ACTION GLACIAL
STREAMS ON
NENANA, April 23. — It is diffi
cult for one who has never seen the
antics of an Alaskan stream when
the sun moves southward in the fall
to realize the trouble it can cause.
In the summer the ground in the Yu
kon, Tanana and other valleys of the
interior thaws out to a depth of four
to eight feet, under which depth there
is perpetual frost.
When fall comes frost encroaches
again until it finally reaches the sur
face. Often this will occur before the
first snowfall and the only sign of ap
proaching winter will be ice forming
along the bottom of small streams.
This causes the stream to overflow its
banks and spread over the country,
more ice forming all the time until it
has increased to an unbelievable ex
tent.
A stream normally two feet wide
and six inches deep in a ravine ten
feet deep will fill the ravine with ice
spread out over the landscape, first
on one side and then on the other un
til it builds up a regular ridge of ice,
ranging from twenty to one hundred
feet wide. During the early fall and
oftentimes in the winter the unwary
traveler gets into these overflows and
unless he is experienced in the ways
of the north or receives help quickly
he will be lucky if he does not lose
one or more of his feet through fleez
ing. An attempt to cross a stream
which could be pumped in the fall
lire.
This condition is more noticeable
at this end of the proposed Seward
Fairbanks railroad than it is at the
southern end, for near the coast much
of the ground is entirely thawed.
Railroad builders quickly discovered
that where culverts should have been
sufficient under ordinary circumstan
ces substantial bridges must be built
to stan dthe vast accumulations of ice.
With a view of inspecting these
conditions, Jack Fulton, resident en
gineer of the commission at Fairbanks
is making a trip along the route from
Fairbanks to Nenana and on toward
Broad Pass. He estimates that be
tween here and Fairbanks there are
at least twenty such places where the
glaciering this winter has shown that
the streams to be crossed must be
trestled extensively, although previ
ous estimates allowed for nothing but
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JEfflSSSSX iVoid tunnels wherever
\ possible, of in a bore when the sec
tion of perpetual frost is passed and
thawed ground found further in, this
thawed ground gives forth water dur
ing the winter. Keeping such tunnels
from filling with ice in midwinter un
der Arctic conditions has been found
one of the most serious projects con
fronting the engineers.
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COPPER AND PLATINUM
CONFISCATED
(By Associated Press)
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 23.
—The German authorities in Alsace,
it is learned, have confiscated all the
lightning rods in the district that con
tain copper, and have ordered the
confiscation of all copper and plati
num used for the preparation of light
ning rods.
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ARMENIAN-AMERICAN TO
BE ESTABLISHED
(By Associated Press)
PETROGRAD. April 23. — A pro
ject is under way for the formation in
Russia of an Armenian-American bank
with a capital of 150,000,000 rubles.
The plan has been under discussion
for some time between Armenian cap
italists in Russia and the Armenian
bankers in America.
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CHAMELEONS AMUSE THE
WOUNDED
(By Associated Press)
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, April 23. —
A few score chameleons are an in
dispensable part of the equipment of
every military hospital in Egypt. Al
though they are on duty in the wards
chiefly because of their Insatiable ap
petite for flies, they also serve to
amuse the patients, who never tire
of watching the strange variations of
tint assumed by the strange animals.
A favorite occupation of the Highland
ers is to put a chameleon against a
background of a piece of Tartin kilt.
Here, the soldiers assert, the chame
leon has to admit itself beaten. After
a vain effort to mimic the colors of
the kilt it takes on a more or less
neutral tone and resigns itself to the
Inevitable.
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Meals at Tolstoi's single restaurant
cost $1.60 each, a small apple or an
orange costs a quarter, cigars two
bits, sugar 25 cents a pound, eggs
$30 a case, mountain sheep and moose
00 cents a pound, beef 50 cents a
pound, and booze 60 cents a drink.
