THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918! at the postoffice at Nen&na, Alaska,
for eniry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Hub of Alaska — Where Rails and Rivers Meet
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A REAL AMERICAN
Any President of the United
States who might have Visited Al
aska would have been received with
hearty acclaim. He would have been
enthusiastically welcomed by a
grateful people eager to get in
closer touch with their government
at Washington. But not every Pres
ident could have carried away with
him such genuine esteem and effec
tion as that manifested last evening
on the occasion of the departure of
President Harding for the coast, on
his return journey' to the national
capital. Interior Alaskans were hap
py in the thought that they had been
given the opportunity to have the
President and Mrs. Harding apiong
them, and there was not one who
would not have made the stay of
the visitors indefinite had it been
possible to do so, so thoroughly
enjoyable was the brief association.
There are many in Interior Alas
ka who had never before seen a
President of the United States and it
is doubtful if a single one among
the great crowds who welcomed the
Presidential party had ever before
enjoyed the experience of meeting
a President under such favorable
conditions. Alaskans like to know
they have a man at the head of
their country who is big enough to
command the respect of the other
nations of the world as well as that
of the people of his own country;
and they like to know their Presi
dent is not too big to recognize
that true equality among Americans
upon which our republic is founded.
Alaskans, during the brief time
they have had President Harding a
mong them, have learned to know
him better, probably, than people of
any other section of the country',
with the possible exception of his
home community. The visit of the
President in Alaska has been attend
ed by less restraint than seems nec
essary in the States, and citizens of
Nenana would appear to have en
joyed greater liberties with their
chief executive than were permitted
in any other part of Alaska; a con
fidence that will long be remembered
and appreciated by Nenanahes.
Official congratulations on the in
auguration of through standard
gauge service from coast to interior
over the Alaska Railroad were re
cently received by Col. James G.
Steese, Chairman, from Judge E.
C. Finney, First Assistant and Act
ing Secretary of the Interior.
Under date of June 29th, Judge
Finney wired Col Steese:
"Congratulations on inaugura
tion of through standard gauge ser
vice Seward to Fairbanks. Hope
railroad and connecting wagon road
system will mean much to Alaska.”
Shooting brown bear in Alaska
has no hardships for John Wagner,
says The Stroller’s Weekly. Wagner
recently killed a two year old
brownie from the porch of his home
at Solman Creek, on Glacier High
way near Juneau. The bear was a
bout 700 yards, distant, on the
point near the mouth of the creek.
Wagner killed the hear with one
shot which entered the animals
bead and came out his side.
AS OTHERS SEE US
“Unless President Harding can
i do something to overcome the dis
I couragement now prevalent in the
interior of Alaska and stem the
i tide that will start toward the out
I side this fall there will be mighty
i few people there to receive a Presi
den who makes a visit to that coun
try in the future”. This statement
; is reported to have been made by a
well known traveling man to a re
presentative of The Stroller’s Week
ly. Continuing he said: “I was
there in March of this year and at
that time the people were hopeful
and believed the summer would wit
ness an increase in business due to
new arrivals. There have been prac
tically no arrivals and business is
at a standstill. They can bolster and
boost the railroad all they please,
, but until there is something started
in the interior with a payroll be
hind it, that country will continue
' to go backward and downward. A
| side from what money the govern
ment puts up for operating the rail
road. there is no substantial payroll
in the whole interior country.
Charles Goldstein, of Juneau, pio
neer merchant and extensive fur
buyer, has organized a company with
a capital stock of $200,000 for the
purpose of engaging in fox farming
and fur raising. The company has
purchased the Pete Carison ranch
on the road leading from Glacier
Highway to Mendenhall glacier and
will begin the erection of fox cor
rals in the near future and expect
to have stock in them within two
or three months. Mr. Goldstein has
not announced the'names of those
, associated with him in the enter
prize.
Bill Ford says he never would
have forgiven President Harding if
he had not tarried in Xenana long
enough to join the Pioneers. Billy
invested in a new suit for the oc
casion, the first time he has felt
really called upon to dress up dur
ing the many years he has been in
Xenana.
_
Mr;}. Jennings, who accompanied
the PVesident and Mrs. Harding on
their Alaska trip, is a neighbor and
close friend of Mrs. W. C. Stein
metz’ aunt in Ohio, and she found
a warm welcome awaiting her when
, she alighted from the train at Ne
nana on Sunday. Mrs. Steinmetz
was a member of the ladies com
mittee delegated to meet and en
• tertain Mrs. Harding during the
time the party remained in Nenana.
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* RIVER NEWS *
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! Davis—Scheduled to leave Gibbon
(this afternoon for Nenana.
Jacobs—Up the Tanana river.
Yukon—At Fort Yukon at 11
| o’clock last night, enroute to Ne
. nana.
Sibilla—Arrived Holy Cross yes
terday from. St. Michael.
Mutt and Carl White—At Ne
nana. Carl White scheduled to re
; turn to Tolovana Saturday. Mutt
j scheduled sail for Roosevelt July
3.
