A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
The Southern
Tom Smith, Prop
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Four jackhammers and
fittings; 250 feet of hose; six sets
of steel. All in good condition.
Inquire of Jack Singleton, Healy.
FOR SALE—Good brood sow with
ten pigs averaging 30 pounds.
None better in Alaska. Will be
sold at a bargain for spot cash.
C. N. Creamer, Fairbanks.
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First Class
Restaurant
Second Avenue
Fairbanks
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NORTHERN
FAIRBANKS
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in Fairbanks
Pool and Card Rooms, Cigars
Ice Cream and Soft Drinks
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Fairbanks, Alaska
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PELICAN—At Gibbon.
SIBILLA—At Gibbon. Leaves for
Dawson in the morning.
RELIANCE—Up Kantishna.
THISTLE—Up Carmacks 4:20 p.
m., yesterday.
NASUTLIN—Up Boundary.. Due
at Big Salmon.
ALASKA AND WHITEHORSE—
At Dawson.
TANANA—At Fairbanks.
SEATTLE NO. 3—At Holy Cross
PRAIRIE BELLE—At Iditarod.
POLLYWOG—Up Tolovana at 2
o’clock this morning.
DAN PATCH—Left Minto at 1
this morning with lower river mail
S. H. Perham, well known sour
dough, formerly secretary to th«
Nenana member of the Alaskar
Commission, when Governor Riggs
was in charge of the railroad wort
in the Northern division, Is nou
with the Mount McKinley survej
party. Sid, as he is more familiar!}
. known by his many friends in thii
district, saw service in France dur
ing the war as first lieutenant ir
the quartermaster corps. He is nov
on an extended furlough from th(
the Panama Canal service.
R. W. Taylor left town yester
day afternoon on the. launch Dar
Patch, to connect with the launcl
Sibilla. He is bound for Tar.ana am
Ruby to audit the accounts of th<
j N. C. Co. stores at those stations
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i fly hooks, salmon eggs, fish lines
leaders, fish poles, King salmon nets
greyling and whitefish nets, corks
sinkers. Ammunition and guns jus
1 arriver at Anderson Bros. & Ner
land’s,
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Proprietor.
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KARSTENS SAYS OUTSIDERS
KNOW LITTLE ABOUT NORTH
“It is surprising how little Out
siders know about Alaska, and how
difficult it is for them to obtain ac
curate information,” said Superin
tendent Harry P. Karstens, of Mt.
McKinley National Park, upon his
arrival in Nenana this weeks from
a winter in the States. Even the
transportation men, he says, who
are supposed to be able to tell
prospective tourists all about tho
country, are woefully deficient In
their knowledge of conditions. And
in support of his statement, he in
formed The News of an incident
which came to his notice in Seattle,
and which nearly cost the territory
a whole flock of visitors.
Superintendent Karstens was In
one of the transportation offices on
business of his own, and heard the
man in charge inform a group of
people, who. were planning a trip
to Interior by way of the summer
trail, that they would not be able
to make the trip over the Richard
son trail because that route had
been closed. And that it would not
be possible to come overland via
Broad Pass because of the gap in
' the railroad. The superintendent im
mediately corrected the transporta
tion man, and assured the group
that they could either bring their
own cars over the trail, or arrange
with local auto owners to transport
them from Chitina or Valdez to
the Interior. Before he had finished,
he had been authorized to make all
the necessary trail arrangements for
the party, and he is now in Fair
banks for that purpose. The trans
portation man thought the trail had
1' been abandoned permanently as a
i result of the change in the routing
j of the mail last winter.
Even less is known of Alaska in
the East, Mr. Karstens says, about
the only source of information be
ing the reference books in the li
braries. This state of affairs is par
ticularly regrettable at this time, he
points out, for the reason that so
, many tourists are on the move,
and many of them desirous of see
. ing the Northland. The proper sort
■ of propoganda, he believes, would
:! bring tremendous results in in
11 creased travel.
, j In spite of the absence of re
, j liable sources of information regard
t1 ing Alaska routes and conditions
.! there will be a big influx of tourists
! this summer, Mr. Karstens says,
j The White Pass will handle an un
, I usually large number on the Yukor
! j trip and, in addition, there will b«
! ■ more than ' a thousand Outsiders
I j come to the Interior by way of the
. j Richardson trail. He places the
• Ifigure at 1,500 by that route foi
• the season, and he says he is making
• a conservative estimate, at that.
[ Sergeant Campbell and four men
| who arrived from Fort Gibbon or
J the transport Davis several days
| ago, have been assigned to duty al
J Healy where, it is understood, the)
i will stand guard over the funds o1
’ the Alaskan Engineering Commissior
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, Life insurance is a good invest
ment. Real estate and bonds some
times depreciate and stocks fre
I quently do, especially in times ol
financial disturbance. But one nevei
has to watch the market or worrj
about his life insurance. ITS VAL
UE IS ALWAYS INCREASING
See R. S. McDonald, New YorV
Life Insurance Company Agent.
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SURVEY PARTY IS ON WAY
TO MARK PARK BOUNDARIES
Woodbury Abbey, Cadastral En
gineer, G. L. O., who has charge oi
the Mount McKinley National Pari
survey, left on the train this morn
ing bound for Healy. He was ac
companied by Bob T>- - int anc
W. D. Wallace, who v : assist ir
the work of surveying the park.
