For the Prospector
Can you make an accurate compass survey of your
claim?
The strange minerals you find in the hills—^can you
determine what they are with the blow-pipe?
Do you know how to test your ore for various meth
ods of concentration such as amalgamation, cyani
dation, jigging, table concentration and flotation?
Do you know how ore bodies form and their habits?
If you do you can pick favorable areas for prospect
ing and eliminate much dead work.
Would you like to be able to assay your ore for gold
and silver?
Will not these aids better your chances of putting a
new mine on the map in Alaska?
TUITION IS FREE
This is the nature of the work the prospector takes up
in the Mining Short Course at the Alaska Agricultural
College and School of Mines.
The first short course of 10 weeks duration begins No
vember 3rd. The work is repeated in another short
course beginning February 2nd.
The charge for books and supplies used, totals about
$25,00 for the complete course.
Work is offered in geology, mineralogy, mining meth
ods, ore dressing, and fire assaying.
There are no educational requirements except the abil
ity to read and write.
This is not a dressed-up course. Bring along your wool
shirt and overalls. You will need them.
CHARLES E. BUNNELL
President.
Bank of England to Build
New Stone and Steel Home
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan, 24.:—Work of demol
ishing the buildings of the Bank of
England, which have existed for 220
years as the “old lady of Threadnee
dle Street,” to make way for the con
struction, expected to take from five
to ten years, of modern accommoda
tions for the bank, has begun and,
it is expected a start on the new
foundations will be made early in
January.
The new buildings will extend three
stories below the street and nine
above, rising to a height of 100 feet,
the two top stories being set back
from the street. Very little of the
structure, however, will be seen from
the street since it will be built be
hind the old bank wall which will be
retained intact. The buildings will
be of steel frame construction with
a stone facing.
Care has been taken in the drawing
of plans to preserve as many of the
old features of the bank as are com
patible with modern requirements. It
has been decided that the historic
“Parlor” in which the governor and
directors meet, shall be reconstruct
ed in its entirety on the first floor.
Florida Is Determined
to Bar Ugly Road Signs
(By Associated Press)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 24.—A
movement to eliminate unsightly
signs from along the public high
ways in Florida, started in Lake
county twro years ago, has spread so
rapidly that 21 of the 63 counties in
the state have established regulations
prohibiting any signs on public high
ways except those placed there by
authority of the county or state as
definite guides.
The Florida Development Board,
which is the state chamber of com
merce, began 18 months ago a move
ment to coordinate efforts .thruout
the state and help to crystallize sen
timent favoring conservation of scen
ery. Following elimination of the un
sightly sigs, county beautification
commissions have been organized in
17 counties.
Now a movement is spreading to
replace the road signs with shrubs
and flowers in certain locations; else
where it is being urged upon the
county and state authorities that
steps be taken toward the conserva
tion of natural growth along the pub
lic highways where a roadway is un
der construction, and that right-of
ways 100 feet wide be set aside on
the principal highways.
Agitation for the conservation of
fine old trees is resulting in two-way
roads in some communities. In many
places the county engineer has left
the old road on one side of a row
of magnificent oak trees and has |
STEAMSHIP ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from
Seattle
Jan. 7th
Feb. 4th
Arrives
Seward
Jan. 15 th
Feb. 12th
South from
Seward
Jan. 18th
Feb. 15th
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak. _
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Service
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STEAMSHIP STARR
STEAMSHIP STARR WILL SAIL FEBRUARY 1
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON 13*. SEWARD, ALA8KA
made a new road on the other side
rather than take out the trees to
widen the roadbed.
Fight Fans, Buenos Aires
Never Lack a Program
(By Associated Press)
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 24.—The de
velopment of boxing in Argentina is
shown by a statement of the munici
pal revenue bureau saying that the
sum of 152,000 pesos has been col
lected in taxes on professional match
es in Buenos Aires from February
to the end of October of this year.
This amount represents ten per cent
of the total gate money since Feb.
10, when the act authorizing boxing
became effective. The money col
lected is contributed io the mainten
ance of hospitals.
