DROWNED ON WAY
TOLSTOI STRIKE
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The swift-running rivers of Alaska
demand their victims and take their
toll every summer and it is not only
the chechacho but the old sourdough
as well that pays the price.
In almost every Alaska newspaper
there is an account of accidental
drowning some time or other during
the summer months and very seldom
is the body recovered.
The latest report of accidental
drowning that comes home to Anchor
age is the one of Lee Fortner, who
was drowned in Happy river several
days ago while en route, with a par
ty of prospectors, to the new Tolstoi
placer camp.
Ed. Becker, a well-known miner
and prospector, returned to Anchor
age Sunday and was with Fortner at
the time of the accident and gives
the following account of the drown
ing:
Mr. Becker said that a party com
posed of Chas. Tryck, J. B. Wardman,
Lee Fortner and himself left Anchor
age June 25 on the launch Sea Lion
for Susitna station on the way to Tol
stoi and when they reached the Sta
tion they got A1 Stinson to take them
to Skwentna Crossing, by boat and
from there they started over the Idit
arod trail for Happy river, packing
only such supplies and blankets as
was necessary for the trip. When the
party got to the road house at Moun
tain Climber Fortner was tired out
and Becker and Fortner stayed over
four days to rest up while Tryck and
Wardman continued their journey.
After resting the four days Becker
and Fortner mushed on to Happy
river where they built a raft in order
to cross the river. Mr. Becker said
the river was swollen and very swift
and as it is always a dangerous river
he cautioned Fortner, who was a new
comer to the country and the experi
ence was strange to him, to use every j
precaution in landing.
It seems that there is an island on
the opposite side of Happy river at
this place where the current is very
swift and rushing with considerable
force away from the north bank
where they wanted to land and the
arrangements were that when the
raft got as near the bank as possible
for Becker to jump off using the tow
line to haul the raft to shore.
Becker said that when they got
within six feet of the bank he made
the jump and landed in water up to
his knees and was in the act of haul
ing the raft ashore when Fortner fell
off and was drowned. Becker imme
diately turned the raft loose and suc
ceeded in rescuing the body about
300 yards down stream, where it had
lodged on a riffle.
The theory is that Fortner, being
still very weak and in an exhausted
condition, lost his balance in some
way and fell overboard and was in
such physical condition that he could
not overcome the swift current and
was drowned.
Becker said he brought the body to
shore and having no shovel or any
implements, everything having been
lost when he turned the raft loose in
an effort to save Fortner, covered the
body over with brush and started for
Susitna station to notify the nearest
authorities of the drowning. On the
way in he met J. F. Gruber and Steve
Darrell, who were en route to Tolstoi
with an outfit and they promised to
properly bury the body. Mr. Becker
reported to the U. S. commissioner, at
the station and returned to Anchor
age Sunday with the sad news.
Mr. Fortner had only recently ar
rived from the outside, coming from
Seattle, where he had many friends
and stood high in the community. He
was 54 years of age and carpenter by
trade and it is unfortunate that he
should have met his death in this
manner.
IMPROVEMENTS AT
FOURTH AND G ST.
Activity is centering around 3tn
avenue and G street the last few
days; the excavation work on the new
Fowler building is about completed
and they are getting ready for the
concrete; the 12-foot concrete side
walk has been completed in front of
the Koslosky store, the Bon Marche
and the new Fowler building across
the street; a force of men are busily
engaged in moving the present post
office building back on a line even
with the federal jail and another
bunch of carpenters and laborers are
starting on the new addition to the
post office.
The city administration has grant
ed A. S. Koch's petition for a five-foot
gravel sidewalk on the west side of G
street from 4th avenue to connect
with Angel Flight No. 2 the city is
building from Christensen road to the
top of the bench on G street.
ANOTHER BARGE OF
LUMBER FOR COMMISSION
The barge William H. Smith, now
in port at Anchorage, is under char
ter by the Farrel Lumber company,
of Seattle, to deliver lumber to An
chorage for the Alaskan Engineering
commission, is one of the old-timers,
having been built in Bath, Me., in
1883. She was formerly in the South
American trade and is a vessel of 2,
485 gross tons, 232.4 feet long, with a
43.3 foot beam, and Captain Moller,
of the tug Daring, that had the barge
in tow, reports having had a fine voy
age north from Seattle.
