BE VERY GREAT
(Juneau Empire)
Harry Lawrence, traveling freight
and pasenger agent of the Union Pa
cific system, -who last summer was
stationed in Juneau, has just return
sd to Seattle from the east where he
has been working in the interests of
his company and Alaska.
Mr. Lawrence stated in a letter to
a friend in Juneau that this section of
the country will see the greatest
tourist travel in its history during I
the next summer. While east Mr.
Lawrence was kept busy addressing
conventions and prospective tourists
an the wonders of the Union Pacific 1
System into the Pacific northwest and
incidentally the side trip to Alaska.
“I have just returned from a trip
throughout the east and drop you
these few lines to let you know that
ill I did was to talk on Alaska dur
J?g my entire time east, and believe
ne, old boy, you want to look out for
the ‘school marms’ next year,” he
said in part.
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TALKF^'HA.'April 4.—Tor’ Cox,
a Pioneer has niovijd to Indian liver,
makin> two trips a week with hiS
three ,'ast dogs.
Wm Wright, formerly of Anchor- i
l£e> is. at Dead Horse hill, remodeling!
*d refitting the commissary store at j
iat plalfc. His family will join him!
» a few Vweeks.
Harvey > Attridge, timekeeper at j
amp 245-*' returned from Anchorage!
■esteTday-.V
Harry Silke, manager of camp 221,1
las a gang. of men dynamiting the ice,
iround the bridges on the Talkeetnaj
•iver.
More thar fifty laborers are at work j
»t the rock cut near Dead Horse hill.
Lon Adaii;is moving a force of men ,
;o Montana -reek, where he 1. making^
jiles for the government railrcr.i. /
The woaUier is ideal. Snow is fast
lisappearing with the warm sunshine,
rhe river is about to break at any
;ime. K. G. K.
Phone 43-Y for car, day or night,
fiipod and coal a specialty: ' Universal
faxi and Transfer 126
PATENT ISSUED
FOR FARTHEST
JUNEAU, April 1.—Uncle Sam has
granted a patent on the farthest north
coal mine on the North American con
tinent. The official notice of the grant
of patent has just been received at
the office of Chief of the Field Divi
sion C. E. Arundell here. The mine is
on the shore of the Arctic ocean, at a
point north of Point Hope called Cor
win bluff. The mine is 160 miles north
of the Arctic circle, and is one of the
earliest developed coal deposits in
Alaska.
It was first utilized in 1849, and
later, when the whalers found profit
able the trips along the north coast of
the territory they always stopped
there for coal. The mine is accessible
from the shore, because the coal veins
outcrop on the side of the bluff. The
coal was mined extensively during the
Nome stampede in 1899 and 1900 and
taken to Nome on barges. The United
States revenue cutters Corwin and
Thetis often have coaled there.
The patent was issued on the E. L.
West coal claim to Charles McIntosh,
the present owner of the mine.
SHRINERS’ BALL A
PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
They said it was going to be a suc
cess and it was. In fact the initial
dance given by the Shrine club of
Anchorage last night in Robarts’ hall
was the social success of the year.
About 100 couples accepted the cour
tesy of the Shrine club and danced
uiltU a late hour. Programs were
used and Dolliver’s five-piece orches
tra famished the dance music.
The.hall was profusely decorated
with problems of the order and other
decorations, noticeable being the
smart gowns of the Anchorage ladies.
\ detectable luncheon and refreshing
punch was served in the Bill’s club
during '.he evening. The manage
ment deserves all credit for an ex
ceptionally pleasant social event.
^ Fresh Nuts, Robarts. 778
JUST ARRIVED
Nu Bone corests, 1917 models. No
advance in price. Make your selec
tion while sizes are complete. Call or
address Mrs. T. R. Needham, 817 5th,
near H. Phone 29-R. 787
THE ANCHOR CLUB
will hold its regular weekly whist
party at 8:15 Thursday evening. 785
Sourdough Club!!
