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Phone 188
FAIRBANKS -MAN FINDS*
FARMING IN ICE BOWL PAYS.
Here are some of the results of
“farming in an ice bowl,” to quote
from an article written by a Boston
journalist, after a visit to Fairbanks
two years ago this summer. How
ever,/fthe .poor man did not know
whajt ha/.vas writing about, his mam
obje^viv visiting here being to knock
the government railway to Fairbanks
anyway.
A computation of figures and facts
connected with the Rickert ranch on
the very edge of Fairbanks, shows
that 2224 tons of produce raised out
of doors, have either been harvested
or will shortly be harvested, off of
75 acres of cleared land. The har
vesting will be over shortly apd the
produce will be stored in the spacious
bellars, root houses and barns at the
ranch, where it will remain until it
is consumed, and with the exception
of shipments of several tons each
year to Iditarod, Hot Springs and lo
cal creek points, it will all be sold in
Fairbanks. Wherefore the question
is raised, “Does farming pay?”
^ The following is a partial list of
what was raised this summer at the
Rickert ranch, although many of the
smaller items are not mentioned:
60 tons of oat hay.
5 tons threshed oats.
60 tons potatoes.
30 tons celery.
30 tons cabbage.
15 tons carrots.
10 tons turnips and rutabagas.
4 tons beets.
2 tons onions.
2 tons radishes.
3 tons lettuce.
1 % tons rhubarb.
1 y2 tons parsnips.
2 tons of miscellaneous vegetables,
such as kale, parsley, etc.
At Vie Rickert ranch there are
four hot houses. In these the more
delicate vegetables are raised. They
produced this year four tons of to
matoes, three tons of cucumbers, and
one ton of melons. Together with
numberless varieties of riotous -flow
ers, both out of doors and in the hot
houses, these are the figures of the
productiveness of the Rickert ranch
this summer.
Practically all of the live stock to
be found on the outside is to be found
at the Rickert ranch, but at the pres
ent time there are no sheep there.
Without one dollar’s outlay, how
ever, all of the stock which is kept
there, is fed from the produce of
the ranch. It is composed in part
of 500 chickens, 30 head of hogs and
six head of horses, with 40 geese
and numerous ducks.
FOR SALE—24 lbs. choice wild
duck feathers from Kodiak; also a
Remington automatic shotgun in
perfect condition. W. H. Bailey,
corner Sixth and Alaska Ave. tf
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the stock
holders of Fidalgo-Alaska Copper
Company will held at the Company’s
office, being the law office of Dono
hoe & Dimond, in the town of Val
dez, Alaska, on Monday, the 4th day
pf October, 1915, at the hour of two
o’clock in the afternoon of said day,
at which meeting the directors of said
Company shall be elected for the en
Siing year. There will also be con
dared at said meeting 'a proposi
tion to sell and dispose of all of the
Cbmpany’s property at Fidalgo Bay,
Alaska, consisting of twenty lode or
quartz mining claims, together with
the improvements thereon; there will
also be considered such other busi
ness as may regularly come before
said meeting.
T. J. DONOHOE, President.
First pub. Sept. 18, 1915.
Last pub. Oct. 2, 1915.
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RAMPART’S NEW LAWYER
POET SCHOOLMA’AM.
Isabel Ambler Gilman, a woman of
unusual attainment, arrived at Ram
part on the steamer Alaska last week
and will take charge of the school at
that place according to the Ruby
Record-Citizen. Among the accom
plishments which this versatile lady
(who must be alluded as Dr. Gilman
in order to obviate a possible mis
take), is that of authoriship, and a
book of her copyrighted no longer
ago than 1914 is now upon the Rer
ord-Citizen’s table. The volume is
entitled “Alaskaland. A Curious Con
tradiction,” and following the name
of the author is “LL.B.” (Of the
Washington and Alaska Bar) Author
of ‘Echoes from the Grange.’ ”
Lack of familiarity with Dr. Gil
man and her literary products is dis
creditable to a mining camp editor,
rather than to herself, and it is sin
cerely hope she will take that view
of the matter when she learns that
her book brought with it the novelty
of unexpectedness and unrequited
curiosity as to whom she is and why
she expended so much skilled labor
in the manner she did.. She has
made a very good book, but what
for? Her verses measure up to a
high standard of mechanical excel
lence and may contain much of the
essence of real poetry, but who
cares.
