THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application maae April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 187d
Hub of Alaska — Where Rails and Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Prlntin
Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska
R. G. South worth ....Editor and Manage
Mr*. R. G. Southwortb ..-....Circulatio
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Alnc-L-o f''a r nf PciTTI
Tn n ntn T*rt 11 x? tinn; v\r» r*t •
merce is shortly to take shape, 1
states Chas. D. Garfield, head of 1
the Alaska Department of the Seat- i
tie Chamber of Commerce, who has :
just returned from a six-weeks sur- :
vey of Alaskan conditions. There '
are few in the Territory, says the
Ketchikan News, but who will heart- ;
ily second Mr. Garfield’s suggestion.
It is a good one but in all likelihood
not a new one; but if through Mr.
Garfield’s efforts, a practical, effi
cient and harmonious Alaskan
Chamber of Commerce is brought
into being, the News for one will
be pleased to say, “well done,’’ and
give Mr. Garfield the credit he will
so richly deserve.
One of the many railroad dreams
says the Business Chronicle, of Sea
ttle, is that of a tunnel under Ber-;
ing Sea which shall connect the New
World with the Old World. Physical-!
ly the project is feasible. U. S.
Commercial Attache Julean Arnold
who has done much to promote;
trade between Pacific Northwest
and Far East is optimistic to be
lieve that this tunnel will be an ac
tuality in the near future. Railway !
connection between Chicago and
Peking would mean the traversing
of United States, Canada, Alaska!
Siberia, Manchurir and China.
RUSSIA COMING BACK
Too much bread promises to be
Russia's dilemma in 1923.
From 1917 until 1922 bread was
the most precious thing in Russia.
A farmer could trudge into Moscow
with a small sack of grain and trade
it for grand piano or anything which
the hungry city dwellers had to of
fer. Now the same peasant could
walk from one end of Russia to
the other and excepting in a few
isolated famine districts, could not
get a jack-knife for the same sack
of grain.
If the harvest of this year turns
out as expected, Russia will have a
surplus of gTain which could be sold
abroad.
From a country whirih less than
18 months ago was clamoring for
crusts, Russia has changed into a
nation which promises within a few
months to be swamped with w-heat
and rye.
At Saratof, near certain com
munes that have been listed as fam
ine-stricken, rye flour, trie staple
of bread is quoted at less than 25
cents a pood, which is 36 pounds.
At Samara, the district where even
cannibalism occurred among the
starving a year ago, rye goes beg
ging at less than 40 cents abushel.
ion costs have made prices somi
chat her, almost double the reii
ng price in the great producin
■egions. Siberia, once the granai
rom which wheat poured into Wes
■m Europe, did no; fare so well i
ast year’s harvest, and there pric<
ire higher, but in Odessa and i
iieff. in the southern wheat bel
-ecent official quotations show whe;
costing under 70 cents a bushel.
The Soviet government throug
:he collection of taxes, has rolled t
i grain reserve amounting to nea
y 200,000,000 bushels. Some
this is needed to feed the army, u
less it can be exported, the gover
ment does not know what to <
tvith it.
STAMPEDE IS IN PROPECT
FOR NAHANNI RIVER STRIK
Reports coming from two pro
pec tors who came out from the N
rianni region to Whitehorse indica
that it is a wonderfully rich regii
for placer gold mining says tl
Wrangell Sentinel. A recent pre
dispatch predicted that there wou
be a rush into the N'ahanni tl
month from Edmonton. The Nahan
region is much more accessible fro
Wrangell than from either Whit
horse of Edmonton. At the instan
of Capt. S. C. Barrington the Se
tinel sent an inquiry to Edmonti
and received the following reply;
Sentinel, May , 19:
Wrangell. Alaska.
No rush into Nahanni river cou
try for gold. Word cannot be recei
ed until river steamers operate whi
will be over month. Some gold ta
en out last year and sixty claii
staked. Dozen prospectors went
last year. Difficult country to rea
and strongly advise no stampe
until word reaches outside this se
son.
EDMONTON BULLET]
Sixty officials concerned with ed
cational administrations in the Brit
dominions will be present at an Ed
cational Conference to be held
London in June, to make a sure
of the methods now in vogue f
dealing with the 6.000,000 childr
at present attending the 21.534
ementary schools in England a
Wales according to the Capital Ne
Service. The public will also be £
mitted to the demonstration whi
will consist of concrete exhibits
books and apparatus, maps and til
tables, hand work, art work, dom
tic work, pupils’ graphs and no
books.
Writing paper at The News Offic
Alaska Furs in Big Demand!
