H Änrhomge Daily Timexi
AND COOK INLET PIONEER
VOL. 1. NO. 235.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, MONDAY. AKGUST H.
I’uICE 10 CENTS
PRESIDENT
TAKES HAND
IN STRIKE
WASHINGTON, August 14.—The great railway strike is on
in full force and effect, some 600,000 men responding to the call
of the union leaders to quit work. Upon the initiative of Pres
ident Wilson a delegation representing the railway employes
is in conference with the president at the white house today.
The chief executive is very anxious to settle the difficulty.
All sorts of rumors are in circulation. The idea that the
railway companies can get enough skilled men to take the
* B places of the striking employes is scoffed at by well informed
persons familiar with the supply of skilled labor. Another ru
mor which has gained circulation is that, unless a settlement
can be reached, the president will exercise his prerogative and
call United States soldiers to operate trains, especially those
carrying U. S. mails. During the great railway strike in
France similar action was taken by the president of that re
public, and the strike was soon broken.
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Russians Gain
Key to Lemberg
PETROGRAD,' August 14.—An unofficial report reaching
Petrograd today, states that Halicz, the key to the city of
Lemberg, has fallen into the hands of the Russian armies, and
that the capitulation of Lemberg is hut a question of a few
days.
On all fronts, says the Russian official report, the Russians
are achieving victories. In the Volhynian-Galician fronts, the
opposing Austrian armies are badly demoralized and are in
retreat before pursuing Russians.
Allies at Salonika Advance.
f ^ SALONIKA, August 14.—The allied armies that have
been stationed at Salonika for weeks past, are on the march to
day and already have occupied several fortified villages lo
cated at the foot of Doiran hill. The advance is directed
against Austrian and Bulgarian armies.
Russians Advance on Dnieper.
PETROGRAD, August 14.—The Russian army is advanc
ing today along the north shore of the Dnieper river, pushing
the enemy before them.
Germans Regain Positions.
LONDON, August 14.—It is officially admitted that the
Germans have regained the positions on the Somme, taken yes
terday by the allied forces.
Three Vessels Submarined.
LONDON, August 14.—Lloyd’s today announces the sub
marining of the Italian steamer Neredes, the French schooner
St. Gaetna and the Italian brig Dina.
4 Second Chapter in Democratic Book
NEW YORK, Aiigust 14.—The second chapter of the
democratic text hook was sent to the printers today. The feat
ure of the second chapter is the claim that during the four
years of the Wilson administration the laborers of the country
earned three billion dollars more in wages than in any preced
ing administration.
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Northwestern and Watson Sail Sunday
SEATTLE, August 14.—The steamer Northwestern sailed
at 9 o’clock Sunday forenoon, having on board nine passengers
en route to Anchorage. The steamer Admiral Watson sailed
at 10 o’clock Sunday forenoon, en route to Anchorage and
way ports, having ten passengers for the Cook inlet metropo
lis. Col. I). C. Jack!in and party are aboard, en route to Ju
neau.
Tornado in Arkansas.
EPMUNDSON, Ark., August 14.—Five persons were kil
led and seven injured in a tornado that struck this town yes
terday. Much damage to property resulted.
First Shipment Over Government Rail
way Will Reach Anchorage, Coal
Terminus, Today, and Event
Epoch in Eocal History.
An event of surpassing interest
and benefit to Anchorage, and the
whole of Alaska, for that matter, is
in progress today, in that the first
train load of coal from the Moose
creek mines, contiguous to the Mat
anuska coal fields, is being transport
ed on the government railway system
to the coal terminal, which is at this
point.
In honor of this event, an epoch in
the history of this part of Alaska, the
Alaskan Engineering Commission is
running an excursion from the town
to the mine. In the party that went
out this morning were Chairman
Edes, Commissioner Mears, Attorney
Cotton, of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission and special representa
tive of Secretary of the Interior Lane,
Bishop F. T. Rowe and Mrs. Rowe,
Emil Hurja, special correspondent of
the Mining and Engineering World,
and other publications, members of
the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
and other private citizens.
The trainload to be run today is
the first from any of the coal fields
tapped by the government railroad
and will come from Dick Dougherty’s
mine on Moose creek, a distance of
about 52 miles from Anchorage. It
will be the first consignment of an
order from the government railroad
commission calling for 2,000 tons, to
be delivered as soon as possible.
The bunkers, built on a spur a quar
ter of a mile from the main line, are
constructed entirely of logs and
measure 50 feet wide by 30 feet high.
From the top of the bunkers extends
a chute 100 feet up the hill side to the
end of the track leading from Doher
ty’s mine, a mile away. There is a
small down-grade from the mine,
making it possible to move the load
ed cars with very little effort. Mr.
Dougherty expects in the near future
to install a small locomotive to handle
them more efficiently.
It is also of interest that the Com
mission’s cars which will handle this
coal are a home product, having been
made from large flat cars into the lat
est model of the self-dumping type.
A fever at the end of each side al
lows the seven hanging doors to
swing free and the coal is forced out
by its own weight. The floor of the
car is :n the form of an inverted “V,”
making it verj easy to empty and
clean.
Mr. Dougherty is only running this
mine temporarily until the further
construction of the railroad will per
mit him to open up his extensive prop
erty on King river. A number of oth
er King river operators are making
preparations to open up their mines
which the advent of the railroad
makes possible.
In addition to viewing the initial
coal operations the party from An
chorage will have the opportunity to
see the largest “shoot” of the year,
when a whole hillside of earth and
rock will be blasted away. Mr. Hunt,
the Commission’s moving picture
man, will take pictures of these great
“features.”
Byron and Charles Bartholf Uncover
Biggest Gold-bearing Vein Yet
Found, and Adjoining Claim
Owners Prove Continuity.