Daily Times Want Ads bring quick
results.
FINE SPECIMENS
. OF TIMOTHY HAY
W. F. Catton has just returned
from a trip to the Susitna section
bringing some excellent samples of
timothy hay which he found growing
wild along the banks of the Susitna
river. These samples are on exhibit
in the Chamber of Commerce display
window. Mr. Catton, who will deliver
a series of lectures throughout the
United States this fall regarding the
agricultural possibilities of the Cook
Inlet and Susitna sections, says: “I
am most agreeably surprised with the
large area of arable land possessing
chemical and physical propei-ties very
favorable to farming and I was as
tonished that more farmers had not
taken advantage of the many acres of
land waiting for cultivatiorl. Oats,
barley and hay grow abundantly in a
wild state and I estimate this grass
will yield three tons or more of hay
per acre.”
Mr. Catton prophesies that this sec
tion will develop so rapidly that in a
short time many comfortable homes,
supported largely by the products of
the farm will be established. The
possibilities of raising stock and dai
rying will soon be recognized and
eventually this industry will assume
a position of importance considerably
beyond a self-supporting stage.
Mr. Catton earnestly advises the
prospective farmer to investigate con
ditions along the Susitna river from
Susitna station to Talkeetna.
TELEPHONE EMPLOYE WAS
CHASED BY BLACK BEAR
Wm. Gruenhagen, an employe in
the government telephone service, is
noted for his veracity, and as he still
wears the look of fear it will be
necessary to believe his story when
he says that last Friday when work
ing on Big Rabbit creek on the An
chorage-Seward telephone line he was
chased for quite a distance before he
could find a suitable tree to climb
and then only made it by the skin of
his trousers. Bill said she was a big
black bear with an awfully hungry
and ferocious look and had two cubs
following who were as equally bent
on destruction as the mother. He
spent two delightfully long hours in
the tree praying, arguing but for the
most part singing that soothing song
of silence entitled “The Preacher and
the Bear.” Bill said the appetite and
the beasts were finally soothed and
the bears ambled peacefully away and
then he also ran.
Mr. Gruenhagen was in the city
yesterday on business and left this
morning for his work on the tele
phone line.
ORE SHIPMENTS
FROM NORTHLAND
The Alaska mining industry will
have a very prosperous year in 1910
according to a statement by Alfred
H. Brooks, of the United States Ge
ological survey, covering the opera
tions during the first six monins of
the year. Copper mining will prob
ably show the greatest advances.
About 15 Alaska copper mines are
now shipping ore, and developments
are being push 'd on others, indicat
ing that they may be producers Be
fore the end o: the year. There is
every reason to believe, therefore,
that the Alaska copper output far
1916 will be greater than that for
any previous year. The gold lode
mines of Alaska will also make a
larger production this year than
last, but it Is not now expected that
the placer-mining industry of Alas
ka will show any marked increase.
The shipment of antimony Irom
Alaska is continuing and some
tungsten ores have already been
shipped from the Fairbanks district.
MANY MAPS RECEIVED BY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Chamber of Commerce has re
cently received the following maps
that are on display in the Chamber
and have been gathered for the bene
fit of the public and Secretary Koch
notifies The Daily Times that any
additional maps may be procured by
giving him due notice.
Reconnaissance of Mt. McKinley
region.
Geologic Reconnaissance of Mt. Mc
Kinley region.
Topographic Map of the Lower
Matanuska Valley.
Geologic Map of the Lower Mata
nuska Valley.
Map of the Lower Matanuska Val
ley.
Geologic Sketch Map of the Willow
Creek District.
Geologic Sketch Map of the Broad
Pass Region.
Geologic Reconnaissance Map of
the Matanuska Valley.
Leasing Units and Government
Reservations in the Matanuska Coal
Fields.
COMMISSION WATCHMAN
DIES AT THE HOSPITAL
Peter Sinnott a watchman for the
Alaska Engineering Commission sta
tioned at Matanuska Junction suf
fered from a stroke of paralysis Sat
urday and was brought in to the Gov
ernment hospital where he died at
4 o’clock yesterday morning.
The deceased was born in Canada
57 years ago and has no relatives in
this part of the country and was a
man well liked by his associates.
The body is being cared for by the
Wood Undertaking Company.
