few days after the
wreck, the revenue cutter, in passing
3t. Matthews island, en route to Arc
tic waters, sighted the distress ’sig
lals, placed at conspicuous' points on
;he land and took off the marooned
people.
The passengers were Mrs. Lane,
wife of Captain Lane; Mrs. Isabel
lobson, sister of Mrs. Lane; Miss An
:a Allen, niece^ of Captain Lane;
lohn Borden, a wealthy sportsman of
Chicago, who with Lane owned the
vessel; Rochester Slaughter, a big
jame hunter of world fame; R. G.
'ernald, of Santa Barbara, Cal.; C.
C Knickerbocker, and Norris Blokum,
>f Chicago.
The object of the voyage was the
■escue of Stefansson, the Arctic ex
plorer. Hunting and trading was to
pe a side issue.
HISTORY-MAKING DEVEL
OPMENTS OF THE WAR |
The voyage of the first merchant
submarine across the Atlantic.
The use of aeroplanes for scouting.
The use of heavy artillery capable i
>f destroying the strongest fortifica
;ions.
The defensive use of trenches and :
parbed wire.
The uselessness of "cavalry.
The ability of warships to guard
;hemselves against submarine attacks. '
The substitution of machine-gun for
rifle fire. ' , ' , . ;
Will A. Steele is reported to be in 1
Seattle, and will come north within a ;
short time and start the publication i
>f the Daily Alaskan at Cordova. <
Alaskan Invents
Shell That Has
Big Possibilities
(Valdez Prospector)
Among the arrivals on the North
western was Jeff Dowling, formerly a
resident of Valdez, but for the pas1
two years a citizen of Juneau. Mr
Dowling has brought himself consid
erable renown of late through the in
vention of a shell for ftse in trench
warfare, which promises to complete
ly revolutionize the present war meth
ods, and make the trench, now one of
the most relied-upon methods of de
fense, obsolete.
Mr. Dowling’s invention is along
entirely new lines, and projnises to
supersede the present shrapnel shell
entirely. The shrapnel shell, as now
constructed, consists of a case, filled
with an explosive and a large number
of bullets, which exploded by a time
fuse, the bullets scattering over a
wide area.
In Mr. Dowling’s invention the
shells are filled with a series of small
bombs which do not explode until they
strike the ground, thus giving the
double effect of an explosion and a
missile. Mr. Dowling has with him
a model of a 6-inch shell, a descrip
tion of which will give an idea of the
principle on which the shell w'orks,
and in fact this shell is identical with
all other sizes with the exception of
the number of bombs contained. In
the model shell are grouped three se
ries of bombs, each series numbering
18, or a total of 54 within the body of
the shell. Through the center of the
shell runs a circular opening of small
diameter which in practical use is fil
led with explosive. At a pre-deter
minAfl insfanf. +Vnc o\rn1 ncitro ia fivorl
by a time fuse, rupturing the outer
shell and scattering the inner shells
aver a considerable area. • The rup
ture of the outer shell also sets in op
aration the mechanism for exploding
the inner shells. These small shells
are provided with a tail which causes
them to fall point downward, and on
striking the ground they are exploded
by the blow’ driving a small plunger
against a percussion cap. In the event
the shells strike in mud or extremely
soft ground so that the plunger fails
to explode the shell a time fuse in
sures its explosion.
This shell is expected to make
trench warfare impracticable, being
far more destructive in its effects than
the ordinary shrapnel, in that %when
the range has once been established
the small shells can be dropped into
the trenches in numbers, exploding in
the trenches and making their occu
pation untenable. The shel} also has
i great advantage over the much-used
ind most deadly weapon of trench
warfare, the hand grenade, as it can
ae used at any distance within the
tange of the modern cannon, whereas
the limit of the ordinary grenade
when thrown by hand, is but a few
yards, but with trench mortars a lit
tle over 500 yards.
Mr. Dowling has been to the states
recently with his model and drawings
md has submitted them to several
rdnance experts who have pronounc
d the invention a great advance over
he present form of shrapnel shell,
nd the firing device the most simple
nd efficient yet submitted. He also
ubmitted the model and drawings to
gents of the warring European na
ions and has received a great deal
f encouragement from them, and he
as been requested to make a test of
he shell before them, which he will
rrange to do in the near future.
Dredger Mining
in Iditarod and
Near-by Districts
(Iditarod Pioneer)
As intimated in last week’s Pioneer
the air is filled with rumors of dred
ges to be installed on near-by creeks
in the immediate and remote future.
With the arrival of the Little Delta
m Thursday last came the first ship
ment of the new dredge for “George”
Riley and associates, which is to be
installed at the mouth of Black creek
immediately. The desire to have the
machine in operation at the earliest
possible moment may be estimated fcy
;he fact that the heavy stuif is to be
lauled over the roads immediately,
without waiting for snow.
The Riley dredge is of the same
aattern as the one now in operation
jy the'Otter Dredge company, on Ot
;er creek, and of the same capacity,
it is, however, fitted with semi-Diesel
rngines, and the fu4l used will be
:rude oil, instead of distillate, which
s used by the machine which has been
n operation ffir the past two years
ind more. It is probable that the new
Iredge will be in operation before the
’reeze-rfjp this fall.
