CORDOVA
The seaport through which all the copper and gold
ore deposits of interior Alaska must pass to reach the
markets of the world.
The largest salmon canning center in Southwestern
Alaska, with five salmon canneries in operation.
The natural outlet for the coal of the Bering river
coal fields; where the copper ore of the interior and of
Prince William Sound points will be reduced when the
coal is made available.
The nearest practicable harbor to the oil fields of
Katalla.
The seat of the only clam canning industry in
Alaska.
Cordova has no indebtedness, and the lowest tax rate
of any city in the territory.
COK DOVA
Has the best harbor north of Puget Sound; ideally
created topographically for a naval station.
Has more natural beauty in its location and sur
roundings than any other city in Alaska.
Has doubled its population the past year through an
influx of permanent residents, brought here by the estab
lishment of new industries.
Has a modern, broad-gague railroad tapping the rich
copper deposits of the Kotsina Chitina copper belt.
Has the largest dock in Alaska, taxed to its capacity
to handle the millions of pounds of copper and thousands
of cases of canned fish being shipped from here monthly.
Has seven passenger and six freight steamships
making regular trips between it and Puget Sound points,
besides numerous tramp vessels.
Has the best lighted streets in Alaska, lined with
modern business blocks.
Has two navy wireless stations, one of which is equal
in power to any in the United States, and cable connection
with Seattle.
Has every line of business and profession well repre
sented.
Has a $10,000 school building, where high school
grades are taught; four churches, four modern hotels,
good restaurants, telephone, electric lights, waterworks
and sewers.
Has splendid facilities for the sportsman; wild fowl
and game fish are abundant, while a short trip on the
railroad brings the hunter within easy reach of bear,
mountain goat and sheep, moose and caribou.
Has for the sightseer and tourist the greatest natu
ral wonders in the world, the Childs and Miles glaciers.
Cordova today is on a more permanent basis than
any other city in Alaska; is assured of continued prosper
ity and a steady growth, due to the progressive develop
ment which its natural resources are now undergoing.
When the coal of the Bering river fields, now but 25
miles from the present railroad, becomes available, smelt
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ers will be erected here, and Cordova will become the
Butte of the North.
For more particular information regarding the in
dustries and resources of Cordova and vicinity, the oppor
tunity for investment and employment here, and descrip
tive literature, write
Cordova Chamber of Commerce
Cordova, Alaska
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After driving dog teams since IRS'!
and mushing over Alaskan trails be
hind the best huskies in the territory
from 1897 to the present time, A. A
Allen, known from one end of Alaska
to the other as "Scotty,” will startle
the denizens of the Artctic circle this
winter by buzzing around in his new
“Allen Eight," a motor driven sled ol
I his own idea, which, carefully crated
j is now on its way to Nome, “Scotty'
j Allen had the power sled bug foi
; many years, and In 1902 aroused the
j mirth of his companion by fitting up
a bicycle rigged sled that would travel
over smooth ice if conditions were
right. He used a propeller to drive
it, but could not get enough power
from one pair of legs,
Then Scotty was selected by the
French government to bring over some
trained sled dogs to use in the moun
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try studied the war aeroplanes close
j ly, finding that they had power to
j spare. He then conceived the plan of
j using one of these modern gas engines
in a specially built sleigh, and after
his return to America went at once to
| the aeroplane plant of Silas t'hristof
I ferson at Oakland and set to work to
j build his idea in wood and steel and
I brass.
Scotty Allen arrived recently from a
j stay of a few days in Portland, and is
; nowr in Seattle anxiously waiting until
he can get to Nome and unpack his
I new gas sled and do some speeding
; as soon as the snow falls and ice
forms. Although a dog man noted
! the country over, Scotty is enthusias
tice over his invention, and expects
to set a few records when conditions
are right.
He tried out his sled on bare earth
at Oakland and found that it w'orked
and worked well. It will, of course,
do far better on a slippery surface,
such as ice or snow.
While motor sleds are not new, Al
j len has embodied many new Ideas in
! its construction, including the plac
ing of the propellor forward, and the
| use of ailerons and outriggers at each
; side to preserve the balance. It is
| fitted to be used as a tractor and
J should it prove successful can be used
I to transport freight by means of a tow
J at ordinary sleds behind. A speed of
j sixty miles an hour is expected on
j snow-, and any number of miles per
I hour on ice. providing he can get
| a propellor with enough pitch.
“But for all that, on my trial trip
j 1 am going to take my best dog team
i as passengers," he said last night at
j the Frye. “It has happened that even
I an automobile has had to be hauled
| out wdth horses, and I will take no
chances. If the *led does not prove
j a success I will be disappointed, and
jf 1 cannot make the run from Valdez
j to Nome it is a failure."
Mr. Allen does not think that auto
j sleds will ever eclipse dogs, but pro
j bably will take the same place as
i automobiles with horses He himself
j is not taking in the sled with any idea
J of burning up the country with speed
pn mail contracts, but rather as a
means of enjoying himself. He pro
bably will enter the all-Alaska sweep
stakes with the dog team which he
owns in partnership with Mrs. E. B.
Darling.
