Valdez Daily Prospector
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1913.
ALASKA THAW FARMING.
Imagine a great bowl of ice, three
hundred miles long and fifty miles
wide. Sprinkle it with a layer of dirt.
Light it with a sun that beats down
with tropic intensity twenty-two of
the twenty-four hours of the day.
Give it the climate of arid Arizona,
w'th its ten inches of rainfall every
year.
Now you have a fair picture of the
Tanana valley, located in almos' the
geographical center of Alaska, whose
farms surpass in productivity sind
wealth of yield the best Dakotas or
the cream of the Canadian North
west prairies, to which thousands of
our Middle West farmers annually
migrate.
Barred from the softening influence
of the Japan current by a range of
high and precipitous mountains which
include such giants as Mt. St. Elias
and Mt.; McKinley (altitude 20,500
feet), the loftiest on the American
continent, this valley is only made
endurable for plant life by the fact
that the whole region, except the
surface, is frozen.
rue moisture arising irom me ja
pan current in the form of clouds set
tles against these mountains and is
precipitated as snow, forming the
tremendous glaciers in Ihe southern
portion of Alaska. The air is then
freed of its moisture and comes dry
into the Tanana valley. The valley
has no more moisture, no more rain
fall than Arizona. The Tanana val
ley would be an arid desert were it
not for the fact that it is frozen from
surface to bedrock and every drop of
water and every snowflake which
falls in that country is conserved. It
sinks into the ground and is frozen
there. It is maintained in cold stor
age.
When the warm spiting sun touch
es the ground and the plowman turns
up the clods it begins thawing. Then
the Fairbanks farmers plant) their
gardens and as the moisture is need- !
ed it comes from below. The thaw- j
ing continues all summer. The Tan- j
ana people have a subirrigation sys
tem which Nature operates for them
that beats any irrigation or reclama
tion system in any of the Western
states and which does not now and
never will cost a cent to maintain.
The clearing of farm lands about
Fairbanks is going on rapidly. Last
year the area under cultivation was
nearly double all that which had been
cleared and cultivated in previous |
years. The yield of those crops is
a matter of amazement and surprise
to the producers themselves, because
there, as elsewhere, it had been sup
posed that the lands were worthless
for farming purposes.
The United States experimental
farm is located at Fairbanks. There
are about ninety acres under cultiva
tion. The report of the 1912 crop
shows Red Fife wheat yielding fifty
five bushels to the acre from the soil
under natural condition there. Ro
manoff, spring wheat, planted in 1912,
and harvested about the first of Sep
tember, show's a production of sixty
bushels to the acre.
These wonderful results can be di
rectly traced to the fact that during
the w'hole of the growing season there
is no darkness. It is all daylight.
From May to the beginning of Sep
tember one can read a newspaper out
of doors at midnight.
The qualiy is another source of
surprise to the uninitiated. Vegeta
bles, such as cabbage, turnips, to
motoes, radishes, celery and lettuce,
are vastly superior to those grown in
the states.—Technical World Maga
zine.
Congregational Church.
Services will be preached tomorrow
by the Rev. Charles S. Price at 11:00
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Morning subject, “Precept and
Promise.”
Evening subject, "The Evolution of
Christian Experience,” designed to be
of help to those who cannot under
stand a great many things in the
Bible.
At the evening service Mrs. Win.
Kramer will sing “One Sweetly Sol
emn Thought,” and Mrs. L. Rudolph
will give a selection from Beriot on
the violin.
Thanksgiving Dinner.
For Thanksgiving dinner come and
buy a fresh killed turkey, goose or
duck, shell oysters by the dozen,
Olympia and Eagle brand oysters by
the can: lettuce, tomatoes, celery,
cucumbers and nice things for your
Thanksgiving dinner.
ROVE-WHITREY COMPANY.
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For Sale.
Two bowling alleys complete, pins
and balls, also automatic pinsetter.
Will sell on terms if desired. Also
moving picture machine in first-class
condition. Enquire
AR. WHITE & CO.
The Nemo.
Fundamental principles upon which
Nemo Corsets are based are Hygien
ics, Fashion, Durability and Stability.
Once a Nemo wearer, always a Ne
mo wearer. At E. WINTER’S, the
Ladies’ Furnisher.
