THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April t, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879
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LET IT BE GENERAL
Alaskans should cooperate with
Delegate Dan Sutherland in his
efforts to induce President Harding
to visit Alaska. It is true that the
President has expressed a desire to
see the Northland and has even an
nounced it as his intention to do
so, but much may happen at Wash
ington to cause a change of plans.
It should be impressed upon the
Pressident that his coming is vital
to the best interests of the territory,
and he should be made to feel that
Alaskans want him to come. It is
a big thing to ask a President of
the United States to venture, on a
journey of such length, but it sure
ly would be time well spent, both
for the President and for Alaska.
Secretary of the Interior Fall
also should be prevailed upon to
visit the territory. He is the member
of the cabinet who has most to do
with Alaska affairs and it is of im
portance to him and to Alaska that
he obtain first hand information
concerning the territory.
Anti in this connection, it is of
importance that Interior Alaskans
emphathize the fact that only a
very small part of Alaska can been
seen from the Alaska coast—that
ihere is as much difference between
the coastal region and the Interior
as there is between winter and
summer. The resources differ, trans
portaion problems differ, climatic
conditions differ and the people diff
er. Much of the mis-information
spread abroad about Alaska in fhe
past resulted front visits of writers,
and officials and tourists who land
ed at Juneau or Skagway or Sew
ard and thought they had seen all
of Alaska, little aware of the vast
ness of the territory.. So it is to be
hoped that President Harding and
"Secretary Fall, should they find
time to visit the territory, will not
stop short of a real visit—one that
will take them at least as far as the
great Interior valleys, for the de
velopment of which Alaskans in
•duced Congress to appropriate funds
for the construction of a trunkline
railroad.
WHAT NOME WOULD DO
Fairbanks, by reason of its close
proximity to the Nenana coal fields
and the presence of the Govern
ment railway, is able to secure
coal for the nominal sum of nine
dollars per ton, landed in the bin,
points out the editor of The Nome
Nugget in a recent issue of the
Seward peninsula publication And
continuing, he says: “Whether the
possession of cheap fuel will tend
to increase the volume of deep min
ing in that section, we know not.
Assuming that mining conditions
are similar to those obtaining in
this locality, the acquisition should
result in a considerable extension
of mining endeavor and much re
sultant prosperity to the community.
“Were Nome able to secure coal
at such moderate price there would
be an immediate renewal of winter
mining in the wide spreading low
grade areas adjacent to the city, as
well as in the interior. Aside from
j isolated operations where more than
[average values are obtainable, these
areas are practically idle at present
as a result of the present high fuel
costs. With coal at forty dollars or
more a ton and other supplies re
latively high, exploitation of these
Marge low grade deposits is out of
the question.
“Within a radius of fifteen miles
of Nome there are literally tens of
thousands of acres of known gold
bearing ground which could be pro
fitably mined if nine-dollar coal
were obtainable, even under the
burden of inflated prices in other
| directions, according to conserva
j tive mining men, practically all of
I whom attribute the decreased vol
j ume of winter mining to the ex
; cessive fuel costs.”
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■ COMMUNICATION
Kantishna, Alaska
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March 16, 192!
! Editor Nenana News:
| I am like the fellow who was init
, iated into the mysteries of the pen
| itentiary—landed. We waded every
thing; but blood to fret here, but
'■ here we are.
This is a country that the deni
i zens need never be ashamed to ac
knowledge as their country, for the
scenic display of nature would cer
; tainly make up and qualify for any
other deficiency, should there oe
' any. The mineral resources are as
1 yet, unknown for far beyond
■ stretches leagues of waste yet un
' scarred by the hand of man. Mt.
; McKinley, the stoic monument of
1 time, points its snow-plumed head
, directly toward Polaris and seems
; to say, “to you and I alone the
story is known”; and this is true,
for the country fias never been
! scratched.
The Mt. McKinley Gold Placers
people are constructing frame build
ings in Glacier City for the occom
modation of their crews and also to
rivet the hydraulic pipe in, which
the tractor is now bringing up the
Bearpaw river, where it has laid
since last fall.
