ANCHORAGE
TIMES
AND COOK INUET pjONEER
\ol. 2. No. 2.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1916.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Never before in the history of
tiarsportation of the north has so
jrreat a volume of advertising litera
ture been distributed through the
populous centers of the east. fully
one million copies of attractive fold
ers and booklets have been issued,
principally in the country lying east
of the mountains, and in addition
thereto special tourist and traveling
passenger agents have been employe*';
to canvass the coupon ticket offices,
railroad headquarters, winter resorts
and hotels. The work began early
last December. Magazine and news
paper advertising was also brought
into play, with the result that tour
ists are already swarming northward.
For the American lines, the Alaska
Steamship Co., the Border Line
Transportation Co., the Humbolnt
Steamship Co., the Pacific, Alaska
Navigation Co., and the Pacific Coast
Steamship Co. each issued unusually
attractive illustrated folders, while
for the Canadian lines the Canadian
Pacific Railway and the Grand Trunk
Pacific Railway each issued special
Alaska folders covering their steam
ship service to Skagway. While all
of the folders described the inside
passage from Seattle to Skagway,
some of the companies issued extra
advertising to cover the long circle
route, taking in the entire Yukon riv
er, the excursions to Cordova, An
chorage and the Alaska peninsula, ex
cursion to the midnight sun country
and mid-summer voyages to Nome.
The two principal railroads of Alaska,
the Copper River & Northwestern
railway, and the White Pass and Yu
kon route likewise issued their own
literature, with the general result
that tho trairist soasnn is shnvvina- 11 n
to better advantage than during any
past summer, with the possible excep
tion of the Alaska-Yukon Exposition
year.
On top of this united effort, the
government publicity experts in
Washington have been enabled to get
their material daily in the press dis
patches, with the result that this un
usual puu.^.ty has instilled a desire
in the heart of thousands to visit the
northland, where the government is
build’ng its first railroad.
Passenger officials in charge of the
American lines publishing and ar
ranging for this wholesale distribu
tion were C. D. Dunann, of the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Co.; C. E.
Flye, of the Pacific Alaska Naviga
tion Co.; Max Kalish, of the Hum
boldt Steamship Co.; B. L. McMullen,
of the Border Line Transportation
Co., and John H. Bunch, of the Alaska
Steamship Co. and Copper River &
Northwestern railway. General Traf
fic Manager A. F. Zipf, of the White
Pass & Yukon handled the campaign
for that company, while the vast num
ber of eastern agencies and connec
tions of the Canadian Pacific and
Grand Trunk Pacific thoroughly cov
ered their field.
The five important American rail
roads terminating at Seattle, the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, the
Great Northern, Northern Pacific,
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific,
also included Alaska most generously
in their folder and booklet space, so
that the territory has received splen
did publicity and every steamship is
sailing to the north with full passen
ger lists.
SEATTLE ASSAY CHARGES
ARE NOT EXORBITANT
Postmaster Wood is in receipt ot
the following communication from
the Treasury department in regard
to charges for assaying together
with a table of charges which may
be seen by anyone interested by
calling on Secretary Koch, of the
Chamber of Commerce:
“There seems to be a misunder
standing on the part of the public
concerning the charges imposed at
the United States Assay office at
Seattle.
“The charges imposed by the Un
ited State's government for the pur
chase of gold are the same at Den
ver, New York, Philadelphia, San
Francisco and Seattle.
“I am enclosing ^ table of charg
es; will you kindly give same what
ever publicity you can, convenient
ly?”
BILLY MARTIN DELIVERED.
True to his word which is a bond
to his friends the public-spirited Billy
Martin has presented the city of An
chorage a valuable specimen of high
grade quartz from the famous Alaska
Free Gold quartz mine in the Willow
creek district.
The specimen, weighing in thf
neigborhood of 200 pounds, carries
values of $45.00 per ton and is on ex
hibit in the display window of thf
Anchorage Chamber of (Commerce.