Hospital of the Good Samaritan. i
For $6.01) we will give you a ticket
entitling you to hospital service and
care for any eight weeks out of the
year from date of your ticket, when
incapacitated by injury or sickness.
See W. H. Ziegler.
Barney Neiblihg, who was arrested ;
at Juneau, was brought back to Val
dez on the Sampson by special Dep
uty Marshal W. F. Pendegast, of the
capital city. Neibling will be given
a preliminary hearing in a few days
before Judge Love.
Mrs. Celia Thomas and her daugh
ter, Miss Myrtle Thomas, mother and
sister of William Thomas, of Valdez,
arrived on the Admiral Sampson this
morning to visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas.
Ladies, Attention.
New line of coats, one-piece suits
and a few sets of fine furs just re
ceived at Harvey’s Toggery.
Lieut. Dougherty, chief signal offi
cer of the first division of the military
cable and telegraph signal service, left
this afternoon on the Sampson for
Seward on a trip of inspection.
Hand laundry, corner of Hobart
street and Keystone avenue. Flannels
and silks a specialty.
MRS. H. SHARTS <£ CO.
(treat reduction in everything new
■md second-hand at Adler’s.
Prospectors,
Don’t neglect your health on|the trail. Sank*/
The VALDEZ DRUG GO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest- and best of * drugs,
medicines, arid surgical bandages.
IBS
To Our Patrons.
So that the force of the Independent
Laundry can enjoy their Thanksgiv
ing turkey, we respectfully announce
to our customers that no starch work
will be accepted later than Wednes
day noon for delivery the sam week.
Rough dry as usual.
HARRY E. F. KING.
Ladies.
For Ideal Comfort In corset as well
as style, health and durability, try a
Nu Bone Corset and be convinced.
Fittings in the privacy of your home.
For appointment—Phone 105. Mrs.
T. R. Needham, general manager, in
Fish building.
Fresh Seal shipped oysters on ev
ery boat for Frye-Bruhn Co.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 "Fourteen years in
Office in Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
0 a. m.. to6i>. m.. 7 p. m.. tx> 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
C E. BUNNELL
ATTORNKY-AT-LA W
Offices Wall Street
Phone 3i VALDEZ
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
phone'isb Valdez, Alaska
JOHN LYONS
ATTORNEY AT, LAW
All Mining Business Given Prompt
Attention.
WHALING BLDG. VALDEZ
MINING ENGINEER
F. BUTTERWORTH
'Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Ke». Phone. 189
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdez. Alaska
Reports on Mines
Patent Surveys
General Mining Engineering
Phone No. ios
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o’eiot k il
Eagle Hall All members are requested to
attend. S. McNTECK. Arctic Chief
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications Mist Wednesday 10
each month 1n McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
James H l»*Mterson..VV. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
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VALDEZ LODGE NO. 6,1.0. OF
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Meets every Monday /M 8p. m, in
odd fellows:hAll
Visiting Brothers especially invited
Wm. Thomas, n. a. P. S. Hit;-".' iv c, sue
MILK—MILK—MILK
Fresh Milk and| Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
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Telephone orders |o Phone 187
We wish to announce to the people
of Valdez^ that we arenow displaying
a large line of goods for the holidays
-—INCLUDING
For Children
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A large line of Togs
such as
Dolls, all sizes
Baby Carriages
Rocking Horses
Rocking Chairs
Express Wagons
Children’s Pianos .j
Toy Animals
Children’s Book
All kinds of Games
For Ladies
Silver Deposit ware
Cut Glass, all the latest
styles
Leather Sewing Bags
Manicure Sets
Writing Sets
Scissors Sets
Imported China
Fancy Cups and Saucers
Leather Card Sets
Leather Handbags
For Men
Smoking Jackets
Bathrobes
Neckties
Mufflers
Fur I/ined Gloves
Comb and Brush Sets
Collar and Cuff Sets ‘
Traveling Sets
leather Satchels
Men’s Slippers
Ladies’ and Children’s
Fur Sets
and many other articles too
numerous to mention
These goods have all been bought direct through importing
houses fromJBurope and large manufacturers in this country
which enables us to sell them at bed-rock prices, thus saving
you the trouble of sending out for your Holiday Gifts.
We will be pleased to have you call
and imped our various lines