PROFESSIONAL CARDS
JOHN M. REID
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
LAW NOTARY PUBLIC
Peterson Building Anchorage
L. David
Attorney -at-Law
Notary Public
Office, corner 5th and E
Anchorage, - - Alaska
ARTHUR FRAME,
Lawyer
Office: Robart Block
MURPHY & AliMY
Attorneys at Law
Next Door Times Office
ANCHORAGE
Practice all courts. Surety bonds
WALLER & DUGGAN,
Attorneys at Law.
Anchorage
Alaska Bldg.
C. H. Sundmacher
LAWYER
Bolte Bldg. - - Anchorage
CHAS. G. GANTY
Lawyer
Hewitt Building
Anchorage .... Alaska
L. V. RAY
Attomey-at-Law
deward
M. J. CONROY,
Attorney at Law.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Anchorage : : :. Alaska
R. C. MATHIS
Dentist
Alaska Building
Anchorage, Alaska
DR. E. F. GERMAN
DENTISTRY.
Hewitt Bldg. Fourth Ave. Phone 7-Y
Dr. K. A. Kyvig
Physician and Surgeon
CITY DRUG STORE
Anchorage, - - A.aska
DR. M. S. COBLE—
Physician and Surgeon
Alaska Building,
Corner of 4 th and 'G.
DR. F. A. ROSS
• Dentist
Alger Block, Anchorage
DR. J. H. McCALLIE
DENTIST
Cor. 4th and C St. Anchorage
II. E. ELLSWORTH
Established 1905.
Assayer and Chemist
Ores Treated, Ton and Car
Lots.
SEWARD - - - ALASKA
Phil, The Barber
O. K. Bath House and Barber
Shop.
Fourth, Between D and E.
Phil J. Eckert, Proprietor.
C. HENNING,
TAILOR
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Suite
Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired. 4tl
Ave. and D St.
BOB SMALL
Horseshoeing a Specialty
Oxy-Acetylene Welding
Cor. C and Second Anchorage
HER TELLS
OF EXPERIENCE
The following concerning farming
in Alaska was written by C. L. An
drews and-published in a special edi
tion of the Juneau Empire:
“Yes, I have a farm in Alaska and
what is more to the point I like it.
It is located on the east side of Glacier
Bal at Strawberry Point, just where
the ground begins to rise towards the
mountains. I have never been as well
satisfied any place I have lived, as I
am here; I don’t have the dust storms
characteristic of the country in East
ern Oregon; I do not have to dig a
hundred feet for water to drink, and I
do not need to build an irrigation
ditch to get water to make things
grow. I raise barley, oats, rutabagas,
potatoes, etc., and they grow well.
Meat is running wild about the shores
and I do not even have to feed it.
“Birds? Yes,lots of them—ducks,
plenty of them—and if I want a
deer, all I have to do is to go over
to Pleasant Island, about two miles
south, and get one and have veni
son for my table. I don’t kill many.
If I get as many birds yin two
months as is allowed to a city sport,
who kills his limit in a day, I can
have a bird twice a week.
“And I don t have to depend for
a living on birds or venison for the
bay is full of fish. I put up a bar
rel of salmon and have as many of
them fresh as I want when they
run. There are all sorts of other
fish to be had for the taking, and
the best bed of clams on the Whole
coast are right along the shore. I
am never at a loss for something to
eat.
“Berries? well, I should say, the
woods are full of them. That is why
the point that sticks out in the bay is
called Strawberry Point. Just walk
over it in the last of July and the air
is full of the scent of the berries. Wo
eat until our appetities are satisfied,
put up for winter use all we want and
leave the rest to rot on the ground.
Strawberries, salmon berries, huckle
berries, currants, nagoon berries grow
in any quantity.
“There are about 20,000 acres, ac
cording to my estimate, on the north
side of Icy Straits, that can be culti
vated or used for grazing. It is the
moraine of an old glacier and is part
ly prairie, on which the grass grows,
and partly covered with a sparse
growth of timber which is easily
cleared. There are other parts also,
on which heavy timber grows, and
some of this is likely the best soil for
it has been enriched longer by the leaf
mold. But the clearing costs so mud)
that the prairie and lightly timbered
lands are more desirable.
“Cold? Yes, we had some pretty
cold weather last winter and the
wind blew down some trees near the
house, during the coldest weather;
but our house was tight, we had
plenty of wood and did not mind it and
came through in good condition. We
had pulled our gas boat up on some
ways in the creek and thought it was
above high water,' but the tide rose
so high it reached the boat, so it
froze fast to the ways; then a higher
tide came and almost ran over the
sides into the craft.
“Wild animals, varmints bother us?
