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NOME ALASKA, OCT. 30, 1915. 1
As persistent as the recurrent re- 1
pons of fortncoming peace overtures
are tiie oft reiterated rumors that the i
allies aie, about to abandon the effort i
to vyrest the Dardanelles from the grasp
of the irrepressible Turk. While there i
gre many indications that the. cam
paign is practically hopeless it is by no
means determined that it will be com
pletely abandoned. The primary ef
tort of the campaign is the opening of
a passage to tne Black sea order to
pei nut of a better co-operation of the
Russians with the western allies.
Tne taking of Constantinople is there
fore a matter of equal moment with
the possession of the Dardanelles. In
other words, the Turkish capital must
fall before the ultimate object can be I
aenieved. The efforts of the allies j
toward this end have been directed to
ward tiie taking of the famous entrance
to the tsea of -Marmora as presenting
tiie greatest possibilities of an early
reduction of the Moslem stronghold as
perfect co-operation between the allied
land and sea forces could thereby be
established, making the capital an easy
easy conquest. Great and costly sacri-.
tices have been made toward this end
with appaiently little result, in so far
as progress toward the final object has
been attained. The allies have been|
hammering away with tireless energy ,
since April last, but, aside from taking i
possession of about one-fifth of the
uallipoli peninsula, have accomplished
very little as the control of the pas
sage seems us solidly in the possession
of the Turks as before the commence
ment of the campaign. Six months
have been spent in the effort to reudce
tlie Turkish fortresses, millions have
been expended and an army has been
sacrificed without effective result as,
up to the present, the allies have done
little more than gain a foothold on the
land. All the time and effort expended
seems to have been absolutely thrown
way as no particular results have been
attained. The task seems to be one
that Is in every degree hopeless. Yet,
withal, so vitally necessary to the final
success of the allied arms is the pos- j
session of that narrow strip of water
between the Black and Aegean seas j
that, hopeless as the task of forcing the ■
Dardanelles may seem. It is hardly
probable that the effort to gain pos
session will bo finally and completely
abandoned with the realization that the
outer defenses are impregnable. It is
more than probably that the allied ef
forts will be turned in another direc
tion and it Is suggested that a yet
stronger endeavor will be made to ac
complish the desired objetc before the
campaign will be Anally abandoned. It
is therefore to be expected that Con
stantinople itself will be the object of
the next effort of the allls, as the
capture of that city will, in all proba
bility, solve the whole matter. The ef
fort may be long delayed by the un
expected Balkan complication but un
less peace intervenes, which seems a
remote possibility, the future will prob
ably see the allies driving toward the
ancient capital of Christendom which
is, after all, the real key to the situa
tion.
OIL IN ALASKA.
(Seattle P.-I.)
Alaska has not been misnamed the
"national treasure house." First gold,
then coal and copper, and now oil Is
found In apparent abundance in the
great north, according to W. B. Van
Valin, of the federal bureau of educa
lon, who carries with him some evi
dence of the truth of his story.
Indications of oil have been hereto
fore found elsewhere than In the far
north of the territory, and it has been
conAdently expected thnt capital would
j ultimately develop It In commercial
quantities. But Mr. Van Valin Ands
|i four springs within the Arctic circle,
bubbling oil from the frozen ground
and forming a great lake so extensive
as to be dangerous of approach. Al
lowing for the enthusiasm of the dis
coverer, it seems possible that Mr. Van
Valin has stumbled upon a great nat
ural deposit that may develop into an
extensive oil field.
Oil in commercial quantities would
mean much to Alaska. Should the dis
covery prove all that is hoped for, there :
will be an additional reason w'hy In- 1
dustry and capitnl should seek the ter
ritory and w’hy the immediate future 1
of that golden country should more 1
than ever glow with promise.
ALASKA
NOTES
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George Kusnick, an Indian, shot and
severely wounded Steve Stamplo,. an !
Austrian, while the latter was cruis
ing along the shores of Pennock island.
Southeastern Alaska The Indian of
fered no explanation for the shooting
when taken in charge by the deputy
United States marshal, sent after him.
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C C. Onrlsford. president and general 1
manager of the Silver Fox Films, of the 11
Moose Bay Fur and Trading Company,
of Chicago arrived in Cordova recent- '
ly accompanied by three photographers '
and they expect to remain there for '
some time, taking educational films ofl!
