OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH
Two mere boys, worthy sons of prospectors, evidently
inoculated with the germ of their fathers’ grit and inde
pendence, fared forth in Nevada to prospect. The sum
total of their efforts was to make the famous Weepah
strike and put old Nevada back on the map after it was
thought to have passed into the discard as incapable of
producing another Goldfield.
What Alaska needs is more boys like Frank Horton,
Jr., and Leonard Traynor, aged 19 years each, and fewer
who hug steam heat and the smell of gasoline.
Practically 20 years elapsed before these boys set the
mining world agog with their $75,000 ton gold ore.
Twenty years have elapsed since Alaska occupied the
limelight as the greatest gold discovery of the age
Who can say there are no more Klondikes?
Only the youth of the land with a tithe of the cour
age of the pioneers, may answer the question. It must be
answered with the pick and pan and not otherwise.
There are large areas of low-grade placers awaiting
prospecting to determine area and distribution of values.
These placers are worth more than the pay streaks of the
Klondike. The Geological Survey estimates that aprox
imately $300,000,000 in gold has been extracted from the
gravels of Alaska and that $350,000,000 more awaits ex
tration from proven ground.
And yet there are regions 50 miles square known to
contain commercial placer and only a half dozen men, and
they aged pioneers, are digging holes to determine areas
warranting the entrance of the dredge and other ma
chinery.
And this is all free to the youth who is willing to fore
go a day’s pay job for a season or two and emulate the
pioneers who waged a battle with condition that would
make the average marcelle waved lounge-lizard quit at
the first mile. No such hardships await the man of to
day. Railroads, wagon roads and trails lead practically
into the heart of these placer regions andwhat
was an hazardous adventure a few years ago is now a
pleasant outing.
Dozens of men went outside two years ago from
Fairbanks with from ten to fifty thousand dollars in their
pokes. They did not make a dollar of it by a day’s pay
job. They got it from the ground they sold to the Fair
banks Exploration company. How many others can do the
same from other lines of business? Very few
Youth always dreams that there wall come a day
when he will make a stake. The one who accomplishes
that end begins by making his sacrifices early in life. A
year or two dedicated to searching the hills and creeks of
Alaska will bring results far quicker than a small com
petitive business in a field already overcrowded.
TIME FOR WHALES TO LAY OFF
We don-t mind the whales becoming tough in South
eastern Alaska and taking a bite at the cable. After
listening to some of the debate by the legislators, especi
ally the forensic efforts of the supporters of the Comp
troller bill passing over the cable even a whale cannot be
blamed for running bersek. But when he hurls some
thing like this, we rise to protest.
Symphony Hall Boston—quote repeal of -eighteenth amendment greatest
question since slavery an<? secession quote said prsident Nicholas Columbia
University—unquote repeal without alternative would be returned to old
salmon and retreat from its country by American people eighty years ago
unquote said Senator will Borah Idaho they were debating question of what
stand national republican platform should take in nineteen twenty eight de
bated held under auspices Rosevelt club no decision rendered.
At this juncture, the telegraph editor got up and
went out to hunt up a bootlegger.
These are some of the “kicks” the cable service and
the victims of electrical idiosyncrasies get out of the daily
grind of giving the local public the news of the world.
A consignment of booze from Prince Rupert bound
for Ketchikan went wreck on a rock and since then the
whales have been playing jumphoop witfi caWe-and, climb
ing ashore and chasing bears up j ; ||,. ;
I PROFITS OBTAINED BY ADDING
INCREASE IN ACCUMULATED
EARNINGS
BOSTON, April 11. (/P)—TKe net
probits of tlie Ford Motor Company,
during the year 1926 approximated
$90,000,000, according to a balance
sheet filed with the Massachusetts
Commissioner of Cor porat ions. The
figure of $90,000,000 as profits is ob
tained by adding the increase in ac
cumulated surplus, which was $75,
270,095 and the amount paid the
stockholders annually, which was
$14,670,000.
AMUNDSEN IS SLIGHTLY
ILL; TAKING VACATION
LOS ANGELES, April 11. (£>)—
Slightly ill and in need of a rest, Cap
tain Raold Amundsen, famous explor
er, has left for a beach resort and
will remain there until fully recov
ered. The strain of delivering lec
tures has resulted inthe necessity of
taking a vacation.
Amundsen, it under the care of a
physician. He collapsed after two
lectures, bpt his condition is not se
rious, his chief need being rest.
FORMER JURIST ATTEMPTS
SUICIDE. WIFE RECOVER
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MERCED, Calif., April 11. T/P)—
Former Judge, John J. Sullivan at
tempted suiside by the use of gas,
in his home here yesterday. Mem
bers of his household discovered the
fumes of the gas and finding the
cause managed to shut it off in time.
He was revived and will recover.
Broken health is believed to have
been his reason for the act.
JOINT MEETING
Joint social meeting by the local
American Legion post and Auxiliary
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock preceded
by a business meeting of the post at
7:30 o’clock.
Owing to the great amount of sick
ness, due to colds, there will be no
woman’s indoor baseball games this
•week, it is announced by the “Mugsy”
McGraw and “Tris” Speakers of the
league.
MINERS MARKING TIME
CHICAGO, April 11. (£>)—The
striking coal miners and operators
in the central bituminous fields con
tinued to mark time, awaiting the
outcome of rumors that a peace con
ference will be held in St. Louis this
week.
SUUTHBOUNO PASSENGER
LISTING NORTHWESTERN
The following includes the list of
southbound reservations on the S. S.
Northwestern out of Seward Satur
day night: -=*
Seattle—Mrs. John Venters, Capt.
Harold Nesland, Wm. Whittlesey,
Mrs. G. Swain, C. L. Fry, Albin Gust
ofson J. W. Grass, Emel Margurie.
Zella M. Crawford, Mrs. Anna Miller,
Geo. F. Meal, G. B. Blousky.
Valdez-—Wm. D. CoppernoLl, A. J.
Dimond, E. Coke Hill, M. Roddy, <
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And the famous prizefight champions, JAMES J.
JEFFRIES, AD WOLGAST, TOMMY RYAN
In the year’s greatest comedy-drama,
“Hogan’s Alley”
Here is a feature rich in everything entertaining
When you’re not laughing, you are thrilled
The street fights, the best prizefights, the best
train wrecks, the best airplane scenes, the best love
scenes, the best comedy..
It’s a fight and love picture, and before you get
out you’ll want to punch your neighbor’s head, or
throw your arms around her neck—and all the time
you’ll be laughing.
And with it-there is a great Juvenile Comedy,
“BABY BLUES,” in two reels; also an Educational
reel
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