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Alaska Steamship Co.
THREE DAY SERVICE
Sailing from Ketchikan Northbound. Southeastern A'.aske Service
JEFFERSON NOV. 29, DEC. 9-21, JAN. 1st.
DOLPHIN, NOV. 17.
* RETURNING THREE LATF”
MOST COMFORTABLE SHIPS ON SOUTHEASTERN ROUTE
. ALAMEDA, NOV. 19, DEC. 12, JAN 1st.
^ NORTHWESTERN, DEC. 3-23.
'..'rang,•’ll, Juneau, Skagway and Westward, Returning 10 Days
f iter. I,argeat and Fastest Ships running to Alaska. \
.Mi Sailings Subject, to Change Without Notice
Ticket* to Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria ami Vancouver, British Columbia.
C. M. TAYLOR, Agent - - Phone 64
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Border Line Transportation Co.
REDUCED RATES BETWEEN KET- Fir-t Class.$17-50
CKIKAN AND SEATTLE Second Class. 11.00
ALKI > PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
‘ SERVICE BETWEEN SEATTLE
AND S. E. ALASKJ. ’DIRE'"*
S. S. DESPATCH SERVICE TO WEST CO* t
OF PRINCE OF 'VAI-VAg "BL
S. S. NORTHLAND , AND P0INTS'
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
For further informaion apply to
D, tV. IZ .'.gent, Northland Dock. . Phoi* 60.
The Canadian Pacific Railway
T1IE PRINCESS LINE
Leave Seattle March 4, 15, 25; April 5, 15.
Arrive in Ketchikan March 6, 17,27, April 7, 17.
Leave Ketchikan March 10, 21, 31, April 11, 21.
Arrive in Seattle March 12, 23, April 2, 13, 23.
Subject to change without notice
Steamer- connect at Vancouver with trains for all Eastern points.
We oiler attractive rates to eastern rail destinations.
The Line >' Quality. Our Service is Unsurpassed on Water or
Rail. Full information give n by
F. E. RYUS, Agent Phone 39
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I Save Time
Use the New Short Route
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To and From EASTERN CANADA, also EASTERN and SOUTH
ERN UNITED STATES POINTS via
k, IPRINCE RUPERT
"Transcontinental trains to Eastern destinations: including Bos
ton, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit,Hamilton, New York, Niagara Falls,
Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto and Winnepeg.
Steamers to southern points: including Seattle, Victoria, Van
couver and Anyox. jg f j . *
Lowest fares. Electric Lighted trains. Observation cars. Un
excelled Dining and Sleeping Car Service, including both Stan
dard and Tourist Sleepers.
GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY AND STEAMSHIPS.
For further particulars apply to:
J. H. Davies, of J. K. Beeglo & Co.
City Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Ketchikan, Alaska.
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Royal Hotel
ENTIRELY REMODLED
HANS APSCH, Prop.
Beds 50 Cents Per Night
| | BEST BRAND OF
: Wines, Liquors, Cigars
| FRONT STREET, KETCHIKAN
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NEW DISCOVERY OF
VAST IMPORTANCE
GASOLINE FROM SHALE MAY
PROVE A VERY STRONG
COMPETITOR.
In view of the ever-increasing de
mand for gasoline and the increase
in price of crude oil, from which it
is obtained, it is important to know
that an almost inexhaustible supply
of oil may be obtained from the
shale of northwestern Colorado*
northeastern Utah, and southwest
ern Wyoming. This shale contains
materials which, when heated, may
be converted into crude oil, gas,
and ammonia. The high cost of
distilling oil from shale as com
pared to the cost of producing oil
from wells has thus far prevented
the development in this country of
such an industry and may continue
to prevent it for some time, but
sooner or later this great source
of supply will be utilized to sup
plement the decreasing production
from the regular oil fields.
The oil derived from the shale is
similar to that which is being' pro- |
duced from wells in the United i
States at the rate of more than j
250,000,000 barrels a year. When
refined by ordinary methods the
shale oil yields an average of about
10 per cent gasoline, 35 per cent
kerosene, and a large amount of
paraffin. The yield of gasoline from
the shale may probably be largely
increased by the use of refining
methods especially designed for that
purpose. The gas, which is a very
good illuminating gas,- will perhaps
be sufficient to furnish all the heat
required to distill the crude oil
from the shale
The ammonia is a most valuable
by-product of the distillation and
may be utilized in the manufacture
of commercial fertilizer or other
nitrogen compounds, as the market
demands. The United States Geo
logical Survey has examined large j
areas of the shale in Colorado, j
Utah, and Wyoming and has made
many distillation tests. Some beds
of shale that are several feet thick
will yield more than a barrel of
011 to the ton of shale, and one
bed 6 inches thick will yield more
than two barrels of crude oil to
the ton of shale. One ton of this
shale should therefore yield nearly 1
10 gallons of gasoline by the pres- j
ent commercial methods of gaso- |
line extraction, and larger yields |
may be made possible by new I
methods.
