ANCHORAGE WEEKLY TIMES
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Anchorage, Alaska.
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1916.
THE GOVERNMENT RAILWAY.
With the government railway leading out of Anchorage
but fairly under construction ami in operation but a distance
of some thirty-five miles, comes the announcement that the
freight and passenger traffic handled on the daily trips to and
from the front more than pays the operating expenses, to say
nothing of handling the construction material that in large
quantities is being transported to various points along the line.
This information is a source of much gratification to those
who have always maintained that a railway in Alaska would
pay operating expenses from the inception. And as the rails
are laid toward the interior, more traffic will he developed,
until the railway will eventually be paying not only interest on
the original investment and operating expenses, but a hand
some dividend besides.
In inaugurating construction work on the government rail
way system, the federal government has made no error. In
deed. the big development scheme will prove of lasting benefit
to this great undeveloped territory, as resources long laying
dormant because of the lack of transportation facilities will
be thrown open to the use of man. Thousands upon thousands
of people will eventually settle along the railway route,, all
the way from the coast to the Yukon river, engaging in vari
ous forms of agriculture and stock raising industries. Min
ing regions that will be tapped by the iron horse will be do
veloped. giving lucrative employment to hundreds upon hun
dreds of hardy miners. In fact, no person can foretell the de
velopments that will follow the completion of the railway from
the coast to the interior. Suffice to say, that the start is very
encouraging, and there is no reason to be pessimistic over what
the future will bring forth. The God of nature, in his infinite
wisdom, made no barren land. All regions of the earth are
good for something that will benefit mankind. And surely
the rich soil of the Matanuska, Susitna and Tanana valleys will
not long remain a part of the vast public domain, when trans
portation becomes available, and the mineral wealth that is
known to exist at intervals along the route shall be developed.
The mining camps will provide a profitable market for the pro
ducts of the agricultural districts.
The pesimist will doubt this optimistic view of the future
of this country, but it should be understood that the pessimis
tic individual never contributes to the development of latent
resources. He lacks the faith necessary to bring things to a
successful conclusion, and he is therefore always a failure.
The people that will make Afaska blossom as the rose, to use
the figure of speech, are the ones who do things, who have faith
in their work and who combine intelligent effort with untiring
industry. We have many such in this part of Alaska, and
that’s why things are going ahead; that’s why the government
railway is going to prove a fine success.
Some very intelligent people are opposed to the policy of
a government railway as a fixed principle. They hold that
it invades the rights, to a certain extent, of private individ
uals. But in the case of the Alaskan railway, we believe that
government construction and operation is desirable. In
the first place, it is very doubtful if private individuals would
be willing to invest the large amount necessary to construct
the road from the coast to the interior, at least until the in
tervening country had reached a more advanced state of de
velopment. And in the very nature of things, the country will
not be developed until transportation is provided. The two go
hand in hand. And in the second place, the government trans
portation charge will be much less than that maintaining un
der private ownership. “All the traffic will bear,” appears to
be the policy of most private transportation lines, while under
government auspices, no such a policy would be tolerated, nor
would it be attempted.
The Anchorage postoffice will be raised to an office of
the third class October 1, according to information given out
by Alvah Eames, chief clerk of the railway mail service, in
charge of mails and routes in the southwestern part of Alaska.
An office of the third class receives much more consideration
and has much greater authority in the matter of adequate cler
ical assistance than does a mere fourth class office, hence the
change will be a distinct benefit from all aspects. With en
larged postoffice quarters, now nearing completion; postoffice
boxes for patrons who may wish to rent them, and additional
clerical help, the Anchorage postoffice will be in fine condition
to give complete satisfaction to the public. Mail matter is
something that concerns every adult individual in the town
and an)^ improvement will be hailed with delight. The An
chorage postoffice has been working under great difficulties
since the establishment of the office a little over a year ago.
The population increased with rapidity and the volume of
business increased in like proportion. It has been no light
task to keep up with the progress of the town.
A special agent of the United States department of agri
culture, an expert employed in the bureau of soils, is in An
chorage, coming to this point for the express purpose of mak
ing a study of the agricultural possibilities of the fertile val
leys of the Matanuska and Susitna. The fact is important in
that it shows that the government is alive to the interests of
Alaska and that all departments of the federal government
are working iq harmony, to the end that the government rail
way shall prove a success. This special agent was in this sec
tion last year and made a very comprehensive study of soil
conditions. His report thereon was printed as a public docu
ment and widely circulated throughout the country. He re
turns to make more complete and searching investigations
along the same line.
