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26, 1)07, at the post office at Nome,
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March 1)7).
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NOME, ALASKA. JUNE 1, 1917.
IMPORTANCE OF MILITARY MAP-j
PING.
At one of the military lectures he- I
fore the members of the various na
tional engineering societies in New j
York last year, a highranking officer
in the eng.neer corps of the army made
the startling statement that there was
not in existence a set of proper mill- J
t-iry maps from which a military of-j
fieer could lav out proper maneuver* I
tor the defense of New Y’ork city, not
to mention other important centers
throughout the country. There is
now hope that this may in time be
remedied. A distinct division has
teen created by the United States
geological survey known as the divis
ion of mihtary surveys, to co-operate
with the war department for the pro
duction of such maps as will meet
the requirements of the army.
It is recognized that the topogr aph -
lcal maps of the geological survey are
invaluable for military purposes so
far as they go, but they are topo
graphical maps for engineering pur
poses and omit most, if not all, of the
important features of military Im
portance, which are necessary in the
tactical handling of troops. Inasmuch
however, as nothing has as yet been
done, further than to make a start,
the amount of work facing this divis
ion is tremendous and all but in,pos
sible of accomplishment within the
period which It may tie assumed will
intervene before the need becomes
imperative.
Thirty six states have state geolo
gists, and these of;"! dr, with th.-ir
state prganlzatbns. crutd be co-ordi
lated with the war department in the
matter of military m'fpplng, to the
treat adv-ntage of th * latter. The
mate gee legists, mos" t h c i any other
indlvidu'.is, know ,n detail of such
important features in their Btate,
knowledge of which is absolutely
necessary to military operation mak
ing for excellence of camp sites, local
ises supplying the three fundamental
r equal tea of a good camp site—wood,
water and grasa—and Infinite other
details.
If all the state geologists wore to
■ work in harmony with the depart -
j inent and collect, tabulate and map
i these data in times of peace, when it
can be done with a certain amount of
composure, it would be ready to hand
when needed and would obviate the
necessity of sending out military
reconn alssance parties to make hur
ried road sketches, some of them from
tlie saddle, with the unavoidable In
accuracies due to the haste with
which they are made. Rock features
and rock formations are known to
these state geologists, which the rc
connoissance parties of the army
I would be at loss to see or compre
i
hend which features might be of
Inestimable value to military com
manders in the way of trnching.
mining, tunneling, location of siege
guns, transfer of troops through rough
country, etc.
It has become a platitude nowadays
that war Is dependent on the oppos
ing engineering talent and capacities,
but there are not confined to the mu
nition factory. Mining engineers
abroad are in the forefront of dis
tinguished service, and the only do
cuments of interest now being pub
lished by some of the English mining
,&nd tnetaljlurgicnl institutions are
lists ’of the members in the service
and their whereabouts and conditions.
Work for our own mining engineers
is to be found in many ways and
cooperating with state geologists in
complete mapping of the states Is
I one that will lie of inestimable value
in case of war and of great, perhaps
of equal, value during the pursuits
of peace.
When you nre bilking to a man, and
when h'is interest in what you are
saj'ing begins to lag. a good way to
resuscitate him is to lean forward and
say: “What I am now going to tell
you is in the strictest confidence. You
must not breathe a word of it."
Ordinarily one who has that said to
him will wake up and pay better at
tention to your conversation—at least
for a while. What you have really
done when you sav that to a man is
this: You have prevented him from
going to sleep on your hands, you
have stirred is cur»slty, you have ad
vertised !
As a scheme far stimulating inter
est in your line of talk it is all right.
But ;f what you then proceed to tell
is something that you really want
I to have kept «• cret the plan is a
poor one. If you have information
that you dont' w - * people to spread
around—keep It to yourself.
The trouble with a human being
who hears a thing in confidence i«
often this—he can't remember that be
heard it in confidence. He remembers
the item of news, providing it is juicy
enough, but the fact that he heard
it in confidence drops out of mind,
and then he begins to tell it around.
Telhng a thing in confidence is a lit
tle like handling a man a jewel in
an envelope, and at the same time
warning him to take as good care of
the envelope as he takes of the Jewel.
Everything goes all right for a while.
But by and by the envelope wears
out. It is a flimsy sort of thing any
way. And so there comes a time when
the envelope, having grown thin and
weak and frayed at the edges, slips
off or is cast off and nothing remains
but the Jewel.
How* did I acquire all this wisdom
cn the subject of confidential com
munications? I will tell you. I ac
quired it recently in the school of ex
perience. About three months ago I
told something in strict confidence to
a friend—a man of the highest char
cater—one who would not Injure me
intentionally for the world. But (and
this is what gave me a jar) he went
and lost the green enveloi>e, for yes
terday he called at my office, carefully
closed the door .drew* his chair near
to mine and in a low voice told me In
"strictest confidence" exactly the
same thing that I had told him!
LET THE YUKON ALSO ACT
Legislative bodies throughout the
world are considering ways and
means of increasing the agricultural
production and of utilizing farm pro
ducts which now go to waste. The
high cost of living and scarcity of food
is the incentive.
Yukon always has to contend with
iving costs as high as, if not higher
than .those today prevailing in the
war zone or anywhere else. It not
only will be good business for Yukon
o consider the ways and means for
Increasing its agricultural output for
this year but for every year. But
there is added reason why In this
time of national and world-wide
stress and scarity of food the Yukon
should do its utmost to grow what it
can at home.
Every ounce of foodstuffs grown in
Yukon means Just that much more
can be kept outside and diverted to
other needed channels. Every dollar
spent In Yukon for home-grown food
means a dollar more kept here for
local circulation.
Not for years will the world's pro
duction reach the war volume. De
spite the war’s decimating hand the
world's population is declared to be
increasing, and the consumption of
foodstuffs consequently enlarged.
Science Is taking hold of the agri
cultural question elsewhere. Some of
the world's best brains are engaged
r studying agricultural production
and economics. Yukon should make
seme effort to have a permanent part
in this new phase of the world's great
est industry. T.et the Yukon legisla
tor this year plan some scheme for
inducing the people of Yukon to grow
more vegetables, hay, and the like
t home. All these articles will bring
enormous prices outside tins year. It
will pay every person who can spare
tiie time to help In the Industry
.locally this year—Dawson News.
NOTICE TO BARTENDERS.
Pursuant to an order of Local No.
SfiS, 11. I. I,, of A. (Affiliated with A.
K. of [..) members are hereby notified
that the summer scale of $7.50 per day j
of eight hours and $1 per hour over- |
time, becomes effective June 1. Notice
is also given that overtime rates
shall apply to all parts or subdivisions
of tin full day of eight hours.
AL. NICHOLSON
President
Fresh Eggs $1.00 per dozen also
Chickens for sale at Prosser's Harness I
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tilla with a sample stock of Washing
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Band rubbers, Hardeman bats, Coopers
underwear.
SPRING TIME IS HERE
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We make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and re
pairing for ladies and gentlemen.
We make suits to order.
First class workmanship, modern
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We appreciate your patronage.
Yours to please,
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