RAILROAD WORK LOR
SEWARD DIVISION
IS REPORTED
J
The following is the full report for
work on the Seward division of the
government railroad for the months
of July and August as contained in
the last issue of the Alaska Railroad
Record:
Clearing Right-of-Way: Between
Seward and Mile 12 stationmen and
Commission forces cleared 11.78 acres;
between Miles 12 and -*U, Nissen &
Co. cleared 11.4:5 acres; between Miles
::0 and 45 stationmen cleared b.87
acres on 45-Mile Hill; between Miles
45 and b9 Commission forces cleared |
9.1 acres along Turnagain Arm; from I
Mile bi) to Mile 7b clearing is com- ;
pleted. The total clearing for July;
was acres; for August b.lN acres.
(•Hiding and Ballasting: Between •
Seward Station 180 the grading and j
ballasting has been completed. Be-!
tween Stations 180 and *»iH) Commis
sion forces widened tills, raised grade
and ballasted the old roadbed with;
material excavated from a borrow pit
opposite Mile o'* where the Bucyrus
shovel was cut in on July 17. This j
section was 50 per cent completed at
the close of the period.
Between Stations 5JH) and 4*»4 grad
ing ami ha Hasting has bee.i finished.
Between Stations 4.>4 and 4»4 the
grade reduction was accomplished by
use of the Marion steamshovel. Be- j
tween Stations 474 and 520 grading
has been completed and track ballast
ed; between Stations *>20 and .ri*
grading was accomplished by use of
the Bueyrus shovel, without delaying
traffic; between Stations 52# and 590
grading was complete* and the track
50 per cent ballasted.
Between Stations 590 and 010 suf
ficient material was secured from the,
big thorough cut to complete the ad
jacent fills. * A tunnel is being driven
through the uncompleted section be
tween Stations 598 and 000, and it is
expected to be ready for traffic by No
vember 15. All reconstruction work
has been completed between Miles t
and 12 with the exception of this tun
nel and a small cut at Station o]S.
Between Stations 020 and 720 no
new work was initiated. Contractors
continued filling in Bridges Nos. 54
and 55, which at the close of July was
80 per cent accompiisneu. u is plan
ned to have the reconstruction work
between Miles 12 and 14 completed
before frost comes. Between Miles 14
and 33 no new work was begun. Be
tween Miles 33 and 34 the Marion
steam shovel was engaged in excavat
ing material from a borrow pit to com
plete the fill across Trail Lake. Be
tween Miles 41 and 45 new station
contracts were let to the following:
Davis & Co., Peterson & Co. and Nel
son & Co. They will till in the fol
lowing bridges: Nos. 62, 63, 64.
and 66. This work should be finished
about January 1.
Between Miles 45 and 54 Commis
sion forces have "been engaged in re
sloping and re-ditching all cuts in that
1
section. Commission forces finished :
removing the overhanging rock be
tween funnels Nos. b and 4 in addi- <
lion to shooting boulders from the side
slopes between funnels Nos. b, 4, 5,
b and 7. Sufficient material was se
cured from overhanging rock to elim
inate Trestle No. 84.
At Mile 5 :$la the Commission
forces have been engaged in excavat
ing material from the snow slide cut,
preparatory to the erection ot a snow
shed. Between Miles T>4 and 71 no
new work was initiated. It is plan
ned to push this work next spring and
construction material and supplies
will be assembled at Kern Creek this
winter for that purpose. Between
Miles 71 and 7b the grading was DO
per cent completed.
Between Miles 7-» and 70 seven now .
station contracts were let and other!
contracts have been arranged for.
Most of this section should be com
pleted by January 1.
The yardage moved during July was
>0,281; during August 98,860 yards.
Track: To the date of this report,
new 05-pound steel and new ties have
been laid from Seward to Mile to
Mile 11 new 70-pound steel and ties
have been laid. Between Mil.es 11 and
i:i,2 the old 50-pound steel and ties
still remain in the roadbed; from Miles
i;Da to 16\ new 70-pound steel and
ties have been placed; from Mile I0a4
to Mile 71 the old original 50-pound
rails remain.
Culverts: During July and August
log culverts were built by contractors
at Stations 522, 084. 716, 2212 and
2217. In addition Commission forces
built a 4x4 track box at Station 1014
plus 50.
Trestles: All trestles between
Miles 25 and 27 were completed, and
the following new trestles were re
driven and decked: Nos. 27, 49 and
4*.*1-. The following trestles were re
paired and overhauled: Nos. 00, 61, 62,
62, 64. 65, 71, 75, 78 and 79. On Aug
ust 1st bridge and piledriver outfits
moved from Mile 24 to Mile 54 and,
started work on Bridge No. 88, oppo
site Spencer Glacier. By the end ot
August 1,500 lineal feet of this trestle
hail been driven.
Buildings: Work on the Seward de
pot was initiated and completed, with
the exception of painting. An addi
tion was bui4t to the camp building
at Mile 52, which will now accommo
%
date 60 men.
Kngineering: Cross-section parties
were maintained between Seward and
Mile 12, Miles 12 and 45, Miles 45 and
60, and Miles 60 and 70. In addition
to construction work these parties
have run minor line changes trom 45
mile Hill and between Miles 76 and
79.
