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HERE IS AN INVESTMENT
According to the U. S. Geological Survey and a
score of experienced mining men and private engineers
the greatest known copper deposit in the world lies
waiting the coming of capital to create a half-dozen Ken
necotts. This is the White River fields, lying approxi
mately 110 miles *from the terminus of the Chickaloon
spur of The Alaska Railroad. The Chickaloon spur ter
minates in the heart of Alaska’s greatest semi- anthra
cite and bituminous coal fields. 1'his coal produces the
very best quality of coke. In addition to penetrating the
coal fields, the Chickaloon spur traverses a great agri
cultural region in the Matanuska valley, passes through
the Nelchina placer fields and possibly thru a prolific
oil field. The Alaska Railroad furnishes the final outlet
to all year around ocean transportation at Seward.
According to estimates made by skilled engineers,
it would cost approximately $30,000 per mile to construct
the link necessary to connect the White River copper
fields with The Alaska Railroad at Chickaloon. The
route would follow for a great distance that selected by
the late Dr. Alfred Brooks, chief of the Alaska division
of the U. S. Geological Survey, with a view to making
accessible this vast storehouse of wealth. It was Dr.
Brooks’ dream that some day the Matanuska coal fields
would be the opening key of this copper field by utiliza
tion of the high-grade coals for coke with which to smelt
copper and other Alaska metals.
Thus, at a glance, one may see the great possibilities
awaiting men of capital and vision and the exceptionally
favorable conditions surrounding the exploitation of this
field.
Had the Federal government carried the White Riv
er project along with The Alaska Railroad when con-;
struction started, the railroad would have been paying
dividends instead of being* a deficit. It is hardly to be
expected that the government would undertake this pro
ject at the present time, but there is no obstacle in the
way of private capital undertaking it, and it is as ripe I
as a plum awaiting the first man on the ground.
It has been argued that the Guggenheim interests
would have extended their Copper River and Northwest
ern railroad into the region if the fields were what is
claimed for them. In the first place it would be too ex
pensive to extend this railroad and secondly, to do so
would bring the C. R. & N. Ry. within the scope of com-1
mon carriers, as no such franchises as was obtained for
the construction of that enterprise may be had today. j
This is one of the many ripe investments in Alaska
awaiting capital.
General Jan Christian Smuts predicts a time when
Africa would become the world’s most cherished retreat
from the hustle and materialism of the 20th century.
That Africa will be a place of refuge, a temple set apart
where the human spirit can once more practice nature
worship and enjoy peace and quiet. The General meant
well no doubt, but he should have looked Alaska over be
fore going on record.
For years past we have listened to tirades of the
terrible moral condition in Alaska. That alleged record
was last week punctured until it resembled the carcass
of an Alaska Peninsula brown bear, for Washington, D.
C. staticians made known the number of arrests by pro
hibition officers during the past fiscal year and" little!
Alaska was next to the smallest in the country with!
191 arrests. New Hampshire was the smallest with 17
arrests.
Down in Texas they sentenced a dog to a prison
farm for life because he stole chickens. Why didn’t he
steal a million dollars?
Judging from the salaries payed to some football
coaches why not add that study to college curriculum?
:LiSr PETIT JURORS !
FBI HIKE fill
BE COURT, JUL M
Following is the list of petit jur
ors for the term of court at Anch
orage,-January, 14, 1930.
Anchorage—Ida E. Green, C. J.
Lincke, R. J. Boyer, Mrs. Otis Har
rington, John Kennedy, Paul Meier,
M. Benson, H. L. Hugg, Charles J.
Fisk, Harry Porter, Henrietta Spach
Elsie Sogn, John Rogers, Floyd
Reno, Thos. Fitikin, Carl Rivers,
Mrs. E. F. Bittner, Laura Baxter,
Wanda Gelles, L. E. Fleckenstein,
Geo. H. Conklin, L. L. Paterson,
Fred H. Schodde.
Tunnel—Henry Burge, Sam Rad- E
ish.
Girdwood—Emil Olson.
Talkeetna—C. W. Hall, T. P.
Weatherell.
Matanuska—-Jessie I. Minis, J. C.
Walton, Chas. Marino.
