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RESOURCES OVER [' 1*1 J A MUTUAL
TWO MILLION \X JL J] SAVINGS
DOUARS \ SOCIETT
The Modern Way of Saving I
is by mail where Uncle Sam protectB
your lunda until they reach ua. ;j|
Our funds are invested only in first mart
iajes on improved real estate, in dtp,
state and U. S. Government Bonds
For over 17 years /"» frj per annum j
we have never */(*) on ®®yinga
paid less than i left with ua
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PLAN DEVELOP
: INDUSTRIES
OF SIBERIA
Now that the commercial world Is
; looking to Asiatic Russia as a po<>si
i>li- field for great industrial develop
tnent in the near future, dependent
upon a return to some foun of good
government In that country, the re
sources of the vast area are being
Unite thoroughly exploited. Here In
the Northwest, where started the rush
to Alaska which resulted in the de
1 velopment of that country, the strik
| ing similarity between Alaska and a
1 large portion of Siberia Is pointed out.
In Alaska we have the mighty Yukon
river and such other long and navi
gable rivers as the Copper, Kusko
kwiin. Susltna, Tatiana and others.
; The smaller rivers particularly occupy
a most important place in the story
I of the wonderful development of
Alaska’s great salmon industry, and
| It is said that on the coast of Siberia
there is another great opportunity for
the establishment of salmon canneries
and the building up of a wonderful
industry. The salmon have been used
to a ccrlain extent, but never has the j
industry been developed in any way 1
approaching the successful work of j
the cannorymen in Alaska So this i
now country, at such a time, as con 1
ditions return to normal, making it
possible for Investing capital to have ;
governmental and financial protection,
can he regarded as a most inviting i
field for trade expansion on the part I
I of 1 bo bjtt panning interests of the'
Pacific Northwest,
The whole of Siberia, with (he ex
eeption of the far northeastern sec- j
tion of the country and Kamchatka ;
peninsula, is drained by four of these
systems, with innumerable tributaries
often as large as the mother river
ieself. Among these systems, first :
1
place, as regards extent of basin
length of branches and economic sig
nlfleanrc in the development of nat
ural resources of Ibis section, should
unhesitatingly be given to (lie system
of the Ob river The length and the
m ines of the most important rivers
in this system are given in the table :
below:
Miles
Ob . 2,300
Irtysh . 2,539
Ishym .
Tobol .
Chulym .
The system of the F'nisel river, til-]
| though not as extensive as that of |
i tltc Ob, covers considerable area and \
! affords efieap and easy communion
i tion between tile points hardly acces
sible iti any other way. The following
i rivers of more or less considerable
I length comprise its system
Miles
Enisel . 1,945
Lower Tunguska . 1,815
I
Angara . 1,161
Middle Tunguska . .. 1,023
C'huna (Uda) . «9ti
The third important system Is that
I of the Lena river. This souther look
ing and full-flooded stream truly re
flects the character of the country.
Bleak anti desolate short's, volumes
of slowly-flowing dark water, and
silence are true indicators of the char
acter of Northern Siberia The
sources of the Lena river are near
; the town of Irkutsk, west of Lake
Baikal, whence It flows in a northeast
erly direction until it meets the
ridges of the Verkhoyansk; thence it
turns to the north and gently flows
parallel to the ridges toward the Arc
tic ocean.
The Lena is the longest of the Si
berian rivers. Its total length Is esti
mated at more than 3,000 miles.
Among the tributaries of importance
are Miles
Villui . 1 ,f. 18
Aldan . 1,498
Vitim . 1,188
The Amur river proper from its
very beginning, viz, the junction of
the Shilka and the Argun, flows in an
easterly direction amidst rocky
shores and high cliffs. Beyond the
Kozak village, Albazin, the Amur Is
sues from the great Khingan moun
tains and changes its course to south
east The character of the country
here also changes The mountains
become low hills and finally retire
into the, interior. Near the town of
Kkaterino Nikolsk the Amur bends
practically at right angles and flows
in the northeasterly direction until it
reaches the Tartar strait, lissuri and
Sungari and Zela are among the more
important tributaries.
