Local items of the Week
nai i y G. ioLccI, publisher ol the
Cordova Daily Times, accompanied by
his sister, Miss Annette Steele, arriv
ed in Seward on the Northwestern,
and on Thursday will leave on a trip
over the Alaska railway as far as
Anchorage, and perhaps to Fairbanks.
Mr. Steel compliments the progress
made in Seward, .dnre his last visit
here two years ago and believes that
the town has a great future. Mr.
Steel is candidate for delegate to the
Republican national convention.
T. Schroder and Geo. Mahle of San
Francisco, Nels Anderson of Belling
ham. Wash., and J. S. Osmund and
wife of Astoria, Ore., will be passen
gers on the Starr for the clam cannery
at Chignik.
J. W. Walker, B. Maren. T. Peterson
and wife, M. Randall, C. McGuire and
i'. Mauner, all from Aberdeen, Wash
will be a passenger on the Starr for
Kugak Bay where the.', are interested
in the new clam cannery there.
Andy Pederson was a Lautuche pas- j
senger on tile Northwestern. He will
bring a boat back with him.
Dave Ilielsilk and B. Rasmussen of,
Seattle and Karl Rodin, will leave on j
the Starr for the cannery at Koggiung.
Emily C. Rydberg arrived on the
Northwestern from Seattle and will
take employment in Stoddard’s Con
tectionery store in Anchorage.
Geo. B. Phillips and M. C. Delaney
arrived on Sunday’s train from Fair
banks where they have been attending
the Hoyt trial as witnesses.
Traain se’ vice will again be delayed
when tire glac er stream starts to run. |
At present tiiere is no channel* for the I
water under the railroad track, the
bed of the shtam being several fett
higher than the track.
C. G. Jones, superintendent for the
A. 31. C., on ll.e no:them end of the
line, arrived on yesterday’s boat a.ol
left for the nm'h this morning
Call Lottsfelt, clerk for the Alaska
Road Corr.mis don returned yesterday
from a month's vacation in Seattle,
where he visited with his folks. He I
will leave on the first train to resume
Ms position.
Wm. Butler, special agent for the
Alaska Railroad, spent the week end .
;n Seward. He made the trip to the
‘ oust from Fairbanks in company with
’mure Cecil Clegg who goes to ihe!
States to have an operation on his 1
’’.'•oat. Judge Clegg left on today’s
boat.
I’. I. Neill, post office inspector, was
1 outgoing passenger on Die North
western after a business trip to the
Interior metropolis.
David W. Flanigan, d-y agent, left
*oday for the Co.pper liivtr metropo
lis. ,
Robert E. Sheldon, the v.e'l kaov n
1' rairbanks merchant, arrived on yes
terday’s train and left on today’s boat
1 or Cordova, where he will remain a t
week or so on business matters. £
W. E. Moultray, local Standard Oil Y
manager, left for Cordova on a busi
ness i ;p.
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Postal Inspector P. L. Neil left onj *
the Northwestern .for Cordova. i
C. E. Robinson, the calendar solid- ;
for, left for Juneau, after doing a good ^
burin; s~- in Seward Mr. Robinsoi v
saul he found conditions much im
piovfu in Seward si.c’e his visit here
last \ ear. n
R. J. Sommere, connected with the
Alaska Road commission, left today
for his headquarters at Juneau.
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L. D. Adsit, commercial traveler, *
left today for Ketchikan. k
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Mrs. W. R. Shellho; n and daughter 11
Wilma, were outgoing passengers o, Ig
the Northwestern, en route to Seattle. n
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Victor E. Anderson and Chas. O.
Swanson, of San Francisco, are oa
rheir way to the Interior. They ar
rived on the Northwestern.
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J. H. Kline, Territorial representa- J
tive of the Pacific Steamship com
pany, with headquarters in Juneau,
’aft < n the Northwestern. Mi. Kline
who will have charge of the routing p
of tourists trough Alaska nert sea- t
son, says the present trip is for edu- n
cauonal purposes. He looks for a v
largo trurist travel thv season. f
Win. Canavan, an oldlimer fn this
ection, came over from Cordova on
the Norhtwestern.
