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 3, 1879.
Hub of Alaska — Where Rails and Rivers Meet
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NAVY TEST DEMONS!RAILS
CHICKALOON COAL VALUES
As a result of extensive steaming
test the coal from the Bering river
field has been officially pronounced
“undesirable'’ coal for the Navy and
“suitable" for use only in an em
ergency," while the C-hickaloon coal
was declared to be “eminently suit
able for general use in the Naval
service and compares favorably with
the eastern coal presumably Poca
hontas ordinarily used.” Neither of
the mines producing the coal used
in the tests are now operating.
The tests were made on the U. S.
Ship Texas, and comprised both
port and underway tests. Three sep
arate tests were made of the Bering
Sea coal and four of the C-hickaloon
fuel. The former is characterized
as a semi-anthracite coal and the
latter as a semi-bituminous coal.
The Bering River coal was found
hard to fire, clinkering in masses,
choking air spaces in the grates
and damaging grate bars in the port
test ana even more unsatisfactory
when the ship was under forced
draft. The rate of consumption in
the underway tests was considerably,
higher than for Eastern coal.
The Chickaloon tests were highly
satisfactory. The coal burned read
ily, coked together and could be
worked easily in the fire with a
hoe. No trouble was encountered
with clinkering. In the 15-knot test ,
the rate of consumption was about
the same as that with eastern coal
for the same load but the Chicka
loon product seemed to give less
trouble, than the eastern and no
damage was done to furnace fittings
In the 20-knot test no difficulty J
was ex-perieneed in maintaining the
load and the rate of consumption
was somewhat smaller than the east
ern coal rate. In the remaining two
tests, ten-knot and port, the results
were satisfactory to the Navy offi
cials.
The Bering River coal used in the
tests was furnished by Falcon Jos
hn and associates who had expend
ed more than $500,000 in attempt
ing coal development. They held a
number of claims under lease. Since
the test, all of the ground except
a single 160-aere claim has been
surrendered by the company, the j
expense of holding being too great
to be justified in dew of the ad
verse report of the Navy.
The Chickaloon coal produced at
the Navy workings in the Matanus- '
ka field. This work has now been
abandoned and the mine rturned back !
to the Department of the Interior
which discontinued its operation and
exploration.
ALASKA WOMAN SUICIDES
Word has been received in Alas]
of the death by su-cid* at Ashlan
Oregon, of Mrs. N. P. Shuler. T1
Shulers formerly conducted a f<
farm in the Cook Inlet country, b
disposed of it last fall and left f<
the outside. No cause is given f,
the woman’s act.
The Granby Company is produc
ing at Anyox three million pounds
of copper per month. Operations
at Allenby will add approximately
twenwty million pounds a year, mak
ing the annual output of the com- ■
pany over fifty million pounds. I
WELL KNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER
TO FILM ALASKA IN COLOR
To film scenes for a pictorial
study of Alaska. Earl Rossman, well
known photographer arrived in Ju
neau recently and will maintain his
headquarters there until after the
arrival of the Presidential party. Mr
Rossman expects to tour the entire
Territory, his itinerary being from
Juneau to the Westward and over
the government railroad to Faibanks
down the Yukon river to St. Mich
aels and across Norton Sound to
Nome and from there on the U. S.
Cutter Bear to Point Barrow. The
trip will probably take a year and
and it is probible he will spend the
winter in the North.
Mr. Rossman is making his pic
ture himself. The theme is the con
trast of the early developments in
the country to their results and
and the developments under way at
the present time. Each part of the
country will be shown in the detail
of its topography, peoples and de
velopment. An extensive study of
the Yukon and Eskimo will be made
Throughout the entire theme a story
will be run, which has been writ
ten by Mr. Rossman.
Mr. Rossman is filming all the
scenes with a camera which re
produces natural colors.
Walter Forrest of Nenana, will
accompany Mr. Rossman as guide.
Mr. Rossman is well known in
Alaska, having spent most of last
summer at the Westward on board
the Silvevr Screen. He obtained a
number of‘intensely interesting pic
tures of the country in the Alaska
Peninsula district and experienced
many narrow escapes from serious
injury and possible death, in being
lost, and meeting bear, unarmed.
In 1919 Mr. Rossman went to
Africa with Dr. L. S. Sugden, not
ed lecturer on Alaska and the Yu
kon, who was drowned at Stewart
Falls, in the Mayo district recently.
Mr. Rossmen is a former news
paper man and publicity writer.
Walter Scott was a returning!
passenger on the steamer Jacobs'
today from Ganes creek, after an
absence of several months.
In the Probate Court for Nulato
Precinct, Fourth Division. Territory
of Alaska, before Aj. Dayton, Unit
ed States Commissioner and ex of
ficio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the estate
of PETER JOHNSON, deceased. i
Notice of filing and time of
settlement of Final Acecunt of
Carl A. Johnson, administrator.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Carl A. Johnson has filed in t'ne a
bove entitled court his final account ,
and supplemental report in the a
bove entitled matter and the said
court by order dated June 11th.