Development work on property
nvned by Byron Bartholf and Charles
Bartholf, in the Willow creek gold
•amp, has revealed what is considered
the biggest showing thus far located
n that district. The property was lo
cated last fall, but the only evidence
of the existence of a vein lay in the
large amount of rich float scatteerd
about. Some two weeks ago, the own
ers were digging around and struck
the vein in place. Subsequent devel
topment showed the vein, or that part
of it thus far exposed, to be from six
to ten feet in width. The lowest as
say of tha several taken of the vein
matter, gave $60 to the ton in gold.
Other assays run all the way from
$60 to $500 per ton, while a picked
specimen ran $4,000 per ton. The big
strike adjoins' the property of the In
dependence Mining company and is on
Fishhook creek.
The Bartholfs have made arrange
ments for the use of a stamp mill
owned by William Martin and will, in
the course of development, treat the
ore as taken out.
Byron Bartholf, his son and Kemp
located a 500-foot fraction adjoining
the discovery, and adjoining the frac
tion the Isaacs brothers located a
claim and by open cut work found the
same vein in place, containing the
same high values.
As the big strike was made on a
claim adjoining the Independence
company’s ground, Manager Kobe of
fered the discoverers $500 in cash and
days’ wages if they would seek to find
the big vein on the company’s ground.
The offer was accepted, and in three
days’ time the vein was located on the
Independence company’s ground, at a
point much lower down than the vein
on which the company is now mining.
Mabel Mine Is Producing.
The mill of the Mabel Mining com
pany, installed this spring, is treating
very high-grade ore, the production
running from $50 to $100 per hour.
The face of the drift in the Mabel
mine is three feet in width and the
ore is very rich.
The Isaacs boys, who this season
made a discovery on Reed creek, have
stripped the vein for a distance of
1,400 feet and it varies from 18 inches
to two feet in width. Assays taken
run from $16 to $390 per ton .
Eugene Bartholf has taken an op
tion on the Charles and Byron Barth
olf property on Reed creek, which ad
joins the Fern group, and will start
development within a few days.
Road Construction.
The Alaska Road commission has a
force of 15 men, under the direction
of Superintendent Ross Kinney, com
pleting the road work between Mile
28 and Mile 32, on the wagon road
between Knik and the Willow creek
gold camp. The work is about finish
ed. When it is done, the crew will be
gin on a road leading from Mile 32
to the Mable mine and to the Talkeet
na mine.
SEWARD, August 14.—The second game in the Anclior
age-Seward series will begin at 4 o’clock this afternoon. Dor
win and Amundsen will compose the battery for the Anchor
age team and Manthey and Lee will be the battery for the
Seward team. The weather is hue. The third and last game,
should the Anchorage team win today, will be played tomor
row.
Tired, weary and footsore, cur he
roic ball players arrived at Seward at
9 o’clock Friday night. Great prepa
rations had been made to receive
them and the town turned out in full
force to show them the best in the
land. They were extended every cour
tesy and were well pleased with the
excellent treatment they received.
Most of the boys turned in early to
get a little “shut-eye” after their ar
duous trip, but a few browsed around
town long enough to greet old friends
and to lay a few bets on the series.
From the last reports, over two thcte
sand dollars are being wagered on the
results of the games.
A heavy downpour Saturday killed
all possibilities of a game but a few
of our heroes spent their time to good
advantage tossing the “ball” around
indoors in the afternoon and attend
ing the dance in the evening, which
Seward, with her u^ial kindness, had
given in their honor.
Anchotage lost the first game of
the series yesterday afternoon by a
score of four to two, before a large
crowd of enthusiasts who had come in
from all around Seward to see the
struggle. In spite of the drizzling
;*in which made the field exceedingly
-low, a great deal of enthusiasm was
shown and every play with the least
lit of class was cheered to the echo.
Williams and Lee formed the bat
:erv for Seward, while Costello and
\mundsen performed for Anchorage.
Seward converted four out of five,
vhile Anchorage turned both her hits
* runs. Later the scorer allowed nei
;her of these hits but gave an error
,o Heed in the sixth and to Taylor in
;he seventh. There were only two
rails knocked out of the infield.
The leading features of the game
were the running catches of Mills,
Anchorage star center fielder, and the
ielding of Nicholls at second base,
roth of which came in for large bursts
)f applause.
Ted Bedell, who is covering the
fame, thinks that with the proper
support, Anchorage will win today’s
Tames. The , umpiring has been very
satisfactory and with an even break
Anchorage will come up to expecta
;ions. The team will return on the
Farragut.
bAN 1 R AN CISCO, August 14.—The bark Callao is in dis
tress on tlir ocean, brought about by the mutinv of a large
portion ot I he crew, according to wireless messages received
yesterday from officers of the vessel. The messages plead that
assistance be sent with all possible haste, as the men, it was
feared, were bent on murder. In response to the call for help,
three tug boats, with special officers aboard, set out late yes
terday afternoon, but up to noon today neither tug had been
able to locate the vessel. It is feared it has gone to the bot
tom, the crew or that portion of it that participated in the mu
tiny, escaping in the ship’s boats.
Submarine Adrift.
N-1A\ LONDON, August 14.—A marine lookout today re
ports that a foreign submarine is drifting about on the ocean,
in the vicinity of Fisher’s island. There is no sign of life
aboard and the craft is being washed by the high wtfves that
are rolling. It is the belief here that the derelict is the subma
rine freighter Bremen.
Epidemic Still Continues.
NEW YORK, August 14.—The epidemic of infantile paraly
sis is still raging in New York eity. Thirty-one deaths have
occurred within the past 24 hours and 105 new cases are re
1 ported.