Alaska—Arrived from Dawson
this afternoon.
COVERNOR NAMES SECRETARY
TO DIRECT FISHERIES WORK
P. H. Gildea, of Juneau has been
appointed by Gov. Scott C. Bone as
Secretary of the Territorial Fish
Commission. The appointment be
came effective on July 1 and was
recommended by Vice-Chairman -T.
R. Heckman, under whose direction
by stipulation of the Legislature,
the fund approapriated for the Com
mission will be expended.
Mr. Gildea was formerlly em
ployed at the Alaska-Juneau mine.
He has been in Alaska for some
years and formerly lived at Ruby,
where he studied law under Hon.
John W. Dunn, now a Fourth Divi
sion Senator, and acted as Deputy
Postmaster there. Subsequently he
took a law course at Valparaiso,
Indiana. Before coming to Juneau
1 in September last, he lived for some
months at Haines, and during the
fishing season was in the service of
the Federal Bureau of Fisheries.
He has been a student of fisheries
since his boyhood on the Irish
coast and is regarded as exceptional
ly well qualified for the Secretary
ship of the Territorial Commission.
Primarily his duty will be to ga
ther and compile statistics under a
concurrent House Resolution which
asks for the following data:
The amount of salmon of each
species taken from or near each
tream. as near as can be ascer
tained. for the years 1919 to 1924,
inclusive.
The number and location of the
various fish traps and the distance
of each from the nearest salmon
*
stream.
The number of seines and nets
used in the waters appurtenant to
such streams, as near as can be as
certained.
The location of the cannery or
canneries to which the salmon
from the various localities are tak
en.
The streams in which salmon eggs
in the eye state have been deposited
or salmon fry released each year by
the Territory and by Federal and
private hatcheries and the auantity
thereof.
Mr. Gildea enlisted for service to
the United States in the World War
hut, being beyond the age limit, did
not get overseas. He ho= a wife
and children, who are now in Seattle
His headquarters will be at Ketch
ikan.
HAVE BABY GRANDSON
GOVERNOR AND MRS. BONE
A baby son was born yesterday
morning to Mrs. Roger Morse Bone,
wife of the son of Gov. and Mrs.
Scot: *C. Bone, at Seattle. News
of the birth of their little grandson
was recieved by Governor and Mrs.
Bone last night. The grandson is
the first one in the family, there
being two granddaughters.
Mrs. Ro^er Morse Bone visited
in Juneau early last Spring and
has many friends there who will be
pleased to know of the birth of her
son.
MRS JONES ENTERTAINS
IN HONOR OF VISITORS
Mesdames P. H. Fitzgerald and
A. J. Wendler, of Anchorage, who
were the house guests of Mrs. C.
G. Jones during the stay inNenana,
were the guests of honor at a largely
attended luncheon bridge party ^t
the Jones cottage yesterday
afternoon Mrs. Robert J. Sommers
of Juneau, was awarded first prize
for high score, Mrs. Wendler cap
tured the second prize and the con
solation went to Mrs. G. L. Schooling
The ladies present in addition to
the guests of honor were, Mesdames
J. O’Neill and A. G. Craig, of
Anchorage; Robert J. Sommers,
Juneau; F. H. McCulley, A. B.
Phillips, W. C.- Steinmetz, R. G.
Southworth, Alex Fowler, Robert
E. Burns, G. L. Schooling, Frank
Teufel, William Rodig-keit, John B.
Hall, W. R. Calderhead; Misses
Orah Howard, of Palo Alto, Mabel
Baughman, of Aberdeen.
Typewriter Pa per it -fhe Newt
ALASKA RAILROAD REPORT
SHOWS FINANCIAL STATUS
Operating expenses of the Alaska
railroad, the only government-own
ed and operated railroad of the
United States, totalled $1,772,376,
1 19 for the year ending December
31, 1922 and the operating reven
ue was $718,920.64, making a de
ficit for the twelve months of
$1,053,455.55 according to announc
ment made recently by the Depart
ment of the Interior.
During the calendar year 1923,
it is hoped that operating expenses
will be reduced by some $100,000
and that operating revenues will be
I increased by $200,000 leaving a de
, ficit of $7,000 only.
Further improvement in revenues
are expected when branches and
' spurs to the line are constructed and
a system of public highways built
in the interior of the Territory to
feed the railroad.
Contraction on the Alaska Rail
l
road was started in 1915, and as
portions of the road bed were com
pleted operation was inaugurated
and maintained. Parts of the line
. therefore, have been practical op
: eration for seven years,
t For this period the operating ex
pense up to December 31, 1922,
amounted to $9,536,294.14, and the
, total operating revenues were $2,
481,069.66 making a total deficit
of $7,055,244.48.
HEAD OF CANNERIES
IS VISITING JUNEAU
Daniel Campbell, head of the As
toria and Puget Sound Packing Com
pany, with canneries on Puget
Sound and Alaska, and Mrs. Camp
bell and Mrs. H. P. Tukes, friend
| of Mrs. Campbell, all of Bellingham,
: Washington, are in Juneau and
are guests at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Astoria and Puget Sound
Packing Company is aperating its
j cannery at Excursion Inlet for the
! first time since 1920. This is Mr.