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The Eska creek coal mines, near
Anchorage, is shipping 76 tons of coal
per day, and expects soon to increase
the shipments to 200 tons daily. The
fuel is now hauled three miles to the*
railroad, but the spur to the mine will
be completed in the near future.
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♦ WHATCHAMA COLUMN. «
♦ Guest Towel*. ♦
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♦ (By G. M., United Press) ♦
♦ There is only one thing in the ♦
♦ world more useless than an extra ♦
♦ Inch on a shoestring. That's a ♦
♦ guest towel. ♦
♦ Every time you try to use a ♦
♦ guest towel your face hits a ♦
♦ chunk of embroidery and the ♦
♦ towel itself refuses to take effect. ♦
♦ Now you take a turklsh towel ♦
♦ and you know you’ve got some- ♦
♦ thing. It is rough, and uncouth, ♦
♦ and not very careful about its ♦
♦ personal appearance, but it gets ♦
♦ results. It has a corrugated face ♦
♦ and few, if any, folderols, but ♦
■ ♦ gosh how it can Bcrape. ♦
I ♦ And there are few other tow- ♦
♦ els that are not so bad. But for ♦
♦ the guests' sake? if for no other ♦
♦ reason, let us abolish guest ♦
♦ towels. +
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SKETCHES OF THE MEN
WHO RUN THE U. S. NAVY.
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. April 23. — The
United States navy was the pioneer
of all the navies of the world in adopt
ing the electric drive for battleships.
Now electric propulsion is universal.
A few years will see the last of the
old coal driven dreadnaught.
The change is considered the most
revolutionary of all modern naval de
velopment.
The man who accomplished It is
Admiral Robert S. Griffin, engineer
in chief of the U. S. navy.
He is an expert of experts in any
thing pertaining to marine construc
tion, and is one of the veterans of the
bureau he now commands.
The mechanical equipment of the
great chain of radio stations which
now link the United States with the
Orient has been largely under the
direction of Admiral Griffin. Through
the transpacific leap the secretary of
the navy at his desk in Washington
can communicate Instantly with his
commander of the Asiatic fleet, wher
ever it may happen to be. The navy
expects much more of Admiral Grif
fin's mechanical genius.
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FELLOWSHIP^ MINING
OFF ‘(ED BY UNIVERSITY.
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SEATTLE, April 23. — Five fellow
ships in mining and metallurgical re
search, each valued at $720 for a year
of twelve months, are offered by the
college of mines of the University of
Washington in co-operation with the
federal bureau of mines,
lo-tmuer twice -Oitr^iAbciufrWr-prtrtnn,, fs
in mining and metalltfrgy which are of
special importance to the state of
Washington and to Alaska and the
Pacific Northwest in general.
The fellowships are open to all
graduates of universities and techni
cal schools who are properly qualified
to undertake the research work.
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Now is the time to subscribe for the
Times — $5 for six months.
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MINES CAUSING
TROUBLE TD
SNIPPING
(By Associated Press)
LONDON. April 23. — Mines laid In
the Important British shipping lanes
by the German U-boats are proving
just as serious a problem to the ad
miralty as the U-boats themselves.
Sir Edward Carson, first lord of the
admiralty, pointed out in a speech this
week that "in the olden times the
laying of mines was dangerous, but it
was nothing then to what it is now,
when the submarines are employed
not only to sink ships, but to lay
mines below the surface of the water.
Mines of this character have caused
heavy loss in the English channel
since the submarine campaign begun
on February 1, and from the promiscu
ous way in which these machines were
scattered they were much more dif
ficult to deal with than when placed
by surface craft in more or less de
fined areas.
"A submarine can follow our mine
sweepers,” said Sir Edward Carson,
"and as quickly as we sweep up mines
they can lay new ones without our
knowing or suspecting. Do not under
estimate the danger and difficulties
of that operation. Necessarily this
practice Involves the navy in a gi
gantic work to ensure even compara
tive immunity. Complete immunity
cannot in the circumstances be ex
pected.
