CARL LOTSFELD IS
CONTENTED INSIDE
WITH A. R. C. JOB
Carl Lotsfelt, well known among
the younger social set of Seward and
Anchorage, who has been stationed
in the Tocotna district during the
past summer for the Alaska Road
Commission, is now in active charge
of that district, according to Ross
Kinney, former superintendent of
the region for a number of years
past and who, last week, departed
from Seward for Juneau on the S.S.
Victoria.
It is stated that for some months
after Mr. Lotsfelt’s arrival in that
remote district of the Interior, he
became quite lonesome but that feel
ing gradually faded away as he be
came better acquainted with the res
idents. Speaking of his physical
condition, it is reported Carl is now
classed among the heavy heavy
weights, crashing the scale at about
225 pounds. For a youth of Carl’s
age it is granted he is a real “he”’
man.
Mr. Lotsfelt is best known in this
district for his baseball activities be
ing acclaimed one of the best mound
artists that ever wore a steel plate
around these parts. He is a south
paw as well as an exceptionally tine
batsman of the “Babe” Ruth type.
In Anchorage, where he played his
last games, prior to taking the posi
tion at Tocotna, he was familiarly
called “Squat” by his host of friends,
due principally to his peculiar and
original position when standing at
the platter. Mr. Kinney, who in his
younger days, was also well known
as a baseball player, said that Mr.
Lotsfelt brought in a ball and glove
with him but with the exception of
playing catch with a few Indians,
little playing was indulged in by
the former Pacific Coast league play
er.
We try to kid ourselves into believ
ing that winter suits us as well as
the warm, sunny skies of California,
and roundly criticise those lucky Alas
kans who are leaving for the South
on every boat, but in reality it is just
jealousy and a lack of cash that pre
vent almost every Alaskan from vis
iting the states each fall.
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Physician and Surgeon
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Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska
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Phone Mad. 108 - - - Seward, Alaska
Aaron E. Rucker
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office in Benson Building
PHONE MADISON 114
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REAL ESTATE AND FIRE
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TWO DREDGES IN
INTERIOR HAVE
GOOD SEASON
ANAGER OF YANKEE AND LIT
TLE CREEK DREDGES DE
PLORE MAIL FACILITIES
NUMBER SMALL PLANTS WORK
Plans Laid to Get Under Way Early
Next Season—New Dredge in
Operation Little Creek
A good year was enjoyed from the
operations of both the Yankee and
Little Creek dredges, announced C. E.
Kimball, manager for the Flume
Dredging Company, which owns both
outfits, during his few days visit in
Seward, last week prior to his de
parture for the San Francisco office.
The dredge on Little creek was con
structed this year and is equipped with
two and one-half foot buckets of the
flume type. Each dredge operated
130 days the past season and 19 men
were employed on both. The season
came to a close October 24, which
practically ended all mining activity
in the McGrath district.
Over on Gaines creek, Guinan and
Ames operated a dredge all season
and, according to reports they also
had a fine year. They closed down
their workings last month. There were
also a number1 of scraper and hydraul
ic outfits working in the district and
as a whole they all did well. During
the early part of the season the
smaller plants were delayed somewhat
owing to a shortage of water.
The mail service to the district is
the one real handicap, it was stated.
The summer contract called for but
four mails via Holy Cross to Opliir,
then to Tokotna and McGrath. The
general sentiment of the people living
in that district is that they would pre
fer to have the mail sent in by way
of Lake Manchumina which is not
only the quickest way but practically
a water route with the exception of
an eight mile portage.
There is an airplane landing field
now at McGrath and some construction
work is yet to be done on the Tokotna
field before it can be used with any
degree of safety, or in order to com
ply with the requirements of airplane
operation. Aviator Young of Fair
banks was sent down to inspect the
Tokotna field. He recommended
certain changes. According to every
indication good airplane service is
looked forward to next summer.
Mr. Kimball came out from the low
er river country with a dog team, eight
days being required to make the jour
ney. The trail was fine he said, but
he, like the majority of the operators
of the district, wanted to come out
via airplane. In conclusion Mr. Kim
ball said the wireless station at To
kotna was rendering excellent serv
ice and now, since new quarters have
been built, the personnel of the sta
tion is quite comfortable.
The new forest service boat for
this district is completed at Seattle
as far as present funds will permit,
according to W. J. McDonald, forest
supervisor of the Chugach National
Forest, who returned to his Cordova
headquarters last week from a two
and one-half months’ official trip tc
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J ewelry!
Brings the Yuletide Smile
There are few things in life
more highly desired at Christ
mas time than quality Jewel
ry. And here is a Store that
features nothing but the high
est standard of Merchandise,
marked so reasonably low that
every gift-seeker will respond
to this announcement.
ORLANDER’S
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the States. While in Seaattle Mr.
McDonald inspected the boat and pro
nounced it to be quite suitable for
work in this and the Prince William
Sound regions. The craft will be
towed to Ketchikan the fore part of
this month where an engine will bo
installed at a later date. It is ex
pected the boat will be put into com
mission September 1.
Only Three Moderns
Perfectly Emballed
ATLANTA, Dec. 2 (/P)—By use of
modern scientific embalming methods
bodies may be preserved in a life-like
| condition indefinitely. But this is
| very expensive and so far as is known
i but three bodies have been so treated,
i They are Nicolai Lenine, the Russian
[ dictator, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the Chi
J nese nobleman, and John Marconnette
i of St. Louis, who set aside a sum foi
j the preservation of his body.
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i Ladies’ Slippers, Urbach’s. 323
| Blind Physician To
j Be Honored Tonight
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* CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (£>)—Blind for 55
[ years, but despite the handicap a win
J ner of a place as an authority on hear
i and lung diseases, Dr. Robert H. Bab
\ cock, Chicago specialist, was honorec
J by a banquet given by 150 of his col
i leagues. He has practiced here foi
I 42 years.
Ladies Shupaks, Urbach’s. 323
GIVEN KEY TO DEATH
NEW YORK—Given a bunch of
keys to play with, a boy of 5 started
a parked automobile and it crushed
a baby to death in a perambulator.
$1.00 sale, Alaska Shop. tf
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ED ERICKSON
Alaska Interior Silver
Black Foxes, a limited
number of 1925 pups will1
be sold this season. If you i
wish good foxes to start
• your ranch with. Let me
furnish you your breeders
1 Price $500 per Pair f. o. b.
Kasilof, Alaska
1 KasUof Silrer Fox Ranch
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Louis Nissen, Propr.
Kasilof, Alaska
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NOTICE
Special Care Taken of Silks and of ail
woolens
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Next Door to the Belmont Hotel.
PHONE' MADISON 126.
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