Wasilla—Jessamine E. Nagley, F.
M. Crocker, Jacob Metz, Maxine
Fleckenstein.
Eska—C. B. Phillips, Chas. B. j
Spalding, M. L. Bloom.
Mile 3 1—Myrtle C. Hatton, Wil-!
liam Garden.
Seward—Alex Boiam, Jesse D.
Landers, Nick Bloom, Gust A. Pet
erson, R. T. Murphy, J. P. Horton, I
J. D. Vickery, James Orr, John A. i
Smith, Ed Crawford.
LESLIE GIRLS HOME
Elsie and Cecil Leslie, charm
ing local young ladies, daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Leslie, and
proprietors of the Candy Cottage
tage, returned home last night
from the States where they
spent about three months tour
ing the continent.
THREAT OR PROMISE?
The sleuth-hound on the |
Gateway reportorial staff, is1
authority for the statement I
that the next time the Firemen’s
basketball team plays the High
SChoolers, they are going to give
them an awful hosing.
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HU£ BRIDGE DEAL
Brawn in nimmn
LONDON, Dec.., 13, (fP)—'The odds
against a deal at bridge in which
each player holds one complete suit
are 2,235,197,406,895,356,363,301,559,- I
999 to 1; but it has happened again,
and for the sixth time as far as au- j
thentic records are concerned.
The hands were held by four well
known players in a game played at!
the Carlton hotel. Sir Charles Sykes !
bad the spades and naturally made I
a grand slam in that suit.
The five previous cases that are j
regarded as authentic in which this
amazing distribution of the cards
Dccurred were at Calcutta in 1888;
at Brighton, Eng., in 1892; at the
Cavendish hotel, Bedford, Eng., and
in a game played at a town in
Maine in 1927; and at the United
Berkeley Club, London in July of
last year.
Christmas greeting cards were
received in this mail by many lo
cal residents from a former well
liked townsman, George Phelps,
now located in San Francisco.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Morning services 11 a. m. Sunday
school 12:15. All welcome.
W. R. MACPHERSON.
SPECIAL ON THE DOLLAR
rABLE, AT SCHALLERER’S ALAS
KA SHOP.
FRESH CRABS
arrive on every boat.
Salt Black Cod on hand
PHONE ADAMS 14
“We Deliver’'
Order early
John Paulsteiner, Prop.
SEWARD FISH
COMPANY
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LIBERTY THEATER
Tonight-8 O’clock
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LAST SHOWING OF
“Tillie’s Punctured
Romance”
Farce Comedy
The comical tale of a small town girl lured to
the sawdust ring. Of all the side-splitting sit
uations she gets, into while with the circus
provides one continuous laugh. Don’t miss
this famous FARCE COMEDY. To start the
fun we will show you a tickling 2-reel comedy
“PLUMBER’S DAUGHTER”
and there will be also a very interesting
PATHS REVIEW
Sunday
One Show
7:30 Sharp
SPECIAL - SPECIAL
One of the greatest stories ever written
‘‘The Shephard
of The Hills ”
By America’s greatest author
HAROLD BELL WRIGHT
Made into a wonderful moving: picture. This famous story
has been read by more people than any other novel in
America. It contains every element of entertainment, and
the moving picture does full justice to the book.
BEAUTIFUL SCENIC BACKGROUNDS
WONDERFUL ACTING
DEEP PATHOS and RICH COMEDY
This ranks as one of the fine productions and is a feat
ure that every man, woman and child in town
should see. With it* we will show a very interesting
NEWS REEL and a fine PATHE REVIEW
NOTE: This is one of the advanced price features.
Prices will be 50c and 25c.
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TRY OUR DAIRY LUNCHES
BREADS, PIES, CAKES AND OTHER PASTRIES
We put up a fine fresh lunch for you to take on the train
Open from 6.30 in the morning until midnight* every day
Our specialty is good coffee and baked Virginia ham
SEWARD BAKERY
Carl G. Robinson, Manager
THE HOUSE OF QUALITY
Fresh Beef, Pork, Mutton and Poultry
on every boat
We are pleased to have you inspect our
freezers any time.
Carstens Packing Co.
Phone Main 130Gus Manthey, Mgr.
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