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CHITINA. ALASKA.
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CHITINA, SATURDAY, APRIL 8
LET US MINE
OUR OWN COAL
THE LAST SPIKE.
The driving of the golden spike
has become a common occurrence
since the days of the Union and Cen
tral Pacific railroads. On March
30th the Copper River & North
western railway finished track laying
and in place of the usual golden spike
a copper one was driven. To the
world in general the driving of this
copper spike does not signify much,
but to those that are interested in
civil engineering, mining and the
development of Alaska the driving
of this copper spike at 3:30 p. m.
Wednesday, March 29, 1911, is one
of the red letter days of modern civ
ilization. In the first place it means
that the C. R. & N. W. railway has
finally reached its goal that it and its
hardy army of pioneer workers have
been striving to reach for the last
four years against the greatest forces
that nature has within her hands for
men to overcome. Nowhere else in
the world has there been such a
stupendous piece of engineering work
carried on against the elements. Dur
ing the long cold winter months when
the mercury hovered anywhere from
20 to 50 degrees below zero the
work was steadily pushed on.
And the goal of this work, what?
The greatest virgin copper mine the
worldl lhas ever known, waiting until
this road and its hardy army of
workers had finally pushed the steel
up to it so that it can pour out its
thousands of tons of ore to the
smelters and show the world what
a wonderful copper mining country
Alaska is.
For years the wealth of this mine
has been known and the mining
world has ever known, waiting until
railroad has been completed to it.
With the Bonanza mine as a shippei
other copper properties will be open
ed up and within a few years the rail
road should be one of the greatest
ore carrying roads in the world. This
mine has its bunkers full of ore that
is going to be shipped just as fast
as the cars can be loaded and hauled
away. None of this ore is less than
40 per cent and runs up as high as
80 per cent, and will open the eyes
of many mining operators on the
outside.
The copper spike was driven by
Mr. E. C. Hawkins, chief engineer
for the railroad company, and Mr.
Sam Murchison, of the contracting
company. The only thing that marr
ed the ceremony was the absence
of M. J. Heney, the contractor, and,
we might say, the father of the C.
R. & N. W. railway, who death took
from our midst some months ago be
fore he was able to see the dream of
his life fulfilled.
In the light opera, “Mademoiselle
Modiste,” there is a song which really
is the “chef d’aeuvre” of the whole
piece. The song, “I Want What I
Want When I Want It,” was roared
out at the top of a man’s voice, who
was afflicted with whiskey in the
foot—i. e. the gout, and his servants
were Just tumbling over one anoth
er in their hurry to wait on their
master. It is very fine to have a
bunch of servants to wait on us, and
we have it one way—the Congress
and the Senate—but after we (the
people) employ them they at various
times refuse to do our bidding and
leave us to whistle for what we want
when we want it. And that is Just
how Alaska stands with her coal
lands. What we want is for them
to be opened up, but the servants
of the people (the government) do
not seem to see it in that light, and
for several years now vre hpve beep
whittling LfclOrWlwefstant. '£et us
hope that in a very few months we
will get “what we want when we
want it.”
Whenever anything like a railroad
or a newspaper is sold on the eoast,
it Is usually more or less reported
in Sunday papers that the Guggen
heims have bought it, and usually
in a way to make the Guggenheims
appear as though they were an a.var*
icious octopus, with far out-reaching
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arms that are trying to grab all in
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dustrial enterprises that are being
put before the people. Now as far
as we can see, the above people have
done more good than harm to the
country. Have they not built the
only trunk railroad in Alaska and
opened up a country that would have
lain idle for years had the pepple
waited for the government to do it?
Even the devil is not as black as he
is painted, nor are the Guggenheims
the avaricious octopus that they are
depicted in some newspapers.
The middleweight wrestling cham
pionship of the United States in still
undecided. At Salt Lake| City, Mike
Yokel and Henry Gehring met, both
men claimed the championship, and
after wrestling three hours and eight
minutes without a fall, the match
was declared a draw. The crowd re
fused to stand for this decision and
the wrestlers met again, but as no
fall was the result of another half
hour’s bout the match was finally de
clared a draw. It is a pleasure to
see a contest like this when two men
are so evenly matched.
S. P. Beecher has at last succeeded
in collecting the |350 that was ow
ing to him for services performed for
Dr. Cook’s Mount McKinley expedi^
tion. Now the doctor was one of the
most collosal liars the world has ever
known, in fact, he seems to have out
distanced all liars in the past. But
first in lying is no criterion that he
was first in paying his debts.
SOMEONE.
Oh, for someone who will under
stand;
Whose strength my weakness will
stay.
Whose strong clasp will hold my
trmbling hand—
Through the shadows will lead the
way.
Where are you out in this great wide
■
world?
On wearisome, desolate desert
land?
Or out on the sea with white sails
furled?
Oh friend of my heart, who’ll un
derstand.
Wherever the murmuring breezes go,
Wherever you are on sea or land,
Hear my heart’s wild cry; I need you
so,
You dear “Someone,” who’ll un
derstand.
