THE NENANA DAIL Y NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for eniry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
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GOOD ROADS NECESSARY.
By a vote of seven to one, Cali
forna recently voted to appropriate
forty million dollars for pood roads.
Alaska, nearly four times as large
as California, has been turned down
on an appropriation of three hun
dred thousand dollars. Without
reads, points out the Valdez Miner,
Alaska can never be developed.
Millions of dollars in gold, silver,
and copper ores are lying at inac
cessible points, all of which mineral
would be worked if they could be
reached by adequate transportation.
But one road of any consequence
exists in the territory today—the
Richardson road, from Valdez to
Fairbanks. This road has had less
spent on it than any township in
California. It is the only artery of
transportation reaching from the Pa
cific tidewaters to the Canadian
boundary. Other points in Alaska (
should be tapped by main lines if1
development is expected. The road
from Anchorage to the Yukon is an
important thoroughfare, acting as a
feeder to the vast country lying
north of Prince William sound, a
district which is shut off from water
transportation for eight months of
the year. A trunk line should run ,
from Fairbanks to Dawson, from
Fairbanks to Nome via St. Michael
or via the higher country' north of
the Yukon.
The thirty-five million dollars that
was spent on the Government rail
way. if applied to roads and trails,
would have caused ar. unprecedent
ed era of development in Alaska.
It would have covered the territory
with a network of roads and trails,
and opened up millions of tons of
high-grade ore. The railway will
serve but a small portion of the
territory. Good roads will serve
every section
Alaska has an area of 590.884
square miles. There are numerous
valleys which could be followed by
a chain of roads, opening up a vast
section of the territory which has
hardly been prospected yet on ac
count of the diffculty in transport
ing supplies.
Thousands of travelers have used
the Richardson road, and many thou
sands will always use, it, despite
the railway now building. It gives
the poor man a chance to mush to
the Interior without paying out
large sums for fare. It gives the
roan in the Interior an opportunity
to reach the coast at a minimum
cost. One hundred thousand dollars
would fixe the road so that it would
never be out of commission again.
It would give Fairbanks citizens a
cheap mode of transportation to salt
water, and autos would be used by
every camp along the trail.
Conservative figures compiled by
the Chamber of Commerce show
that at least ten thousand dollars
has been lost to Valdez this year by
the road being out of commission
Travel has been diverted to Chitina
ana high prices paid for freight
which could have been hauled cheap
ly by auto trucks. The Government
must have these things called to
its attention. The railroad is a big
thing for Alaska, but roads and
trails will be die chief means of
tiansportation, and there is no coun
■ try on earth -srith as few roads as
Alaska.
If California can spend forty mill
> ions in one year for good roads,
> Alaska should be able to get a rea
sonable appropriation.
SURVEYS WANTED.
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Now that the eyes of America
are turned on Alaska, and South
eastern Alaska in particular for
paper, everything possible should be
done by the Territory and the fed
eral Government to furnish pros
pective investors with the informa
tion which will induce them to set
tle. build factories and establish
large logging camps, believes the
Ketchikan Chronicle.
Xothing in the way of industry
means more to every town in South
eastern Alaska now than the devel
opment of the paper industry. With
it will come workers, homes, new;
i cities and larger cities, bringing in
their wake the means of livelihood
for thousands of people. This will,
icome in time, but it can be made'
; to come almost immediately by some
i systematic work.
1 Every piece of timber land in ,
Southeastern Alaska should be sur- j
veyed, cruised and platted, and ev- j
erv stream in its should be sur
veyed, as to its water power. If
each stream were surveyed and all :
the timber platted and cruised, it'
would be an easy matter then to
furnish prospective investors with .
the information which would bring
them to the country.
Everyone in Southeastern Alaska
knows that it has wonderful power |
sites that would furnish sufficient
electricity for all the paper mills
that could be built, as well as for
smelters using the new Swedish pro
cess of electricity, but the investors
don’t know that.
Therefore, as it would be to the
interest of all the country, city coun-'
cils, commercial bodies, and citizens
in a private capacity should com- j
municate with Delegate George
Grigsby, asking him to introduce a
bill appropriating not less than S2.
000,000 to have a thorough and
complete ^survey made of all the
waterways in the Southeastern part
of the Territory. Such an appropri
ation would be a good investment
for Uncle Sam. for that is one on
which he would get good interest
on his money.
New Puritam and Premium Ham*
and Bacon. Fowler & Morris.
A Dead Letter.
Mrs. A: Your husband told my
husband that his word was law at
home.
Mrs. B.: Yes, it’s one of those
laws that are never enforced.—Bos
ton Transcript.
“MICKEY,” the great comedy fea
ture, is coming to the Coliseum.
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'RICH CARGO OF
SUNKEN LINER IS
BEOLVAGED
PORTSALOX, Ireland.—Salvaging
$35,000,000 worth of gold ingots
and bullion the White Star liner
Laurentic is reported to have car
ried when she was sunk the night
of January 25, 1917, off Fanad
Light, one of the northernmost
headlands of Ireland, at the en
j trance to Lough Swill y, is being
| conducted by the salvage ship Racer.
! The princely cargo lay at a
| depth of 22 fathoms. The gold and
•bullion were contained in the
[strong chamber amidships, rendered
lalmost impregnable by its thick steel
I walls and heavily-bolted doors. At
'first, portions of the Laurentic’?
decks were blasted away and a pass
age was made clear for the divers.
On June 20 the retrieving of the
treasure began.
