GKNTKAL REPAIRING and ACETYLENE WELDING
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That Ever t ante
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DEFAIMMEN I OF Tills INTERIOR
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Trains leave ami arrive at Seward as
follows:—
v A. M. Wednesday and Saturday
*«e Roosevelt, Tunnel, (jirdwe^d
Anchorage. Arrive 5:00 P. M. Mon
a..\ and Thursday.
Commotions at Anchorage on Mor.da> ,
and Thursday at 8:d0 A. Al. toi :
Matanuskn. Wusillu, Houston, Tal j
.«c* tna, and on Wednesday and Fri- t
di»y at 8:d0 A. M. for Matanuskn.
Es\a, and C’hickuloon.
! BREAKFAST, LUNCHEON and
Hinner >cr\ed on the Seward— An
chnrage tram in »**e buffet ear. Mti |
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y/OV .reght bx y .'nor boo is cnee but
X ths* jy-.ct . n are ^ am,;' 1 > look
for son . lrour business calls
for the veal i luff
That's why a c:o Z hcrir.en c.; . using
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inside cr our.'sde v:;:rk no olhi r» . -an
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is toug? cr.
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Sports. ' H . ». .-.u-acs
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the p. v. o >euu;c.-: ; u> ar.r: cot e my?
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BEULAH B. WILSON, Oph. D.
Have your EYES tested and
GLASSES properly fitted.
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ELLSWORTH BUILDING
Seward, Alaska.
We develops any negative of plate#
from vest pockets to 8x10 at the
Alaska Shop. M.lOtf.
MINING CONGRESS
WAS SUCCESS SAYS
ALASKA BUREAU j
(Alaska Bureau of Publicity Bul
letin.) j
Among the leading features of ?
the mining congress held in Seattle |
week was an exhibit of gold and J
precious metals from the Alaska Bu
reau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce. Cold ores from $i.20 to the
ton to rock carrying as high as
.<600 a ton were shown. Among the
delegates, 1,500 in number, were some)
of the leading mining men of the!
nation, who were appealed to to .
fight for legislation which will free j
the Northern Territory from the
restrictive legislation which is holding '
hack the proper development of the |
unrivalled resources ot the as yet, (
almost undeveloped country. In the; (
o*: hi bit were gold ores from the
r read well, Chichagoff, Gastineau ;
Po’t Wells, Willow Creek and Fair-!
banks districts; copper from the fam-j
ous Kennccott, I.aToucho, Kllamar,(
Russian, Brown and other noted
mines in the Ketchikan, Pcir.ee i 1 -
’iain Sound and other copper regions.
Lode and placer tin ores were also
shown, with the rich palladium rock
from the Black mines near Ketchikan
with displays of platinum, molybdin- j
urn, magnetite, hematite and chrome ,
iron ores from the southeast sections ■
of Alaska, Throne Peninsula and tlir »
Keene Islands; tungsten from the 1
Fairbanks section; graphite from the ,
Seward Peninsula, cinnebar, gypsum |
ami marble. The exhibit attracted a t
large amount of careful attention j
from delegates and visitors. In ad- '
dttion to this valuable exhibit, the*
Chamber of Commerce displayed a
chart placing the valuation of miner
al products up to and including thr
year 1919 at $487,436,980 ns follows
gold $311,288,961; copper $114.248,,
083; silver $6248,255; tin $842,657
tungsten $85,420• coal $1,471,loO,
platinum, palladium, marble, gypsum
petroleum etc. $2,569,861. Total $437,- ,
465.930. .
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HOLIDAYS TO
GO UNDER BAN
LONDON, May KJ— The Russian
Soviet government has threatened to
put the workshops of the northcn.
railways under martial law to put an
end to what it calls the “crime” of the
workers in wasting time in holiday
i making, according to a wireless mes
| sage from Moscow. The govemmen,
; asserts that 1,000 working days wen
I thus lest in two days of idleness each
week at a time when millions of poo
i p!e are hungering and when it is im
possible to tran .port bread, owing to
lack of railway engines.” It notifies
the idlers that they will either have
! to make up for the time “of which the
* republic has been robbed” or receive
full penalty under martial lav,*.
