VOL 8. SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDATl EVENING, DECEMBER 8, 1913 NO. ■,;{
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l.)r, U. O. Sclrdeben. id* he bureau
o«* ot: .eca * ho . o is • * « ml * * > u
an investigation *t *n* nn a* - * epi
demie to westward points, ami reports
that tIn* si nation is well m hand al
tl»** } * hie* s visited. hen trail eoudi
tions p* rniit In* xvh! make a trip ti»
Keituh Susitna amt Tvonic. to look into
the situation there, tak.n«f alonjj tumi
ifa’ nw materia!.
I'pe ijuarantine laws adopt C*: hy the
territorial legislature are ineffective,
in that there are no futuls available to
work with Her.ee. the hi:hi against
the epidemic devolves ehietly on the
bureau of education and the resiih nts
of the afflicted settlements.
A he t 10 o persons fell victims to the
epidemic of measles at various west
ward pours, including Kodiak, At*>ir*
nnk, Kurluk, Osinky, Seikovia ami
Ken a i, according to a statement maut
bv Hr. Silverman of Kod’ak to .h h.
Thw ait* s, l . s*. ina 1 clerk of tin* S. S.
Pori. The epidemic is now well in
hand
pepiity r. s Marshal Annstronjr of
Kodiak, writ nu under date of Novem
ber-- to PepuiN t . S Marshal !*.\ » is
of Sew arch saxs wit reference t * 'in*
tneji.s es epidemic:
*•! have been :.s bils\ ,*s u bird don
look ; -*■ after the p opie that have ’he
illt.:.s , . r.d d.» m*t * m\ wax clear
for - ;m* ti* n*. r,s I haxn a t**in to make
10 \»t •* k ami < i i\\ t t si: * .* tie
lions**d ’Imre. Kvery h* useKdd n
K»‘ i s ; r« ?*» ' w.» to el l n,s.
•, • - > • • ■' o'
• . o ; u om*s . n j.'ih ' ‘ ; ' •
J !;m
a Usi i; * r, ami we ho not let a x
on* c ill ha* . ts been «*Xi • * d.
•»*phe revenue cut ter Tuhoma is In re
ooa i ... and will leave in the mmamu
p,; • „ ,|;» h e.:*l Ol Kollajv »s .liU ‘O
\iw vI-ate the i n5ve villages there,
an*t from tin" ee wiji ip> to Seldovia to
leax* Pr. H. O Schalehen. of the bu
reau of education, who will treat the
tv- > there and tumn_ra*e the houses.
“Tin r<* \x ere -,*'i eases of measies at
Afo-T.uk. ten of xvhom died Kurluk
hud eleven deaths. We have had xery
jfood success in the cases here, foi out
of -00 we have not lost one.’'
The Geography dictionary of Alaska
describes the river on which the new
diggings are reported to have been dis
covered as follows:
CHISANA; river, one of the two
main branches of the Tanana river.
The other is the Nabesna They drain
the northeast slope of the Alaska range
and unite to form the Tanana near
longitude 142 degrees. Indian name,
meaning Chisa river, reported by A1- j
len, l^So. Has since been written
Chusana.
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Deputy Collector of Customs Bol
shanin of Cnalaska arrived on the
9teamer Dora, and is enroute to Sitka, |
called there by the recent death of his j
mother. j
Mushers report four feet of snow on
the summit at mile 12.
Lost—One 50 share stock certificate’
Alaska Electric Co. Finder please re
turn to Samuel I. Silverman. *
All those having Dills against J. C.
Tolman, please present same at once.
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5ee the beautiful Xmas Cards at
Qordon’s.
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Pabst* blue ribbon beer at The
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Branch. _____
Budweiser beer at the Braneb.
WHALER VERA I
OE UNALA5KA
LOST IN ARCTIC
'Tin* schomicr Vera, of Unal iska, en
>gaged in «h Ails' !i ilu* Am it* oc4,a n,
wa- c*>m plot el \ wrecked in SepU mht r.
'I’ll.* ollic is and crew reached the Arc
»ic eo**si in safety and mushed over
land, arriv ing in Uordova several days
ago. v’amain IVterson, in command
of the lost vessel, sen! a wireless mes
sage to Deputy t’oilector Holshanin. en
roll to east on the Dora, notifying him
of t Ae wreck and of his salt* arrival at
the Uitiggenheim town. IVterson is
related to Holshanin.