Mrs. Earle C. Jameson, wife of the
editor of the Anchorage Times, left
cn today’s boat for Seattle.
Spring is at hand. The streets and
*he railway t>ack are nearly b:ne of
their wintry covering.
L. Shulman, the fur buyer, left on
today’s boat for Cordova.
Capt. Lamont, Yukon river boat
■aptain, is on his way to Fairbanks
liter a business trip to the States.
J. E. Furrow, who arrived in An
chorage recently from a trapping ex
pedition eports fur an mats very
scarce.
31 rs. G. M. Burnett, wife of the as
sistant auditor of station accounts on
the Alaska railroad, arrived of the
Northwestern.
A. 1*. Snyder was a Northwestern
>as engci from Seattle to Latouche.
W. H. Reynolds and wife, and C.
A. Han.'ey were Drier Day passengers
>n the Northwestern. They are mak
ing ai i angements to open the cannery
here for the coming season.
Sam Asp and wife were Drier Bay
passengei; from Seattle, on the last
mat.
.Mrs. Jos. L. Reed, wife of Commis
sioner Reed of Valdez returned to her
home in the glacier city on the North
western, after spending the winter in
the States.
Louis A. Levensaler was a Cordova
passenger on the Northwestern, coni
ng from Seattle.
AI Peel was a passenger on Interior I
points on this morning’s train.
Albert Larssen, messenger at the j
oral cable office went to Anchorage |
in today’s train to take an examina-1
don for enlistment in the Signal |
Dorps, U. S. A.
H. B. Madden, the commercial trav
el- left behind by the Northwestern
■vhen that vessel left port yesterday
norning took the train today for An
■horage.
Mrs. Thos. Neville and children
' ill return to Seward on the next trip
>f the steamship Alaska. They have
ieen spending the winter in Portland.
Hr. and Mrs. Neville will occupy the
darriman house formerly occupied by
Robert McIntosh and family.
Bob Temrne was an outgoing pas
enger for the States on the North
eastern.
Thomas B. Drayton was a Seward
visitor today from his ranch at Mile
I Seven.
Fred Schroeder, from Unalaska and
, Attu island, is waiting in Seward for
| the westward trip of the Starr. Mr.
J Schroeder is the head of a company
! which has the largest holding in the
! blue fox industry to the westward.
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Tea was served yesterday afternoon
by Miss Thelma Ellsworth, in honor of
Miss Steel of Cordova, who is visiting
in Seward, and Mrs. Paul Bevan of
Anchorage. Those present were Miss
Sylvia Sexton, Mrs. W. E. Moultray,
Mrs. C. C. Hinde and Mrs. George Col
well.
It is reported that a glass of hot ,
milk will cause children to want to (
go to bed early. A willow switch will
have the same result and is cheaper.
MRS. BERAN ENTERTAINED
Mrs. Paul Beran, president of the ]
Anchorage Auxiliary of the Amei’ican j
Legion, was entertained on Thursday :
evening by Mrs. Henry Thoday. The ^
members of the Seward unit were 1
guests also. During the short infor- <
mal meeting which preceded cards, i
Mrs. Beran was asked to give a few (
remarks on the activities of the An
chorage unit. At the conclusion of
the evening cake and sherbet were \
served. Mrs. Beran will remain in \
Sewai'd the guest of friends until |
Thursday’s train.
NEW PAPER FOR NENANA 1
H. W. Teich a newspaper man, is 1
planning to start a paper at Nenana <
to succeed the Nenana News, recently
moved to Anchorage by Roy South- j
worth. Nenana promises to be a good (
field for a newspaper this summer. ;
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v. uvwuoivu, mu u^.» nut uv.cti
.a yjuiCK. ume wuuout unuue incident,
l xo.pt for an occasional mow on tin
..ay out. uii'icers on the vessel re
po-rt; that tne standard Oil Company
at Kanatak is now down 1400 feet am
at the present time are engaged ii
putting in casing. The formatioi
through which they are now drilling
is much softer than the ground drill
ed in the past. It is expected tha
oil will be struck within a month oi
so, and if it turns out to be a gusher
there will be a stampede of people t(
the oil bearing regions along the pe
ninsula. While times are quiet at Ka
natak, the business men have had £
fair winter and are not undismayet
over the prospects for a good seasor
this year.