It is the intention of the chambei
to get other specimens from the var
ious mines in the Willow creek dis
trict and word has been sent to the
Bullion, Mable and Independence tc
come through with their exhibits.
The line correspondent sends down
the following interesting items of
news relative to that section:
Chris Uhrska.v is stationed at
Camp 156 in the capacity of head
carpenter and is doing his usual sat
isfactory work. Camp 156 is the
main camp on the main line and is
situated within a ten minutes’ walk
n om the beautiful Wissalla lake.
W. A. Walters, a railroad man of
large experience, having been con
nected with several of the largest
roads throughout the country, is camp
foreman in charge of Camp 156.
Mr. Giddings, a recent arrival in
this country, has accepted a position
as time keeper for the Commission,
with headquarters at Camp 156.
There have been several Anchorage
parties fishing at Wissalla lake dur
ing the past week and have all made
good catches, bringing in their quota
of trout.
Ralph Weiss, who is one of the suc
cessful farmers of the valley, located
at Mile 2 on the main line, is rejoicing
over the outlook for a good crop this
season and judging from the way his
growing crop is showing up has foun
dation for his optimistic view. Mr.
Weiss made the remarkable record of
Harvesting eignt tons ot potatoes
from one-half acre of ground last
year and believes that this year’s
crop will be equally prolific. He is
one of the many old-timers who
swears by Frank Cannon and Geo.
Palmer and still believes Knik to be
the metropolis of this country.
The government wagon road to
Grant creek is in splendid shape for
travel and traffic and will be com
pleted to King’s river by the last of
this week.
Mrs. Walter Howard has joined
her husband, who is giving the Com
mission splendid satisfaction as store
keeper at Moose creek and Mk and
Mrs. Howard are keeping house in a
cosy cabin recently erected.
The baseball game of Sunday had
an opposition attraction to contend
with, as a large number of the peo
ple witnessed the big shot in the can
yon at Mile 18 in which 8,900 pounds
of powder were used. The shot was a
complete success and was taken by
the moving picture artist at the re
quest of the Commission.
The correspondent wTrites a glowing
description of the many beauties of
nature in this vicinity and dwells up
on the fact that the people of Anchor
age are overlooking a bet when they
fail to take advantage of the Sunday
excursion. He also says it woulu be
a good place to send the grouch and
the pessimist as the activity in the
railroad circles is contagious and that
there are several hundred men busily
engaged in all departments of rail
road work and are being imbued with
the fighting spirit and irresistible en
ergy of the men in the lead whose slo
gan is—on to Fairbanks.
CARLSON INJURED
BY ROCK SLIDE
From authentic reports received in
connection with this accident his es
cape borders on the miraculous and
it is only due to his superb presence
of mind and morvelous strength that
the band boys are not playing a slow
march behind Fred Carlson. Mr.
Carlson is recuperating from a seri
ous accident that occurred while
working at camp 14 at Moose creek
and Dr. Reedy, of the government
hospital, says that he is out of dan
ger but is suffering from a broken
shoulder blade and his head and legs
were badly cut and bruised.
It seems that Carlson was working
for Tender & Co., who have a rock
contract with the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission, and while he was
working suspended by a rope over a
rock cliff a slide struck him, causing
serious injuries; Carlson sustained a
broken shoulder blade and severe cuts
on the head but remained conscious
and retained his hold on the rope and
saved himself from a 200-foot drop
that meant instant death. lie was
rapidly hauled to the top of the cliff
by his excited comrades and immedi
ately sent to the government hospi
tal in this city where he is getting
along well enough to say this morn
ing that “‘you can’t kill a good man.”
ALASKA.
If you want to know about the
new government thirty-five million
dollar. railroad and working oppor
tunities, including station work,
send for the Weekly Times, An
chorage, Alaska. Yearly, $3; six
mouths, $1.50; in advance.
