THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for enzrv as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 8, 1879.
Hub of Alaska — Where Rails and Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streeta. Nenana. Alaska
R. G. Southworth .-.-.Editor and Manager
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this paper and also all the localtiews published herein.
ALASKA WOOD PULP
Sherman Rogers, who has been
contributing to the Outlook a sign- i
ificant series of articles on Alaska
declares in a Washington address
that before long the spruce forests
of Alaska will be supplying from a
third to a half of the newsprint>
used in the United States. Will!
Clements not long ago made for the
Bookman a computation of the a
zncunt of spruce wood consumed \
for books, showing that a “best j
seller” might easily devour 500!
spruce trees. If these trees for j
books and papers meant destruc-,
tion without replacement, the de-1
forestation, such as that which j
China today so mournfully illus
trates, would be a matter for the j
gravest concern of those who seek1
to conserve out natural resources.
But points out the Philadelphia:
Public Ledger, Mr_ Rogers has the
support of experts in '1115 declaration
that the newsprint is to be had
without reducing the timber sup
ply by the application of modem
methods of scientific forestry.
Thus Alaska affords ony more il- j
lustration of the resourcefulness1
that has completely reversed public
opinion as to the value of the pur
chase of “Seward's Folly,’’ and made
that Territory recognised as one of
the crown jewels of the Union. Al
aska has the harbors and the water
power to develop the pulp industry
She needs only the redemption from
too much political interference on
the one hand or autocratic and mon
opolistic private control on the oth
er. There is no question on the tapis
»t Washington more important than
the development of Alaska.
HOW COME
The San Francisco Examiner in a
recent issue states that “While the
Alaska railroad was built w^th the
idea of hauling coal to Seward when
operations began, it was discovered
that one of the grades was too
steep to admit the hauling to its
proposed destination.
Ten cars of coal came out over
this grade yesterday declares the
Seward Gateway of recent date, and
each week heavy trains are being
hauled between the ends of steel.
It must be remembered that the lo
comotives are far from powerful,
and are of the 1898 type, with ten
or twelve foot fire boxes and small
tractive power. These engines in the
states used to haul about 20 loaded
cars to the train. They are haul
ing nearly that here. The grade so
far as we have been able to ascer
tain is slightly over two per cent,
which is exceeded on dozens of
roads in the East and West. So far
as conversation with railroad opera
tives can reveal the small trains are
the result of medium light steel and
construction work on bridges and
culverts, and not from grades en
countered. It is certain that these
are being eliminated as rapidly as
possible. Coal not only can be haul
ed over the road but it is being
hauled over it daily, and is sold
here delivered at $10 per ton, equal
in quality to any outside coal and
preferred by local users.
With the construction of bunkers
here the Gateway concludes the
amount of coal to be delivered
would only be controlled by the
number of trains used. There is no
question as to the amount that can
be hauled if it can be furnished
at the mines.
!
Walter Stensland, 17, son of the
proprietor of Stensland’s Dairy,
found a one-hundred-pound black
wolf in one of his traps on Gravina
island when he was making the
rounds of his trap line recently.
Young Stensland. who was alone
at the time desired very much to
take Mr. Wolf home and keep him
as a pet. He considered the advis
ability of going for aid, but fearing
that in his absence the wolf might
break loose from the trap and es
cape, he decided to make the best
of the situation and tackle him alone
A w'olf weighing one hundred
pounds is a mean adversary to say
the very least, but young Stensland
made a noose in a rope maneuvred
about the beast until he finally suc
ceeded in slipping it over his jaws.
He pulled the rope taught, tied it
securely and cut it, to use the re
mainder in securing the animal’s
feet. This was a more difficult
matter than the initial operation as
the wolf had become enraged over
the impromtu muzzling, and fought
with every ounce of his hundred
pounds. After what seemed an eter
nity to the young man, he suc
ceeded in trussing the animal up in
so secure a manner that he made a
very handy bundle to be thrown
over the shoulders and packed home.
