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Tba Alaska Weekly Poat
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SPITZltKKdKN \\D \l VSK V
(Seattle Times)
The intei cot Moivt : . n
the future of Spit :e»borg is partieu
I ary important in view ot the plans
now being made by experienced men
t(> develop Alaska, both as an agricul
tural and as a meat producing area.
Spit/.bejgcn is an island under ti e
shadow of the Arctic Circle. Its nor
thern coast is practically on the same
parallel as that of (Ireenland, but t
stretches southward only a pait of the
tance coveted l>> the groatei island.
Discover!'! a nnmh* r o»’ years ago,
it was literally a "no man's land" foe
a long tun \ No nation accounted 't
valuable. It totdd not be farmed and
»t d d not i Yen attract * he ha?dv Vo»>.*
fishermen.
An in«|.iisitivi explorer, how eve*-,
astonished the world one day by dis
i o\' i ng • xti*ns'V» coal <lep!*sits there.
Aft!** a time Scotch and other cm
cents began mining in a small way.
ISv the time the war’s termination
deitionstr ated tnat >przi» rgen won-.I
he oil. of the territorial prizes sought
hy varauis countries, tentat'Vi claims
to |iu>m well' advanced,
Norway - rctpsest !**v sovcieign y
over this unoreposs nv *>u» nch ar
ia has hc< n recognized hy the S.i
i. . mi Council. That nation purpose
« ’icMirau fig the development oi tie*
oal properties which may speedily de
velop into v» y Valuable teoducers.
Now, bear ui mum this lacti Ml o’
Alaska and all of Northern* Canada
lies far t** the south of the Arctic
latitude. which little Spitxbergi t
touches .
Stefansson, among other-, ha.- *»■
dicat* d the existence in these regions
of valuable mineral deposits nev*
»»reviously leported. Among olle*r r<
-onrces discovered by nun “on tie*
root"** of the t>om*nioii v a copper. H
i a use he was exploring under tin* an
spice< of the C'anad an Government.
Stefansson made only a hrict rete* *
em*(> to these mineral deposits in In •
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To Eat
GRILL
Keren! l> Ihonmghly Keno>ated.
“\\ K |{ VNDLE ONLY MUST CLASS
GOODS'*
“WE I NDKKSl'AND HOW TO
PREPARE THEM"
Cleanliness and Courtesy
IS Ol'R MOTTO.
PRIVATE DINING ROOM
I OK LADIES
Charles Cameron — John C. Gaffney
WE SERVE EVERYTHING
THAI’ IS GOOD TO EAT
OPEN l> VY AND NIGHT
That’s us
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GRILL
JOHN’S PLACE
11 O M K
O F
11 A K T
SC'll \ l F X K n
A X l>
M A U \
c y* O T H K S
publish* d repot t «‘f his k 4 No lern
jaunt, hut the fact he accounts th« i
sufficiently important to mention ti!
all i * significant.
If it is possible to mine coal in Spu/
bei-jLi'on . it umpicstionab’y is poss hi**
to mim* copper and other mineral's ir
n*»r hot nmost (kuiada an.’ Alaska, both
of which sustain anitnid ife in am:v'
nu variety, including taribou. be; *,
rmisk-oxen and birds of various kin* a.
Spitxbeijfen attracted little alter*
tu»n tor a number or years oeeau ‘
there was no great demand for i‘ .
coal. Rut when the demand develop' !
experts speedily found that the seju ;
could he tapped without great diffi
culty and at a profit.
Northern Canada and Noithern
Alaska an* due for an identical expo •
.•me in coming years, and among the
agencies which will stimulate the de
velonment of the latter none will be
(!io*e potent ’ban the Alaska Railroad.
Although Senator Penrose gives
many ext «*U• ut reasons why no high
tariff legislation will he attempted by
the present Congiess, the piinupal
one is on’v hinted at, and that i* thA
fact that, while the Senate is nomin
ally Republican . a deeided majority
• the meinb rs are not in sympathy
with Mr. Penros* s view-; or tin* tax
m h< duh\s that Ids committee would be
inclined to report if it had a chance.—
i New York World.)
