ANCHORAGE, Aug. 2—Drill tests to
determine the character of the ma
terial to be handled In making contem
plated harbor improvements are pro
gressing with highly satisfactory re
sults. The formation encountered In
a number holes sunk to a depth of
nearly 150 feet is silt, sands and
stratas of loose gravel. No better
material could be desired and Com
missioner Mears expresses his satis
faction at the results obtained. The
tests will be continued until the en
tire area to be dredged has been given
a test so that an intelligent idea may
be gained as to the work in view.
An effort will be made to obtain one
of the dredgers from the Panama
canal work, failing in which the har
bor improvement will be let out on
contract to private parties.
A temporary dock is being built
along Ship creek for the reception of
vast quantities of railroad material
due to arrive here early in August.
The shipments will include locomo
tives, cars, steam shovels, another
crane, etc., now enroute from the canal
zone, a switch engine from the east,
steel rails, lumber, supplies, etc. In
all, the shipments will aggregate some
25,000 tons. To facilitate the handling
of this vast amount of freight, a tem
porary track will laid to the new wharf
being constructed.
Due to the necessity for largely in
creased yardage facilities, notice
was issued this week to all private
parties to move from the tent city not
later than August 16. In some cases,
to accommodate spurs now being con
structed, business places or residences
in the way of the work have been or
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will be obliged to move without ex
tended notice.
Railway Work.
Within six days, In the opinion of
fieneral Supt. O'Reilly, the grade will
be completed to Camp No. 1, or to mile
four, ready for the steel. Early in
October rails will be laid as far as
Eagle river. By the end of the sea
son, the steel will be laid to the Mat
anuska river, a distance of thirty
miles. Bridges necessary to be con
structed will be completed before that
time, according to the present pro
gress. All the material for this por
tion of the work has been contracted
for.
Due to the scarcity of available tim
ber along the line of the work now
under construction, a big tie camp has
been established on Turnagaln arm,
where quite a force of men is employ
ed.
The Installation of a temporary wa
ter system for the new town is pro
gressing under the auspices of the
Commission. Water will be taken
from springs at the base of the hill on
the south side of Ship creek, pumped
Into a receiving tank erected on C
street, between Fourth and Fifth ave
nues, and from thence a pipe line will
extend along the alley between Fourth
and Fifth avenues as far as K street.
Standpipes are being installed at each
cross street.
Work on the installation of a tele
phone service to connect with the
Seward line, completed as far as Kern
creek, is well in hand, under the cap
able direction of L. G. Jackson. With
in three weeks as It now appears, the
line will be completed and through
communication established.
New Contracts.
The following railroad contracts
were let during the past week
C. E. Herron & Co., 600 posts.
Eagle river landing.
C. E. Herron & Co.. 25,000 ties.
Eagle river landing.
J. Plowman, station 87x4 to 51x50.
Grading.
Morgan & Co., grubbing federal
block, Anchorage townsite.
C. Hagnell &- Co., station 4820 to
48 30. Grading.
G. Gianinni & Co., station 4830 to
48 70. Grading.
John Pecaric & Co., grubbing school
reserve, Anchorage townBlte.
Louis Bican & Co., grubbing munici
pal block, Anchorage townsite.
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ness the consumer is never over
charged. Call or phone us your
orders. Cordova Co-Operative Trading
Co. Phone 21.
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Miss Mary F. Lowes left today for
the Htates.
Mrs. Kate Brown left today for a
trip to the Panama exposition.
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Samuel Blum and Malcolm Brock
came over from Valdez last night.
Frank M. Johnson, of Denver, Col.,
is registered at the Windsor hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Adams left on the
Alameda for an extended trip to the
states.
Chas. E. Quinton and F. A. Turner
were passengers on the Alameda for
the states.
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The steamer Admiral Evans is due
at midnight and the Northwestern will
l>e here tomorrow.
S. A. Hemple has disposed of his in
, terest in the Valdez Mercantile Com
pany to W. M. Cuddy.
Joe Emperly went to the states on
the Alamedav where he expects to
spend several weeks.
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Mrs. E. V. Boyle was among the
Alameda's passengers and will go to
Portland to visit friends.
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Lawrence A. Norton, Jr. and Dick
McFarlln, of East Orange, N. J., are
spending a few days her*.
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Abe Courtright is back from An
chorage, where he spent a couple of
weeks giving the new railroad term
inal the “once over.”
Vice- President R. W. Baxter, of the
Copper River & Northwestern railway,
came back from the westward, last
night, and left on the Alameda for
Seattle.