NEW STEAMER FOR
TALKEETNARUN
During the past six weeks Parsons
and Walkenshaw have been building
a river boat for Messrs. Wagner and
Johnson at the Anchorage ship yards
located at the foot of 4th avenue.
The new’ boat was successfully
launched at'high tide this morning
and appropriately christened Mara*
thon.
The Marathon is approximately 60
feet in length by 12 feet in width with
a cabin covering the entire boat, pro
viding 18 comfortable berths, and will
be used on the Susitna and Talkeetna
river run. The motive power is pro
vided for by three gasoline engines,
each driving its own propeller, mak
ing this the first river boat in Alaska
to use triple screw propellers. «
This is a distinct advantage over
other boats where the power is con
centrated in one big engine and pro
peller from the fact that it will enable
the Marathon to operate in very shal
low waters.
Messrs. Wagner & Johnson have a
scow in connection that will be used
for freight transportation and will
make their first run to Talkeetna
about the 21st of this month.
They have established an up-town
ticket office with the reliable and
wideawake firm of Lynch and Emard,
who will handle the business from
the Anchorage Realty company offi
ces on 4th avenue.
NEW REGULATIONS
LIQUOR LICENSES
The following regulations for the
sale of liquor in the Third division
have been issued by Judge F. M.
Brown of the district court, ana all
licenses issued in the license year
beginning July 1 are subject to these
regulations. A copy of the rules
will be furnished each applicant lor
a license, and to the United States
marshal and his deputies and all
United States commissioners in the
district. Following are the regula
tions:
Every license to sell intoxicating
liquors in Valdez, Cordova, McCar
thy, Seward and Kodiak from and
after the first of July, 1916, will
be subject to the following condi
tions: t
Each licensee will be required to
keep a book in which an entry must
be made at the time of the sale or
malt, vinous or spirituous liquors
to be taken out of the building
where the saloon business is con
ducted, giving the date of the sale,
the name of the purchaser, the kind
and quantity of the liquor sold, and
the place where the same is to be
marshal shall direct. A failure to
This book must be open to inspec
tion by the United States marshal or
any deputy marshal at all reason
able times, and be inspected by the
deputy marshal in each precinct
where such sale is carried on, at
least once each month and at such
lesser intervals as the United States
able quantities must not be sold to
keep such record in the manner
above indicted will be ground ror
revoking the license.
A license to sell intoxicating li
quors at retail does not authorize
the licensee to act as a depot or
distributing point for liquors Deyond
the immediate vicinity where the
business is carried on, and consider
able quantities must not be sold to
be taken to places where no licenses
are issued, as for instance, to Unga,
Anchorage, Seldovia, Kenai, Sunrise,
Hope, Latouche, Ellamar, Chitina,
Katalla and other points where the
same is likely to be illegally offered
for resale. It may not Be possible
to fix the exact amount which will
come within the meaning of the
above regulation, but the licensee
will be held to the reasonable spirit
of these instructions.
11V/CUOCC
uuuuiu n appeal iuai any *
is recklessly or carelessly making
such sales in quantities indicating a
purpose to evade or violate the in
tent and purpose of these Instruc
tions it will be considered sufficient
ground for revoking his license.
CUTTER LIKELY BE USED
TO TRANSPORT INSANE
United States Marshal Brenneman
has taken up with the department of
justice the matter of obtaining one of
the coast guard ships for the purpose
of conveying to Valdez prisoners now
awaiting transportation at Naknek
and Unalaska. Deputy Marshal Sul
livan was bound west on the Dora to
bring them back with him when that
steamer was disabled at Uya’-c bay.
Unless the cutter is pressed into serv
ice the unfortunates will have to re
main in custody to the westward un
til the last of August or early Sep
tember. Attorney-General Gregory
has taken up the matter with, the
treasury department and it is expect
ed orders will be issued in the near
future for one of the cutters to pick
up the prisoners and bring them to
Valdez and from there they will go to
Morningside sanitarium for treat
ment.
ANOTHER BIG CLEAN-UP.
In the same letter in which he en
closed his check for $10.00 for one
year’s subscription to The Daily
limes Dick Dawson, of the Alaska
Crow Creek Mining company, reports
that he has made another big clean
up and feels justified in saying that
this will be a record seafeon for his
company.
