HOW M. J. HENEY
Our former townsman, Is. C. Wilkes,
pays the following tribute to contrac
tor Heney in a communication to the
Anchorage Pioneer:
“Not wishing to question the ve
racity of the old-timer who compared
the construction of this road with
the Copper River & Northwestern for
the first 27 miles, and not being a
railroad man in any sense of the
word, at the same time it seems to
jne there is no comparison of the two
projects.
“Not criticising the construction of
this road in any shape or form, it
appears to me that the two projects
offer a radically different mode of
construction.
“While this section is a matter of
grade, fill and cut, common to all
railroad work, the first section of the
Copper River & Northwestern offered
many complex problems of construc
tion not found in every-day railroad
building. For instance, the shifting
channels of many glacier streams had
to be bridged in a way that would in
sure permanence, as well as many
spots of quicksand and many miles
of marshy ground that was almost im
passable during the summer month*
lor man or beast, and all this had to
be figured out from more points than
one. Speed, as well as economy, had
to be considered.
M. J. Heney’s experience on the
White Pass & Yukon gave him con
siderable winter knowledge of Alas
na, but it was an old deep ground
miner who was used to handling
frozen muck in the interior of Alas
ka who suggested the logical way to
cross those flats economically, and
his plan was adopted.
“Mr. Heney was the man who be
lieved that, what he did not know,
somebody else did, and forthwith pro
ceeded to get that man and get his
views in his particular line; conse
quently, the adoption of crossing those
flats was done in a different way
thfn any other project ot Its kind
that I have ever heard of. The sug
gestion was to gravel and lay steel
on top of the snow doting the win
ter, which would form a bed, which
could be filled and ballasted up during
the summer, while the snow was go
ing off the marshes, and at the same
time give them transportation for
supplies ahead, which means a big
thing in railroad construction.
"If this plan had not been adopted
many inlles of that road would have
had to be piled in order to cross it,
which would not only have been much
ripre expensive, but would have de
layed construction ahead another
year.
"Mr. Heney has been heard to say
that he did not deserve the credit for
being a prominent railroad builder
any more than many of his generals,
as he called them, but he was proud
of the fact that he knew what men to
pick for the different kinds of work,
and who were familiar with the con- 1
ditions which the work had to be done
under.
“Both Mr. Heney and Mr. Hawkins
proceeded to gather up all the men
they could who were familiar with
conditions in Alaska, as well as rail- 1
roading, and put them in charge, in 1
their respective places. Consequent- 1
ly, efficiency.
“Both men were liked by everyone, 1
from the shovel stiff up, and would j
do their best in a pinch, for It was a :
known fact that Mr. Heney would i
divide his last finger of Scotch with .
any man on the line, regardless of
rank, and through their able help and
familiarity of conditions, he com
pleted the road across those flats in
record time, and gained the reputa
tion of knowing more about railroad
building In Alaska than any other
man.
“While speaking of experience, it
puts me In mind of a little incident
:hat happened in Seward in its palm
iest days. Mr. Stewart, at that time
connected with the railroad, was hav
ng a mansion built by a very able
irchitect from Los Angeles, who was
in expert in his line, but a long way
rrom home.
“During the construction of the
louse a sourdough suggested that it
would not do to put a bungalow roof
m a house in Alaska with a shingle
•oof pnd leave those three feet of
•aves^Jiang over. Mr. Stone, the con
ractor, being a finished mechanic,
jut used to other climes, suggested
hat he had put in many years at the
jusin^s and needed none of his ad
dee, but when , winter came and the
ieafr. from the Inside would melt a
ittto of the snov.4 on the roof it would
■un down and freeze on those wide I
saves, and eventually backed up un
ler the shingles and ruined a very
ixpenslvely decorated celling.
"It is needless to say they both
earned something. It coat Mr. Stew
irt considerable for repairs, and
Itone learned something in arehitee
ure that he hadn't learned In Dos
Ingeles. D. C. WILKES.”
Empress Theatre
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1916.
Pathe Weekly News, No. 71.
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Among the placer operators on
Chittitu creek is A. F. Powell, a part
ner of Dr. C. L. Hale, of Cordova, Mr.
Powell has the distinction of having
a brother who smiles like the nation's
head, and so closely resembles Presi
dent Wilson that he Is being featured
all over the States by moving picture
companies. A Sacramento paper has
the following to say of this distin
guished person:
"President Wilson has a double in
Saeremento, one so perfect that east
ern newspapers are clamoring for his
picture and a life history. He who so
closely resembles the nation’s chief
executive is George F. Powell, manu
facturing jeweler, of the Forum build
ing, this city.
"In general build, lines and expres
sion Powell closely resembles Wilson,
the resemblance being stronger in
photographs than in reality. In stat
ure he is not quite so large as the
President.
"The Sacrarfiento man first was
brought to public notice through a
picture which Miss Hubley, local
photographer, took and one of which
was sent to Powell's brother in the
east. There some person commented
on the resemblance to Wilson. The
papers noted it, and finally the Inter
national News service sent Carl Wa
ien to Sacramento to secure pictures
of the local man.
"Saturday II. J. Curry took a num
ber of feet of moving picture film of
Powell, which will be Incorporated in
the Hearst'S weekly shown at all the
moving picture houses of the country.
One of the views shows the Sacre
mento man coming down the capitol
steps and tipping his hat as he does
so in typical Wilson style.”
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Important Eagles’ installation of of
ficers, Wednesday, January 12. Geo. j
Dooley, Secretary.
KNIGHT'S ISLAND PROPERTY
AWAITS MACHINERY
Development work has been tern- j
porarily suspended on the Bonner
copper property at Bay of Isles, i
Knight's Island, until machinery
which he has ordered by cable can
be installed, as trouble has been ex
perienced from water which finds its
way into the shaft from the lead.
The property is developing in a
very satisfactory manner, and is re
ported to have all the earmarks of
being a big mine. That a big body
sf ore is being developed is indicated
by the fact that at the thirty foot
level crosscuts have proven that the
:,re body is thirty-seven feet wide.
\t the (tie hundred foot level one!
vail was encountered after drifting
wen tv feet through ore, and although
:he other cross tunnel is in a distance
jf twenty-one feet the miners are
still working in ore.
The values are in copper, gold and
diver, and as depth has been gained
i noticeable decrease in the iron has
aken place with a corresponding in
irease in gold values.
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NOME TO VOTE ON ELECTION
LAW.
The Nome city council has passed
in ordinance to make the way clear
or discovering the opinion of the
teople as to the new city election law
>assed by the territorial legislature.
Phis is believed to be the first city 5
o have taken the matter up officially. J
ts to the opinion of the voters on the ;
luestion there is a wide difference of j
ipinion, but most people seem to 5
hink the regulations provided for by j
he territorial act will be adopted. ;
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A meeting of the Cordova Fire De- 5
lartment will be held on Thursday •;
wening, and a full attendance of the ji
aembers is requested. *
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