Little attention has been paid to !
this shale because the quantity of
petroleum produced from wells in
the United States has been suffi
cient to satisfy all demands, but
for more than 50 years the oil
shale industry of Scotland has been
a very important one. In a recent
year more than 8,000 men were em
ployed in the industry in that
country, get the average yield of
011 per ton of shale was much less
than that which appears possible
from the shale of Colorado and
Utah. It is estimated that in Col
orado alone there is sufficient shale,
in beds 3 feet or more thick and
richer than the shale being mined
in Scotland, to yield twenty billion
barrels of crude oil, from which at
least two billion barrels of gaso
line may be extracted by ordinary
refining processes.
As was stated in the recent reply
of Secretary Lane to a Senate reso
lutirn on the subject of gasoline:
“The development of this enormous
reserve simply awaits the time
when the price of gasoline or the
demand for other distillation pro
ducts warrants the utilization of
this substitute source. This may
happen in the future. At all events,
these shales are likely to be drawn
upon long before the exhaustion of
the petroleum fields.”
STRICTLY FRESH RANCH EGGS
30 CENTS A DOZEN AT CAN
NON’S BAKERY AND GROCERY.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS.
• Territory of Alaska,
Territorial Road Commissioner,
Division No. 1.
, Sealed bids will be received at
the office of the Territorial Road
Commissioner, Division No. 1, Ket
chikan, Alaska, until 12 o’clock noon
on April 5, 1016, for the construct
ion of a roadway from a point to
be designated by the Commissioner
on the Charcoal Point Roadway to
the site selected by the School
Board of Charcoal Precinct for the
Government School Building, a dis
tance of approximately 1125 ft.
Plans and specifications may be
obtained at the office of the under
signed and the ground will be gone
over with any prospective bidder.
Bonds will be required of the suc
cessful bidder and the right is re
served to reject any and all bids.
E. C. AUSTIN,
Territorial Road Commissioner, Ter
ritorial Division No. 1.
First publication March 14.
Last publication April 5.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Territorial Road Commissioner,
Division No. 1.
To Whom It May Concern:—
Sealed proposals will be received
by the undersigned until April 5th,
1916, at 12 o’clock noon, for furnish
ing to the Territory of Alaska, the
following described lumber and tim
bers:
112 Pcs. 10 in. x 12 jn. x 10 ft.
Spruce Rough; 5 Pcs. 10 in. x
12 in. x 20 ft. Spruce Rough;
115 Pcs. 3 in. x 12 in. x 14 ft.
Hemlock S. I. S. I. E.; 1025 Pcs.
3 in. x 12 in. x 10 ft. Hemlock
S. I. S. I. E.; 200 Pcs. 3 in- x
12 in. x 22 ft. Spruce S. I. E.;
20 Pcs. 3 in. x 12 in. x 20 ft.
Hemlock S. I. S. I. E.; 400 Pcs.
2 in. x 8 in. x 14 ft. Spruce
Rough; 150 Pcs. 2 in. x -1 in. x
20 ft. Spruce S. 4 S.; 600 Pcs.
1 in. x 6 in. x 20 ft. Spruce
Rough; 120 Pcs. 2 in. x 4 in. x
16 ft. Spruce S. 4 S.
to be completed and delivered in
the waters of Tongass Narrows at
or near the Western town limits of
Ketchikan, Alaska; said lumber and
timbers to be free from all loose
knots and - delivered at destination
free from all freight or other charg
es, except net contract price, same
to be delivered at destination with
in 30 days of notice of acceptance
of bid by Commissioner; cash avail
able as soon as properly signed
vouchers are sent in to this office
and forwarded to the capitol at
Juneau.
The right to reject any and all
bids is reserved.
E. C. AUSTIN,
Territorial Road Commissioner, Di
vision No. 1.
First publication March 14.
Last publication April 5.
FOR SALt
Bell Island Hot Springs
Located 45 miles north of Ket
chikan, Alaska. Composed of 22
cabins, -tore with $1,000 stock, dock
and walk from dock to Springs, a
distance of one quarter mile.
Numerous number of springs. Five
of the largest cemented, walled and
fenced in and the water is seven
feet deep. Creek flows by springs
with good water power, being fed
from four large lakes.
Springs are in the hands of the
heirs of George Roc, and their de
sire is to sell if reasonable price
if offered in the near future.