FEET ARE FROZEN
FORDING STREAM
It would make a good story in the
sweltering east and possibly tend to
alleviate the intense situation where
even the breath of the tale would
have a cooling effect and it may
sound strange and fictitious to the
newcomer but the following story is
truth and not fiction coming from the
reliable source of Chief Wardell and
substantiated by the victim of frozen
feet who was brought into Anchorage
Sunday morning. According to his
own story Henry Jacobson, a strong,
husky longshoreman in the prime of
life, was en route from Seward to
Anchorage over the trail, coming to
this city to seek employment with the
Commission.
He made the trip as'far as Glacier
creek without mishap, but found the
Glacier creek ford impassable on ac
count of the high water and he at
tempted to go around the head of the
creek, which finds its source in the
mountain of ice in that vicinity. As
he was wearing leather boots, with
out corks, the going was too slippery
he foolishly removed his boots and
made the circuit in this manner nad
as a result froze both feet, the left
one quite severely.
He was fortunate in finding some
old gunny sack and with this for cov
ering made the distance of 40 miles
to Tom Bush’s road house at Mile 18,
being forced to crawl the last few
miles, taking him over two hours to
make the last mile.
Mr. Bush telephoned in to Chief
Wardell, who sent Nagle, the transfer
man after Jacobson, returning Sun
day. Jacobson was taken to the fed
eral jail where he is being treated by
Dr. Kyvig, who says the injuries are
very painful but not necessarily fatal
and that Jacobson would be out and
around in a week or ten days.
AMERICAN CONSUL
WANTS INFORMATION
The Imperial Russian consul gener
al at Seattle has written to the gover
nor’s office asking for information
concerning two Russian subjects,
Sholom Steinzeig and on? Koutkovs
by, who are reported to have died in
A aska, the place or places bcir g un
known. Steinzeig is said to have died
in 1914 or 1915 and the other man in
1908 or 1909. Anyone having infor
mation about the death of these men
is requested \-o communicate with ei
ther the governor’s office in Juneau
or the Russian consul-general at Se
attle
TREASURY OF TERRITORY
HAS BIG SUM TO CREDIT
An audit of the books and records
of the office of Territorial Treasurer
W. G. Smith has been completed up
to June 1, which shows a credit of
$209,118.49, which agrees exactly
with the certified balances in the vari
ous depositories throughout the terri
tory. These sums on deposit are
guaranteed to the territory by prop
er surety bonds, or negotiable bonds
equal in amount to the deposits.
The report adds: “The accounts of
the treasurer and all records of Ins
office are most carefully kept, prop
er accounts being made of all receipts
and disbursements, the same being
recorded and filed so as to be of rea
dy access. The examination of an of
fice where records are as complete as
those of your territorial treasurer is
indeed gratifying and you are to be
congratulated on having such an effi
cient officer under your administra
tion.”
HUNTING AND SHIPPING
LICENSES ARE ISSUED
Hunting 1 -censes have been is'ui'vl
to Henry S. Paul and wife, of Phila
delphia, who will visit the territory
in August. The party will travel in
land by way of Cordova and cross
north of Mount McKinley, through
the Shushanna section and down to
Whitehorse.
Shipping licenses for bear skins
have been issued to E. S. Hewitt, of
Juneau, Joseph Freinstead and C. L.
Vatam, both of Seward, have been is
sued licenres to act as guides in the
Kenai peninsula section, according to
information issued by the governor's
office.
TWO DEPUTY MARSHALS
HAVE BEEN APPOINTED
M. H. Healy, formerly of Chitina,
who recently arrived In Anchorage,
has been appointed Deputy United
States Marshal at Talkeetna.
N. E. Ohlsson, formerly of Valdez,
but recently in business at Anchor
age, has been apponted United
States Deputy Marshal at Oirdwood.
The town is Bituated on the main
line of the Alaska Northern road, at
about Mile 75.
LOST HORSES FOUND
GRAZING GLACIER CREEK
Over two months ago L. W. Turner,
a local lumber baron with large inter
ests in Anchorage and vicinity, lost a
fine team of matched iron gray horses
and since that time has spent consid
erable time and money in the effort
to recover them and reports that the
horses were found on the 12th above
the coal camp. Mr. Turner Baid the
horses were rolling fat, which speaks
well for the grazing opportunities as
a resource of this country.