Boxing was practically unknown in
this country ten years ago, but thanks
to the exploits of Luis Firpo in the
United States, it is today very popu
lar. There are hundreds of clubs
scattered throughout the country
whose main activity is boxing, and
the public interest in pugilism is
steadily increasing. Matches are held
in Buenos Aires every night and the
attendance runs from 3,000 to 10,000
accordig to the importance of the
program. South American profession
al and amateur boxing tournaments
are held every year in which Angen
tina, hile and Uruguay participate.
If you don’t get your paper before
six o’clock please phone us and one
will be sent by special messenger.
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SPECIAL RATES BY WEEK
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New Heating Plant Just Installed
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SEWARD CLUB
CHRIST LARSON Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS, HIGH
GRADE CANDY
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A.M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
Young Britons Forsake
Pleasure for Business
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 24.—London host
esses are complaining that young
men and wome are taking life too
seriously and that they are not as
easily available for merry week-ends
as they were because they usually
have responsible engagements to ful
fil.
Eligible bachelors who once could
always be relied upon to contribute
to week-end festivities, now frequent
ly refuse such invitations on the plea
of business, according to the hostess
es, who assert there is no truth in
the accusation often made by men
and women of the older generation
that modern youth is careless, irre
sponsible and lives only for pleasure.
Girls whose minds formerly were
.concerned mainly with dancing and
dresses now take an interest in seri
ous things. Many debutantes are fol
lowing politics with unprecedented
enthusiasm; a large number of girls
keep political diaries and have al
bums of photographs of members
of Parliament instead of the former
collections of autographs and photo
graphs of good-looking actors.
University of Ireland Takes
Power Formerly Vested King
—
DUBLIN, Jan. 24.—The senate of
the National University of Ireland,
established by statute in 1908, of
which Eamon de Valera, republican
leader, is chancellor, has decided to
take steps to have altered the char
ter which gives to the king the right
of appointing the board of visitors
which hears appeals against the re
moval of professors.
By a vote of 50 to 20 a resolution
was carried to vest this power in the
university itself. Francis Burke, who
moved the resolution, declared he did
so without consulting either Mr.
de Valera or President Cosgrave of
the Free State.
Chas. A. Benson, who has been vis
iting in California during the past few
months, returned on the Alaska, just
as the present cold snap is ready to
! break. Charley left here last fall on
a visit to his former home in the old
! country.
Speeder Offers His Car
In Lieu of $33 Fine
{By Associated Press»
PASADENA, Cal., Jan. 24.—When
a fine of $33 was levied against Geo.
Urborn on a charge of speeding in
Pasadena, he pleaded:
“Judge, won’t you please take the
car instead? I paid only $40 for it.”
The court thereupon remitted $25
of the $33 fine. Urborn decided the
car was worth $8, so he paid up and
drove away.
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Vessel—
Alaska
Yukon
Alameda
Alaska
Yukon
Alameda
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28
Scheduled Sail
from Seward
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28
Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
Freighter Nabesna is scheduled to sail from Seattle Feb. 5, and
wrill call at Seward if sufficient business is offered.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125_ SEWARD. ALASKA
AN EMPIRE BUILDER
As all railroads in years gone by have been the greatest
contributing factors in development of the regions through
which they passed, so also is THE ALASKA RAILROAD each
day accomplishing much towards the building of an empire.
In place of the old, tremendously expensive and inconve
nient methods of transporting supplies of whatever character
over rough trails from the coast, there is now a modern rail
road that carries supplies and equipment in greater quantities
to and from the Interior, and along the way, in much less
time and at far less expense than was formerly required.
This great steel highway offering regular twice weekly
freight and passenger service between Seward, Anchorage
and Fairbanks; and tri-weekly mixed service over the
Chickaloon and Chatanika branches, is at your service. For
further information write
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
McKINLEY PARK ROUTE
ANCHORAGE ALASKA
Special week-eend tickets (one and one-third actual fare) on
sale at all ticket offices