ON MUSHING TRIP
Last Tuesday’s train bore a dis
tinguished and reverend party, some
of it very reverend, entitled to writs
D. D. after its name. Thursday’s
train brought the same party back,
still distinguished, still reverend
but also somewhat tanned, a trifle
wild looking and a little the worst
for wear and tear. Both members
of this party are ministers of the
gospel, both parties are above re
proach; both parties are truthful
and conscientious. One of the par
ty, after many inducements were
offered, has given the readers of
The Daily Times a very interesting,
laughable account of the trip to Mat
anuska and the coal fields and adja
cent lands.
The train discharged the eager
party at the Junction where the trip
on foot began. There were two
packs, good solid packs, which fitted
two backs and not three. The ab
sence of a pack lent a further air of
superiority to the better clothes of
the very reverend. But his distin
guished appearance brought him to
grief. For at the Big Bend, a sta
tion cam]) was passed which was mi
nus the services of a cook. Now
good cooks are useful citizens and
their fewness increases their value.
The boss of that camp was on the
lookout for cooks and he spied the
distinguished stranger. He was
bearing no pack, therefore he must
be a privileged person; ergo, he was
a conk. The D. D. was enticed to
inspect the camp but his two
friends slowly passed on, They pro
ceeded for a mile, two miles. Then
they began to be worried, for the
D. D. had not yet hove in sight. But
he presently hove all right. For
on rounding the track where the
backtrack could plainly be seen, a
cloud of dust was observed, a sort
of infant tornado in appearance.
That cloud of dust was moving and
moving fast. It negotiated climbs,
slides, grades, streams, in the way
a hurdler goes over the big barriers.
The two friends were worried but
presently they saw between the dust
what seemed to be human feet beat
ing a tit-tat-to regularly and rapid
ly over the hard pan. Above the
dust, at intervals, they saw a face,
but not always, for sometimes the
fixed and staring eyes with their
look of horrible fear were displaced
by the back of a closely cropped
head. Opposite the friends, the
beating feet made a misstep and the
face landed in the dust of the slide.
It—(or it was an It—arose, the (ace
waa purple, the (eet were sore, the
hat was thrust into the waist band
so that hands might be tree. With
a look ot holy anguish made a land
ing on his (eet and turned to speed
on. ‘‘Come on, boys,” he said,
“those murderers will get me sure.”
He was overtaken at the next camp
where between heart throbs and ex
plosive breaths his story was told.
It seems that the camp was so sure
the D. D. was a cook that it had
tried in every way to hold him in
its hour o( need. Persuasion (ail
ing, (orce had been tried. But eith
er the dominie's speed was too great
or the back of his vest was too weak
(or he had escaped.
Well, nothing could detain the D.
D.—he wanted to make the end of
the line and he wanted to make it
quickly. His haste made the party
take the right of way Instead of the
tote trail. Now the right of way
between Moose and Eska is mostly
in the clouds, as yet, and consists
mainly of grade stakes driven into
vertical cliffs. One of the D. D.'s
friends managed to climb down to
the river bed where the going was
easier, though wet. The other fol
lowed soon. But that cookless camp
was on the mind of the D. D.—He
might still be in dire peril of end
ing his life as a cook. For him to
climb down was to move parallel to
his object of fear—he wanted to
move straightaway. And straight
away he moved—(or a time. Pres
ently a w'ild yell was heard, rocks
began to fall, groans and labored
breathings were heard. Whatever ii
was the D. D. had concluded that
the peril ahead was greater than the
danger behind. For a time ne never
ventured a word, but as soon as he
could make himself intelligible he
asked if bears were very numerous
and if they would really devour a
man in that part of the country.
Not a word further could be gotten
out of him but it is surmised that
the dominie must have met a bear,
or the spirit of a bear. Whatever it
was the evidence is all to the effect
that either a bear’s claws or a sharp
bit of rock had reached out and got
ten a good grip on the business end
of the dominie's trousers. Anyway,
their most useful portion was miss
' ing. And this did not add to the
D. D.’s peace of mind. For when
ever anyone was met on the trail,
I the dominie always had business in
the brush; when a camp was passed
he always made a wide detour around
it; and lie never approached or left
t hjjs friends except head on. At
I Eska erek some safety pins were se
. curd, but the dominie’s modesty
compelled him to put on his over
1 coat whenever he met anybody on
the home trail. This explains why
it took so long for the return Jour
Watch this Space
For Arrival of My Machines
Wilkes, the Furniture Man
Office: Opposite Hotel Parsons
McNALLY & MAITLAND
Lumber
Coal
Yard at Foot of H St
All Kinds of Common, Dimension,
Flooring, Siding, Finishing,
Shiplap and Kiln-dry
Dimensions
Sash and Doors
ney—the coat was tight and it took]
lots of time for the scarred hero to
get into it, especially in his exhaust
ed condition. It also explains why
the dominie seemed a little queer
to the camps because he ate his
meals with his overcoat on—it was
hot but necessary.
But it was adding insult to Injury
when the D. D. lost his beautiful
new Fedora at the Matanuska bridge
camp. The Dominie was only half
through eating a muchly neded meal
when the call of "train” was heard.
He reached for his hat—it was gone.
The reverend dove under the table;
he squinted into cracks; he investi
gated the table cloth. He pressed
the boss, the cook, the bull cook,
the waiters Into service. He was
sure sans a hat. And that hat was
bright new and shiny. The red ban
dana that he discovered somewhere
and tied to his head did not become
him—neither did his crippled pants
nor his lacerated vest. Still he made
it do, until the hat mysteriously re
appeared. Then he lovingly dust
ed the Fedora, sympathetically felt
of his fractured trousers, painfully
pressed his wounded vest into a
neater wrinkle and made the train.