Among the passengers arriving or
the Starr yesterday was George Jo
hansen, who was the only man aboard
the gasboat Viking when that vessel
went adrift at Kanatak several month?
ago. Mr. Johansen had a harrowing
experience while adrift, but finally
went ashort on a small island of the
Trinity group southwest from Kodiak,
the vessel quickly breaking up. Noth
ing was saved from the Viking and
Mr. Johansen was lucky to escape
with his life, and a few toes and fin
gers frozen. Had there been a coast
guard vessel anywhere within reach of
Alaska, (as there should be), Mr. Jo
hansen would not have undergone
‘he awful experience he went through
and the Viking would probably have
been saved.
uuu iiie icai uiu
timers of Alaska, came in on the Starr
Vom Chignik, after mushing across
the peninsula from Port Moller, where
he has a trading station and saltery.
He came to Alaska about 34 years ago.
II. W. Evans, one of Kaiiatak’s lead'
big merchants, is in town on his way
to Anchorage, where he also has ex
pensive business interests.
C. C. Tousley, known as “Hurry-Up
Hick,” is in from Wide Ray, where he
has been wintering his horses. Mr.
Tousley is well known amongst Alas
kans and has been guide and packer
for several geological survey parties
and oil mining experts. He predicts
a great future for the oil fields of the
Alaska Peninsula.
Capt. Caravan from Unalaska is at
the Hotel Sexton on his way to the
States. Capt>. Caravan for a long
time was on the Eureau of Fisheries
boat the Eider, which is stationed at
Unalaska. Lately he has been in com
mand of a boat for the Aleutian Isl
and Live Stock Co. He knows the
"oast from here to Attu island as very
few skippers know it.
Paul Buckley, formerly of Unalaska
where he was deputy marshal and a
trader for a number of years, is here
>n his way to the States. He arrived
on the Starr from Wide Bay where he
has extensive oil interests, and will
orobably bring up a party of investors
some time in May or June, to look
over the oil fields of the Kanatak and
Wide Bay districts. If the Standard
Oil Company strikes oil where they
ire now drilling, he predicts a great
influx of people into the oil fields and
<ays that Wide Bay will undoubtedly
be the principal port of call, as it is
the best harbor anywhere along the
:oast and the oil companies drilling in
the oil fields would choose that place
for their tankage farms, owing to
the fact that the pipe lines from the
veils could be constructed into Wide
Bay at a much less cost and maintain
ed more economically than at any oth-:
u- place along the coast and oil tank
ers could be 'loaded there any day in .
he year without any chance of delay.
Mr. Buckley is interested with Jack
Lee, the original locator of the oil ;
nelds. He has also taken an option
m six claims on the Oil Bay struc-'
;ure, which is controlled by Mr. Vance i
)f Kodiak.
Officers on the Starr state that Jack j
L,ee is now at Wide Bay looking after
deven head of horses belonging to
Mr. Lee, and his brother William, who
•ecently sold an interest in his hold-1
ngs and is now on his way to Cali
fornia for a short vacation. Jack ex_
)ects to take some “Dudes” into the
/alley of Ten Thousand Smokes this
lummer and is going on a prospecting
rip to discover and locate some new
>il fields.
The Starr is responsible for the in
formation that tha» sheep wintered on
he south end of Unalaska island win
ered there in fine shape. The herds
>elonging to Dr. Smith, comprising
250 head, lost only nine sheep; while
he percentage of loss was larger by
he McIntosh outfit, owing to the fact
hat the sheep were not properly herd
;d or cared for.
The Starr will sail west again some
ime Sunday or Monday with a load
>f gasoline, oil, and aviation parts,
'or Chignik and other points.
Jesson-Howard Mine
Makes a Fine Showing
. A letter received on the last train
i from Bartley Howard, who with E. E.
