THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth___Editor and Manager
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TOURIST TRAVEL IN ALASKA.
Some day, believes the Anchorage
Daily Times, there is going to be
a very considerable tourist travel
to Western Alaska during the sum
mer months. The inhabitants of
this part of Alaska can hasten the
coming of this day, if they 'will join
issues and do some boosting and
booming. The steamship lines, for
their own financial benefit, could
lend a vast helping hand, if they
■would. This is no idle dream, no
“smoke” talk. We have great nat
ural scenic beauties in these parts
that outside people, on pleasure
bent, would like to see, if they knew
of them. It is for us, who will ben
efit, financially, by their coming, to
tell about them.
Within plain view of Anchorage,
continues the coast paper, lies the
highest mountain on the American
continent — Mount McKinley. In
deed, it is one of the highest moun
tain peaks on the globe, and for
grandeur and picturesqueness can
not be surpassed by any like dem
onstration of the glorious handiwork
of nature. Of course, we who live
here don’t appreciate this towering
1 mountain, because we can take a
! look at its highest peak almost any
. old day. But there are over a
hundred million people living in the
States who never saw Mount Mc
Kinley, and many of them have
: never seen high mountains at all.
Then there is the volcano of
Mount Katmai, declared by Prof.
Robert F. Griggs, who knows more
about it than anybody else, to be
a '‘true manifestation of the forces
of volcanism of a character and
magnitude unparalleled in the pres
ent-day world.” He describes the
Mount Katmai region as “The Val
ley of Ten Thousand Smokes”; some
attractive name, we should say, use
ful for advertising purposes.
The highest mountain on the Am
erican continent and the great vol
cano of Mount Katmai are compara
tively in close proximity, so that a
tourist could see both on one trip
to Alaska. In the hands of an ex
pert advertising writer, what great
features he could make out of Mt.
McKinley and the “Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes.” Wonderful pos
sibilities lie here, if properly ex
ploited.
With the departure shortly of
Erie R. Brown, manager of the X.
C. store, who is going out to the
States to accept a high position,'
Larry O’Keefe, who has been acting
as cashier of the X. C. company,
will assume duties as manager. Mr.
and Mrs. Brown expect to leave
Nenana on the steamer Tanana on
her next trip to Dawson.
While keenly regretting the de
parture of Erie Brown, his many
friends in this town and district
will be very glad to hear that Larry
O’Keefe will have entire charge of
the local branch of the N. C. com
pany.
Mr. O’Keefe came to the Xorth
country in 1906 and served in the
office of the White Pass & Yukon
company for some time. He en
tered the employ of the N. C. com
pany in 1908 and worked in its
Dawson branch without a break un
til last summer, when he was trans
ferred to the Nenana office as book
keeper and cashier.
During his stay in Nenana, he
has endeared himself to a great
many people, both socially and in a
business way, by his genial and
pleasant ways at all times, and his
appointment as manager of the local
branch in succession to Erie Brown
meets with the hearty endorsement
of all who do business with the
company, and, in fact, with all Ne
nanaites.
He is now busy taking over the
affairs of the company, and will
assume the duties of his new office
almost immediately, so that Mr.
Brown may be free to attend to his
private affairs preparatory to leav
ing.
It is expected that a new cashier
will be appointed to fill the position
vacated by Mr. O’Keefe. It is not
known locally who has been selected
to fill this position.
ALIENS IN U. S. ARMY
ENROLL IN SCHOOLS
HONOLULU.—More than one
thousand aliens serving in the
United States army units stationed
on this island. Oahu, have enrolled
as students in the schools which
have been established at the various
posts. iM. C. A. secretaries are
conducting classes in English, politi
cal economy, civics, penmanship,
spelling and arithmetic. Classes
in agriculture and automobile en
gineering are being organized The
purpose of the schools is to fit
the men for American cit'zenship
and to equip them for civilian life
when they are discharged from the
army.
Genuine Buhach at Fowler &
Morris.