The Vt ra was a former Japanese
sealer, and was among the several ves
sels seized h\ the United States gov
ernment for illegal ling. At the
marshal’s sale following, the vessel
was bought in b\ Messrs. Allis and
Schrooder. f ’ » er a ents of the Nort.li
American Trading company at t n
.Alaska: v < i v» t into a whaler and
sent to Arctic waters.
WADA CALLS
ON THE COCOS
A i■ < >12 ’ side ; *.i i • v x < : *.
.It rio Wada, Known through Alaska j
,ts h ci.iiit!' nt!i'li:T and ax th<*j
• diM'iiVt ;•* i of F;:ii -tauks and tnauv j
hi t' t ieh at earn p>, !e 11 s an mter- i
. >. ;g . \p> t e iiv had w hi it* * a; 1 n ;
u . : i \0\ij gonhi inis-, t he muilMuillioe- j
an** mi mu.* ‘ :r ;n*:x in *l»» if N • * w
V k 11,‘lict* a t • w \t *•(-ivs ago \\ ad
v i ■> i, v t1 i iifiii t > * lei i loom oi a i • eh j
■ aim Ik had in Alaska, hoping t«>
h«uk«> a '-lit* oi t in* property. Ai e»* a
tt»ng \xait on morning h“ was Ushered
into i -.* •■diet* <d' on»* of tho Ou^gen* 1
he;m>, h:; a> p wax i unfit lime, food
was xugg* xH i, and Wada was odd to
wait a while.
A ft*w mini] es later an office doy
fame out lo Mr. \\ ada and said’
‘ Mr Guggenheim says you ma>
have an egg or ham sandwich."
Appointment Pleases Bolshan n
I )eput \ Col lector of < imoiiis Hul
shanin of l nalusku expresses gratilica
i *,.r» at the appointment ot John F. j
]high *>f Juneau a> collector ol customs
foe A xka. In the early days Pugh |
and hoUhanin served toget her in t he
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custom* service at Skagway.
Finnegan on Way home
,T. J. Finnegan readied Chitina from
the Shushanna gold district Saturdav
afternoon, affording to a message re- \
eeibed yesterday by Mrs. Finnegan.
He may he able to catch the North
western at Cordova.
Cld Katmai Puffing Away
Persons on board the steamer Dora
had a fine view of Ml. Katmai on the
east-bound trip, and report that great
volumes of smoke are emanating from
the big volcano.
A. B. Summerville, former chief
mate of the steamer Dora, and now en
gaged in trading among the Attu
islands, is meeting with tine success.
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The infant son of Rev. and Mrs.;
Pedersen became stricken with pneu
monia while on the way to Skagway,
but has recovered.
Postmaster Phil J. Hickey and T. J
Finnegan, who have been at the mile
21 property for the past week, returned
home Sunday.
Service for 10c up and meal tickets j
that last forever at $7.
Commerce Cafe
Community silver, Sheriton. La Rose
and De Luxe patterns. George the
Jeweler.
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Today , I Jecethber S, is ! he date Set
for tie* Alaska rabway Su’d to be con
>'u oi l’d h\ tin congress. I j,e cable
being out of commission, the usual
;,ivss service is uot available, hence
ihe fair of tlie measure nr i»- progress
in tin- legislative bony must In* lelt to
cimject m e. It is safe to assort that
should tin bill meet with a liasly* pas
sage, and there is no reason to believe
ihat any considerable delay will re
tard its progress, the fact will quickly
be known here through a message from
Delegate James \\ icKorsham, w ho has
been very prompt and courteous in
keeping Alaskans informed with refer
ence to impot tant matters.
Now that I‘resident Wilson, in his
annual message to congress, has put
the democratic administration behind
the Al tska railway bill, all doubts as
to its passage are removed. It is now
established as a democratic policy.
While the bio i> in no sense a po
litical isMic, at ti»e same time the
democrats are in control of the govern
ment and propose to see that Alaska
shall lie opened under a democratic
regime. This is good politics ami
quite legitimate. The policy will
greatly assist and sireug hen the dem
ocratic party in Aimka and will most
iiut’ly rcsuk :r :he peclion of a d *.uo
era!ic delegate to congress.
It* ck-ribbeU repaid cans in S ward
ha' * openly deciari d that il i do demo
cratic party act- p: - mpt y ae mat*
? i i i • I ! ' , < • i g * • t • -y v. »:.
