THE NEMAN A DAILY NEWS
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UTAH BOUNDARY CHANGE
Between the southern boundary
of the state of Utah and the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado river there
lies ax area of several thousand
square mil s which, because of cer-1
tain geographic conditions, Utah be-!
lieves rightfully should belong to
that state The land concerned lies
in Arizona, but Utah is now mak
ing an effort to secure it.
In view of this desire, Governor
Simon Bamberger of Utah has sent
a representative to Arizona to in-1
vestigate the possibility of Utah
annexing the strip. He has recom
mended that the legislature provide
for acquisition of this strip, pro
viding Arizona legislators are agree
able.
It is proposed that Utah acquire
the desired “strip” which includes
all the land north of the Grand
Canyon, between the Utah and Ne
vada state lines, in exchange for
that part of Utah south of the San
•Juan river. Provided the matter is
favorably acted upon by the two
states congress will be asked to
pass legislation providing for the
exchange. r
The Grand Canyon forms an al
most impassable barrier between
northern Mohave county, Arizona,
and the state of Arizona proper.
The land north of the grand can
yon between the Utah and Nevada
state lines is populated almost en
tirely by Utah settlers, who are said
to be subject to much inconvenience
in reaching Arizona points to pay
taxes and attend to other official
busjiresic
MEXICO UP TO DATE
Mexico is as modern as she is
n no no I
.1 mulct
Castro, the new commander in chief
of the northwestern military zone,
not only has a woman press agent
but a pretty one to see that the
general's campaign against the Villa
forces receive proper attention from
the Mexican and American border
newspapers.
She is Senorita Teresa Rodiguez,
daughter of a prominent Mexican
politician of Mexico City, who came I
north soon after General Castro
was relieved from active duties of
sub-secretary of war to conduct a
caTnpaign against the bandits of the
north. Senorita Rodriguez does not
speak a word of English, but she
succeeded in having her photograph
and a sketch of General Castro
printed in all the American border
papers as soon as she arrived from
Chihuahua City, to begin her pub
licity campaign for the Mexican
commander.
Vet Senorita Rodriguez said, in
her most liquid Spanish, she did
not wish to exert what the Ameri
cans called "petticoat influence”
to get her stories printed.
“Why should not the Mexicans
adopt the best the Americans have
originated,'’ she said at military
headquarters to an Associated Press
,-o respondent.
"The much abused press agent
ha- served a very useful purpose in
presenting to the public the good
features of every worthy movement,
•very campaign conducted by mili
tary or political leaders and even
your President Wilson recognized
this when he appointed a director
>f publicity.
"General Castro does not order
me to have his ideas and pictures
published, although he has done
many brave deeds and is a striking
military man. What he instructs
me to do especially on the Mexican
dde of the border was to correct
many false impressions subsidized
Vlexican papers have given the
\merican public about Mexican and
the internal conditions.. In doing
this I feel I am serving my coun- •
try and besides I enjoy the work.”,
TREE MEMORIALS
Measures introduced during the
,'oming session of the Nevada legis-i
ature will provide for some lasting
memorial to the state’s soldier and
-aNor dead, who fell during the
war with the Central Powers. Sev
eral members of the legislature are
interested in the movement as is
Governor Boyle. Those members of
ihe legislature who have expressed
themselves on the subject favor the
erection of a suitable monument at
.III.* SlittC UI1 V»UIUI Will uc
nscribed the names of the men who
lied in the service together with
the dates of their deaths.
Arbor Day, hitherto a holiday
with but little significance in Ne
vada, is likely to become an im
portant date in the state’s history.
Plans already are on foot for a
general tree-planting to be partici
pated in by the state officals at
which trees will be named after
Nevada’s hero dead.
February 11th was Washington’s
birthday once. That was in 1782.
In fact, as late as 1815, the tablet
placed on Washington’s birthplace
in Virginia bore the inscription of
the Old Style Calendar date: “Here
the 11th of February, 1732, George
Washington was born.” Then in
1790 the day was changed to Feb
ruary 22.
Phone 84 Front Between C and D
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Nenana -TalKeetna
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Reservations at Cooney Hotel
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Canyon on the west side of th
river, and upon my return to thi
end of steel I then plan, if condi
tions permit, to make a trip u]
Dry creek and across in a genera
westerly direction to the Toklat am
Bear Paw river, in the Kantishn.
district, with a view of a recon
noissance for a wagon road, am
possibly- for a railroad. From th.
reports that have reached me I fee
quite confident that this particulai
district will develop large bodie:
of ore. and other favorable report:
indicate that there are immens.
areas of comparatively low grad,
placer that will soon be ready foi
hydraulic or dredging companies ti
develop now that money is liabh
to be more plentiful.
“There are several other district
corresponding to the Kantishna, ont
of them being quite close to Xenanii
and opposite and east of Mile ;I77
not over ten miles distant from the
railroad. This will require some
investigation, and I intend to go u
there also at the earliest oppor
tunity. t
In connection with the mining
development of the Interior, it ap
pears to me that the mining bureau
might do well to send out some of
their geological and mineral ex
perts to give these various districts,
not only thorough mineral surveys,
but to further establish, perhaps,
bureaus nearby where these re
searches may be compiled, and if
possible where l“ctures can be give1-]
and details presented to prospectors
and others who are able and willing
to go into this country and make
a search for mineral. These men
could do a vast amount of good
in properly presenting the resources
of the country to those who with
little resources are willing to take
long chances, but there are so many
who do not know mineral ores when
the> see them that they walk over
perhaps some of the best ores in
the country, not knowing that they
are doing so.