1923, has set the 25th day of Sep- j
tember. 1923, at the hour of ten
s'clock a. m. as the day and time
for hearing objections to said ac
count, and directed the publication
of this notice in The Nenana News.
CARL JOHNSON
Administrator.
Date of first publication June
19, 1923.
• Date of last publication. July
17, 1923.
MAYO SILVER LEAD PROPERTY
TO BE TAKEN BY TREADWELL
In a recent issue of the Juneau
Empire the following article appear
ed which is of interest:
Extention of development work on
the Mayo silver lead properties will
be undertaken at once by the Tread
well Yukon Company, according to
a statement made by P. R. Bradley
who represents the Treadwell inter
ests in the North. The new work
will consist largely of driving a
3.000-foot tunnel into Keno Hill
to serve the claims on the rich lode
on the McQueen or western slope of
the hill.
The tunnel is expected to tap the
vein at the 300-foot level and will
be used for both drainage and the
removal of ore. Work has already
started on the tunnel. It is said
that the work will be one of the
most expensive undertakings in min
ing so far attempted in the Yukon
and means the expenditure of thou
sands of dollars, the tunnel lying
through hard rock most of the dis
tance.
The slope of the hill on which
the present workings are located
drains considerable water, and last
fall the Treadwell works had to be
shut down below the 120-foot level
on account of water. Work on the
Yukon Gold Company property, on
the same lode, was also suspended
for a time last year because of an
excess of water.
The Treadwell tunnel will drain
off this water. It will also be use
ful in prospecting as well as for
removing ore from the lode now be
ing explored.
Mr. Bradley said that a barge
with 340 tons of Mayo ore sunk
recently off Porcupine Point in Stew
art. It was fully insured. The ship
ment. however, is not lost as its re
covery will be effected at low wa
ter, but it will probably delay its
forwarding to the smelter until next
EXPLOSION OCCURS ON BOAT
While the motorship Carmen was
tied up at the Craig dock during
her last voyage to the West Coast
from Ketchikan, an accidental ex
plosion occurred which burned four
people. None of them was seriously
burned but a doctor’s care was need
ed in all four cases. Those who suf
fered were the mate of the Carmen
Irl Green, the assistant engineer, L.
Campen. and two native girls. The
two men were brought to the local
hospital and the native girls were
left in care of the doctor at Craig.
The accident occurred when one
the smouldering fire of the ship’s
stove.
William Depperman, of the local
A. E. C. mess, who was taken ill
recently, returned to Nenana today
from Fairbanks, where he was re
stored to health by Dr. J. H. Romig.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelly were
among those returning to the coast ^
today after a' visit of several day?
in the Interior. They live in Anch- i
oTage.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioners Court for
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the Hot Springs Precinct, Fourth
Division, Territory of Alaska—In
Probate.
In the matter of the estate
of James Coughlin, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the ■
undersigned, administrator of the
estate of James Coughlin, deceased j
to the creditors and all persons
having claims against said deceased,
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers within six months after
the first publication of this notice
to the said administrator, at his
residence in the town of Eureka 1
Alaska, the same being the place |
for the transaction of the business
of said estate.
Dated this 17th day of March 1923
SIDNEY RIDGE
Administrator
Notice of first publication June
19, 1923.
Notice of last publication July 17,
1923.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
FINAL ACCOUNT
ANOTHER BIC LUMBER CARGO
TO BE SENT TO AUSTRALIA
The largest cargo of lumber ever
exported from Alaska to a foreign
country is now being loaded into
the American barkentine Phyllis
Comyn for Adelaide and Sydney,
Australia, at the dock of the Jun
eau Lumber Mill.
The Phyllis Comyn in tow of the
tug Sea Monarch made the trip from
Seattle to Juneau in five-and one
half days.
The Phyllis Comyn was bulit at
Rolph. California, in 1920 and her
home port is San Francisco. Her
tonnage is. gross 2,266, net 2, 126.
Her length is 265.5 ft..
The barkentine will be here. Cap
tain Daewerirz estimates, about five
weeks taking on cargo.
The lumber being loaded is all
Alaska spruce and is mostly of
superior quality, being what is j
known in lumber paralence as “mar
ketable."
In order that the Australian order
may be completed and loaded at the
earliest possible date the saw mill
at this place is being operated with
a full crew ten hours every day and
is making record progress.
PHYSICIANS URGED TO LEAD
MOVE FOR HEALTH CAMPAIGN
SAN FRANCISCO. July 10—The
demand for indivua! and community
health protection is overwhelming.
Dr. Walter M. Dickie of Sacremento !
, told the child specialists and experts
on protective medicine at their ses
sions with the American Medical
! Associaton here today. “Its develop
ment has followed a natural course
.receving its inception in Ihe war
: draft and in the health protection
afforded our men while under arms"
he said. “Public opinion is strongly
| entrenched behind the movement
and scientific medicine must take
the leadership in fulfilling the de
! mand."
Dr. Henry Boswell, of Sanatorium
| Mississippi, told how the medical i
i profession could cooperate with non ,
medical agencies in the reservation
and control of tuberculosis.
In continuing the discussion Dr.