- J<-s.->on is operating- a mine on Moose
i creek, the property formerly being
; known as the Leroy property, writes
- that February 29, they struck another
r seam of coal 12 feet thick with 800
i feet of overhead, and it is a clean
seam of fine coal. Mr. Howard writes
that they have two more seams ahead
of the workmen to be crosscut, and
they will then be ready to ship. Mr.
Howard says “when we get this coal
going through Seward at the rate of
, 500 to 1000 tons per day it will help
, everybody."
At present the working force at the
mine consists of eight men. Samples
taken at the mine by J. J. Corey, en
gineer, show a moisture content of 4.
63 per cent, volatile matter of 32.26
per cent, and ash 12.60 per cent.. The
final carbon content is 43.15.
Calorific tests show an average con
tent of 6490 calories and 11,692 Brit
ish Thermal Units. The sulphur con
tent is very low, averaging 0.2S per
cent.
Mr. Howard is very much pleased
with the prospects, and says that with
a sho't railroad spur unlimited quan
tities can be shipped.
aed Cross will Meet
With Chamber Tuesday
There will br a joint meeting of the
Seward Red Cross Chapter and the
Chamber of Commerce at the luncheon
at the Seward Grill next Tuesday, the
18th inst. After the luncheon, Mr.
C. C. Hinde, president of the Cham
ber will turn the meeting over to Mr.
P. C. McMullen, chairman of the Red
Cross Chapter. This is going to be an
important meeting and there should
be a large number of ladies present
to assist in discussing ways and means
for employing a nurse who will work
in Seward alone.
INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP
ORGANIZED AT JUNEAU
The Independent Steamship Com
pany of Alaska is the name of a new
corporation organized under the laws
of Alaska, with C. A. Burkhardt, pres
ident; G. L. Wakeman, vice president;
J. C. Allison, treasurer, and W. B.
McCord, secretary. The directors are
J. A. Hellenthal, well known Juneau
attorney; C. A. Burkhardt, of the
Alaska Consolidated canneries; J. C.
Allison, assistant manager of the
Bank of California, and E. S. Mc
Cord, Seattle fisheries attorney. The
headquarters of the company will be
in Juneau.
The company has purchased the
Diesel powered wooden ship Oregon,
234 feet long, 43 feet beam and 23
feet deep. She will have a freight
capacity of 2500 to 3000 tons and will
have a speed of 11 knots. Operation
of the vessel will he under the man
agement of W. F. Swan, who for many
years was the Juneau agent of the
Pacific Steamship Company.
NABESNA TRADER HAS 1
LOTH FEET BADLY FROZEN 1
Capt. C. D. O’Flanagan, the Tetlin r
lake trader, reached Fairbanks last
week with his partner, Dave Early, :
whom he brought a distance of 350 j
miles for treatment for frozen feet j
sustained on February 17. Upon ex- }
animation it was found that one foot £
was partially healed, while the other f
the most severely frozen, must be am- ]
putated. Simple treatment prevented t
blood poisoning. t
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The KOHLER
Automatic POWER
and LIGHT Plant
—requires no storage batteries
for power and light
—produces standard 110 volt
electricity
•—has a capacity of 1500 watts or
two electrical horsepower
—operates simply at the touch
of any button anywhere on
the circuit
Write for illustrated literature.
Come in and see the plant in
operation
C. E. Orlander
FUR SHORTAGE
IN U. S.
ESTIMATED 50%
Alaska Shippers realize highest prices from St.
Louis House, as indicated by many letters lately
received. Mr. John McCrary, Chitina, Alaska
writes as follows:
CHITINA, Alaska, Jan. 25, 1924.
MAAS & STEFFEN,
225-327 N. Main St.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Gentlemen:
Your letter with check for 1202.35 received and will say
that those kind of returns surely mean more business for you;
they were very satisfactory.
You will have received another shipment by this time; do
not bother to wire me your prices, as J am satisfied with’the
highest market price and as long as I get it, you will receive m\
shipments.
