THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1* 1918, at the postoffice at Nenanar Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 18 <9. (
Hub of Alaska — Where Rails and Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska
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HARDING TRIP TO ALASKA
Official announcement by Secre
tary Denby that President Harding
will leave Seattle for Alaska on
July 5, on board of the army trans
port Henderson, assures the Presi
dential trip so far as human agen
cies can assure anything, says the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Seattle will welcome the President
perhaps on the national holiday,
and bid him good-by with its best
wishes on the following day.
As the consistent champion of
Alaska interests. Seattle realizes
that the Harding visit will call na
tional attention to the Territorial
needs, and perhaps result in great
good.
Alaska has long suffered by the
neglect of the Federal Government
to whom it has looked for develop
ment of its great resources, largely
without adequate recognition.
The building of the Fairbanks
Seward railroad was the beginning
of national helpfulness. The rail
road has been constructed. The Pres
ident will drive the golden spike
marking its completion. He will
learn that the line requires feeders
both by trail and rail. Contract with
Territorial officials and people will
direct the President’s attention to
the need of a central and unified
governmental control, a more en
couraging attitude toward develop
ment of resources. »nd to many
suggested reforms.
The Presidental visit should mark
the beginning of grogress for the
great Territory. There is room and
there are oppotunities in Alaska fo*
thousands of Americans. They need
Alaska and Alaska needs them. It is
hoped that President Harding’s visit
■will result in bringing the two to
gether.
Members of the Congressional
party, while in Xenana, were ap
proached by local citizens regarding
the hospital situation, and all of the
visitors expressed surprise that the
hospital had been closed and the
surgeon in chaige transferred to an
other section of the railroad. They
promised to give the matter their
further consideration.
Reports from the coast state that
a meeting was arranged for yester
day between members of the train
service and some of the visiting
Congressmen. The object of the
meeting is said to have been the con
sideration of wages and working
conditions.
Writing paper at The New;
PARKS ERPLAINS TRANSFER
OF OFFICE TO ANCHORAGE
George A. Parks, chief of the
Alaska Field Division. General Land
Office who returned to Juneau re
cently from a trip to the West
ward, explained to a representative
of the Empire that the transfer of
his own headquarters was designed
to bring him closer with the districts
in which most of the field work ex
ists.
Mr. Parks had but little comment
to make on the transfer of the lo
cal U. S. Land Office. ‘-I believe it
to be a plank of established policy of
the Department of the Interior to
concentrate its forces and efforts in
the districts in which it is in charge
and for the development of which it
is responsible that is. where there is
the greatest amount of open and un
appropriated public lands. The move
for the transfer so far as I know
was initiated and consummated at
Washington where a complete file
of all Alaskan business is kept and
details for the change were worked
out there."
An office will be maintained at
Juneau b£ Mr. Parks. All of the
files pertaining to Field Division
work in Southeastern Alaska will be
kept in it and a clerk assigned to
handle all cases. W. B. Heisel. Mr.
Park’s chief clerk and disbursing
agent, will be left at Juneau as
Field Division representative. Mr.
Parks expects to spend considerable
time at Juneau, probably'as much
as he has in the past, transfer of
his headquarters merly bringing him
in closer touch with the field in
which he has in the past spent all
of the summer season.
‘‘I am satisfied that the Depart
ment will make satisfactory arrang
ments to take care of all local
Land Office business,” he said. Just
what they will be, he has not been
informed. This information will
probably come from the Washington
offices in the near future.
E. H. Mack and Charles Thomp
son, of Fairbanks, who went to
Anchorage several days ago to have
a look over the plant of the Alaska
Moving Pictures Corporation and
to inspect some of the work done
by the company, passed through Ne
nana yesterday on their way home.
They saw several reels of the Alas
ka picture which is being produced
and consider the acting and photo
praphy of sufficient merit to insure
the success of the picture when it
is released in the states.
SHIP ALASKA FURS QUICK!
' We’re paying big prices for Alaska furs—demand strong.
We are the largest buyers of Alaska furs in this big
central market and we must have all kinds for quick
sale at present high prices. Money sent same day ship*
ment comes in—cash, draft or money order, whichever
you want. ACT NOW—if you have one skin or a
hundred. Ship to us at once.
Foiike Fur Co
S!.[gsg ST. LOUIS, MO.
Fouke Grading ALWAYS Makes Your Fur Checks Bigger
NENANA RIVER RUNS WILD
RAILWAY BRIDGES GO OU1
/ Hot weather and heavy rains ir
the mountains south of Nenana hav<
combined to turn the N'enana river
normally a swift running : • cm
into a raging torrent, with the resuli
that the branch line bridge nea:
Healy. connecting the Suntrana cna
mine with the main line of th«
Alaska Railroad, has been cr*riec
completely away and serious d> rr.ag<
has been done to the big permanen
bridge at Ferry, where the mail
line to the coast crosses the Ntnant
river. Two spans of the nain lint
bridge are reported to have been ta
ken out by the freshet which, i
true, will seriously interrupt traf
fic between the coast and the inter
ior, as it will be some little t me be
fore the damage can be repaired.