Submarine mines of this character,
freshly laid, were swept up in the
path of the American liner St. Louis.
Similar mines, from which It had a
providential escape, were found at
a place where the St. Louis was an
chored for several hours.
During the past two months of ruth
less submarining, three British de
stroyers have been sunk in the English
channel by mines.
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AMERICANS GAIN CONTROL
BRAZILIAN COFFEE CROP.
(By United Press)
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 23. — The
next Brazilian coffee crop is estimated
at between 12 and 13 million bags of
132 pounds each. The extraordinary
feature about this crop is that about
two-thirdB of these bags will be
bought, sold, shipped or otherwise
handled for the first time by Ameri
can business interests represented
here in Brazil. War and American en
terprise constitute the reasons,
of shipping for European ports, lack
of financial support and the departure
of Germans to their own country to
fight opened the door for Americans
to take the coffee business from the
Germans.
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The Garstens Packing Company has
awarded a contract to C. C. Osier, of
Anchorage, for the erection of a $5,
000 cold storage plant back of their
market at that place.
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THE GUAROIAN ANGEL
OF UNALASKA ISLAND.
During the absence from Unalaska
of Dr. Newhall, the government sur
geon at that place this winter, the
burden of caring for the sick and In
jured has fallen upon Mrs. Paul
Buckley, wife of tho United States
marshal at that place. Mrs. Buckley
Is n graduate nurse and although she
receives no compensation for her work
she has cheerfully shouldered the du
ties thrust upon her and has been a
veritable guardian angel for the white
and native residents of the commun
ity.
More than forty cases have come
under her care from last October,
when Dr. Newhall went away, until
March 19, embracing many serious ills
and accidents, and Mrs. Buckley has
brought them through with the excep
tion of one case of advanced tubercu
losis. She has set fractured limbs, at
tended ehlldbirths".*and treated all the
numerous disorders that the flesh is
heir to, devoting it large part of her
time to care of the sick, and nil with
out compensation, and she is easily
the most esteemed and respected resi
dent of the Island, both among whites
and natives.
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PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT
NIPS NAVAL REVOLT IN BUD.
(By United Press)
LIMA, Peru, April 23. — Charges
that a number of Important officers
were implicated in a plot for a naval
revolt are under investigation by the
Peruvian government today.
The conspiracy is said to have been
hatched in retaliation for the arrest
of certain naval commanders. The
ministry of marine gained an inkling
of the situation and promptly dis
mantled the guns on the warships, be
sides disabling the vessels' engines
by removing essential parts of each
which were locked up in the arsenal
under heavy guard.
Cassen and Seppaia are reported to
have struck pay on Rock creek, near
Nome at a depth of about 30 feet.
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The Fairbanks boy scouts have fit
ted up a new home on Cushman street
which has a finely appointed gymna
sium.
Alaskan Grill
M. E. HOLBEN, Prop.
The Place To Eat
Everything In Season
Service The BEST
Boxes For Large Or Tray Service
Small Parties Our Specialty j
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
320,817
Have bean built and actually |ay or disappointment In secur
detlvered to retail buyer, since ^ng Ford cars. If, therefore, you
*1®!** ’ *' are planning to purchase a Ford
These figure. _ 820,817 _ re- car, w. advise you to place your
present the actual number man- order and take delivery now.
ufactured by u. since August 1, Immediate order, will have
1916, and delivered by our prompt attention,
agents to retail buyers. This un- Delay In buying at this time
usual fall and winter demand for may cause you to wait several
Ford cars makes It necessary months. Enter your order today
for u. to confine the dl.trlbu- ,or Immediate delivery with our
tlon of cars only to those agents authorized Ford agent listed be
who have order, for Immediate ,ow and don’t be disappointed
delivery to retail customers, later on.
rather than to permit any agent
to stock cars in anticipation of PRICES F. O. B. VALDEZ
later spring sales. ALASKA.
i 'MUln> thl* notlce t0 Runabout 8460, Touring Car
Intending buyers that they may 8475, Coupe-elet 8620, Town Car
protect themselves against de- 8715, Sedan 8765.
