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BAYS FAITHFUL GOT
HARD KICK IN THE RIBB.
^ According to the Anchorage Pio
neer of November 13, Delegate Wick
ersham expressed the opinion in his
speech there that Congress will un
questionably appropriate the money
|fto be asked for by Secretary Lane.
.Whatever else one might say about
the delegate he is gifted with corn
nonsense and in this case he con
demned all attempts at agitation. He
declared that he had put that rail
way bill through congress, or had aid
ed in getting it through, and he felt
a personally strong desire to see the
work successfully carried out.
One remarkable little fact is worth
noting in this connection. Before
Mr. Wickersham came and saw the
railroad work and spoke his opinion
a puny effort was being made to cre
ate dissension. This paper condemn
ed it at the time, long before the del
egate had spoken and there is some
satisfaction in contemplating the ut
ter silence that suddenly fell over
the agitators.
What a strange hold Wickershaiu
has got on .his followers? As a sub
ject for Calm, 'unprejudiced study the
•‘Gentleman from Alaska” is mighty
interesting. *He is supported by some
of the very worst elements in Alaska
life and by some of the very best
men of the territory and all swear by
him and accept, very often blindly,
his dictum as they might ac
cept the ex cathedra statement of tlfcs
Vatican or the ‘‘official announce
ment” of au oracle.
Some of them, no doubt, thought
that when they attacked the Guggen
heims as arch-conspirators against
the government railroad Wickersliam
would come along and clap them on
the back. On the way up the coast
several of the anti-Gugg genus went
to see the delegate to receive his ap
probation as a sheep dog comes to
. have his head patted by the shepherd
*and master when he thinks he has
barked with dog-like faithfulness.
Did they get the pats? Oh, no; they
got a hard kick in the ribs.—Seward
Gateway.
VM) 81111*8 SINK TO
BOTTOM OF THK SKA?
t The question of whether or not a
lit modern steel ship which capsizes in
midocean will sink to the bottom has
been discussed at considerable length
in the past few months. Many argue
/ that since the water of the ocean at
great depths is under enormous
pressure there niuSi. De a point some
where between the surface and the
bottom where is so highly com
pressed as 'to support steel so that
the wrecked vessel will remain sus
pended there.
'% At the bottom of the ocean at the
point of greatest depth is a little
over six miles, the density of the
g f watpr. owing to the pressure, is only
about one twentieth greater than at
the surface. Only two substances so
far investigated scientifically have
been found less compressible than
water; these are glycerine and mer
cury. Steel is compressed over 50
per cent more than water at the same
pressure. From this it is clear that
as steel descends in the water it is
compressed half as much again as
the water at the same depth, so that
at no point would the density of the
water be as great as that of the steel.
Therefore, there is no point where
steel would he suspended above the
bottom even if the steel was dropped
into a pit of the ocean reaching to
the center of .the earth.
It is believed that no modern ves
sel has compartments sufficiently rig
id to withstand the pressure of the
water a hundred feet or more below
the surface, so that the buoyant ef
fect need not be considered.
In considering this question notice
is taken of the fact that the pres
sure of the water is exerted in all di
rections. That is, a body immersed
in water sustains a pressure tending
to draw it downward with a force
practically equal to that tending to
prevent its further sinking, just as
in the air. bodies sustain the same
pressure on all sides. From these
facts many conclude that any objects
that sink at the surface will sink to
the bottom of the ocean.
BROOKS ADV1HKS MiNfc'RH
ItKVKIiOP QUARTZ MINKS.
Ur. Alfred Brooks is advising all
quartz miners in the Fairbanks dis
trict to keep up the assessment work
on their claims and not to let them
go back to the government. He be
lieves the quartz possibilities of the
Fairbanks district will have been un
derestimated by the miners and says
that as soon as cheaper fuel is avail
able the mines will flourish.
Regarding the antimony mining.