The message issued by the trrwem
ment is headed “Shame comrades”
a/.d declares that Russia cannot await
salvation from foreigners hut must
fight her own internal blockade in or
der to “end the reunions condition of
things, conquer hunger and save the
Soviet Republic.”
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FARMERS RETURNING
TO FORMER DROUGHT
STRICKEN REGION
GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 13—
Farmers who left this section be
cause of last year's drought are re
turning in large numbers, accord
ing to real estates dealers who have
had their properties listed for sale.
Officials of the State Department
of Agriculture declare they believe
virtually all of the farms which were
deserted last year will be reoccupied
soon.
In many instances, farmers left
Jieir families on the farms, support
' ing them by working clst^hore.
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Night Phone— Madison 64.
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WAR TAXES PUT
rich on blink
LONDON, May 13— England's
war taxes continue to force many of
her nobility to sell parts of theii*
groat estates. One of the greatest of
these which recently has passed un
der the auctioneer's hammer, is that
I of Rutland, which is known as Bel
voir. The Duke owns about 59,000
acres of winch ho is selling about 13,
000 acres located in the best part ot
the Lincolnshire hunting district. He
explained at a public meeting that the
sale was made necessary by the in
creasing burden of taxation resuiting
from the war.
Goadby Hall,, one of the Duke’s |
properties of 230 acres, was sold priv- i
utely in the advance of the public sale j
and 100 tenants have bought from the
)ukc the farms he had rented to
them.
Karl Manver’s estate, known as
Holme Ricrrepont” at Radcliffe-on
a rent, has been sold at auction for 1
pounds. It coveia d2U acres.
It i> icported that part of the
estate of the Lari of Londcsborough,
comprising- Ramctifl’u Woods anu i
Awacccourse has been bought by a
ocul borough financier.
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WANT AMERICAN JA’LL
BUENOS AIRES, May 1”— Tin
Argentine lias retained his uitectio?
*or his national dance, the tango, de
spite the introduction «>f American
jazz” music and syncopated melodic?
.11 the programs of Argentine halls
and dances. This was shown during
ihe balls held in a recent carnival 1
when tango tunes outnumbered the
iox-trot and one-step in a proportion
of three to one. ' Several American
waltzes, however, are very popular,
ihe Argentines call the syncopated
.ausic “Yanqui” tunes.
Some native musicians have grown
•ich composing tangoes. One of the
.uosi popular here is called “Pan y
Agua’ (Bread and Water). The title
of another is translated as “Flower
of the Mud.”
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SAN FRANCISCO STARTS
WAR ON “JAYWALKING”
SAX FRANCISCO, May 13— “Jay
walking” is under the ban in San
Francisco and Ray Scouts are assist
ing the police ina campaign to pre
vent pedestrians from swarming ac
ross the streets in unregulated
crowds. Jaywalking is held to be
particularly dangerous on Market
Street, on which there are four sets
of surface street car tracks.
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MARCONI WIRELESS
CAN NOT GET DAMAGES
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13— A
decision denying the right of the Mar
coni Wireless Company to collect
three million dollars for alleged pat
ent infringments in damages from the
Kilbourne & Clark Company of Seat
tle was handed down by the United
States circuit court of appeals today.
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W. F. Connor recently left Fair
banks with four dogs for a fishing
site on the Yukon, where he will can
a few cases of choice salmon and
smoke and dry enough fish for next
winter.
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H. V. Hoben A* F- Davl8 j
ALASKA TRANSFER
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HAWAIIAN HORN
ORIENTALS LiiAUNG
FOR COAST STATUS
HONOLULU, T. II., May Jo— ila
\v.uian- born Orientals, entitled to
enter the United Siut» s, nre leaving
for the coast at a constantly increas
ing rate , according to Richard L.
