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THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 8, 1879. j
Hub of Alaska —_Where Rails and Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana. Alaska. j
R. G. Southworth . Editor and Manager
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this paper and also all the local news published herein.
HARDING TELLS ALASKAN
HE AIMS TO COME NORTH
That President Warren G. Hard
ing is very much interested in Alas
ka and that he will certainly visit
the Territory next summer if Con
gress is not in session, is the mess
age tba: George G. Miller, Deputy
Collector of Customs, attached to
the Skagway office, brings to the
people of Alaska directly from the
President himself. Miller recently
returned from a visit to Washington
New York and his old home in
Baltimore. While in Washington he
saw the President at the White
House and at that time the Presi
dent gave him the message he
brings to Alaska.
“The President was very much in
terested in the Territory," says Mr.
Miller to a representative of the
Juneau Empire “and be asked
many intelligent questions concern
ing the various towns in Alaska,
the industries and the people, tlheir
attitude and manner of life."
Mr. Miller says a!) indications in
the East are that the present year'
will be characterized by good times.
NOME REPRESENTATIVE WILL
OCCUPY PULPIT AT JUNEAU,
Richard Decker, representative
elect from Nome, has been tempor
arily assigned to take over the pas
torate of the Methodist Church up
on his arrival at the territorial cap
itol. The church has had no pas
tor since the departure of Rev. W.
A. Allion several weeks ago.
Rev. Decker was in charge of the
Methodist Church at Nome for three
years, leaving there on the last
steamer last fall. As he was to come
to Juneau for 60 days during the
Legislative session and no suitable
man otherwise being avaiable,;
Bishop Shepard has asked him to
come North at once and take over
the pastorate until a successor to
Rev. Allen can be selected.
Rev. Decker made the race for
the House as an independent can
didate. He was second high out of
a list of 11 candidates, receiving
403 votes, M ilson bc-ing first with
427. During his stay in Nome he '
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| represented both the Methodist and
I Congregational churches under a re
ciprocal arrangement that requires
each to furnish a pastor there for
alternate terms of three years each.
A FINE TESTIMONIAL
The re-election of Judge Bunnell
, as President of the Alaska Agri
cultural College and School of
Mines by the unanimous vote of the
Board of Regents was a fine testim
onial to the effeciency and ability
shown by that educator in organiz
ing and conducting that institution,
says the Juneau Empire. The mo
tion that he be re-elected was made
and seconded by the two members
who had voted against him in the
first instance.
The obvious conclusion is that
those who know believe President
Bunnell is making good as the head
of the only school of higher edu
cation in Alaska just as he made
good on the Federal bench.
The Territory was very fortunate
in securing this eminent Alaskan
to direct the laying of the founda
tion of its first college.
KMRKKtt KRRKRK* mwmmmrn
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PERSONAL
James Feaster returned to Fair-1
banks yesterday after a stay of sev-!
eral days in Nenana. He is getting
a printing plant together with a1
view to starting a weel ly paper in
Fairbanks.
Fred Crewe, who was associated
.with The News in the early publi
cation days, came down from Fair
banks yesterday to assist The News j
force in getting out some urgent:
work.
The Anchorage Times is authority
for the statement that F S. Gordon
of Fairbanks, has purchased the j
Dougherty stock in the coast town j
and will soon open for business
there, with a big sale.
Charles E. Bergman went to Fair
kanks yesterday on court business. ;
R. C. Morris was among those
leaving for Fairbanks yesterday.
HYDER DISTRICT ACTIVE
HILL TELLS OF PROGRESS
That there are sixteen gold and |
silver mining properties operating
this winter in Hyder as against one
during the past three years, was the
encouraging information given out
at Ketchikan recently in regard to
that thriving town by Oren Hilt!
formerly of Ketchikan but now one
of the leading business men of that
city.
The Premier Gold Mining Com
pany the first to be developed says
the interview published in the Ket
ikan Chronicle, has been operating
since 1919. During the winter of
1920, only 40 men were employed,
while today over 400 men are at
work at the mine and on the aerial
tramway which carries ore to the
dock at Hyder. There is always a
boat at the dock loading ore. During ;
the past two years, the Premier
Gold Mining Company has paid o
ver three and a half million dol
lars in dividends, which is a world
record-breaker.