Dr. Brooks said that neither he nor
anyone else in the country had paid
a great deal of attention to it here
tofore, as the demand for the ore was
not great, but now the industry is in
teresting many people. At the pres
ent time, it iB being mined in a num
ber of places in the United States,
but there are only a few places where
the ore is as free from lead as it is
in the Fairbanks district and for that
reason it is particularly valuable.
Just wnat tne antimony inuuairy
will amount to after the close of the
war, the geologist is not willing to
hazard a guess, as he thinks it will
depend upon the attitude of the world
powers toward disarmament. If the
nations now engaged in the mighty
struggle in Europe wear themselves
out, with neither winning a decisive
victory, it is probable, he thinks, that
there will be a demand for antimony
which will be used to replenish the
ammunition stores. The whole in
dustry is so uncertain, however, that
Dr. Brooks does not know what ad
vice to give the people contemplating
entering the business.
The one thing the geologist feels
certain of, however, is that the quartz
industry of the Interior will amount
to a good deal after cheaper fuel is
landed.
Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
line of School Stationery. tf
FOR SALE—Very cheap, one 9 h.
p. gas engine, used only six months.
Apply to Love-iyhitley Co. It 12-7
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
POSTOFFICE POINT.
Thar* I* No Mail 8tation Located on
This Arctic Ice Pack.
Almost due north of Bering strait is
a point in the solid north pack that
always extends much further south
than the pack at the eastward or at
the westward. This point is naturally
variable, according to the beut of the
summer and the severity of the previ
ous winter, but it does not move more
than a few degrees. For fifty or sev
enty-five years this |>oint of ice has
been spoken of by the arctic whale
men as “Postotfice point.”
This does not mean that there is a
postofflce there, but the significance
of the name is because the whaling
fleets usually are divided, some ships
going considerably cast of Postofflce
point and others west of it. Ships
that have been east of It cruise along
the edge of the pack and very fre
quently meet ships that have been to
tjie west of It. and the meeting point
for some reason has always been In
the neighborhood of Postofflce point.
It was here therefore that the ships
used to meet, after being separated
for many weeks, and exchange uews
and gossip
The solid north pack comes pretty
close to Point Barrow and extends In
an irregular line from Point Barrow
to Postofflce point. Much of this Ice
“looks as though it has beeu there
from the year 1." as one of the whal
ing captains has expressed It. Bear
lng in mind the fact that Postofflce
point Is always to be found In ap
proxlmately the same latitude and
longitude. It seems as though there
must of necessity be laud back of it.
although of course there Is a poss:
blllty that there may be a very solid
pack of ie* Instead of land, held in
place by comparatively shallow water.
—New York Times
THE UBIQUITOUS TURKEY.
He Ha* Spread All Ov*r th* World
Deapit* His Retiring Way*.
in every corner of tile globe almost,
at least where civilization has spread
its epicurean taste, may be fouud the
domesticated turkey—not. however, of
his own volition Never would be. in
his wild state, have sought to cross
the stormy seas to find green fields
and pastures new.
lie is not so constructed. He is not
bold or adventurous of disposition. On
the contrary, he Is timid and much
afraid of things he does not under
stand and when undisturbed is prone
to let well enough aloue and get along
with his accustomed feeding ^grounds.
Again, as a Bier the turkey is nut a
pronounced success. He tiles ponder
ously. almost painfully and with great
effort and only wheu very much fright
ened. His Bight an be sustained for
only a short distance, but what the
wild turkey lacks as an aviator be
fully makes up as d sprtuter. -
He can outrun a race horse, especial
ly in his own native forest, where
undergrowth and ' ‘gibes seem hut to
add to his speed. Ilut he could not
have flown over tip ocean even if be
had had that immi'ural desire.
He was taken over by the baud of
man. first to Spain, then to other
Mediterranean countries, to northern
Euro lie. to the far east, until now he
is well nigh omnipresent. And this
spreading out of bis kind even unto
the ends of the earth is all due to the
entrancing qualities his meat takes
on when properly baked or roasted.—
New York Herald
The Vampire Bat.
