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The Alaska Weekly Post
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GATEWAY PUBEISHI \G COMPANY. (Inc.)
KLMBR A. FRIEND. EDITOR \NI> GENERAL MANAGER
Harry V. Ho ben, President * Frank L. Hailaine, Sec. j
Cater*! •• mound-cla** matter September 2 191ft, at the P«at Office at Ueererd. Alaafcs. .
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SEATTLE PAPER
DECRIES POLICY
OF THE A.E.C.
FROM R.ULW VY AND M \KISE
NEWS. OF SF XTTI.K
Report.- rrc ived from Alaska -tat *
that the 1’. S. Railroad is completely
blocked by snow and all attempt at
operation of through trains between
Seward and Anchorage has been dis
continued. The snowfall has been un
usually heavy and it i- said drift- over
the track in some places are in oxies
of ::o feet in depth. A hurry up ca”
was sent to Seattle for help and a
steam-hip loaded at Nanaimo. B. (\.
l.lrtO tons of Canadian coal for ship
ment to S ward far use on the south
end of the railroad and presumably for
the continued operation of the snow
plow located this -ido of the blockade
as v ell as foi urgent domestic use of
all the employees who are thus out off
from th * Alaska supply. Anchorage
and points in that vicinity are not call
ed pon to face a lack of fuel as the
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oca! supply from the Matanuska fie»d
■•an still bo delivered to that city and
. outh t’ e**oof as far as trains can be
! operated up to the snow hlocade.
It is further stated that as the
scat her conditions are such that no)
'eadwav can be made against the j
blockade an«l the snow is getting deep- j
r . it will be well into next summer
bef.ire the snow melts and the line
an be reopened, with resulting deter |
oration.
The condition is causing much un- I
norable comment as it has distinct’? {
• -on pointed out that snowsheds were
f b Mutely a necessity.
Cndur date of December 1st, 1004*
more than ten years ago, a volumin
'Us report on the Alaska Central rai1
:*■• was made by Messers Sir Doug*
’ i'\ and Partners, Consulting En |
•ip ' ■< X > .V> ^loo-gate Street, I*on |
, in. E. ('. At that Cme the road lie- I
m,i ' as i-lert’cal w**b thai whi*' |
l?ii<l with tra-k by t’’
>1 •'* *»ud t!vs report tallies ex- |
•ictly in milo"*^ with la*er govern
' u* m: *' « f the route. On page 15 j
■>** *b» • v 'ort will be found the foltoc • |
inu ivragraphs:
“M.'ch damage has been done in i
thi district bv snowslides during Iasi .
"• 'i c. no > uowsheds having l>een con -
‘r'ict '«!. though at several points they
ware proposed.
(HAS. GOLDSTEIN & COMPANY
of Juneau, Alaska.
OFFER TO THE TRAPPERS AND DEALERS OF THE NORTH THE
FOLLOWING PRICES FOR NO. 1 PRIME FURS:
Lynx, extra large No.l ....—--$50.00 to $32.50
Lynx, large No. 1 ------- 25.00 to 50.00
Lynx, small .-. 15.00 to 20.00
Mink, dark coast skins ----- 5*00 to 7.00
Mink, durk coast skins, small . ......- 3.00 to 5.00
Mink, fresh water -------—• 1° 10.00
Land Oiter -. 12.00 to 15.00
Red Fox, No. 1 large ..-.—.. 30.00 to 35.00
Cross Fox, according to beauty ..-. 50.00 to 100.00
Muskrats ..75 to 150
Silver and Black Foxes, as to color
Wolverine ------ 5.00 to 12.00
Wolves . 5.00 to 20.00
Ship us your Fins! As soon as received we will grade same and wire our best
offer. If our prices are not satisfactory we will return the furs and pay trans
portation charges on same both ways.
References: Any bank in \lnska. Dextor Horton National Bank. Seattle:
National Bank of Tacoma, Wash.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
We operate the largest Fur Manufactory north of San Francisco.
“Thus at Forty-seven and t’ roe
qua Her miles, Forty eight and three
quarto:*, Foity nine and one quarter j
and Fifty-two miles, bridges have
been either carried away or badly
damaged, and the south end of tunnel
No. 1 was found blocked with snow
even in .September.
About 980 lineal feet of snow
sheds will probably be required.
