THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffiee at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth..—________Editor and Manager
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While the people of Anchorage
apparently fail to realize the ne
cessity of an early development of
the Chickaloon coal fields, the in
terests which are testing the coal
fields in the Bering River distract
have a keen appreciation of the
great advantages to be gained by an
early opening of producing mines,
warns the Anchorage Times.
With this end in view, the people
backing the enterprise already have
appropriated $100,000 to be used in
the prospecting of the coal show
ings, and have assured the men in
charge of the work that an equal
sum, or more, is forthcoming if re
quired.
The people who are behind the
development of the Bering coal fields"
know that at least $5,000,000 will
be expended yearly by the navy Tor
the coal supply of the Pacific fleet.
They know that the first mine
which is in operation and has the
capacity to furnish suitable coal in
quantities, will be given a contract
which will assure the future both of
the mine and the community ad
jacent thereto.
Many coal experts can be found
who will assert that the coal in the
Bering P.iver fields is equal in qual
ity to that of the Chickaloon. Pro
vided it is. and that the develop
ment work now under way demon
strates that the coal is there in
quantities, the plans of the men
backing the enterprise provide for
the immediate building of a railroad
to the mine and the construction
of suitable bunkers at Cordova. All
this work can be dene and the ship
ment of coal commenced before the
expiration of another year.
If the coal once begins to flow
oat of Cordova, and the navy is
assured of a constant supply from
that source, it is evident that the
department’s interest in the Chieka
loon field will wane. All the navy
wants is good fuel. It does not
care whence it comes.
Judging from the progress now
being made in the mining of coal
in the Chickaloon field, it is ap
parent that coal in quantities will
be shipped from Cordova before An
chorage is ready. If such is the
case, this field will suffer a setback
from which it will take years to
recover.
The lesson to be derived from the
above statement of facts is that it
behooves the people of Anchorage
to move, and move fast, if they
want to see this district attain its
maximum development in .the short
est possible time.
ARCTIC MEAT SUPPLY.
New fortunes still lie in the Far
North for adventurers who will go
into the Arctic sections of Alaska
and Canada and raise reindeer for
the Outside world markets, accord
ing to Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Can
adian Arctic explorer.
With the meat supply of the Out
side world decreasing annually, some
day the bulk of the meat used in
Europe and America will be brought
down from the tundry plains lying
along the Northern edge of the
world, the explorer predicted in the
States recently.
“Reindeer carcasses," he said, “can
! be landed in Seattle at present at
la total cost of between S7 and $S,
land bring an average o' about $30
each, leaving a clear profi* of about
$22 for each animal.”
At present a large amount of
; reindeer meat from the Seward pen
| insula section of Northwestern Ala. - j
ka is being sold in Minnesota. The
meat retails at a price a bit higher
| than beef, but it is expected to
jdrop in price as the supply in
| creases.
Investigations are being made by
^Stefansson for the Canadian govern
ment regarding the feasibility of
] transplanting reindeer into North
eastern Canada for raising for Out
! side markets.
j Over one million acres of North
ern Canada lie ready for the herds. 1
J
■jStefansson has estimated. These’
!
I lands are rich with Northern vege
jtation. which it is said will support
the animals the year round, regard
jless of good or bad weather con
[ditions. i
According to one scheme suggest-'
ed, the reindeer would be brought
I across the Atlantic from Scandinavi- ’
i
lan countries for transplanting in i
'Northeastern Canada. The North
I
j eastern section would be selected be
I cause of the fact that it is closer
!
than other parts of Northern Canada
'
;to the markets of Europe. It is
' said that it costs more to transport
reindeer meat from Northwestern
'
■ Alaska to Seattle than from North
eastern Canada to England.
Nome people who recently formed
a company to raise and ship rein
deer have four large herds and arc
considering taking an airplane North 1
for use in herding the animals. i
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! Davis and Relief, at Gibbon.
Jacobs, at Whitehorse today.
Alaska, at Dawson.
Yukon, up Rampart, 3:30 p. m.,
•18th.
. Tanana. at Hot Springs on bar
this a. m.
| Shusana, at Tolovana this a. m.,
loading wood.
Carl White, up Tolovana river.
16th.
Kelly, up Hot Springs with Col.
Lewis, 6:30 a. m.
! Benchley, expected at Gibbon this
a m.
Seattle No. 3, up Melozi 3:45 p.
m., 18th; expected to leave Ruby
this a. m.
i Louise, down Holy Cross, 1 p. m ,
118th.