The true vampire bat is a quite in
significant creature, not unlike our
noetule bat in general appearance anil
size, but with a small "nose leaf" and
no wel> between the hind legs. The
really remarkable thing about it is
its perfect adaptatiop for secret and
painless bloodletting Most bats have
teeth very like those of the carnivora,
with long canines and small incisors,
but in the true bloodsucking vampire
bat the Incisors are very large and
broad and exceedingly sharp edged,
thus being able to inflict a shaving
surface cut which causes no pain, but
a great deal of bleeding, indeed, not
only does the sleeper very rarely wake
under the winged bloodletter's atten
tions. but a bite may lie inflicted un
felt on a person who is awake at the
time. — Loudon Graphic.
Fairly Warned.
"What's tbe value of tlmt trunk?’’ to
quired tbe baggageman
•‘You mean iny wife's trunk over
there?" asked the man. who was smok
tog a Pittsburgh stogie to a gold mount
ed meerschaum holder
"Yes."
"Well, my private opinion is that, tbe
whole outfit ain’t worth $4. But if
.you had ever seeu my wife get really
riled you wouldn't lose It for a million."
— Washington Star.
Consider the Tree*.
The trees are lovely in summer: so
are the women. But how different are
the women and the trees as to tbelr
clothes! To be sure, both are delight
fully clothed, yet. with the abundant
raiment with- which the trees are sup
plied. they require hut one trunk to
hold It all.—Smart Set.
A Queer Lack.
"Wouldn't you like to visit the great
desert?”
“Indeed I would, but I haven't got
the sand.”—Exchange.
— -— -
Usually the Way.
Mamie—She la trying to keep her
marriage a secret.
Mand—How do you know?
“She told me go.”
Failures are but tbe pillars of sur
ma*.—Old Proverb.
WHISTLER AT WEST POINT.
He Loved Truth and Took Punishment
Rather Than Lie.
At West Point was old .loe. the ne
gro cadet hair cutter. He wits never
known to sutile or to deviate from
“regu'irtions.” Once a month cadets
were V.iliged to have their hair nit by
him. This was a great worry to Whis
tler. who disliked to part with his pret
ty locks so he would try by cajolery
and flattery to have .loe let up a little
on the length of his hair Hut In this
he was never successful, .loe would
stop his shears in the midst of a re
monstrance and stt.v. "Mr. Whirftler. do
you want me to cut your hair accord
ing to regulations or not?” Of course
this put uu end to the argument, and
Whistler would come back to our
, rooms, look in the glass and swear
about Joe.
He loved frankness, truth and honor.
Cards were forbidden In eadet bar
racks. but we hud a pack, uud one
night long ufter “taps” (10 o’clock) we
laid been playing, and the cards lay
carelessly aside, when we were sur
| prised by the entrance of the Inspect
■ lug officer, who spied the cards. We
knew that the offense was a serious
one against discipline and considered
whether we could properly ask that the
report should read "Cards In posses
sion." a lesser offense. Instead of
“Playing cards." as we were not play
ing when the Inspector saw us. Whis
tler said. "No. we had been playing."
go we fnced the music and an punish
i ment lost o.ur cadet furloughs for a
i summer.—H. M. Lunelle In Century.
DIDN’T QUITE DODGE.
When the Elder Booth Tried to Escape
a Man Who Bored Him.
Thomas It. Gould admired tbe elder
Booth almost to adoration. The most
minute and instructive account that ex
ists of Booth s acting was written by
him—a book called “The Tragedian”
' and Gould's marble bast of Booth, a no
! ble work of art (made before the come
I dial) Flynn broke Booth’s nose with a
; pewter poti. is the best likeness of that
| great actor. Rut Gould's assidious per
| sonal attentions to Booth became
j wearisome lo that eccentric man and
! vexed him. Peculiar discretion is
sometimes requisite to those who would
praise and please eminent persons
Booth, when acting in Boston, custom
arily lodged at an old hotel called the
Albion, sltunted in Treinont street, at
t!>e northwest corner of Court street.
“One day." said Edwin, “my father
j dashed into the bedroom where I was
j sitting and. almost breathless with
haste, exclaimed: -Gould! Coming up!