LOCAL JOLTINGS
ABOUT TOWN
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(Prom Saturday’s Da iy.)
The launch Brighton sails for Turn
again Arm points at 7:30 o’clock this j
evening.
Alvah Eames, chief clerk in the j
mail service, arrived in Anchorage of j
the Admiral Watson, and will be in
the city several days on official busi
ness.
Judge Leopold David returned from
Seldovia on the Admiral Watson yes
terday and has resumed his duties in
his offices on the corner of 5th avenue
and E street.
The launch Pioneer which has re
cently been overhauled and new ma
chinery installed, will sail tonight at
7:30 o’clock for Hope, Sunrise and
Turnagain points.
J. H. Smith, the real estate and in
surance man, has moved to the new
Smith building next to the Empress
theatre, where he has fitted up well
equipped offices.
Mrs. Jessie Hay has sold her inter
est in the H. and W. Grill to her
partner Mrs. Wilcox, and left on the
Admiral Watson, en route to her old
home in San Francisco.
Chief Operator Stine notifies The
Daily Times office that the Anchor
age-Seward telephone line is down
again; this time on account of forest
fires between Mile 25 and Bird creek.
Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Reedy and chil
dren left on the river steamer Ominc
ca Thursday for Talkeetna where the
family will spend several clays while
Dr. Reedy makes an inspection of the
railroad camps.
Dr. C. L. Carmichael, who has been
located at Talkeetna as temporary
district su,rgeon, left yesterday for
the Broad Pass country. The doctor
took a horse and complete outfit and
will do the assessment work on his
quartz claims in that country.
J. H. Wert returned from Indian
river this morning where he has
been prospecting and reports that a
number of miners are rocking out on
the average of $6.00 on the bars of
the Susitna river just below the
mouth of Gold creek.
Mrs. C. M. Eckmann was an outgo
ing passenger on the Admiral Watson
that sailed for the outside last night.
Mrs. Eckmann will visit her many
friends in Seattle and be gone several
weeks on pleasure and business con
nected with the Eckmann store.
Full reports of the recent lot and
acre tract sale are available and i
show the sale of 150 townsite lots in i
addition to many pieces of acreage
property, netting the sum of $40,000;
this brings the total sales of Anchor
age townsite property to $210,000.00.
B. W. Yeatman and C. G. Cameron,
located at Camp 213 in the Matanus
ka district, report a recent catch of
125 pounds of trout in one day; part
of which they brought back to camp
and the balance was left for a big
black bear that interrupted their
sport.
Jack Robarts will give the wTeekly
Saturday night dance in Robarts’ hall
tonight; the floor has been put in ex
cellent condition and with the popu
lar dance music of Miss Marian Redd,
pianist, and Chas. O’Conner as snare
drum accompanist, these dances con
tinue to meet with universal popular
ity.
Mrs. A. L. Tickner and interesting
children, Kathleen, Arthur and Dolly,
after residing in Anchorage several
months, departed on the commission
power boat Alaska this morning for
Glacier creek to join Mr. Tickner who ;
is stationed at that point as resident
engineer for the Alaskan Engineering
commission.
The city administration has a force
of men making twro tennis courts on
the south half of the municipal block,
which will be open to the public. Two
tennis clubs are being formed to take
advantage of the opportunity and ar
rangements will be made with the
Welfare association to pull off a Ci'|r
Commission tournament in the near
future.
Baseball promises to be good to
morrow and the fans will have the
opportunity of witnessing a double
header. The City and the Junction
and the Commission and the Sham
rocks. The Commission-Shamrpck
game is scheduled for 3 o’clock to
morrow afternoon at Recreation park
with Costello and Dorwin as opposing
(Prom Monday’s Daily.)
Many picnic parties are taking ad
vantage of these belated summer
days.
The freighter Wellesley left Seattle
the 28th and is due in Anchorage
about August 4th.
Mrs. Emma Dorn is in from Bird
creek for a few days’ visit with her
many Anchorage friends.
William C. Cunningham and Miss
Alice Mann were united in marirage
yesterday afternoon by Judge Leo
pold David.
Sam McMillan and Mike Birming
ham, of Knik, spent yesterday in An
chorage, returning this morning on
the launch Swan.
The indebtedness on the grand
stand at Recreation park has been re
duced to $600.55 from the proceeds of
the ball games so far this season.