The Healy bridge, which wa
partally taken out during the break
up this spring, causing a 30sp?nri<'i
of coal mining operations at Sun
trana for a period of several \ eeks
was reopened to traffic on Tuesl i;
night of this week, and it wa
thought the new piling which ha*
been driven reinforced by steel rail
would withstand almost any condi
tion of water. The collapse of th
structure will mean another suspen
sion of coal mining operations unti
such time as the bridge can be e
built. f
Capt. C. G. Jones, general road
master, is now at the scene o
trouble at Ferry making a ‘urve;
of damage done a®d arranging fr>
the inauguration of repair work. Th
Healy bridge went out yesterda
and the Ferry bridge gave way t
the flood during the night.
Traffic is reported to have bee
interrupted also at Mile 288 wher
a fifty-foot washout has occurre
as the result of heavy rains in tha
vicinity.
Owen E. Meals. Ford King o
Valdez is constructing a racy look
ing Fori Lug, with which he es
pects to make Fairbanks in twent;
four hours. Fred Colecluagh is ass
isting »him with the metal work.
Mrs. Grant Courtnay came dow
from Fairbanks yesterday to mee
her mother. Mrs. Weachter, wh<
has made the trip to Interior Aiaak
for an extended visit with her tw>
daughters.
F. A. Hansen, superintenden
maintenance and construction, wa
a member of the party of railroai
officials accompanying the Congres
sional visitors on the Interior trip
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT
OF FINAL ACCOUNT
In the Probate Court, Territory o
Alaska, Fourth Division, Nenan:
Precinct.
In the matter of the State o
Xels P. Rasmussen, Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE.'
that Chas E. Bergman, the Admin
istrator of the Estate of Nels F
Rasmussen, Deceased, has rendere
and presented for settlement, an
filed in said Court, his final ac
count of his adminstration of sai
Estate; and that Wednesday, th
fifteenth day of August. 1923, a
two o’clock, P. M.. at the court
room of said Court, at Nenam
Alaska, has been duly appointed b
F*robate Judge of said Court fo
the settlement of said account, a
which time and place any perso
interested in said Estate may appea
and file exceptions it\ writing t
the said account, and contest th
same.
Dated this 8th day of June, 192
CHAS E. BERGMAN
Administrator of the Estate of Nel
P. Rasmussen, Deceased.
Date of first publication, June 9t
1923.
RUBBER!
Baby’s and Ladies Rubbers; rut
ber tea-aprons in blue, green an
light gray—pockets and butterf]
pockets, the dainty fluted ruffle
are made secure with rubber ce
ment. Childrens ventilated pant;
are pure white and protective, a
well as sanitary.
THE D’ORSAY SHOP
FIRST BOAT UP STIKINE
INDICATES GOOD SEASON
Never before in the history of
navigation on the Stikine has the
first voyage of the season been such
an eventful one as this year, ac
cording to the Wrangell Sentinel.,
Twenty-five men were on the
passenger list and a large quan
tity of mining machinery and
other equipment which comprised
the principal cargo of a barge and
two river boats which left Wrangell
May 16.
The Pendelton Gold Mining Com
jfeny shipped in 50 tons of outfit
on the first trip for carrying on
' its operations on McDames Creek.
Capt. G. W. Pendelton, head of the
• company, and six men were at his
party. More men will follow later.
Fourteen men will be employed.
; They are taking in a tractor, cat
■ erpillar two trailors and mine equip
; men:.
F. W. Craig and five men went
. in with a sawmill outfit to put up
• the outfit on MacDames creek—
s the Craig-Ross Company, owners.
1 They are operating five pla
■. cer claims. Steam drills and oth
- er equipment are already on the
; claims.
The British Columbia government
1 is spending $8,000 on road improve
- ment and sent an outfit up the riv
er to do the work.
Several other outfits were re
f presented in the cargo js of the
first trip of the season, and several
r mining engineers, prospectors and
» mining men were included in the
passenger list.
> For the first voyage the Hazel
B. No. 3 and Hazel B. No. 4 were
i lashed together, and the barge Ha
i
; zel B. No. 2 is being pushed a
i head of the two boats.
MAYO TO INCREASE OUTPUT
It is estimated by those on the
f ground that there will 'be 20.000
. tons of ore hauled from Keno Hill
. to Mayo next winter for shipment
,• to Outside smelters the following
summer. About half that quantity
will be shipped this year.
i : D. C. Jacklin, prominent in the
t' mining world, has been elected pres
> ident of the Utah Copper Company,
i according to advices from New York
> He was selected by the board to fill
j the place made vacant by the un
| timely demise of C. A. MacNeal.
