W. R. Bell, of Billings, Montana,
for thirty years In tlie cattle raising ■
business, is going to the Kentti pe-;
nTnsuTT'"'vTJ'TrTTTy"TTea7l of cow,-, and *
several mar-s an 1 norses, inraiiee
he thinks that counity offers great,
opportunities with its hundreds of
acres of hay to raise cattle on a
paying basis.
Mr. Bell has recently returned
from a four-montl s’ visit with a
guide to many points in tne Kenai
peninsula con, try. While there It-,
filed on a senior, - f land, with a
partner, of 040 acres, upon wh'Ch
he will engage in the cattle raising
business. He has located In the
Kachemak bay regioi.. He has iol't
for his old home in Montana to gel
an outfit which will comprise iifty
cows, seven or eight mares, horses,
and farming implements, an I will
return to Alaska and proceen to the
Kenai country, where he will erect
buildings on his homestead and do
other work towards opening up his
cattle ranch. If the success attains
his efforts which he confidently ex
pects, he will operate on a very
large scale.
Bell is favorably impressed with
ihe country for cattle rtps'.u ?. lie
says that hundreds of acres rf flue
ha» 's to be found which as a fe-d
for cattle is excellent, it having good
fo *■ i ' allies. He tells of one row,
se't- years old, which had lived on
t'ue growths of the country soleiv,
weighing 97 8 pounds when dreessed.
Also he is of the opinion that cattle
of some kind have roamed that
country for many years. He saw
unmistakable signs of this in sev
eral of the old Russian settlements
he visited.
While out to the westward he met
Professor C. C. Jorgenson, who be
came interested in his plans, and
requested him to loan the Kodiak
experimental station a stallion
which lie will bring to the country
along with his cattle and horses.
When a man like Bell, wit luljirty
years’ experience in the cattle busi
ness over the great ranges of Mon
tana, elects to cast his lot in cattle
raising on tile great hills and val
leys of Kenai peninsula on a large
scale, because he believes there are
unlimited possibilities in that in
dustry, it well becomes the farmers
now in that section and those con
templating engaging in farming or
etbe— nursnifs out that way to con
sider seriously the quetsion of cattle
raising.
The Anchorage Chamber of Com
merce and Commercial Club is per
haps the most active organization of
its kind within the domains of
Alaska. The weekly meetings are
well attended, and matters of inter
est to the town’s welfare are dis
cussed with enthusiasm, and handled
in a businesslike manner.
Officers of the organization are:
President, .1. II. Smith.
Vice-president. A.J. Wendler.
Treasurer, John M. Reid.
Secretary, A. S. Koch.
Board of directors- Uay C. Lar
son, Thomas C. Price, J. E. Roberts,
Capt. Franklin Johnston, W. S. Per
kins and F. J. Wood.
The standing, committees are:
Streets and Alleys—A. R. McCul
lough, Ray C. Larson, Ed Tweedell.
R. E. McDona'd.
Publicity and Parks—S. R. Mc
Clinton. L. F. Shaw, A. H. Fisher.
Executive—Leopold David, James
O’Reilly. A. J. Moore, J.E. Robarts.
Water and Light—George Camp
bell, J. .1. Longacre, Fred Pollev, J,
N. McCain.
Transportation and Docks—A. E.
Lathrop, A. Carlson, Fred Tracy,
Charles Black.
By-Laws—J. M. Reed. A. F.
Stowe, Carl Alrny. L. F. Shaw.
Finance—Ernest Richter, Frank
Schmitz, S. J. Kennedy, L. P. Byrne,
George Campbell, W. L. Balch.
Fire—Thomas C. Price, P. J. Me- j
Donald, E. .1. Warner.
Police—Ray C. Larson, Oscar An
derson, C. M. Eckmann.
Entertainment—Ray C. Larson, L.
P. Byrne, H. C. Hall.
The ladies of the Episcopal
church of Anchorage met at the
home of Mrs. G. M. Campbell, Nov.
6, for the purpose of organizing a
ladies’ guild.
Rev. Edward H. Molouy assisted
with the organization and gave an
interesting address.