The secretary of the Bill’s club has
called a meeting for tomorrow (Tues- i
day) night at 9 o’clock to take up 1
the matter of the Sunday excursion 1
contemplated by this organization. 1
Messrs. Phillips and Lytle have i
been hunting and prospecting in the j
Talketna country for several weeks, (
and leave for Kenai tomorrow on a c
fisl.ir 'j before returning to the
outside.
u'rom Tuesday’s Daily.)
Jack Dunn and Wm. Smith came
iown from Hope yesterday on the
launch Pioneer.
A. S. Libby, a sawyer at the Bird
Creek saw mill, is visiting in the city
for a few days.
R. H. Fleming, of the Bird Creek
Lumber company, returned yesterday
from a business trip to his saw mill
on Tumagain Arm.
J. Sutherland, who has a tie con
tract with the government, arrived in
Anchorage yesterday for a few days1
business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Palmer, of
Knik, have arrived in Anchorage With
the intention of spending the balance
of the summer in the city.
Misses Clark and Wilson who have
been touring in the Turnagain Arm
country, returned to Anchorage yes
terday on the launch Pioneer.
Scott Wooliver who has been pros
pecting for two months on Lewis riv
er, returned to Anchorage yesterday
o.i the power launch Red Wing.
The executive committee of the
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
will meet tonight at 8:30 o’clock to
take up matters of importance and a
full attendance is desired.
Arthur D. Jett arrived in Anchor
age yesterday from Sunrise, where he
has been for several weeks looking
over some dredging ground on the
east fork of Six Mile creek.
The post office boxes will be assign
ed tomorrow and all persons who or
dered bcxes last fall and paid a de
posit on same are requested to call at
the Chamber of Commerce and pay
the balance due, according to the
agreement.
In another column of this paper ap
pears one more call for “men wanted.”
This time the call comes from the for
estry department and anyone desiring
employment at good wages should see
Kieth McCullagh at the forestry of
fice tomorrow morning.
Mrs. J. W. Maxwell, accompanied
by Miss Edith Maxwell, of San Anto
nio and Miss’ Daisy Plowman, of Dal
las, Texas, are passengers on the
steamer Mariposa and will spend a
few weeks in Anchorage visiting her
son, Stuart Maxwell, of the Anchor
age Supply company.
E. C. Maddox, of Knik, has notified j
Secretary Koch that the Willow creek- |
Knik Transfer company has com- |
menced operations and is making dai- i
ly trips from Knik to mile 31 at the
price of $5.00 for passengers and 3%
cents for baggage. The trip is made
under four hours and an automobile
leaves daily from these two points.
Hugh H. Bennett, of the bureau of
soils, department of agriculture, is in
Anchorage, coming to this section to
study the soils native to this region, i
Accompanied by Thomas D. Price, Mr.
Bennett was here last year and made
a soil reconnaisance. He comes to
complete the work inaugurated last
season.
The government power boat Alaska
leaves the clock tonight at 8 o’clock j
for Point Possession on its errand of
mercy to alleviate the suffering of
the Indians at that place and any fur
ther contributions for these people
will be received at the office of The
Daily Times up to 7 o’clock this even
ing.
The body found hanging at Big
Rabbit creek Sunday morning was cut
down and brought to Anchorage this
morning by Jack Robinson on the gov
ernment power launch Alaska and at
the time of going to press the coro
ner’s jury had not rendered a verdict
but there is no doubt but that the
body is that of John Carlson and that
he committed suicide while in the
state of mental derangement.
NEW TOWN GETS
A GOOD START
The new government townsite at
Matanuska Junction on the branch
railroad line into the Matanuska coal
fields, has started off under particu
larly favorable auspices; sixty-two
lots were sold, netting over $10,000
and several representative business
men from Anchorage were among the
buyers and will establish branch
stores at this important point.
The new town will supply the agri
cultural country of a portion of the
Matanuska and Susitna valleys. The
government has built a commercial
Freight house and will start building a
lepot at once, in addition to contem
plated warehouses and other neces
sary buildings.
This is the first town established by
;he government located on the line of
;he railroad away from tidewater.
Coal is being, mined about three
quarters of a mile from the railroad
right-of-way and will be shipped to
Anchorage by the first of August for
ocal consumers.
