ALASKAN MAKES
SEARCH FOR
LOST FORTUNE
Dowling, Wash., Jan 23.—To have
been absent from his old home for 30
years and to return to it and find
that he is entirely forgotten; that not
even his former bankers remember
that he ever existed, is the experience
of John Tadwick an Alaskan, who
!b in this city at the present time.
But such Is the fact and, because the
bank has no record of $8,000 left on
deposit by Mr. Tadwick 30 years ago,
the Alaskan is compelled to seek evi
dence as to the fact that he ever, while
here, possessed that much money. He
lias gone about his task cheerfully,
however, and, with the assistance of
one or two old friends of his youth
who still live here. Mr. Tadwick is
making the attempt to regain what ap
peura to be a lost fortune.
Thirty years ago Mr. Tadwick went
to Alaska. He took a substantial
amount of money with him; enough to
see him through to Sitka, then the
only town of importance in the
territory, leaving the remainder of his
small fortune on Interest at the banki
on the advice of his banker, a friend
of his. ,
For nearly fifteen years after com
ing north he was in regular corre
spondence with the banker, who as
sured him In each letter that hid
money was continually earning him
more and that there was no need for
him to worry, according to his state
ment. Then came the Dawson stam
pede of 1897 and Mr. Tadwick departed
for the newly discovered gold fields,
where he engaged In mining. He also
went up the Alaska coast from Nome
and across Bering strait to Russia,
having been In Siberia for the past
five years.
Mr. Tadwick states that he failed
to hear from his old friend the banker
after he started wandering. However,
he thought that fact was a result of
the wanderlust and that the banker's
letters had failed to reach him. He
was therefore considerably surprised
when he reached this place a few days
ago, to discover that the banker had
been dead for ten years, and that no
record of his money, either as u de
posit or as a loan can be found on
the banks books.
Mr. Tadwlck is now getting ulong
In years. He is well possessed of this
world’s goods as be has saved his
money all through his life. But he
would like to get a lineup on the sav
ings of his younger days.
Should he succeed In gathering
the evidence he want, Mr. Tadwicl
will demand an accounting of the bank
through courts of law. He will then
bring suit to recover the original sav
ings, with Interest compounded an
nually, which will mean that, U he
wins the suit, he will receive. In the
aggregate, something like $12,127.86
A TRAIN LOAD OF
ALASKA SALMON
A remarkable freight train move
ment was reported during the month
by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway. This company loaded a special
consignment of Libby, McNeil & Lib
by's famous Alaska brands of canned
salmon a total of 37 carloads, each car
having a capacity of 35 tons or a total
for the train of 37,000 cases. This
special train left Seatele freight termi
nals on Saturday, November 13, at 1
p. m. and was delivered at Chicago on
Sunday, November 21 at noon, having
been given a fast freight run across
the continent. At Chicago the train
was split up for distribution In the
j eastern, south central and southern
state*.
This Is one of the largest solid trains
of canned salmon ever operated and
is distinctively Illustrative of the great
* importance of this famous food product
: of Puget sound and Alaska, as well
as the quick time the railroads can
make in delivering food products from
this northwest section to all points
in the east. The product was brought
to Seattle by sailing vessels and
steamhlps In the regular manner.
Now that the Panama canal will be
closed for many months, the railroads
will be called upon to move an unusual
amount of salmon and every effort Is
being made to offer particularly fine
freight service for this commodity.—
Hallway and Marine News.
NOME MAIL MAY BE
SENT BY NEW ROUTE
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It is stated on every good authority
says the Alaska Citizen that the postal
department has decided to test the
trail between Seward and Kaltag with
a view to carrying the winter malls
to Seward peninsula over the route
now followed from Idltarod. The
change of route has often been spoken
of and it Is well known that the route
by Seward is shorter by hundreds of
milea, but now it Is stated Col. Revell
may soon make the trip to Kaltag
to investigate trail conditions.”
The above Is clipped from the Sew
ard Oateway of late December. Noth
ing concerning such plans Is known in
Fairbanks as far as can be learned,
but it is certain that such an action
on the part of the postotlice depart
ment would be pleasing to Fairbank
sans generally, for the reason that
it would permit of that much mori
mall being brought to Fairbanks from
Chltina.
At the present time between 050 and
600 pounds of mail per week goes to
Nome through Fuirbunka, being
brought in ovor the trail from Chltina
by the N. C. stages. And It Is in
cluded in the 4,800 pounds per week
which reaches this point. Therefore,
If the government decided to send
the Nome mail by Seward, such ac
tion would have the effect of permit
ting that much more Fairbanks mall
to be brought
TRAGEDY OF THE
EUROPEAN WAR
A touch was needed to complete the
horror of the war drama In Europe.
