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it was reported the stock would be
sold. This is in error, Mr. Sterling
corrected, for the horses at Talkeet
na, now five head, have been at Tal*
) keetna all season and the eight head
| of horses at the park, are not to be
sold, but will be taken over to Ghiti
na, via the Richardson Highway,
where they will be used on road
work.
Homer Road $75,000.
About two and one-half miles of
road work will be completed on the
, Homer project this year, it is stated.
The road, which radiates out in two
directions from the schoolhouse build
ing, and will eventually connect two
community groups or farmers. Ten
ipen have been employed on this
work which is costing $75,000. Work
will cease the latter part op this
month at which time the majority
of the road crew will arrive in Sew
ard on the steamer Starr, which is
due in port September 30 .
The Kodiak project consisted of
two miles of road, mostly of rock
work, which when completed, will
end five miles away from the town,
making a fine highway for the ranch
ers to Kodiak. The road on the av
erage, runs along at about 150 feet
above sea level, and is now complet
ed to a point where the residents of
the section can go into toivn at any
time. Previously during inclement
weather, the old trail could noi be
used at all. This work will be con
tinued next year.
Illiamna Road $5,OOQ.
At Illiamna, a crew ot' seven men
have been busy the last few mouths,
putting in a wagon road grade on
the West slope of the divide. The
sum of $5,000 is being expended on
this work. This new grade will elim
inate a switchback, three-quarters
of a mile in length. A great deal of
rock work was encountered. The
new wagon jfoad has a maximum
grade of eigtyt per cent.
McKinley Road, $75,000.
Twelve and one-half miles of road
will be completed by this fall in
the McKinley Park, making a total
length of road completed, 22V2 miles,
ending at Sanctuary river. Sixty-five
men? have been working on this pro
ject all summer which is costing
$75,000. There are two camps in the
park. One of these will close today.
September 17, but the other will
continue work until the snow drives
them out.
This fall, Mr. Sterling said, a 60-ft
pony truss highway span and about
140 feet of pile trestle would be
thrown across the Sanctuary river.
A 60 foot span and 22S feet of tres
tle will also be constructed across
the Savage river this mil.
Cache Creek Road, $25,00U
In the Cache Creek district road
work has continued up Peters Creek,
through the canyon, for four and one
half miles, two miles of which was
rock work. With the completion of
this double-ender trail, miners and
prospectors will save many miles of
extra traveling, for it will eliminate
the former circumferous route. Ten
men have been working on this
trail which is costing $15,000 this
season.
Another crew of ten men have
been doing maintenance work on the
Cache Creek road, leading directly
into the Cache Creek district from
the railroad. This work is costing
$10,000.
Willow Creek Road, $30,000
General maintenance work has
been carried on in the Willow Creek
road, of which there are 90 miles
of auto road. Thirty-five men have
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JORDANS VALET SERVICE.
NOTICE OF COURT TERM
Notice is hereby given that a term
of the district court of Alaska, Third
division, has been called to convene
at Seward, Alaska, October 5, 1925, at
10 o’clock A. M., in the federal court
room in said town. A petit jury will
be in attendance at said term.
W. N. CUDDY, Clerk
, of said court.
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They are the better
k grade, the kind that
your boy will be
proud to wear.
PRICED
$10 TO $16.50
BOY’S STOCKINGS
40c—50c
BOY’S BLOUSES
$1.25—31.50
BOY’S UNDERWEAR
$1.50—$3.50
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CORPORATION
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been on this job which is costing
$30,000. It is stated the road is now
completed to practically the back
door of the Fern gold mine. Three
miles of road was also completed
on the Wasilla-Knik project.
Anchorage Vicinity, $10,000.
In the Anchorage area, $10,000 has
been spent this season. The Lake
Spenard road has been widened and
graveled. The first three miles on
the Eagle river road has been also
widened nad gravelled. One road
a mile long was widened out on the
Whitney road. In all, there were
about 12 men engaged in that dis
trict.
Mr. Sterling said he was sending
a crew out to the Chickaloon-King
river district, to do a little road
improving, on account of the recent
entree in that field, of the Peterson
Oil Company.
CHANCES FINDING OIL IN
WASHINGTON ARE FINE
SEATTLE, Sept. 17. (/P)— Chances
of finding oil in Washington are ex
cellent, M. J. Hopkins of Rolling Bay,
told the mining club today.
Hopkins was introduced by Falcon
Joslin, as a nationally known geolo
gist.
“Altogether there are nineteen wells
in the state,” said Mr. Hopkins, “and
of these fifteen were sunk haphazard
ly. Although others are not develop
ed and produce no oil as yet, I think
in time they will, as indications are
that oil is present.”
PIONEER DAWSONITE
PASSES AWAY RESULT
OF HEART FAILURE
DAWSON; Y. T., Sept. 17. (/P)—
John Dude, a pioneer of Dawson and
master mechanic of the Treadwell
mines on Kena Hill i nthe Mayo
district died at Mayo yesterday as a
result of heart failure. Interment
will be held at Mayo. Lude has a
wife and children living in San
Francisco.
HYLAN RETURN
TO PRIVATE LIFE
NEW YORK, Sept. 17. (JP)—Hylan
announced today, “I am returning to
private life, with self respect unim
paired and my conscience clear, with
the satisfaction of having lived up to
my oath of office.”
When Walker, Governor Smith’s
man, won in the primaries yesterday,
Senator Borah said in Washington,
“We will have a democratic candidate
for president in 192S.”
Bishop Earl Cranston of the Meth
odist Episcopal church is 85 years of
age, and has been a bishop for twenty
six years, retiring in 1916.
On his travels the Prince of Wales
carries 75 trunks of clothes.
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE—
Philadelphia 4-2, Chicago 1-6.
New York 8-4, Cleveland 0-3.
Washington, Detroit, rain.
Boston, St. Louis, rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE—
Cincinnati 1, New York 2.
St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 3.
Chicago 3-6. Boston 0-8. *
Pittsburg 5-6, Brooklyn 3-2.
COAST LEAGUE—
Sacramento 8, Vernon 4.
Los Angeles 12, Seattle 3.
Salt Lake 4, Oakland 5.
San Francisco, Portland, rain.
Mrs: R. B. Heastan of Moose Pass
is in Seward, a guest of Miss Elsie
Leslie.
SUITS! SUITS! SUITS!
JUST RECEIVED a shipment of high
class suits direct from New York.
I was able to purchase these suits
at very low prices which enables
me to offer them to you at a great
bargain.
JORDANS VALET SERVICE.
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