The following ladles were en
rolled as members: Mrs. G. M.
Campbell, Mrs. Ray E. McDonald.
Mrs. W. u. Balch, Mrs. E. J. War-.
ner, Mrs. Harry Locke, Mrs. F. B.
Standlford. Mrs. W. R. Manning.
Mrs. Jack Robarts. Mrs. IT. J. Wal
t. rs, Mrs. Robert McIntosh. Miss
Babe White, Mrs. N. E. Ohlsson.
Miss Cra^p Ames. Mrs. J. G. Watts,
Mrs. r'. Mears, Mrs. O. G. Tubby,
Mrs. Rodman, Mrs. W. Normile, Mrs. j
'Wainwright, Mrs. A. J. Wendler,
Mrs. Robert Speck, Mrs. H. C. Davis.
The Seward newspapers of recent
date contained misleading reports:
concerning the S. S. Cordova, de-1
i daring that the vessel was caught in
j the ice at Ship creek anchorage, and
laying the (blame for its mishaps en
tirely on this port. The following is
' the truth concerning the matter:
Seward, Nov. 7.
' F. B. Tracy, Anchorage:
J S. S. Cordova lost one anchor and
■ fifteen fathoms of chain November!
4th in quiet water at Illamna bay,!
due to defective shackle. The Cor-j
dova proceeded up Cook inlet and
I anchored at the south point of Kal
gin Island, one hundred miles south
of Ship creek, on the night of No
vember 6th. The water was quiet;
i no storm or iee conditions. When
lhe chain was pulled in, the morn
ing of November 6th, the second an
chor was missing, probably due to
defective fastening. The steamer
ti rned back, and is now moored at
at the Seward dock. These occuur
rcnces have no connection with ice
1 conditions on Knik arm. I was
aboard the S. S. Latouche, sailing
from Anchorage at noon of Novem
ber 4th. The Batouche discharged
ninety-four head of horses at Homer,
j November 5th. We passed the Cor
dova in Cook inlet and arrived at
Seward November 6th.
MEARS.
•lamps Brennan and Thomas Set
ter returned to Anchorage Friday
with a considerable quantity of gold
' dust and a favorable report regard
ing recent work and developments in
the new placer camp on Lewis river,
, to the westward of Anchorage. They
were among the first to go there, fol
lowing the report in July that placer
discoveries had been made. They
staked several claims, and spent the
summer and fall in doing assess
ment and development work, took
out as high as 7.1 cents an hour each
with a rocker on a bar. dug a ditch
fiOO feet long, and were taking out
"good pay" when the recent cold
snap froze up their leading hose and
, compelled them to return here for
their winter’s outfit. They will re
main in Anchorage until the streams
are frozen and the winter trail is in
good condition for freighting.
Mr. Brennan informed the Pioneer
that they took out $200 from four(
cuts during the last four days oeforet
their water supply froze up. They
cashed in a portion of their cleanup
at the A. C'. Co.’s store at Susitna
Station, where the assay showed th«'|
gol l to be of high grade anil worth i
SIS.70 an ounce. Their largest piece)
weighed $3.90. The gold of all the!
j bars they prospected is coarse, the |
greater portion weighing from 20 to j
25 cents. Their best dirt was from!
three to five feet deep.
F. C. Roe an dA. A. Supernet are,
the only two men left in the camp >
this winter, they having arrived from
Anchorage September 2Stb with an
out fit that will last them until the
end of next Summer.
'.fi-ssrs nrennan and Setter d?s-j
covered during the summer old i
sluice boxes, a camp and other evi-j
dencos of former placer diggings. !
supposed to have belong! 1 to a man
known as "Big Mike,’’ who disap
peared about five years ago, after
bringing to Susitna Station $1,100 in i
coarsp gold from a locality which he j
refused tor make known.
M. Alliuerx, a well known Alaskan j
and pioneer of Anchorage, had a nar. I
row escape from death from exhans-j
tion and exposure while crossing the
summit between Bird and Ship 1
creeks, Thursday afternoon and i
night. But for the fact that he is
a man of remarkable vitality and
strength for one of his age—he is |
TO years old—he would have been
added to the list of missing mash
ers.