Oreat as have been its devastations
and destruction of human life, made
without reason and void of ennobling,
patriotic or humanising Impulse, there
has still been lacking a something
needed, not to prove, but to dramati
cally Illustrate, Its un-Chrlstlan char
acter. This comes in the killing In
battle of Anton Lang. The name Is
not wrltte In any Who's Who, or In
any encyclopedia or dictionary o(
names, but It Is more world tamed
Get **More Money” for your Foxes
Black. Silver, Cross, Red, White and Blue, Lyux,
Bear, Marten and other lor bi erur* collected In your »«c:io*
SUII» Ynlil FURS DIRECT lo "SHCHI-'RT*'the lararjl
home la tnc World dealing eucitwively In N08TH Willi Ai\ H.IW If.hi
a reliable—reaiH>n«lblc safe Far House with sn unblemished rep
utatter, existing 'or "more - an a t nr.I . a rwiturv " u loro/ aur^
oeaafuirecordo/c#rdlro: FurSIiippersproniro.SA I iS.-ALd< l<\
AND PROFITAIlbK return* Write tor If *b»li(rt ttfripptr,
the only -eUabl'-. acmiraro mnf'-tet report and pricelist published.
Write lor 11 NOW-tf. FIDE
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than many appearing in such publlca-'
cations. For Anton Lang was the
Chrlstua of tho Passion Play at Ober
ammergau. Countless thousands of
pilgrims, from every part of the Chris
tian word, have seen this man, chosen
not only for a striking resemblance to
the Nazarene, as his lineaments have
been drawn for us by old masters,
but for attributes of character which
accentuated the likeness A man of
peace and also "a man of sorrows
and acquainted with grief," he had
| moved through the pictures of the
| Passion Play In so much of the seem
I lng of that divine life that multitudes
j : ,n :-. i=
who had seen him raised up on the
sight. His name, linked with that o'
Oberammergau, has gone around the
world.
The incidents of the story add to (
its tragedy. Anton Lang, still a young
man was called early to the colors.
But his soul so revolted at the scenes
of death, pain, grief, misery and deso
lation everywhere around him that he
fell Into a serious Illness and had to
be invalided Back in the quiet of
Bavarian mountains he rallied No
sooner was his recovery complete than
he was ordered again Into the lines
There he has died, a hero’s death it
is true, but a death which will go
far to Increase the horror and detest
ation, in sane minds, of a war with
out cause and without glory. For
who can say that the hand which sped
the fatal shot was not that of some
man who knew of him, and had learned
to love him, as the world Image of
the prince of peace?—St. Louis Globe
Democrat
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U. S- MAIL MOVEMENTS
Mall for Kougarok and Teller leaves
the first and fifteenth of each month.
Mall for other sections of Seward
peninsula nnd the outside closes Mon-1
days and Friday, at 4 30, registered,
and ordinary mall, five o’clock p. m.
Malle arrive Thursday and Sunday
Malls leave Tuesday and Saturday
morning
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14...J. J. Seanon Co., office
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81 ... The Lobby
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OTOHT AN» DAT THE NUOOBT IS PUTTING FORTH ITS BE3T EFFORTS TOWARDS THB W
AOEUHNO OF NOME AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THB RESOURCES OF SEWARD PBNIN30LA
Concerted Efforts Will Get Results
WE INVITE THB MINER, PROSPECTOR AND ALL. OTHERS TO INFORM THB NtrCKMW CONCERN
IN* THMIR EFFORTS AND UNDERTAKINGS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HIDDEN WEALTH OF ;
THIS SECTION.
| LBT THB WORLD KNOW WHAT TOU ARB DOINO SO THAT OTHERS MAY BE ABLE TO SHARK IN
TOUR KNOWLEDGE IT WILL ALSO STIMULATE OTHERS TO SEEK AND OPWN NEW FIELDS FOR
9A&Y KUB**f EXPLOITATION
IBM pr -r-~- EVERY HOUSEHOLDER. EVERT CABIN OWNER IN THE CITY SHOULD ALSO SES THf* WISDOM
OP HAVING THB HOME TOWN PAPER DELIVERED AT THEIR DOOR DAILY AND THEREBY ASSIST THB
- Dim EN HELPING TO DEVELOP TEH VIRGIN RESOURCES OP THE COUNTRY
<•*»« Concerted Action Will Not Only Help The Country,
But Will Also Help us all Individually