MANY DDE RACES
. BE HELD NOME
THIS WINTER
\V ith a lot of money already do
nated, Nome will have more dog races
this winter than during any other sea
son in the history of Bering sea, says
the Seattle Times. The All-Alaska
~ sweepstakes race, the great sporting
classic of the north, will not receive
individual attention for premiership
honors this year, for a new contest,
the dog race marathon, has been in
augurated, according to Charles San
ford, former editor of the Nome Nug
get, who is In Seattle to spend the
winter.
£ John Borden, Chicago millionaire,
who started north on a sporting expe
dition last summer that ended when
the power schooner Great Bear piled
up on St. Matthew island In Bering
sea, was the creator of the Marathon
for dogs. Borden reached Nome after
a wet and chilly experience in the surf
of St. Matthew island and became in
terested in dog racing. He sent to
Chicago for the handsomest silver cup
that the silversmiths of that city could
furnish, and donated it for a race over
a Marathon course. The trophy weighs
more than sixty pounds without the
pedestal.
Course 26 Miles 300 V?rds.
The Nome Kennel (Tub,* with Bor
den s assistance, laid out the rules
under which the trophy must be com
peted for. The course will he twenty
six miles and three hundred yards.
The event is tn l»p run muiur iha nmai
favorable climatic conditions, it be
ing the desire of both the club and
the donor of the trophy to learn ex
ectly how fast a team of dogs can cov
er this distance. The big cup must
be won three times by the same team
owner, but each winter will be given
a smaller silver cup. It is likely that
the Marathon race will be held a few
days before Christmas, but the date
is dependent on the weather.
Might teams were in training for the
event when Sanford left the north.
Perry Riley, Russ Downing. Grant
Jackson, Pay Delzene, Charley Ross,
John Mrikson and Billy Webb were
getting their animals in shape for the
test.
Only five teams will compete in the
- All-Alaska Sweepstakes race, from
Nome to Candle Creek, and return, a
distance of 412 miles, and the con
test Is likely to simmer down to a bat
tle between malamutes with pointed
ears and malamutes of the lop-eared
variety. Leonard Seppala has ac
quired all the pointed ear Siberian
dogs in the country and Pay Delzene
has a monopoly on the best lop-eared
dogs. Seppala and Delzene each has
won a victory in this great event.
Crossed Breed Animals to Run.
Perry Riley is training a team of
Missouri bird hounds, crossed with
malumute, which may upset the gen
said to be very fast, but there is a
asld to be very fast, hut there is a
^ question as to their having the staying
qualities as needed in a gruelling race
of 412 miles.
The Ladies' Amateur Race this year
promises to bring out considerable ri
valry. George Bokum, a Chicago
sportsman and who accompanied Bor
den to Nome, donated a beautiful
bronze and silver vase for this event,
and already the women dog fanciers
of Nome are arranging to borrow a few
dogs from the crack racing teams.
There will be about eight other races
during the winter.
Sanford says there will be more
prospecting in Nome this winter thun
ever before, but he has never seen
the time when miners wouldn't take
a few days off to watch a dog race,
no matter how much gold they were
gathering from deep in the earth at
the time. When a dog race starts all
other activities are suspended,
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FOR SALE OR RENT.
The Club pool room at McCarthy,
Including building and lot. A good
paying business. Owner has rheuma
tism and must go to hot springs.
GEORGE RUST.
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On th«
Day After
Christmas
OUR word Santa Claus Is a cor
ruption of the Dutch San Nic
olas, and the story of the
original saint from whom the
j name and the custom come Is told
' In the Encyclopedia Rrttnnnlea as fol
I lows: ‘‘St. Nicholas, bishop of Myra,
In I.yela, a saint honored by the Greeks
j and the Latins on Dec. 6.
“His cult Is as celebrated as his his
tory is obscure. All the accounts that
have come down to us are of a purely
legendary character, and It Is Impossi
ble to find any single lncldeut confirm
ed historically.
“The main facta of his life are usual
ly given as follows: He was bishop of
Myra at the time of (he Emperor Dio
cletlun, was persecuted, tortured for
the faith anil kept In prison until the
more tolerant reign of Constantine and
was present at the council of Nicaea.
“It should he observed that this last
circumstance Is ignored by all histo
rian and that St. Athanasius, who
knew all the notable bishops of the
period, never mentions Nicholas, bish
°f Myra. The oldest known monu
ment of the cult of St. Nicholas seems
to be the Church of Sts. Prisons and
Nicholas built at Constantinople by
the Emperor Justinian. In the west
the name of St. Nicholas appears In
the ninth century records of the mar
tyrs. and churches dedicated to him
me to be found at the beginning of the
eleventh century. It Is more especial
ly, however, from the time of the re
moval of bis body to Bart, In Apulia
lhut bis cult became popular.
"The Inhabitants of Bari organized
an expedition, seized his remains by
means of a ruse and transported them
to Bari, where they were received In
triumph on the 9th of May, 1087, and
where the foundations were laid for a
new basilica In his honor. This was
the origin of a famous and still popu
lar pilgrimage. There are nearly 400
churches In England dedicated to St.
