The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
Wednesday and Saturday
At 7:30 P. M.
TRAINS DEPART SEWARD
Monday and Thursday
7:30 A. M.
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SEWARD MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
NOTICE is hereby given by order
of the Board of Directors, that a
special meeting of the Seward Mem
orial Association will be held in the
Seward Grill, Seward, Alaska, Tues
day May 17th, 1827 at 12:45 o’clock
p. m. for the purpose of considering
resignations and filling vacancies
upon the Board of Directors.
J. P. HANNON, Secretary
Board of Directors.
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Oct. 26 Nov. 23 Dec. 14
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COMPLETION OF ROAD PROGRAM
WOULD LEAVE 61, SAYS FOR
EST SERVICE
WASHINGTON, April 22. (£>)—
Areas classed as “wilderness” in the
national forests of the United States,
exclusive of Alaskan forests, totaled
S5.750 square' miles, according to a sur- j
vey of road conditions just completed
by the Forest Service of the Depart, j
ment of Agriculture.
Approximately one-third of the gross j
acreage of the national forests is in- !
eluded in 74 areas, ranging from 360
to 10,859 square miles in extent, which ;
are without roads.
The results of the survey are sum- j
marized in the following statement
just made public by the Department
of Agriculture:
The day of the “great wide open
spaces” is not yet past, nor is it in any
immediate dahger of passing, accord
ing to the Forest Service.
Consternation on the part of many
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nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts
over the invasion of forest areas by
highways and summer resorts led the
Forest Service to undertake a study to
determine just how much of the areas :
of the national forests could be classed i
as wilderness. The results showed 1
that approximately one-third of the
gross acreage of the national forests j
is still sufficiently “untamed” to come j
under that class, and that there are !
large areas which are in no immedi
ate danger of the encroachment of
gasoline fumes, bathtubs and other
marks of civilization.
In making a study of the wilderness
areas, the Forest Service adopted the
widest possible , margin of safety to
minimize the possibility that some per
son might lay a finger on a part of the
map classed as wilderness and assert
that he had driven his automobile to
real “wilderness” area was taken as
comprising 10 townships, 360 square
that point. The minimum size of a
miles, or 230,00 acres.
It was determined that at present
■there are 74 acres, ranging from 360 to j
10,859 square miles in extent, which,
so far as can be determined, are with,
out roads. The grand total area is
85,750 square miles, or an average of
1,150 square miles per area.
If the proposed forest road system,
as at present planned on paper, were
100 per cent completed, there would
still be 61 areas ranging in extent
from 360 square miles to 5,00 square
miles to 5,000 square miles, with a
total area of 52,920 roadless square
miles, and an average of 868 sections
per area. These figures are exclusive
of Alaska.
“The situation is not so bad as some
had feared,” says L. F. Kneipp of the
Forest Service. “At present one-third
of the gross acreage of the national
forests, exclusive of Alaska, is in
roadless areas of more than 230,000
acres in extent. After all the roads
our field officers have planned to date
have been constructed, there will still
be approximately one-fifth of the gross
tarea of national forests in roadless
areas of 10 townships or more.”
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schringer, pro
prietors of Fred’s Kitchen, have
moved 9 from their former residence
to the front apartment in the Blue
building next door to their popular
eating house.
■ George Anderson, the expert piano
tuner, will arrive at the Seward
hotel Saturday.
L. C. Pratt, assistant supervisor
of the Chugach National Forestry,
who arrived a few days ago in com
pany with his chief, Mr. McDonald,
plans leaving tomorrow on the for
estry vessel Chugach, en route to
the Cordova headquarters. m
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COLORADO GHOST TOWNS
DENVER, April 22. (/p)—The de
cline in mining, once this state’s
great claim to fame, has brought in
its wake the virtual abandonment of
villages and towns that in the hey
dey of the industry boasted an aggre
gate population of several thousand
persons.
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bines those qualities which make
food wholesome and delightfully ap
petizing. Frye’s "Meat Guide” free
from Frye 8C Co., Seattle, for 2c to
cover postage.
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In Our Yard or at
Immediate Call!
\[0 matter what class, quality
** or quantity of Lumber you
may need, we carry it in our
yard. Estimates will be furn
ished without charge or obliga
tion. j
C. M. B.
Agent for
PORT BLAKELEY MILL CO.
CAL M. BROSIUS
Seward, Alaska