SONS OF SOUTH
ALASKA
In a recent Issue of the Baltimore
Sun appeared the following article,
telling of the departure for the north
of two sons of Maryland, who expect
ed to gain fame and fortune in the
north:
"To seek adventure in the great
Alaska wilds and to study mining con
ditions there, William Hogarty, of
Pikesville, and Charles W. Ilgenfritz,
a graduate of the Maryland Agricul
tural College, and son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Ilgenfritz, of Lutherville, left at
noon yesterday for Seattle, Wash.,
from which place they will take a
steamer to Cordova. The young men,
both former pupils of the Lutherville
public schools, hit upon the idea of
visiting the north several years ago
on hearing a graphic story related
about the opportunities afforded in
Alaska.
"They were given a big sendoff by
a crowd of relatives and friends at
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad depot
yesterday. All the luggage they car
ried was a suitcase apiece. Both
young men claim they are not going
to Alaska to seek gold, but expect to
learn considerable of gold mining
while in Alaska, and expect to bring
back some of the "boodle” and tro
phies, for their trip will be principal
ly for adventure and exploration as
well as experience in roughing ib
“From Cordova they will go by rail
to Chitina and will make their head
quarters at Fairbanks, which is a
great town less than 200 miles south
of the Arctic circle. Instead of tak
ing the stage coach from Chttina to
Fairbanks, a distance of slightly more
than 306 miles, they will walk this
distance instead of riding. By so do
ing they expect greatly to lessen the
cost of their trip as well as harden
themselves to the country.”
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ALASKA SLATED
fir NEW TH
'a hill which has been in
troduced in the national house of
representatives and which provides
for a direct annual tax on all real es
tate in the United States or territories,
by which it is estimated two billions
of dollars will be raised annually, have
been received.
The bill apportions the sum to be
raised among the states and territories
and gives the estimated amount to be
raised in Alaska as $1,395,576.60. This
amount is based on the population of
the territory according to the census
of 1910. At that time Alaska had a
population of 64,356, including Indians
and Eskimos.
The bill provides that the "said di
rect tax, laid by this act, shall be as
sessed and laid on the value of all
land, exclusive and irrespective of the
improvements thereon . . . that
all land subject to taxation under this
act shall be assessed at its full market
value on the first Monday in March
of each year . . , .
The amount of the tax is apportion
ed among the state* and ranges from
New York with $197,631,122, to that of
Alaska, which is the smallest amount
levied on many of ^e states or terri
tories. The assessed valuation of real
estate in the incorporated towns of
Alaska, including all improvements
for the year T915 amounted 'to $14,
656,697, making a tax of appuoximate
ly fourteen cents on every dollar of
assessed valuation of real estate.
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Mystery surrounds the death of one
Remi Roenans, who was found dead
In his bed at his home in Douglas re
cently. Roenans is believed to have
taken a dose of poison accldentlly. His
wife died from a similar accident
about three months ago.
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The Alaskan engineering commis
sion has decided to build a wooden
bridge over the Tanana river tempor
arily on account of-the high price of
steel. The typo of permanent bridge
to be erected will be determined late?
when conditions reach normal.
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The Alaska engineering commission
has issued a new tariff sheet naming
a very low rate on farming imple
ments, household gopds, nursery stock,
seeds and vehicles for the purpose of
encouraging homesteading along the
line of the railroad.
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The Seward Gateway of recent date
states that there is a scarcity of labor
at that place for the projected work
on the railroad between the town and
Mile 80. There is reported to be no
idle men in Seward now, and many
more men are needed.
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Orders have been received by the
troops stationed in Alaska to abandon
the wearing of the blue uniforms with
caps, and wear the olive drab clothing
with service hat. No reason has been
given for the change. , - ,i__i
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The Third Alaska legislature passed
a total of twenty-seven joint memor
ials, thirteen in the senate and four
teen in the house. These petitions,
a majority of them addressed to the
congress of the United States, set
forth the needs of the territory rela
tive to various improvements and le
gislation and request action by the
congress.
The memorials, briefly reviewed,
are:
By the Senate.
To defeat the Alexander bill, which
measure gives certain rights to those
engaged in the fishing business.
To establish pulp and paper mills.
This memorial recites that over 70,
000,000,000 feet of spruce is now avail
able in the national forests, in addi
tion to a vast amount of timber on
other public lands.
To eliminate the eighty rod strip
between homesteads and manufactur
ing site surveys abutting on navigable
waters.
Asking that the oil fields of Katalla
be leased or operated on one-eighth
royalty. There are 52 known square
miles of excellent oil fields in the Ka
talla region, which is but a small por
tion of the known oil lands.
