THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
_Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska.
R. G. Southworlh — — — — Editor and Manager
Mrs. R. G. Southworth_— * — —_Circulation Manager
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RATE REDUCTIONS COMING
Rates on freight consigned to In
terior Alaska points will be reduced
from around $350 a ton, the pres
ent price, to within $25 a ton, when
the Government railroad from tide
water to the “inside” is completed
next spring, according to an Anchor
age estimate given to the Associated
Press.
As a result, says the report, a
great deal of mining machinery will
be shipped to the Interior, and many
dredge and frozen placer areas will
be enabled to resume operations. At
present the high freight rates on
supplies and machinery make it im
possible to operate at a profit.
For years much of the freight for
Fairbanks, Nenana, Fort Gibbon,
Ruby and other Interior points has
“been sent by teams over trails from
the seaport towns of Valdez and
Cordova.” During the summer,
“some” shipments went in by the
long water route from Seattle to
St. Michael and up the Yukon river
system, while other consignments
were billed via Seattle to Skagway,
across the mountains on the White
Pass railroad and down ijie Yukon
from Whitehorse.
When the railroad is completed,
time and cost will be saved. Goods
will be shipped from Seattle to Sew
ard or Anchorage, the seaport towns
on the railroad and will be carried
by the line across the mountains to
Nenana and Fairbanks, “two In
terior points, both on the Tanana
river, a part of the great Interior
river highway system."
Already on the portions of the
road completed mining operations
have increased. Fourteen outfits will
mine with hydraulic machinery this
year on Cache creek, three stamp
mills recently were erected on Wil
low creek, and placer work on Val
dez, Green and other rich creeks
has been revived.
Government coal mines at Eska
and Chickaloon, which are connect
ed with the main railroad by a
branch line, have produced approxi
mately 100,000 tons piled and ready
for railroad and domestic use. The
foundation for a thousand-ton ca
pacity coal cleaning plant is being
laid at Sutton, where the Eska and
Chickaloon branches come together
and when completed the navy de
partment will be invited to fill bunk
ers and begin distributing coal to
Pacific stations. Many new bitumi
nous coal veins have been discover
ed by Government prospectors with
in recent weeks and these are being
developed.
Already, Alaskans who reside in
the Interior are taking the new
“steel trail” over the mountains in
preference to the old routes out of
Cordova and Valdez. They take the
trains at Seward and Anchorage
and ride to the end of steel. From
there they take a stage, pulled by
dog teams, or “mush” across Broad
Pass to t)he end of the road being
built south from Nenana. Freight
also is handled via the Broad Pass,
the Government engineers having in
troduced army caterpillar tractors
which have packed down a boule
vard in the snow between ends of
steel.
Farming along the line of the
railroad is expected to be stimulated
by completion of the line. Officials
say land settlers by the hundreds
are asking about farm lands, there
being about 100,000 acres awaiting
settlement in the Matanuska valley
and in the Tanana valley, both on
the railroad. In the Tanana, No. I
hard wheat is being raised and mill
ed into flour by a new plant at
Fairbanks. Mixed farming is also
proving successful.
Incoming farmers are warned that
they will have to clear the land of
small spruce and poplar growth,
without taproots. Once the land is
cleared, they are told, it will grow
every variety of hardy vegetable,
and is suitable to sheep, hog and!
poultry raising and will prove a |
splendid berry and dairying country.
Townsite Manager Carl Schmidt
was confined to his home by a
severe cold this week.
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Hot Springs
Best of the known medicinal
springs in Alaska according to
U. S. Geological Report, 1917
First Class Hotel Accommodations
Terms $3.50 per day
Including all hath privileges
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT 1917
Mineral analysis of water from 3 Hot Springs most used.
PARTS PER MILLION
Circle Tenakee Chena
Silica (Si 02) . 82. 94. 77.
Iron (Fe) . 1.3 1.0
Aluminum (Al) . 3.7 2.4 al.2
Calcium (Ca) . 29. 35. 2.3
Magnesium (Mg) . 2.1 2.8 1.2
Sodium (Na) . 248. 201. b94.
Potassium (K) . 8.6 4.0 _
Carbonate radicle (CO 3) .0 24. 0.
Bicarbonate radicle (HCO 3) . 173. 26. 118.
Sulphate radicle (04) . 98. 302. 78.
Chloride radicle (Cl) . 252. 99. 26.
Nitrate (NO 3) .... - 0. 0.
Borate radicle (B4 07) .. Present
Total dissolved solids at 180 0C .. 816. 787. 388.
Temperature (F) .,. 134. 106. 149.
Chemical character . Na-Cl Na-SO Na-C3
a—E2 03 plus A12 03
b—Calculated
Mail stage between Chatinika and
Circle, Alaska, connects with Cir
cle Hot Springs stage weekly in
winter; with mail stage from Cir
cle three times a month in summer
r. M. LEACH, Proprietor
BIG SHOW TONIGHT
A big double feature will be the
attraction at the Coliseum tonight.
A seven-reel photo-drama, entitled
Alimony, will head the show, fol
lowed by Prof. Waiter High, in a
slack wire comedy turn. Mr. High
is an expert in his line and his per
formance will be an unusual at
traction for Interior Alaska.
A charge of one dollar will be
made for admission.
HOUSE PASSES NAVAL BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 23—
The lower house of Congress passed
the naval appropriation oill this
afternoon, the vote being 212 to 15.
The measure now goes to the senate
for final disposition.
As approved by the house, the bill
carries 390 million dollars, including
90 millions to continue work on
warships already authorised. An at
tempt to stop construction, in the
form of an amendment providing
that no funds be expended on con
struction until the President calls
an informal conference to consider
disarmament, was defeated by an
overwhelming majority.