The government is operating a dai
y train between Anchorage and the
end of the line and the freight and
passenger receipts are more than pay
ing cost of operation of the train;
vith the increased tonnage incident to
shipping of coal from Moose creek
;he railroad between Anchorage and
Moose creek should be on a paying
basis. This has been accomplished
vithin less than one year and is an
mviable record in railroad building
ind operation.
ANCHORAGE MAY
NAME CANDIDATES
CORDOVA, August 1.—Prominent
■epublicans interviewed here agree
hat Anchorage is entitled to select
wo candidates for the lower house of
he Alaska legislative assembly, made
lecessary by the fact that the two
Anchorage candidates named at the
livisional convention at Valdez are
isqualified by the election law.
Two Candidates
Disqualified by
Election Law
VALDEZ, July 31.—E. E. Ritchie,
the attorney, whose opinion has been
asked in the matter, says that the
candidates nominated at the republi
can divisional convention at Vahjez
who have not resided in the district
for a period of two years prior to
their election, are disqualified to
serve in the Alaska legislative assem
bly, under the Alaska election law.
While speaking for nobody but him
self, Ritchie says that he believes it
would be satisfactory to all republi
cans in this division for Anchorage to
name two new candidates, in lieu of
Messrs. Bedell and Frame, who are
disqualified by the Alaska act.
Ray Suggests a Way.
SEWARD, July 31.—L. V. Ray, the
local attorney, says that under the
law the only way to fill vacancies in
the legislative ticket is to have candi
dates fill out petitions the same as in
dependent candidates to get a place
on the official ballots.
WAGE SCALE NOW IN
FORCE AT TREADWELL
The following is the wage-scale
now prevailing at the Alaska Tread
well, Alaska United and Alaska Mex
ican mines at Douglas Island, Alaska:
Machine drillers, $3.50 per day; Ma
chine helpers, $3.25 per day; mine la
borers, $3.00 per day; amalgamators,
$120.00 per month; vannermen, $95 to
$130 per month; feeders, $100 per
month; machinists, $3 to $7 per day;
blacksmiths, $5 to $6 per day; tool
sharpeners, $4.50 per day; black
smith’s helpers, $3.00 per day.
Employees who board at the com
pany’s boarding house pay $25 per
month for meals and $2 for a room.
The average number of men employ
ed per day for the year by the Alas
ka Treadwell was 718 and the aver
age wage paid was $3.61. The Alas
ka United employed 276 men at $3.46
and Alaska Mexican 121.24 at $3.36.
NEWS! ITEMS
FROMTALKEETNA
The Talkeetna correspondent to ■
The Daily Times sends in the follow
ing news items dealing with the peo
ple of that town and railroad condi
tions.
Billy Greer, from the circulation de
partment of The Daily Times, spent
several days in this vicinity on bus
iness for the paper.
Roberts and Miller’s new general ■
store is doing a good business.
J. B. Thorbjerson has opened a
new restaurant under the name of
the Woodland Inn.
Bob McIntosh is settled in his new
store and among other periodicals and
papers will make a leader of The Dai
ly Times.
Louis Blumm, with a cigar store,
and Pete Cunningham, the town ton
sorial artist, have settled in their new
store.
M. H. Healey, deputy U. S. marshal
recently appointed to this section, is
well liked by the people and law and
order prevails.
J. A. Hinote, formerly engineer on
the river boat Hazel B No. 2, is
working for H. W. Nagley and has
charge of the store while Mr. Nagley
is making a trip to Cache creek.
Geo. Carroll has been in Talkeetna
for several days getting located and
establishing the Carroll store. A.
Wineberg will have charge of the
store.
Mrs. Kane has opened the new
Birch road house and in addition to
supplying bunks will serve meals to
the public.
Miss Loretta Granahan has the
promise of the “hello” position when
the telephone system is established.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Allridge are
new arrivals in Talkeetna.
G. T. Wilson has been granted a
six-mile right of way contract by the
government.
The new camp at mile 213 has been
laid out and C. G. Cameron appoint
ed camp foreman.
Chief Accountant II. B. Wilkinson
is in Talkeetna and vicinity on offi
cial business.
G. C. Hammond, in the disbursing
department of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission, returned from a bus
iness trip to Croto on the river
steamer Omineca this morning.
SHE SET A Trap for hubby.
Suspicious Wife Cures Him of the Tra
ditional Failing. >
The wife of u Dorchester (Mass.) man
who had the traditional /ailing—be for
got to mail letters—has cured him. The
mail is delivered at their home before
the breakfast hour, which is eompara
tively late. One morning she said to
her husband:
“Did you have any mail this morn
ing, dear?”