Yours very truly
JOHN M’CRARY,
* Chitina, Alaska
MAAS & STEFFEN, Inc., is known the
WORLD over as the HOUSE, where most of
the fine Furs are received. Alaska and Yukon
shippers may wire or write direct to Mass &
Steffen, St. Louis, Mo., for free market reports.
WILL TAKE UP PROPERTY
in dan creek district
Louis Levensaler, the well known
mining1 engineer, and J. J. Price, one
of the best known of Alaska’s mining
men, with Honolulu parties, will take
over the property of the Dan Creek
Mining Company, on Dan Creek in
the Nizina county. G. H. Burch, a
brother to Steve Burch, is the owner
of the Dan Creek Mining Company, a
hydraulic methods.
NEW BOAT FOR YUKON
The Northern Commercial Company
will have a new 65 foot boat driven by
Diesel engines, on the run between
Holy Cross and St. Michael this sea
son. *■ -y .f
The steamer Starr returned last
eight from Latouche where she went
to bring over a pile driver to be used
on the new dock for the San Juan
Fisheries.
The steamship Alaska has 500 tons
of freight this trip, the largest load
for some time.
GET RID OF BACKACHE
Seward People are Finding The Way
The constant aching of a bad back,
The weariness, the tired feeling;
Headaches, dizziness, nervousness,
Distressing urinary disorders—
Are often signs of failing kidneys
And too serious to be neglected.
Get rid of these troubles!
Use Doan’s Pills—a stimulant diuretic
to the kidneys.
Hosts of people recommend Doan’s.
I’his is a typical case.
Mrs. V. Rowe, Box 683, Juneau, Al
aska; says: “1 was in bad shape from
kidney complaint. I had terrible
pains in my back. Mornings I could
aardly move and it took some time to
straighten my back. I tired easily and
iidn’t feel like doing my housework.
[ was nervous and couldn’t sit still at
;imes. I read about Doan’s Pills and 1
ifter using three boxes, I felt like
nyself again. I have used Doan’s
since then with equally good results.”
60c at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
:o., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
JLEGAL TO SHIP BEAVER
KILLED BEFORE CLOSED LAW
Since the closed season has been,
established on Beaver in Aalska in
quiries have been made as to wheth
er beaver could be shipped during the
closed season. This question was tak
en up with the Bureau of Biological
| Survey and we quote below letter re
ceived from the department,
j “We note your request for in
: formation regarding the shipment
j of beaver skins from Alaska be
i cause of the closed season on the
j animals during the present trap
j ping year. T*
“There is no regulation in ef- ^
| feet in regard to shipping bea
r ver skins from the Territory and
j you have nothing to fear in hand
ling these skins at any time of
the year. In promulgating the
close season on beaver it was not
deemed advisable to provide for
| any affidavit or statement to be
j submitted accompanying ship
ments, as it would result in much
; confusion and misunderstanding.”
From this we understand that bea
ver pelts that were on hand before
I the closed season began can be ship
ped out of Alaska and that we are at
liberty to offer and sell such skins.
Harry B. Madland, the well known
commercial traveler, whose name is
on the passenger list, ain’t nothing
else but. The Northwestern sailed at
9:00 o’clock this morning and at that
hour the popular salesman was woo
ing Morpheus so devoutly that he neg
lected to arise when called by the pro
prietor of the Hotel Van Gilder. He
failed to get up in time and the boat
sailed without him, although his pas- *
sage was engaged.
Miss Myrtle J. Elliott, talented vio
linist, better known as “Happy”, will
arrive from the States today on the
steamship Alaska. Miss Elliott has
signed up with the Elk’s orchestra at
Anchorage, and will also play with
Mrs. Hewitt’s orchestra at the ’Frisco
Cafe, Anchorage, where she has se
cured a six months' contract. She
is a former Anchorage school girl and
a member of the Empress orchestra.
For the past two years she has been
studying and playing in Seattle, where
she ha." made a hit with the music-lov
ing public.
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which present a logical appeal for tourists or other outside business.
We will be glad to carry copy for such concerns.
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dollar in business from your local paper.
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