■ A big merger between the Kenne
5 cott Copper Corporation and the
1 Utah Copper Company is being
- worked out with every indication
• that it will go through as planned.
COMMISSION STARTS WORK
ON COAL MINE SPUR LINE
l - %
s Under the direction of F. A. Han
i sen, engineer of maintenance and
f construction, the first shovelful of
.dirt was figuratively turned over
1 Monday on the proposed railroad
- spur from Moose Creek station to
. the Baxter-Bedell coal mine, north
i ern terminus at the present. This
1 spur will also serve the Augustino
. and Rawson mines.
A party of surveyors, under the
? supervision of G. J. Truitt, has been
t in the field for the past week.
. says the Anchorage Times, a crew
of twenrv men was sent from Anch
i
orage on Monday to establish the in
itial camp. Two contracts have been
let for grading and clearing. Jas.
E. Wilson, the well known contractor
will be stationed at the upper end of
the work and will establish his camp
- i
this week. Mr. Truitt will be in
charge of all field work and advises.
5 The Times that every possible effort
will be used to complete the road
5 bed in time for laying steel by the
first of September.
Activity in District
The coal mine operators are ar
ranging plans for active development
- at an early date. C. A. Mattie will
1 superintend the development w'ork
»• | at the Baxter-Bedell mine this sum
s ^ mer and expects to have a crew on
- the grounds by the fifteenth of the
, month. Augustimo is driving tunnel
s and Mr. Rawson expects to start his
development work within a few
weeks.
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFETY SPEED SERVICE
VESSEL
VICTORIA
ALAMEDA _
NORTHWESTERN
ALASKA
Lv. Seattle Lv. Seward Lv Anoh.
May 19 May 26
. May 26 Jane 1 Jane 2
.June 2 Jane 9
June 9 June 16
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, A. H. McDONALD.
Agent, Seward, Alaika Agent. Anchorage
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
WE ARE AGENTS FOR
Remco Redwood Stave
WATER & MINING TANKS SILOS HYDRAULIC PIPE
EXPLOSIVES FEED
Write vis for information
Mrs. W. S. Christiansen, of Fair
banks. was a through passenger on
yesterdayls train, enroute to the
coast for a brief visit.
WANT ADS
FOUND—One key. Loser can re
cover same by calling at News Office
___ _
LOST—Bunch of keys. Finder,
please leave at Depot.
MINING GROUND FOR SALE—
Group of three claims (placer) on
Glacier Creek. Kantishna district.
Nos. 17,18 and 19. (No. 17 worked
out.) Shallow ground, from six
inches to five feet to bedrock.
Coarse gold. Automatic dam, boxes,
tools, complete' camp outfit. For
furthers particulars inquire at News
Office.
FOR SALE—Sewing Machine,
Morris chair, cooking utensils. See
Chas. E. Bergman.
FOR SALE—Two first-class pack
horses, known as Kennedy stock.
Black weighs 1200. gray 1350. In
quire of Anthony Letray.
FOR SALE—3 room residence furn-'
nished—Cheap—Inquire News Office |
“EVERYBODY can buy groceries, i
feed and supplies WHOLESALE
Write for free pricelist. Peoples I
Grocery, 701 Olive St. Seattle.” i
PEOPLES GROCERY COMPANY
ORDER YOUR
COAL
BY PHONE
Healy River
Coal
Corporation
.PHONE YOUR ORDERS
*. TO THE
RAILROAD CIGAR STORE
Mrs. J. H. Romig left for Fair
banks yesterday to join Dr. Romig
who is now located in the upper
town.
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive Nenana as
follows:
11.35 p. m. Tuesday and Friday for
Seward and intermediate points
Returning arrives Nenana 11:20
a. m. same days.
5:15 p. m., Tuesday and Friday for
Dunbar, Fairbanks and Chatanika
Arrives Nenana 5:00 p. m. Tues
day and Friday.
“Trains both north and south
bound stop over night at Curry
where excellent hotel facilities are
available for the public.
River steamers leave Nenana ev
ery Wednesday at 10:00 a. m. for
points down river to Holy Cross and
Connecting with gas launch at lat
ter point for St. Michael. Arrive Ne
nana every Monday or Tuesday.”
P— ' ' "
Andy’s Express
— A T —
Seward
Will Give Your
BAGGAGE AND FREIGHT
Careful Attention
MEETS ALL TRAINS
AND BOATS
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igl&o No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Ghezzi R. C. Morris,
Secretary. President.
II-II
D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Emba liner
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
Trappers Traders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
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NEW YORK
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