Terms can be made on this sale.
Inquiries and information can be
had from W. L. ROE,
Ketchikan, Alaska.
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you the collector’s commission.
If you are looking for something
you have lost; or something you
need whether it is a bargain in
clthcs, engines, meal tickets, position
or whatnot, read the “Classified Ads
column.” It is there.
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Local 224, regular
meeting Monday
Visiting Brothers
cordially invited.
Hall for rent, Mon
day, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
E. E. Sparhawk
DENTIST
Office in Residence
Hours, 10 a. in. to 4 p. m.
CHAS. H. COSGROVE
Attorney at Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
C. E. INGERSOLL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Prompt attention given to perfect
ing land titles and securing patents
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.
James M. Shoup
Attorney at Law
Offices adjoining V. S. Customs
Office
Notary
S. A. PLUMLEY
Attorney and
Counselor at Law
Office—Town Council Chambers.
Ketchikan, Alaska.
MARY A. C- GIBSON
Stenographer
Notary Public
OFFICES
—Newtown Home—
Phone 142
People’s Meat Market
At The Old Stand Opposite
Sparahawk’s Store, Newtown
SWIFT & COMPANY’S MEATS
ED COOK, Proprietor.
General Hauling
and work of all kinds
done by the
Independent Transfer
Company
C. M. TAYLOR, Agent
Phono 64
Alaska Delivery
WALTER GRAY, prop
COAL DELIVERED FROM AL1
DOCKS
PHONES 61—Tl
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
COAL
COAL
NANAIMO
Lump Coal
$9.00 PER TON.
Ketchikan Wharf Co.
C. M. Taylor
Phone 64 Agent
ENGINES AND BOATS E
Alaska Boat and Engine Agency
Agent and distributers of the well known engines.
Palmer Engines 2 & 4 cycle medium & heavy duty engines
Calaie Perfection 2 &4 cycle high speed engines
Northwestern 2 cycle high speed and heavy duty engines
Van Blerck high speed and medium, 4 cycle engines
Red Wing high speed and medium heavy duty engines
Kermath 4 cycle heavy duty engines
Oriole 4 cycle ideal engine for trolling purpjses
Fisherman 4 cycle-1916 model will convince any man
that it is the greatest engine oa the market today for its
price and quality, only Mfg. for work boat purposes, two
sizes 6 H. P. 1 Cylinder weight 600 pounds, 2 Cylinder
12 H. P. weight 850 pounds, only Reversible engine Mfg.
Call on
Geo. Wilkes
For 1916 Quotations.
! CORLISS ENGINES a Specialty
t Ketchikan, - - Alaska
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« PETER NELSON, Prop. Ketchikan, Alaska «j
T A MESSAGE f
On Your Arrival in, or your Departure From
the City, if You" Visit
The SIDEBOARD |
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Corner Front and Dock Streets, You Will be Welcomed on Your
Arrival and Carry the Good Wishes of M. E. MARTIN
With You on Your Departure.
Congeniality, Goodfellowship and Fair Treatment
Combined, is our Long Suit.
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the Cabinet
Is widely known; not only for the qarlity
of its Liquors, Wines and Cigars,
but for its hospitality to
its numerous patrons.
Henru Goemaere and fl. W.Mortjan
Ketchikan, Alaska.
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A place where Friends or Foes are equally well
treated: a place where the best Liquors, Wines
and Cigars are kept. Our motto being-:
(“Thebestis none too good for our Patrons”
At the Admiral Saloon, Ketchikan.
j NORTHERN MACHINE WORKS ;
| Standard Gas Engines |
| Gas Engine Supplies Jefferson Swing Unions 4
I Titan Balata Belting Edison Wet Batteries and Renewals ^
OUR SPECIALTIES [¥j ' +
| • ngu OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING m**** 1
I ’ i GAS ENGINE REPAIRS t
GENERAL MACHINE SHOP WORK *
$ 4
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
THE ADMIRAL LINE
PtKfKT SoUND-CALiFOKNlA PUOIST SOUND-ALASKA ROUTk.
Routk - Tacoma and Seattle for Ketchi*
—Seattle-San Fr&ncisco. con- kll»- Petersburg. Juneau. Katallu
Yakut ai. Cordova, Valdez, Port
nect.ng with the Yale and Havard Wells. Ellamar. La Touche. Cook
lor Southern California Porta. lnlet Points. Seward and Kodiak.
Steamers Admiral Evans And Watson Call at Ketchikan North and
Southbound on the 8th, 18th and 28tIiof each month.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
H GALLAGHER. Agent, NORTHLAND DOCK CO.. Agent
Jnneau PHONE 60 Ketchikan