Campbell’s first visit to Alaska since
: 1919.
ALASKA MINES INCREASE
The Department of the Interior
j through the Geological Survey har
announced that the value of the
, Alaska mine production in 1922 was
$19,506,365,. an increase of $2,
1500,000 over that of 1921. This
| increase according to Alfred H.
I Brooks, Chief Alaskan Geologist, is
1 entirely due to a larger copper out
j put. About 3.800 men were em
! ployed in Alaska productive mining
| during 1922, and in addition to
; these about a thousand were en
1 gaged in prospecting and mine de
! velopment work. Since mining first
began in .Juneau in 1880, the Terri
! tory has produced minerals to a to
tal value of $497,986,278, which
! has come chiefly from gold and eop
t per deposits.
The outstanding features of the
Alaska mining industry in 1922 are:
1. Preparations for drilling in
the Cold Bay oil field, Alaska Pen
insula, were made in 1922 by two
strong companies, and was started
in the winter of 1922-23. It is re
ported that in May two wells had
reached depths of 300 and600 fee:,
but will have to drill at least 800
I or 900 feet more to reach the sup
posed oil stand;
2. Installation of large placer
mining plants continued and the
work on same was so well advanc
ed as to assure their operatic n in
1923;
3. The activity in gold lode de
velopment, already for 1921, as
continued in 1922;
4. the copper production of 1922
was nearly 43 per cent greater than
.that of 1921,-and there was a re
j vival of prospecting for copper. Al
aska’s mining needs capital for its
, further development, and during the
| year there were many encouraging
I signs that large mining companies
I were turning their attention to Alas
ka as a prospective field for invest
ment. The above data are taken
from the annual report.
New organdies, voiles. Sateens,
( gingham dresses, silk hose, pequot
sheets—at Abe Simson’s.
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFETY SPEED SERVICE
VESSEL
Lv. Seattle Ar. Seward, Lv. Seward
July 13th Julyl4
July 21st.
July ?7th
Aug 3rd Aug 1th
Aug 11th
ALAMEDA ... July 7th
NORTHWESTERN . July 14th
ALASKA ... July 21st
ALAMEDA ...July 28th
NORTHWESTERN .. Aug. 4th
Ship, in abort schedule call at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau,
Cordova, Valdez, LaTouche and Seward, both north and southbound
S. S. ALASKA is not goinj to make Anchorage a Port of ;all
ALAMEDA also makes Vnchorage a port of call
Ship, in above .chedule marked ** connect with SS STARR
at Seward for the Westward.
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Agent, Seward, Ala.ka _Agent, Anchorage
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OVER THE TRAIL
Richardson Highway Transportation Company
Operating a First Class Stage Service over the Famous
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
Between Fairbanks, Chitina, Valdez and Way Points
E. H. Mack Co., Agt. Fairbanks R. E. Sheldon, Sopt.
HEARST EXPANDS
ROCHESTER. N. V. July 17
William R. Hearst has added anoth
er paper to his long string of pub
lications, having concluded the pur
NOT1CE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioners Court for
the Hot Springs Precinct, Fourth
Division, Territory of Alaska—In
Probate.
In the matter of the estate
of James Coughlin, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, administrator of the
estate of James Coughlin, deceased
to the creditors and all persons
having claims against said deceased,
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers within six months after
the first publication of this notice
to the said administrator, at his
residence in the town of Eureka
Alaska, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business
of said estate.
Dated this 17th day of March 1923
SIDNEY RIDGE
Administrator
Notice of first publication June
19. 1923.
Notice of last publication July 17,
1923.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT
In the Probate Court for Nulato
Precinct, Fourth Division, Territory
of Alaska, before Aj. Dayton, Unit
ed States Commissioner and ex of
ficio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the estate
of PETER JOHNSON, deceased.
Notice of filing and time of
settlement of Final Acocunt of
Carl A. Johnson, administrator.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Carl A. Johnson has filed in the a
bove entitled court his final account
and supplemental report in the a
bove entitled matter and the 3aid
court by order dated June 11th,
1923, ha3 set the 25th day of Sep
tember, 1923, at the hour of ten
o’clock a. ra. as the day and time
for hearing objections to said ac
count, and directed the publication
of this notice in The Nenana News.
CARL JOHNSON
Administrator.
Date of first publication June
19, 1923.
Data of last publication, July
17, 1923.
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on Saturday. This paper it is an
ounced will be merged with the
Evening Journal.
TW O STRAY DOGS have come to
my place down the river. If own
ers want them they must be taken
away immediately or arrangements
made for board. One is large black
and other small red dog.
JOHN’ KOWALSKY
BILL OF SALE blanks for sale
at The News Office.
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive N'enana 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 N’enana 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 N’enana 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 N'e
nana every Monday or Tuesday.”
D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embtlncr
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Gheeei R. C. Morrte.
Secretary. Prreideet.