Ford Moto u Company
Owen E. Meals
VALDEZ, ALASKA.
W. E. TERRILL
FREIGHTER
Baggage and Freight Taken
over the Trail to Fairbanks.
TEAMS LEAVE CHITINA
FEBRUARY 5
MARCH 15
Baggage can be left at the
Chitina Hotel, Chitina, or Alas
kan Hotel, Cordova.
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An Alaskan Product
Real Old German Lager
A Refreshing Drink
Tho. Valdez Brewing Co.
Under New Management
Patronize Home Industry
On Tap In Every Saloon
I Alaskan Hotel I
g the HOU8E OF COMFORT
THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
IN ALASKA
BAR AND BARBER SHOP IN CONNECTION.
Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
g Lights, Steam Heat, Suites With Bath. g!
Bar in Connection |
g ROBERT OOTT8CHALK Proprlteor* ART CLONINQER g:
! CORDOVA, ... . AT.ARgA I
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| Foos Gas Engines I
| 4 to 500 Horse Power
General Electric Motors
| Roebling Tramways
Pelton Water Wheels
Chicago Oil Engines and Compressors
Regal Boat Engines |
| Harmon Machinery Co Inc |
Oxy-Acetylene Welding.
CORDOVA, ALASKA
I Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
A young lady once received a $100 bill. It was the first she
had ever earned, and because of this fact she prized it highly
and kept the original bill. When she was a child $10 was de
ft posited under her name in a savings bank and she received a
:\t bank book.
jvjj . I mused nnd the woman finally reached the age of
ft eighty years. She still had the old bank book and the $100 bill.
$ One day she told her son that she was curious to know if the
Sy 1,!,nk "ils sti11 doing business and what had beco.of her $10
deposit. So they wrote to the bank, giving the number of tin
book, the lady’s name and the amount deposited. In a few days
rr they received a reply, saying that the deposit, together with ae
crued interest for seventy-five years, amounted to $325.05 was
then in the bank.
Had the woman deposited the $100 bill in a savings bank
L paying 3 per cent interest, compounded semi-annually, the
principal and interest would have amounted to $1,352.04. Do
you put your money in a savings bank ?
THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
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Cordova Mill &
Lumber Company
Manufacturers and Dealers in Rough and
Dressed Lumber.
Also Outside Lumber.
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We Have Succeeded the Arctic Lumber Company and
All Mail Orders Should la* Addressed to Us.
Orders From up the Line Office and Mill Opposite
Promptly Attended to. Railroad Depot. Phone 5
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E. A. HEGG
STATIONERY AND PHOTO SUPPLIES
Developing and Printing Phonographs
Views and Postcards Columbia Records
Art Pictures, Art Supplies , „ .
Picture Frames Sheet Music
l Picture Framing Candies Always Fresh
Toilet Articles Cigars and Tobacco
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
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ALL THE LIGHT ON THE BOOK,
and none in the eyes Is what makes
the electric light so superior for night
reading. And its brilliancy brings out
the type with the utmost distinctive
ness so that reading is accompanied
by no strain on the eyes whatever.
Have you electricity in your homcT
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS WATER PHONES POWER
Office: FIRST STREET.
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1 Copper River &
I Northwestern Ry. |
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1916.
Three Trains Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. 1
Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott. 1
| Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thun- §
days and Saturdays. §
;| Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and 1
If Fridays. ,r
| Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thun- 1
days and Fridays. 9
g: Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, i
j| Thursdays and Saturdays. i
The above schedule subject to change without notiee. I
Dining Car In Connection With all Regular Peeaenger Tralna Sa- S
tween Cordova and Chitina. I;
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
|i Tickets on sale at Depot or up town office, Alaska i
| Steamship Company building ij
I Caleb Corser W. E. Brown I
§ 1 Superintendent Cordova Agent S