COOK INLET PIONEER
AND KNIK NEWS
VOL. 1
Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, July 10, 1915
NO. 6
Commission Lets
New Contracts
During Week
The following contracts were
let by the Engineering Commis
sion during the past week:
No. 114—F. A. Rivers & Co.,
water tank.
No. 115 F. Lanigan & Co ,
seven men, clearing new town
site.
No. 116—Challstorp & Co. 10
men, stations 4920 to 4940, grad
ing.
No. 117—Olson & Co., two men,
3000 ties.
No. 118—Misholm & Co., four
men, 5000 ties.
No. 119—Dahlquist etal., eight
men, 4620 to 4641, grading.
No. 120 Gustrofen etal., eight
men, 4572 to 4590, grading,
No. 121—Rice et al., six men,
4454 to 4523, clearing.
No. 122—Belcher et al., three
men, 4499 to 4516, clearing.
No. 123—Nelson et al,, crew,
4480 to 4490, grading and grub
ing.
No. 126—Adair et al., three
men, piling at station 5007.
It is the- intention of the gov
ernment to grub a number of the
principal streets in the new town
site. Fourth and Fifth streets
will be grubbed and cleaned up
from B to H; B, C and H streets
from Fourth to Fifth. A and
East B will be cleared from Third
to Seventh; also M. Seventh will
be cleared from K to M, and
Fifth through its entire lanfith.
Water Power Site
Application to the forestry de
durtment by J. D. Whitney this
week for a permit to develop a
water power project and provide
a supply for domestic purposes in
Anchorage. The location is on
Canyon creek, which empties into
Ship creek near and below the site
of the Markel-Robertson project,
and is about 12 miles from town,
The flow is estimated at 600 inch
es and with a head of 300 feet
in a short distance will deveiop
about 450 horsepower. Springs
below Crater lake are the sources
of a supply.
Blueprint maps of the townsite
$1. Watts, Riverside Hotel.
Bids Asked for
Equipment for
Railway Line
Seattle, June 26. Purchasing
Agent Dole, of the Alaskan En
gineering Commission, announc
ed today that bids for the mate
rial necessary to build the first
forty miles of the government
railroad from Anchorage to the
Matanuska coal fields would be
called for shortly. The specifi
cations fo-1 the material are being
drawn and submitted to the ex
perts on construction, who will
approve of all specifications be
fore the bids are called.
The supplies needed will in
clude several engines for con
struction work; the necessary
rails and spikes, the commissa
ries and supplies for the men,and
other necessities.
Nest for the Eagles
The members of the F. 0. E.
now residing in Anchorage, met
Thursday evening for the pur
pose of arranging to purchase j
a lot in the new townsite. Com-;
mittees were appointed to look
after further details. The fol
lowing Eagles registered at this
meeting:
R. Carson, 1671, Valdez; Wm.
Hopper, Frank C. Kroth, Eobt.
McIntosh, Robt. Speck, H. M.
Chesterman, J. D. Crawford, A.
J. Wendler, W. H. Caswell, A.
Gustorpson, F. Gillespie, L. Pe
terson, E. J. Ammundsen, and
Chris. Petersen, 1971, Valdez.
Chas. Sharp, 818, Cody, Wyo.
R. W. Ferrell, 62, Ft. Worth.
H. Kingsbury, 1, Seattle.
Z. M. Eckmann, 1, Seattle.
F. IT Suska, 1, Seattle.
Ii. C. Larson, 1, Seattle.
C. P. Pedersen,)037, Fairbanks.
Oscar Andsrson, 1, Seattle.
P. H. Allin, 271. Tonapah,Nev.
F. A. Martin, 1037, Fairbanks.
G. A.Howe, jr., 162,Ketchikan
E. Johnson, 140, Honolulu,
E. C. Smith, 2, Spokane, Wash.
M. Finklestein, 1826, Cordova.
M. Nelson, 231, Portland, Ore.
A. Peterson, 75.
Henry Leonards, 1037, Fair
banks.
A. J. Wendler, Chairman.
F. A. Martin, Secy, and Treas.
Robt. McIntosh, John Craw
ford and Frank Kortle, Trustees.
