OVERLAND
HOTEL
On the Main jBtreet
MEL A. HORNER
Manager
SEWARD ALASKA
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THE spirit of service which exists in the
operation of The Alaska Railroad, has
made our patrons our friends, and the safe
guarding and transportation of their ship
ments to stations on our line, to their entire
satisfaction is our ambition.
During the month of May the season of
river navigation will augment our rail serv
ice, and freight and passenger travel will
receive the benefit of our experience.
Trains will connect with all sailings on
the Tanana and Yukon Rivers.
Timetables, descriptive literature, etc.,
will be gladly furnished on request.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad
(Mt. McKinley Park Route)
Anchorage
Alaska
Capt. 0. A. Johansen.
NEXT SAILING STR. STARR OUT OF SEWARD
FOR THE WESTWARD AUGUST 8
Chas. H. Jansen, Agent
PHONE MADISON 139
SEWARD, ALASKA
WHEN YOU THINK ALASKA
THINK
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Sails From Seattle Every Saturday at 9 o’clock
VESSEL
Lv Seattle
Northbound
Lv. Seward
Southbound
—July 31 -
—Aug. 7
—Aug. 14
_Aug. 21
Yukon _ __July 23—
Alaska _ —July 30...
Aleutian _ Aug. 6.
Yukon _Aug. 13
Alaska _Aug. 20 Aug. 28 —
Aleutian _Aug. 27--Sept. 4
Yukon _Sept. 3.—.Sept. 10 —
Alaskan _Sept. 10—.jSept 17 —
Aleutian —.—Sept. 17—.Sept. 24 —
Yukon _ Sept. 24_Oct./ 1- Midnight
Making all ports of call as business warrants.
FOR RATES AND INFORMATION APPLY
Tel. Main 125 J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent. Res. Madison 149
5 P.M.
5 P.M.
_ 5 P.M.
I_ 5 P.M.
5 P.M.
5 P.M.
_ Midnight
_ Midnight
_ Midnight
Sails from Arrives South from
Seattle Seward Seward
Farragut July 20 July 2i Aug. 1
Evans _July 27 Aug. 3 ^ug. 8
Watson _Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 15
Farragut Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 22——
Evans_Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 29
.9 a.m.
.9 a.m.
„9 am.
..9 am.
..9 am.
♦Admiral Watson only calls at Yakutat.
♦Admiral Farragut only calls at Valdez. ^
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Residence Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Jerviee
^ADMIRAL LINE
SIMPLE METHOD OF
MEASURING 1IIVEI
The Geological Survey, Department
of the Interior, receives many letters
inquiring for some easy method of
determining the approximate flow of
streams or small rivers,, where regu
lar river-measuring instruments are
not available. The method described
below is considered useful under
such conditions.
To ascertain the velocity of the
stream choose a place where the
channel is straight for 100 or if pos
sible 200 feet and where it has a
nearly constant wodth and depth and
smooth current. Lay off on the
bank the center 50 or 100 feet of the
straight reach of the stream, mark
ing each end. Then allow small
chips to float down the stream, not
ing the time required for these to
traverse the distance laid off on the
bank.
The surface velocity in feet per
second is obtained by dividing the
distance in feet passed over by the
chips by the time in seconds it takes
them to travel this distance. The
average result of several such tests,
made at different positions from
bank to bank, will give the mean or
average surface velocity of the
stream. This result multiplied by
0.8 gives very nearly the average of
the entire flow of the stream. This
is the first step. ^
To obtain the area of the cross
section of the stream, stretch a tape
from shore to shore and take the
depth of the stream at short inter
vals-2 or 5 feet. The average of
these depths may be assumed as the
average depth of the stream at tnis
point. This average in feet multi
plied by the total width in feet will
give the area of the cross section of
the stream in square feet. **
The volume of the discharge of the
stream is now found by multiplying
this cross section figure by the av
erage velocity, feet per second, as
obtained by the chip measurements,
the result being the discharge in sec
ond-feet, or, in other words, the
number of cubic feet of water Low
ing past the point of measurement,
each second.
CRACK TRAINS RACE
CHICAGO, July 30. (/P)—'The Twen
tieth Century and the Broadway Lim
ited, crack Chicago-New York passen
ger trains, run a race every day from
their Chicago terminals to Whiting,
Ind.
The tracks of the New York Cen
tral and the Pennsylvania railroads
run parallel along that leg of the run,
diverging at Whiting. At 12:40 p. m.
the Century pulls out of the LaSalle
Street station and at exactly the same
minute the Broadway Limited leaves
the Union station, just across the
river.
“The passengers always watch the
race,’’ says C. A. Pinney, conductor on
the Broadway Limited, “and there is
much speculation among them on the
winner. Honors are about even, with
a good many dead heats.”
HOTEL FOR HIES ONLY
OPENS IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, July 30. (JP)—'The
latest ofrm of home for youngsters is
“The Babies Hotel.” It is the gift of
Mrs. Allan Ratterree to the Los 'Ange
les chapter of the Natice Sons and
Daughters. -
Accommodations are offered for 30
guests at a uniform rate of a dollar
a day, American plan. But instead of
the guests paying, the Native Daugh
ters are the paying hostesses for the
guests and thus the institution is sup
ported.
Checking out of the hotel means an
entire new wardrobe for the guest
furnished by the hotel, and a perma
nent private home as an adopted child.
Developing, printing, enlarging,
hand coloring in oil. Schallerer‘8
Alaska 8hop. tf
LAST MAN'S CLUB
STILLWATER, Minn., July 30. (TP)
—’Remmant of a once gay company
of 34 Civil War veterans, three gal
lant -soldiers held their final rend
ezvous here today to toast their de
parted comrades in wine and then
disband the famous “Last Man’s
Culb.” ,
Latest Brunswick phonographs and
records. Schallerer's Alaska Shop.
It’s a treat to eat FRYE’S BABY
BEEF.
TLe Gateway leads—others follow.
Sheaffers Lifetime fountain pens
and pencils. Schallerer’s Alaska Shop.
iCADE BARBER SHOP
I BEAUTY PARLOR
■
S Ladies’ Beauty Booth
jTwo Chairs Tub Baths
* ^Shower Baths
i In Arcade Building
t Phone Adams 121
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[JESS LANDER, Proprietor
Juicy Meats
“TENDER AS BUTTER”
The delicious flavor of our meats call
for a second helping. We take pride in
offering the very highest quality ob
tainable.
Carstens Packing Co.
CLIFF RUSCHER, Mgr. PHONE MAIN 130
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
—
Seward
Dairy
JOHN C. WHITE
& CO.
High Grade Line of
CIGARS, TOBACCOS, ft
CANDIES
FINEST BILLIARD HALL IN ALASKA
SEWARD WATER
SUPPLY
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
John Nelson, Mgr. Wayne Blue, Agent
Office, Arcade Building. Phone Main D7
ECONOMY VALUE1 IN
RELIANCE CANNED FRUITS
It Will Pay You to Investigate
P.C.Mc Mullen
Telephone Main 34