Forced to choose between a meal
ticket and a throne. Archduke Joska
derided wisely when Hoover put it up
to him. - (Pittsburgh Dispatch)
Great Rritain has removed all re
strictions on beer, and is ready to re
new her proud title of “tight little isl
and.”-- (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
The old-timers would he more will
ing to concede that Theodore Roose
velt is like bis father if he had taken
a oaek at somebody.- (Detroit News)
Another bail actor who positively re
fuses to go on strike is Jim Reed, of
Missouri. — (Anaconda Standard.)
All striking in the world won't pui
more purchasing value into a dollar.—
(Washington Post).
If Congress should decide in the end j
to distinguish b« tween sweet cider and
hard cider no doubt there will be plen- j
ty of applicants for the position of
official tester to determine when it is
hard. (Juneau Kmpiro.)
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JOK BOl'RKK HAS *
FOFM> NKW FISH * |
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Joseph Bourke, tho authority on
ichthyobatrachians, states that ho h^
discovered a new species of fish, a
denizen of the tirgid waters of the
Yukon hub has the form and char
acteristics of a fish and the attributes
of a frog or a snowshoe rabbit. Mr.
Bourke states that these fish are call
ed ynkwa by the eskimo, and dwell in
the shallow pools of the tundra, and
when their habitation dries up take a
hop, skip and jump, like the Irish
rnan’sflea. for a new home, where the
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GARBENGIO
I'liat exquisite Toilet Preparation ini
the following numbers;— |
I U POWDER
TALC I’M POWDER
TOILET WATER
PERFTM E
.s U lir.T POWDER
SOAP
.lust Arrived from
Palmer. Now York.
SEE OIK II \L LOW E’EN
NOVELTIES ALSO JEST IN.
SEWAIU) DRUG CO.
• The Lexall Store.
clim.'dt is more moist than the vicin
ity «>:’ Juneau. .Wither cold nor frost
hums these newly (hoovered speci
n en? and they can go without water
for weeks at a time.
Mrs. Hill, a government nurse »n
th » lower Kuskokwim sent I>r. (lilbert
a half dozen of these desert chaser s,
and the Hoc or attempted to pickle
then) in alcohol . This was lief ore th-*
Alaska d y law went into nrrect and
it was no misdemeanor fo»* a fisli to
become pickled, To Ids asUmk-hmen
they -want about for ‘Vteen minute*
before accumulating a large size jag.
He placer! them in a shallow pan <>n
his laboratory table and they would
jump out of their abiding place and
parade around the room on th * tin of
, 11.• ■ i* tads until the doctor’s nerves
wore hndlv shattered. He thr *w them
out of tin* window and the la-t seen or
, them they w p* making tracks for the
vote* -I. ;>| ing in ph e at the thoughts
i of returning home to Mamma hisn
| an 1 t'u* Kish retatives.
Bono* eight (lays alter this episode
the |>octor ptdied down some books
from h* • shelves and foun«l two
. ishes lyuc 1* ‘hind them. They were
as dry as a Seattleite in Tacoma and
apparently extreme merits. The
h l<> knowing their tenacity of lif<
placed them in a tub of water and
thc\ ■)',<' >•'*»!) swimming about a
clii) : av at first. Mr. llourke, :v
^reat «■' ;»• n-e ef time, secured these
two specimens, intending to bring
them to Yuldez and place them in
the Moose museum.
These fish lx come very much at
tached to Mr. llourke. lor some rea*
Son. H«* us“d to take them for long
walks for daily exorcist*. While corn
ing over the portage last winter on
lliamma t ake. he turned them ou*
for a few moments oxcerciso and, los
ing their footing, they slid through
a>) air hole and drowned.
Mr. Bourke believes these fisn
can he propagated *n desert coun
tries whore tin* only fish seen are
those drawn hv land advertisements.
The specimens secured were about
eight inches in length, and black in
color. The tips of their tails have
a horny spike on them, which tin /
’dig into the frozen ground and flip
THE KEY
CARLTON CLUB
NEWEST and Rest
Smoking Tobacco.
For pipe or cigarette
THE KEY
long distance . They are esteemed
a great delicacy by the Kskimoes v. bo
freeze them in walrus bladders and
when fish is desired thaw them out
and eat them raw . with a sauce o!
hunger and seal oil. I'Yeezing has
no ( ‘Yect on them. They are as lively
as crickets within a few moments alt*
,-r being thawed out.