His enthusiasm over the acqui
sition of something new in the line
of domestic pets was somewhat
dampened on his arrival home, as
the other members of the Stensland
family called to mind several spec
ies of four-footed beasts much more
to be desired as an object of af
fection, and young Stensland came
to think more along the same line
by the time Monday night had ar
rived. and the animal was killed.
The young man will receive a
bounty of $15 from the government
besides, if he cares to sell the pelt,
from $14 to $20, according to the
size and quality. This is a remark
ably fine specimen, pure black and
strictly prime.
Trussing up and muzzling 100
pound wolves in their native hab
itat has never been tried by the
writer, which perhaps accounts for
him being able to tell about young
Stensland; and if the time ever
comes when that particular branch
of the government looking to the
propagation or extemination of
wolves , appoints young Stensland
and the writer official wolf ropers
Stensland wljo evidently takes an
interest in the work, may do it all.
Now let other wolf growing com
munities come forward with a feat
equalling that of young Stensland.
NEW WESTWARD CANNERY
C. D. Hemrick, who for some time
past has lived to the Westward but
who lately has been to the states
arrived at Seward on a recent
boat enroute to Kodiak for the pur
pose of erecting a new cannery
plant there, Assaciated with him
will be J. W. Walker, M. Randall
Wm_ Wood, A. Randall, Joe Sewall,
S. Armstead and E Siverton.
Writing paper at The Newi
GOVERNOR’S OFFICE BUSY
ANSWERING MANY LETTERS
_ I
Renewed interest in Alaska is
being exhibited in Alaska as the re
sult of the publicity given the Terri
tory in newspapers and magazines
in the States and many inquiries
are being received at the Govennor’s
office for information on numerous
subjects, according to L. L. Hard
ing, Secertary to Governor Bone,
who is handling the work formerly
carried on by the Territorial Bur
eau of Publicity On the last mail
from the South 20 inquiries were
received ranging in subject from
matters relating to homesteads bus
iness opportunities, positions for
school teachers and Alaska tours.
On every mail similar inquir
ies are received. When the Ter
ritory discontinued its official
publicity department, liturature on
hand was turned over to the Gov
ernor's office, This has been aug
mented from time to time by lit
erature supplied by commercial
organizations in the several towns
and by various official publications,
reports from officials, etc. The sup
ply of this literature is virtually ex
hausted, said Mr. Harding and un
less it is replenished from some
source, it will be almost impossible
to furnish satisfactory information
to many inquirers in the near future
Leo Margules, a former resident
of Seward, who was in Ketchikan
recently enroute to San Francisco
said the Cold Bay oil fields are al
ready starting’ to attract people
from different parts of Alaska. The
mail boat, Star, which makes the
run from Seward to the oil fields,
is crowded with passengers on every
trip on their way to take up claims
a large area of which has not yet
been staked as the government
limits the size of the claim that
can be taken by prospectors. People
from the Interior. Anchorage and
Seward are going over their look
ing for locations and getting ready
for business in the spring.
The Standard Oil Company com
menced drilling a week ago. This
company is rigged up to go down
4.000 feet and the manager is very
optimistic of finding some returns
in the next sixty days.
“Of Course.” Mr. Margules said,
to a representative of the Ketchi
kan Chronicle, “this being a virgin
field, it may take longer to drill
than anticipated, but everyone a
round the district is confident that
oil will be found in commercial
quantities this coming season.”
The Associated Oil company an
ticipate striking oil at a depth of
1800 feet. They already have a
crew at work on the grounds dril
ling.
Karl Armstrong former U. S.
marshal at Kodiak, who is interested
in the Pearl Creek Dome and Sal
mon Creek Dome, in a letter re
ceived by a freind in Ketchikan on
the last mail, stated that the oil
companies are positive that they will
soon strike oil and plenty of it. He
says also that Kanatak is quite a
fine little town and that a big
rush is expected this spring.
GETTING RESULTS
“Alaska is already receiving pub
licity throubh the newspapers of the
state and elsewhere as a result of
the Alaska Product’s Dinner made
possible by the contributions of the
Alaskan coommercial organizations,
and tendered the Washington State
Press Association by the Alaska de
partment of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce, January 20 reports Chas.