Big Missouri Bonded
i The Big Missouri group is bonded
to the Woods. Trites & Wilson Co.,
which has made the second pay
ment on the option held by them.
They have already taken in heavy
machinery for extensive operations
this coming summer. Before the
company stopped work last fall they
ran into a fine vein of ore.
The Indian mine, on the British
Columbia side has been working a
force of twenty men all winter, and
has recently taken in a modem com- ’
pressor to be used on the property
The B. C. silver mine also adjoins
the Premier and is owned by British
capital. C. A. Banks of London is
the superintendent. Twenty-five men
have been at work all winter on
this property. Machinery has been
taken in for the purpose of more
extensive operations next spring.1
It is reported that owners of the
property have turned down several
handsome offers for this property
running into millions of dollars, ]
Mr. Hill says.
The Daily Alaska, formerly
known as the N'ew Alaska operated
by Pat Daly, is on the American
side near the boundary line and ad
joins the Premier. It is a very fine
grade of ore and the company- has
already- made some small shipments. I
The last one was shipped last week
on the Jefferson to the smelter at
Tacoma.
The Alaska Premier adjoins the
Daly- Alaska mine, and, while it is
still in the development stage, it is
employing this winter a small force
of six or seven men.
The Virginia Group at 11-Mile on
the Alaska side is owned by J. Hall
of Hyder, Charles Finzel of Ketchi
kan. and W. J. Benson of Hyder. It
has recently been bonded to Andrew
Larson, a mining egineer of Spo
kane. Mr. Larson has a small force
of men at work on the property- this
winter and is bringing in a com
pressor on one of the next boats
from the south.
Ketchikan Men Interested
The Riverside Mining Company’s'
property is located at 7-Mile. This i
gold and silver mining property is
bonded to J. C. Barber and H. C.
Strong of Ketchikan, and the Black ■
Bros., of Seattle. It is under the:
supervision of Superintendent Jack
Littlepage. He has a force of 15!
men doing development work with a
compressor. They are operating
three shifts a day.
The Titian group, owned by the
Fitzgerald Bros., of Hyder are em
ploying 16 men this winter. These
men are all old time miners and j
know the mining game well enough
to have confidence in this property
to the extent that they are taking
one-half of their salaries out in
units on this property. They are also
bringing in a compressor early this
spring.
The Fish Creek Mining Company
operated by the Mahood & Tonkin
company has a force of forty men
at work this winter and on the last
Jefferson received one of the latest
model compressors mounted on
wheels. The compressor has already;
gone up on snow and the company
is now shipping ore on each trip
of the Jefferson southbound to the'
smelter at Tacoma. Just at present;
their method of getting ore is by
the rawhiding method. However, the1
machinery is already arriving for
the construction of a four-mile
aerial tramway for bringing out the
ore in the future.
There are also four properties
being worked up the Bear River out
of Stewart. B. C., this winter.
“The town of Hyder now has the !
assurance of being one of the larg
est in Alaska, as we have the min
eral back of it,” Mr. Hill declares. C.
A. Caldwell and his associates have
already let contract to the firm
of Carlson & Seims of Spokane for
building a railroad up the Salmon
River Valley from Hyder to the
boundary of the 13-Mile, which thev
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claim they will have completed with
in two years.
Community Growth Healthy
“The town of Hyder has enjoyed
a very healthy growth in the past
six months, and as fast as the lum
ber can be obtained from the Hyder
mills, buildings for legitimate busi
ness enterprises are being erected.
Finishing lumber is being shipped in
on the Jefferson, which will touch
at Hyder regularly every two weeks
The Admiral Line is also contem
plating putting on a boat to touch
at Hyder
“The new dock has been a great
asset. It has an approach built by
CALL FOR BIDS:
The Northern Commercial Co.,
of Alaska, will receive sealed bids
up to 6 P. M. March 1st, . 1923,
covering the moving and alteration
of Main Building, also the Ander
son Building, at Nenana, Alaska. j
Specifications may be seen at!
Main Store, Nenana.
The Company reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
FOR SALLE—150 egg incubator
and brooder. Cheap. Inquire News
Office.
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFETY SPEED SERVICE
VESSEL
NORTHWESTERN
ALAMEDA
NORTHWESTERN
ALAMEDA ..