Poor old Diamond City looks
lonesome, and “Diamond” Pete is
still holding out hopes for its fu
ture, and if the city holds its repu
tation as spotless at its namesake,
and with as much American valor,
flags of peace will for many years
unfurl to the quiet zephyrs of the
springtime and gelid blasts of wint
er, flouting a true welcome an# a
word of encouragement to all new
comers. Diamond City is the end of
a perfect day, and a cabin has al
ways been kept in shape to accom
modate the mushers, but some one
or many, have made it a business
to apply the torch to each cabin in
turn, until there are scarcely any
left to accommodate the travelers.
Two nights before our arrival the
one then used was burned and the
last man to use it was Deputy
Marshal Anders, about a week prior
to its destruction,, so it could not
have been accidental or the result
of carelessness on the part of the
traveler; and the cabin used prior
to this last one was burned ir. Jan
uary of this year and in a similar
manner. A touch of high life dealt
by the limb of the law would pos
1 sibly keep some of this angry citi
zenry from rendering the law s
service, should they catch the cu'
, prit red-handed.
Everybody is human here, sociable
courteous and friendly. The bnllj
. ho for pan players, the sever
; o’clock whistle and the commercial
club reports are missinir. but good
clean conversation is plentiful and
scandal is entirely absent. I visited
our mutual friend, Walter Preston,
and when we met everybody became
excited and cautioned us not to
scare ALL the pair.'. from the re
gion. Walter whispers just as low
! as ever.
| As 1 have just landed I am not
| familiar enough with the newsboys
to garner the sheaves of things to
be, but will splatter myself more
at, some future time. Remember me
to the Democrats—if any—and some
poor, lonesome Republicans who
look like a lachrymose factory, but
don’t say anything to my creditors.
CARIBOU JACK
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W. S. Christensen, veteran en
gineer on the T. V. R. R., returned
to Nenana on today’s train from a
several weeks visit in the States.
He was met by Mrs. Christensen,
who came down from Fairbanks on
Tuesday.
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Bowen went
; out to Healy today and will be ab
I sent several days.
—
Hans Hagen, well known oldtimer
of the Interior, who has been Out
side during the past year, returned
to Nenana yesterday, accompanied
by a bride. They will go into resi
dence in one of Mrs. Hagen’s
houses here.
Frank Robertson arrived in town
from the end of steel on yester
j day’s train. He reports that it has
| been impossible to get the bachelors
J together for another stag party
j since the departure of Foreman
i Michael Dunn and his troupe of
! merry-makers.
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I Ladies’ and misses’ rubbers for
j spring wear at Fowler & Morris.
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COAL
F'om Mealy River Coal Mine
will save you from cne—third to
one-haif on your fuel biH.
2-ton lots, a ton 8.50
Special rate* on carload lots
Deliveries, Tutsdays and Fridays
Order fro'.n
Dr. J. R. Bowen, Agt
Bowen Bids. Phone S4 Green
SEPPALA SAYS KANTISHNA
LOOKS LIKE COMING CAMP
Leonard Seppala, noted Nome nog
musher, who took Major Gotwals
down river to the Kuskokwim and
then out to the coast hy way of
Rainy pass, and then into the Kan
tishna district, arriving here a few
days ago, says that he was vary
favorably impressed by what he saw
in the Kantishna hills. It looked
more like a camp, to him, than the
Kuskokwim.
All the talk in the Nome country,
Seppala says, is about the Kusko
kwim and a number, pf oldtimers
of that section were preparing to
go to McGrath when he left Seward
peninsula. Very little is known there
about the Kantishna, and he was
much surprised to find so much
activity and promise of future great
ness.
Seppala expected to start on the
return trip to Nome before now, but
! received a wire to await the arrival
! of an oldtimer who is enroute from
{the States, and who is anxious to
reach Nome before the breakup. He
, will get away probably within the
; next few day.
