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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska, I
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879. (
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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MEN OF TODAY.
Just as history has given place to
Lincoln and Grant as the outstand
ing figures in the war to save the
Union, so will history give to Wil
son ar.d Pershing the first place in
the American participation in the
great world war to save democracy,
writes the editor of the Juneau
Empire. Any one who looks at the
situation today with eyes that are
not blinded by the hydrophobia of
partisanship knows this. That is
one of the principal reasons why
the blind partisans are now doing
all within their power to kill the
influence and belittle the work of
President Wilson. The American
people will understand this in time
and they will give credit where
credit is due. Those who are hound
ing at the heels of the President,
who has given such wonderful serv
ice in the last six years and a
half, are only besmirching the rec
ords they will leave behind. We
firmly believe that most of the peo
ple understand it now. and that
they are now ready to give the
President the evidence of their be
lief. The forward looking people
of today generally condemn those
who are leading a nagging fight
against him and a destructive criti
cism of his work in trying to ar
range a peace that will avoid an
other destructive world war such as
would destroy civilization.
SPITZBERGEN AND ALASKA.
The interest Norway displays in
the future of Spitzbergen is par
ticularly important, points out the
Seattle Times, in view of the plans
now being made by experienced men
to develip Alaska, both as an agri
cultural and as a meat-producing
area.
Spitzbergen is an island under
the shadow of the Arctic Circle.
Its northern coast is practically on
the same parallel as that of Green
land, but it stretches southward only
a part of the distance covered by
the greater island.
Discovered a number of years
ago, it was literally a “no man's
land” for a long time. No nation
accounted it valuable. It could not
be farmed and it did not attract
even the hardy Norse fishermen.
An inquisitive explorer, however,
astonished the world one day by
discovering extensive coal deposits
there. After a time, Scotch and
other concerns began mining in a
small way. By the time the war’s
termination demonstrated that Spitz
bergen would be one of the terri
torial prizes sought by various coun
tries, tentative claims to possession
were advanced.
Norway’s request for sovereignty
over this unprepossessing but rich
area has been recognized by the
supreme council. That nation pur
poses encouraging the development
of the coal properties which may
speedily develop into very valuable ■
producers.
Now, bear in mind this fact: All
of Alaska and all of Northern Can
ada lie far to the south of the Arc
tic latitude which little Spitzbergen
touches.
Stefansson. among others, has in
jdicated the existence in these re
gions of valuable mineral deposits
; never previously reported. Among
, other resources discovered by him
: on the “roof" of the Dominion was
copper. Because he was exploring!
under the auspices of the Canadian I.
government. Stefansson made only \
a brief reference to these mineral
deposits in his published report of ,
his last northern jaunt, but the fact
that he accounts them sufficiently j,
important to mention at all is sig- ]
nificant. ]
If it is possible to mine coal in j
Spitzbergen. it unquestionably is:,
possible to mine copper and other j,
minerals in northernmost Canada |;
and Alaska, both of which sustainj(
animal life in amazing variety, in-j.
ciuding caribou, bear, musk-oxen, I.
and birds of various kinds. j
Spitsbergen attracted little atten- ,
lion for a number of years because
there was not great demand for its j
coal. But when the demand de- j
veloped experts speedily found that
the seams could be tapped without
great difficulty and at a profit.
Northern Canada and Northern
Alaska are due for an identical ex
perience in coming years, and among
the agencies which will stimulate the
development of the latter none will
be more potent than the Alaska rail
road.
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FATE OF NORTH RUSSIA. 1
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A distressing picture of the fate 1
awaiting the population of Northern ji
Rusisa at the hands of the Bolshe-il
viki, once all Allied troops are with-1 i
drawn, is painted by the delegation U
from the municipal and zemstovo or
ganizations of the Archangel dis- i
trict, now in England. l!
‘•The Northern territory has done I
all it can.” said P. Mamontoff, who‘1
heads the delegation, ‘‘to form its ’ t
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own army, but in spite of strainings
every nerve, we have not the mili- ;s
tary force to ensure bur safety, j i
To leave the territory at such a j i
time, without assistance, means that i
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the Allies would be given over the n
defenders of the territory, together i
with all its # democracy, to fire and
sword. As soon as we lose the
Allied support, the Bolsheviki will
bring up reinforcements for a strong
offensive and we shall be crushed.
”The_ Bolsheviki are well aware
that we have supplies of foodstuffs
which they are vitally in need of
\Y e have had a good harvest, for
the peasants starved themselves to
sow their fields, using garden grain
fo» seed that they needed for foods
They will not surrender their dearly
won harvest without a struggle, and
that means a massacre of the re
sisting peasants by the Bolsheviki.
“Doubtless half of the peasantry
will be wiped out. All of the po
litical opponents of Bolshevism will
be destroyed, along with their wom
en and children. That is why we
have come to England to make this
last appeal to the people of this
country and to those of our other
Allies not to desert us in this hour
of our desperate need.”
One effect of the withdrawal will
be, according to the delegation, the
total alienation of the Northern Rus
sians from the Allies.