Returning overland from Seward,
where he had been called for jury
duty, Mr. Allmerx started out from
the Bird creek roadhouse without
snow-shoes, not realizing that the
trail was covered by a heavy fall of
snow. Wallowing through the snow,
in places live feet deep, he believed
his troubles were about over when
he reached the summit and started
on the down grade, but because of
j his exhausted condition and the
deeper snow on the north slope, they
had really only commenced. When
he finally reached the south bank of
Ship creek, more than six hours he
left the unmarked trail, he was in
such a state of exhaustion that he
' was unable to proceed further un
assisted and “took . a chance" on I
calling for help,with the faint possi
bility that someone might be in the
vicinity an dassist him. Two moose
hunters heard the call and carried
him to their camp near by, where he
remained and recuperated for a day
before coming to Anchorage. He
tnndp the trip over the mountain
after dark, reaching the hunters'
camp at 3 o’clock.
Miss Ethel Spence, daughter of
District Attorney Spence, came over
from Valdez on the Evans.
LOCAL NEWS OF THE WEEK
Aaron Ericson, game warden,
reached here on the Evans, to make
Anchorage his headquarters.
Miss Ethel Spence, daughter of
District Attorney Spence, who ar
rived on the Evans, will teach in tile
Knik public schools the coming term.
The steamer Wilmington. Iwhtch
brought a cargo of railroad material,
incluuding cars, boilers, etc., from
the Panama canal for the govern
ment railroad at Anchorage, took a
cargo of Alaska marble from Tokeen
to San Francisco.
Tex Jones, the old-timer, has Pur
chased the business of C. C. Bush,
next to the Riverside hotel, and pro
poses to make it a popular retreat
for the hoys. He will keep on hand
a file of the Fairbanks, Nome and
lditarod newspapers, for fhe benefit
of men from the interior.
Many new buildings in the ter
minal yards at Anchorage are near
ing completion, and this will enable
all those connected with the winter^
work to continue without interfer
ence from the elements and also
give them comfortable quarters dur
ing the hours of the day and night ;
v hen not at work.
F. B. Wood has been appointed
postmaster at Anchorage. His com
mission arrived on the Evans’ mail.
Mr. Wood is an especially compe
tent young man, who has resided
here since the town's birth. That
he will make a good postmaster is
the Pioneer’s candid opinion.
Judge Wood, the clerk in charge,
will depart on an early steamer,
having resigned from his position
here. He has proved a most courte
ous. capable official.
Mrs. Nagley, wife of H. W. Nag
ley, the Susitna merchant, arrived
on the Evans from an extended visit
to her former home in the states.
It is definitely announced today
that the public schools of Anchorage,
will open Monday next. In con
junction with the school board and
the two teachers here, the pupils are
meeting this afternoon at the school
licuse, at which tlme the respective
grades of the pupils will be deter
mined.
Tli is forenoon the telegraph and
: telephone line connecting Anchorage
| with Seward parted at a point not
I far from Seward, probably due to a
heavy snowfall in the mountainous
country near there. It should not
require long to repair the break, and
the line may be in opertaion before
j the day is done.
Charles E. Herron, the mining
man, reached here on the Evans.
One of the large barges used dur
ing the summer by the Commission
is now in drydock on the bank of
Ship creek, near the general office
building. Several other small river
boats and barges are being put on
the ways this week, ready for the
winter and a general overhauling.
Charles Day, member of the lower
house of the Alaska legislature,
reached here on the Evans, accom
panying the delegate from Valdez.
Mr. Day proved himself one of the
level headed members of the legis
lature and made a record that will
return him to that body as long as
he wishes. He is an old-timer ir.
Alaska and a prince of good fellows.
The end °f steel reached the Eagle
river bridge camp this week, twelve
and a fraction miles from Anchor
age. Immediately following the ar
rival of the rails work was started
on the big ivagle river bridge, and,
weather permitting, the bridge
should be ready for use in about
2". days. This will be the first
bridge to be completed on the new
railroad.