Read The Dally Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
LONDON, July 21.—The British war office today officially
reports that the British troops yesterday advanced against the
Germans in the Forteaux woods zone. The British drove the
German troops, that occupied the woods, from their positions,
but in subsequent attacks to regain the lost ground, the Teu
tons were partially successful. The lasses on both sides were
quite heavy and the fighting was intensely vicious.
PARIS, July 21.—An official statement issued today by the
French war office declare that vigorous German counter attacks
on the positions recently captured by the French forces in south
Somme were successively repulsed by the French defending
troops, the Germans losing heavily in men.
PETROGRAD, July 21.—The Russian war office officially
claims the capture of Gumuskhang, an important point located
forty-five miles southwest of Trebizond, in Turkish Armenia.
The Turkish troops occupying the captured city evacuated be
fore the arrival of the Russian troops.
VIENNA, July 21.—The Austrian war office today official
ly admits that in the Styr Lipa region the Austrian forces were
compelled to withdraw, following heavy attacks by the Rus
sian forces.
BERLIN, July 21.—The German war office officially an
nounces today that in one section of the Volliynian battle front,
the Russian attacking forces were repulsed with heavy losses
by the German troops.
ROTTERDAM, July 21.—Serious food riots in Belgium
and in the northern part of France, under the control of the
German government, have been suppressed by the German
troops.
BALTIMORE, July 21.—The departure of the monstei
submarine freighter* Deutschland has been delayed for a few
days, pending arrangements for the shipment of a consignment
of gold for Germany.
LONDON, July 21.—It is reported here today that a Ger
man warship has captured the American ship Prinz Vladimar,
grain laden, en route from San Francisco to Sweden. The re
port lacks confirmation.
BERLIN, July 21.—As a result of a series of raids made
by French aeroplanes against unfortified towns in Germany,
the German government today officially announced that in view
of the French attacks on towns that are located outside the
zone of military operations, German air craft will make raids
on French towns similarly situated.
LONDON, July 21.—The British steamer Yser, en route
from Portland, Maine, to France, laden with a cargo of grain,
was sunk yesterday, according to information posted by
Lloyd’s. It is supposed, though not officially claimed, that the
vessel was sunk by a German submarine.
WASHINGTON, July 21.—The Austrian government has
asked the United States for further details with respect to the
alleged sinking of the American tanker Petrolite at the hands
of an Austrian submarine. The United States, after making an
official investigation through consular agents, charged that the
Petrolite was sunk without warning by an Austrian submarine,
and demanded an apology from the Austrian government and
the adequate punishment of the commander of the submarine,
as well as due reparation in damages for the loss of the tanker.
The Austrian government shows no signs of complying with the
American demands.
ST. PAUL, July 21.—The national prohibition conventior
is in session here and today the-semination of & candidate foi
president is the order of business. Nominating speeches are
in progress. Eugene Chapin, in a vigorous speech, namec
former Governor William Sulzer, of New York, for the pres!
dency, declaring that Sulzer was the strongest man the prohibi
tionists could name. In the course of his speech, Chapin de
dared that the Sunday school politics hitherto prevailing n
the prohibition party would be eliminated and practical politics
applied, if the party is ever to attain a victory at the polls
He further declared that a stateman was needed to head the
party and that William Sulzer filled this requirement in this
respect, his long service in the house of representatives giving
him the necessary experience.
Sumner Haynes placed in nomination the name of formei
Governor Hanley, of Indiana. Finley-Hendrickson was alsc
placed in nomination. It is conceded that the race is betweei
Sulzer and Hanley, but at this time it is not possible to picl
the winner.
SAN ANTONIO, July 21.—General Pershing, commanding
• the American troops invading Mexico, officially reports that
, the capture of General Villa is daily expected. Pershing is per
, sonally directing the search for the bandit leader, who has beer
definitely located in the region of Torreon. Pershing reports
that Villa has under his command a company of 1,800 men.
The general says that Villa is troubled with his wound.