For a wireless station at Bethel on
the Kuskokwim.
For a weekly mail service at For
tune Ledge, or Marshall, on the lower
Yukon.
Posting the price of fresh fish daily
at cable offices on the Alaskan coast
Aids to navigation at the entrance
of Unalakleet river for the benefit
of traders and fishermen.
To establish a mail service at Warm
Springs bay in southeastern Alaska.
Urging the completion of govern
rnent railroad connecting Matanuska
coal fields with naval reservation on
Resurrection bay.
To amend the laws relating to the
performance of annual labor on min
ing claims by allowing the owner, at
his option, to pay in lieu of assessment
Work required by law. the sum of $100
ipto the road fund.
Asking for the establishment of a
better mail service between Juneau
and Sitka.
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Asking that Governor J. F. A. Strong
be appointed.
Requesting special appropriation for
roads and trails.
Asking that employees in the gov
ernpient service in the territory be
citizens of the United States.
Asking that 50 per cent of the
funds collected from the Bale of lotB
along the railroad be returned to the
towns for improvements.
For the establishment.' of a terri
torial quarantine station. This mem
orial states that in 1916 at Ketchikan
1917 vessels cleared with 27,528 pas
sengers, which with the crews carried
the aggregate to 60.000 persons.
Asking that canvassing boards be
created in each of the four judicial di
visions.
To abolish the contract system for
caring for the insane of the territory
and to establish an asylum in Alaska.
To put in a wireless plant at Craig
on the west oeast of Prince of Wales
Island. >
To suspend - assessment work on
claims when owner enlists in the ser
vice.
For a trunk line road from Nome to
Candle.
For a government hospital at Unala
kleet.
To amend the law in relation to
shipping trophies to the states.
To build wagon road along the
foothills of Mt. McKinley ridge. -
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Simeanof island is reported to be
the dairy center of the Alaska penin
sula. There are two dairy (arms on
the island with a total of about 80
cattle. Nearly 1,000 pounds of butter
was shipped from there recently to
Unga for distribution to the canneries
of that section.
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William Haines, a government sur
veyor, who has spent some time past
in surveying the site for the govern
ment wireless station at the head of
the bay near Seward, has completed
his work, and It Is expected the work
of erecting the station will begin
within a few weeks.
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LOST ON SUNN
Frank J. Yerney, second officer of
the American steamer Vacuum, who
lost his life when that steamer was
sunk by a German U-boat off the coast
of Ireland several weeks ago, was
well known along the Alaskan coast.
Yerney for several years had been
working as officer of the cable ship ,
Burnside, and was also an officer of
the steamer Seward for several years.
He left Seattle and the Pacific coast
on the Seward when that steamer was
sent to the east coast.
Yerney was on the steamer Algon
quin when that steamer was sunk, and
escaped from the sinking steamer
without injury.
He had been a member of the Se
attle Harbor Master's, Mate's and
Pilot's Association of the Pacific
coast since 1910. He left Seattle for
the Atlantic coast about a year ago as
third officer of the steamship Sew
ard, when that vessel was sold by the
Alaska Steamship Company.
Yerney was on this coast about
fourteen years, and served on vari- '
ous government vessels before obtain
ing his ticket as a master mariner. For
a time he was second officer of the
mine planter Ginggold.
Yerney was born in Antwerp, Bel
gium. thirty-six years ago, but was
naturalized many years ago. It was
on account of his foreign birth, how
ever, that he left the Ginggold, the
government having issued an order
that only native born Americans
should serve as officers on such ves
sels.
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The Martin quartz mine, in the Wil
low creek section, near Anchorage,
Btarted up for the season.
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The Trail creek trestle, on the gov
ernment railroad, near Mile 37, out of
Seward, has bee ncompleted. The
trestle is 420 feet long.
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The Alaska engineering commission
has completed a spur track from Eska
station at Martin's coal mine, a dis
tance of nearly three miles, and is in
operation.
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Wild crocusses, the first flower of
the season, are reported to have put
In an appearance at Fairbanks.
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, H From the President’s Proclamation
| MARCH 15, 1917
“This is the time for America t <» correct her unpardonable
fanlt of wastefulness and extravagance. Let everj man and
a) every woman assume the duty of careful, provident ust* and
Pi expenditure as a public duty, as a dictate of patriotism which
ik no oik* can now expect ever to bo excused or forgiven for I
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Also Outside Lumber.
We Have Succeeded the Arctic Lumber Company and
All Mail Orders Should be Addressed to Us.
Orders Prom up the Line Office and Mill Opposite
Promptly Attended to. Railroad Depot. Phone 5
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