There is a feeling deep down in
the hearts of the average Alaskan
that this country is a poor place for
poets, except they come here to be
cured. If that is what brings Dr.
Gilman she chose well when she hit
upon Rampart. Most of the top
notch male poets who ever came to
Alaska to court the muse returned
to the Outside jilted to a fareyou
well, and several of them are known
to have sought forgetfulness in the
European war.
Dr. Gilman may find happiness
and a field for usefulness at Ram
part as a teacher of children of var
ied and indeterminate lineage, but
it is believed—nay, hoped—that the
camp will turn out a poor place to
practice poetry in. In Dr. Gilman
will strive to shine solely in the ca
pacity of teacher, Fate can’t whip
saw the turn on her and she will be
spared several vain regrets.
PASSENGERS ON
THE NORTHWESTERN.
The steamer Northwestern reached
Valdez last Saturday night and after
discharging considerable freight for
local merchants sailed for the west
ward early Sunday morning. The
passengers for Valdez were: O. E.
Tolleson, Mrs. J. A. Healey, O. E.
Libby and wife, Father J. P. Cor
bett and H. M. Saling.
PRINCE RUPERT BECOMES
GREAT FISH MARKET.
More than 2,000,000 pounds of
fresh halibut were marketed in the
Canadian port of Prince Rupert dur
ing the month of August. The catch
totalled 2,106,400 pounds. The
fresh fish business of the north is
steadily growing and Prince Rupert
is becoming established as the head
quarters for fishermen in Southeast
ern Alaskan waters as well as the
fishermen of British Columbia. The
salmon pack for August was 12,999,
700. There were 14,000 pounds of
cod taken, 1,000 pounds of flounders
and 400 lbs. of crabs. All told there
were 15,121 pounds of fish handled
in August.
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
Men’s waterproor Dress Coats,
$7.60 and up. S. Blum & Co. *
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
CHINESE COICOII
Merchants Refuse to Handle Goods
Made in Japan and Organize
Universal Boycott.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 20.—Chinese
merchants have organized a boycott
throughout the Chinese republic in
an effort to check the activities of the
Japanese government, and in retalia
tion for the enforcement of the Japa
nese demands for territorial and com
mercial concessions.
The boycott is universal through
the republic and is causing the Japa
nese importers immense losses as the
boycott was organized so quietly it
was in full force before the mer
chants were aware that they had lost
their trade with Chinese merchants.
The refuse of the Chinese merchants
to buy from Japanese or to handle
Japanese manufacturer goods is wor
rying the Mikado’s government offi
cials, and it is expected that Japan
will attempt retaliatory measures.
ALASKA’S OLDEST SOURDOUGH
WOULD ACCEPT PENSION.
One of the most Interesting cases
to come to the notice of the board of
trustees of the Pioneer’s home is the
application for pension under the
law passed by the last legislature, of
John Finlayson, of Wrangel, who is
known to be at least 103 years of
age, his exact age being unknowff.
Finlayson poses as the oldest man in
Alaska, and is so old that he has for
gotten his exact age. Friends de
clare that they know he is 103 years
of age, but make no attempt to say
how much more. Finlayson has been
a resident of Wrangel for 41 years,
"having first arrived there in 1874.
He left for a time and prospected in
the Cassiar country, where he made
quite a little stake. He returned to
Wrangel and has made his home in
this city ever since.
ST. LOUIS LIKES ALASKA
GLACIERS JUST NOW.