ANOTHER CORNER
CHANGES HANDS
The rumor in regard to another
real estate deal involving real money
was confirmed this morning and is 1
first made public through The Daily {
Times. Warner and Campbell have ]
closed the option on the valuable cor
ner on 4th and C street for $6,000 '
and have already signified their inten- '
tion of making marked improve- |
ments thereon. The property is (
known as the Nyberg property and j
more particularly described as lot 1 :
in block 44 and is considered one of
the most important corners in town, (
having a 60 foot frontage on 4th ave- (
nue and 140 foot side frontage on C
street.
Messrs. Warner and Campbell an
nounce that another story will be ad- ]
ded to the building and leases have
been closed making a solid block of *
business houses on C street from 4th
avenue to the alley. *
Messrs. Warner and Campbell have
had an option on this property for *
two months and being already among *
the heaviest property owners in the *
city speaks well of their faith in the 1
future of Anchorage. !
The history of this piece of proper- J
ty proves conclusively what rapid 1
strides city real estate has taken !
within the past year; this lot was the 1
first one sold at the townsite sale last 1
year and was bid in by L. O. Nyberg 1
at $525 and sold within less than a
year, with the improvements, for $6,- 1
000. <
It is due to men with the faith and 1
judgment of Messrs. Campbell and 1
Warner, and the nerve to back it up, 1
that Anchorage property has reached 1
a solid and legitimate foundation and
that Anchorage is rapidly reaching J
the stage when it can be honestly re- ‘
ferred to as the first city in Alaska. ]
DEDICATION OP
HANDSOME EDIFICE
The First Presbyterian church of
Anchorage on the comer of 5th ave
nue and F street was dedicated by
Holy Communion service Sunday
morning and appropriate services in
the evening.
Dr. J. L. McBride has won the re
spect of the entire community since
coming to Anchorage and the result
of his efforts has been crowned with
success and the handsome new church
is a fitting monument to his labors.
From the time that Miss McVean
opened the Holy Community service
with the appropriate voluntary
“Nearer My God to Thee” until the
benediction closing last night’s serv
ices the members of the congregation
and Dr. McBride’s friends thought of
the day as his day and were justly
proud of him as a pastor and a friend.
A choir of 14 well-trained voices
consisting of Mrs. C. W. Donnelly,
Miss Edna Dunlap, Mrs. A. J. Wal
ters, Mrs. Fred Polly, Miss Helen Pel
ton, Miss Myrtle Record, Mrs. J. E.
Robarts, and Messrs. W, A. Miner, E.
Thompson, F. W. Hoefel, F. C. Ko
bely, O. P.- Strum and David Vint ren
dered four anthems:
“Nearer My God to Thee” by Dick
enson; “Praise Ye the Father,” by
Gounod; “Lift Up Your Heads,” by
Brooks; “The Lord Is My Light,” by
Hine, during the evening services.
Although the moraiqg service was
short it was very pretty and impres
sive, being the occasion of the Sacra
ment of the Lord’s Supper. Dr. Mc
Bride was assisted in this service by
Messrs. Packard, Hollock, Paulson
and McKeag, while Rev. H. C. Mun
ro, a minister of the Disciples church,
assisted at both the morning and eve
ning service.
Dr. McBride’s sermon from tjie
text “Laborers Together With God,”
bespoke in every word the love of the
speaker for his work and was a mas
terpiece of thought and diction.
The appeal for financial help is en
tirely in keeping with church dedica
tions and the congregation responded
in a material manner as a tribute to
Dr. McBride and in recognition of the
church which in itself is a work of
plain artistic architecture with every
available space utilized and cost ap
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proximately $3,000.
Yesterday's decorations were wild
flowers with a background of ever
greens which harmonized perfectly
with the interior furnishings and
were much admired by the large con
gregation.
The First Presbyterian church is a
credit to Anchorage and the people of
this city are proud of the man who
made it possible—Dr. J. L. McBride.
GOLD BULLION TO
BECOME PRODUCER i
Milo Kelly returned from Knik Sat
urday where he has been to superin- -
tend the freighting of supplies to the
quartz property he and associates are
opening up in the Willow creek dis
trict.
This property is located between
the proven ground of the Martin mine
and the Gold Bullion and should be
come a producer by next year or as'
soon as the development work opens
up the rich leads.
Mr. Kelly, who is one of the best
posted mining men in Alaska, being
especially familiar with formations of
the Willow creek district, will leave
within the next week or ten days to
personally superintend the develop
ment work, and says that Geo. Zink
in charge of the crew, left Knik Sat
urday to establish the permanent
camp.