Sa.v I’m out.' and literally dived under
neath the bed. 1 received Mr. Gould,
who seemed surprised not to tind my
father (I think he had seen him rush
ing upstairs), and lie talked with me
fyr several minutes. Then there was a
moment of silence. and my father, be
coming impatient, thrust his head out
from under the bed, inquiring as he
did so:
’Is that iuferuai bore gone yet?’
Imagine tbe effect!’’—Collier’s Weekly.
Tho Voracious Cormorant.
How a cormorant dives for sea trout
and gets them is told by a writer: "I
had the cormorant under observation
only for the space of four or live min
utes. and during that short period it
had captured four sea trout, all of con
I sideruble size. After being under wa
ter for a few seconds the bird would
1 reappear with a sea trout wriggling in
! its bill. But In spite of the victim’s
j desperate efforts to escape it was deft
! ly swallowed, and after a few gulps
the cormorant would resume its tish
ing operations. One of the sea trout
gave it considerable trouble, however,
for the Osh struggled violently for
some moments, but was deftly placed
so that its head pointed down its cap
tor’s throat, and thus its own strug
gles assisted the bird to swallow it ’
Early History of Rubber.
Rubber is first known to history as n
plaything. It was during Columbus
I second voyage that Herrera observed
that tbe inhabitants of Haiti played a
game with balls "made of the gum of
•a tree." Even as early as the begin
uing of the seventeenth century. How
ever. the Spaniards used rubber to wa
terproof their cloaks, hut the fact at
i traded no attention in the old world,
i and it was uot uutil the eighteenth
) century that the rubber industry be
j gau Early writers mention au oil ex
I traded from rubber which was taken
I medicinally with cocoa.
Before and After.
Before marriage lie Inis a duck (It if
she sees him with a shave and mas
sage that are less than two hours old
or the perfect poise of his correct tie
disturbed a hair's breadth, but after
ward he comes to the table with his
! shoestrings untied, no collar on nnd a
1 stubby growth of beard that would
| play a tune (f yon ran It through a
I music box.—Judge.
Questioning Grandma.
■'Grandma." inquired ber little grand
son the day of ber arrival, "did you
sleep on your face last night?"
| “Of course not. dear: Why do you
I ask that?'
j “ ’Cnuse it’s ail wrinkled." — Ex
| change. _
Lost Both Ways.
I "Did you get in without your wife
bearing you last night?"
“No. and I didn't get in without j
bekilng her. either.”-Houston Boat.
Tha Addition.
Cowker— I've had another addition
to my family since I suvr you last.
Omnso- Yon don’t say! Boy or «int
'fawker Son-in-law -Puck.
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND NEVER MISSES l TRAIN
Auto for Hir e Day or Night.
i Buy and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 .1. A. BPENARD, Prop.
Jas. E Wilson, Freighter
Large or Small Deliveries Made
To Any Part of the Country.
PROMPT SERVICE GUARANTEED VALDEZ, ALASKA
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE nafsted. Mgr.
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
. Phone 63 Chas. Fischer, Propr.
| VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY I
| Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage }
r Absentees Business Properly Handled |
rt Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60 |
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLLMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and PittinK*, Valves, Etc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils.
Located on Valdez Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Phone
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND |
California Alaska
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ALASKA |
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on j
5th, 15th, 25th—-EVERY MONTH
Steamer Sailing 18th cnlln lllumna and Kodiak—All Sailing call at Knlk j
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA ]
Seattle to San Franclxeo every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with j
Stenmcro Vale and Harvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
HICHAIID J. lUNtiWOOD, Mgr., Seattle; VALDEZ DOCK CO., Locnl Agt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Cor
dova, Skagway, Juneau, Wrangall, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar. Valdez and La
touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, on tho 5th; Latouche, on the 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
p. B. TRACY, Oen’l Agent VA1.DE/. DOCK CO„ Local Agent.
When You Leave
For the I! Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One road—one'management—one service all the way
through to Chicago. It's the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or a*k|
J, C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.