Mr. Fur Shipper:
We have a big demand for all kinds of Alaska furs
SHIP PROMPTLY all the furs you can and get the benefit
of the High Prices we are now paying. We will remit foi
furs by cash, draft or money order—whichever way yoi
desire—and send remittance the SAME DAY your shipment
is received. Try us out with your next shipment.
Fouke Fur Co
■mss ST. LOUIS, MO.
Fouke Grading ALWAYS Makes Your Fur Checks Biggei
CAMERAMEN WITH EXPLORER (
TO FILM HOP OFF FOR POLE
' Just as the bells were ringing
. says the Nome Nugget, out high
; noon Friday April 13th, Captain
Roald Amundsen left the Hammon
Company office on 1st avenue on
the first leg of his return journey to
■ Wainwright, where his winter camp
r is established. Leaving the starting
» point behind a powerful team of 12
dogs, Amundsen went down D street
j to 3rd avenue thence east to B
3 street and then headed north to the
1 trail leading out beyond the Dry
Creek power plant. Just as he
j rounded the corner and reached the
j Pangeman residence the stanchions
5 on one side of the sled collopsed
® and the team was stopped until an
other sled was procured. At 12:55
i- the explorer again ordered his husk
Q ies to ‘'mush on" and the final get
_ away was accomplished without fur
ther accident.
A number of friends were given
i- to understand that Amundsen would
£ lea%-e via Solomon and Candle and
v accordingly went to Solomon to bid
him a final farewell. Instead of
n taking the down coast route the
■s Captain, accompanied by Ralph Lo
[t men, took the Kougarok route,
t, The trip from Nome to Wain
it wright will take the greater part
of one month, reaching the north
h era destination about May loth,
p The Captain has remained in
r- Nome until the last minute, taking
if his departure during the period of
t- the spring days when the days are
t- long and warm while the nights are
la bright and cold. In case the days
become too warm, traveling can be
done during the night and early
morning, but as he travels farther
E north the trail conditions will re
main colder than along the Bering
s" Sea coast.
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Elaborate preparations have been
made to feature the proposed trans
polar flight of the intrepid explor
er. Two teams will accompany him
to his Wainwright destination and
operators will take pictures both still
and moving of each and every inci
dent pertaining to the flight. In
this manner the world will be giv
en an opportunity never before ac
complished, namely, moving pictures
of a plane starting its flight across
the top of the world.
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Private T. S. Pierce of the local
Radio Corps has been granted a 4
months furlough from the army and
has been retained bv Lomen Bros.
to accompany Capt. Amundsen in
the capacity of wireless operator
and photographer. We are given to
is
understand that a receiving and
^ transmission set will be picked up
at Candle and taken to Point Bar
ie
a row where there is a Delco Lighting
plant large enough to operate the
radio outfit. We are further giv
en to understand that the Delco
,J- plant is not large enough to permit
?h sending messagaes as far as the No
a_ orvik station, but can be used in re
m ceiving. Pierce will endeavor to
get in touch with Spitsbergen and
or receive information regarding the
in weather conditions which will de
termine the time of Amundsen's
td flight.
vs There is much conjecture whethes
d* Amundsen will fly from Wainwrighi
or Point Barrow. In a late inter
°* view with the Captain just before
ne he left Nome he was asked if ht
iS" would hop off about June 1st. He
replied “Ah, no,” that be woulc
not attempt to leave until the lat
~! ter part of June, at a time wher
— the sun is at its highest point
(meaning thereby about June 21
22) so as to get the best dayligh
possible for the flight. Asked whe
ther he would take off from Pt
Barrow or Wainwright he tated :1
was problematical, but he rather be
lieved he would make the jump fronr
his established station at Wain
wTight and fly direct to Spitzberger
C. W. Scarborough, the profes
sional photographer who accompan
ied Joe Bernard on the unsuccess
ful trip in the Teddy Bear last fal
in the attempt to relieve the peoplt
of Wrangell Island, will be at tin
take off to take^ pictures, movinf
and still, for the International filn
company, the big Hearst syndicate
Harry Phillips is the local represen-1
tative of the Film Company, but
due to illness was unable to accom
pany the expedition and accordingly |
delegated the commission to Mr.
Scarborough wall no doubt i
obtain remarkable views as he
is a master of detail nd ar
tistic, professional workman
Wm. Cameron with his swift dog
team left with Mr. Scarborough!
early Friday morning, the party tak
ing with them two movie earners
and other instruments for still pic
tures. Cameron will proceed as far
as Candle and from that point on,
another team will be procured to
take Mr. Scarborough to his des
tination.