COLUMBUS, July 21.—Mexican peons employed as road
workers stole several rifles and a quantity of ammunition from
an American army engineering camp located on the line of the
' road to General Pershing’s headquarters in Mexico. One ot
1 the suspects was taken into custody and confessed his guilt
and involving liis associates.
’ WASHINGTON, July 21.—All restrictions for the expor
1 tion of goods from the United States to Mexico, save and ex
cept munitions of war, have been removed. This is taken tc
indicate that the government anticipates no trouble with Mexi
co.
WILSON APPEALS IN
BEHALF OF M
WASHINGTON, July 21.—President Wilson has sent per
sonal messages to all rulers in Europe in which he urges their
co-operation in getting food supplies from the United States
to the people of Poland, who are reported to be in a starving
condition. Credible reports from Poland, emanating from re
sponsible agents who have made a personal investigation, give
the condition of the country as in a deplorable shape and if re
lief is not given, thousands upon thousands .will succumb
through starvation.
NEW YORK, July 21.—^The health department reports
thirty-two deaths and $ghty new cases of infantile paraly
sis since yesterday morning. Since the plague began, June 26.
twenty-five hundred and twenty-six cases of infantile paralysis
have developed. Of this number, five hundred and nineteen
victims have died. The health department declares that it has
the situation well in hand and is sparing no effort to prevent
further ravages of the dread disease.
THE
In speaking of boats now days the
remarks may not always be confined
to the Admiral lines and the Alaska
Steamship company, for there are
others. For instance there is the fleet
plying between Anchorage and Tal
keetna, the Hazel B No. 2, and the
Marathon, to say nothing of the J.
and J. and other power boats. Nor
are these boats idle half the time, but
run on schedule time and regular runs
and each boat takes its quota of pas*
sengers and freight to Talkeetna and
different river points which are rapid
ly assuming the distinction of being
called town.
There doesn’t seem to be any ques
tion but that Talkeetpa will make a
town, being situated as it is at a
strategical point at the confluence of
the Chulitna, Susitna and Talkeetna
rivers and will probably be the base
of supplies for the Great Alaska rail
road for that section.
However, there is nothing at pres
ent that would justify a stampede in
to that country but several of Anchor
age’s progressive citizens have taken
the initiative and will establish stores
at that place.
I ANCHORAGE WILL
BE ON MAIN LINE
, OF ALASKA ROAD
Abandonment of the proposed di
rect connection between the old Al
aska Northern railroad and the main
line and the selection in its stead
of the new route through Anchorage
is the latest development in Alaska
railroad work, according to William
C. Edes, chairman of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission, who ar
rived in Seattle from Washington,
D. C. last night, s&ys the Seattle
Times of July 1st. The new route
will place Anchorage on the main
line of the road instead of on t
branch as formerly and will guaran*
tee the development of that port as
a northers metropolis.
“Original plans for development
around Ancboragt,” said Mr. Edes,
“called for construction of the road
north from Anchorage to Fairbanks
with the Matanuska coal field branch
and then for connecting the Alaska
Northern with the main line at a
point some distance north of the
town. This virtually would place
Anchorage on a branch of the trunk
line from Seward to Fairbanks.
"The hew plan calls for the con
struction of- a forty-five-mile strip di
rect from Mile 75 to Anchorage and
connection with the road north of
that city. The new development
plan will cause all enl-to-end travel
on the road to pass through Anchor
age and will greatly increase the im
portance of that city.”
The new forty-flve-mile stretch,
Mr. Edes. explained, must be pullt
through rock and will require nearly
a year and a half to complete. Work
during part of the winter, however,
he said, will be possible on this con
netting link and it may be complet
ed sooner.
“Besides construction on the for
ty-five mile connection,” tsaid Edes
at the Frye Hotel,” the chief worh
on the road during 1916 will b«
north from Anchoiage into the Mat
anuska coal fields on the main line
and repairing the old Alaska Nor
them, which, while in a fair condi
tion, includes a number of bridge:
unfitted to withstadn heavy traffic
At the northern end of the roac
Commissioner Riggs will conduct th<
work between Fairbanks and th<
Nenana coal fields.”—Empire.
