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FINDS SEND MAN
OUTSIDE FOR CURE
Alex Soapoff, who had been con
fined to the Government hospital
for several months with an injured
hip, has been sent by his friends to
Dr. Fred H. Albie, a New York
rpecialist. The injured man took
passage this morning on the Douse
launch Victory for Fairbanks, from
■which point he will go to the coast
by way of the Richardson trail, and
thence East.
When it was made known that
Soapoff’? physical condition demand
ed urgent action, his countrymen,
headed by Alex Kalisoff. quietly and
quickly raised over $630 by popular
subscription, and the sufferer was1
immediately furnished with the nec
essary funds to regain his health.
Dr. M. E. Smith holds high hopes
of the recovery of Soapoff, when
placed in the hands of this emi
nent .physician; in fact, Dr. Smith
says that in three months he doubt
less will recover completely.
A CHILLY REMINDER
is that blighting first.frost. Look
over your last year's underwear;
give attention to partly worn mack
inaws, jackets and fur coats, caps
and robes. Have them mended and
cleaned at moderate prices, before
winter sets in, by
MRS. D’ORSAY
Tailor Shop, Thi-d and A Street.
New Puritam and Premium Hams
and Bacon. Fowler & Morris.
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BUREAU TRYING
TO SHOW NORTH
IN TRUE LIGHT
The department of agriculture,
through its weather bureau, is try
ing to correct the erroneous im
pression prevailing throughout a
large part of the United States re
garding weather conditions in Alas
ka. Under the direction of Melvin
B. Summers, meteorologist, in charge
of the Alaska section, climatological
data is gathered from many sta
tions throughout the territory, as
sembled in monthly and yearly re
ports, and distributed throughout
[the States for the enlightenment of
those Outsiders who believe the sun
never shines in Alaska.
Mr. Summers, who has had charge
of the work in the North during
the past three years, is now in
Nenana on his annual tour of the
territory, establishing new and re
opening old stations and looking
after the work generally. He reach
ed Nenana on the steamer Alaska,
and will return to the coast by way
of Fairbanks and the Richardson
trail.
In a conversation with a repre
sentative of The News last evening
at the Southern hotel, Mr. Summers
spoke very highly of the manner in
■which the stations of the bureau
throughout the territory are con
ducted. Accuracy and regularity in
making observations are of the high
est importance to the bureau, he
Isays, and the results thus far have
been very satisfactory, particularly
so in view' of the fact that much
of the work is voluntary.
The bureau now has about 80
co-operative and special observers
throughout the territory, who sup
ply the bureau with reports for the
j compilation of climatological data.
For the purpose of weather fore
casting. two reports daily are re
quired of eleven of the station?, at
Widely separated points. These re
ports are flashed to Juneau and to
Washington, D. C'., at S a. m. and
8 p. m., Juneau time, and from
them the weather conditions of the
next day are determined.
Forecasting was not a huge suc
cess last winter, Mr. Summers ad
mits, but he hopes to be able to
improve the service greatly during
the coming winter, as a result of
having established new stations cov
ering a sufficient area to insure
fairly accurate calculations. Still
better results would be insured by
, the establishment of a station in
Siberia, because of the air move
ment from west to east, but that,
Mr. Summers says, is out of the
'question at present. The stations
making these special reports, which
I are available at a number of points
;in the States along the route taken
by the messages forwarded to Wash
ington twice daily, include Sitka,
.Eagle, Tanana, Nome, Noorvik,
Akiak, Atka. Dutch Harbor. Kodiak,
: St. Paul, Valdez, and Juneau. The
stations at Noorvik, in the Kobuk
j country, and Atka. in the Aleutian
islands, were established this sum
mer.
The forecasting sen-ice will be
gin on October 15, but it will not
include daily reports as was the
case last winter. The intention of
the bureau, Mr. Summers says, is
to supply Interior Alaska with ad
vance information only when mark
ed weather changes are indicated.
Variations of a few degrees will
not be taken into account.
Since coming to the Interior, Mr.
Summers has arranged for the re
I opening of stations at Ruby, Circle,
land Hot Springs, and for the estab
I lishment of a new station at Lig
nite. Arrangements also have been
made for keeping a record of weath
er conditions in the Kantishna coun
try.
Taking barometric readings for
the purpose of determining accu
rately the altitude of Tanana, which,
the records now show, has an alti
tude of 500 feet, also has occupied
;the time of Mr. Summers since his
arrival here. The bureau, he says,
was unwilling to accept the regis
tered altitude of the army town
when it was known positively that
Xenana, which is several hundred
miles upstream, has an altitude of;
only 352 feet. The bureau esti- j
mate of the Tanana altitude is ap-1
proximately 200 feet. The read-j
ings were taken at Xenana, Tanana i
and several other stations simul-j
taneously, for the purpose of'de-■
termining the real air pressure at 1
the desired point, and when this i
data has been worked over by the
bureau the altitude of Tanana will
be known for a certainty'.