At mile f»4 the formation leaves the I
suoporting ground on the west sid'* |
of th»» valley and runs across the hot- j
tom land in order to avoid the western j
sloops, which are devasted by snov
slides.
“ The grading on these 34 mile.**
<T»» r.igan Arm) is the heaviest on the
section of the lines, which it is now
nronose 1 t » const met. and would co*-4
$39,100 ik"* mile. The bridges and cul
vert work ■? also heavy and would b"
<2.700 per mile, and .cnp*-<heds would
om ' to $”,73o per mile.”
On pr-' 32 of the report of th
Alaska P*'i!rond Cnme-n^ojnp of 1012
referring to the Turniiran Arm dis
trict is tVuid this paragraph:
“Const met ;on throughout thi
Stretch or about 30 mi)''4* “*oid 1 nr'*- |
4pnt no difficulty except the prepon
demnee of boaw rock evrave*:on m
♦ ho work of grading. Cmi*,'dcvnbie
protection in the wav of snowsheds
*\n-*M ahso be required.”
We have father the statement made
bv the late A. W Swanitx, formerly
chief engineer of the road, in which he
stated that 21 miles of snowsheds l
Why be sat! ■with the wear you
get frcui ordinary boots
when you get so much more from “Hi-Press?”
This is no idle claim, hut a fact proven bv miners,
fanners and construct.an workers from Alaska to
Mexico. “[Ti-Pre ii made by a new and better
method—the greatest r. 'x r.co in footwear in fifty years.
We use the tougher: r mlr r ever evolved—actually the
same kind that goes ioL > Goodrich Auto Tires, ihcrc
seems to be no wear-out loir. Aid the boot i 3 molded
• ^ • • • A T * %-X f ^ A
its 1 v> V 1 infill
Can’t ba!c cr come apart—and
it’s wonderfully comfortable,
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When r.er.t yon !.!i the t~c:*l try the
Shupac—shown here. The White
Hip is best for the sleicer, and there
tire many other styles. Ask (nr the
footwear with the Ked Line ’I^ound
the fop—that's “J_L-Press.''
40,CC3 Dealers
the sr.scsER;::; ;:2sa cohwmy
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THE KEY
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ALMONDS WALNUTS
HAZELNUTS I'LahUTs
AND NUTS
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would bo immediately required coinci
dent with track-laying along the Turn
igan Arm section before that section
could he operated even during a milu
winter.
All these facts must have her*
known to the present builders of th<
road but in place of concentrating th
appropriations of several years pas*
in the completion of the line betwer
Seward and Anchorage and the in;
ncdiate and coincident construction o
snowsheds, the work was divided ar
pushed northward to the Susitna. wit I
the detached work in the Nenana re
gion, while the important matter o! J
perfecting the Turnigan Arm scctio’
was left to the veiy last. While physi
cally connected up, the track was in
a very imperfect condition and beir.g
without the necessary snowsheds, •:
means that much deterioration will be
found when the snow melts next sum
mer.
The importance of connecting up
the line between Seward and Ancho -
age was ignored by the commission
yet Seward is the only port of the
government railroad open throughout
the entire year, Anchorage, on which
so much money was wasted , being
closed to navigation from five to six
months each year, and now with its
railroad completed through, is cut of/
from communication with the outside
simply because the road was not pro
perly snowshedded in the first place.
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TAX IS PLACED ON ALL
NARCOTIC DRUGS NOW
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David Williams, Collector of Inter
nal Revenue, in a cable to the Gate
way says that the new revenue la v
imposes astamp tax, effective Febru
ary 2.r)th, on all narcotic drugs at the
rate of one cent * for each ounce or
fraction thereof. All persons register
ed under the Harrison narcotic law
should at once order from the collect
or of Internal Revenue, Tacoma,
stamps in number and denomination
sufficient to stamp up narcotic stock
on hand. The stamps should be affix
ed to the container so as to effectual
ly seal the stopper, covering or wrap
per thereof and should be cancelled by
noting thereon the initials of the per
son using the stamps and the date on
which affixed. Narcotics may here
after bo sold or distributed only in or
from the original stamped container.
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Few men can refrain from boast
ing about the good acts they do by
mistake.
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About March 20th.
REGULAR SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE TO
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