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THE BOWEN BUILDING
As soon as the required number I
of men can be secured, the big
Thane mill will again be operating
at full capacity for three eight
hour shifts.
TANANA CLUB ELECTS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
At a meeting of the Tanana club
of Fairbanks, held at the club
rooms last night, the following were
elected a board of directors for
the current year: A. R. Heilig, John
A. Clark, Arthur Williams, Fred
Struthers, E. H. Mack and Frank
S. Gordon.
COAL STOVES
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HYLAND’S CIGAR STORE
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HARRY DAVIS PRANK TAYLOR
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The minutes of the several Red
Cross meetings held during the
past year, covering a period from
April 29 to October 25, have been
submitted by the former secretary,
Miss Jane Anderson. A financial
I statement covering the operations
j of the Red Cross for the year past
, has also been submitted by frank
; Doner, who took on the work of
treasurer rendered vacant by the re
signation of C. H. Hall.
' A meeting of the Red Cross was
held on A, pri! 29, at which the
following officers were elected:
chairman. Mrs. J. R. Bowen, vice
chairman, Mrs. R. J. Diven; treas
urer. C. H. Hall, in succession to
Mesdames Riggs, Diven, and Mr.
G .F. Cramer.
At the meeting held on May 3
the work of the local branch was
outlined and the various committees
were appointed to take charge of
the work. Matters of great import
ance to the Red Cross were dis
cussed and every detail tending to
wards the success of the local
branch received attention.
Meetings were also held on May
8th, and 9th, June 7th, 14th, July
12th, August 14th and October 25.
The financial report, which will
be published in full in a later issue
of the News, will give a fair idea
of the amount of work accomplished
by the officers in charge of this
work during the year past.
Kvery one of the various under
takings for raising funds for the
Red Cross which meant much work
for those in charge, was success
fully accomplished and the details
of the shipments made from time
to time were also scrupulously at
tended to. The retiring officers of
the local Red Cross branch may
well h • proud of the work done
and the amount of good accoiff
plished as the result of their un
selfish efforts.
On the last mail news was re
ceived of Mrs. J. A. Slippern and
Miss Thora Slippern, who are now
located at Leavenworth and Cali
fornia streets, San Francisco. Thora
is attending the Munson School fcr
Private Secretaries, at 600 Sutter
St., corner of Mason, and from all
accounts is rapidly becoming pro
ficient.
Although hailing from the frigid
North, they complain of the, cold in
Frisco, and Thora says she has to
keep her sweater on while at work.
Among the northerners met by
the Slipperns lately were Henry
Roden, Xavier Dietz, Mike Selch.
Bob Graham, the de Journal family
and Hamilton, of Ruby.
Henry Roden has given up the
practice of law and is now inter
ested in a cannery near Juneau.
Hamilton is taking a course in auto
mobile work, and will probably go
into the auto business. Dietz and
Selch are taking it easy.
Harry Abercrombie is working in
one of the Owl Drug Co.’s San
! Francisco branches, and is seen
quite often.
Bert Day, the former Ruby bank
er, recently bought a home in
Seattle, where he has a very good
position.
Mrs. Rust is in Everett, Wash.,
but is said to be dissatisfied with
conditions and wants to come North
again. She says there is much
sickness in the country and the
people are all scared.
Mrs. Slippern says that the cost
of living is very high; the prices
of such everyday necessaries as
milk, butter and eggs being the
highest known in San Francisco.
The price of meat she says, is sky
high and almost prohibitive.
RYAN PARIY IS
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ryan, G. W
Gamble, C. H. Hall and Pete Mc
Donald, now enroute to Anchorage
by way of the Broad Pass trail seem
to be having a good time enroute.
The party is traveling by dog
team three teams being employed,
all under the superivision of Mike
Cooney.
The party left Nenana on the
train leaving for the end of steel
on Sunday and were met there by
the dog teams, and from the prog
ress made it is evident that good
time is being made in spite of the
bad trails.
Below is given two letters from
Mr. Ryan, describing the trail,
roadhouses and events occurring
as far as they have gone, in order
to enlighten anyone contemplating
a trip to Anchorage via the Broad
Pass trail.
Singleton’s Roadhouse, .Ian. 12.—
Persons leaving Nenana for the Out
side are advised to take the river
trail from camp 43 to Singleton’s.
There are no overflows between
these points and on the glare ice
the best of time can be made. On
the other hand, the wagon trail
from 43-mile to Singleton’s is in
many places bare of snow; there
are overflows and niggerhead hum
mocks in the trail that make it
slow and difficult. A load of bag
gage traveling the river route, de
parting from 43-mile half an hour
after the overland party started,
arrived at this point at the same
time.
