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THANKSGIVING DAY.
Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving day and in harmony with
the general desire to fittingly observe the occasion, The Times
will not issue. Thanksgiving |Jay|is essentially an American
holiday. It was established by tlfe Pilgrim Fathers, who were
a devout people, soon after landing on American soil, and who
set apart a given day for tendering especial thanks to the Cre
ator for TIis bounteous blessings to them in the land of their
adoption. The custom originating with our hardy forbears
has been handed down to us and has been consistently fol
lowed. It, is a custom that should endure to the end of time.
In this busy age, when the days of the week are taken up with
worldly matters, it is well for us to lay aside our toils and
cares for this day and observe it in the manner prescribed by
those responsible for its establishment.
OPENING THE COAL FIELDS.
A company of local citizens have organized a coal company
to develop coal properties on Eska creek, in the Matmmska
fields. A lease has been secured, permitting the mining of the
coal veins on the premises. Indeed, no sooner had official no
tification been received of favorable action on the lease by the
land department than the men concerned in the new enterprise
got busy, and today Messrs. Kelly and Emory, with a small
force of miners, departed for the scene to nndertake develop
ment. Airangements have been made with William Hughes,
the Knik freighter, to transfer the coal from the mine on Eska
creek, a distance of 2.4 miles to the government railway line.
Messrs. Kelly and Emory figure that within .*10 days they will
lie able to place coal on the local market.
Aside from the importance of having our own citizens en
gage in industries of this nature, it goes to Allow how quickly
developments follow railway building. Until the railway
reached Eska creek, it was not feasible to open the Eska creek
mines, due to? the lack of transportation facilities. But no
sooner, had the line reached that point before there were local
men who were glad to seize the opportunitv presented. The
coal of Eska creek. »we learn from the United States geological
survey reports on the matter, is a bituminous and is espeeinllv
desirable for domestic purposes. Tt is not believed Ilfat it will
prove a coking coal, nor is it anticipated that any of the coal
beds on the lower reaches of the Matanuska valley will produce
a coking coal. The coking coal is found much further to the
eastward and consists of the very high grade bituminous
coals or the anthracite coals. The geological reports tell us
that the very high grade bituminous coals and the anthracite
coals of the Matanuska fields cannot be taken out in the lump
form, due to the fractured condition of the coal-bearing veins.
But for the purpose for which it will in all probability be ap
plied—coking—the fact that it comes chieflv in the powdered
form is a benefit, rather than a detriment. The. survey reports
sav there will be no rivalry as between the lower and the upper
Matanuska fields, in that the lower fields will produce coal
employed almost exclusively for domestic uses, while the upper
fields will yield coal best adapted to coking purposes.
Coal mining in the Eska creek region, says the geological
survey reports, will be much cheaper than in the- upper Mata
nuska valley, because of the formation prevailing in the re
spective fields. In the Eska fields, the coal can be mined in the
Jnmb form, estimated by the geological survey experts to be
in a proportion of about 70 per cent lump to o0 per cent pow
der. For domestic purposes, it is believed that the Eska creek
coal will find much favor among consumers.
Some idea of the Eska creek coal beds may be gained when
it is known that the United States geological survey reports de
vote a considerable space to the veins, reproducing pictures
of the larger ones.
There is a vast demand for coal on the Pacific coast and
there will probably be no rivalry as between the operators that
will engage in this industry in the Matanuska fields. Tt is be
lieved that coal mining can be conducted on a basis of a legiti
mate profit to those financially concerned, and at the same time
give steady and profitable employment to the coal miners.
LOCAL PEOPLE
Word was received from the proper
authorities last week advising: Wm.
Martin and associates that their ap
plication for a coat lease on Eska
creek had been accepted. This prop
erty will be mined by . the Eska Creek
Coal company, composed of Wm. Mar
tin, Leopold David, Wm. Maitland,
Horace Emory, Milo Kelly and L. F.
Shaw. Messrs. Emory and Kelly left
this morning with a car load of pro
visions, supplies and mining equip
ment to start actual work on the prop
erty, and say they will have Eska
creek coal in Anchorage within two
weeks.
Messrs. Emory and Kelly will joint
ly superintend and manage the prop
erty and are both men of practical ex
perience in the mining game. Mr.
Kelly is especially well qualified to
serve owing to the experience gained j
during his connection with the Wilkin-:
son Coal & Coke company, which he
organized and managed for eight
years.. Mr. Emory has been superin
tendent for the Martin quartz mines
in the Willow creek district for the
past four years and is well posted on
local conditions.
The government report on the prop
erty is flattering, showing the large
veins of lumpy bituminous co#l espe
cially well adapted fof commercial
purposes and practically free from
bone and shale. The coal win be
handled locally from the yards of Mc
Nally & Maitland.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO MASONIC
CLUB.
Special meeting for the election of
officers for the ensuing year will be
held at Robarts’ Hall, Monday even
ing, December 4th. All members urged
to attend. A cordial invitation extend
ed to all sojourning Masons. 78
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Vol. 1. No. 115. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 4th and I>
Thanksgiving
November Thirtieth
Nineteen Sixteen
For.what we have left behind as—
For what we see ahead—
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Let us all this day
BE THANKFUL.
The spirit of America in 1 Dl(» is the same as the spirit of
1621, the year of our first Thanksgiving—for which l(;t us all
he thankful.
From American chimneys come vast clouds of smoke—
call them not the palls of gloom—for they are the banners of
prosperity.
For this let us all be thankful.
Financial Supremacy, World Commerce, Record prices of
our crops and manufactured products, highest wages paid to
labor and everywhere the people of our country at work and
in peace—all of these make us proud and happy to be Ameri
cans. For this last. Ilie greatest of all, let every one of us be
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