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PERSONAL m
«
Andy Roth, the tailor, left this
morning on a brief visit to Fair
banks. He expects to be back in
Nenana in a few days.
William Taylor, the local jeweler. |
expects to leave for Fairbanks on
the launch Victory tomorrow morn
ing. He will return in a day or two.:
Edward J. Williams, formerly of
the A. E. C., will leave for fair
banks tomorrow morning on a husi-,
ness visit.
PRISONERS ARE
NOT ALLOWED TO
SMOKE CIGARETTES
SAN FRANCISCO—Soldiers, con
victed of military offenses and con
fined in the United States discip
linary barracks on Alcatraz Island
in San Francisco bay, may not
smoke cigarettes, according to regu
lations. Officers and enlisted men i
who act as guards and who drill
the men may smoke whatever they
desire. The prisoners may smok"
only pipes or cigars.
HUNS OFFERING
SUMMER HOMES AT
SACRIFICE PRICES
COLOGNE. — In recent news- j
paper advertisements an unusually;
large number of villas and landed
estates in the Rhineland have been ■
ofered for sale at “sacrifice” prices.
Many of these residences are on
the hills along the Rhine and are
occupied only during the summer
months, the owners having homes
in Berlin, Frankfort, Dresden and
other cities of the interior. Most;
of those eager to sell appear to j
be German nobles fcnd higher class j
public officials; prices asked for!
these properties ranging from 50,-1
000 to 1,000,000 marks.
SOPHIA M :
DISAPPOINTMENT
In so far as the Canadian gov- j
eminent is concerned, the Sophia
wreck is a closed incident. The re
port of the investigators was sub-1
mirted to the Commons, at Ottawa,'
last month and was promptly tabled, i
the lawmakers apparently being en
tirely satisfied ■Cvith the findings of
the commission appointed to conduct
the inquiry.
The report of the commission
holds that Captain Locke, master of
the Canadian Pacific liner, was un-:
der no restraint, dictation or inter
ference in the navigation of his
shp, either from the owners of the
vessel or their agents.
The Princess Sophia, says the re-1
port, during the time she was vis
ible appeared to be resting firmly
on an even keel. As near as can be
ascertained, taking the wireless mes
sages as a guide, the ship must have
been forced off the reef about 5:10
p. m., October 25, it being then
dark and the snowstorm at its
height, when she apparently found
ered immediately, leaving no sur
vivors.
Next morning, the 26th, her posi
tion, says the report, was indicated
by a few feet of her foremast pr >
jecting above the surface of the
water, a short distance from the
south end of the reef. There being j
no survivors it is entirely a matter j
of conjecture, according to the re-;
port, as to how she came to leave!
the reef after being firmly held ■
thereon for some thirty-six hours, j
luring which there were two periods;
after high water and each succeed-;
ing tide was getting appreciably j
lower.
ADnormai nign 1 iae
However, this much seems to be;
•easonably ascertainable from a;
•tudy of the meteorological and tidal j
:onditions prevailing at the time j
in the North Pacific and in the i
rieinity of Vanderbilt reef, that j
Lhere was an abnormally high tide i
arising from various causes.
There had been a recent succes- J
■ion of southeast gales in the North j
Pacific, says the report, causing an i
influx of water into all the narrow i
ivaters of this locality. The north- \
easterly gale blowing at the time j
down the Lynn Canal when the j
Sophia struck would have a tendency j
to raise the level of the water at |
Vanderbilt Reef, in seeking an out- j
let through and in the canal.
Another fact that would con- j
tribute to the ship being lost, is
that her bottom, when she struck,
may have been so damaged where
■he carried her oil fuel, as to cause
the oil to leak out. When she
struck it was almost the top of the
high tide with a rising barometer,
the reef being submerged at that •
period of the tide.
Swept Off Reef.