D. Garfield, secretary of the Alas
ka Committee of the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce. Five hundred
Washington state newspapermen,
and their wives, were in attendance,
Governor Scott C. Bone and Geo.
D. Schofield of Nome represented
Alaska on the program which fol
lowed the banquet.
JOHN NOON VERY ILL
News was received at Seward re
cently that John Noon merchant of
Seward, who removed to Portland
about two years ago, is seriously ill
following an operation in which one
' of his legs was taken off at the knee
JUNEAU TEACHER DISMISSED
PARENTS OBJECT TO ACTION
Twenty-eight parents of students
in the Junior and Senior High
Schools adopted a resolution recently
deploring the dismissal of Prof.
Harrison W. Meenoch from the staff
of High School instructors and ask
ing for his reinstatement. Features
of the meeting, called by the Senior
Student Assembly, were the admis
sions of students of misconduct in
Professor. Meenoch’s classes and
charges made by them that the lat
ter was the “goat’’ of short-comings
of others. No attempt was made by
the students to gloss over the fact |
that they had made light of discip-:
line in the classes of the dismissed j
teacher and virtually every student
speaking admitted both Junior and '
Senior High School students had
taken advantage of Professor Mee- j
noches being “easy”.
NATIVES START PAPER
The newest thing in the way of
Alaska Publications is “The Alaska
Fisherman,” a monthly newspaper
published by the Alaska Native Bro
therhood, at Juneau, William L.
Paul, one of the most progressive
natives in Southeastern Alaska, is
secretary of the brotherhood and
editor of the paper, the columns of
which are devoted to furthering the j
interest of native fishermen. The
paper made its initial appearance
on February 15.
Lcnine and Trotzky are earning
$12 a week bossing Russia, accord-,
ind to Cappers’ Weekly No Rus
sian official’s salary may exceed 2,
200,000,000 rubles, or $55 a month. 1
This makes the salary of all the
highest Bolshevik leaders $12 a
week. However, the reds are pluto
crats compared with the German ex
ceptives. With marks at more than
20.000 to the dollar, President El
bert’s annual salary of 30,000
marks is $15 a year, about $1.40 a
month, or about 40 cents a week.
Better be boss of a peanut stand j
in America.
FOR SALLE—150 egg incubator
and brooder. Cheap. Inquire News
Office.
“EVERYBODY can buy groceries,
feed and supplies WHOLESALE.
Write for free pricelist. Peoples
Grocery, 701 Olive St. Seattle.”
PEOPLES GROCERY COMPANY
HERMAN ANDERSON’S
MODERN RESIDENCE
FOR SALE
Has the following rooms:
1 Entrance Vestibule.
1 Large Living room. 16X20.
3 Berrooms (each has clothes clo
set. )
1 Large Kitchen, white enamel,
with breakfast nook, seating six
persons.
1 Bathroom, finished in white e
namel, with bath tub, wash basin
and lavatory.
1 Good well, with clear water all
the year. .
1 Kohler & Campbell piano.
1 Edison Gold Medal Phonograph.
A houseful of A 1 oak furniture.
1 Dustproof warehouse, 45X45.
The basement of the house can be j
used for warm storage. Capacity ov
er 50 tons.
For further information see Her
man Anderson.
Trappers and Collectors
—you can't cdford to take chances with
your furs—be careful where you ship. Get
oore money by ?hipping to BLUSTEIH in
New York-the gateway to the fur
markets of tho wot id.
Why We Can Pay
Mere Than Others
We pay mere far f urc than other* because
of our great New York and foreign mar
ket*. We charge no commission—saving
you another 5 cr iD*. If requested. wo
will ho'd fur* separate and quote you our
Lest prices. If not satisfactory, we return
your far? at our expense. Bend at crco
fer latent Fr5ce List and Shipping Tags.
Wo will place y^ur name on cur making
list £3 you Can k'-*trp posted on the great
New Yc*-*c fur r~ arket. Write row—our
price*, wi-l -aprLie 5 oa.
n^viri r!'J£l3in & 3rc.