I hi'id UJH'ie I Its p;; he? . A he a tli”
if. » i ; ■. sst >, 11 •« p;s ss i i e I . I * l * y W iif.
the llu i b « . S • w t n i ?
» ratu. cI ’• b wi:l • a u j i at ii»i.«i. i 11e
republicans tli be calico upon to keep
their piedg*
Fairbanks.—The many friends of
Howard Khls'on "ere glad to learn
ihat he had beer, nominated for West
Point b\ Delegate Wicket sinun, and
unit be would soon leave to take up
hi> examinations or entrance. Mr.
Kolston was a member of the (list
graduating cniss to ne turned out by
? he* Fairbanks high school and his
friends toe- confident that he will have
hut little outiculty in pacing the very
strict requirements of the military in
stitution.
'This is the second appointment, of a
Fairbanks boy a» the hands of Dele
gate W iokersbam, t.ne first being the
son ot R. W. Taylor.
Oldtimer to Take a Vacation
J. C. Tolman, oldtimer and former!
chief warden of the game, will be a j
departing passenger on the steamer)
Northwestern, enroute on an extended j
Eastern trip. He will return in the
spring and will probably head for the
Nelchina district, where he has min
ing interests. J. C. has been in Alas
ka since the early nineties. In those
glad old days, he served as pursar on
steamer plying between Juneau and
Unalaska.
George, the Jeweler, one of the
town’s most enterprising citizens, has
some swell jewelry suitable for
Christmas presents.
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A plentiful fall of snow is prediotdd
this winter. Already the ground is
well covered, with the worst yet to
come.
Sourdoughs and chechakos, you
are invited to the Commerce Cale.
Service every hour in 24,
Meet me at the Branch *
Field glasses at J. L. Graef a. *
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Labrador. f I ■* ! m l m i * ‘ »m m* by
( 11*A 111 it' / > OI I >r. ( i !’«• i! i * i. t . r * IH 'i*
ical iniwiliar\\ who *thew nic thing
i»i that retnoir r j;.i .. > the scene <;i a
ir ,..n piaeec pen -h"! ;*•. Seer cy siic
l‘D iij(| . ’he tdsenVet'v .'0.(1 this paper
W’11 i O' P’il l j) ■> etij the (i isU nc* • '< 11
being the first l » ’ell of tin* strik *.
alt h >ui* h (I hails are ache ng.
i’ne (iatewav** inform a cm ’* nhpiin
ed from Uilpin lo> • ■ring. ^ big game
hunter, woo w a > wi ii t he Kiein-ch
midt party . Lovming pn.**ed tin* sum
mer season of l'hl’J in hunting in Labra
doc. Ill" native guide told him of tin*
strike and sa d a few whites were at
| the scene, aithotigu they were keep
ing the stpike quiet. 1 covering invest
igated th** maM'-r and convinced him
soil that tIn* discovery was legitimate.
He says it will probably rival, or ex
, ceil, the famous Klondike. He plans
ion going to re next year.
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Si-aJ i U-*. J., I* < '!:*\}» oi, gi\»u aate U
tin* olvmjiia nigh school i;p .lone and
^Oi i I •» t < . .1 \ i i to I, i o finer I y uf I* a i r*
}» o,i.'. 11.*• s been noti.oiut• ed bv ( o i
gri'ssntan A* ! i ! lohn* »n for eot ry *o
\ I ( t*Hj tS !; I k,l! *.* id II V ! »■(#}! I this
11,'. i'\i. • •1 • s•*li \ii .loti "'.'HI VI lis Clt«l*
,‘d ujhi * ■ \ . . e m'i" • ary ol the nav\
o oiaivr »1m nom, nut ion. Shou ».
. (Mil t j' j \ O1 liili «< • J*1 * * * mo*o
i p | > \\ : t; » lo ono «;! t In mm after*
i,at ", i111* it."* <>i v-li :ni i> Vatd Si*ig*
lit/., ot Ah ibeen.
Mushcrs Bre ttving I rad
A group of enthusiastic inushers art*
out ou the trail lod:u, breaking the
government road from Seward to the
summit. 1 >r. Komig was about town
yesterday inviting the lat teilowa to
take the lead in the cavalcade.
Northwestern Hue fomorrov..
t he steamer Northwestern reached
Cordova this forenoon and is schtuuled
♦ o sail for Seward, via \ aide/., tit o
o’clock this evening. It will arrive
here tomorrow .