The margin of water required for j
absolute buoyancy, the ship being j
light, would not be very great. It!
seems, therefore, having regard to j
all these circumstances and condi i
tions, says the report, that at high,
water on the afternoon of the 25th |
of October, the water rose to a j
sufficient level for her to become I
water-logged and she was swept off
the narrow reef on which she had ;
been resting, sinking immediately |
on the opposite side of the reef;
to that on which she struck.
The report says it was impossible '
to say whether any of the boats1
got away from the ship with pass- i
engers aboard. It was remarked :
that the ’passengers included officers :
and crews of several Yukon steam-1
boats and a number of men engaged
in mining, and it is reasonable to'
assume that their views would1
prevail in forming any decision as
to the desirability of landing the;
passengers during the afternoon of
October 24.
Genuine Buhach at Fowler &
Morris.
SODA WATER INVASION
OF LONDON HAS BEGUN
LONDON.—The soda water in
vasion is about to begin, and it is
expected that a dozen or more
modern fountains soon will be oper
ating within a half a mile of Pica- ]
dilly Circus, while others will be
going full blast in the suburbs.
This happy promise for the Am
ericans living here came through
the efforts of an American manu
facturer who happened to be in
London on other business. Inquiry
developed that there were few foun-i
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Team of young horses,
weight about thirty hundred.
Guaranteed to work single or
double, wheelers or leaders, and
perfectly gentle. Yachon, Tolo
vana. k21
FOR SALE—-Settee with cushions;
large round table top, 6 ft. in
diameter, and doors. Apply Casey’s
Warehouse.
Restaurant Tabs and Tablets at
the News Office.
SOCIAL DANCE
Sat. May 31
UNION HALL
Mrs. Belle Campbell - Director
tains in the city, and these were
far from modern. So he set out
to sell his wares, and within a
week had sold a bill which counted
far into the thousands.
The iced drink business has suf
fered a setback since the war be
gan. Lack of sugar, fruit syrups
and milk was so severely felt that
the poor imitation of American
soda water did not appeal to the
Londoner. With the installation of
lew fountains and a plentiful sup
ply of fruits and milk, it is believed
:he drink will become popular this
summer.
SEWARD MAN LOST
THREE SONS IN WAR
CORDOVA.—Mike Miller, a Sew
ird chef, gave all that he had to
Liberty's cause in the war-his
:hree boys. Two were killed in
iction just two days before the
signing of the armistice. A third, |
■eturning to the United States on 1
sick leave, died the day he reacned
Slew York.
Franklin, Alaska, is where nature1
provides lavishly for the wants of
man. A herd of caribou estimated
it 100,000 invaded that district re
;ently with the result that the resi
dents of that section laid aside all
of the juicy ribs and steaks they
will need for the coming year.
There are a good many ranches in
the neighborhood which give all;
the vegetables needed. There is
no doctor in the neighborhood and
90 per cent of the white population
are over 50 years of age, several
being 70 and a few over 80, all i
able to work and no sickness or
accidents.— (Valdez Miner.)
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Dr. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
WILL RETURN TO NENANA
SOMETIME IN JULY
Date will be announced later
NICELY HOUSE
With Belmont In Connection
POOL CANDIES CIGARS
AND TOBACCOS
WARM COMFORTABLE ROOMS
PRICES REASONABLE
Ratea By the Week or Month
L. C. ISABEL
BARBER
Shop in Portland Building
Now Open for Business with
Full Line of Requisites
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Public Stenography Typewriting
Bookkeeping Conveyancing
REAL ESTATE RENTALS
LOANS
LIFE INSURANCE
(New York Life)
FIRE INSURANCE
Only the most reliable companiei
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
FOR RENT
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 front
the station agent, whose office is 1
in the employment office, on the
ground floor of the general office
budding, 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 foot of ^
A street on Wednesdays and Satur
days at 8 a. m.
NENANA LODGE No. 1I93
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
FOURTH AND B STREETS
On Second and Fourth Tueadaya
At 8 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER
Secretary
M. V. TYLER.
Dictator. i
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