KANATAK FIRM IN
BELIEF THAT OIL
NOW OVER THREE YEARS OLD,
AND ONE OF BEST REGULAT
ED CAMPS IN NORTH
KANATAK, July 15—Kanatak: The
prosperous little town on Portage Bay,
the gateway to the oil fields, is now
over three years old and one of the
best regulated camps in the North
land. The town has no marshal or
commissioner, church, jail or grave
yard, and up to date none of the lux
uries of decadent civilization. The
majority of the residents are old sour
doughs, real he-men, who require no
coddling and ask no favors, living
cheerfully and hoping to some day see
the town come into its own when oil
is struck.
The Standard and Associated Oil
companies maintain fully equipped
quarters and storage warehouses here,
connecting with their respective
leases, with an adequate crew of men
engaged in their different lines of
work, warehousemen, tractor men.
wireless operators, roadbuilders, drill
men. cooks, etc., all busy, and attend
ing to their several Appointed tasks.
The distance from Kanatak to the
"lease” as it is called, where the stan
dard and Associated companied are
engaged in drilling, is about 18 miles,
and this road is the scene of constant
activity. Heavy tractors, with their
trailers, are constantly on the move,
and considering the conditions, an
enormous quantity of freight and drill
ing equipment is on the move. With
the bringing in of oil, which, accord
ing to the opinion of experts, is only
a matter of depth. Kanatak will wel
come the world with the usual brand
of Alaskan hospitality.
Among the many oldtimers either
now living in Kanatak or actually en
gaging in its immediate vicinity are:
Otis Ross and W. W. French, and a
full crew of men building a road from
Lee’s camp at Wide Ray to the Hub
bell Dome.
Jack Lee and Henry Russell and
crew, building a road from the lower
end of Wide Bay, a road about five
miles long, the intended destination
of which is kept a secret.
W. E. Lee has constructed a couple
of miles of road up Des Moines creek
from his home camp and is now ready
for the drills.
Dick Tousley is now busy with his
pack train and outfit looking after the
wants of Mr. Miller, geologist for the
Standard Oil Company.
Sol Warren, formerly of Nome, is
here, and can supply a pack train at
a moment’s notice.
Chas. Cook of Nome and Fairbanks
is here with the Standard Oil Co. in
the mechanical department.
Charles Madsen, a well known pio
neer is doing a thriving merchandise
business.
Alired Lana, aiso ommug aiuku,
king of the stampeders, is here with
his pack teady to go.
Tom Dodd, well known Fairbanks
Chisana operator, is in business here.
Hugh S. O’Neill, formerly of Ruby,
is here with the Standard.
Harry Lolir, formerly of Ruby and
Kuskokwim is here looking after his
oil interests.
Ed Maddox, who built the Valdez
glacier, is here building a new anti
cline and says to advise the old tim
ers that the latch string is always out
at the Anticline Hotel.
Fred Hinton, whose father was judge
in Nome in the early days, is here.
He is engaged in the lighterage and
transfer business.
Ed Erickson, otherwise known as
“Snoose,” is now building tractor
roads to the Blue Goose road house.
When last sighted he was carrying
three pounds of flour and nine pounds
of snoose, a pair of snowshoes and a
smile.
J. E. Derleine of the Standard Oil
Company is an outbound passenger
on the Starr. Mr. Derline is enjoying
a well-earned ‘vacation and will re
turn this fall.
T. B. Reed, manager of the Standard
Oil Camp at Pearl Creek dome was
a visitor in Kanatak last week.
Bob McIntosh, packer, freighter and
cofftractor of Valdez, who engaged in
business here and doing well.
E. Grammer is engaged in running
a resurvey for the Standard Oil Co.
Mr. Miller, Standard geologist, with
Dick Tousley, are in the field near
the head of Wide Bay.
H. N. Evans, general merchandise
and furs, reports a fair season in the
latter line, and also that his general
merchandise business has been good.
John Block reports that he is feed
ing S4 hens, milking two cows, and
making money in the stock business.
The general outlook for Kanatak is
good, and with the bringing in of oil
a permanent and prosperous town will
mark the site at Portage Bay.
CAPTAIN ERICKSON FALLS AND
fS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN BACK
Capt. Wm. Erickson, of the Carlisle
tender Dixie Queen at Cordova, is in
the hospital as a result of a fall from
a dadder at the cannery dock last
week. A rung on the ladder gave way
and Erickson plunged ten feet to the
deck of the boat, striking his spine, j
BOILER WILL TAKE A RIDE
A crew of four men is now engag
ed in the White Pass shipyards at
West Dawson in taking the boilers
out of the steamer Schwatka. These
boilers wil be shipped to Skagway,
where they are going to be utilized
in the plant there.
STIRRING DRAMA IN
“THE ETERNAL CITY”
A youth fighting desperately to
bring to ruin the woman he loved—
unaware of her identity.
That is the strange situation about
which the story of “The Eternal
City,” playing tonight at The Liber
ty, revolves. It is the center of one
most gripping stories ever written,
and is from the pen of that master
novelist, Hall Caine.