Harry Landers, with the Hold
Bullion Miines Company, is in An
chorage for a day or so.
lion. .James Wickersham,
delegare to congress from
Alaska, will be the guest of
the ])eo])le of Anchorage (lur
ing the stay of the S. S. Ad
miral Evans. No man in pub
lic life, it is safe to assert, has
played such a promiinent part
in Alaska’s history since the
American oeeupatiion as tin*
distinguished guest who is to
visit us at this time
June (>, 1 i>00, James Wicker
sham, at that time a leader of
the bar in his home city of To
coma, Washington, was ap
pointed l'lifted States district
judge for the newly created
Third judicial division of
Alaska, which at the time
comprised that section of the
country now contained in the
Third and Fourth divisions of
the territory. Jlis headquar
ters were established at Eagle,
on the Yukon river.
Meanwhile, the weak and
impotent Judge Noyes presid
ed on the bench of the Second
division of Alaska, in which
the great mining camp of
Nome was located." Upon the
forced retirement of Judge
Noyes, due to his signal failure
to- handle the extremely diffi
cult situation at Nome,- grow
ing out of the big mining eases.
arisiug there. Judge Wicker
sham was ent by the depart
ment of justice to the Second
division, to bring order at of
chaos. Within two years he
had cleared the calendar, and!
at his own request was again,
transferred to the Third divi-j
sion of tlie territory.
During Ids long career on!
tlie bench. Judge Wickersham
has presided with firmness, ca
pability and fairness, in more
important eases than tiny!
other Alaskan judge.
Yielding to the demands of;
fiiends throughout the terri-l
lory, Judge Wickersham re-j
signed from the bench to bed
e une a candidate for delegate
to congress. Needless to say, j
he was elected, going to the'
sixty-first congress for the j
first time. He was re-elected
to the sixty-second, sixty-third
and sixty-fourth sessions of
the national law-making body.
The delegate’s great speech
in support of the bill author
izing the government to build
a trunk line railway system in
Alaska turned many votes to
the support of that measure,
insuring its passage. The
town of Anchorage owes its
birth to the passage of that
bill and the subsequent selec
tion of the Susitna route by
the Alaskan Engineering
Commission. I
ANCHORAGE EXTENDS WET.
COME.
The Pioneer takes occasion to
congratulate the local Chamber ot
Commerce for its efforts looking to
ward a fitting reception for the Hon.
James Wickersham, delegate to con
gress for Alaska, upon his arrival on
the steamer Evans.
it appears to us to be especially
apropos"for Anchorage to pay hom
age to our distinguished delegate,
because thi3 town owes its very
being to the big Alaska railway pro
ject now in course of construction,
and because Mr. Wickersham did
yeoman service in getting the Alaska
railway bill through the congress.
This will be the first opportunity
accorded citizens of Anchorage to
pay their respects and express^ ver
bally, their appreciation of IPs ser
vices. it is perhaps needless to nrge
all to turn out and give the delegate
a rousing and cordial greeting.
Mr. Wiekersl-nm has many warm
political friends in this part of
Alaska, which has always given his
caudldacy a loyal support. He like
wise has many friends and admirers
who may not be of his political 1
faith. The reception will In nowise
be a political affair. It will be sim
ply an occasion where gratefuul peo
ple may pay honor to one to whom
honor is especially due. In this
spirit, therefore, let us greet our
distinguished visitor, and prove to
him that Anchorage—regardless of
political affiliation—Is glad to pay
homage to him and that it is a com
munity that appreciates efforts in its
behalf. Anchorage has an oppor
tunity to show that it is a •'live
wire” among the towns of Alaska.
OKEKTIXOS TO OUR DKI..KGATK. i
Hon. James Wickersham is the ;
guest of Anchorage today. As the!
delegate to congress from Alaska.!
our distiniguished visitor is devoted 1
to the interests of this territory.
