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J. H. Bazinet, formerly head
\ driller at the Ellamar and Kenne
: cott, writes that he is a member
of the Canadian infantry and now
! that the war is over hopes to soon
return from England to Alaska.
coalTstoves
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10 LAY TRACK
ACROSS RIVER
Preliminary work for the purpose
>f preparing a temporary roadbed
las been taken in hand and is be
ing rapidly pushed forward, the
temporary road to run from the
Nenana yards across the river to the
grade on the Fairbanks right of
ivay. !
The steel gang will probably
reach the gap in the line south of
town tomorrow and they will then
be brought to town to lay track
on the temporary roadbed and as
far up the Fairbanks grade as
possible; returning to complete the
line to the coal fields just as soon
as the gap in the grade has been
filled to permit of a continuance
of tracklaying toward Lignite.
The river ice has been carefully
tested and a route across picked
out, so that after the steel has
been laid, light loads will be taken
across on the train.
LAWMAKERS LEFT !
ON TRAIN I00AY
On the train leaving Nenana this
morning, Messrs J. W. Dunn and
Aimer Rvdeen, representatives elect
tothe territorial legislature from the
Fourth and Second divisions re
spectively, left for the end of steel,
enroute to Juneau, via the Broad
Pass trail.
They expect to go through to the
Riley creek roadhouse today and, as
they are pressed for time, will use
all possible haste on the journey.
Mr. Rydeen has an eight-dog team
on which he traveled from Candle,
approximately 800 miles from Ne
nana; and Mr. Dunn arrived from
Ruby vith his five-dog team. Both
team:, a, e in fine condition and
their owners expect to make a
record trip.
So that they will be able to
catch the boat leaving Seward on
the 15th, Mr. Browne suggested the
advisability of them getting in
touch with Mr. Gerig, engineer in
charge at Anchorage, with a view
to getting an engine or gasoline
car to take them in to Anchorage,
should they need it.
Telephone service has been ex
tended as far as Indian River, which
is approximately 40 miles from Tal
keetna, which is the end of steel
on the coast division, from which
point they expect to communicate
with Mr. Gerig.
Immediately after the show to
night, the dance in aid of the Ne
nana library will be on at the Labor
Union Hall.
The finishing touches have been
put on the floor and the best music
available in town has been arranged
for, so that everyone who will be
there is assured of a good time.
The tickets for the dance are
one dollar each, and can be ob
tained at the ticket office. The
ladies will be admitted free.
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The Burgess car did not leave
for Fairbanks today, on account of
there being no business to warrant
running it.
Harry Karstens left Fairbanks
this morning with some mail and
J. Tibbits as passenger and arrived
here this afternoon He also picked
up four way passengers from the
neighborhood of Dunbar’s road
house.
OLD PAF-RS FOR SAL." AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
Aimer Rydeen, who is a mining
operator in the Candle region on
the northern slope of the Seward
Peninsula, arrived in Nenana Thurs
day night on his way to attend the
territorial legislature to be held at
Juneau next month.
The claims on which Mr. Rydeen
is working are on Bear creek, a
tributary of the Buckland river, and ■
approximately forty-five miles dis-1
tant from the town of Candle.
The region in which the mines
are situated is known as the Fair-!
haven mining district, and Candle
is the principal town in this dis-1
trict.
Candle is an old mining town,'
having been in existence for the
past eighteen years, and the mining
sections tributary to it are in much
the same shape as those in other old
districts in other parts of Alaska.!
The development of them being held
back very considerably owing to
the lack of transportation and the1
high cost of fuel and mining sup
plies of all kinds.
In the Fairhaven mining district
at the present time, there is not
much doing in the mining line, said
Mr. Rydeen; and besides the few
outfits working getting out dumps
for sluicing and by the open cut
methods, there are two small gaso
line dredges; one of them is on
Candle creek and the other on the
Inmachuck river. Another gasoline
dredge is now in course of con- i
struction and it is expected that it
will be at j.mrk next season.