And all the way In from the river he
sat in a corner by himself, thinking
hard and singing his thoughts some
thing like this—“Never again, never
again for me. Seattle for mine.’
And the hero of this tale is Dr.
Forbes, the genial Sunday school
missionary from Seattle.
Weather Iteport.
7 a. m. June 17, 1916.
Temp. Day Wind
Ship Creek . 46 Cldy Calm
Glacier ..
Mile 62 .
Seward .
Matanuska Jet.
Moose Creek ...
47 Cldy Calm
50 Clear Calm
52 Cldy Calm
52 Cldy Calm
54 Cldy Calm
Joseph Dieu is making his first
visit to Anchorage after spending
four years in Cache creek in the
employ of the big dredging outfit.
Joe has had charge of the commis
sary and tools of his company and
until last winter has been virtually
the company’s interests. He has
some very interesting pictures,
which he developed himself, show
ing the different stages of the work
on the immense dredge, besides dif
ferent scenes of the country. Mr.
Diu will remain in Anchorage indef
initely, as he is looking for a busi
ness opening.
Captain Franklin Johnston, who
has offices in the new Union ticket
office on the south side of 4tli ave
nue between O and H street, an
nounces that he will carry all mail
free of charge, to Lewis river points
if left at his office. Regular week
ly trips will be made to Lewis river,
and this will be a great accommoda
tion to the people interested in that
country.
The case of Carlson vs. Nelson
which arose over the employment of
plaintiff and three~associates cutting
piling on dependant’s contract with
the Alaska Engineering commission
was tried Saturday afternoon before
Judge David. The judge rendered
his decision this morning, which is
judgment for the plaintiff for $17.92
and costs amounting to approxi
mately $15.00.
We Russia to Servia. City Ex
press, Joe Spenard, Prop. 6-14-6t
Read the City Express Bulletin
for boat news. 6-14-6t
Read the Daily Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
BASE BALL SCORES
SATURDAY, JUNK 17.
American League.
Detroit 7, Philadelphia 3.
Cleveland 3, New York 5.
Chicago 5, Boston 2.
St. Louis 2, Washington 5.
National League.
Pittsburg-Boston—Postponed.
Philadelphia 0, Cincinnati 1.
St. Louis-New York—Wet ground!
Brooklyn 4, Chicago 3.
SUNDAY, JUNE 18.
American League.
St. Louis 1, Washington 5.
Cleveland 3, New York 0.
Detroit 8, Philadelphia 2.
Chicago 1, Boston 3.
National League.
Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 1.
City Express, the yellow Auto.
Joe Spenard, Prop. 6-14-6t
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court for the Knik Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, Third Di
vision;
In the matter of the estate of Ernest
Royden Ramsey, deceased—Notice to
Creditors.
Notice is hereby piven by the under
signed, administratrix of the estate of
Ernest Royden Ramsey, deceased, to the
creditors of said deceaseu, to exhibit
their claims with the necessary vouch
ers within six months after ti.e date of
this notice to the said administratrix,
at her residence in the town of Anchor
age, Alaska.
Dated May 22. 1916.
ANNETTE L. RAMSEY,
Administratrix of said Estate.
ARTHUR FRAME. Attorney.
May 22, 20. June 6. 12. 13.
ALASKA GOLD NUGGET
Jewelry
Special Agent for the Famous
GREEN & SONS WATCHES
$40.00 to $050.00
Nothing tietter in the trade.
GEORGE THE JEWELER
Seward, Alaska
References; Any Seward Rank
Anchorage
Transfer
W. E. Lee, Manager
General Transfer Business
AGENTS F0K
Bluff Point Coal
Northern Transfer Co.
C. P. Pedersen, Mgr.
General TRANSFER Business
WOOD ICE COAL
Cor. 4th and D.
When You Go Outside
You Are Invited to Call Ou
L. W. SUTER
Seattle’s Leading Jeweler
1115 SECOND AVENUE
He will attend to your wants. Best goods at reason
able prices.
A graduate optician can also be consulted.
Ppo Antn PASSENGEBS ANDBAGGAGE
lVtu I V Itt STORAGE FIVE DAYS FREE
Night and Day Service
Stand: Front of F. J. Cotter's Store. HERMAN E. GEXTSCH, Mj^r.
COAL
The HAPPY VALLEY COAL CO. is now ready to
supply High-Grade Coal for all purposes.
Best Coal in Anchorage. Leave Orders at Doc’s.
BJORNSON & GANTON
Merchant Tailors Correct Styles
4th and I Street
!
Carstens Packing Company
MARKET
Fourth Street, Near C
Just Received—a consignment of
Fresh Chickens for your *
Sunday Dinner.
A Big Special for a few days:
Our Washington brand Hams
20c per lb.
Our Washington brand Picnic
Hams, 15c per lb.
Our Washington brand Break
fast Bacon, sugar cured, 25c lb.
Washington Brand Pure
Lard.
No. 10s .$1.75
No. 5s .90
No. 3s .60
Snow Cap Compound Lard
No. 5s .75c
No. 3s -.50c
Fine Dry Salt Pork, fresh cured,
15c per lb.
Summer Sausage and Salami,
50c per lb.
Boiled Hams. 30c per lb.
We sell all fresh Meats as cheap as any firm in town,
quality considered.
Extra fine Sugar-cured Corned 'Beef
J. J. HALES,
Manager Anchorage Branch.
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