LOOKING OVER
ANCHORAGE
COAL FIELDS
ANCHORAGE. Oct. V Members ol
the special federal commission ap
pointed by Secretary of the* Interim
Franklin K. Lane* te> investigate the
coal resources e>f the* Anchorage* el in
trict are* making a thorough inspectior
e»f the* Matanuska fie*Iel. which is about
forty mile*s north of Anchorage. The
members of the eummission are* E. O
McCormick of San Francisco, vice*
pe*rise*<ltn of the* Semthe*rn Pacific rail
roael. chairman; Geo. Watkins Evans
e>f the' bureau of mines, University of
Washington. Seattle*; Geo. C. McFael
elen. chief engine*er of the* Chicagc
Coal company; and L. A. O. Gubanov,
geologist, of Chicago. The»v are* ac
companied bv Theoeiore* Chapin of
the* United States Geologie-al survey.
The* commission. afte*r an exhaustive
study e>f the* extent and nature* e»f the
coal deposits, the* character e»f present
development and the* mining possibil
ities of the* immediate* future*, will re
port to the* secretary of the* interior.
Members e)f the commission expect
their task here will require seven
weeks.
Two coal mines, one at Eska an
the other at t'hlckaloon, are worke
by the Alaskan Engineering coinml
sion. Heretofore, the product of tiles
mones has been used only by the ei
gineering commission as fuel In tb
buildings, shops and plant necessita
I ed by the construction and operatlo
of the government railroad. Now th
engineering commission has been ai
thorized by presidential proclamatio
to sell in either Anchorage or othi
Alaska towns any coal from the go’
eminent mines that remains after th
needs of the engineering commissio
are supplied.
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SWEET ALICE'S NEW JOB.
Oh. don't you remember sweet Alio
old sport,
■Sweet Alice, so languid and pale.
Who shuddered aghast at the mentio
of work.
And fainted at sight of a snail?
On a fertile farm in the valley, ol
sport.
Far removed from the big city'
thrall.
There are all sorts of lassies at bad
breaking tasks.
And sweet Alice works hardest c
all!
Syracuse Herah
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I’se the classified ad column of th
Times if you want results
'PLATINUM ORE
DISCOVERED
I TO WESTWARD
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n | William Martin, one of the large
r ; mining operators in the Willow ereek
'- i district, was in Cordova last night on
e | fits way to ills home in Seattle to take
n | cliarge of his large interests there
j during Ihe winter.
Mr. Martin expects to devote con
siderable of his time in furthering the
| consolidation of the Martin, Gold Coni
and Independence mines, which has
j been under way for several months.
[In the event the deal is closed satis
i t faetorily the new holding company
: will install a modern hydro-electric
power plant next season. Mr. Martin
1 advises that then1 is every likelihood
of the real being consummated, and
s In that event the plant will he in
stalled on the Little Susitna river, us
. ing the Martin miles and mills as the
base of operation. Additional stamps
f will necessarily have to be added to
handle the increased production and
Mr. Martin declares that other modern
mining machinery will also he in
B stalled with the view of bringing the
operation and production up to a stand
ard never before attempted in the
t district.
i Recent analysis of the Martin and
* Gold Cord ore has produced flattering
results and the owners are highly elat
ed over tin- high value of platinum as
shown. Mr. Martin is taking 1,500
pounds of the ore with him for a fur
ther analysis This particular ship
ment will undergo a thorough test
and analysis from several different
sources in order to absolutely deter
mine the platinum valin s shown ljy
prior assays. Tests of tie* ore will he
, made at the University of Washing
! ton. Colorado School of Mines, the gov
' eminent bureau of mines at Washing
j ton. I). C. as well as private labora
j torlex.
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As London Seer It.
The American Rainbow regiment is
J at the front an augury, of course,
| that the present reign will soon be
over in Germany. London Opinion.
♦
One Against Arbitration.
"Reasonin' wif a man can't always
■ be depended on to prevent a fight."
said Uncle Eben. “Giftin' de worst
of an argument is mighty liable to
| make a weak-minded person so mad
j dat tie pulls a razor."—Washington
| Star.