Is your sky today one of blue or
grey
Do clouds lower dark, or suns
shine grand?
Are you sad and weary or glad and
gay?
Cheer up friend; “Someone” will
understand.
I want someone who’ll be glad with
me,
A brave ‘ Someone” to dry my
tears;
Just someone whose laugh rings out,
maybe,
When the world is dark with my
silly fears.
Someone to laugh with me, someone
to cheer;
Someone my hand to clasp in a
strange land,
A true-hearted “Someone” to banish
my fears;
Just "Someone,” somewhere, who-1
’ll understand.
I shall meet you “Someone,” some
day, somewhere,
The birthright of freedom you’Jl
hold in your hand.
Though here we are bound, in the
great “Out There”
We’ll be comrades true, and under
stand.
—MRS. ORA BURROWS.
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On his return to the Northwest,
Richard A. Ballinger received flat
tering receptions at many points
along the Great Northern railway,
as he traveled toward Seattle. His
home town turned out si large dele
gation to meet the former member
of President Taft’s cabinet. The
public reception was ah enthusiastic
affair. In talking to his friends, Mr.
Ballinger took occasion to make some
pointed observations on present day
political tendencies. He deplored the
Irresponsibility that is springing up
everywhere as a result of the wiping
out of party lines. That tne funda
mental principles of thi^ government
are being lost sight of, is Mr. Bal
linger’s conclusion. He says the
country is being swept headlong from
a Republican form of government to
a Socialist democracy.
Washington, D. C., April 6.—One
of the most vital questions to con
gressmen is that of committee as
signments. A member's importance
is gauged largely by the kind of com
mittee assignments he receives. Nat
urally, there is keen rivalry for the
desirable places, and the stars in a
theatrical company never showed
more rivalry over the selection of
dressing rooms than is shown by sen
ators and representatives regarding
the committee rooms and offices they
are to occupy. As a rule the choice
of offices is arranged by senority,
subject, of course, to the question of
which party is in power. The mem
bers of the minority take what the
members of the majority do not want,
and the new members taKe what they
can get.
Little is known as yet regarding'
the probable make-up of the com
mittees. A few of the good places
are parceled out. For instance it
is known that Mr. Underwood, of
Alabama, will be chairman of the
committee on Ways and Means. Mr.
Fitzgerald, of New York, will be
chairman of the big committee on
Appropriations. Mr. Ben Johnson
of Kentucky, will be the chairman
of the committee on District of Co -1
lumbia—which the District will not
like. But most of the chairmanships
are greatly in doubt. In the Senate
also there is little known with cer
tainty how the committee. will be
made up—at least as regards the new
members who are coming in.
Washington, D. C., April G.—
While any day may make a great
change in the situation on the Mexi
can border and force the adminis
tration to show its hand regarding
the “maneuvers” of the military
forces, the decision of the President
for the nonce is to let Congress take
control of the situation. Congress,
judging by the vigorous expressions
by various individual members of
that body, will be nothing loath to
do so. It is a tine chance for Dem
ocratic inquiry and investigation.
But will the country be any the wis
er for the inquiry? Such probing
as is threatened is undertaken with
the proviso that information be fur
nished, if it can be done without pre
judice to the interest of the nation.
Now, if grave questions of state
prompted the movements of the army
and navy, and presumably they did
it is quite likely that those reasons
J will not be published recklessly to
the world. Notwithstanding this,
there will be opportunity for a 'large
quantity of sensational debate in
Congress, all of which will give the
news associations work and the peo
ple interesting reading. The Presi
dent has assured Japan, and ail the
rest of the world, that this country
had no luought of any possible diffi
culties with the Mikado’s realm.
However, the military activity and
the speculations regarding the causes
for it have caused the public to give
a great deal of thought to the rela
tion existing between Japan, this
country, and with other countries
generally.
"Senator” wants to see you at the
Nevada restaurant. It
Special to Daiiy Alaskan.
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North Sidney B. C., April 8.—The
steamship Haraw was caught in
drifting ice off the Gulf of St. Law
rence wita 130 passengers aboard.
They escaped from the vessel over
the treacherous jam and reached St.
Paul island, where they are cut off
from communication with the main
land, save by wireless.
Seattle, April 5.—Commercial or
ganizations in all parts of Western
Washington are adopting resolutions
addressed to Gov. M. E. Hay, urging
him to call a special session of the
legislature to take definite action on
pending road matters. The wind-up
last month left the highway interests
of the state in a sorry shape. Offi
cials at Olympia are “up In the air"
over the exact status and unless some
remedy is furnished there will be
little progress toward better roads
in Washington during the next two
years. The Pacific Highway is of
special concern, because it was in
tended to be part of a trunk system
beginning in British Columbia and
running along the coast through
Washington, Oregon and California,
as far as San Diego. Such a road
would promote tourist travel, it is
said. All of the states excepting
Washington took favorable action on
i the project.
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Specialties
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The Best of the Bast
Mi Eleccion Cigars
An All-Havana Smoke
A. G. MOREY, Proprietor
Cbitina, Alaska.
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