PATRIOTIC MEETING
Robarts’ Hall 8 p. m. Tuesday, April 10, 1917
“Patriotism”.. Rev. McBride
“What Can I l)o for My Country ?”.Col. C. 8. Sapp
Patriotic Song .Anchorage Quartet
Patriotic Recitation .Mrs. A. G. Thompson
Patriotic Song.Mrs. Walters
Recitation .v.Mrs. Brewster
; Patriotic Song .-.Prof. Sheets
Patriotic Music for Dancing.
NoruMembers Remaining for Dance Will be Charged 2m
New Market!!
That the people of Anchorage appreciate the establish
ment of a market where at all times they can get
FRESH FRUITS, GREEN VEGETABLES AND
RANCH PRODUCE
has been shown by the liberal patronage we have enjoyed
since our opening day.
We want it thoroughly understood that EVERY BOAT
from the outside will carry fresh stock for us, which
will be placed on sale immediately after the arrival
of the vessel.
“Go to the Market After the Boat Arrives”
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Garfell & Popodopolos
CAML IS
Geologists have long known that the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans were once
directly connected by water that ex
tended across the present site of Pan
ama and adjacent areas in Central
America. The continents were thus
separated during the Kocene and Oli
gocene epochs—not so very long ago,
as geologists reckon time. At the end
of Oligocene time, however, the sur
face of the earth in the region about
the site of Panama was raised by
earth movements which closed the
mid-American passage and establish
ed continuous land connection between
North and South America—connection
which until recently was believed to
have remained unbroken until the skill
and indomitable pertinacity of United
States army engineers cut the bond at
Panama.
The separation of the oceans caused
profound changes in their inhabitants,
who had been able to wander unim
peded from ocean to ocean but now
found themselves restricted in their
range. Many species, marooned in an
| unfavorable environment, soon suc
cumbed in the struggle for existence.
I Thus in Miocene time (the next epoch)
Pacific oceans gradually became differ
ent, and they have now become so dis
tinct that scarcely a single species is
common to the seas on the two sides
of-the Isthmus.
The mid-American land barrier is
generally thought to have remained
intact from Mioceane time down to the
present day, but this belief is erro
neous. T. Wayland Vaughan, a geol
ogist of the United States geological
survey, department of the interior,
on critically studying the fossil corals
collected on Carrizo creek, in Imperial
county, Cal., discovered that these
corals resemble those of the Atlantic
ocean—that they are closely related
ti Pliocene and post-Pliccene forms
that inhabited the waters about Flor
ida and the West Indies. This fact
seems to mean that after the Atlantic
had been separated from the Pacific
in Miocene time, the two oceans were
again united in late Miocene or Plio
cene time, the interoceanic connection
permitting the Atlantic forms to reach
points at the head of the Gulf of Cali
fornia, while conditions not yet un
derstood excluded the Pacific fauna
from that area. The place at which
the oceans were connected is not
known, but it is supposed to have been
somewhere near the Isthmus of Te
huantepec.
Mr. Vaughan’s report on corals from
Carrizo creek has just been published
by the U. S. geological survey as Pro
fessional Paper 98-T. This paper,
which is extremely technical and of
interest chiefly to professional geolo
gists, will be sent on request made to
the Director of the U. S. Geological
Survey, Washington, D. C.
GOVERNOR NOTIFIED OF
PROPOSED ORGANIZATION
The executive committee appointed
at Sunday’s mass meeting met with
Chairman McFarland at the T. and T.
building last night and attended to
several matters of importance relative
to military organization in Anchorage.
Judge David and L. F. Shaw were
instructed to draft a telegram to Gov
ernor Strong advising him of Sunday’s
meeting'and otherwise inform him in
regard to local support. A telegram
was also sent to Tom Price, advising
him of his committeeship and asking
for his support. A sub-committee
composed of Lieut. Ross, Dr. McBride
pnd Jas. E. O'Reilly was appointed to
take up- the matter of a suitable drill
ing place and other matters and to re
port back to. the executive committee
at their next meeting Wednesday
night. The T. and T. building has
been .selected as headquarters where:
further enrollments will be received as
well as any information regarding the
movement.
