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OF SEWARD, ALASKA Established August 19. 1904
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BUSINESS MEN FILE PROTEST
Thoroughly disgusted with road conditions on the Sew
* ard-Kenai Lake highway, a group of local business men
after inspecting the detours, where work on filling has
been underway since spring, arrived at the decision to
register a protest with proper authorities in an effort the
work may he cleared up immediately or at least passable
detours laid out. Many verbal protests have been made
previously with no effect.
Telegrams were dispatched last night to M. D. Wil
liams, assistant district engineer, Bureau of Public Roads,
at Juneau; and to C. H. Flory, member of the special Ter
ritorial Road Board, and in charge of forestry and agri
cultural activities in Alaska.
Not only is all enjoyment taken away from local auto
owners and tax payers by these detours which are really
terrible, but the pleasure of showing .visitors the beautiful
country at Seward's backdoor, has been taken away. Then
again the} danger to cars crossing these detours is serious.
One must make the trip to understand the situation.
The specifications for road construction, as taken
from the files of the Bureau of Public Roads, is quite
plain:
t .60
3.50
.15
.10
12.00
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MAINTENANCE OF DETOURS
Tlicr? shall bo provided and maintained a passable condition swell de.!
t4>ui, temporary highways and bridges, as may be necessary to accomodate
the general public, residents adjacent to the improvement, and the United
States mails. Temporary approaches and crossings of intersecting highways
suall be pi'ovided and maintained in a safe condition. Detours adjacent to
or contiguous to the work shall be constructed and maintained by the con. \
tractor and no allowance will be made therefor; provided, however, that for!
■sj.cn purpose the contractor will not be required *to construct or maintain I
s .uctures of oier 20 feet span. Detours which are not adjacent to or conttigu. j
OU3 to '"‘ork will not be at the charge of fche contractor.
Tlie inspection revealed at least two of the new
bridges can be linked up immediately, with little effort
and cost, to the highway proper; that if any maintenance
work has been done on the detours, it is not perceptible.
Little kick would be registered if only the detours
were made passable in some degree of comfort and safety
to autos.
Thos’e middlewest farmers who motored to Kansas
City to demand a farm-aid plank in the Republican plat,
form, found ample facilities for servicing their Lincolns,
Packards and Cadillacs on the way.
The good ladies who arranged to pray for the Repub
lican and Democratic National Conventions might well
have extended their supplications to include the common
voters.
We want to know if a sleeping bag is the same thing
as a knapsack.
An optimist is one who expects a better quality of liq
uor under the next administration.
You can always depend
'upon splendid oakjng results
with Crescent —
the Double Acting
Baking Powder ,
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TEHFOOT GREEK]
! One dollar pans at 155 feet to bed.
| rock is the report from Tenderfoot
Creek where J. Pontella has just com.
pleted his shaft, says the Fairbanks
News Miner in recent issue.
*The news sent a number of men
| on a small stampede, but as the j
j whole creek is an old 'proposition, hav. i
i ing been worked both above and be.
; low 17, where the) present strike 1$ re.
ported, there seems to be little to in.
terest stampeders.
The strike is in creek pay but it is j
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! possible th°t new sources of pay will;
j be developed as the result of this dis. [
; covery.
Fairbanks citizens sav that an old i
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! creek is coming back. They point to
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i the fact that there are a number of
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! goldlbearing creek,s in that vicinity,
j and dollar pans are not found every
j day.
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! Pontella has milled his ground fori
some time and recovered good money. !
| Water troubles caused him to sink a 1
nnew shaft at a point where he fig.
ured he could hit bed.rock without
meeting too much water but wrhere he
wmuld meet gold, according to his cal.
dilations. That is what /transpired
and the North is once more thrilled
with the story of the long line of gold 1
around the -edge of the pan. The *pay.
•strak has not been completely cross,
cut as yet, according to report, but
gives# promise of being an extensive
one.
ENTRY HER NINE
RECEIVED MARATHON
MOUNTAIN RACE, 4TH
Entry number nine for the great
Marathon Mountain run has been re.
ceived. Ed Vogel is the latest entry
and all who have seen the previous
races know his ability. He has sue.
ceeded in winning the Marathon two
times. He has been practicing daily
and is in tip.top condition.
We are now anxiously awaiting to
hear from entry number 10. Who will
it be?
Prizes as published in the program
for the Fourth of July will be awarded
rain, snow or shine. This was the
answer given to a query by a certain
local citizen and is published for the
information of all others who intend
to compete. ^
It was suggested to the writer that
more explicit information be furnish,
ed regarding the “Baby Parade”, so
here goes. Prizes will be awarded for
the best decorated doll carriages en.
tered in the parade. Children will be
required to push their own carriage.
The same requirements go for the
best decorated bicycle, tri.cycle, kiddy
car, airplane and other toys.
During the running of the Marathon
it is intended from time to time to an.
nounce the positions of the runners.
This is possible in that numbers have
been printed on light canvas one foofl»
square. Special field glasses will be
used from the street to sight the run. -
ners. • i
ALASKA DUE TONIGHT
The S. S. Alaska, of the A. S. S. Co.,
•will arrive in port early tonight from
the -South, according to announcement
at the -local offices.
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E Hard fisted young bucks carry their feud into |
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E Rival leaders in love with the same girl
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