Art Shonbeck at the head of the
'Good Roads” delegation is making
t compulsory for Col Richardson to
lit up and take notice -when requested
;o take some action to alleviate the
)resent existing conditions of the
vagon roads of this important sec
ion of Alaska and to inipress upon
its mind that Valdez and Fairbanks
ire not the only two towns that can
lupport automobiles and have the re
lources of the surrounding commun
ty that justify some attempt to bttter
•oad conditions.
With this end in view and to bring
he matter more forcibly to the
Colonel’s attention q road building
:ampaign has been inagurated and
he issue of “Good Roads” will have
>lenty of publicity from now on for
vith the citizens of this city and
mtire community behind them the
Daily Times has taken the matter up
hrough the columns of this paper.
To Mr. Schonbeck goes the credit
>f the idea and he has been appoint -
sd chairman of the “Good Roads '
:ommittee. Anchorage has reached
he place in the business world where
in automobile is not an anomaly but
in every-day feature of this busy
own; in addition to the many ran
ibouts, passenger cars and trucks al
ready in the city several move have
•ecently arrived and more are on the
vay.
Several years ago the elite laughed
it one “Peace Maker” Ford who put
lut the tirst car that met the de
nands of the public; the car that one
ind the same time served for a pleas
ire car and met the business require
nents, at a nominal price.
The magnitude that this wonderful
actory has reached; the many acts
if humanity it has fostered and the
nany derelicts Mr. Ford has put back
nto the business world is a matter of
listory nor has the cheap vaudeville
lotorietv deflected in anv wav from
he prestige and reputation of the
•'ord automobile.
Mr. Shonbeck was fortunate in be
ng chosen the representative of the
rord car in this part of Alaska nor
Las the Ford automobile lost any
hing in putting the Ford agency in
dr. Shonbeck’s capable hands.
Among the more recent cars deliv
:red by the Shonbeck agency are
hree five-passenger Ford cars to Er
lest Podboy, C. W. Dickson and E. E.
Charlton and Mr. Shonbeck has sev
■ral more that will arrive on the new
y-named Admiral Goodrich for An
horage customers.
ALASKA MILITIA
IS AUTHORIZED
Gov. J. F. A. Strong has received a
etter from Secretary of War Newton
). Baker in reply to a letter of in
[uiry in regard to the formation of a
lational guard in Alaska. The reply,
trinted below, explains itself:
“I have your letter of the 12th in
itant regarding the organization of a
lational guard unit in the territory of
ilaska, and in reply I would state
hat under the act of June 3, 1916,
>rovision is made for such organiza
ions in the territories.
“In due process the quota from
iach territory and regulations with
•eferences to their organizations will
>e promulgated and the governors in
'ormed.”
An analysis of the army reorgani
:ation bill which was issued recently
»y Secretary of War Newton D. Ba
rer, was received by Gov. J. F. A.
Strong. The bill provides for one full
•egiment of national guards in Alas
:a. The analysis was accompanied
>y a letter to the governor from Sen
ior G. E. Chamberlain, of Oregon,
he father of the bill, which states
hat Alaska is being taken care of
ind Governor Strong expects to re
eive instructions from the secretary
if war to organize the regiment.
xuc lie vv vxxx, evo paoocu, piuviuco
hat no one except officers of the reg
ilar army, national guardsmen, mera
►ers of the marine corps, and of the
lavy may wear the uniform of the
Jnited States, or anything which pur
>orts to be a uniform of the United
States and provides for a penalty for
hose violating the section.
The bill also provides that the
•resident may supply arms and am
nunition and provide rifle ranges
•rhere the members of the guard may
•old regular practices in order that
hey may become proficient in the use
>f small arms.
ILL-ANCHORAGE TEAM
WILL BE A CRACKERJACK
The baseball situation is getting
food and Sporting Editor Smith has
•een in consultation with the manage
nent of the City and Shamrock teams
vith the result that he has a good
ine on their ideas of an All-Anchor
ige team.
The City and the Commission teams
dll play Sunday afternoon at Kecre
ition park and the Shamrocks will
neet the Junction at the Junction.
The Lumbermen and Water Kats
dll probably play their game one
•veiling this week and the Attorneys’
earn seems to have died a-boming.