“If Alaska is to develop at all,
it must be along mineral lines as
one of the principal sources of de
velopment, and it seems to me thut
there is no better way to .encourage
this development and make Alaska
worth while than to have develop
ment experts come and report tfl
the people just what they find, a^d
perhaps help in every way possible
the bringing of these ores to the
smelter. Just how these details
could be arranged is, perhaps, not
to be discussed at this time, bui-t
the government has a vast empire I
here that needs development, and
it seems to me to be the province
of the government to help. I know
that the mining bureau is reticent
as to proclaiming discoveries on tfi*
grounds that they will put false!
hopes intothe minds of the unsoph-1
isticated. but I do not believe that,
is a deterrent to the encouragement |
that should be given in some means
equivalent to the above mentioned,
“The N'enana Commercial Club,
as well as other similar bodies nr^
the vicinity, are very anxious to]
have these roads looked into and
built without delfay, not that onFy-"
the merchants of the towns them
selves depend on these roads, bftt
the success of the railroad also, and
this railroad is to them very much_
as a child to its parents. They
want to know, not only that it does
not fail, but further that it is a.
success. i
“I am well aware that there is
an able technical and practical m;fn
in charge of the mining bureau aii.
Fairbanks, and it is with a view of
enlarging, perhaps, his scope of
work by the addition of experts to
his staff that I make these sugges
tions for close investigation oct
these mineral districts, not at alf'
with a view of replacing him iit.
any way, or curtailing his activities*,
but the work assigned to the Fair
banks branch doe no't permit, undef,
present arrangements, of any sucjp
investigations as I have in mind. ; '
“I think you will agree with me
thati surveys for these roads, eve*
the building of these roads, is quits,
necessary. I think you will agree
with rge further that we should
be warned in advance if there is
' no mineral to be obtained, or en
couraged if the country appears to
k be mineralized sufficient for a rail
troad, and I believe you will further
agree with me that this should be
’ done without delay.
“These suggestions are made with
a view, perhaps, of starting work
- that may develop to a material bene
! fit to this great territory of Alaska,
and 1 have no "doubt that flaws in
’ this plan as outlined can be pointed
1 out, but something as a substitute
1 should be given us rather than let
■ ting the whole matter die because
it is not outlined as best it should
be in this first word.
(Signed) FRED'K D. BROWNE,
Engineer in Charge.”
The mines and roads committee
were instructed to co-operate with
Mr. Browne and to take such fur
ther action as may be deemed
necessary and advisable.
The matter of the suspension of
assessment work until 1920 was dis
cussed at length, and the chair sug
gested that the appointment ' of a
mining inspector be asked. The
duties of this mining inspector to
consists of inspecting properties to
find out whether or not the annual
assessment work had been done.
The suggestion was an excellent one
and a committee was appointed to
look into the matter, and submit
a report at the next meeting. The
support of other commercial bodies
to this scheme will be solicited.
There being no further business,
on motion duly made and seconded,
the meeting was adjourned at about
ten o’clock, until next Friday night.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE.—Tent 10x12, four-foot
wall, with floor and walls boarded
up. Yukon stove and table. Lock
and key to door, $20. Inquire at
Rust House.
FOR SALE—A new 7mm Mauser
rifle with 40 rounds of ammu
nition, $50; also a 12-gauge Rem
ington automatic shot gun, almost
new, $40. Inquire at News office.
FOR RENT—Good log cabin, in
quire of Mrs. Nicley.
FOR RENT—Large front room,
suitable for club rooms or parties,
by night, week or month. Inquire
of Mrs. Nicley.
WANTED TO BUY—A three or
four-room house. Must be
reasonable. Inquire News office.
FOR SALE—Sled and 13 dogs with
harness complete. Sled 12 feet
long, in good shape. Maiamutes
and huskies form the team. Ar
rived in Nenana recently from
St. Michael. $160 for the outfit
Apply George Hanoff, Cooney
Hotel.
The Wrangell Sentinel announces
that in the future no order for
handbills will be printed in that
office for less than two and a half
dollars. This is caused by the in
creased cost of print paper.
Nenana and Fairbanks, the
Siamese Twins.
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back "Busted” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
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Membership List
Nenana
Commercial Club
Anderson, Herman
Allred, Mrs. Clara
Brown, Jess
Berggren, Ernst
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 T.
Calderhead, R. W.
Campbell, X. J.
Coghill, W. A.
Cooney, M. J.
Doner, Frank
Diven, R. ,J.
Douse, Fred
Davis, Harry
Ekeland, Alt'
Funk, A. B. *
Fisher, Joe
Flower, J. H.
Foster, Steve
Gagnon, Wm.
Head, E. A.
Haslem, H. G.
Hagan, James
Hill. L. \V.
Hagen, Hans
Hoey, Andy
Gray, E. B.
Gileher, W. H.
Hyland, Mike
Isabel, L. C.
Irvine, A. J.
Johnson, A. G.
Jones, Frank
Julian, \V. 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
Owen, Harry
O’Keefe, Larry
Parks, S. E.
Pennington, G. W
Palfy. Paul
Packer, W. L.
Ryan, W. A.
Rosburg, Herman
Roth, Andy
Rodigkeit, Wm.
Sborgia, William
Shaw, Harry N.
Stol, Nels
Schmidt, Carl
Schaeffer, M. A.
Slippern, J. A.
Simson, Lipman
Scott, J. H.
Sellander, C. J.
Stone, A. J.
Schmidt, Pete
Smith, Chas.
Southworth, R. G.
Spira, Frank
Taylor, Frank
Tunison, B.
Thompson, Theodor©
Toussaint, J G. K
Tyler, M. V.
Taylor, Wm. J.
Verhaeghe, Cyriele
Van Orsdel, J. C.
Woods, Geo. W.
Williams, E. A.
Waechter, R. I.
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