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u. s. SOLDIER INFORMALITY
After the luncheon at the resi
dence of Premier Lloyd George. a
laughing group formed around Presi
dent Wilson, who began to tell
stories.
“The informality of the American
4 soldier,” he said, “is illustrated by
an incident related by one of our
divisional commanders. General
Hale. He and other officers in their
car drove into camp past a sentry,
who did not challenge them as they
went by. General Hale returned
and asked why the sentry had
failed to halt the party.
"Oh, I know you fellows." the
soldier replied ”
At Union Hull on Tuesday and
Friday nights, commencing at 9:30
and ending at .Midnight.
Fox Trotting a Specialty. Rates
on application at Union Hall.
Mrs. Belle Campbell
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THREE YEARS REQUIRED
TO RESTORE COAL LAND:
Special commission of nations
fuel administration sent to stud
coal conditions in Franco- says thre
years will be required to bring coa
mines of Xorthern France to fa
production and to efface devastatio
wrought by retreating Germans. Rt
serve stocks of coal in France ar
gone, stocks of public utilities hav
reached a dangerous point and en
tire nation is in great need of re
lief. It ;s not improbable there wa
be a demand of very consitlerab'
proportoni for American coal, al
though comparatively little has eve
been exported from United State
to France in the past
BONDS REDUCED BY
ORDER OF COUR'
On Saturday afternoon, in th
district court, at Fairbanks, th
bonds of Cole McDougall were re
duced from $2000 to $1000, as h
was unable to procure bondsmen t
that extent.
McDougall was bound over by th
grand jury and is now awaitin
trial at the forthcoming session o
rart
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VIA BROADPASS
On the train arriving yesterday
evening from the end of steel, O.
F. Weinard and his dog team ar
rived in Xenana. Mr. Weinard is
a mining man from the Fairhaven
mining district, in the Seward Penin
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■ sula, and is on his way back to
the mines he has charge of. after
a holiday of three months' dura
tion spent with his family in Seattle.
He came in over the Broad Pass
trail, using the combined dog teams
of Messrs Rydeen and Dunn, who
, left Xenana for Anchorage on Feb
ruary 8, enroute to Juneau to at
tend the territorial legislature.
Mr. Weinard is loud in his praise
of the trail from Talkeetna to Xe-:
nana Crossing, which, he says, he
found in perfect condition- The'
country through which the trail runs ;
is of great scenic beauty, he says, i
and the entire journey from Tal-!
keetna to the Crossing seemed just'
like a pleasant outing. He thinks,
however, that with a very smal1
outlay, the trail, especially that
part of it from the Broad Pass
summit to Talkeetna. can be greatly
improved.
i Mr. Weinard left Seattle on the
i steamer Alaska on February 5, and
Traveled on her as far as Cordova,
the vessel returning to Seattle from
That point. After a stay of a few
days at Cordova, he took the steam
er Curaco for Seward, landing at
that port February 13. He stayed
two days at Seward.
From Seward he took train for
Anchorage, where he remained six
j days, leaving for the end of steel
at the end of that time. The trip
from Anchorage to Xenana con
sumed just one week, and Mr.
■ Weinard says he could have made
! the trip over the trail sooner, but
did not hurry, as he was anxious
j to have a good look at the country
i through which he passed. He could
have cut the journey short by two
I days, at least, he says.
i
■ The Jrail. Mr. Weinard thinks,
(with a little improvement, will be
; the best and the only logical one
from the coast to the Interior until
such time as the road is completed.
There are no steep places anywhere
land the ascent to the summit is so
gradual and the gradient so easy
'. that the average traveler sea ce’y
notices it. The Cooney trail, from
■ the Summit to Lignite is certainly
■ the best part of the entire trail.
he savs.
Mr. Weinard expressed some sur
prise when he learned that the ma;l
and express are not routed to th; In
i
tenor over the Broad Pass trail,
and said that both at Seward and
Anchorage the people were talking
r about the mail service to the In
' terior over the new trail, and the
time that would be saved by its
use as the mai! route.
P The flu was at its height when
Mr. Weinard was in Seattle, and
■ everything was closed down tight.
The first flu wave commenced abo it
October 29th, but owing to the pre
■ cautions taken, it died down shortly
afterwards. Then a second wave
hit the town about December 2nd
t
and the stringent measures went
P into effec" ..gain. Whc»- he left
, Seattle, the flu was not so very
. bad and was showing signs of rapid
! abatement.
The shipyard strike was on, but
everything was done in a quiet and
orderly manner and the people
hardly knew that anything out of
the ordinary was happening. The
•general strike, called in sympathy
jwlth tne -h.oyaid strike was to have
\ taken place a day after he left
! Seattle. There was much talk and
i
some excitement about this at the
time he sailed.
1 Mr. Weinard expects to leave U>
1 morrow morning on his long jour
jney to Candle. He will take the
| river trail, using the combined
; dog teams of Messrs Rydeen and
Dunn. At Ruby he will leave
Dunn’s dogs and proceed to Candle
with Rvdeen’s team,
j On arrival at Candle he will im
, mediately make preparations for
i working the mining claims of the
jKewalik Mining company, of which
he is the manager. The claims /
owned by the company are on the i
benches on Candle creek.
He met many Alaskans during i
his stay of three months in Seattle,
and without a single exception, they
all stated that they were figuring!
on returning North as soon as they;
possibly could Mr. Weinard thinks \
that there will be a great influx i
of people to Alaska during the com
ing sp-inr sod that a gr^at many of ;
them will come in by way of tha
Broad Pass trail.
Mr. Weinard wished to express ;
his deep appreciation for the court-1 j|
esy shown him by the employees <
and officials of the Alaskan Engin- J
eering commission at both the coast'
and the Interior towns. Thev made
. !l
it easy for him to get over the
road, and sometimes broke rules
for his accommodation.
DAYS ARE NOW GROWING
LONGER RAPIDLY ,
The following is a table of sun
light for Xenana:
•Jan. 31.6 hours. 45 minutes
Feb. 15. 8 hours. IS minutes
March 1. 9 hours. 5 minutes
March 21 12 hours
On March 21 the vernal equinox
is reached and it marks the be
ginning of spring. On this day the
length of the day and the night are
equal.
From this date and until the 21st
day of June the days grow longer
and the nights shorter, and in this
latitude there is no night on the
2lst of June.
From June 21st the nights grow
longer and the days shorter until
September 21, when tfie autumal
equinox is reached- Then day
and night are equal in duration of
time, and the date also marks the
beginning of autumn. From this
date on the nights continue to grow
longer and the days shorter until
the shortest day of the year. Dec
21st is reached.
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