Read The Dally Times and be an
Anchorage booster.
COAL SHIPMENTS
AIM AUGUST 1
The Dick Doherty coal mine at
Moose creek has reached the stage of
development where it is ready for the
beast of burden that hauls the coal
cars. Mr. Doherty has 1,000 tons of
coal on the dump waiting for trans
portation facilities and it will not be
later than the first week in August
that the people of Anchorage will be
able to receive Moose creek coal de
livered at their back door for the low
price of $8.00 to $10.00 per ton.
The analysis show this to be a high
grade lignite coal and the tests prove
that it is exceptionally well adapted
for cooking and heating purposes.
The Doherty mine is employing 30
men- at the present time and has all
the appearances of a real camp fitted
out with comfortable living quarters,
barns and mess house.
The main tunnel 7 by 8 feet, is
driven from the Moose creek entrance
and is in 430 feet with nine shoots in
all, 34 feet apart, and the entire work
is being carried on in a workmanlike
manner with the ultimate view of
making this a permanent coal mine.
The first air shaft is in 90 feet from
the mouth of the tunnel and it is 6''
feet to the surface, while the other
air shaft at the end of the tunnel, 430
feet, rises to the distance of 309 feet
to the surface.
The bunkers with a capacity of 700
tons are being built for storage and
the Alaskan Engineering commission
is co-operating with Mr. Doherty to
make this mine a success from the
beginning and thus add another im
portant asset to the resources of An
chorage.
BODY OF MISSING
MAN IS FOUND
The body of Robert Eichler, a
millwright, was found in an ad
vanced stage of decomposition, in a
small house at Valdez.
It is learnel from those acquaint
ed with the man and neighbors in
the vicinity of the house, that no
thing had been seen of him since
last fall, and from counter slips
found in the house it was ascertain
ed that the last purchase he had
made in the stores was about the
middle of October, and the proba
ble time of his death is fixed at
about November 1. The position
in which the body was found and
the fact that at the time of death
he was fully dressed and wearing
shoe-pacs, indicates that he had
just come into the cabin and fallen
to #the floor, either in a drunken
stupor in which he perished, or had
died instantly of heart failure.
Eichler was a man of about 40 to 45
years of age, about 5 feet 5 inches
in height and of dark complexion.
The fact that a man has laid
undiscovered for more than eight
months is accounted for by the dis
position of the accused. He was a
recluse, having no intimate friends
or associates, and desiring none.
When about town he rarely spoke
to any one, and was therefore little
known. He had been out of employ
ment for some time, and was with
out funds. Knowing his condition
several people people from time to
time had assisted him, and he did
not suffer from want of food. Late
in the fall or early winter he was
missed and the rumor went out that
he had gone to Anchorage, from
what source is not known now, but
it is presumed he had stated his in
tent so to do to someone and this ex
planation of disappearance wras ac
cepted. As the place where he re
sided is within less than 100 feet
from the schoolhouse it is also
strange that the children, who fre
quently played about the place, did
not notice the odor, but apparently
did not, nor did any of them attempt
to enter the place, although the door
was unlocked.
FELIX BROWN ABOUT AGAIN;
REMAIN HERE PERMANENTLY
Felix Brown was out yesterday for
the first time since he sustained the
injury to his right arm recently and
was working his left arm overtime
shaking hands with his many friends.
People learn to miss a man like C Me
Felix and realize that something is
wrong when he fails to appear with
that customary broad grin of good
nature and it was a pleasure to learn
that after a successful two months’
business in Anchorage Mr. Brown has
decided to locate permanently in this
city and to that end has taken a long
term lease on the building now occu
pied by the Petersen pool hall on the
comer of 4th avenue and D street and
will occupy same about the middle of
August with a complete and up-to
date line of men’s clothing and hab
erdashery.
ANOTHER GOLD BRICK
FROM WILLOW CREEK
Wm. Martin is down from the Wil
low creek district today with another
gold brick as a result of the last re
tort. Mr. Martin says that the new
trams and bunkers will be ready to
operate within five days and that all
work is progressing satisfactorily at
the mine and mill. He also reports
that the mill at the Mable mine, in
which he is also interested, has start
ed grinding out the gold from ore
that runs $250.00 a ton and naturally
the owners are feeling jubilant over
the season’s prospects.