‘•Established in 190f> and still under
the same management,” reads the ad
vertisement ol E. Levin, ot the Com
merce Cafe. Here is a record ot
achievement that speaks tor itself.
A letter from Knik, received by the
Dora mail, slates that Jack Dalton is
about ready to start the transportation
of coal from the Matanuska to tide
water. _
Wrangell sportsmen are planning to
plant wild rice in the ponds and lakes
near the Stikine, where thousands ot
ducks and geese feed every fall.
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It develops that Prof, H. Parker j
Willis, a New York student of econ- j
ornics, is the real outhor of the Glass
Owen currency bill.
Some of the local business houses are
handing out 11114 calendars, very neat
and attractive ones, too.
A1 W. Lloberts and Fred Bunce are
in from Lake Kenai.
Yesterday, one year ago,the steamer
Dora went on the beach.
Three meals for One Dollar. Open
day and night. Commerce Cafe
Meet me at the Bruncn.
Ice creepers and ice skates at J. L.
Graefs._
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
. i M n*ai Nr •' ** i» : r . I» •;*
I t he - ill ch i t that ’ . • ;m '' < Mr
Sm; n;tnna (iis? *ier :■■■ ? ro:< * i . b.
|) * ' < t, ay *i oi a mu:' -a
el \ T hr t * * |*I'rI’i.i i b y >' ;!
m * » ng on this la v. t hr . .** \ > \
“some Horn Sun •halms m >av
u: i* ty «iif \ s is ii'»: enoiijj it f«>r
pr. >j» ct or i .> si i .v . . i t'!* a a! y
an on: li ini > ' In* tv mot- rr j it#.. > t
li •* ;»! to kern him over Mr* winter. If
t he Mine M loo short-., t ino.(* is ->• ion
del* •: ;:» i In'* law. m ■ » ushat a n --
pector.s are pet it iotyi.i for an » ten
sion <•: time, It do. - 'not' -<.*i I - y
an extent ion can b* ^-mi red because
too >aw in made b; tin* legisbit lire.
which is not to meet again for many
months. 4 he r*cent! . enacted law be
came effective August 1.
"While there are j*>«»«! features to
the iew Alaskan law. hasty legislative
i on I* tiling is nut y **t. It would have
he»-n well had the Alaskan legislature
framed ppopused nvw laws, and sub
mitted them to the miners of \lusKu
1 for a term before linalh mitring Mien
through the legiMature. lie N ukon
enacted a code* era! years ago, anu
and before d**cu‘irj on the provision
| thereof bau a commission u:w *i
i hi (.ugh t.e* o r* tony and gel Mr
00' i.lull of p. ac leal ilirii
: mi•; jig creek, Mid *'o take eviu«mc<
21 oil) all exp rts ol the com try. b
* result has hern t >a so Id tic eotn*
plaint bash m h<*.mi lb : very f**w
am* ,* r)t mh n!' haw !* rt founn ?e ; *ev
sat*\ ate. tew. if an) om-; *• at ** kei to
be made."
There ***' m> to 1h* s* e * oiling almost
! wierd in the luck of Frank Waskey,
j Alaska's first delegate to congress, and
ii he were a man of less grit the con*
| t inned blow* of fait* would knock him
1 out.
A recent letter received from W askey
to L). M. Taylor ot Notin' states that
I Dick Negus I os’ a ixuf sixty miles
| below the mouth ot the ^ ukon in the
i last great storm in which wasallof the
i sioek that W askey had recently pur
|chased from outside for trading pur
! poses.
i Negus was eigiiteen hours in the
| water and hi> hands and feet were
badly frozen.
With his usual pluck Waskey states
that he will get another stock and
star t all over. -Nome Nugget.
The rails and equipment of the short
railway line leading from Homer, on
Cook inlet, to a deserted coal mine
about six miles from tide water, have
been shipped outMde on the freighter
Jennie. Mr. Miller, who had charge
of the work, arrived here on the Dora.
The governor’s office seeks informa
tion of one Bayard Taylor, who form*
erly resided at Winters, Cal. He is
25 years of age and a six-footer. He
is believed to be somewhere in Alaska.
Waldemar Engberg, the fine basso
profundo singer, who formerly resided
in Seward, is singing in concerts iu
Juneau and Douglas.
Messrs. Holmes and Fitch arrived
last evening from the Idilarod.
Bread for sale—10c a loaf or 12 for
$1. At Commerce Cafe
Sleds for boys and girls; sled9 for
men. At J. L. Graef’s. *
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. *