Conceded to be the best informed
man in Alaska, he is equipped by !
by ability, experience and general
knowledge to serve the people of
this great empire, so much in need
t •
1 of government aid in many essential
! things, because our big natural re
! sources are held under national gov
! ernment jurisdlctilon. Given a com
plete territorial form of govern
ment, or, better still, absolute state
hood. the situation would be less
complex. We could govern our
selves; raise our own revenues; have
dominion over our great resources,
and not have to ask gover ment aid
in order to bring about a develop
ment of the country.
But in the circumstances, we must
rely upon government aid. Largely
through the efforts of Delegate
Wickersham, the government has
undertaken the construction or a
trunk line railway system in Alaska.
To continue this splendid work, we
need, at the hands of the coming ses
sion of congress, a very substantial
appropriation. On benalf of the
people of this community and of this
entire Susitna country, we respect
fully urge .the delegate to use his
powerful influence, to the end that
the necessary appropriation shall be
made without undue delay.
Anchorage, Alaska’s newest and
best town, extends cordial greetings
to our honored delegate. The keys
> of the town are his.
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Hon. James Wickersliam,
delegate to congress from
Alaska, reached here on the S.
S. Admiral Evans this morn
ing. Members of the Chamber
of Commerce reception com
mittee, in the government
launch Matanuska, met him at
the steamer and escorted him
ashore. Landing at the gov
ernment dock, the Commission
team drove him across the
creek, up the H street grade,
and along Fourth avenue to
the Crescent Hotel, where
headquarters had been pro
vided.
This afternoon, escorted by
Commissioner Mears, Superin
tendent of Construction
O’Reilly, Towniste Manager
Moore ami other members of
the reception committee, the
delegate was shown about the
town and the railway works.;
He also delivered a talk before
the Anchorage Woman’s Club
at the social hall, old town.
T-morrow forenoon the
delegate. accompanied oy
Commissioner Mears, Superin
tendent O’Reilly and members
of the reception committee,
will go out on tlie railway line
as far as the completed portion
of the track.
Tomorrow evening at 8
o’clock, at Robarts’ hall, the
delegate will deliver a speech
to the people of Anchorage.
All are welcome and are urged
to attend. Following the
speech, the reception commit
tee will banquet tlm delegate
at the ’Frisco Cafe.
Col. H. E. Re veil, the Ancliorage
Setvard and the Seward-1 ditarod
moil contractor, has concluded final
arrangements for transporting the
nail the coming winter, and makes
the following announcements with
respect to mail carriers:
Elgin Vaughn, Martin Lanning
Thomas S. Finnegan and Col. Revel!
will be on tne run from Seward, via
Anchorage to Knik.
Joseph Richards will handle the
mail from Knik to Happy river, on
the Seward-ldltarod trail.
R. D. Elexson will carry the mail
from Happy river over the Rainy
Pass to the Rohn river, on the Kus
kokwim side.
Thoma3 Ho.vd will transport It
from thence to Idltarod. going via
Ophlr, in the Innoko.
The mail service is scheduled to
begin November 15th. The mail
teams will leave Seward Mondays of
each week, arriving at Anchorage
Thursdays. Leaving here Fridays, it
will reach Knik Saturday#.
Under the Colonel’s plan of plac
ing Anchorage on the Seward-ldita
rod route, this town will be given
two weekly out-bound mails. A mail
: team on the Anchoragc-Saward route
will depart from hero Fridays of
each week for Seward, arriving there
Mondays. The Seward-Iditarod mail
team, southbound, will arrive here
Sundays of each week, and depart
Mondays. Hence, the southbound, or
outgoing mail, will leave here Fri
days and Mondays of each week.
The Anchorage-Seward mail con
tract does not comprehend carrying
mail beyond tills town. As a mat
ter of accommodation. Col. Revel!
informs the Pioneer that he will
convey any ma'l matter from An
chorage, for interior points, by his
Seward-fditarod mail carriers.
Col. Revell further announces
that he will establish a passenger
and express line between Anchorage
mid Seward, in connection with tho
n:ail service. The passenger rate
will be $25. one way, and tho ex
press rate will be 2o cents the
pound.