In a recent issue of the St. Louis
Republic, appears an item which will
be of interest to many 'Alaskans, as
It compares the summer climate of
Alaska with that of the Middle
States. The item is as follows:
“A dispatch from Juneau, Alaska,
shows that the theamometer is up
around ninety degrees in that region,
bumper crops are expected, forest
fires are raging and the glaciers are
melting at a terrific rate. It !s in
teresting to compare the general sit
uation around with St. Louis with
that at Juneau. We are doing about
as well for crops, and have been a lit
tle happier in our temperatures. We
have no forest fires, but to balance
that we have no glaciers, and when in
these balmy July days we survey the
lrmro-glacierette which the iceman
loaves to trickle ouf a fleeting exis
tence on the back step the thought
that Juneau has somethin’' on us can
not be suppressed. Boston, Chicago,
Baltimore and other pretentious vil
lages we scorn, but anv town which
can see ice melt so fast that it runs
away in rivers and still smile over
an abundant supply of ice remaining
is not to be sneezed at.”
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Manager Wilcox of the Big Four
Mining company, arrived on the
Northwestern and will close up the
affairs of his company, which has
been operating on Mineral Creek.
New Fall Coats on every boat, for
Mrs. E. Winter. tf
Sight-seeing trips by day or night,
City Express, Phone 82. tf
J. J. Finnegan, wife and child,
were arrivals from Chisina on the
Northwestern. Judge Finnegan is
U. S. Commissioner at Chisina, and
will be an important witness in a
case which will come before the fed
eral court.
Rev. J. P. Corbett, who will have
charge of the work of the Catholic
Church in Valdez and surrounding
district, arrived on the Northwestern
late Saturday night and held services
Sunday. He is getting acquainted
with the members of his flock and
citizens generally and is meeting
many old friends from the states,
where he has labored.
FIFTIETH PIONEER 18
ADMITTED TO HOME.
Allan Chisholm, 59, a pioneer resi
dent of Ruby, was admitted to the
Home at Sitka, recently. Chisholm
has been in Alaska since 1885. This
makes a total of fifty pioneers at
the Home at the present time.
Pictures developed at the*Valde2
Drug Company. tf.
NAPOLEON’S PORTRAITS.
Bomg That Louie XVIII. Did Not Suo*
coed In Banishing.
At the time of the Emperor Napo
leon's exile to the island of Elba among
ather means to which the Bourbon king
resorted in order to stay up his totter
ing throne was the passage of a strin
gent lnw that no picture, statue, statu
ette, figure or resemblance of “General
Bonaparte.” us he wus called, should
be allowed to remain In any place, pub
lic or private.
Mr. W.. an American, then residing
in Paris, owning a particularly fine and
correct bronze statuette of the emper
or. buried it. with other things of the
kind, in his cellar. His turn for inspec
tion by the police came. In walked the
chief officer, who said. "Have you any
statue, image or likeness of any kind
of that upstart, thut Bonaparte?”
"Certainly 1 have,” answered the
American, and. turning to bis valet, be
said. “Francois, bring me a bag of Na
poleons.” Then, pouring them out on
a table before him. he said, "Here they
are.”
The police official said: "That gold is
not what I wnnt. You can keep it”
"Go and tell your master." said Mr.
W.. “that the whole specie currency of
the realm must be called in before be
can keep from the eyes of the people
the features of the Emperor Napoleon
Bonaparte.”
“You are right.” said the official, leav
ing.—Boston Herald.
COLORING DRAWINGS.
A Tip to Draftsmen That May Save
Time and Trouble.
Every draftsman has had occasion at
one time or another to color a drawing
or a white print. The use of colored
inks is unsatisfactory; crosshatching in
colors obscures the details and Is slow,
while water colors have the disadvan
tage of slowness, besides being difficult
to apply evenly.
A quick and satisfactory method of
coloring involves the use of ordinary
wax crayons and gasoline. Crayon of
the color desired Is applied and then
rubbed with a piece of cloth wet with
gasoline until the color is even and ex
tended to the limits desired. If it over
runs the lines it can be erased with a
pencil eraser. Some colors, particular
ly the yellows, purples, greens and light
blues, produce much better results than
others.