NORTHWESTERN
ALAMEDA
Lv. Seattle
.Jan. 4
Jan. 13
-Jan. 24
Feb.
Feb 14
Feb. 24
Lv. Seward
Jan. 10
Jan. 20
Jan. 31
Feb. 10
F’eb. 21
Mar. 3
NOTE—Train* arriving in Seward on above date* are icbeduled
to connect with *bip* tailing South. Unle»» there i* an unuaual de
lay in Train Service, the *hip* will alway* wait lor the train if
necessary.
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, A. H. McDONALD.
Agent, Seward. Ala.ka Agent. Anchorage
A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
LIME, PLASTER, CEMENT, FIRE BRICK, FIRE CLAY
Explosives and Blasting Supplies
COAL OIL GASOLINE LUBRICATING OILS GREASES
MAY and GRAIN
the Bureau of Roads over one-half
a mile long and the water there is
deep enough at its lowest tide to
dock any ocean going vessel.”
Hyder has a population of about
1,000 people, three general mer
chandise stores, three moving picture
theatres, A Methodist church, but is
badly in need of a good hotel. Mr.
Hill says. There is a school with
20 pupils which at present uses the
church for a school building, but a
schoolhouse is to be built, this
spring.
•Judge Reed has been authorized
to have a $10,000 court house built
at Hyder which houses the offices of
the Commissioner. U. S. Marshal
and jail. Work on the building will!
be commenced early this spring.
Gerald Protzman, who is cover
ing Alaska for the Levy Straus
and other Outside concerns, tame
down from Fairbanks on Tuesday
enroute to the coast. He is a guest;
at the Cooney hotel.
HERMAN ANDERSON’S
MODERN RESIDENCE
FOR SALE
Has the following rooms:
1 Entrance Vestibule.
1 Large Living room. 16X26.
3 Berrooms (each has clothes clo
set.)
1 Large Kitchen, white enamel,
with breakfast nook, seating six
persons.
1 Bathroom, finished in white e- \
name!, with bath tub. wash basin j
and lavatory.
1 Good well, with clear water all!
the year.
1 Kohler & Campbell piano.
1 Edison Gold Medal Phonograph.
A houseful of A 1 oak furniture.!
1 Dustproof warehouse. 45X-J5.
The basement of the house can be
used for warm storage. Capacity ov
er 50 tons.
For further information see Her
man Anderson.
Senator-elect. John W. Dunn, who
arrived from Ruby recently, return
ed from Fairbanks yesterday and
left for the coast last niight on his
way to Juneau to attend the ses
sion of the legislature.
Patronize Pioneer Minstrel
BARGAINS
A few (office or street) one piece
dresses; a few suits—a little stock
of up to date ready to wear. Less
than half price. Best styles and
, materials—Corsets the same at
MRS D'ORSAY’S SHOP
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LOCAL PORK
Large, 30c a pound
(200 pounds or over)
Medium Size, 35 c a pound
(75 to 200 pounds)
Small Size. 40c to 50c.
Always bear in mind there
is no animal which goes
good without its head. You
get the head in the deal..
J. L. WHITE
Olnes, Alaska
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive Nenana as
follows:
8t00 p m., Tuesday and Friday for
Seward and intermediate point
Returning arrives Nenana 6:45 a
m.. same days.
1 :30 p. m . Tuesday and Friday for
Dunbar, Fairbanks and Chatanika
Arrives Nenana 12:30 p. m , Tues
day and Friday.
Pullman sleeper charges: Lower
berth, $4.50; upper berth, $3.56
Tickets entitle holders to privi
leges Observation car.
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DON'T SEND YUUR FURS OUT OF ALASKA -- SEND TO US AT ONCE
We Handle Only the Highest Grades that will Attract Attention in the St. Louis and
Chicago Markets. We have a Special Order for
6 Silver Gray Fox, 3 Black Pox and 2 Blue Fox
Must be Prime Skins. Send them at once by Registered Mail and we will send you the Highest Market Price
SEND US PRIME SKINS OF ANY ANI MAL
400 Water St. A. M. WHITE & CO., Ketchikan P. O. Box 902
Recently Advertising Agent Fouke Fur Co. in Northern Alaska