Not very much. There are black
bears in the woods back of us, but
i they do not come down to make any
trouble. As there are no deer north
of Icy Straits, the wolves, as a rule,
do not come here. However, one came
last winter and tried to catch a colt
that I had with its mother. It ran
and frisked all around, pretending to
be playing with the colt, trying to get
close enough to pull it down, but the
old mare was too wise and every time
the wolf came she was there in the
way and'Mr. Wolf had to try again.
My neighbor; Mr. Swanson, shot it,
securing a fine skin and clearing ten
dollars from the bounty paid by the
territory.
“Can I make anything at iarming
Well, that remains to be seen. We
have a market for everything that
grows, but we are a long way from
steamer routes. We feed nearly all
our produce to the stock. We keep
horses, cattle, pigs and chickens and
they do well. We catch enough fur
bearing animals to pay our grocerj
bill with the skins, so make a living,
and that is all most people do in the
city.
“There is enough grazing land nea>
me to keep five hundred head of cat
tle; and, if I only make a good liv
ing and let my stock increase I wil
soon have a hundred head. If I hai
a hundred head to sell every year, 3
would have no trouble in selling then
so I am not worrying. I wouldn’
stay if I did not like it and did nc
think that I could make somethin!
I only have one neighbor, for a di:
tance.of ten miles, but will soo.
have more. There is room for more
than twenty families near me and the
only question is: ‘will there someday
be more than we want?’ Let them
come, however, one man always make.?
room for another; a sufficient increa.se
in population will bring a school a. id
a store.”
This is the story of John Davis, one
of the pioneer farmers of the North
land, and like him, there will be
many more who will prefer the free
dom of the wilderness to competing in
the grind of the cities, and trying to
keep up with the spending of their
neighbors. They are beginning just
like they began about 1878, to settle
on the bunch-grass and to farm what
the ox teams crept over in long
strings from 1845 to 1870, on the road
to the Willamette valley. Land of
that character, then was considered a
fit habitation for horned toads and
rattlesnakes only.
BRIEF EXTRACTS
MARINE DISASTERS
Accurate information on the sub
ject is contained in an interesting ar
ticle by C. L. Andrews in a recent is
sue of the Washington Historical
Quarterly.
The first account of a marine acci
dent in Alaskan waters dates back to
August, 1772, when the “Discovery”
struck an unknown rock in Queen
Charlotte Sound; and the record since
that time contains the names of close
to 400 ships which met disaster on the
northern coast. The money loss runs
high up into the millions and while
the loss of life has been surprisingly
slight considering the dearth of life
saving stations, hundreds have paid
for the lack of “preparedness” in aids
to navigation and adequate dragnet
surveys.
lhe stories of these wrecks make
fascinating if not blood-chilling read
ing. To repeat even a few of them
would not be possible here, but Mr.
Andrews’ account of the loss of the
steamer “State of California,’ dealing
with a catastrophe still vivid in mind,
is by the very reason of its cold, bus
inesslike simplicity, so harrowing,
that it is reprinted here for the ef
fect which it may have in rousing
public sentiment to more insistent de
mands for adequate protection of Al
askan shipping.
“On a clear, bright day, August 17,
1913, the ship left the wharf at the
Gambier bay cannery, swung around
from the landing, and settled down
on her course toward the mouth of
the harbor. Four minutes after she
left the dock an uncharted pinnacle
rock ripped open the bottom of the
boat as she passed over. The ship
was headed for shore and the whistle
sounded for assistance. Within three
minutes after striking the rock the
vessel was beached on the rocky shore,
and the cannery tugs were on the way
to her assistance. No sooner had she
reached the beach than the stern set
tled beneath the surface and she slid
back into the deep water, taking with
her many of the passengers and crew.
The decks were raised as by an ex
plosion; the bridge floated off with the
captain shouting his orders as it
drifted away; the masts went over
board, smashing'the boats that lay in
their path; and the next moment
there was nothing on the surface but
a struggling mass of human beings
among the wreckage. The cannery
tenders and available small boats ren
dered every assistance possible, but
of the 146 persons on board the ship
35 went down to their death.”
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
MOVED TO THE TOWN
The local telephone exchange has
been moved from the Terminal yards
to the T. & T. building. This move is
a part of the plan of the Alaskan En
gineering Commission to place the
public utilities, such as telegraph, tele
phone, electric light, heating and pow
er, within convenient reach of the peo
ple. There will be some one in at
tendance at the offices of the Tele
graph & Telephone department from 7
a. m. to 8 p. m. daily, and the same
courtesy and consideration that would
be expected from a commercial com
pany in a competitive town will be
given the public.
Anyone having business with the
above utilities may get prompt action
on such matters as complaints, ap
plications for service and payment of
bills, by calling in person or by tele
phone. Telephone and electric current
bills will be payable at the T. &. T. of
fices, as there will be no collectors em
ployed.
The public lobby will remain open
all the time, for now that the ex
change has been permanently in
stalled, Anchorage has twenty-four
hour service for both local and long
distance telephone lines.