Accuracy and regularity in mak
ing observations are the watchwords
of the bureau, Mr. Summers says.
There are about four thousand sta
tions in the United States, and most
of the observers are untrained, many
of them unpaid, and still others
paid only a small amount monthly—
ample for the actual work required, j
but hardly enough to be attractive!
as a remuneration. Yet, notwith
standing the necessity for depend-1
ing so largely upon voluntary serv- j
ices, the bureau records are re
markably complete and accurate, j
due to the interest displayed by the I
observers entrusted with the work.
Many of the observers have splen
did records, covering many years |
of service, but the peer of them all, j
says Mr. Summers, is a resident of j
Westchester, Pa., Dr. Jesse C. j
Green, who has kept a daily record j
of precipitation and temperatures,!
without a miss, since 1857, the ob- \
serrations having been made at the
same spot every day during that
entire period—62 years.
The records were started by Dr.
Green long before the weather bu- \
reau was organized, but the work
is now done as part of the regular
service.
The veteran observer is a retired
Quaker dentist and, although he is
now more than 100 years of age. |
he still looks after the station when
he is at home, and sees that the
records are kept properly' when he
is absent. In order that there might
be no mistaken when he left home,
he long ago saw to it that some
one of the members of his family j
could read the instruments properly, j
Mr. Summers had planned to i
leave for Fairbanks this morning,!
but, owing to a misunderstanding,j
the launch got away without him.
STAGE BRINGS MAIL;
IS DUE HERE TODAY
—
First class mail was received at i
Fairbanks on Sunday night on a j
Gibson mail stage, and the portion '
of the shipment consigned to Ne- j
nana will arrive here this afternoon i
on the steamer Alaska.
i
The passengers reaching Fair-1
banks on the stage were Ben Simson
and Gus E. Beraud.
New Wisconsin Cream Cheese at
Fowler ft Morris.
DAUGHTER OF EDITOR
BREAKS COLLARBONE
Marion, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Thompson, of
Fairbanks, fell into a hole at the
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EREE DELIVERY PHONE 81
COGHILL’S
upper town yesterday and broke
, her collarbone. The little one was
attended by Dr. J. A. Sutherland.
NOTICE.
Anyone wanting to record ground
or desiring information about the
■ Kantisha, C. Herbert Wilson, Kan
jtishna Commissioner, at Dr. J. R.
Bowen’s office. k-10
HALLOWELL LEAVING
FOR OUTSIDE TODAY
—
A special Gibson stage was
.scheduled to leave Fairbanks some
time this afternoon with John W.
Hallowell, assistant to Secretary
Lane, and Dr. Alfred Brooks, who
have completed their inspection of
Interior conditions.
PRINTING, DEVELOPING AND
ENLARGING. MRS. C. W. ADAMS.
MEARS IS RETURNING
ON STEAMER ALASKA
Colonel Frederick Mears, chair
man of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, is a passenger on the
(Steamer Alaska, enroute to Nenana
|to confer with Engineer in Charge
j Browne. It is not known how long
he will remain here before return
|ing to the coast by way of the
Broad Pass trail.
Battleship O-Cedar Mops, $1.50.
| Fowler & Morris.
Chop Suey, Noodles
and l)
Home-Made Bakery
Northern Cafe
GEORGE TANAKA, Prop.
SINGLETON’S
ROADHOUSE and STORE
Outfits for Prospectors. Trappers
and Hunters.
Goods Delivered to AH Points in
Lignite District.
FIRST-CLASS ROADHOUSE
ACCOMMODATIONS
LET ALBERT DO IT
Launch Margaret ready to ferry
you across or take you up or down
the river. Special rates to berry pick
ets. Leave word at Fowler Sc. Morris.
DR. R. R MYERS, DENTIST
will return to Nenana on September
first to resume his practice in bis
old quarters in the Arctic Block.
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
THE NEWS OFFICE
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I LAUNCH VICTORY I
FRED DOUSE, Master.
Leaves Foot of A Street Every Other Day
I FOR FAIRBANKS I*
i RESERVATIONS AT THE TERMINAL.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
Imperial Gandy Co.’s Choicest Sweets
IN FANCY PACKAGES AND BULK.
ALL THE LEADING BRANDS OF
CIGARS and TOBACCOS
THE HOME OF QUALITY GOODS.
NENANA’S POPULAR BILLIARD PARLOR
THE TERMINAL
ANDY HOEY
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HARRY DAVIS