THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for emry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAJL 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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UTAH SOLVING PROBLEM
Definite steps toward the organi
zation of the state for the purpose
of providing employment for re
turned soldiers, sailors and war
workers have been taken by a joint
commission appointed by L. H.
Farnsworth, chairman of the Utah
State Council of Defense.
Specifically the task in Utah will
be to find work for an estimated
22.000 men who have been in mili
tary service, and for an estimated
15.000 men who left Utah for em
ployment in shipyards and muni
tions plants.
An additional task also faces the
committee in this state due to rap
idly-developing plans for the re
i tarnation of great tracts of land in
Utah for which workers must be
provided. The state council id' de
fense is providing cards for use of
various county and district coun
cils, on which will be listed the
names of employers, business and
possibilities of employment, to
gether with all necessary details.
This data is to be tabulated by
each individual commission, then
sent to the state commission and
bv that body to cantonments where
Utah men are gathered
The work outlined for the district
and county commissions calls for
occupational surveys and this al
ready is under way. Information
bureaus for soldiers also will be es
tablished throughout the state. In
fact, according to the commission
plans, the campaign to insure work
for the returning soldiers is to he
conducted in a manner similar to
the Red Cross and Liberty Loan
campaigns, particularly in the mat
ter of publicity.
One of the plans which is ex
pected to insure much work quickly
is the resumption of work on public
highways anil private buildings that
was stopped at the request of the
War Industries Board. No stone
is to be left unturned in the effort
to find employment for every man
who “did his bit” either in the army
or navy or in industries doing war
work exclusively. Many soldiers
who already have received their dis
charges have been found employ
ment and it is expected that open
ings for all will be found without
any unusual delay or trouble.
BELONGS TO THEM
Metlakatla Indians, to whom the
Ite.v. Father Duncan left his entire
fortune, in charge of trustees, it
now appears are not unanimous in
favoring the continuance of the mis
sion which the aged priest con
ducted for nearly CO years. State
ments of many of the Indians are
to the effect that the more than
$ 100,000 left by the priest belongs
of right to the Indians themselves,
that it was the result of their work,
and in part, of their investment.
Since the Bureau of Education be
gan its work among the Metlakatlas,
they have nn.de remarkable progress
They condi. t a co-operative store
with a capital of $20,000, in which
a majority of the native families
it e st' 'kholders. Last January this
at re paid a cash dividend of 20
r>er c. it. royalty of about $11,
000 v. i u! o received for the past
year on the lease of fish-trap sites
on the fisheries reservation set aside
for the Indians’ use. At the ex
piration of th lease the Indiums
plan to purchase and operate the
cannery using the trap sites.
ALASKA'S NEW MINERALS
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Two more minerals, platinum and
molybdenite, have been added to the
list of metals produced in paying
quantities in Alaska, says a review
of Alaska mining in 1018, issued
by ,1. L. McPherson, secretary of
the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce.
“Alaska made its first shipment
of platinum in November 1!)1S,”
said the review. “One hundred and
thirty-three ounces of the metal
valued at $13,577 arrived in the
States recently from widely sepa
rated localities in the territory.
Six ounces came from Salt creek,
in the upper Copper river region,
twenty ounces came from Dime
creek, near Nome, and 105 ounces
came from Salt Chuck Mine in the
Ketchikan district.”
Molybdenite, the other new metal
of the North, is used in hardening:
of steel, in coloring of pottery, ana
lytic chemistry work. "Mollybdenite
will be added to Alaska’s exports
next year,” the review said,” thru
the opening of a large deposit at
Shakan on the northern end of the
Prince of Wales Island, where the
Treadwell Gold Mining Co has in
stalled a mill.”
SIMSON BUILDING
A NEW WAREHOUSE
A buildiny intended to serve as a
warehouse for Simson’s store is
rapidly nearing completion. The
material for the building was hauled
to the site on Saturday, and work
men got busy on it yesterday, with
the result that at a lat<>' hour this
afternoon there remained only the
finishing touches to be put on.
The warehouse is a frame build
iny 24x42 feet and is on First
Street, near B, almost across the
street from the News office. Georye
Taylor is puttiny up the buildiny
under contract.
START MADE WITH
WATERFRONT WORK
A yany of men under foreman
Ed Sullivan, former foreman of the
planing mill, started this morning
to cut saplings necessary for the
back fill along the waterfront.