We never sleep. North Pole Bakery.
Daily War Bulletins at Peterson's.
ON ALASKA
The S. S. Alaska on her 15th voy
age, arrived at 6 o’clock yesterday af
ternoon with 124 passengers and 250
tons of freight for Anchorage.
Among the first-class passengers
were:
F. C. Cameron, C. A. Harrington,
T. D. Corlew, Wm. Roan and wife,
Mrs. N. Roan, Miss Nellie Roan, Ruth
Bassett, B. E. Hartman and wife, A.
E. Lathrop, A. J. A. Robillard, M. J.
Shaw and wife and baby, Mrs. D. M.
Herringer, W. L. Herringer, J. E.
Holmes, H. Rondthaler, Lee Bevens,
Miss E. L. Code, O. Olson, R. W.
.Hart F. H. Vehring, E. F. Brandes, C.
P. Lockhart, Chas. Partee, H. D. Mills,
H. M. Clow, K. Egtvet, H. Ingraham,
C. E. Robinson, Mrs. G. M. Tierney,
B. Killie, G. C. Hammond, Dr. E. S.
Reedy, F. I). Brown, Mrs. H. Austin,
C. D. Johnson, F. Scharpenberg and
wife, E. T. Geter, Mat Sweater, Geo.
Gulick, H. Vardeman, Paul Benson,
J. L. Nelson, E. O. Ziebarth, F. D.
Swenson, Edward Tegart, J. K. Wil
loughby, Ole Lew, E. Stipp, Geo. Tay
lor, V. R. Lewis and wife, Mrs. L. W.
Popp, L. W. Popp, Nellie Merrill, S.
J. Leod, D. J. Welsh, S. S. Scoulin,
A. Christensen, M. Kytkesini, C. Nor
berg, A. Zuliany, A. Zuliany, T. Dry
den, F. Norberg, D. Rolokovich, A.
Martin, J. Susini, F. E. Parsons, N.
Dow, F. M. Boyles, W. A. Kystrom,
E. Nelson, W. Drink, P. Pauzer, T.
Theritzeler, P. Fabis, Wm. Salstrom.
3 FOR 25 CENTS
Brown Wheat Straws. Robarts. 778
Open all night, the North Pole Bak
ery. 716
Cotton feit mattresses, bed springs
and linoleum, at Crocker’s. 459
Peterson’s Billiard Parlor for latest
war bulletins. 400
Palace of Sweets
Next to Empress Theatre.
Ice Cream,
Light Lunches
And—
Home-Made Candies.
ALL CREAM MADE
FROM FRESH MILK
Palace of Sweets
ANCHORAGE CABINET WORKS
BUILDING CONTRACTORS
Joe Casali
537 Sixth Avenue.
Temple Auditorium
a. l. u.
Wed., April 11
Card Party
Saturday, April 14
Dance
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RECREATION
Bowling Alleys and Pool Parlors
| YOUNG VIKING
B HE6STR0M
Next to Harmony Theatre.
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The Royal Cafe
Special Arrangements Made for Entertaining Private
Parties.
The place of real service. Boxes, Lunch Counter.
Try Some of Our Special Dishes.
Hllllin »+♦
FRISCO CAFE
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
Everything in Season and Service the Very Best.
Private Boxes for Large or Small Parties.
ONCE A PATRON ALWAYS A PATRON
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| Dohrmann > - Herning & Co.
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BUILDERS’ HARDWARE
TOOLS AND SPORTING GOODS.
; HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS.
PHONE 76R.
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Ladies of Anchorage.;....
We now have on display an unusually fine line of Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Suits,
street and afternoon dresses, separate skirts and waists, neckwear, and all articles
necessary for the well-dressed woman.
Our store is now ready to accommodate all our patrons and everybody is invit
ed to inspect our stock. •
COURTESY AND .QUALITY OUR MOTTO. .
The Style Shop