The first bucket sent up contained
only copper pennies and a few silver
coins. Then, for several days, buck
et after bucket containing three or
more gold bars, each worth more
than $5,000, were hoisted to the:
surface and dumped on the deck of
the Racer. The first of these bars
brought lusty cheers from the crew
of the salvage ship, but tossing
fortunes about soon came to be
merely another form of manual la-1
bor to these sailormen
Most of the gold bars were nine
inches long, two inches thick and ;
four inches wide and weighed about
'28 pounds. For days not one was
■ found, as many of them were
hurled clear of the wreck by the
blasting necessary to make the
strongroom accessible. Several feet
of sand has now been washed over
these scattered bars and beneath,
: masses of twisted steel and it fre- i
auently requires hours of patient
labor to pry them loose. The record
day's haul so far has been 47 bars— ,
worth approximately 8350,000. Thus
far several million dollars’ worth
of treasure has been salvaged.
The Racer carries eight divers.
Their “tricks” are so arranged that
one diver is at work throughout the
day. Each works half an hour, and
then must spend 30 minutes in com
ing to the surface, as otherwise the
sudden relief from the tremendous
deep-water pressure might cause par
tial or complete paralysis. They
are brought up in ten-fathom
"hauls,” with ten-minute "rest” in
tervals.
When the day's work is over, the
day’s “catch,” if considerable, is
: despatched to London with an armed
! convoy.
New Wisconsin Cream Cheese at
Fowler & Morris.
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A signal corps truck reached Fair
.banks yesterday afternoon from the
coast with four signal corps men
who are enroute to Fort Gibbon.
The truck also brought George W.
Dana. Fairbanks homesteader, who
! recently received his discharge from
;the service.
Rev. Robert Joseph Diven has re
turned to town from a brief vaca
tion out the line, where he enjoyed
several days in the hills and "along
the streams adjacent to the Single
ton roadhouse, where he made hU
headquarters. The doctor went
armed with a kodak and a revolver
and reports having secured some ex
cellent views and an unusually large
porcupine.
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Mrs. M. V. Tyler and little daugh
ter Echo returned to their home in
Nenana last night from a several
weeks’ visit at the logjam on the
Tolovana river, where they were
the guests of Mrs. Tyler’s mother.
They made the trip home on the
steamer Carl White.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Small Lane: ran ere, with
kitchen outfit complete; couch
springs, mattress and bedding. In
quire Skof House.
FOR SALE
At Wholesale Cost
HORSE HARNESS
HORSE BLANKETS
HORSE COLLAR PADS
VEEDOL MOTOR OIL
MONOGRAM MOTOR OIL
CANVAS—ALL WIDTHS
GOVERNMENT COTS
SIMSON’S
jFOR SALE—-Lady’s pony fur coat
and muff. Apply Mrs. R. S. Mc
j Donald.
;FOR SALE—Furnished house, four
rooms, with summer kitchen, at
tic, large basement and winter
i cellar for vegetables. Heated by
j furnace. Winter supply of veg
etables Full corner lot. One of
the most desirable parts of town.
Inquire at News office.
FOR SALE
ROCKING CHAIRS
DINING ROOM CHAIRS
PIANOS
ORIENTAL RUGS
FUR ROBES
MUSIC ROLLS
SIMSON’S
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
FOR RENT
Brand New Kohler Sl Campbell Pi
ano, per month, $10, O'- will sell it
on the Instalment Plan at $25 per
month.—SIMSON’S.
FOR SALE — Showcase, 5H fee’
long. Practically new. Cheap.
Inquire Mrs. Herman Rosburg.
MRS. D’ORSAY GETS GUITAR
RAFFLED OVER MONTH AGO
The holder of ticket No. 24. win
ner of the guitar raffled by Mr5.
Easterly several weeks ago, having
failed to put in an appearance, the
instrument was turned over to Mrs.
d’Orsav, who held ticket No. 100,
the second number drawn. A full
month was permitted to elapse be
fore the award was made to the
second number, in accordance with
the terms of the drawing.
“MICKEY,” the great comedy fea
ture, is coming to the Coliseum.
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RESIDENCE PHONE
A Harder Thing.
Grey: How are you getting along
ir, the stock market?
Green: Well, I'll tell you. 1
traded a lot of money for experi
ence, and now I’m trying to reverse
the process.—Jersey City Journal.
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NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
FOURTH AND B STREETS
On Second a“d Fourth Tuesdays
At 8 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
Secretary Dictator.1
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is
in the employment office, on the
ground floor of the general office
building, Alaskan Engineering com
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foet of
A street on Wednesdays and Satur
days at 8 a. m.
On and after july loth the freight
on the North side of the river at
Camp 415 dock will be shipped out
Tuesday and Friday of each week,
leaving at 8 a. m., until further
notice.
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Price* Mott Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
L. C. ISABEL
BARBER
SOUTHERN HOTEL
BUILDING
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ALASKAN DEALER IN
RAW FURS
SEATTLE
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NEW YORK
127 W. 27th Jtrtet
We do business direct with you and solicit your RAW FURS.
Your shipments are handled by expert graders and New York
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desired, your shipments will be kept separate in order that our
prices may be approved by you. Providing that our valuation
does not prove satisfactory, the Furs will be returned to you,
transportation charges prepaid. Ship by Insured Parcel Post or
Express. Ship in dry condition. Always enclose an itemized
list of contents with name and address. Also place duplicate
list on the outside of package or bale. All payments are made
by check on the Seattle National Bank, or in any other manner
desired. Special instructions, if any, must accompany shipment.
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