; Seppala was in Anchorage during
the recent winter carnival and an
effort was made to induce him to
. enter his team in the dog race. But
| the course did not look good to the
: veteran Nome racer. The teams were
: required to circle several blocks in
I town before starting on the main
i stretch, and Seppala’s team is not
used to such maneuvers.
|
i Deputy Marshal Ed Poppel was
! a returning passenger on yesterday’s
1 train, having just arrived from the
i Outside, where he spent several
: weeks visiting relatives in various
sections of the country, from New
i York to Florida. He says he noted
considerable idleness, attributable to
I a readjustment of conditions, but
| it is his belief that normal condi
; tions will soon be restored that the
prosperity of the country' will be
1 greater than ever. Mr. Poppel will
leave for Fairbanks tomorrow, en
route to his station at Circle.
The train arriving this afternoon
from the south brought a large ship
ment of first and second class mail
which came north on the steamer
Northwestern.
Mrs. Joe Fischer, who spent the
winter in the States, visiting rela
tives, returned to Nenana on yes
terday’s train. Most of her time was
spent in the East, partly with her
own people and partly with relatives
of Mr. Fischer.
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OVER-THE-ICE EGGS, $1.25 a
dozen at Fowler & Morris.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION
Complying with the laws of Alaska
notice is hereby given that the regu
lar annual election will be held i.i
the town of Nenana,
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1921
for the purpose of electing two
School Directors, to serve one year,
to fill the vacancies caused by the
resignation of Grace M. Oldfield
and Robert Joseph Diven; and two
Directors to serve two years, to fill
. the vacancies caused by the expira
tion of the terms of Fred Major
and Carl Schmidt.
The names of the candidates must
be in the hands of the Clerk of
School Board not later than 12
o’clock, noon, April 1, 1921.
The polling place will be located
in the Fire Hall. Polls will be open
i from 8 a. m., until 7 p. m., on day
and date of election.
Clerk of School Board
J. H. Scott
i Approved:
Robert Joseph Diven,
President.
Date of first publication Mar. 5-21
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Clothing, Hardware, Notions
FOWLER & MORRIS"
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NENANA’S BEST APPOINTED HOTEL
Cooney Hotel and Annex
HOT AND COLD WATER AND BATHS
ROOMS SINGLE OR EN SUITE
COMFORT AND SERVICE UNEXCELLED
DOG BARNS
CONDUCTING
COONEY STAGE LINE
(Bo.ided Carrier)
OPERATING FROM STEEL TO STEEL
Connecting with All Boats and Trains
PASSENGERS — FREICHT — PERISHABLES
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Alameda . March 2S
Northwestern .April 8
Alameda, southbound, calls at
LoTouche, Valdez, Cordova, Juneau,
Ketchikan. Northwestern, same ports.
Coast Train Schedule
Train leaves Gold Creek for
Anchorage on Sunday and Thurs
day at 1:00 P. M.
Train leaves Deadhorse for An
chorage on Tuesday and Friday.
Train leaves Anchorage for Sew
ard on Wednesday and Saturday at
0:00 A. M.
Train leaves Chickaloon for An
chorage, via Eska on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at 7:30
A. M.
Nenana Train Schedule
Trains leave Nenana for the end
of steel four times a week—on
Monday. Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE
On account of ill health, I will
sell the good will and stock of the
Old Curiousity Shop. Any reason
able offer accepted, or I will sell
on an inventory
E. H. Osborne Vaudin
FOR SALE—Three-rocm furnished
house, lot and ten-horse barn, with
water, light and heat; also complete
mess outfit for 30 men, three No. 5
sleighs, one No. 3, one No. 2, both
stage rigs; three double enders; four
wagons; buckboard; harness; chai. s;
springs; tools of all kinds and other
rigging that goes with a teaming
outfit. Will sell all or any part.
KNUT KOLAND
WANTED—Five or seven-dog team
and 10 or 12-foot sled, both to be
in good condition {'hone or write
Charles Bates, Camp 313, care A.
E. C.
DOGS FOR SALE—Inquire at the
Rust House. 3t
r.s. McDonald
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MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke Geo. S. Smith
Secretary. Pre.ident.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Communion
NOTICE
Schedule of trains, subject to
, change without notice:
I LEAY E NENANA for Healy on
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday at S a. m.
Returnin'? leaves Healy at 1 p. m.
LEAVE FAIRBANKS for Nenana
on Tuesday and Friday at S a. m.
Returning leaves Nenana at 1:30
j n. m.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANL,
Secretary Dictator. ^