I’ll meet you at the North Pole
lakery at lunch time—the best coffee
n town.
Medicated Mineral Baths, $1.50. Six
or $8.00. Turkish Baths. Tub baths
md furnished rooms. Lady attendant
or ladies at Electric Bath House, K}.
It., between 4th and 5th. Phone 26-Y.
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TIDE TABLE
Friday, November 17.
Low Water . 5:38 a. m. 2.5 ft.
High Water.11:54 a. m. 27.7 ft.
Low Water . 5:54 p. m. 5.3 ft.
High Water.10:49 p. m. 27.9 ft.
Saturday, November 18.
Low Water . 6:32 a. m. 2.9 ft.
High Water.12:53 p. m. 28.0 ft.
low Water . 7:33 p. m. 5.0 ft.
DISCOVERER IS WELL
PLEASED WITH HIS. FIND
FARIBANKS — Billy James, the
discoverer of the latest find in this
vicinity, visited Fairbanks creek from
the scene of his new strike on Koko
mo creek yesterday. He brought the
first authentic news regarding the
new find.
He and Jiis partners recently finish
ed a hole in which they found pay
that showed values better than 65
cents to the foot. The last hole was
put down about 50 feet from the first
one. The ground is 11 feet deep. Six
feet of this eleven is muck, five is
gravel.
So far Billy James and his partner
have put down five holes to bedrock.
In each and every one of them excel
lent prospects have been found.
The pay in the last three holes has
run from 50 to 60 cents to the foot.
The strike was made about two miles
above the forks, and it is believed
that the creek will show values
enough to warrant the miners pros
pecting it thoroughly this winter.
Billy James came in for a few sup
plies and went right back to Kokomo
creek. He says that the entire creek
has been staked and that everyone is
eagerly watching the discoverers of
the creek to see whether or not the
ground turns out as well as it pros
pects.
Yet Scholars and Doctors Die.
LONDON, Nov. 1.—A London pa
per announces that there is one pri
vate soldier at the front whose life is
safeguarded by every officer in his
regiment.
“This soldier is a genius,” the pa
per adds. “Before he was called up
he used to mix cocktails at one of the
best-known cafes in Picadilly.
All kinds harness repair work done
by Bartholf, between 5th and 6th, near
C St. 20
Try a Times Want Ad for results.
He Had No Bank Account
He had some money—but he had no Bank Ac
count. He could not see the need of one. He
had a splendid chance to enlarge his business
and make big money. He had not enough cash
on hand. He was unable to borrow any from a
Bank, because as he kept no Bank Account the
Bank knew nothing about his financial respon
sibility.
Does This Mean You?
OUR TOTAL DEPOSITS ARE NOW OVER $413,000.00
We Are Growing Daily; Why Not Open An
Account and Grow With Us?
BANK OF ALASKA
ANCHORAGE w™wmi
ALASKA
NEXT DOOR TO HARMONY THEATRE
ALASKA TRANSFER
Express ana Heavy Hauling Storage in Connection
COAL AND WOOD
OFFICE LATHROP BLDG.
ALFRED BENSON, Prop.
THE PLACE where restful hours can be spent with all
your friends. *
CIGARS, FRUITS, CANDY AND SOFT DRINKS OF
ALL KINDS.
The ARCADE
City Drug Store
THE REXALL STORE Dr. K. A. Kyvig, Prop.
We earry a large assortment of imported French and
domestic Perfumes, Soaps and Toilet Articles. A full
stock of the great Rexall line. Rubber goods and Station
ery the best in the world. All at surprisingly low prices.
IT PAYS TO TRADE HERE.
THE BON MARCHE
\
Opp. Postoffice
We are NOT Going Out of
Business, but We Meet and
Beat All Their Prices
to Smithereens!
OUR PRICES TALK
Men’s Canadian Wool Underwear,
Suit.$3.00
Men’s Woolen Underwear, Suit ....$2,00
Men’s Woolen Pants, all sizes.$2.50
Men’s 4-Buckle Arctics.$2.50
Men’s Cloth Top Rubbers.$1.00
Men’s Heavy Woolen Stag Shirts ..$3.00
Men’s Gray Flannel Shirts.$1.00
Men’s Lined Heavy Winter Caps ...,$1.00
Men’s Mammoth Leather Mitts.75c
Men’s Light Woolen Mittens .25c
Men’s Felt Shoes, sizes to 8 only ....$2.00
President Suspenders .35c
Heavy Pure Wool White Sox, 3 pair
for.$1.00
Heavy Woolen Blankets, pair.$5.00
Oregon City Heavy Flannel Over
shirts .‘. $2.50
MASKS—MASKS—We have the larg
est assortment in town to
select from.
The BON MARCHE
Opp. Postoffice