The Alaska Juneau-Doaglas Island News
Issued by the Alaska Treadwell and Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Companies on
the 1st and 16th of each month
L. S. FERRIS .Editor
This publication, though unpretentious
in site and scope, is founded on a spirit
that is not measured by breadth or num
ber of pages—it Is Intended to be a com
munity letter sent twice each month to
all former employees of the Alaska Ju
neau, the Alaska Treadwell, the Alaska
Mexican and the Alaska Unitod Gold Min
ing Companies who are bearing arms in
our country’s sorvlce. By aiding and en
couraging this publication these com
panies hope to render some slight service
to our boys "over there,”—for those who
have lived with us must feel the same
human tie to the community that the com
munity has for those on our honor rolls.
No news Is as welcome as "home” news
and if the modest publication helps our
boys roalize that we are keeping the
“home fires burning,” and keeps alive their
home town interest until they are with
us again, it will have Justified its exist
ence.
Our honor rolls have been fairly easy
to compile, but it Is more difficult to se
cure correct addresses. Anyone who
knows names not appearing on our rolls
will confer a favor by notifying the editor
at once. We will have to look to the
friends of those on the honor roll to sup
ply correct addresses, and we request that
ali addresses be turned In promptly In
order that our mailing list can be com
piled.
The list of names of former employees
now in the service will be discontinued,
but will still be kept on the mailing list
and we will be glad to hear from them at
any time.
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We are glad to welcome No. 1 issue of
the Bunker Bullion, a news letter similar
to our own, published by the Bunker Hill
& Sullivan Mining and Concentrating
Company, with 266 names on the Honor
Roll.
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General Superintendent Is Offered a Com
mission in Engineers’ Reserve Corps
Word has been received at the office of
the Alaska Treadwell Oold Mining Co.
that a First Lieutenant’s commission In
the 408th Engineers at Camp Lewis is
awaiting R. O. Wayland, genera! superin
tendent of the Treadwell group of mines.
He Is at present at Shakan. Kosciusko isl
and. Mr. Wayland has been with the
Treadwell Companies twelve years, during
which time he has served as mine sur
veyor, assistant general superintendent,
and general superintendent. No man on
Douglas Island commands more respect
nor Is more generally well liked than Mr.
Wayland. His associates and employees
hope that the kaiser Is compelled to accept
an unconditional surrender before Mr.
Wayland has an opportunity to accept the
ofTer from the War Department, and that
he may find it not necessary to leave
Treadwell.
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The ladles of the “Pines Red Cross
Auxiliary” of the Douglas-Treadwell Chap
ter, send hearty greetings to all our boys
"over there,” who are fighting to show
the Kaiser where he belongs. Although
we are small in numbers, we are earnestly
endeavoring to do our bit towards adding
to the comfort of the allied armies and
navies and suffering refugees. In our
midst are Mrs. Nela Anderson, Mrs. H.
Graves, Mrs. C. R. Bell, Mrs. G. Jernigan,
Mrs. John McCormick, Mrs. G. Moody,
Mrs. W. Daniels, Mrs. Bokonlch, Mrs. J.
Slee, Mrs. J. Edmiston; also Mrs. H. A.
Pinger, who pays us a weekly visit, and
is often accompanied by Mrs. C. L. Pinger
and Miss L. Pinger. The Junior Red Cross
also renders us much valuable assistance.
You'll probably hear more from us in
these columns from time to time, but we
wanted you to know that we, and millions
of other women of the American Red
Cross, are working as fast as our fingers
can fly, and motor machines run, and
we'll not be many feet away when you
all arrive in Berlin. Good luck to you
all, and a good reception awaits your re
turn.— (Contributed.)
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Chief An-A Kla-Hash
The passing of Chief An-A Kla-Hash
severs the last link that connects the pres
ent day in Alaska with the olden times in
this locality. The old chief was a chief in
deed who looked upon the natives of his
tribe as his children and who was respect
ed by them. He was the son of a long
line of chiefB and wore the mantle of
chiefhood with grace and dignity.
All his life a friend of the white man.
his greatest pleasure in his latter years
was the fact that he had befriended the
whites and they were grateful to him for
having done so.
Simple as a child, we are sure that
Chief An-A Kla-Hash is assured of good
hunting in the happy hunting grounds.
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Better eat a Corn Dodger than be one.