JAPANESE GENERAL SUICIDES
TOKYO, April 28- -Lieut. Gen
Saito, commander in chief of the
Eleventh Japanese division at Vladi
vostok, is reported to have com
mitted suicide as a sequel to the
shooting of Lieut. Langdon by a
Japanese sentry, some time ago. It
is understood that Saito held him
self responsible for the death of
the American officer, and ihat he
was irritated by what he believed
to be the weakness of his govern
ment in dealing with the situation.
REPORT BILL FAVORABLY
WASHINGTON, 0. C.. April 23—
The senate finance committee haas
ordered a favorable report on the
emergency tariff anti-dumping bill.
Fine Stock Staple and Fancy Gro
ceries. Fowler & Morris.
CONDITIONS WORSE ABROAD
THAN IN UNITED STATES
People m this country do not
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' begin to realize how bad conditions j
• are on the other side of the At- j
: lantic, according to Miss Lamond,
|who returned to N'enana this week
after an absence of nine months, |
a considerable part of which time |
was spent in Scotland. Conditions i
, are bad enough in the United States, j
(she says, but they do not begin to
j compare with what s^ie saw abroad.
All of Scotland is in a turmoil,
with factories closed anil agitators
very busy and numerous in all parts |
of the country. Production is very |
far below normal, large numbers of ]
workers are idle, and prices are |
very high, with fuel and many !
articles of food hard to get at any J
price. Sugar and butter, for instance, <
command a price of six shillings <
a pound ($1.50) in Glasgow and <
sales of many articles are limited. (
Mrs. Lamond says she found the j
people of Glasgow and other cities j
in Scotland on tthe lookout for new J
arrivals, and especially arrivals from j
the United States. Americans ap- j
pear to be listed as easy marks |
and prices go up whenever one is {
sighted. Miss Lamond had to give j
up $8 good American dollars for a <
room at one of the hotels and she (
found other grafters ready to take
her money at every turn.
Miss Lamond had intended to
make a long stay in the old country,
but she found conditions so upset ^
that she cut short her visit and j
hastened back to Alaska, which looks
better to her than any place she
saw during her absence.
On the way back. Miss Lamond ^
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Driscoll, former Fairbanksans, who '
are very comfortably settled on a
little place in Oregon and, apparent
ly, very well contented. They are
building a new home for themselves.
Miss Lamond will resume her
former duties at the Southern
hotel, as housekeeper, on the first
of May.
Mrs. J. II. Flower was on the
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sick list this week, but she is now
on the high road to recovery.
THE SUN AT MERIDIAN NOW— £
Makes the spots and frayed places
on your clothing show up. Remedy c
these little defects by bringing your ^
suits and coats to be pressed, mend- *
ed and cleaned; your underwear re
inforced at
HARRIET D’ORSAY’S
TAILOR SHOP '
Third and A Phone 32 Green 5
Phone or call at Third street, near A
Nenana, Alaska
Ladies’ and misses’ rubbers for |
spring wear at Fowler & Morris
COAL
F'om Healy River Coal Mine
will save you from one-third to
one-half on your fuel bill.
2-ton lots, a ton 8.50
Special rates on carload lots
Deliveries, Tutsdays and Fridays I
Order from
Dr. J. R. Bowen, Agt j.
Bowen Bldg. "Phone S4 Green I 1
WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF
OUTFITTING
Groceries and Provisions
Clothing, Hardware, Notions
FOWLER & MORRIS
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NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
j Cooney Hotel and Annex
< HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
l COMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
CONDUCTING
COONEY STAGE LINE
(8oid«l Carrier)
OPERATING FROM STEEL TO STEEL
Connecting with All Boat* and Train*
PASSENGERS — FREIGHT — PERISHABLES
Make Arrangements at Cooney Hotel
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Llameda .. April 19
idmiral Watson . April 14
Northwestern .April 29
ilameda . May 10
Northwestern . May 20
Alameda, southbound, calls at
.oTouche, Valdez, Cordova, Juneau,
Netehikan. Northwestern, same ports.
Coast Train Schedule
Train leaves Gold Creek for
Lnchorage on Sunday and Thurs
ay at 1:00 P. M.
Train leaves Deadhorse for An
horage on Tuesday and Friday.
Train leaves Anchorage for Sew
rd on Wednesday and Saturday at
:00 A. M.
Train leaves Chickaloon for An
horage, via Eska on Tuesday,
'hursday and Saturday at 7:30
L. M.
Nenana Train Schedule
Trains leave Nenana for the end
f steel four times a week—on
londay, Wednesday, Thursday and
aturday.
WANT ADS
OR SALE CHEAP—Best garden in
Nenana. Six acres, with four un
der cultivation; well manured,
plowed and ready to plant. Also
2-room house, good cellar, good
water, electric lights. Barn and
shed; three tons hay, ten sacks
of oats; horse and wagon, plow,
harrow, cultivator, shovel plow:
two tons seed potatoes; all kinds
of tools. Must go Outside.
William Smyth
■OR SALE OR RENT—The Nenana
Rooming House. Good opportunity
for man and wife. For further
particulars, inquire on premises.
>OGS FOR SALE—Inquire at the
Rust House. 3t
""oVEILTHE-ICE EGGs! $L25 a
oxen at Fowler & Morris.
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FIRE INSURANCE
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DESIGNING AND NATIVE
JEWELRY A SPECIALTY
WM. TAYLOR
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke
Secretary.
Geo. S. Smith
President.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Schedule of trains, subject to
change without notice:
LEAVE NENANA for Healy on
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Healy at 1 p. m.
LEAVE FAIRBANKS for Nenana
on Tuesday and Friday at 8 a. m.
Returning leaves Nenana at 1:30 »
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NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets <
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANI*
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