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Lighting Plant,
Water System
When the new townsite is
available, responsible parties are
ready to install an up-to-date
electric light plant and water
power system, giving to the com
munity a first-class service. The
leading spirit in the proposed en
terprise has been at Anchorage
looking the situation over and is
firmly convinced that the public
utilities of this nature will ur
gently be needed because he has
faith that the town will evolve
into a very important commercial
center.
In discussing the matter with
the Pioneer, the gentleman said
that his company stood ready to
make a substantial expenditure
of money to install both an ade
quate Jighting and water system.
He said his experience in public
utility companies had taught him
that the way to make an endur
ing enterprise was to treat the
public fairly in the matter of
prices for services rendered and
to give a good, up-to-date ser
vice. This, he declared, would
be the policy that would be rig
idly adhered to reasonable prices
and good service.
It is highly encouraging and
speaks well for the permanency
of Anchorage that men of ade
quate means see in it a field for
their endeavors.
Herron Dredge
Works Smooth
The Herron-Barnes dredge, op
erating on Six-mile creek, at Sun
rise, is working in excellent shape
and handling 1,000 yards of grav
el per day. The dredge was in
stalled by the American Dredge
Building & Construction Comp
any of Seattle, under the super
vision of B. Bernard, an expert
in this line of work. It required
but twenty-eight days to place in
operation the big gold recovering
machine.
Mr. Bernard, accompanied by
Mrs. Gear, the widow of Judge
Gear of Honolulu, who is a large
stockholder in the dredge con
struction company, visited An
chorage after the Herron-Barnes
dredge was installed, to meet a
steamer enroute to Seattle. While
here, they were guests of the
Crescent hotel. They will go to
Cape York, north of Nome, and
install a dredge on Buck river,
and later place in position a
dredge on the Anacovik river, in
the same country.
Clint Davis and Joe Bush built
a nifty looking launch at Knik j
and launched it Wednesday. An
8-horse power engine supplies the
motive power.
Mrs. Dave Barnes accompanied
the Knik boosters to Anchorage
on Sunday last to witness the
ball game.
Sunny Knik is a beautiful place
in which to spend a few days and
when there, the Pioneer is a nice
comfortable hotel in which to
stop. Frank Cannon, proprietor.
Chart Ready
for Navigators
A publication of interest at
this time is a large scale (1:40,
000) chart, No. 6557, of Knik
arm above Fire island, at the
head of Cook Inlet. This chart
has been prepared by the U. S.
coast and geodetic survey in an
ticipation of greatly increased
traffic to this locality due to the
extensive railway construction
work now under way from An
chorage to the Matanuska coal
fields. The chart is on a suffi
cient scale to serve as a harbor
chart for vessels laden with rail
way and other supplies for this
town, and includes all surveys up
to date, including the re-survey
made last season by the steamer
Explorer.
Woodrow creek is the chart
name for Ship creek. The chart
is now ready and may be obtain
ed at nominal cost from the su
perintendent of the U. S. coast
and geodetic survey, Washington,
D. C., or branch offices.
-Home of the
Mosquito Fleet
Anchorage is the home port of
some twenty members of the
mosquito fleet, as follows:
The stern wheeler Jane,barges
Knik and Susitna, launches Sea
Lion and Alaska, operated by the
Knik-SusitnaTransportation Co.,
of which William Maitland is man
ager; Capt. S. S. Cramer owns
and runs the launch Traveler;
Jim Denny and Joe Herbert op
erate the launch Buffalo; the
launch Swan is run by Nick
Gickema; the launch Jesse by
Jim Linder; the Flyer by Tom
Kennedy; the Onward by Robert
Redpath; the Wilhelmina by
Frank Johnson and Andy Peter
son; the Islander by Tom Neeley;
the Bertha by Fred Haye; the
Sea Gull by Capt. Maehl; the
Progress by Jack Brown; the Ex
plorer by Mike Murphy; the Gyp
sy by Lee Rice and Geo. Ament: i
the B. B. by Max Nelson and
Binkley; and Tolo by Fred Mc
Cullough.
The Deep Sea Canning Compa
ny, at Goose bay, began fishing
Wednesday.
LOST — Between Anchorage
and Eagle river—Leather pocket
book containing papers and bank
book. Fred Isaacs, care of this
office. x
OJfyr Hcfafag
(Slfgar
Mrs. E. Williamson
Propr.
Nice Line of
CIGARS AND TOBACCOS $|
CANDIES AND FRUITS
SOFT DRINKS
On account of having our own ship
bringing in merchandise fresh from the out
side, we are able to qucte you prices that
competition cannot touch.
J. J.
Fainting, Paper Hanging,
Decorating and Sign Writing
Pioneer Painters of Anchorage
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He Jo Emard, Manager
A. F. Davis, Propr.
Liquors and Cigars
Draught and Bottled Beer
KNIK,
ALASKA
o.INSIDE INN..
Cigars, Tobaccos, Cigarettes
NUTS and CANDIES
Fruits of All Kinds in Season
...A Resort for Gentlemen...
Anchorage, Alaska