Mr. Ilourke will attempt lo lease
an island from the government anti
oiojia .ate this species. lie has beer
experimenting of late years in an at
tempt to noss a rock rod with paid
•; .h. If tIds ran he done he believes
he ran raise ore veins for niuuv
\vh eh have | inched out. (\ahlez Min
er.)
ai.\mi:n\ will not in:
15 UK IN PORT 1’N III.
LA I K SATI’RO \ Y Nidi'
Steamer Alameda will probably not
! arrive in port southbound until hit
i Saturday nitfht or early Sunday morn
injf. The steamer has 71*11 tops o»
freight aboard lor Anchoratp* and th
must he urdoaded on seows, not on 1’ •
dock, which will detain the steame
at Anchorage about IS hours, aeroid
inn to the officers of the steamer. (*
• he freight the hulk is for merchant ;
I groceries and meats, as the Vamed.
is making pc rhnpsvthe last trip to An
chorajre this season.
RICH XV IDO\\ LpSES
$t .">0,000 IN JEWEL.
N'KW VOLK. Oct.. 2d - The theft
of jewels valued between $t00,000 and
sir,0.000 fiom the apartments of Mr
Lct\ hi lira u die is was reported to t‘
police. .Mis. Hrundcis is the widow o
ll. H. Jt -andeis who. with tw< Inothc
founded 11• * department store in Onruf
ha, Neb. which hears their name.
HUGH DOUGHERTY
Real Estate and Insurance
FURNISHED HOUSES
FOR RENT
WALK PAPER 3I(.NS
FREDERICK BROADWELL
DECORATOR
Sample." and Prices on request. Special attention to mail
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SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHA W, INC.,
Dealers in Raw Furs.
Seattle, • New York,
Alaska ItuildiiiK. . • -127 AV. 27th Street.
We do business direct with you and solicit all Raw Furs. All shipments are
handled hy expert graders and New York Market Prices are paid on correct
grading the d.iv received. It desired, your shipments will he kept separate in
order that our prices may he approved hy you. Pn^iding our valuation (hies
not prove satisfactory, the furs will be returned to you. Transportation
v it •%.•„ prepaid. Ship hy Parcel Post or Express. Ship in $ Dry Condition,
••pecia! instructions it any, must accompany the shipment. Always enctyso
itemized list of contents w ith name and postoffice address. . Place 'duplicate
Jist of contents on outside of hale or package. All payments made by check on
(he Seattle National Bank, or in any other manner desired.
ship now ,
! Seward Light &
! Power Company
j Main 0
The Seward News Company
GEORGE PHELPS
Booksellers. Newsdealers and Stationer!
■ .-nPMCirit': STtAMSHtP COr-IPArtYr-i
STEAMER ADMIRAL WATSON
SOl'THBorN It A HO I T
I'lMKAY, (HI.. 21th.
I mii|u,iy reserws right to change schedule without notice.
ADMIRAL LINE BUILDING
B . Ygent.. .... Seward Alaska.
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STEAMSKiP *}«}»
COMPANY Sfttl
\ SAILING SCliEDLLL
Sail From
SlvVTTI H
Oct. F*
Oct. 20
Oct. 30
steam i-:i:
ALAMEDA
NOUTHW ESI KUN
ALASKA
Duo
m:w v;:i»
Oil. 2;i
No\. 12
Nov. l>
Dut* l.v Seward
Southbound
Oct. 25
Nov. 2
Non. G
Steamers Alaska and North western call at Skagnuy southbound.
Alameda calls at Anchorag e.
• A*
A. H. McDonald, Agent.
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Dentist
PHONE— Mad.. Ill
011 ice In Bank
01 Seward Building.
Oi l- R K liOLBS
19 A. M. — To — 5 I*. M.
€ l\ M. — To — 8:30 l*. M.
¥-«
J. H. BOMIG, M. 1).
Office in R. R. Bldg.
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, .Madison 110;
Residence Adams 48.
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L. F. P. & S., Glasgow.
J. M. SLOAN, M. D„ C. M.
Van Gilder Building
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Office hours: 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m
Formerly of Nome.
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j L. 0. 0. Ne. 1425
Meets every Tuesday 8 P.M., at
A. B. Hall. Viaitiaf Brothers
Invited.
Peter N. Anderson Dictator.
C. A. Estes, Secretary
PIONEERS (>r ALASKA
IGLOO NO. t
meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
each month, 8 p. Pioneer Hall
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