CHULITNA NEWS
(By Special Correspondent)
CHULITNA, Nov. 13 —Magill has
a large crew of men putting in a steel
bridge across the Talkeetna river. It
is believed the work will occupy the
greater portion of the winter.
The town of Curry has settled down
for the coming winter months or un
til spring rolls around and the tour
ists start traveling again. The only
sport the train crews will have at
Curry from this period on, will be in
playing solitaire and cribbage, and in
general “swap yarns.” The fine radio
installed the past summer in the ho
tel will undoubtedly be a source of
much entertainment this winter.
Tom Marcus, section foreman at
Herman, and Christ Papdementro, his
assistant, have their section in fine
shape.
“Moose” Johnson, one of the own
ers of the Mint Ruby silver mine in
the Chulitna district, was an overnight
visitor at Gold creek recently.
Will Johnston, the poet of Gold
Creek, just arrived back home from
Fairbanks, where he was employed
for some time as foreman on one of
the Alaska Road Commission jobs. He
reports a very good season for Fair- j
banks and that next year a big boom
will hit the Interior district. It is re
ported that when M. Johnston makes
a visit to Seward soon, wedding bells
will peal
Jim Aveno, section foreman at Gold
Creek, and his helper Dan Bigoff, have
worked like beavers all summer get
ting their piece of track into shape
for the winter. Together they put in
over 300 new ties besides taking care
of their regular work. During the
winter they will put in 3000 shims.
This is said to be one of the toughest
sections on the entire road to keep up.
Charles Wolfe, who has been work
ing on the Gold Creek section for the
last year, quit recently and left for
Anvik on the lower Yukon, where he
formerly lived for many years.
Elmer Bonning of Talkeetna, is now
at Talkeetna taking in a good outfit
to Milky river, toward the base of Mt.
McKinley. He plans to spend the win
ter trapping in that region.
George Harwood and Mr. Leo have
been living at the Williams roadhouse,
at the mouth of Indian river, two miles
from Gold Creek and are now engaged
in packing an outfit to the top of the
mountain at the head of Gold Creek.
They are going into the Stephen Lake
district.
John Gail, mayor of Canyon for the
last four years, and his wife, are
getting along very well at the water
station where the “iron steeds” inter
mittently take a big drink. Mr Gail
recently saw a big bull moose near
the track and took a shot at him, but
missed crashing him.
The owners of the Mint ruby silver
mine, Johnson and Harry Wertz, have
completed assessment work for the
season and have moved into Chulitna
for the winter, where they will take
life easy for awhile. W.ertz went up
to Cantwell a week ago and secured
eight caribou for the winter larder.
Upon his return to Chulitna he re
ported to be a live town. A number
ported to be a live town. A number
tie more snow to come down from the
hills before departing for their trap
lines.
“Laughing Ole” has a fine team of
seven dogs and is preparing to haul
in caribou to the railroad for any
hunters who may want his services.
Ole has an ounce bottle of gold that
he panned out of Valdez creek last
summer.
Nick Meckem, the old Valdez trap
per, and Jack West will be partners
this winter on a trap line they have
located on the Tansana river, a tribu
tary of the Susitna. The Tansana is
about 75 miles south of Cantwell and
approximately 35 miles east of Chu
litna.
J. Backstrom, a homesteader at
Cantwell, has quite a strip of land
cleared and is preparing for a large
crop next year He can sell all of his
products in the* Broad Pass district.
John Carlson, mayor and postmast
er at Cantwell returned home last
week from a business trip to Fair
oanks. He states Fairbanks look*
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“Jimmy the Greek,” formerly a track
walker at Chulitna, is now cooking for
the section crew at Cantwell.
There are about four inches of snow
in the Cantwell region at the present
time.
A trapping license was received by
I “Moose” Johnson last week and he
is out every day getting his traps into
shape. He looks forward to obtain
ing many bales of fur this winter.
Jack Price, a section foreman at
Chulitna, has his track in splendid
shape. His helper, George Miller, left
the job last Tuesday and left for the
Tenakee hot springs, where he hopes
to, get rid of his rheumatism.
Tom Hager, foreman at Hurricane,
Mile 281, reports about one foot of
snow on the ground; at Honolulu the
same amount exists, and at Broad
Pass and the Summit about six inches.
Fred Anderson is now located at
Windy Creek, Mile 323, where he has
a large crew erecting a steel bridge.
This w'ork will occupy most of the
winter, it is stated.
Harry Matson, of Anchorage, has
relieved Mr. Holmes of the Curry to
Healy division as roadmaster. Mr.
Holmes has been transferred to An
chorage as material yard foreman.
Harry Matsen’s father is roadmaster
in charge of the Curry-Anchorage di
vision. The well wishes of Chulitna
residents are extended to young Mat
sen.
Wertz and Johnson have received
400 pounds of spuds and 100 pounds of
carrots and rutabagas from Gorge S.
Mosliier, potato king and owner of
the Sunnyside ranch, at Matanuska.
Johnson says it would pay the mer- i
chants of Seward to get in touch with •
Mr. Moshier if they are in the mar- j
ket for good Matanuska potatoes.
Little snow has fallen between Chu
litna and Gold Creek; nothing but a
nice spell of Indian summer has . vis
ited the region. The fall is later than
usual and according to oldtimers here
they predict another mild winter such
as the winter of 1923.
Ye scribes of this district are busy
preparing special news for the Pros
perity Edition.
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Romig of An
chorage, are expected to arrive in
Se-ward this evening on a week-end
visit.
SOMETHM WARM
AT THE LIBERTY
We are not sure why but the people
of Alaska sure do like the warm, pas
sionate plays of Spanish life. It may
be because it is just the opposite of
Alaska life^ There, the only energy
displayed is that aroused by love or
hatred, or the passion stirred by the
combats of the bullring, with always
the background of lazy basking in the
sun and the tinkle of the guitar. Here,
it is the nervous, driving force aroused
by the desire to make money as quick
ly as possible to enable one to go to
new fields. At any rate we all like the
Spanish stories, and as an exception
ally good one is at the theatre tonight
we know the crowd will take it in.
The latest Winchester Bolt Action
30-Government and .270 caliber, rifles
for sale by J. L. Graef. tf
Brunswick phonographs and rec
ords at the Alaska Shop. tf.
Posters,
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i Cartoons,
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TIDAL WAVE ON TANANA RIVER
C. R. Davidson, rancher of the
Chena, brings word to Fairbanks of
a tidal wave that threatened to en
gulf his ranch last Sunday morning.
About one hours after the moon
had passed the Fairbanks meridian
an enormous volume of water and
ice came rushing down the slough,
said Mr. Davidson. it niled the
Tanana and the adjacent sloughs,
covering his ranch to depths of from
three to seven feet. Even now, al
though the water has receded, the
ice left bhind has rnderd travel
very difficult.
Bunch of keys on six-sided ring. If * ^
found please return to Gateway.
Dunhill pipes, $10.00 and up, Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
Brick ice cream at the Alaska Shop.
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