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at his now hotel in the heart of the city between
Powell and Mason Streets.
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140 ELLIS STREET
Special Rates and Headquarters for Alaskans.
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estate, and in dtp, state, and U. S. Government Bonds
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SOPHIA WRECK
BRINGS ACTION
IN SURVEY PUN
The two steel surveying steamships
to l)e built by the Emergency Fleet
corporation will be constructed at
Manitowoc, Wis., in order to utilize
special equipment at that yard, but
the wire-drag launches will he built
on the 1'actflc coast, and before long
will be "busily dragging the danger
ous waters of Alaska for hidden ob
structions which have already caused
so much loss," according to a letter
! received by J, I, McPherson, manager
of the Alaska bureau of the Seattle
chamber of commerce and commer
cial club.
Secretary ltedfield says: "This ef
fective action Is due to the suggestion
of the President and the efforts of
Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the
shipping board."
Sophia Wreck Aroused.
The Washington authorities were
stirred to action by the appalling loss
of life In the wreck of the steamship
Princess Sophia.
On October 28 the Alaska bureau
telegraphed the following to the Pres
ident, the chairman of the senate and
house committees on appropriations,
coast and insular survey, merchant
marine and fisheries and territories:
"The appalling loss of 343 lives, in
eluding more than fifty women and
children, in the wreck of the steamship
Princess Sophia, in Alaskan waters,
shockingly emphasizes the unsurveyed
condition of Alaskan waters and lack
of proper aids to navigation.
"For many years this deplorable
neglect has been repeatedly brought
to the attention of congress and all
possible arguments used to further
this crying need.
"Two years ago the Alaska bureau
of the Seattle chamber of commerce
prepared data illustrated by map cov
ering wrecks of 491 vessels in Alaskan
waters. A copy was sent to every
member of congress. Since then eigh
teen vessels have been added to the
list This year Pulled States coast
and geodetic survey issued pamphlet
entitled, 'Safeguard the Gateways of
Alaska, Her Waterways,' in which lack
of aids to navigation and necessary
surveys are shown and illustrated in
startling manner.
"It is earnest prayer of all friends !
of Alaska that congress take immed
iate cognizance of these conditions
and without further delay furnish a
means to hasten important, work, Lfcai
more’ huVnan lives may noi be sacri
ficed, in surveying Alaska waters and
in supplying essential aids to naviga
tion."
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I
rUKMtK CORDOVA GIRL
AFTER SWIMMING TITLE
IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY
The Stm Francisco Chronicle of No
vember 10 contains a picture of a for
mer well-known Cordova young lady,
.Miss Carrie Thompson, in a bathing
suit and under the caption. "Alaska
Girl Likes to Swim iti Ice Water,”
says:
"An Alaska girl, who learned to
swim in the cold waters of the north
ern land, where icebergs and seals
were companions for the daily dip. is
j in San Francisco to seek laurels from
, tile local colony of mermaids.
"She is Miss Carolyn Thompson, the
daughter of M C Thompson. Accus
! touted to the heated waters of u nata
I torium, many young women swimmers
| who tackle the 'gate' find the water
I cold, but not Miss Thompson, who has
! climbed out on more than one ice line
J while swimming in the north. To her
the ocean water oft California is in
vigorating.
"After picking up the side stroke
and crawl without the aid of teachers.
Miss Thompson went to Venice, where
she studied the fast crawl stroke under
Professor R. K. Kendall, who has
trained more than one prize-winning
swimmer."
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CANDY KITCHEN OPEN
At the Sanitary Candy Kitchen,
fresh-roasted peanuts, popcorn, pea
nut brittle and salted peanuts, made
fresh every day.
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Use the classified ad column of the
Times if you want results.
COAST SURVEYS
OF TERRITORY
ALL DIFFERENT
The Coast and Geodetic Survey bul
letin for September, received from
Washington in the last mail, tells of
the field work done in this section of
Alaska.
The launch Kosmos was employed
during the month on the survey of
Keete inlet, Cordova bay, a survey
of this inlet having been requested in
191 Ci, but it. having been impossible
to complete it because of lack ot
means.
The party on the Kosmos discon
linued the tide gauge at Craig. Alaska,
preparatory to re-establishing it at
Ketchikan. This is one of the per- j
manent tidal stations maintained by ■:
the bureau. g
E. R. Hand completed during the
month a survey of tho unsurveyed
harbor at Port Chatham, Kenal ponin- ~
sula, and furnished the blue prints
of his survey to local interests to en
able tho Chrome Iron Mining Com
pany to ship their product.
Surveys were also completed in Sel
dovia to locate the uncharted rock
which had been reported by local In
terests in the vicinity of the wharf.
After the completion of these sur
veys Mr Hand was directed to sur
vey Halibut cove, Kachemak bay, to
enable the fishing interests to ship
their product this season Owing to
the difficulties of communication it is
not known what progress has been
made on the survey of Halibut cove.
The commissioner of fisheries has
called attention to the importance of
the survey of Halibut cove.
J. F. Pratt has continued his duties
as Inspector of the bureau for the 5
coast of Alaska. Washington and Or
egon, with an office in the Burke
building, Seattle, This field station |
maintained a permanent tidal station |
at Seattle, supervised the details of j
the plans and formulated the spec!
flcations of the proposed wooden sur
veying vessel Pilot to replace the j
Taku, prepared rata for the Seattle !
Chamber of Commerce relative to an
chorage areas at Seattle, and tidal
data and depths In the fairway be
tween Seattle and the Pacific ocean;
arranged for the installation of the
current apparatus for observing cur
rents on the four light vessels on the
Pacific coast in the Seventeenth
' ‘-Hthottse district: directed the re-«
vumn of the proof of the chary*' at ,gj
the field station.
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UTAH'S FIRST
LOG CABIN TO
BE PRESERVED;
SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 2. The
first log cabin bull in Ctah. which has
had several temporary resting places,
will soon find a permanent location
within the grounds of the mormon
temple hep For some years the
cabin wits among the exhibits in the
desert museum here, but when prepar
ations were made to move the museum
to its new quarters within the temple
grounds the cabin was dismantled.
Care is to be taken to see that the
cabin is put together in its new and
permanent place w ith precision. \\ hen
taken apart each log was given a
proper place number and it will be re
assembled in the same manner.
The exact date when this pioneer
cabin was built is not definitely
known, but it is the opinion of pio
neers that it was erected in 1S IT
within the pioneer fort by those who f
first entered Salt Luke valley. In
early days, because of danger from
Indians, all houses were placed with
in this pioneer fort. It was not until
lSIft that it was deemed safe for set
tlers to reside without the enclosure.
The interior of the cabin has been
preserved. Including the fireplace and
the old substantial, home-made furni
ture.
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