To Develop Moore Creek.
John Beaton, the well-known Otter
ireek operator, and the discoverer of
?old in the Iditarod district, recently
las secured optiops on large tracts of
ground on Moore creek, and next’
month will start a large force of men
;o work with prospecting drills to de
;ermine the extent and width of the
cnown pay on that stream. It is the
ntention of Mr. Beaton and associ
ates to install a dredge for the devel
ipment of the cjaims should the drill
;ests warrant it, and there is no- doubt
n the minds of mining men acquaint
jd with the possibilities of Moore
sreek that it will more than justify
the expenditure required in installing
the dredge.
For years claims on that creek
have been yielding good returns, al
though mining has been carried on on
a small scale only. Drill tests made
last year on ground owned by Joseph
H. Smith of this city and others re
vealed extensive areas of ground that
would return handsome profits as a
dredging proposition.
The claims upon which Mr. Beaton
has secured options are those of Mr.
Smith, Cecil Barlow, Jack Folsom and
others. Negotiations are also pending
for other large tracts.
In the Kuskokwim.
Luther C. Hess, the Fairbanks
banker and mining man, is said to be
contemplating installing a dredge on
Marvel creek, in the Kuskokwim dis
trict. Marvel creek has been the scene
of considerable mining activity in the
years past, and while some rather dis
astrous failures are connected with its
history, these failures have been rath
er the result of mismanagement or in
experience than lack of mineral pos
sibilities, according to report. Mr.
Hess is said to have large holdings
on Marvel creek, and is negotiating
for other tracts. It is almost a cer
tainty that the known riches of Mar
vel creek will not4)e allowed to remain
untouched much longer, and it would
not be at all surprising were a dredge
to be installed there sdbn.
Homesteaders
May Sell Part
of Holdings
A. Christensen has issued a recent
circular in which he calls upon the
farmer for assistance. But as usual
with Mr. Christensen’s moves this one
too is a benefit to the farmer and
Alaska.
Through a ruling of the general
land office under the date of May 16,
1916, a decision is handed down that
makes it permissible for a homestead
er to relinquish a portion of his orig
inal entry to the United States and
receive pay therefor from the subse
quent purchaser.
In Mr. Christensen’s letter he en
closes a form asking the farmers sev
eral questions relative to crops, na
ture of soil, improvements and gener
al questions of mutual interest. Be
lieving this communication will be of
interest to The Daily Times readers
interest to the public The Daily Times
publishes a portion of Mr. Christen
sen’s letter: s
. Dear Sir: The Commissioner of
the General Land Office in a decision
dated May 16, 1916, addressed to the
Alaskan Engineering Commission, ad
vised that it would be permissible for
a homesteader to relinquish to the
United States a part of his homestead
and receive pay therefor from the
purchaser. The subsequent purchas
er may then file upon the part relin
quished, provided he is qualified to
take a homestead in Alaska, and the
original homesteader may continue
his settlement and cultivation of the
part retained by him.
Since that decision was rendered
many homesteaders have expressed a
desire to sell a portion of their land
to someone who is qualified and desir
ous of taking up a homestead, and
have asked me to put them in touch
with such prospective settlers. By
selling a portion of their honTesteads
the homesteaders will not only be re
lieved of cultivating a large area, but
will also have money from such sale
with which to tide them over until
their homesteads become productive
and self-supporting. By selling a
portion of their homesteads it will al
so permit more homesteads being lo
cated, and this means that their local
ities will have better roads and schools
facilities, as well as an earlier devel
opment of the agricultural lands.
_ This office receives many inquiries
from prospective settlers and people
who desire to secure homesteads, and
if you should desire to sell any por
tion of your homestead, it may be pos
sible through such inquiries to put
you into communication with a pros
pective purchaser.
I would, therefore, be pleased if you
will answer, on the attaced form, the
questions which I have set forth, in
case you desire to relinquish a por
tion of your homestead, and return the
form at your earliest convenience to
me in the enclosed official self-addres
sed envelope, which requires no post
age. Very respectfully,
A. CHRISTENSEN,
Manager, Land and Industrial Dept.
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PARTY FROM THE TOLSTOI
OPTIMISTIC OF ITS FUTURE
(Iditarod Pioneer)
A party consisting of Jack Rose,
Jack Mutchler, Louis Seyler and Mrs.
Bates, arrived early on Tuesday mor
ning from the Tolstofr, coming in a
small power boat.
Jack Mutchler will return in a few
days, He is confident of the future
of the new camp, and states that
there is a general feeling of optimism
in the district. While no prospecting
work is being done at present, he ex
pects this fall to see much activity
there. Several persons are talking of
taking in prospecting drills.
Walker Is Candidate.
CHICAGO, August 30.—John H.
Walker of Danville, president of , the
Illinois State Federation of Labor,
announced himself today a candidate
for the office of president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, to suc
ceed John P. White,
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