Singleton’s is a very well-equip
ped stopping place; clean, well
served, excellent cooking, though
the capacity is limited to twelve
persons. Travelers therefore should
endeavor to co-operate in the ar
rangement of their itineraries so
as to avoid overcrowding.
Burns’ coal mine and camp is
less than a mile distant and will
afford an interesting hour to the
traveler who cares to inspect it.
The scenic splendor of the Broad
Pass trail is not to be exaggerated
One is well repaid for present in
conveniences by the attractions of
the landscape.
Park Gate Roadhouse, (Riley
Creek,) Jan. 13.—If old winter had
done his duty, Mike Cooney’s trail
from Singleton’s to this point, 18
miles, would have been a cracker
jack. But Boreas apparently had
other plans for he blew all the
snow off Mike’s trail and exposed
the niggerheads, rock and gravel
so that 18-mile stretch is hard
sledding. We started before 8 a. m.
and arrived just before 5 p .m.,
averaging two miles an hour.
Several spills enlivened the picnic,
and one which occurred in mid
stream when a crossing was at
tempted, soaked the lady of the
party in icy liquid. But she was
equal to the occasion, came up
smiling and finished strong. Maurice
Moreno, who runs the roadhouse
here, calls his place Park Gate, be
cause a series of low passes run
directly to McKinley Park, afford
ing easy access from the railroad
location. Maurice has a good
roomy cabin, with accommodations
for twelve persons. Since Sept. 1
75 persons have passed this point
going outward. There have been
no travelers pass here inbound, so
that any fears that may have been
entertained concerning the coming
of influenza by way of Broad Pass
may be dismissed.
Ptarmigan are beginning to be
found again hereabouts for the first
time in two and one-half years.
Rabbits are plentiful again, after
an absence of three years. Moose,
caribou, mountain sheep and griz
zles are plentiful also.
To those who are planning to
take the Broad Pass trail Outside,
it should be stated that above Sin
gleton’s the river trail is unsafe.
The channel is open in many places |
and it is almost impossibfe to get
around the openings. The Cooney
trail has a total distance of one
and one-half miles on the river, and
the detour around open water in
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volve some heavy hill-climbing and
some precarious sidehill sledding,
where the danger of a tumble is
serious. Two of the travelers with
the present party mushed all the
way from Singleton’s to Park Gate
and beat the dog teams by two
hours.
Mike Cooney and Charles Trundy
who have been distributing dog
fish along the trail, had planned
to be at 43-mile on Sunday, but
owing to heavy trails over the sum
mit, were two days behind their
schedule. We met them about five
miles out from Singleton’s, and
they turned around with their teams
to assist the outgoing party.
Everybody is well and hearty and
high good humor prevails. This1
much-abused trail is proving to be
a real picnic, a source of much j
enjoyment, particularly on account1
of the scenic grandeur of the trail.!
If six inches or more of snow should
fall the trail would be perfect. This
point is an ideal location for a
hunting lodge and tourist hotel.
RED CROSS MEETING
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
Mrs. F. D. Browne, chairman of |
ihe local Red Cross branch, makes;
announcement that the regular meet-:
ing of the Red Cross will be held
as usual at the Nenana club rooms,
and the manufacture of garments
for the relief of the Belgians will
be continued.
The meeting will commence at
1 :30 o’clock sharp and all membeiVs
are urged to be in attendance.
ROY LUND LEAVES
TOMORROW MORNING,
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Roy Lund’s dog stage is sched- j
uled to leave for Fairbanks at 9
o’clock tomorrow morning with the
mails from Nenana.
He expects to make the trip in
two days, putting up at Dietz’ road
house the first night out.
Wenana—The Gateway to McKinloy
National Park.
NOTICE
A meeting of the Nenana Labor ■
Union will be held at the Union
Hall on Friday, January 10, com-,
mencing aa 7 p. m., sharp.
Election of officers for the cur-'
rent year will take place at the
meeting and all members of the
union are urged to be in attendance. !
period. i
DON’T FORGET!
—
That the fourth payment of 201
per cent on the Fourth Liberty
Loan bonds, purchased on the in- ■
stallment plant, is due on Thurs
day, January 16th.
Payments are to be made at the
office of Frank Doner, special dis
bursing agent, general office build-!
ing, Alaskan Engineering commis-j
sion.
The fifth and last payment of,
30 per cent is due on January 30. ;
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ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wage* at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Butted” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
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