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E. Graham left today for the states.
He has been here some time after a
cannery site and expects to return
next spring and erect a plant in this
vicinity.
Misses Olga and Alma Emerson, who
spent the past couple of weeks with
Cordova friends, were outgoing pas
sengers thi* morning.
Miss Sylvia Kold, formerly of the
Valdez teaching taff, has been selected
to teach the high school at Sew'ard
Mrs. Rorgv will take the lower grades
and Miss F’rancis Root, the primary
grades.
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Dr. VV. H. Chase took today’s steam
er for Seattle and from there will go
to Spokane, w'here he expects to close
a deal for a block of Cordova Mining &
Developing Company stock.
Miss Katherine Monohan, of the
federal clerk’s office, Valdez, was a
passenger on the Alameda for the San
Francisco exposition, where she will
Mrs. Geo. Max Esterly returned last
night on the steamer Alameda from
a trip to the westward and will remain
here until she can take a train for
Nizina. where her husband has large
placer’mining interests.
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Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kelley and
sons, Alfred and Kendall, of Cleveland,
Mrs. Hagedon and Miss Hagedon, of
New York, and Dr. J. T. Westerman
form a party who are spending a few
days in Cordova, and this afternoon
enjoyed a fishing trip on the bay.
They expect to go Port Wells, on the
next steamer, where they be the
guests of Col. Stevenson, of Skagway,
who has interests at the new mining
I camp.
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OUTGOING PASSENGERS
ON STEAMER ALAMEDA
The steamer Alameda sailed for
Seattle at 2 o'clock this morning with
the following passengers from Cordo
va. A. J. Adams and wife, Miss Olga
and Alma Emerson, Mrs. E. V. Boyle,
Miss Mary F. Loowes, Miss J. B.
Potter, Mrs. Kate Brown, Joe. Emper
ly, M. A. Compass, Chas. E. Quinton,
E. Graham, Dr. W. H. Chase, F. A.
Turner and M. A. Redfleld.
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Axel Hendrickson & Co., station
4870 to 4895. Grading.
A. S. Allen & Co., clearing and grub
bing, fire break, ^Commission* resi
dence district.
Krak Moqulst & Co., station 4990 to
1500fi. Grading.
Ed. Anderson * Co., station 4499x50
to 45 30. Grading.
O. Sundberg & Co., station 4972x80
to 1990. Grading
Harlow & Co., station 5010x60 to
6023x30.
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ANCHORAGE POSTMASTER
TENDERS RESIGNATION
Royden D. Chase has tendered his
resignation as postmaster at Anshor
age, alt his responsible duties with
the Alaskan Engineering Commission
require his undivided attention. Mr.
Chase accepted the position merely as
an accommodation.
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EXCURSION TC GLACIERS
The steamer Alameda arrived from
the westward at 6 o'clock last even
ing, and while the vessel loaded can
ned salmon at Orca the following
round-trip passengers went to Mile 49,
on a special train, to view the glaciers:
C. B. Riggs and wife, Colgate Hoyt
and wife, Chas. Keidell, Miss F. Bed
ford, Miss N. V. Morris, E. H. Keidell.
Miss F. Moschelle, Mrs. Chas. Keidell,
Mrs. Sllkworth, Mrs. L. H Perkins,
Mrs. P. Hastier, Miss E. Gillette, MldSl^
Sadie Oppenheimer, Miss H. Mowers*
E. Hollon, H. A. Kelley and wife. Mrs.
Mrs. Ormsby, Mrs. S. H. Mowers, R
S. H. Mowers, Mrs. C. E. Stapleton.
A. K. Kelley, Dr. J. T. Westerman,
Mrs. C. Nelson, H. K. Kelley, Dr.
Hattie M. West and J. S. Marx.
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PATHE WEEKLY NEWS No. 14.
THE MOTOR BUCCANEERS—
Essanay Two Act Drama.
A WISE RUBE—
Kalem Comedy.
Regular Admission Show Begins at 8:15 Sharp
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To Our Patrons
We have been busily occupied for the past two weeks
getting our Retail Department settled in our new location,
the Adams Comer, and are glad to be able to announce that
we are now in a good position to serve our patrons.
We have placed our Groceries, Hardware and Men’s
Goods in the new store and all our Retail Business will be done
from the Adams Building, Phone 6.
Our Wholesale and Furniture business will be handled
from the Second Avenue store.
We soicit your business.
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