He proposes to operate a double
emler stage line between Anchorage
and Kern creek, or Mile "2 on the
Alaska Northern railway line. Dog
teams will be used from there on to
Seward.
Messrs. Campbell and . Warner
hfcve been designated as local agents
for his business by Col. Revell.
T. R. W/ilson, of Knik, has bonded
his placer claims on Metal creek, a
tributary of Knik river, to James T.
Elliott, a prominent mining man of
Spokane, the deal comprehending the
payment of $50,000 for the prop
erty. Mr. Elliott plans on installing
a hydraulic plant on the ground in
the spring, preparatory to opening
the property on a big scale.
Mr. Wilson has some claims lo
cated in the vicinity of those taken
over by Mr. Elliott, which he re
gards as being adapted to mining by
the dredger method.
Mr. Wilson is a pioneer miner and
prospector of this section of Alaska.
He was among the first to locate pay
ground on Cache creek during the
season of 1906. He had a half in
terest in the well-known Ohio group
on that stream, which he sold for a
substantial figure to the Cache Creek
Mining Company. After disposing of
his holdings In the Cache creek dis
trict, he devoted his time to devel
oping Metal creek claims, with the
result as before stated.
A sale of town lots will be held
by Mr. Andrew Christensen, super
intendent of sale, as soon as prac
ticable after the arrival of the
steamer City of Puebla. The sale
will bo conducted in front of the
townsite office: This sale is held to
accommodate persons who have
been unable to purchase residence
lots at the previous sale. Only such
lots as are called for will be put up
for sale. All persons desiring to
purchase lots are requested to im
mediately hand in to the townsite
office the lot and block number of
the lot they wish to purchase.
Definite announcement of the
1 time of the sale will be made as
1 soon as the time of the arrival of
the Puebla can bo ascertained.
.1. A. MOORE,
Townsite Manager.
j The suggestion of old-timer Tex
I .Tores that we organize a kennel club
In Anchorage and pull off some dog
team racing events this winter meets
with our hearty approbation. Dog
rnc ng is a clean, wholesome snort,
and one that can be enjoyed by all
of our Inhabitants. Our level streets
will provide adeequate race courses
for local events. By all means, let’s
organize a kenned club and have
'ir.H, fun- -i-id gel some good ad
vertising on the side.
A very charming "afternoon” was
given by Mrs. Harry Locke on Fri
day to the ladles of Anchorage and
Government Hill, in honor of Mrs.
Stoughton and Mrs. Wain vright,
mother of Mrs. Mears.
In the living room Mrs. Shaft' and
Mrs. Chase presided at the punch
bowl, serving orange punch. Mrs.
Mears and Mrs. Rodman poured in
Lh(. dining room, assisted by Mrs.
Tubby, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Warner,
Mrs. Standtford. Mrs. W'endler, Mrs.
Reedy and Mrs. Manning. A center
piece of polnsettas and candleshades,
decorated very artistically with
poinsettas, graced the table where
the dainty refreshments were served.
In the bootlegging cases, in which
convictions were secured. Judge
David this afternoon imposed the
following sentences: Kovacevich,
$250 and costs; GUlavich, $350 and
costs; Busch, $250 and costs; Man
dic, $400 and costs; Geliff, $250 and
costs; Aztck, $350 and costs; Barn
hart. three Wbftths in jail; McGuire,
three months in jail.
SEATTLE, Nov. 10—Tlie steamer
Kansas City sailed for Anchorage,
via Prince William sound, last night,
with a heavy 'cargo. Captain Nord
is on the bridge. The steamer will
go via the outside route.
While in the States last winter,
Bob Crawford, son of R. M. Craw
ford, of Fairbanks, wrote words and
1 music for a number of northern
songs which are now being pub- ’
lished iii Seattle, and which will be
spread broadcast throughout Alaska
and the northwest. Rob is now with ^
i the survey party on the Nenana
! river, but his brother, Sam Craw
ford, is looking after the publication
j of the songs.
Billy Robinson, one of the early
pioneers of Fairbanks, is now in
j business in Bisbee, Arizona.