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 tlie 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.
Wrightstone Makes Fine
Record with Lowly Team
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NEW YORK. January 28.—Russel
Wrightstone, Philadelphia National
League third baseman, finished the
1924 season with a batting average of
.307. a mark which was bettered by
only seven other National League in
fielders—Hornsby. Frisch, Kelly, Four
nier. Grantham, Critz, and High.
Playing with a cellar team, in a so
called weak infield, Wrightstone’s
work during the 1924 season stamps
him as one of the highlights in Nat
ional League infielding. While never
a star of the first magnitude, Wright
stone is a plugger. His name is never
mentioned in* connection with an “all”
team. Nor is he considered a particu
lar star with the Phillies, but the rec
ords reveal that he is one of the most
dependable third basemen in the Nat
ional League and a hitting star of .300
calibre.
Wrightstone is just an average base
ball player. There is nothing flashy
about his play. He never seeks the
limelight of public praise, but day af
ter day he is in there, knocking down
hits and getting his share of bingles
without the usual ballyhoo which
comes to those who stand out in the
world of baseball.
But from experinece, pitchers are
beginning to figure on him when he
steps to the plate. His quiet way is
deceiving. The fans take him for
granted. He never gets the applause
of the multitude when he delivers, be
cause he is supposed to deliver, but
let him slip up and the censure of the
mob falls upon his head. His work
is evidently appreciated by only a
few. but the fans in Philadelphia are
slowly beginning to realize why Mana
ger Arthur Fletcher keeps Wright
stone in there day after day. Fletcher
calls him a diamond in the rough with
the wearing quality but without the
glitter.
Attorney H. J. Borsje, of Memphis,
pleaded an insurance case for the
widow of J. E. Williams, winning the
case and also the widow whom he
married.
Upon the death of Alex McKenzie, a
supposed pauper of Toronto, Canada,
bank books were found in his attic
showing him to be worth $100,000.
SWEDEN’S ARMAMENT
PLAN MAY BE UPSET
(By Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 2S.—
Plans of deputies to the Swedish par
liament to bring forward measures to
reduce armaments and to cut expenses
for national defense may not be car
ried out according to political observ
ers, because of the renewed anxiety
felt here in regard to the intentions
i of Soviet Russia.
The recent uprising in Esthonia is
j one of the circumstances which is
causing concern to the proponents of
^ disarmament. Another is the lack of
certainty as to what disposition the
Russian government will make of the
so-called Wrangell fleet confiscated by
the French government in French
j colonial waters, which it is stated, is
i to be turned over to the Soviet gov
ernment.
j If these ships are kept in the Bal
tic it is understood that Sweden will
! maintain a force of four large war
dships in the Baltic sea.
BRITISH GIRL FEARED
ARGENTINA MAY HOOK
THE PRINCE OF WALES
(By Associated Press)
; LONDON, Jan. 28.—The Prince of
Wales was amused at a meeting of
the League of Mercy recently when
Lady Tree told a story illustrating the
ignorance in some quarters of Lon
jdon of all parts of the earth outside
of the British empire,
j While looking at an electric news
; sign in Trafalgar Square, Lady Tree
| said she heard a girl say to her man
friend:
“The Prince is going to visit Ar
gentina. What’s he going to see her
for?”
The disdainful reply was: “He’s not
a she—he’s the captain of the All
Blacks.”
The All-Blacks are a visiitng and
all-conquering team of New Zealand
football players.
| Said to have been born of a tiger
| father and a lioness mother, a new
j member of the animal kingdom, eall
i ed a “tigon,” has been presented to
the London zoo by a high official of
India. The beast exhibits marked
characteristics of both parents, altho
most resembling the lioness mother.
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POOL, SOFT DRINKS, HIGH
GRADE CANDY
Thz Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
Pacific Coastwise Jerviee
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STEAMSHIP ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from
Seattle
Feb. 4th
Mar. 4
Arrives
Seward
Feb. 12th
Mar. 12
South from
Seward
Feb. 15th
Mar. 15
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak. , ,.^1
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
STEAMSHIP STARR
STEAMSHIP STARR WILL SAIL FEBRUARY 1
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON l3Sr. SEWARD, ALASKA
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NOTED PERSIAN DANCER
^Ille. Armen Ohanian, exotic dan
cer from Persia, who is now appear
ing in New York. Born in Sham
akha, earthquakes wiped out her fam
ily, and she earned her living, and a
name, dancing before the Shah of
Persia, Sultan of Turkey and the Khe
dive ol Egypt. She also appeared in
other large European cities.
Packs of timber wolves have terror
ized farm families in the vicinity of
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and killed
several hundred deer.
The 75-year-old custom of tiring a
cannon at 9:30 p. m. at Fort Henry,
Kingston, has been discontinued.
Robert O’Donnell, reported drown
!ed, returned to his home in New York
after his wife had collected and spent
his life insurance.
Eastman Kodaks and Supplies at
the Alaska Shop. tf
A North Carolina hunter recently
shot a wild goose bearing an alumi
num tag and the address of Jack Min
er, Kingsville, Ontario.
Seeing his young daughter run a
toy automobile to an umbrella stand
and turn an imaginary crank, which,
she said represented a filling station,
Roger B. Hill, a Wall Street lawyer,
devised a toy filling station which has
already made him a fortune
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how and when
Muskrat*, Coyotes, Skunks
Lr.wa, (Irading Rules, etc.
Furs this season — prices
ready to trap NOW.
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Stretchers and Supplies direct to you at Rock Bot
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fur market for all Western Trappers.
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KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
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Louis Bell, owner
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Vessel
Alaska
Yukon
Alameda
Alaska
Yukon
Alameda
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Scheduled Scheduled
Lv. Seattle Ar. Seward
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 2S
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
will 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
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