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BARK IN PERIL
Guided by the hand of a madman
vho stood alone at the wheel while
nore than a hundred sailors and
ishermen slept peacefully in their
>unks, the bark Guy C. Goss, of the
Northwestern Fisheries company,
noved drunkenly up the Strait of
;uan de Fuca during the darkness
>f the early morning hours recently, j
ler towering masts shrouded in low
langing fog, says the Seattle Times.
The helmsman, who had gone in-!
ane during the voyage from Chig-;
lik. Alaska, after steering the big
ailing vessel for nearly an hour. ,
Iressed himself in his best clothing,
is if preparing to go to a wedding,
nd disappeared over the side before
Lis condition became known to of- ^
icers of the ship.
Creeping through the mists and
blackness of the night, the big sail
ng craft, at the mercy of a de
anged mind, passed through waters j
angerous to shipping and a tortu- |
us channel skirted by jagged rocks |
t’hieh threatened the ship with de
traction as her crew and a large
lumber of fishermen from the Chig
lik cannery were unmindful of their j
lenl.
The vessel was laden with a cargo i
f 38,000 cases of canned salmon,!
onsigned to Seattle from Alaska
anneries.
Discovery of the stellar part the
lelmsman had played in a new mys
erv of the sea was made by I.
fanson, mate of the vessel, who
wakened to the fact that the vessel
ras zigzagging a crazy course up
he strait. He hastened to the wheel
louse and found it deserted. The
hip had no one at the helm. A
luge lifebuoy which had hung on
he wall was gone. Just outside the
loor and securely fastened to the
hip’s rail was a small line dangling
n the water. The helmsman had
iisappeared, leaving nothing but
nystery as to his fate in the chilling
raters with the shore more than two
niles away.
Mate Hanson gave the alarm, run
ling back and forth on the deck of
he ship, shouting at the top of his
oice, “Man overboard! Man over
board !”
Soon half a dozen members of
he crew rolled out of their bunks,
nd after one of their number had
ieen placed at the wheel, began a
earch for the helmsman.
Kramson was both a seaman and
fisherman and had served as a
nember of the crew of the Guy C.
loss for two seasons. His home
s in Poulsbo. where he has a wife
nd three children, according to the
r.s. McDonald
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LIFE INSURANCE
FIRE INSURANCE
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Safety Deposit Boxes
For Rent.
WANT ADS
FOUND—Gold button. No. 32. Own
er can recover by calling on Jim
Dzukoff, at The Terminal.
FOR SALE—Large tank heater and
pipe drum. Inquire Simson’s store.
ROADHOUSE FOR SALE—Inquire
News Office. 11-29
GOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
Koland. Third and C streets.
FOR SALE—Furnished house of five
rooms, attic, large basement and
winter cellar for vegetables. Heat
ed by furnace. Winter supply of
vegetables. Full corner lot. One
of the most desirable parts of
town. Inquire at News office.
FOR SALE OR RENT—High-grade
player piano. Inquire Simson's
Store.
FOR SALE—Piano and complete
household furniture; also set of
mink furs. Inquire of Mrs.
Duke. 10-28
FOR SALE—Small Lang range, with
kitchen outfit complete: couch
springs, mattress and bedding. In
quire Skof House.
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owne
can recover by calling at New
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
officers of the vessel. He had spent
the summer in Alaska and had ap
proximately $600 coming to him
from the Northwestern Fisheries
company.
Shoe Leather, Soles, Nails, Traps
and Equipment, Cooking Utensils.
Anderson Bros. & Nerland.
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NENANA LODGE No. 1193
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MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Tuesdays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.'
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
:hase tickets before entering trains.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is in ^
the employment office, on the ground
Boor of the General Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
at Camp 415 (North Xenana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
the departure of the trains.
Reguiar trains for the south leave
the foot of A street on Wednessdavs
and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
Camp 415 (North Nenana), Tues
days and Fridays, at 8 a. m.
No tickets will be sold crossing
the river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make their #
own arrangements for reaching
North Nenana. The Commission will
continue its ferry service, with skiff,
as long as the river is passable, and
every endeavor will be made to herp
passengers across. The ferryman
will be on duty from 7 a. m. on »
the Nenana side, and will help pass
engers from the north upon their
arrival in the evening; but this
service may have to be discon
tinued any day.
Passengers taking trains for Fair
banks on any other days than Tues
days and Fridays are liable to be t
held up en route. No through con
nections are assured except on these
days. This schedule is subject to
change on short notice (or without
notice) upon completion of steel lay
ing between North Nenana and Fair
banks. ^
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Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE >
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
CONCERNS WILL PAY.
During the last season we conducted an advertising campaign S
throughout the North and are prepared to send you the names of ;
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount i
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the r
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar
antee top prices. '
Make us a trial shipment. If our price does not suit you, the *
goods will be returned charges prepaid. •
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
at more reasonable rates than can be obtained Outside. At present §
we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, and want a good year-around job, com
municate with us.
' CHAS. GOLDSTEIN. & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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