George Fitzmaurice produced the
story in Italy, with a cost that in
cludes five players of stellar rank—
Barbara La Marr, Lionel Barrymore,
Bert Lytell, Richard Bennett and
Montague Love. The Frsit National
picture has been pronounced the
masterpiece of a decade.
AGED CHEF DIES CORDOVA
J. E. Eden, aged 70, who came to
Cordova from the states to cook for
a clam camp, died last week at Cor
dova. Efforts are being made to lo
cate his relatives.
NATIVE WOMAN INSANE
Mrs. H. Alexanderson, a native wo
man, was found insane last week at
Cordova and committed to Morning
side.
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Take
THE FUR FARMER
MAGAZINE
and know the fur business. It
deals with every phase of fur
farming. Learn how others made
a success of farming fur bearing
animals.
Address
21 COLMAN DOCK
Seattle, Wash.
Gas Launch
KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
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OLD CLOTHES MADE
NEW
By Dry Cleaning; Them,
and for quick service
, this machine
Presses your Clothes in
from 15 to 20 minutes
Sanitary Hoffman Presser Does It
Jordan’s Valet Service
PHONE MADISON 103
SEWARD, ALASKA
PACK SHORTAGE
REPORTED FROM
WESTERN AREAS
KVICHAK AND EGEGIG EIGHTY
PER CENT SHORT—RUN
WAS VERY LIGHT
Spotted fish runs and unfavorable
weather conditions in some sections
to the westward are reported by ar
rivals on the Starr. A serious short
age is reported in the Kvichak and
Egegik sections, the pack being 80
per cent short of that of last year. On
the Nushagak side the situation is
somewhat ahead of normal. The sea
son closes in the Bristol Bay district
today, the regulations giving canners
but two weeks in which to operate.
In case the run is late the canneries
have but a small pack. Last season
the run was just starting good when
the season ended.
While many herring are running in
the vicinity of Latouche this season,
some of them appear too small to
pack and are being used for fertilizer
and oil. It is stated that 250 pounds
of fish produce about five gallons of
oil.
Attend the Liberty tonight.
Get This
Point, It’s
Important
—the point of a Parker Duofold
is made of genuine Jfjg native
Tasmanian Iridium which costs
over three times as / / much as the
iridium used in / / ordinary
fountain pen / / points. That’s
why the Parker If Duofold is
called the 25- If year point.
That’s why it If I is the cheapest
pen on earth JS at $7 — because its
usefulness 4%/ is everlasting.
Lady Dnofold or Doofold Jr., IS
Cold Ring or Gold Pocket-clip
included free.
Pack along a Dnof old
on your vacation
Ask To See It At
ORLANDER, the Jeweler ;
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LOOK UP
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Cameron's Cafe
WHEN YOU ARE IN
ANCHORAGE
Good Coffee, Good Food
Good Service
CHAS. CAMERON
PROPRIETOR
PIONEER CLUB
John Nash, propr.
SOFT DRINKS, CANDY
CIGARS AND FRUITS
Marathon
CAFE
JOS1E EMSWILER, Prop.
THE HOME OF WELL
COOKED FOOD
SEWARD, ALASKA
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Ice Cream
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
Candies
FRAMED PICTURES, CURIOS
AND PHOTOGRAPHS
SYLVIA'S
Phone Adams 128
GALEN AND SHELDON BUY
KENNEDY INTEREST IN PARK
J- L. Galen and Robert E. Sheldon
have purchased Dan Kennedy’s inter
est in the McKinley Park tourist con
cession. The new operators have es
tablished a camp which will accom
modate 20 people and are running four
autos. The Alaska Railroad is now
providing special service to the park.
Carveth Wells, the explorer, has
found fish that climb trees, monkeys
that brush their teeth after every
meal and birds that sleep upside down
in the wilds of the Malay peninsula.
TRAPPERS GET CONTRACT
TO STOCK KODIAK ISLAND
The Alaska Game Association has
awarded the contract for 50 live bea
ver to stock Kodiak island to Wilson
and Harris, trappers of Cordova. This
is the first propagation movement ih
augurated by the association under the
rectn act of the Alaska Legislature
to stock all of the islands of the ter
ritory with fur bearing animals.
Investigations have demonstrated
that dull girls work better at monoto
nous tasks than more intelligent ones.
Join the Chamber or Commerce.
STEAMSHIP STARR
NEXT SAILING WEST FROM SEWARD AUG. 10
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON. Agent
PHONE MADISON I3t. 8EWARD, ALASKA
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
July 15 July 28, 9 p. m. July 21
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
l Sails from Arrives South from
[ Seattle Seward Seward
July 28 August 4 August 11, 9 p. m.
| Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports including Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Rea.. Madison 40
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July 18.
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cerning all Alaskan activities and development; travelers to the S
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ALASKA’S “GOLDEN HEART”
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chorage, the Matanuska Valley, Curry, Nenana River Canyon Mt Me- =
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