“Only a circular.” he answered as he
bit into a fine brown slice of toast.
“H'm." said wife. “By the way. did
you mail the letters 1 gave yon yester
day?”
“Sure I did.” was the righteously in
dignant reply
“Well,” answered wife, with an elo
queut smile, “it's funny, then, you had
no letters this morning, because one of
those 1 gave you to mail was addressed
to you—Just as a sort of key.”
ALASKA SURVEY
VESSEL LAUNCHED
WASHINGTON, July 31.—The
Alaska*survey steamer Surveyor was
launched last Saturday at Manitowoc,
a<?cord:ng to annciiucement made here
recently. The surveyor will sail for
the Pacific coast in September and
will go through the Panama canal. It
is doubtful if she will be sent to Alas
ka this season, although it is proba
ble that the department will station
tier at Sitka or Juneau in case emer
gency cases demand her assistance.
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS
HOLD CONVENTION
Harmony reignea supreme ana no
friction marred the meeting of the
progressive democrats of the Third
iivisional district in convention as
sembled this morning at the Labor
hall.
Party feeling was not particularly
in evidence nor did the eagle scream,
•md Cicero still holds the medal for
eloquence.
The repeated mention of Honorable
lames Wickersham was pleasing and
met with favor; the G. O. P. was not
rillified, nor did the Bourbons come in
for any scathing remarks; however,
the men behind the throne at Juneau
and who manipulate the big roller,
?ot theirs.
From the standpoint of a spectator
it was a very mild convention and
shows what “team work"—the slogan
af this party—can do and should be
simulated, especially where the “team
.vork” is conducive to the interests of
lames Wickersham.
The nominees have pledged them
selves to the support of Delegate
Wickersham and the result of “team
work” will be in evidence when the
egislature meets in Juneau.
The nominees of today’s convention
may not have the opportunity to dis
play any particular class, but they
promise to, if elected.
The convention was called to order
it 10 o’clock with 66 delegates pres
ent and represented by proxy; the
cemporary organization with Jno. WT.
Frame as chairman and J. C. Dierrin
?er as secretary was made permanent
md the wheels commenced to grind.
To save time and paper the nomi
lees were all made by acclamation
md the secretary instructed to cast
;he ballot of the convention for C. M.
Day, of Valdez, R. R. Hunter, of An
chorage; John Noon, of Seward, and
Foe Murray of McCarthy for candi
lates for the legislature, John W.
Frame for senate and J. C. Dierringer
if Valdez for road supervisor.
S. McNiece, Dr. J. H. McCallie and
3. M. Diek were appointed a commit
;ee of three empowered to fill any va
cancy that might arise. The reading
if the platform did not bring out the
merited applause it was entitled to,
more particularly at the references to
;he name of James Wickersham for
ielegate to congress. This organiza
;ion of progressive democrats will
support Mr. Wickersham and have so
embodied their intentions in the plat
form and in his speech of acceptance
for the nomination of senatorial can
lidate Mr. Frame emphasized the fact
chat he was strong for Alaska’s pres
ent delegate and would use his power
md influence towards his re-election.
Mr. Frame further evidenced the fact
that he was a politician bom and
bought cigars for the crowd even to
the handful of republicans who were
interested spectators of the conven
tion.
OUTLOOK OF KATALLA
REPORTED PROMISING
George C. Hazelet and Sam Blum
:his morning returned in the launch
Pioneer from Katalla after a visit to
;he surrounding country which lasted
ibout a week.
Hazelet expresses himself as much
impressed with the activity which is
prevalent at Katalla. He reports work
progressing on the railroad projected
from that point. Between 35 and 50
men are employed on construction
vork, and about two miles have been
graded.
Clark Davis has a crew of 15 men
mi his coal claim back of Katalla, and
s making preparations to immediate
ly develop the mine.
The outlook of the oil fields are re
ported as splendid. The old wells are
in good condition, and under proper
conditions it is thought, can be made
to produce more heavily than in the
past.
Hazelet says the fishing fleet oper
ating about Katalla give the vicinity
a lively air. The canneries at Cor
lova as well as the one at Chilcat,
lave many boats in the vicinity. The
awners of the Chilcat cannery, how
sver, report a shortage of fish, the
same as local institutions. It is
thought, however, that a late run is
now about due.
