WELL KNOWN ALASKAN AU
THORITY REVEALS INTER
ESTING INFORMATION
(By D. E. Stubbs, C. E.
McKinley Park, Alaska)
Since the Lindley expedition, a
few months ago. brought back the
minimum registering thermometer
left on Mt. McKinley in June, 1913,
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i by the Stuck expedition, concern
ing which reports were publishec
j at the time that a reading of fi’on
■106 to 115 degrees below zero wen
! shown, many writers having e
knowledge of Alaskan winters
have severely criticized the accura
| cy of the reported readings.
Since there is nothing to indicate
| that temperatures as low as 100 oi
more below zero have ever occurred
in Alaska, or anywhere near ap
proaching such lows, the following
facts are submitted in the interest
of historical accuracy.
When the Stuck expedition par
tially climbed Mt. McKinley in
1913, a minimum registering ther
mometer was left at an unknown
elevation, in a pile of stones.
This instrument was known as a
'portable type, serial No. 11581. the
numbei indicating it was manu
factured in June, 1908. This type
was probably suggested by Lieut.
K. E. Peary, who took 12 of them
on a Polar trip. Archdeacon Stuck
brought two, gave one in 1912, to a
man at McGrath, on the Kuskok
kwim lover, the other is the one he
left on Mt. McKinley. The writer
owned one.
After seasoning and boring the
tube receives a charge of uncolor
ed alcohol (not metallic mercury
as widely reported when first brot
in). A small amount of air, below
atmosphere pressure, is admitted.
Tube is marked at two points, gen
erally freezing and boiling points,
Fahrenheit, and as near to a read
ing of 30 barometer as possible.
Other marks are sometimes added,
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■ spared at equal distances, assum
1 ing the bore of tube to be uniform
l thruout its length.
This Lube is then attached to a
metal plate (and extending below
1 it) which has previously been
J stamped with marks and figures
above and below zero, marks on
I the tube coinciding as near as may
1 be with marks on the metal scale.
In this particular instrument the
j tube rot having been firmly an
| chored, had slid down on the scale,
! readings being incorrect by that
amount.
Before sealing tube a colored
glass index is inserted in the bore.
The index is round at top and flat
at bottom and a rather loose fit in
bore. This type requires beeing
placed horizontallv to injure index
| leaving a record (and differs from
! most minimum thermometers that
l require setting on an incline) and
' when set level will usually carry
! down the index when alcohol eon
: tracts. leaving index at lowest
I reading when it again expands.
I Both reports by the Lindley party
| and marks on case indicate this
j thermometer had been wrongly set
; at an incline Oi about 2\'2 degrees.
I So set ca-tii tremors and high
1 wind vibrations would cause this
index to creep down into bulb,
where it was when found, and
leaving no minimum record at all.
Reported readings of from 106
to 115 degrees below zero, Fahren
heit, would indicate the index
reached a Doint way below the
metal scale and below the tube and
i bulb. They were merely imaginary,
: and had no basis of fact whatso
, ever. While the metal plate on
which tube is mounted is stamped
to read 90 below zero, no value at
taches to any such reading, and is
stamped there for the same reason
j makers of so-called weather glass
es place such words as “rain”,
j “change”, “fair”, etc., on the dial,
|the *ole reason being to make the
puichaser think he is buying a
j weather glass.
This type of portable thermome
| tei is mounted in a shallow yellow
pine box with hinged lid secured
I bj hook. Where the case had not
I been protected by stones, the wind ‘
i and snow’ particles, traveling at
\ velocity, had worn away a ;
: good deal of the wood of the case,
i One interesting fact was noted
! by the faded appearance of part
I ,some *-he words written on a
visiting card inside the case, which
indicated that at times the tem
perature had risen considerably
above the melting point, since wat
erhad run into the case and across
PRMIER MINE GETS
EXCELLENT RESULTS BN
i Results from prospecting activi
ties on the Clark group of claims
on Carlson Creek near Juneau by
the Premier Southern Co., a sub
! sidiary of the Premier Mining Co.,
| of Premier, B. C., are favorable, re
ports the Empire.