Nicholas. He Is the patrou saint of
Russia, the special protector of chi I
dreu, scholars, merchants and sailors.
“In nrt St. Nicholas Is represented
with various attributes, being most
commonly depicted with three chil
dren stoudlug In a tub by his side. Of
the various Interpretations of this none
Is absolutely certain.
“One explanation has been sought in
the legend of St. Nicholas miraculously
restoring to life three rich youths who
had been murdered, cut up and con
cealed In a salting tub by a thievish
innkeeper or butcher In whose house
they had taken lodging.
“A legend of his surreptitious be
stowal of dowries upon the three
daughters of an Impoverished citizen
who, unable to procure fit marriages
for them, was about to sell them Is
said lo have originated the old custom
of giving presents in secret on the eve
of St. Nicholas, subsequently trails
ferred .o Christmas day.
"Hence the association of Christmas
with ‘Santa C’laus,’ an American cor
ruption of the Dutch form ‘San Nlco
laas,- the custom being brought to
America by the early Dutch colonists.”
ONE GREATEST
AT YAKUTAT
Uncle Sam has for sale copies of a
report by the United States geological
survey, department of the interior, on
one of the ten greatest earthquakes
of historic times — that in the Yaku
tat region of Alaska.
The Yakutat bay earthquake oc
curred on September 3, 1899, and was
followed during the next three weeks
by many less violent shocks. The area
of greatest intensity lay along the
flanks of the St. Elias range, in a re
gion of high mountains and superb
glaciers, and the movement was ac
companied by enormous avalanches
and rock slides. This was a vivid de
monstration that the growth of moun- j
tains is still in progress. At some
places in the region the land subsided
and forests were submerged. At most
places, however, the land rose, and
many points which before had lain
below sea level were elevated above
It. Barnacles which had lived in
ocean water were found 47 feet above
the sea.
In addition to making an exhaustive
study of the movements of the land
which took place in the Yakutat bay
region and of the effects of the earth
quake on the many glaciers of the re
gion, the writers amassed a great fund
of information in regard to the inten
sity of the quake throughout the whole
area within which it was sensible and
recorded the testimony of many wit
nesses. The shock was felt a distance
of 670 and 1200 miles in opposite di
rections from Yakutat bay, and the
area of the region over which the
tremblings were felt is more than 1,
500,000 square miles. This gives the
Yakutat bay earthquake a place among
the very greatest earthquakes of mo
il<<rn Yimou I'pniimm oroot glutoLu
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without exception, resulted in heavy
loss of life, the number of persons
killed reaching in one of them the
enormous total of over tiO.OOO. The
Yakutat bay shock was fortunately
free from fatalities because the re
gion in which it occurred is sparsely
settled.
This report — “The Earthquakes at
Yakutat Bay, Alaska, in September,
1899" — Is illustrated with halftone
views, showing the effects of the
earthquake and with maps of the re
gion and seismograms of the shock
as recorded at places as far distant
as Batavia, Java; Cape Town, South
Africa; and Catania, Italy. The re
port may be obtained from the super
intendent of documents, Washington,
1). C., at a cost of fid cents in paper
and 75 cents in cloth binding.
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Associated Press. Got !be news.
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NOTICE.
Members of Chemical Company No
1 will please take notice that the
chemical has been removed to the City
Hall. In case of fire members will
report accordingly.
GEORGE DOOLEY,
Chief Fire Department.
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NOTICE.
Coasting on all hills about town is
strictly prohibited, and the only hill
that coasting will be tolerated on is
on C street, from Third to First. Par
ents are requested to admonish the
youngsters, as their help will possibly
avoid a serious accident.
This warning is especially issued in
regard to coasting on any and all side
walks. GEO, DOOLEY,
Chief of Police.
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IN THE OYSTER BUSINESS
Phone 184.
Don't forget when you come
to Cordova to have a refreshing
eat of fresh Olympia and East
ern Oysters and Fresh Crabs.
CHARLEY MORE, Prop.
P. O. BOX 101.
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L. Wain, Prep.
W here You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Rates Are Right.
Cordova Alaska
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Ladles’ Tailored Suits and
Dresses Made to Order at Seat
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When Ordering Beer
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room * >
With or Without Bath. ’'' H
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THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
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;jj: Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
f ~ Lights, Steam Heat, Suites With Bath.
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her guests under the soft light of elec
tricity looks her best and knowing
this feels at her best. No other light
Is so adaptable to artistic arrangement
or more convenient adjustment. If
your home is not equipped for and
with electricity let us show you why
you should have it so at once.
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS WATER PHONES POWER
' Office: FIRST STREET.
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I Copper River &
| Northwestern Ry.
II EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916. |
if Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. fj
I if Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. if
I if Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- if
days and Saturdays.
f! Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and
& Fridays.
if Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- if
days and Fridays.
if Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, if
if Thursdays and Saturdays.
The above schedule subject to change without notice, if
Olnlng Car In Connection With all Regular Peaaenger Trains Be- fi
tween Cordova and Chitina.
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Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 1*. M.
Tickets on sale .‘it Depot or up town trflice, Alaska i|
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