The timber in the vicinity of Katal
la impressed the visitors as the best
that can be found on the coast any
where in this section of Alaska, and
it is thought that a sawmill soon may
ae built in that district.
The people of Katalla are reported
is pleased with the outlook of that
section, and expect times, which al
ready are good, to grow steadily bet
ter.—Cordova Times.
Lynch brothers, who are engaged
in extensive diamond drilling opera
tions on Douglas island, have opened
m office in Juneau to care for the
large amount of business offered
them.
Lewis River May
Prove Good for
Hydraulic Mining
PAYSTREAK TOO NARROW FOR
DREDGING, SAYS MINING MAN
WHO HAS BEEN PROS
PECTING THERE.
T. L. Young, who has been in charge
of the Be: nard interests on Lewis riv
er, returned to Anchorage yesterday
on the power launch Red Wing. Mr.
Young took a complete drilling outfit
into Lewis river last May and has
thoroughly prospected the property
they had under option for dredging
possibilities. In speaking of his sum
mer’s work, Mr. Young said that this
ground was not wide enough for a
dredge, but they found pretty good
pay in the cross cuts and that in his
opinion the river is a good proposition
for hydraulic operations.
He said they found pay on the Kel
lar claims in the old channel and that
Sam Wagner and partners had quit
the river and were now operating on
the benches with good results. Mr.
Young said that Chittick and Arm
strong’s last clean-up was favorable
and that these operators were well
satisfied with their prospects. Mr.
Young leaves for Lewis river today
after the balance of his outfit and will
return to Anchorage and wait for
word from Mr. Bernard in regard to
future plans.
Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Ross and son ar
rived in Anchorage on the Admiral
Watson and are guests of the Cres
cent. Dr. Watson is a dentist and will
open an office in the new Alaska
building and he and family will make
this city their future home.
Postoffice Inspector Neil left on the
launch Pioneer this morning for Hope
and Sunrise, where he goes cn official
business.
The launch Brighton brought in six
passengers from Tumagain Arm
points yesterday, among them being
Wm. Johnson from Sunrise. Mr.
Johnson is well known to many An
chorage residents who knew him in
the early days of Nome where he was
owner and proprietor of the Gold Hill
hotel at that place.
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What shall be the future of Anchor
age ? No doubt this thought has been
uppermost in the minds of everyone
here this summer. Let us stop a min
ute and take stock. Anchorage is
now the headquarters for tiie con
struction of the railroad. What will
it be after the railway is completed?
Will it be another Skagway, the place
where people change from the train to
the boat and from the boat to the
train ?
Our answer is, that Anchorage will
be just what we make it. If we can’t
see farther than the pay-day of the
Alaskan Engineering commission,
then we had better begin to think
about moving.
Which is the livest town in the
northwestern states today? The an
swer is Butte. Why ? Because it’s
the smelter town. Which is the livest
town in British Columbia today? The
answer is Trail. Why? Because it’s
the smelter town.
Can we make of > h- age a smel
ter town? We can. To the north of
us in the Broad Tass country the
mountains are full of smelting ore of
all kinds. We have great coking coal
in the Matanuska. We are on tide
water. Heretofore, in a new, unde
veloped country, the cry has always
been, “When the railroad comes!” But
we don’t have to wait. The railroad
is here now.
This country is full of good pros
pectors. These men have never been
able to dispose of a base ore claim
because big mining men would never
bother with anything in this country
unless it was a bonanza.
But from now on it will be differ
ent. If you want to help make An
chorage a city, you must dig.
Grubstake some good prospector,
and send him north to locate a claim
for yo i and then stand ready to do
the assessment work on that claim
every year. You may lose money, but
everybody won’t lose, and you won’t
lose any more than you would by
running around from one town to an
other. Once the ore is uncoverd, the
smelter will come.
So let’s forget about that payday,
and everybody do his bit to make An
chorage a smelter town.
PROMOTER REYNOLDS
RETURNS TO VALDEZ
Henry D. Reynolds, promoter qf the
Alaska Home railway, which started
construction from Valdez toward the
interior, and which met with failure
soon after the initiation of the work,
has returned to Valdez, after an ex
tended absence following the discon
tinuance of the railway construction.
He has been in Philadelphia most of
the time since leaving Alaska, and it
is said that he has gained quite a
fortune in the manufacture of muni
tions of war. Reynolds has faith in
the mining wealth of this country and
comes to get hold of mining interests
in the Valdez section. He is accom
panied by a mining engine sr.