(By Associated Press)
LONDON, May 24. — Departure of
a train from London to Paris every
five or ten minutes travel between
the two capitals by rail to occupy less
than six hours, was the possibility held
out by Sir Francis Fox, in an address
recently delivered before the Royal
(leographical Society. Sir Francis was
describing the conditions under which
it was proposed to build and operate
a tunnel under the English channel
to connect England and France.
Looking int othe future, he declared
Looking into the future, he declared
tunnel could be used to traverse
France, Belgium, Holland. Spain, Italy.
Oermany, Austria. Hungary and Tur
key as far as Constantinople. It was
by no means improbable, said Sir
Francis, that within comparatively a
few years travelers from London
would lie able to reach distant places
like India and China through the me
dium of the Channel tunnel.
The tunnel would consist of two
tubes, eighteen feet in diameter. In
the channel above the sea bed the
maximum depth of water would be
from 160 to 180 feet. It would be ne
cessary, he said, to leave undisturbed
such a cover of chalk over the roof
of the tunnel as would guard against
any hostile contingency. That protec
tion had been fixed at a minimum of
100 feet. The tunnel would he oper
ated. pumped and ventilated by elec
tricity supplied from a power station
in Kent, ten miles inland.
The tunnel would have a dip in the
level of the rails, forming a water
lock, by which it could, in case of
emergency, be filled with water from
roof to floor for one mile. This would
be under control of Dover castle, and
the entrance and exits would be under
gun fire of the Dover forts.
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The salmon production of the Alas
ka peninsula is expected to be doubled
this year through the erection of new
canneries along the coast, at Heren
deen bay and Port Moler. The new
plant of the Phoenix Packing Com
pany at Herendeen bay will employ
300 men.
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Nearly one hundred of the ranchers
of Fairbanks and vicinity were the
guests of the business men of that
city at a luncheon at the Nordale ho
tel. A very tempting luncheon was
served, following which the ranchers
^ marched to the court house, where
a convention was held, resulting in the
jf\ organization of the Tanana Farmers’
J Association.
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The mill of the Alaska Juneau Com
pany, now operating four units, or
about one-third of its maximum ca
pacity, will have all twelve of its units
in operation within thirty days. One
hundred men will be employed in the
mill when all the units are operating.
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A crew of 21 men recently arrived
at Juneau for the coast and geodetic
survey to commence on the wire drag
survey for this season. They will start
work at Point Retreat and work south
to meet the party working north from
Petersburg.
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The Anchorage federal officials re
cently made a haul of ten barrels of
beer that had been shipped in under
false labels, and the German beverage
is now reposing in the jail awaiting
a claimant, but none has yet turned
up.
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Fannie, the little deer which has
been kept on Mayflower island, near
Douglas, for the past two years, died
recently, surviving her mate, Alexan
der, by only three weeks. Only two
big bears now remain of what was
the nucleus of a fine zoo at Douglas.
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Rev. Henry Monro returned to Sew
ard recently from a trip to Cook Inlet
poipts, and while at the head of Cook
Inlet he received strong intimations
that the harbor expert who examined
the locality recently, had advised the
U. S. railroad officials against mak
ing ‘extensive expenditures there.
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Malcolm Brock returned on yester
day’s steamer from a business trip
to Valdez.
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In a highly sensational and greatly
exaggerated article the Valdez Pros
pector of Wednesday, publishes what
are supposed to be the details of a
“furious batttle" at McCarthy between
the residents of that town and some
foreigners, in which one man was
laid out from a blow with a stone, one
man slightly cut and a number more
or less slightly bruised. While there
was some mixup it was of a minor na
ture. and was not a riot, as reported.
Under the caption of “Regular Bat
tle Rages for More Than Two Hours,”
the Prospector publishes the follow
ing. and we reprint it simply to show
how a story gathers momentum the
further it travels away from home:
As near as the details can be learn
ed a man by the name of Smith recent
ly married a native or part native wo
nts nat McCarthy. On Monday after
noon Smith was at the railroad station
as was also a big Montenegrin from
the Bonanza mine. The Montenegrin
made some slighting remark about
Smith's “squaw,” and they immediate
ly mixed. The Montenegrin was about
twice the size of Smith, and would
likely have eaten him alive but for the
timely arrival of the train. The train
crew, seeing the unequal struggle,
jumped off and pulled the Montenegrin
away from his victim. This ended
the battle for a time, but the Monte
negrin, smarting from the rough hand
ling received from the train crew, went
back to the mine, gathered about fifty
of his countrymen together, and start
ed out in the evening to clean up the
town. By the time they reached the
outskirts their coming had been her
alded, and the men of the town had
turned out en masse to give then wel
come. The fight started immediately,
and for two hours raged through the
streets of the little burg, first one side
and then the other gaining a tempor
ary advantage. Apparently no guns
were used, although the Montenegrins
in one or two instances used their
knives. Fists, clubs and stones were
the principal weapons of offense, and
through these agencies a number of
the combatants were placed hors de
combat, but no serious injuries were
apparently received by any of the war
riors. Jim Hyland is reported to have
been laid out by a stone hurled by one
of the Montenegrins, and Captain Hu
brick was slightly carved by a knife,
his clothes, however, suffering more
than his person.
How the battle ended and with
whom laid the victory the report
states not, but it is asserted that the
miners have resumed their usual oc
cupations at the mine, and the towns
people are following the customary
vocations, the smoke of battle has
cleared away and peace reigns.
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SENATOR LANE DIES WHILE
ON VISIT TO CALIFORNIA.
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25. — Uni
ted States Senator Harry Lane, of
Portland, died here yesterday after
an illness of several weeks. His re
mains will be sent home for burial.
GOVERNMENT’S PROGRAM
OF FOOD CONSERVATION.
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, May 25. — An
ounce of meat wasted each day by
every family In the United States
would send P75.000 steers, or 3,000,
000 hogs into the garbage cans in a
year, the department of agriculture
estimates in a “food thrift bulletin,’
a part of the government’s war pro
gram of food conservation.
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The Uisinanski Packing Company, of
which A. B. Dodd and J. H. Cann, of
Juneau, are the promoters, have start
ed the construction of a cannery and
cold storage plant at a bay off from
Uisianski straits, at Chichagoff is
land.
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Cordova Mill & Lumber Co.
LONG AND SHORT MILL WOOD FOR SALE
Manufacturers and Dealers in Rough arid
Dressed Lumber.
Also Outside Lumber.
We Have Succeeded the Arctic Lumber Company and
All Mail Orders Should be Addressed to Us.
Orders From up the Line Office and Mill Opposite
Promptly Attended to. Railroad Depot. Phone 5
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Copper River
& Northwestern Ry.
FOUR TRAINS WEEKLY BETWEEN
CHITINA AND KENNECOTT
Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mon
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays
days, Thursdays and Fridays.
Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tues
days and Fridays.
Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednes
days, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The above schedule subject to change with
out notice.
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular
Passenger Trains Between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
Wharf from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., except Sundays.
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot
office, one hour before departure of trains.
CALE£ CORSER, W. E. BROWN,
Superintendent. Agt. Cordova Wharf
R. K. BROWN, Jr., Ticket Agent.