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Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
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CORDOVA, .... ALASKA |
Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
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Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS, WATER, PHONES
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25 and 40 Watt Lamps.35c.
60 Watt Lamps.*.50c.
100 Watt Lamps.75c
250 Watt Lamps.$2.00
200 Watt, Gas Filled Lamps.$3.00
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NECESSITY OF OPENING UP
BERING RIVER GOAF EIEEDS
(Continued From Yesterday.)
Cordova Harbor.
The report of the army and navy engineers confirmed the
opinion of Secretary Fisher, heretofore quoted, as to Cordova
harbor. They say:
“After its study of all available harbors the commission
is of the opinion that the one at Cordova is without question
the best. It has no disadvantage not possessed by all and one
great advantage possessed by no other, namely, an ample area
of good anchorage. Seward is evidently the seaport for the
Matanuska coal, and Cordova the logical outlet for the Bering
river coal. The comparison of transportation rates given in the
foregoing table show that for an output of oOO.OOO tons annual
Iv it will cost $1.90 a ton more to haul Matanuska coal to Sew
ard than it will to haul the Bering river coal to Cordova, and
the analysis further shows that for double this output the addi
tional cost will be $1.11. This places the Matanuska coal at
such a disadvantage that it could probably not be marketed at
tidewater in competition with the Bering river coal.”
Preparedness.
As a site for a military and naval base for national defenses
the harbor at Cordova is unique. It is superior to any site in
the Hawaiian islands or any other point on tin* Pacific coast.
It is completely landlocked and can easily he made impregnable
to attack from either land or sea. In addition, there can he
here assembled three commodities ot the greatest need in war,
namely, copper, coal and oil. All these commodities are pro
duced and can he brought to Cordova harbor with 2«>0 miles of
railroad", 200 miles of which are already in operation. There
is no other similar district on the Pacific seaboard, probably
no other in the entire world. In the hands of an enemy this
site would he most dangerous. In case ot war it would no doubt
he seized hv an enemy instantly, and a branch quickly extend 'd
to the coal and oil fields.
Procrastination.
It may he said that it is intended to build a railroad to the
Bering coal, hut that it must wait until the line i> finished from
Seward to Fairbanks. This will probably take five years. \\ hat !
can he gained by waiting? It can he built as cheaply now as
then. Of all possible reasons, procrastination would seem the
least excusable.
Sixteen Years of Effort.
Coal was discovered in the Bering field in 1 s«M». in 1000
congress passed the lirst act intended to make the coal avail
able. This act failed to work. Then in 15)04, 15KM5, 15)0S, 15)10,
and lastly in 15)14, congress legislated upon the subject ot
Alaska coal land. Thus in 1 (I years six different acts have been
passed" upon the subject; but the Bering coal is still unopened.
The leasing system is now to he tried, but without a rail
road there can be no coal mines. The government only can
| build it under existing conditions.
SAYS BEARS ON KODIAK HAVE j
BECOME BALDHEADED.
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It will take more than two or three|
years of enforced diet of straight
meat and fish and a loss of hair to
seriously set back the bear population
of Kodiak island, according to D.
Winn, of the United States bureau of j
fisheries, who has just returned from
the north, says the Seattle P.-I.
Mr. Winn made a trip to Kodiak is-,
land from Afognak, to make an in-1
vestigation of the big brown bears,
] and he found that while they had hard
sledding for two years and part of
| the third year there are now plenty of j
^ greens and wild vegetables for Mr.
| Bruin, and later in the year there will
be plenty of berries.
Kodiak island, says Mr. Winn, in
1912. was covered with volcanic ash.
at no point at a depth less than eleven J
inches. The ash killed ail vegetation,
and as all bears are fond of a mived
diet of meat, fish and vegetables they
found 1913 and 1914 unpleasant from
a dietary standpoint.
I . Another effect of the fall of ash.i
| according to Mr. Winn, was the havoc
■it created with the furry coats of the
animals. Bald headed bears are now
! as common on Kodiak island as bald-]
headed men in the front row of a
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musical comedy. Tile ash sifted down
to the skins of the animals as it fell,
and the first rain turied it to lye,
which had the effect of almost tan
ning the skins of the bears while yet
a part of their personal effects.
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SIXTY CHILDREN GIVE SKIN
TO SUFFERING BOY AND GIRL.
TCAOMA May 22. — Sixty small
children, former playmates of Eddie
Remedes at the Edison school in
South Tacoma, and of Leta Sartoris.
gave bits of skin at St. Joseph's hos
pital this morning, in another of the
long series of skin grafting operations
that the little girl and boy may be
made well again. The children were!
accompanied by their teachers. A few j
of the volunteers came from St. Leo’s
school.
Leta Sartoris was burned at her*
home in South Tacoma last winter,
while lighting the fire in her parents'
apartment at South Fifty-Fourth and
Union streets. Her body was ter
ribly burned, and only the care of aj
devoted physician and sacrifice by her'
little school mates have availed to
save her life. The little boy was hurt
last winter while coasting, when run
over by an automobile truck. All the
skin was scraped from one leg.
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Phone 94.
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING
Victor and Edison Victrolas. Stationery.
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded
We are the authorized agents for the U. S Coast
and Geodetic Survey Charts and Tide Tables.
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“SURE! I have tried
Ruhstaller’s Gilt Edge Beer.’’
“How do you like it?”
“FINE! Best beer brewed.”
Ask for it at the Horseshee, Mint, Mecca, Windsor
Hotel, Alaskan Hotel, Simpson & O’Brien’s, Cordova
House and Northern Saloon.
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