CANAL REPAIRS
AT ZEEBRUGGE
ARE DIFFICULT
A.MSTKHI)A M. Oct . !•. Thousands
of laborers arc now engaged in repair
I work on the Zeebrugge canal, accord- :
ing to a frontier correspondent of thc*‘[
Tcdegraf. They are working under
fin* direction of Herman military en
gineers on tin* mole, the locks and !
the* walls of the canal, in an attempt
to clear tin* canal of the cement
weighted cruisers which were sunk
there by the Hritish
The Telegraf reports that all the
repairs which have been carried out
at Zeebrugge harbor, mob* and locks.
J have been destroyed by airmen and
I the canal remains closet]. Strive as
the Hermans will by slave driving
methods to re-establish Zeebrugge as
a practicable harbor for their sub
marines, the continuous air offensive 11
of fin* Hritish airmen maintains the
• ITect of the Hritish navy’s work.
Actually, the situation grows con
tinually more difficult for the Her
mans, because sand silts up against
the sunken ships and makes shoals
in whatever remained of the fairway.
l\a<h day the heavy keels become
more firmly imbedded.
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Rushing Ships at
Hog Island Yards
i
I’llll. \ I)KI,I‘HI A. Oct !> Tin- foH\ p
third U• -«• I. that of (hi- "."iflb-ton stool j
o-irg.i carrier Scheming. was laid at
tho Hog Island shipyard recently.
< uhors will follow promptly.
Soon shi|is will slldo down tho ways ,
Into tho wators of tho Holowaro at
regular intervals, providing tho ship- j
tnont of stool is up to tho mark. Tho!
yard now optploys Ma.IiiMi men. hut
moro aro needed, especially riveter.-. !
There has been an improvement in j
tho spoed with which this class of | j
workers perform their duty. This Is I
to he traced to the fact that the gangs
of riveters are becoming expert. Be
ginners arc paid fifty cents an hour
while they are being schooled in the
work. After a few weeks* training
they are given the opportunity to
earn as high as $2G a day if they are
sufficiently speedy.
Order your raincoat mudo to orda
in any Btylo you wish, $12.50 to $P
nt Tom Hubbert'R. 20
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The Job printing department of th<
I'irnee is oqulpped with the latest am
est type fares for artistic work.
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Fresh Ever iteaoy nashllght battei
lew Bhim-O'Nnlll Co. tf
Aunty
Keating's
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WHEN YOU ARE IN
McCarthy
Stop at the
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Ketterer
House
The Very Finest Rooms and
. Bath in McCarthy, Alaska.
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Osborne Bros.
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Jewelers and
Opticians
WATCH REPAIRING and
[ JEWELRY MADE TO ORDER
IB
CORDOVA ALASKA
SILK HULL UMBRELLA
Attachable Handle. Cold and Silver-Mounted
New Assortment of
DIAMONDS
In All Sizes
PORTABLE LAMPS
:• Community and Rogers 1S47 Tableware
PAULBLOEDHORN
PHONE'43 JEWELER AND,WATCHMAKER
Loggers Attention!
We Pay $13.00 for Spruce
GOVERNMENT SCALE
EFFECTIVE JULY 15
The following prices for Rough and Dressed Lumber
Are in Force:
Rough Lumber.$36.00
Sized Lumber.38.00
We Handle Brick and Lime
Cordova Mill & Lumber Co.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR
REPRESENTATIVE
HENRY A. SLATER
(Republican Nominee*)
OF CORDOVA
Election November fitli.
Cordova lias never been represented in the Terri
torial legislature and you now have aj* opportunity of
voting for a home candidate.
FOR
ROAD COMMISSIONER
JAMES L. GALEN
(Republican Nominee?)
OF CORDOVA
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The support of all voters is solicited at the Election
on November bth.
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IN NEW LOCATION
Keist Furniture
Company
has moved into the building next
to Alaska Steamship Co.'s office.
NEW AND SECOND HAND
FURNITURE.
Pay Highest Price for
Used Furniture.
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In these three words is embodied £:
nil the drudgery of housekeeping— Make Housekeeping a
But if you wash, iron and Pleasure
SWEEP the
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all of these tasks will become '
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