The men are cutting the necessary
material needed for the fill from
(the acreage tracts /.round town, and
it is expected that just as soon as a
sufficient quantity has been cut to
permit of hauling. Commission teams
will be put on to do this work.
It is quite possible that hauling will
commence tomorrow.
Sid Sheldon, who is now foreman
of the Brown Hoist crew, helping
the steel gang at the front, will
come to Nenana on Wednesday. He
will organize a yany to take in hand
the work along the waterfront. His
place as foreman of the Brown hoist
‘ will be taken by Fred Douse.
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* STAGE MOVEMENTS ••
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; A Burgess-Karstens auto left Ne
nana this morning for Fairbanks',
with the mail and Joseph Malcovich
as a passenger for Fairbanks, and
(G. F. Dunbar as a passenger for
his roadhouse.
I Karstens’ auto, which was to have
left Fairbanks this morning, did not
j do so. It will probably leave to
i morrow with the first class mail
which reached Fairbanks yesterday
; day.
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COMMUNICATION
i Middle, Fork Roadhouse, Jan. 16
, This roadhouse is located eighteen
miles from the Summit roadhouse
and lies at the junction of the
middle and east forks of the Chul
itna river. The proprietor, Mr. E.
J. Sullivan, has applied for a ten
acre coal permit on the middle fork,
where a 200-foot vein of coal lies
exposed to the sight in the cliff
side.
This coal, which is used by Mr.
Sullivan at his roadhouse, is of an
extra fine quality, approximating
in appearance the cannel coal of
the Middle Western states. A pile
of coal taken from this vein lies
out of doors handy to the roadhouse
and has lain there all summer. It
shows no sign of slacking or dis
integration and a heavy blow with
a prospecting hammer is required
to fracture it. From a superficial
examination it would appear that
this coal is a higher grade lignite
approaching bituminous. And the
one vein in its thickness is greater
than the combined width of all
the veins exposed on Lignite creek.
The railroad survey passes up the
Middle Fork to the Summit road
house, and as we traversed the trail
it is apparent that this coal deposit
is approximately HI miles from Lig
nite creek, and 135 miles from
Nenana.
The trail from the Summit to
this point is the most consistently
and persistently bad of any in the
writer’s experience. This is partly
due to late snows. There have
been only two sleds over the route
and five men'since the last snow
fall. In consequence it was nec
essary to use snow shoes. After
the passage of our party, however,
it is expected that followers will
have a comparatively easy trip, al
though those who laid out the trail
failed to clear out any underbrush
or sweepers. in consequence of
which the discomforts of travel are
very great. The blazing too is
very confusing, and the route very
ill-chosen. If Mike Cooney had
done no better on his Nenana end'
of the trail, we should feel like
recommending him for beheading.
Kven a self-respecting pack animal
of the genuo burro could have done
no worse. We left the Summit at
8 o’clock this morning, expecting
to make this point at noon. Instead
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of which we reached here at four
o’clock this afternoon. At that
overtook travelers who left Nenana
on the Oth, so that it may be said
for this outfit that it is getting the
best results possible out of present
trail conditions. If Messrs Pen
nington and I.aughlin, who were to
follow us at a two days’ interval,
do not overtake us before we reach
Talkeetna, we shall feel that our
outfit is the best the country pro
vides.
From here to the Indian River,
roadhouse is 32 miles, and we hope;
to make it through to that point,
tomorow night, although we m;%' ,
be compelled by the condition •Jf1
the trail to make camp half way. 1
At a point about five miles south .
of the Summit, one obtains the
most magnificent view of Mt. Me-!
Kinley. Seen in the early morning, I
, its peak and those of adjacent |
mountains look like the points of ■
some gigantic saw heated to in-1
candescence glowing like fire while
the blue gray shadows below them'
resemble the ashes of burned out
fire. Later, as the sun rises higher,
and the whole range bursts into"
view, the variegated coloring is
reminiscent of the Grand Canyon of
Colorado, except that here the colors
are more vivid and harmonious.:
The panorama spread out before us
was the grandest and most gratify
ing the writer has ever seen, and is
probably not equaled elsewhere in
the world.
| The vast expanse of snowclad
mountains seen from this point is
the greatest in length and mag
nificence the writer has ever^be
held, though there is little moun
tain scenery on this continent that
remains to be seen. This one view
repays all the hardships of the trip,
'l W. A. RYAN
A windstorm recently put the
I Valdez electric light plant out of
■ commission by blowing down the
transmission lines.