It is probable that the gasoline dis
solves the wax from the crayon, leav
ing the pigment as an impalpable pow
der. which when rubbed over the paper
colors it uniformly. The method is ap
plicable with equal success to eggshell
and smooth drawing papers and to
white prints on both paper and cloth.—
Engineering and Mining Journal.
Delicately Handled.
Speaking of fitting marriages, an enBt.
side clergyman snid:
“I fuvor healthy marriages only, to
be sure. Health certificates would be
an excellent thing. I have noticed that
the Italians among us have a tactful
way of managing that.
“The Italiun father and mother ask
the young man who seeks their daugh
ter if he is insured. If he is not thdj
urge hint to take out insurance before
the wedding, and sometimes they in
sist upon it. They put the argument
for it on the usual grounds, the risk of
his dying suddenly and leaving his
family penniless. But what they are
often most concerned about is assur
ance as to the suitor’s good health.
They feel satisfied that if he can get
insurance there is nothing serious the
matter with him.
“Now, that seems to me a happy way
of dealing with a delicate problem to
the satisfaction of all hands and the
embarrassment of none.’’—New York
Sun.
Saved the Baby.
The Chicago Historical society has a
letter in which is described how Ste
phen A. Douglas was rescued from a
fiery death on the day of his birth.
The letter was written by Horatio L.
Walt, master in chaucery of the circuit
court. .John Conant. one 'of Wait’s
family ancestors, who lived next door
to the Douglas home in Brandon. Vt..
saved Douglas' life.
•‘The morning Dougins was born,”
the letter says. “John Conant went to
the Douglas house, and as he entered
the room Douglas' fnther was sitting
in an armchair before an open fire
place with the infant in bis arms. Just
as Conant entered the fnther died sud
denly from apoplexy. The Infant rolled
down into the fireplace, and Conant
snatched him from the fire.”
Sandy’s Criticism.
A young Scotchman went to a Lon
don school of music, where he learned
to play the violoncello fairly well. On
bis return to bis native village he gath
ered his friends together to hear his
new instrument. When he bad played
one or two tunes he looked up expec
tantly. After a slight pause his old
grandfather spoke.
“Eh. maun," he snid. “it’s a maircy
there’s na' smell wi’ it!’’—Liverpool
Mercury.
In Trouble. »
“Did you go to the doctor’s to be ex
amined this morning?"
“Yes. And I was terribly disappoint
ed."
“What was the trouble, dear?”
“I found him in.”—Milwaukee Sen
tinel. *
As It Often Happens.
Mrs. Jlpes—How do you like your
new girl? Mrs. Gumlelgh—I don’t
seem to suit her at all.—Chicago Trib
une.
Humility kneels in the dust, but
gazes at the skies.
CITY EXPRESS
'meets all boats and never misses a train
Anto for Hire Day or Night.
Buy and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 J. A. SPEN'ARD, Prop.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fine it Hetel in Ike interior—Well Healed, Clean Room.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
Jas. E. Wilson, Freighter
Large or Small Deliveries Made
To Any Part of the Country.
PROMPT SERVICE GUARANTEED VALDEZ. ALASKA
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 Clias. Fischer, Propr.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE nafsted. Mar.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Doing Business As Usual
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed | j Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 ! I Roujrh Dry 10c lb
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLUMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Metallic Roofing, Mine Air Pi|>e, Pipe and Fit
tings, Valves, Etc. .Motor Boat Supplies.
Located on Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA
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 the 5th; Latouche, on the 15th; S. S
Cordova, 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
F. B. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agent.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND Admiral PUGET SOUND
California Lina Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P„ M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer Sailing 15th calla Illamna and Kodiak—All Sailing call at Kalk
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Franclaeo every Wedneodny and Sunday, connecting with
Steamera Yale and Harvard for Sonthera California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RINGWOOD, Mgr- Seattle) VALUE* DOCK CO- Local Agt.