Halsey, United States immigiation
officer hero,
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o«!EL»* MIKAKLUS MAKING
lUKiLNEb IN NEVADA
ELKO, Nov., May IS— ^hoop *hea»
*ng in eastern Nevada is under ^va>
mid g.oweiS dee.a.e sheaiers are
: year. Sev
enteen vdits per head is the pi ice
paid and some expert shearers can
cilp ono hundred animals yer day,
tlui!) earning $17 in addition to boa;d
and lodging which is included with the
job.
CJAS. GULUa'i LIN & C O M T A N V
JUNEAU, ALASKA.
ON THE TOTOF THE MOKLU - TAUMi InE lOT 01 “lE MAWvEI
, presenting the following quoUlunt,. we warn you to uode . nd ««
pay Wha. wx. quote. 1. the market advances a.ter the tsaua^ce o t u •<
cular we gtve the shipper the bciteUl ut ihe increase. Upon .equvs
, 0e pleased lo keep >ou advised oi market changes.
Bear in mind that because oi our po.icy oi dealing «»rec^ wi h ^
trader and lrappel we can allord lo. and do, I'AY 1UL aluiiL l
I’KICLS FOR FURS OF ALL KIN Os. l5 u0 l0 , 3«.W
Ulack liear. No. 1 t>nkey . * ^ 20.U0 to 25.UII
Coyotes, Extra Large .vo. , 7yU0to 125.00
Fox, Cross—Large Oark — 4u.Uu to
■ Fox, Red - Large Oark-- „0.u0 tu 0J.uu
l or, b Kite
• J'ox, Uiue; Trices vary according 75.00,0200.000
quauty prices average ttoni ..-..
1 ox, Silver; We have a big outlet lor Silver
lox and guarantee top pi ice* tor same. Be
cure to ship us >our Silver foxes and we wi.l
#ho» you we are there with the goods. Trues ^ ^
”n*ef7>mr ... .— Z 75.00 to 125.00
b isher. Large Dark, ....... ....... ...
Mink, Extra Large No. 1 Daik - *
Muskrat, Eall Alaskan Large No. 1- 1.20 to i.
■ Lynx, Extra Large No. 1- 40‘UU lo
Land Otter anterior)-- *9-99 19
Land Otter (Coast) - «■»
White Weasel, Large No. 1-— 12a 10 2,90
Wolf, Large No. 1 Cased- 25 00 10 39 UU
Wolf, Large No. 1 Open_ 18-u0 10 2a-UU
1 Wolverine. Large Dark 20.00 lo 25.0#
Trices above quoted are all lor number one best grade turn. Low,r
grades including pale skins priced in proportion.
WE ARE THE LARGEST DEALERS IN RAW AND MAN Ul AC l
• URL!) FURS IN THE SOUTHW LST and all we ask of you Mr. Sh.ppcr
Is give us the chance of a trial shipment and we w.ll conv.nce you that
we pay more for furs and make quicker returns than you can get any
where in the country. We have been in business in Alaska lor 36 yeari «nd
• have built up a very extensive trade. Me sell murul.ctured furs m all
■ parts of the United States, Canada and in a great many European Cities.
By shipping to us you are not only helping an Alaskan industry but
vou art. heiptng yoursell to build up a business that belongs lo Als.ni.
We eliminate the middleman entirely a? we buy direct trot* the trap
per and trader and sell direct lo the consumer, thus we are able lo pay
/tJu a better price than you can gel elsewhere. \\ E MAKE REI URNS
THE SAME DAY SHIPMENT IS RECEIVED.
If so desired when your shipment amounts lo $100.00 or more, we *di
wire our bid and if not entirely satisfactory you may wire al our expert
and we will ship to any place yuo designate.
All we ask of you is 10 be fail with yourself as well as wilh us and
make us a trial shipment, the result will make you a sleadj shipper
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References;— Any Bank in Alaska, The B. M. Behrends Bank Juneru, 1
► National Bank of Tacoma. Tacoma, Wash., Dexter Horton National Bank 1
’ of Soattl*.
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