Alaska. This work has been In prog- I
ress for two years, and is wide In Its
scope and covers practically every sec
tion of the northland. \ 1
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oCuneilman King had a close call f
from being drowned recently In the (
waters of Mineral creek. Together t
with his son. Porter, he was attempting d
to ford the stream, when he was swept 1'
off Ills feet and Into a pot-hole. Strug- a
Kllng desperately, Mr. King was drawn i
under twice, and was just about ex- 1
hausted, when Porter succeeded In I
catching him by the coat and lifting i
him Into shallow water —Valdez Pros- i
oeotor. 1
The office of Secretary of Alaska has i
been notified that three new attorneys
had been admitted to practice before
I the courts of Alaska. They all reside
at Anchorage and they were all ad
mitted in third division. Those there ,
dinltted were Robert M. Atstrop. Roy
alen D. Chase and John Leo Davey.
figures compiled at the governor's
office show that the total cost of the
schools throughout the territory in un
incorporated towns for the schdol year
1914-1915 was $61,426.92. There have
been in operation 31 schools, under
tlie direction of 40 teachers, and for
the benefit of 961 pupils. This makes
an average of 31 students per school,
at an average yearly cost of $181.51 j
per school and $63.92 per pupil. There 1
have been seven new districts estab- j
lished during the year.
These figures are as opposed to like ;
statistics for the previous year which
were as follows: 27 schools, 38 teach- j
jers, 939 pupils, total cost of $61,659.74
'and average cost per pupil of $62.46.
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A. Christiansen, who handled Uncle
Sam’s real estate deal at Anchorage,
has returned to Juneau and states that
the Anchorage townsite disposed of is
large enough to acommodate a popula
tion of 5,000. He expressed the belief
that the town is already too large for
all to make a living. The government
realized the neat sum of $170,000 from
the sale of lots at Anchorage.
Judge Brown of the District court
received advices from the German Am
erican Mercantile bank of Seattle that
$25,000 had been deposited in the hank
for the purpose of paying off the de
positors and draft holders of the Val
dez Bank and Trust Company, which
closed its doors recently.—Chitina
Leader.
A census of Anchorage taken under
auspices of the townsite manager, gives I
the following returns, says the Chitina j
Leader.
Men, 593: woman. 208: children 193. I
"We figure that our enumerators got I
the names of only about 40 per cent of
the male inhabitants of the near town.” '<
said the manager, "because most of
the men are away from their homes In
the day time, when the census was
taken. Our enumeration of the women j
and children is more nearly correct.” j
The total number on the government
payroll is 1,300, of which about 200 j
work near enough to the town to live
ut home, so that the total population
of Anchorage and vicinity is about
3,100.
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Any person who doubts the possi
bilities of the Valdez district to be
come self-sustaining in so far as fresh
vegetables are concerned will quickly
become convinced of their error by
gazing into the window of the Love- •
Whitley butcher shop, where home
grown Irish spuds weighing nearly two !
pounds each are on display. The po
tatoes were grown in the garden of
Jos. Dieringer and without a blemish.
C’iiulitlower is also shown which weigh
between five and six pounds, and cel
ery stalks IB inches long,pure white
and deliciously crisp. Mr. Whitley is
also showing sunflower stalks which
reach to the nine-foot ceiling which
grew in the garden of Mrs. Rucker.
Valdez should have held an agricul
ture fair similar to those of Skagway
and Fairbanks in order that the pub
lic might judge for themselves of the
productiveness of the Valdez soil.—
V'aldez Prospector.
Figures compiled from the annual
reports of canneries and saltaries in
the district clerk's office show that
'rom the first division alone a total
of $66,626.99 is still due the terri
ory for taxes in the year 1914, un
ler the law passed by the Alaskan
egislature in 1913. The 1913 taxes
imount to $72,722.66, but if the law I
s upheld this amount will have to
oe equalized, as the law did not go
nto effect until September 1st, at
which time nearly the entire salmon
pack of the territory was up and had
seen shipped.
In the first division in 1914, the
imount of tax which should have re
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suited from the pack of the uennerles
was $65,711.40, with salteries giving
a total return of $915.59. There were
tl canneries operating in the south
i astern part of Alaska and 19 salteries.
Figures compiled by Territorial
Treasurer Smith for the benefit of the
members of the second legislature show
that the total amount of taxes due
from the fishing industries of Alaska
for the year 1914 amounted to $156,
572.99.
MINING EDITION
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lias yet been Issued und is particu
larly designed to furnish information to
those who are seeking a fuller knowl
edge of Seward Peninsula and its re
sources. Practicully everything of in
terest within the coniines of the terri
tory is described in a clear and com
prehensive manner from mining and
uredge operations to the characteristic
features of the life und amusements j
of the people. A most interesting fea
ture is the complete story of the Stef
unsson expedition from the start to the
present, including the story of the
Kuriuk and the rescue of the surviv
ors from lonely Wrangell island. Other
interesting articles are those relating to j
tne Eskimo, the flora and fauna and 1
the early history of exploration in Be
i ing sea and western Arctic waters. '
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ing to those who have a desire to iearn |
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