“We have- uncovered a gold bear- j
ing ledge”, Manager Goldburgh
said, “and the assay returns are;
gratifying. Of course, the property -
! ha.s not advanced beyond the stage l
] of a prospect. It is a promising j
prospect. Until recently we had a i
force of five men. A blustering i
I storm and two feet of snow on the ;
ground caused us to suspend op- :
orations for a few days.
“With a force of five men, I shall;
return to the property and if clear!
, weathei continues shall do at least
: a week’s more work before closing
; down for the winter.
“I am not in a position to say j
what plans the company has in j
mind for next spring. I should like j
to see further work done then.”
“OUT OF THE MOUTHS,” ETC.
Johnny had returned from wit- !
nessing his first wedding.
“Well, my son, what about the
wedding impressed you most?” his
father asked.
'“When the minister told the
groom that if he had anything to
say, he’d better say it now, for
hereafter he would have to hold his
peace.”
the writing, washing away parts of
words Where water had not reach
ed it the writing was a good black
color.
Archdeacon Stuck had written i
on one of his engraved cards, and |
left in the thermometer case, this j
message: —“Left 7 June, 1913.
Please read carefully and return
to Archdeacon Stuck, 281, 4th Ave.,
New York City.”
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1 11 a. ra. Morning- service. Theme:
The Power ol Right Thinking.
7:30 p. m. Evening service.
Theme A man who lost his head
because he told the truth. Two spe
cial features of the evening ser
vices are the lively congregational
singing and the illustrating of the
sermon by beautifully colored
slides.
The public is cordially invited to
all the above services.
A three-passenger plane has
been purchased by W. E. Dunkle,
Willow Creek mining man and with
its arrival here from the states,
it will be reassembled and flown
tc the mining camp.
A Russell snow plow crew steam
ed into the ’ocal railroad yards last
night from Anchorage.
More music ami less talk would
be appreciated by the radio aud
ience of Alaska- Sometimes, no
matter where one dials, all one
hears is talk, talk, talk.
Selling without advertising is
like fishing without bait.
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SEATTLE, Nov. 2n — The SS,
Northwestern, of the A. S. S. Co., j
sailed Jor Seward today with the j
following list of reservations:
Mrs. A. R. Cameron, Mrs. Juan- j
ita Baiish, Mrs. Clarence Feeley,1
Miss Vivian Jones, Gene Miller, j
Mrs. L. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. H. j
B. Tilson, Ralph' Baker. Miss Mar- \
cel Morrell, Miss Daisy Killoran,}
Mrs. L. R. Simms, H. Johnson and 1
M. Erskine.
CAMPBELL FORGES AHEAD
KFQD announced last night that
election returns from Valdez head- !
quarters revealed that Cam-obeli
is leading Ray in the Senatorial
contest by 20 votes, but that about!
10 Westward precincts are still
missing. Kenai gave Mr. Campbell, j
the Anchorage businessman, 3 91
votes and Attorney Ray 9.
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Sourdough Bill says: “If some
of them alimony payers had fol- j
lowed their expense account to Re
no and hung one on their jaw they
couldn't shake ’em more than they
can the income tax collector.”
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SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
Meets the second and fourth
Monday’s of each month
in McMullen’s Building, at
8 p. m. Visiting members
always welcome. Mrs. Hazel
Erwin, W. M.; Mrs. Marian
Painter, Sec.
Seward Lodge No 1125
L. O. O
SEWARD REBEKAH
I. O. 1
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Meets on every
first and third Fri
day of each month
at 8 p. m. at I.
O. O. F. Hall. All
welcome. Peter N.
Anderson, Director,
M. A. Horner, Sec
retary.
LODGE NO. 6-A
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Meets the first and third
Monday’s of each month
in I. O. O. F. Hall at
8 p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always welcome.
Grace Neville, N. G.
Ludvig Larsson, Sec’y
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at 8 p.
m- in Odd Fellow’s Hall. Visit
^ ^ ing brothers welcome. Gustave
R. Manthey, N. G.; Ludvig Larson, Secretary, i
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Seward Post No. 5
Meet the first and third Wed
nesday at 8 p. m. in the
Harrimon Bank Building.
Post Commander, Dr. A. R.
Roberts; Adjutant L. J.
Chillberg.
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Stated communications first and
third Tuesdays of each month. :
Visiting brethern welcome.
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HAROLD E. SOGN, Sec’y.
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