A. J. Hays came in on the Urea
Alaskan Railroad last evening fron
his quarts claims on Clear creek an<
will be in the city several days out
fitting for the balance of the seasoi
and left some promising looking
specimens at this office. Mr. Hay:
is stopping at the Alaska Hotel am
brings in the report of a small place:
strike on OBhetna creek, made bj
John Sells, but said the reports h<
had received would not justify *
stampede.
ANCHORAGE IS
PROUD OF ITS
OLD THUS
It is great to sit and listen to the
old Tillicums reminisce of the golden
days of Nome and Candle and Fair
banks and the interior camps of Alas
ka, and it also makes it easy to un
derstand why they are clannish and
stick closer than a brother in time of
hardships and equally share the joys
of this world.
Perhaps there is no place in the
world where men become better ac
quainted with each other than in the
mining camps and on the trails in
this northland where it is necessary
to spend so much of their time to
gether.
The littleness in a man comes out
at such a time; his selfish nature as
serts itself and this characteristic
brands him as a marked man. His
friends may overlook the little things
that border on the shady but selfish
ness and untruthfulness have no place
in Alaska.
Living the life in this frozen north
adapts him for many things and it is
a case of the survival of the fittest,
in which the winner comes out a
broader and a deeper man, for he
has lived a life away from little
things, away from studied and narrow
'conventionalities which are conducive
to selfishness and untruth.
Anchorage is fortunate in being
the home of several of these men who
have survived and they have entered
the commercial life of this city in
the manner bom; they are always in
the front of any movement for better
ment and upbuilding; they are clan
nish for they come of a type that has
been tried and proven true, but they
make splendid citizens of whom this
city is justly proud.
LUSCIOUS HOME
CROWN BERRIES
Dr. J. 1’. Westermann is receiving
orders for strawberries and we guess
not California strawberries either,
but real, red, luscious strawberries
grown in the Matanuska valley to
further advertise the first appearance
of Matanuska strawberries on the An
chorage market Dr. Westermann is
having a photograph made of them
which will be used as avidence for the
“Doubting Thomases.”
To M. F. Winchester, president of
the Matanuska Farmers' association
goes the honor of bringing the first
, native-grown strawberries to Anchor
age and while he did not glut the
market they were here “for you and
all to see.”
Mr. Winchester’s homestead of 320
acres is situated about two miles
northwest from Matanuska Junction
1 and his strawberry patch consists of
plants sent from the experimental
farm at Sitka and the Hood River
district in Oregon and he says the
i Sitka plant is about three weeks ear
lier in blooming and seems to be a
thriftier and hardier plant and would
advise other farmers contemplating
setting out plants to secure the ones
from Sitka as they were unquestiona
bly better adapted to this climate and
soil.
However, strawberries are not the
only source of income from Mr. Win
chester's farm, as he has eight acres
in cultivation, consisting of 3% acres
of potatoes, three acres of grain, one
acre of timothy and the balance in
garden truck. It is gathered from re
liable data that the average crop of
potatoes in the valley is ten tons to
the acre and the average price of po
tatoes is 3c per pound, which solves
the problem of the commissary in the
following satisfactory manner: 3c
per pound equals $60.00, ten tons to
' the acre equals $600.00, 3Vt acres
equals $2,100. With Matanuska val
> ley strawberries topping the market
and potatoes commanding a good
price, to say nothing of other prod
ucls, cue iurmer m tins vtmcy wm
, manage to hold up for the winter.
Mr. Winchester said that too much
publicity could not be made in regard
to the condition of the wagon roads
1 of that section and that the farmers
were compelled to take their time,
which should be devoted to further
development of their places, in keep
ing the roads in passable condition.
This matter is receiving the attention
of the Anchorage Chamber of Com
merce, whose action may yet develop
into something tangible and mitigate
the present wagon road situation of
the great farming community in the
Matanuska valley.