John M. Dodson, secretary of the
council on Health and Public In
struction of the American Medical
Association^ said that the success
ful plan must seek the best inter
ests of the public. He pointed out
that public health work is without
the cooperation of the general prac
titioner and urged family physicians
to give more attention to preven
tive medicine.
The child specialists and experts
considered methods of lowering the
mortality of infants in this country.
Special emphasis was laid by
Arthur B. Spaulding of San Francis- 1
co, on the relation of veneral disease
and other infections of the mother
to deaths in infancy. It was pointed •
out that proper care of the mother
before the child is born will prevent
many of these deaths.
Dr. John A. Foote, of Washing
ton, D. C., stated his belief that
statistics give only an approximate
idea of the influence which birth j
injuries and hemmorrhagie dieases
have on infant death, and urged
more careful examination of the
bodies of infants dying from such I
causes in order to deP rmine me- !
thods of prevention. Only with a •
knowledge of the cause can preven- <
tion be scientifically applied, he
said.
To William Hammar. genial mail
celrk in the Alaska Railway service
belongs the distinction of having
brought the first steel baggage coach
into Nenana. The car is one of two j
recently acquired by the Govern-1
ment system, the second having
been attached to the Brooklyn Eag
le special which was in Nenana last
night. Each of the cars has an el-1
ectric generator with sufficient pow
er to light an entire train. The pow-;
er is supplied by means of a belt j
attached to one of the truck wheels i
_ '
Mr. and Mrs. Heckey and family j
returned to Anchorage today after |
a several day visit in Nenana and1
Fairbanks.
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFETY SPEED SERVICE
VESSEL Lv. Seattle At. Seward, Lv. Seward
ALAMEDA ...— July 7th July 13th July 14
NORTHWESTERN . ... • July 14th July 21st.
ALASKA ... July 21st July ?7th
ALAMEDA .-.July 28th Aug 3rd Aug 1th
NORTHWESTERN . Aug. 4th Aug 11th
Ship, in above schedule call at Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau,
Cordova, Valdez. La Touche- and Seward, both north and southbound
S. S. ALASKA is not goin^ to make Anchorage a Port at Jail
ALAMEDA also makes Vnchorage a port of call
Ship, in above schedule marked ** connect with SS STARR
at Seward for the Westward.
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, A. H. McDONALD,
Agent. Seward. Alaska _ Agent. Anchorage
A. A. SMONBECK
ANCHORAGE
WE ARE AGENTS FOR
Rexnco Redwood Stave
WATER & MINING TANKS SILOS HYDRAULIC PIPE
EXPLOSIVES P£ED
Write us for information
OVER THE TRAIL
Richardson Highway Transportation Company
Operating a First Class Stage Service over the Famous
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
Between Fairbanks, Chitina, Valdez and Way Points
E. H. Mack Co., Agt. Fairbanks R. E. Sheldon, Slip!.
WANT ADS
W ANTED—Information regard
ing the whereabouts of John Win
tenried. Supposed to have come to
Alaska on the steamer Northwestern
early this year. Mrs. Ellen Heiser,
1705 First Avenue. New York City.
MINING GROUND FOR SALE—
Group of three claims (placer* on
Glacier Creek. Kantishna district.
Nos. 17,18 and 19. (No. 17 worked
out.) Shallow ground, from six
inches to five feet to bedrock.
_oarse gold. Automatic dam, boxes,
:ools, complete camp outfit. For
:urthers particulars inquire at News
Glfice.
‘"EVERYBODY can buy groceries,
reed and supplies WHOLESALE.
Write for free pricelist. Peoples.
Grocery, 701 Olive St. Seattle.”
PEOPLES GROCERY COMPANY 1
Comfortable ' rooms for rent in
["he Arctic, $15.00 per month. See
Vbe Simson.
NENANA LODGE No 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
iIEETS AT ,MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
At 8:00 P. M.
Secretary Dictator
lLEX fowler, alf ekeland,
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY j
ORDER YOUR
COAL
BY PHONE
Healy River
Coal
Corporation
PHONE YOUR ORDERS
.. TO THE
RAILROAD CICAR STORE
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive Xenana as
follows :
11.35 p. m. Tuesday and Friday for
Seward and intermediate points
Returning: arrives Xenana 11:20
a. m. same days.
5:15 p. m., Tuesday and Friday for
Dunbar, Fairbanks and Chatanika
Arrives Xenana 5:00 p. m. Tues
day and Friday.
“'Trains both north and sou
bound stop over night at Cure/
where excellent hotel facilities are
available for the public.
£
River steamers leave Xenana ev
ery Wednesday at 10:00 a. m. for
points down river to Holy Cross and
Connecting with gas launch at lat
ter point for St. Michael. Arrive Xe
nana every Monday or Tuesday.”
BILL OF SALE blanks for sale
at The News Office.
Andy's Express
— A T —
Seward
^Vill Git* Your
BAGGAGE AND FREIGHT
Careful Attention
MEETS ALL TRAINS
AND BOATS
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D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embalmer
Funeral Director
Anchorage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. £. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
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Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Chew R. C. Merria.
Secretary. Preaideat.