On arrival at Healy, where the
other members of the survey parij
and the pack train are at the presen!
time, it the intention of Mr. Abbej
to move out with the least possible
delay to the place where theii
future camp is to be established, or
the East Fork of the Toklat river
approximately 50 miles west oi
Healy.
Considerable camp equipment anc
supplies for the use of the survey
ors in the field, also went forwarc
on the train this morning, and i
further shipment, which could no
be prepared for forwarding today
will be sent out on the Monday
train. These supplies and equipmen
will be packed out immediately
and, because of the fact that th
pack train is a small one, it wil
be necessary to make several trip
before everything is moved to th
camp site.
As stated before in these column;
just as soon as the surveyors hav
had time to make camp and ge
things ship-shape, the initial monu
ment will be erected on the sum
mit of a hill lying between th
i forks of the Toklat, and from thi
point, the line defining the boundar
between the Kantishna country an
the park will be run S. 6 degree
west for a distance of 19 miies, an
thence S. 68 degrees W. for a di;
tance of 60 miles.
Mr. Abbey is very keen on push
ing the work glong with tlie utmos
speed, consistent with accuracy, an
intends to continue the work unt
the coming of cold weather compei
him to call a halt. This will probabl
be along about the latter part o
October, when the party will "o
disbanded until the following sprin;
j The second part of the line froi
the point of its deflection 19 mik
southwest of the initial monumen
will take the party along the fac
of Muldrow Glacier and to withi
easy reach of Wonder Lake, fame
for the big fish inhabiting it. Tror
have been taken in this lake weigl
ing between 30 and 40 pounds eacl
The party will also traverse th
breeding grounds and home of th
moose, caribou and mountain shee]
where large herds of these anima
can be seen daily peacefully brow,
ing.
The party will include 12 me
and most of the members are ok
timers in the field, having been o
previous expeditions with Mr. A1
bev in this and other sections c
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Alaska. Most of the provisions fc
the survey were purchased locally
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stens, of Mount McKinley N'atioi
,! al Park, who arrived from the Ou
side this week, wenr to Fairbanl
yesterday on a brief business visi
11 G. A. McQuarrie arrived from th
Tolovana yesterday morning an
i left for Fairbanks on the after.noo
j train.
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The management of Union ha
, has announced a dance for ne>
; Saturday night, in celebration of th
approach of the longest day of th
year. Good music and a good tim
will be the order of the evening.
Examiner of Accounts R. I
Barndollar, of the Alaskan Eng
neering Commission, will arrive i
Nenana within a short time to di:
cuss the question of incorporatio
with property owners of Nenan;
It has been officially estimate
that 100,302,000 barrels of Portlan
cement were manufactured in th
United States last year, a recor
production.
Using a tungsten lamp and
light filter that passes only the re
j rays in a light tight box, a phys
I cian has invented a camera to rivt
I X-rays apparatus in a limited fiel<
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HOWARD CURTIS RANKS HIGH
IN SHIPPING BOARD SERVICE
Howard P. Curtis, formerly gen
eral storekeeper in the employ of
the Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion, during the time Governor
Riggs was in charge o i railroad
construction in this division as a
member of the commission, is now
one of the three big men in charge
of the affairs of the United Slates
Shipping Board.
Prior to entering tile service of
the Shipping Board. Mr. Curtis
served with distinction as one of the
officers of the Quartermaster’s de
partment. and was in charge of
vast army stores at Brest, France
during the World war.
On being demobilized, he was
offered a position evith the Shipping
Board and his rise in that service
was meteoric, reaching, in a very
short time the high and important
position he now holds.
Mr. Curtis is in charge of all the
equipment and the many warehouses
of the Shipping Board in the United
States. He has his main offices rn
Washington, D. C., with sub-offices
in all of the principal shipping
centers, both on the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts.
You can get Lunches and Soft
Drinks at North Nenana. \irs. R. R.
Robinson.
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Julius Warner, well known old
timer who has a camp on the
Tanana river several miles below
Nenana, had a narrow escape dur
ing the breakup, according to a
story told by him while in town on
business this week. It appears that
a jam formed a short distance be
low his camp during the breakup,
and the water rose with such rapid
ity that the oldtimer was forced to
seek shelter on the roof of his
cabin. The water continued to rise
until it was within a couple of feet
of the roof, and there it remained
until the jam broke. Warner was
camped on the roof three days and
nights, without food. When the
flood subsided, Warner found his
cabin well filled with mud and most
of his belongings ruined. The old
timer went home yesterday, after
having disposed of a considerable
number of muskrat skins.
The weekly force report of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission for
the period ending June 4, shows a
total of 1123 engaged in railroad
work in the Northern division. Of
this number the names of 685 ap
pear on the payrolls, 382 were at
work on contracts and 53 were in
the employ of contractors.
Fine Stock Staple and Fancy Gro
ceries. Fowler & Morris.
FRUIT FRESH CANDIES SMOKES
BILLY GAGNON’S - UNION BUILDING
CARDS
SOFT DRINKS
POOL
Sheet Metal Work
Plumbing, Heating Plants
Stoves and Ranges
Nenana Sheet Metal Works
PAUL PALFY, Prop. — — New Location on A Street
FRESH SMOKES
Candies—Stationery
Summer Drinks
Slater’s Buttermilk
The Portland
NENANA STAMPS—25c per 100; $2 per 1,000