Among the other large rivers of the
north of Siberia are;
Mile*
Kolyma . 1,161
Omolon . 693
Yana . 761)
Indygirka . 1,1110
Following in the greater part
Flowing in the greater part through
practically level country, and possess
ing a large volume of water, these
systems afford admirable means for
commercial intercourse between far
distant points, connecting them with
the great Siberian railway and the
civilized world at large Many rivers
are navigable for good-sized river
steamboats far up to almost their
very sources. Irtysh, for instance, is
navigable as far as Semipalatlnsk.
near the border of Mongolia; the Ob
as far as liiisk. and Lena from the
village Tatarskaya, less than luo miles
from its beginning.
All of the four systems have regu
lar steamboat lines running on s bed
tile between various points, their
routes measuring thousands of miles.
♦
ALLIES RECOVERED
WHEAT FIELDS AND
THUS ENDED WAR
NK\V YORK. I lee lu More than
137,Bint acres of wheat were recovered
from German occupied territory in
France by the British and French
armies in the great offensive that
ended the war. says the New York
Federal food board. This is believed
by the food officials to have materially
contributed to the food crisis which
helped to bring Germany to her knees.
This wheat was harvested chiefly by
the French. The work of nearly 17,
000 men was required in the harvest
ing. The binding machines and thresh
ing machines were supplied by the
French office of agricultural recon
struction and when the harvesting was
completed the machines were sold ut
re lured prices to farmers or groups
of farmers who had been victims of
the war.
♦
Evolution of the Lady Barber.
Souie of you men seem to tldnk
(lint woman is not <iuiillllei) to Hike
tier plneo nt tbe burlier elnilr. She's
been trimming mini ever since the first
Hector wus u pup; she took to singe
ing man's contentment the moment
she spotted Admii trying to determine
why lie whs n rib shy; mid she begun
to shave when the tirst etllclent male
Idiot decided that a weekly allowance
for household expenses was the prop
er thing.—Letter In New York Suu.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner's
Court. Chltina Precinct. Third Divi
sion. Territory of Alaska (In Pro
bate) In the matter of the Estate
of Edward Gustafson, deceased—ss.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the estate of
Edward Gustafson, deceased, to the
creditors and all persons having
claims against the said Edward Gus
tafson. deceased, to present the same,
with the necessary vouchors, within
six months from the date of the first
publication of this notice, to the ad
ministrator at his place of business
at Strelna, in Chltina precinct, terri
tory of Alaska, the same being the
place for the transaction of the busi
ness of the said estate.
V. J. DWTER, Administrator.
Oato of first publication, Nov, 26.
1918.
Date of last publication. Dec. 30,
1918.
ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES
First Street Phone I 3
WILLOW CREEK,
ALASKA
will soon become a second
Cripple Creek
$100 Invested Today in the
Little Gem Mine
will make you several thousand dollars within
a year or two.
1 am authorized to place a limited amount
of shares at
TEN CENTS A SHARE
and will accept Liberty Bonds at par value.
Will be at Smith s Hotel for one ,week I
only.
R. DAVID REESE
Mining Engineer
Alaskan Grill
FRANK A. DOUGLAS, Proprietor
“The Home of Quality and Attention”
The Popular Restaurant of Cordova. Everything First-Class
Special Attention Given to Parties
One Visit to the Alaska Grill Will Make You a
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S: Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to Order* from
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§; Halibut and Other Fresh Fish of All Kinds Will Be Kept g
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CHITINA AND KENNECOTT
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and Fridays
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The above schedule subject to change without
not ice.
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Passenger Trains between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
\\ barf from 9 a. ni. to 5 p in., except Sundays.
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office
• in before departure of trains.
CALEB CORSER Superintendent
D. L. LEATON, Ticket Agent