T. C. Pierce, the Lomen represen
tative with a moving picture outfit
and other cameras, left behind the
“Marx” team with Gunnar Kaassan
driving. These two travelers will
remain together thruout the trip to
Waimvright. Gunnar likely return
ing with the team while Piercs re
mains north until after the flight.
According to a statement made
by Pierce he intends to work his
way down the coast in skin boats
to Kotzebue Sound and there be
picked up by an aeroplane sent
north for that purpose.
Many persons were dissappointed
in not being able to bid the Captain
farewell. It was understood that
he would leave from the Federal
Courthouse, but for reasons best
known to himself the departure took
place by a circuitous route, none
but a few being aware of his leav
ing. The Captain’s modesty is one
of his prime characteristics and
may be he deprecated any public
demonstration.
JUNEAU LUMBER MILL WILL
SHIP SPRUCE TO AUSTRALIA
; The first shipment of lumber, ap
proximately 1.700,000 board feet, to
i be made to Australia bv the Jur.«au
' Lumber Mills, will be started June
1, when a sailing vessel will arrive
at Juneau to take on the cargo. The
i vessel will be in port 40 days load
! ing. This is according to Roy Ruth
erford. manager who was formerly
actively engaged in the lumber bus
iness in Fairbanks and Ruby.
The lumber will be merchantable
| spruce and merchantable box spruce.
William Olson, of the Pacific
Coast Bureau of Lumber inspection
is in Juneau at the present time
and will inspect the lumber as it is
loaded.
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Several Shipments
At least two and perhaps three
shipments of lumber will be made to
Australia this season. Mr. Ruther
ford said.
The mill is now cutting 40.000 ft.
of lumber a day. Fifty-five men are
, employed for the work and there is
still employment for good experienc
ed mill men, Mr. Rutherford said
Operations will be conducted at
the mill this season as long as wea
ther permits says the Empire
A third pianing machine is to be
installed within a short time and a
planing mill will be constructed dur
ing the summer. The mill will be 40
by 90 feet and will be put on the
large space between the mill office
and the Alaska Supply Compan;.
warehouse. Preliminary work is al
ready under way.
i The two planing machines nou
in operation will remain ir. tl oil
present location during this seasor
and will be removed to the new nil
next year.
Local business is better than ii
was last year, declared Mr. Ruther
ford. To take care of the worl
new machinery has been installec
I in place of old and general improve
ments made at the mill.
“With the increase of foreigr
business as markets for Alaska lum
I
ber and which now seems probable
there is no doubt as to the future
success of the industry.
Mr. Rutherford said the logging
companies are experiencing a gooc
season. Sawyer & Reynolds Com
pany have all camps in operatior
, and work of getting out the tim
ber is being pushed.
^ Writing paper at The New*
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFET1 SPEED SERVICE
VESSEL
Lv. Seattle Lv. Seward Lv. Anch.
VICTORIA May 19 May 26
ALAMEDA ... May 26 June 1 June 2
NORTHWESTERN’ ...June 2 June 9
ALASKA June 9 June 15 June 16
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, A. H. McDONALD,
Agent, Seward, Alaska Agent, Anchorage
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
WE ARE AGENTS FOR
Remco Redwood Stave
WATER & MINING TANKS SILOS HYDRAULIC PIPE
EXPLOSIVES FEED
Write us for information
See Mel Cooney
of the breakup.
WANT
MINING GROUND FOR SALE—'
Group of three claims (placer) on
i Glacier Creek. Kantishna district.
Nos. 17.18 and lb. (No. 17 worked
out.) Shallow ground, from six
inches to five feet to bedrock.
Coarse gold. Automatic dam, boxes,
tools, complete camp outfit. For j
furthers particulars inquire at News
Office.
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,'
feed and supplies WHOLESALE, i
Write for free pricelist. Peoples
Grocery. 701 Olive St. Seattle."
PEOPLES GROCERY COMPANY j
RUBBER!
Baby's and Ladies Rubbers; rub
ber tea-aprons in blue, green and
: light gray—pockets and butterfly,
pockets, the dainty fluted ruffles
are made secure with rubber ce
ment. Childrens ventilated pants,
are pure white and protective, as
well as sanitary.
THE DORSAY SHOP
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ORDER YOUR
COAL
BY PHONE
Healy River
Coal
Corporation
PHONE YOUR ORDERS
.. TO THE
RAILROAD CIGAR STORE
The Wrangell City Council has
rranted J. K. Xevill a ten-year fran
chise to operate a telephone ser
vice in that city.
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
fHE ALASKA RAILROAD
rrains 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.
William A. Hesse
MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
BOX 1035, FAIRBANKS
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Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 6.00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Gbezzi R. C. Morriz.
Secretary. President.
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D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embalmer
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
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