131 Vi. : 7'?: SI. New Ycrk CM;
Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFET1 SPEED SERVICE
VESSEL Lv. Seattle Lv. Seward Lv. Anch.
ALAMEDA . Feb. 24 Mch. 3
NORTHWESTERN . Mch. 7 Mch. 14
ALAMEDA . Mch. 17 Mch. 26 Mch. 25
NOTE—Trains arriving in Seward on above dates are scheduled
to connect with ships sailing South. Unless there is an unusual de
lay in Train Service, the ships will always wait for the train if
necessary.
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, A. H. McDONALD,
Agent, Seward, Alaska Agent. Anchorage
V
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A. A. SEIONBECK
ANCHORAGE
LIME, PLASTER, CEMENT, FIRE BRICK, FIRE CLAY
Explosives and Blasting Supplies
COAL OIL GASOLINE LUBRICATING OILS GREASES
HAY and GRAIN
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SUNTRANA COAL INVADING
NEW MARKET ALONG COAST
Manager R. S. Donaldson, of the
Hea!y River Coal Corporation, in
forms The News that a shipment
of 120 tons of Suntrana screened
lump coal is now enroute to Cordo
va, having been shipped from the
mine on Monday. It will go for
ward from Seward on the freighter
Latouche and will be the first In
terior coal to be used in Cordova.
The company is now getting out
a shipment of 300 tons of the same
kind of coal for Valdez, and it will
go forward at an early date, this
also being in the nature of an ex
perimental shipment to demonstrate
to residents of that section of Al
aska that Interior fuel can be sup
plied at a saving over Outside coal.
There is a big demand at Anch
orage for Suntrana coal and Sew
ard is using the ocal in steadily in
creasing quantities.
IDAHO FIVE WINNING
SPOKAN'E. Mar. 1—The Univer
sity of Idaho basketball team, by
defeating Washington wins the right
to meet the University of Cali
fornia team next week, in a match
game for the championship of the
Pacific coast Idaho held the title
last year.
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AaanKWantad To demonstrate the Aladdin
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are c»ed Experience or capital unneo-aearv. If any
agent* average five lamp* a day and make 1600 a
month. Write quick for territory and samples.
THE MANTLE LAMP COMPANY OF AMERICA
210 Aladdin Bldg.. 31 N. Filth St, Portland Ore.
Arthur Kruger is a late arrival
from out the line.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Fairbanks
Alaska, February, 5, 1923.
Notice is hereby given that James
Sizeland, of Nenana, Alaska, who,
on October 6, 1922, made Original
Homestead Application, No. 01090, *
for Lots No. 1 and Nro. 4 and No. 5
and E Vz NEVi^—Section 10 and
Lot No. 8 SE Vi, SE U and N Vs SE H
Section 3 Township 4 South, Range
7 West, Fairbanks Meridian, hao
filed notice of intention to make
five year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Rob’t W. Taylor, Ex-officio Register,
at Fairbanks. Alaska, on the 14th ^
day of April, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George C. Moody, Fairbanks Alas.
George Black. Fairbanks Alaska.
Louis Johnson, Nenana, Alaska.
Adolph Nelson, Nenana, Alaska
ROB’T W. TAYLOR
Ex-officio Register.
First publication February 10. 1923.
LOCAL PORK
Large. 30e a pound
(200 pounds or over)
Medium Size. 35 c a pound
(75 to 200 pounds)
Small Size, 40e to 50c.
Always bear in mind there
is no animal which goes
good without its head. You
..get the head in the deal..
J. L. WHITE
Olnes. Alaska
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive Nenana as
i follows:
'8:00 p. m.. Tuesday and Friday for
Seward and intermediate points.
Returning arrives Xenana 6:45 a
; m., same days.
1:30 p. m., Tuesday arid Friday for
Dunbar. Fairbanks and Chatanika.
Arrives Xenana 12:30 p. m., Tues
day and Friday.
j Pullman sleeper charges: Lower
j berth. $4.50; upper berth, $3.50.
Tickets entitle holders to privi
leges Observation car.
Trappers
Traders
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW, INC.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE
Alaska Building
NEW YORK
127 W. 27th Streat
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