Telephone and Telegraph: Con
struction of the telephone line between
Miles 51 and 71 was completed, with
four wires, which will eventually be
a member of two metallic circuits be
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VELVET is like a well
broke hoss—all **>&*■*&■
I the kick taken out
an’ all the sperit left
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VELVET, The Smoothest Smoking Tobacco, has all
the 'spirit" flavor and fragrance that Nature puts
into nor Kentucky “thoroughbred" Hurley de
Luxe tobacco. More than 2 years’ ageing mellows
out every trace of bite.
ween Seward and Anchorage. The
elephone crew was also engaged on
•epair work between Seward and Mile
>2.
Maintenance of Way: Section crews
vere maintained at Miles 12, 20, 29
ind 32. On account of the shortage
>f men it was necessary to divert the
services of these crews to new' work.
Mechanical Department: The ma
chine shop was engaged in the usual
•onstruction and operating repair
,vork. In addition engine No. 285 was
issembled and placed in service, and
,vork on the assembling of engine No.
>78 was begun.
Snow Sheds: Material has been or
lered for a 500-foot snow shed at Mile
53*2 and extra gangs have been en
gaged on the excavation work for the
same.
Operation Alaska Northern Rail
way: The train schedule has been re
iluced to one train a w'eek—on Sum
[lays.
During July there were 246 commer
cial passengers carried and <6,382
pounds of commercial freight, and (>•>
Commission passengers and 2,604,.>94
pounds of Commission freight. Dur
ing August 222 commercial passen
gers and 989,884 pounds of commer
cial freight were carried; and 422
Commission passengers and 1,029,<61
pounds of Commission freight.
Seward Dock Operations: During
July 2621.27 tons of Commission and
1706.21 tons of commercial freight
were received over the dock. During
August 772.76 tons of Commission and
1087.52 tons of commercial freight
were received.
Force Report: On July 31 there
were 836 employees on the payrolls
of Seward division; on August 31
there were 846 employees.
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REINDEER MEAT
SOON ON market!
ANCHORAGE, Oct. 12, (By Mail).
—Louis Jensen who left here Septem
ber 10 for the purpose of invcstigat-j
ing the reindeer industry around Lake
lliamna with a view to obtaining ani
mals for meat markets, returned on
the power boat Pet. In the larty with
Mr. Jensen were Isaac Berg and
George Moor.
They landed at lliamna bay on the i
west shore of the Inlet and proceeded j
across the portage to the lake, the j
biggest lake in the territory. They!
made a complete circuit ot the lakej
to locate reindeer. They observed j
about 1500 herded by the Indians but
were unable to find a sufficient nun-.
bor of steers to justify slaughtering
and bringing a boat down from An
chorage for the carcasses.
While in that section of the country i
Mr. Jensen learned of herds of rein
deer around Bethel near the mouth of
the Kuskokwim numbering many thou
sands. From Lake Iliamna to the pas- i
turing grounds of the reindeer by the
winter trail is a distance of about 250
miles and it is the intention of Mr.
Jensen to go into the Bethel country j
later in the winter and drive out sev
eral herds. They will be butchered
at Iliamna bay and the dressed prod
uct will be transported to Anchorage •
by boat.
Mr. Jensen was entirely satisfied
with his trip and expects to start for
the Kuskokwim as soon as the trails (
permit, which should be about the mid
dle of November.
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GIVE OLD TOOTH; HELP
BELGIUM, IS SLOGAN
PASADENA, Oct. 17.—“Give a
tooth to help the Belgians," is the new j
slogan ^of the Pasadena Belgian relief
committee, which has indorsed the j
suggestion of a Pasadena dentist that
citizens donate their discarded gold
crowns and false teeth plates, togeth
er with other articles of the dentist
trade. These can be sold for real
money.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—An involun
tary petition in bankruptcy for Pear
son's Magazine was filed in the fed
eral court here today. Liabilities
were given at $100,000 with assets un
known.
MEN—Read Cotter’s Ad Today.
(Hy Anaociatcd Press Dispatch)
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 17. — Mutiny
has occurred on four German battle
ships. The captain of the battleship
Westfallen was thrown overboard and
drowned. Crews were landed and Ger
man marines refused to lire on them.
ANOTHER CREW MUTINIES
PETROGRAD, Oct. 17. — Mutiny
also was reported on the German bat
tleship Nurneberg, whose crew while
at sea seized the officers and started
in the direction of Norway with the
object of internment of the ship.They
were overtaken by the destroyers and
forced to surrender.
Emperor William went to Wilhelms
haven and ordered that every one of
the seven mutineers be shot. Chan
cellor Micluielis protested with the re
sult that only three were shot.
The men said they revolted because
the food was bad.
SERIOUS AFFAIRS
LONDON, Oct. 17.—Additional de
tails of the mutiny of crews on
board the German battleships received
here indicate the seriousness of in
ternal affairs which are approaching
another climax in the Central Powers,
according to opinions expressed here.
After three of the ringleaders of
the mutineers who headed for Nor
way with the battleship Nurneberg.
intending to intern her, had been shot,
Emperor William having made a spe
cial visit to Wilhelmshaven to inquire
into the conditions, the other muti
neers were given sentence aggregating
200 years penal servitude.
Other than the reports received
from Amsterdam and Petrograd, a
Copenhagen dispatch says reports of
a revolutionary outbreak aboard Ger
man warships at Wilhelmshaven oc
curred about six weeks ago, the up
rising being suppressed with the
greatest difficulty.
The Copenhagen dispatch also re
ports there have been numerous out
breaks amongst the soldiers at the
front of a most grave character.
The fact that some of the mutin
eers of the Nurneberg were saved
from being shot only after the Im
perial Chancellor had pleaded with
the Kaiser for their lives, is taken
as a further indication of the serious
ness of the internal situation. •
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