Freight for the Commission
The freighter Seward arrived
here Wednesday, with a big con
signment of freight for the Alas-,
kan Engineering Commission.
Sale of Tovm
Lots Begins at
2 p. m. Today
The public auction sale of lots
in the new townsite, scheduled
to take place beginning at 9
o’clock yesterday forenoon, was
postponed until h o’clock x>- m.,
today, due to the belated arrival
of the steamer Mariposa, on
board of which was Chairman W.
C. Tdes, of the Alaskan Engi
neering Commission, whose pres
ence was desired.
People are assembling from all
Cook Inlet points and Alaska
coast towns to participate in the
sale and the indications point to
a fairly good demand. It is not
generally anticipated that any
fancy prices will be paid for lots,
however, as there are features
attending restrictions imposed
that eliminate, to a eegree. the
purely speculative individual. It
is believed that locations will be
sought, for the most part, by
firms and individuals who wish to
enter business or secure residence
property, will be given the chief
consideration in the disposal of
the lots.
Plenty of Lumber
The Anchorage Lumber Yard
has a large consignment of lum
ber on the freighter Seward,now
being unloaded. Besides the lum
ber now' here this company has
1,200,000 feet on the way.
Church Services
Rev. R. C. Blackwell, sup’t of
of Methodist missions in Alaska,
will speak on the street near the
federal jail about 7,80 p.m. Sun
day. Those interested in the work
of the Methodist church are in
vited to be present, as some im
portant announcements will be
made.
Rev. Edward H. Moloney of
Valdez, pastor of the Episcopal
church of that .city, is in Anchor
age and will hold services in the
government social hall Sunday as
follows: Holy communion at 10
a.m. In the evening, commenc
ing at 8, informal sendee will be
held, to which all are cordially in
vited.
Blueprint maps of the tewnsite, $1.
Watts, Riverside Hotel. x
Jurors Drawn
for Court Term
at Sunny Knik
Following- are the men drawn
to serve on the juries at the com
ing term of court for the third ju
dicial district, which will open at
Knik on the 13th inst., with
Judge F. M. Brown presiding:
GRAND JURY
\V L Raich
H W Nagley
C Moot
Geo Zenke
Thos Stamey
Rex E Seymour
Ben Agnew
Gus Bystedt
H T Hansen
John Crist
Jim Long
Thos Robertson
E. J Warner
Jas Sherlock
Timothy Cronin
W W McCarthy
J A Holstad
J B McAllister
Sam Sequin
Tex Jones
Thos C Price
A J Waltere
Philip Bruce
PETIT JURY
Jack Webery Geo Carrel
J A Laubner J L Wooden
F B McArthur H Laskey
Chas Hendrickson H C Doreman
Wm Wilson
James Adams
Ed Kra.
Mike Reilly
James Burns
Louis Muir
John Sutherland
R R Hunter
Andy Peterson
P 0 Sanberg
T H Piehette
P H Allen
PI L Walby
R M McLean
Emmett J Hickey
John Barrett
Local Notes
J. M.Mantell reached here from
Seward Thursday.
All Odd Fellows please call at
Terminal exchange and register.
Blueprint maps of new townsite, $1.
Watts Riverside Hotel. x
Miss Heck, public stenogra
pher, has opened an office near
the federal jail building.
Mrs. Sol Silverman and Mrs.
Howard Wilmoth of Knik were
Anchorage visitors this week.
Arthur Frame, an attorney for
merly of Fairbanks, is a recent
arrival and may decide to remain.
Mrs. Carmichael, wife of Dr.
D. L. Carmichael, arrived from
Knik this week, to remain per
manently.
“Big Bill’’. Spencer, widely
known throughout the northland,
for years a mining operator at
Nome, and Mrs. Spencer are re
cent arrivals here.
McKinney & Frye have pur
chased the Chas. Jones laundry
and business. They are recent
arrivals from McCarthy, where
they were in similar business.
The Masons, of whom there are
quite a number in town, met ia
formally Wednesday evening, to
take action with reference to buy
ing a lot for building purposes in
the new townsite.
For a good meal-—home cooking, go
to the Morrison house, when in Knik.