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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 35. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1928
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PRICE TEN CENTS
Motive Behind Agitation
Canada’s Acquisition of
Panhandle made Public
ACTUAL PLANS OF RAILROAD WOULD BE CON
STRUCTION OF RAILROAD FROM PEACE RIV
ER, THRU VALLEYS AND RIVERS TO DAW-'
* SON, WHITEHORSE, JUNEAU—BRANCH LINE
TO PORTLAND CANAL MINING REGION
STEEL NOW LAID FROM CHICAGO TO PEACE
RIVER.
VANCOUVER, Feb. 11. (/P)—The possibility of the
motive behind the agitation of the British Columbia Leg
islature totvards acquisition of the Alaska “Panhandle”
by Canada is a move of international interests to link
Alaska v/ith the United States by a railway is seen by fin
ancial circles of “British Columbia and Alaskans. It has
always been believed that a railway connecting Alaska
with the main body of the United States is necessary and
will take pla^e eventually.’1 ,
The Vancouver Star says “When the
Great Northern took over the old Vic
* toria-Vancouver Eastern Railway, one
of its attractions was a charter to
build a road to Alaska the capitol.
“Mackenzie’s statement in the Pro
vincal Legislature that British Colum
bia might use the charter giving pow
* ers for such a road in a trade to recov
er Alaska’s “Panhandle” appears to
have been based on this revived pro
ject.”
The Financial Post says “A group of
American financiers, who state they
have the support of Washington, is
working out a scheme to link the
United States to Alaska by rail. At
the present time steel is laid from
Chicago to the Peace River district.
Actual plans, presented by the .proinot
^ ers cover construction of a line from
Peace River to Alaska following val
leys and various rivers in northern
Brftish Columbia and the Yukon Ter
ritory.
‘The line would link Dawson City!
and Whitehorse in Canada, and Jun
'» eau and other points in Alaska, direct
ly with the rest of Canada and the
United States. A branch line would
be built to serve the Portland Canal
mining area.”
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SIX STILL MISSING
EVERETT, Mass., Feb. 11. (/P)—The
death of two men in the hospital today
♦ brought to 12 the total number of
known dead from the explosion and
fire in the Beason Oil Co., plant. Six
are still listed as missing and a num
ber are in a critical condition in the
hospital. *
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NEW DOMINION COPPER
GLOBE, Ariz., Feb. 11. (£>)—Plans
for financing the resumption of work
on the New Dominion Copper Co., pro
perty are reported to be making sat
isfactory progress in New York.
YUKON NORTHBOUND
HAS FAIR LISTING
FOR ALASKA PORTS
FIRST TRIP OF BIG LINER NUM
BER OF MONTHS; SEWARD
FOLK ON BOAT
SEATTLE, Feb. 11. (>P)—The S. S.
Yukon, of the A. S. S. Co., sailed at 9
o’clock this morning carrying 156 pas
sengers. The Seward list of reserva
tions comprised Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Hill, Gertrude Rody, Ann Morris, Mr.
and Mrs. F. N. Hiester, Chas. Jenson,
Jack Mitchler, Mr. and Mrs. G. H.
Green, ThoS. P. Aitkin, Peter Michol
off, R. L. Hatchen, Capt. G. Wilkins,
G. A. Welden, George Potter, Ralph
Rivers, Mr. and Mrs. L. McCready,
tfas. McKenery, Emil Harlacker, J. A.
Denny, F. W. Christie, C. N. Brokaw,
Carl B. Eileson, S. F. Pinkham, J. E.
Fitzgerald. N. W. Rice, S. M. Graef,
E. M. Bockfinger, Robt. Carey, Jas.
Pawlson, Mrs. McLean, Jenny Gray,
H. Dicks, R. J. Cameron, G. D. Muni
5 son, Olaf Waagen and three steerage.
CAPT. WILKINS ENROUTE
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SEATTLE, Feb. 11. (/P)—Capt. Wil
kins and Lieut. Carl B. Eielson left on
the Yukon for Seward with a special
ly constructed plane equipped with
radio sending apparatus designed for
long distance transmission.
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TWELVE ARE KILLED
EVERETT OIL PLANT
THIRTY INJRED; FIRE STARTED
IN OIL TANK FOLLOWING EX
PLOSION
rVERETT, Mass, Feb. 12. (/P) -
At leapt eight men were killed and
| more than 30 injured by an explosion
of several high pressure stills of the
Deacon Hill Company.
Fire started in an oi1 tank after
the explosion but was brought under
1 after-hours of battling.
Men were hurled into the air and
the framework of the stills were
twisted lake straws. There were at
least 100 men at work in the vicinity
TOMORROW-LINCOLN S BIRTHDAY
When all is said and done, when his wisdom, his patience,
his sacrifice is fully remembered we shall delight pre-eminently
to recall him as the friendly, humorous, accessible lover of
mankind. It is good to know that out of common life can spring
so extraordinary an example of the development of which our
human nature is capable.
HOPE FADING FOR 44 MINERS BE
LIEVED TO BE TRAPPED GOLD
MINE
TIMMINS, Ontario, Feb. 11. (£>)—
As the cage in the shaft of the burn*
ing Hollinger Gold Mine made fruit*
less trips down the smoke laden entry
way hope faded for the 44 men be
lieved to be trapped in the lower
levels. Six bodies have been recov
ered.
Through the long night wives and
children of ;he imprisoned miners
kept vigil at the mine head praying
but each return of the empty car dim.
med their hopes.
The car was run up and down on
the chance some of the men might
win their way to the shaft, k is a \
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possibility some of the 44 men made
their way safely to the top of the tun- \
nel.
The most authentic report of the
source of the blaze was that it started
in a pile of rubbish on the 550-foot
level.
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TWO ALASKA PLANE
COMPANIES MERGE
SEATTLE, REPORTED
FAIRBANKS AND ANCHORAGE
COMPANIES IN MERGER; TO
RAISE CAPITAL
SEATTLE, Feb. 11. (/P)—In an ef
fort to consolidate the two of the
largest air lines in the interior of Al
aska, 15 aviators and business men
met and thrashed out questions.
The meeting was called to order by
K. L. Rabb, promoter of Northern Av
iation. He outlined a plan which
calls for a combination of Anchorage
and Fairbanks lines owring two trans
portation ventures which Rabb said
at the present time are being com
pelled to reject additional vbusines3
totalling more than $100,000 annually
because of inadequate equipment.
The group which included Lieut.
Ben Eileson, agreed to a merger of
the tw'o lines. It is indicated that
two representatives of the project will
leave soon for New York to enlist
eastern capital in the plan.
Anchorage -vs- Seward Girls Tonight