We Carry the Best Grade of
MACKINAW SHIRTS. COATS and PANTS
Finest assortment of Men’s Socks, Daniel
Green Felt Shoes and Slippers, Moccasins,
Wool Blankets and Comforters
A Full Line of Miner’s and Trapper’s Supples
FOWLER & MORRIS
GROCERS
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On the train leaving N'enana
Saturday morning quite a few people
left, the majority of them bound
for the States, while others were
only going to Anchorage by way j
of the Broad Pass trail. Some of
them are mushing, while others are
taking the trail with dog teams.
Many of them made the Lignite
roadhouse, which is about ten miles!
from the Crossing, while some went
on to Moreno’s roadhouse at Riley
creek, a few remained at the road
house at the Crossing, intending to
make an early start unday morning. :
Among those who left on the,
train were Mrs. J. C. VanOrsdel, j
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kllenson, A. J.
Hewitt, Everest Fit’/.water, Mike j
Cooney, Bill Sborgia, and several j
of the men who had been recently
laid off by the Alaskan Engineering,
commission.
Messrs Hewitt, ritzwater, Cooney, i
Kllenson, Sborjttp and Mesdames:
VanOrsdel and Kllenson remained
at the Crossing roadhouse for the I
niftht, resuming their journey yes-;
terda.v morning. Mesdames Van
Orsdel and Kllenson were the first
to leave on Sborgia’s sled; Kllenson
with the dofr feed and bay;(taste fol
lowing on Mike Cooney's sled;
Hewitt briiurinjr up the rear on
Charlies Smith’s sled- The first sled j
(tot away at 8 ;.‘(0 and the last about |
an hour afterwards.
The Pacific Steamship company:
has handled 1,(500,000 cases of sal-,
nion this eason valued at $11,200,-!
000.
Fix Up a Bit!
Have that Suit pressed, cleaned and
.altered, or that fu** coat or robe
renovated at little coat at
MRS. DORSAY’S TAILOR SHOP
j Third and A Street. (Upper) '
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We are in the Fur Manu
facturing Business, therefore
CAN and WILL pay you more
for your furs than any other
fur buyer In town
SIMSON’S
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REAL ESTATE RENTALS
LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
(New York Life)
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companies
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
FOR RENT
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
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Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wage* at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latoucbe.
If you go out you will only
come back “Butted" in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
ALASKA PUBLICITY
BUREAU
Juneau Alaska.
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A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern I
Tom Smith, Prop.
COLES AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANGES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight Heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
ing or Heating Line
Tanana Sheet Metal Works
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Sled and 13 dogs with
harness complete. Sled 12 feet
long, in good shape. Malamutes
and huskies form the team. Ar
rived in Nenana recently from
St. Michael. $160 for the outfit
Apply George Hanoff, Cooney
Hotel.
FOR SALE. — Collapsible white
rubber bath-tub, with metal
j standard. Adult size. Original
price $22.50; sale price $12. In
quire Mrs. D’Orsay’s Tailor Shop.
FOR RENT—Furnished cabin, suit
able for two. Phone 93 Red.
Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Berggren, Ernst
Budow, A1
Browne, F. D.
Bresnahan, E. D.
Blankfield, D.
Bowen, J. R.
Blair, Roy
Brooker, Ed
Bennett, J. F.
Ball, I. B.
Brown, Erie
Burns, R. E.
Coutts, w ,r.
Calderhead, R. W.
Campbell, N. J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, M. .T.
Doner, Frank
Diven, R. J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alf
Funk, A. B. "j j..'
Fisher, Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, Wm,
Haslem, H. O.
Hagan, James
Hill, L. W.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gilcher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C.
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian, W. J.
Johnson, Joseph
Jepson, Peter
Joseph, H. B.
Roland, Knut
Ketooroky, John A.
Laughlin, E. L.
Lund, E. E.
Lehr, Q. F.
Markus, George
Mortensen, Peter
Myers, R. R.
Moore, Frank B.
Miles, J. H.
McDonald, R. S.
Martin, G. S.
Morris, R. C.
Nash, Martin
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W
Palfy, Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wrn.
Shaw, Harry N.
Stol, Nels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippcrn, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A. ,T.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Thompson, Theodore
Toussaint, J G. K
Txler, M. V.
Taylor, ffm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.