Reliance, still up Koyukuk river;
possibly in* trouble.
Townsend, at Nulato.
Sibilla, down Gibbon this a. m.
Washburn, up Kotlik 3:30 a. m.,
16 th.
Kotlik, up St. Michael last night
to get Louise mail.
The town of Cordova was all
worked up recently over the arrest
jof a prominent man of the town
for selling cider at his place of
business. The analysis of the cider
showed that it contained less than i
'one-half of one percent of alcohol.
: The man was cleared.
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; Editor Xenana News-Sir:
I am only influenced to reply to
jthe communication signed “Sour
dough," appearing in the issue of
iThe Xews of da^e of September 15,
| because of the gross injustice done
I Sergeant Dayton, formerly, in charge
jof. U. S. soldiers doing duty on
| Alaskan Engineering commission
‘docks and grounds. “Sourdough"
jsets forth the fact that he has been
jin the North for 22 years. This
■may be the prime reason to assign
why his brain is not working prop
erv. Mavbe it is frozen. Or could
i •
jit be he is identified with the fol
lowing incident?:
i
On board one of the steamers
| the past summer, one of the pass
engers was the proud possessor of
ia bottle of Dawson's Best, which he
I was willing to share with his friends
here, but. on account of the mili
tary guard maintained, the friends
were unable to get aboard the
steamer. Could the identity of the
one signing himself “Sourdough" be
determined, it would likely be found
to be one of the thirsty ones, and
if so, then I regret the incident has
caused “Sourdough" to become so i
"Sour.” j
The White Pass steamers are at
the Commission dock for only a
short time, do not need guarding,
and have never requested to be
guarded: but the Government has a
good dock and warehouses filled
with supplies which can only be
brought here during the summer
season, and which must be guarded
as a matter of first importance in
connection with the work being car- 1
ried on by the Alaskan Engineering
commission, in order that careless j
persons or those with malicious in
tent can do no harm to the property I
or supplies, through fires or other
wise. So why should the Alaskan :
Engineering commission fail to guard
the property and stores entrusted
to them? They are doing here ex
actly what they have been doing, 1
are now doing, and will continue to
do at all Government docks and all,
Government property everywhere in
the United States.
If the writer will take some of
the “Sour” out of him and use some
of the “Dough” and take a trip
"Outside,” he will learn that these
conditions prevail^ and that he can
not board a steamer at Seattle with- .
out a ticket.
When the White Pass steamers ■
are at any other landing than the
Commission dock, the public are at
liberty to go aboard at will, and if
it will add to their amusement they
can even climb the smokestack if •
they so wish.
Now, with reference to Sergeant
Dayton I have this to say: that the
criticism of him by “Sourdough” is
unfair and vicious, inasmuch as he
was obeying an order cf his superior
that he had no power to change,
and in the exercise of bis authority
here he has always shown good judg
ment and soldierly bearing. “Sour
dough’s” language is decidedly rep
rehensible in so far as he presumes
I to reflect upon the honor and dig
nity of United States soldiers in
the discharge of their duty.
I reiterate what I said before
in conversation, that the White Pass
or its agents did not ask for the
guard, but now that they were on.
it was a blessing, because the dock
was not crowded with people in the
way and interfering with the truck
ers handling freight.
Did it ever occur to the kicker,
whose name he evidently is ashamed
to sign to the article, that the en
gineer in charge was running the
affairs of the Government here and
was responsible for his acts, or even
that the agent of the A.-Y. N. Co.
may have been appointed here to
‘look after the business of the White
Pass and was also held accountable?
If you do not like the situation, you
always have the right to appeal to
those higher up. J. H. SCOTT.
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rooms, with summer kitchen, at
tic, large basement and winter
cellar for vegetables. Heated by
furnace. Winter supply of veg
etables. Full corner lot. One of
the most desirable parts of town.
Inquire at News office.
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for tKis adver
tisement.
FOR SALE — Showcase. oM feet
long. Practically new. Cheap.
Inquire Mrs. Herman Rosburg.
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MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
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At 8 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER
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M. V. TYLER,
Dictator.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is
in the employment office, on the *
ground floor of the general office
building. Alaskan Engineering com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
■ A street on Wednesdays and Satur- 4
! days at 8 a. m.
i On and after July loth the freight
, on the North side of the river at
Camp 415 dock will be shipped out
Tuesday and Friday of each week,
i leaving at 8 a. m.. until further
j notice.
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