The dredge on Candle creek is
owend and operated by the Candle
creek mining company; while that
on the Inmachuck is worked by
Hank Frese. The biggest mining
outfits in the district are the Candle
Mining company and the Kewalik
Mining company.
Nearly all of the more or less
primitive mining methods in vogue
in the various mining camps of
Alaska are in use in the Fairhaven
district also; and with mining activ
ity cut down to practically the ir
reducible minimum, the output of
the camp is placed at about a quar
ter of a millon dollars. This figure,
Mr. Rydeen stated, might be a little
in excess of the actual output of
i the camp.
There is considerable low grade
ground in the district that might
be worked by either the open cut
ground sluicing or hydraulicking
methods, but the owners of them
are forced to let them lie fallow
until such time as they will be en
abled to work them to better ad
vantage.
Fuel is scare and expensive in
that district and the mining camps
on Candle creek and its tributaries
Jump, Patterson and Amy creeks,
within a radius of approximately
ten miles of the town of Candle,
use coal exclusively. The country
around Candle, within a radius of
about 25 miles or so is absolutely
devoid of timber; willows being the
only thing in this line found in the
region. There are two coal mines
on the Kouguruk river, within four
miles of each other, and a fairly
good grade of lignite is mined there
! but owing to the great transporta
tion difficulties and the small de
mand for the mine output, the price
of the coal ranges all the way from
$17 to $30 per ton.
j Owing to the scarcity of labor
now, due to abnormal conditions
i caused by the war, and to the fact
that one of the coal mines on the
Kouguruk caved in, the people ol
i the district had been obliged to im
'port coal from the Wellington mine
of Washington, at a cost of $42
per ton.
A galena ledge, Mr. Rydeen says,
is now being developed, which prom
ises to add considerably to the im
portance and value of the district
as a producer. The ledge, which
was discovered recently, is at the
mouth of Independence creek, which
flows into the Kouguruk river or
its right limit, about 35 miles from
the town of Candle. The ledge,
Mr. Rydeen says, is of solid galena
land is 12 feet thick. J. W. Soder
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Mike Hyland, Prop.
berg, of Seattle, has an option on
the ledge and at the present time
has about six men working on it.
| A shipment of 1000 tons of this
| galena will be shipped out just as
I soon as the season opens.
I The ore will be brought down
the Kouguruk on scows to connect
with the freighter which is expected
to call at Deering sometime in
July.
Two freighters call at Deering
during the season, which opens in
ijuly. One of them calls shortly
! after the opening of navigation and
I the other along about September,
and on these two boats the entire
country depends for supplies.
The people of the district ex
pect a great revival in the mining
industry just as soon as transporta
lion facilities, and cansequently
cheap freight rates are obtainable.
They also expect a large influx of
people into the country in the
All things come to him who
waits, including poor vision—unless
he cares for his eyes in time. We
fit you with goggles—light, medium
and dark amber, 50c to $1.25
Wiliam Taylor, jeweler.
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
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I COMEDY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT
Also Official War Slides, with Lecture—The slides shown tonight
will the the last of the set—Showing Sec. of War Baker’s recep
tion in Paris. Secretary Baker and General Pershing. President
Wilson will the last slide shown. Slides will be shown at the be
ginning of the show.
WILLIAM FOX PRESENTS THE EXQUISITE EMOTIONAL STAR
THEDA BARA, SUPPORTED BR AN ALL STAR CAST
A Masterly Modernized American Version of This Internationally
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EAST LYNNE
Famous Stage Success- Adopted by Mary Murillo.
IN FIVE SENSATIONAL ACTS
VITAGRAPH PRESENTS THE CELEBRATED LAUGH
PRODUCERS HUGHIE MACK AND JEWELL HUNT IN
THE MAN FROM EGYPT
IN A ONE ACT SCREAMING COMEDY
Overture Selection—“Valae Enchantee” by Rudolph* Berger
..By Coliseum Orchestra with Katherine Sholseth, Piano Accom...
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THE SHOW STARTS AT 8:30 O’CLOCK
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