Scotty was somewhat disappointed
as to the sight of Europe during war
times. He says that the only warship
or submarine he saw on the entire
trip was when he got back to New
York and saw them in the American
harbor.
"I heard more shooting at Quebec
when we were waiting to sail for
j France than 1 did over there,” he said.
“They were trying out shells and
'' there was plenty of noise."
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Two incidents stand out in Allen's
memory of the trip. The first at
Vancouver, B. ('., and the next at an
English prison camp in France.
“When 1 got to Vancouver, B.
with my bunch of 100 odd dogs, there
was a special guard 'of kilted .Scots
detailed for the animals. The man
I in charge the second day came up to !
j me and asked me to come and inter
pret for one of my countrymen in (he
j detail. 'I can't understand him, but as i
| you are one of his countrymen, maybe [
: you can,' he said.
“I went along with him, and who
do you suppose it was standing there
1 but six feet of raw-boned Swede in i
kilts, a man by the name of Ole Lund,
or some such name, that I had seen
in Nome at the end of a No. 2. lie
made a good looking Scotchman at
that.
“Then in France I visited a prison
camp and a man called to me. I went I
over and found that he was a tier-1
man well known to the people of
Nome as a mining man who had visi
ted the old country at the wrong
time and got roped into the army. He
was w ell pleased to lie where he was, i
out of the war, except that he was !
1 an’ious to get to Alaska again. Af
terwards I had to do a lot of explain
ing to the officers as to how I hap-1
pened to know this man."
Scotty Allen sailed for Nome Mon
day night on the Umatilla. He says
he will be glad to get back, although
this is the first entire year he has
spent outside of Alaska since he went
out in 1897.
Letters every few weeks from
1 France to Mr. Allen give him the news
1 of the success of the dogs in modern
warfare. They are being used, says
Mr. Allen, by the Alpine t'hausseurs
in the mountain regions, and are do
1 ing well. He took a total of 50 dogs '
to France, 350 of them coming from 1
Labrador and being placed under his
care before he left Canada Seattle
Times.
Job Printing at the Times.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
THE FIRST RANK OF
j CORDOVA wishes to an
nounce that on or about
September first it will
open a
SAVINGS
DEPARTMENT.
INTEREST will be paid
upon deposits made for
savings account at the
prevailing rate paid by
j outside banks.
THIS RANK appreciates
the convenience to deposi
tors of having a Savings
Department at home, in
stead of being obliged to
transact business of this
nature at a distance, and
the desire of this Rank to
offer the public every
banking facility has re
sulted in the determina
tion to establish a SAV
INGS DEPARTMENT.
when in McCarthy
You Will Find Your
Friends at
THE MECCA
DROP IN AND SEE US
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If You Have Any
FREIGHT
to haul to any part of the Inter
ior inquire for
Mike Johnson
in care of CHITINA CASH
STORE, Chitina, Alaska.
INSURANCE
FIRE, MARINE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insure your property against fire In
I reliable Insurance Companies.
We represent the Niagara, London
I Plioenlx, Hartford, Northern, Globe
| and Rutgers, and others; all strong
j Board Companies.
We also represent the Maryland
j Casualty Company, and issue Fidelity
\ and Surety Bonds.
Northwestern Realty & Trust Co.
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Michelson & Currier Building.
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Fancy Pies, Cakes and Jellies.
Hot Waffles fwith Home-made
Jelly.
Home-made Bread.
MRS. SMITH—MRS. BURKE,
Proprietors.
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Will
Make You
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Regular Patron
At
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Restaurant
Private Boxes
For
Lar^e or Small
Parties
FOR SALE
COPPER PROPERTY
EXCELLENT SHOWING.
Near Baatson Mine, Latouche.
Close to tidewater. An excellent
opportunity for man with little money
to make large profit. Price -'lid terms
reasonable. Apply
PETER CANAVARA,
Latouche, Alaska.
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THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL
IN ALASKA
Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells, Electric
S Lights, Steam Heat. Suites With Bath.
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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
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The Lang Stove, born in Alaska,
is the Stove for Alaskans.
Body made of Armco Rust-Resist
ing Iron.
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hold fire overnight with wood
or coal.
Will burn green wood.
Ask your dealer for a Lang Stove.
If he cannot supply you write us.
Our line is complete from the
smallest camp stove to the larg
est hotel range.
Any sourdough will tell you about tLa
L&nf .Stove, They all know it.
F. S. LANG MFG. CO.
SEATTLE, WN
WHEN YOU HAVE A
PRESCRIPTION FILLED.
here you can rest assured that the In
gredients and compounding are just
as they should be. Physicians and
nurses know that we fill prescrip
tions with absolute accuracy. They
know that we use the best drugs only
and thut we use a checking system
that makes mistakes Impossible.
Northern Drug Co.
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION.
| Foos Gas Engines 1
4 to 5CO Horse Power :§.
General Electric Motors
Roebling Tramways
Pelton Water Wheels
Chicago Oil Engines and Compressors
Regal Boat Engines
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| Harmon Machinery Co Inc 1
Oxy-Acetylene Welding.
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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MINING CAMPS, ROADHOUSES AND
INTERIOR POINTS
SMITH & GLASBBENNKR Props.