HIGHWAY BEING ADVOCATED
BY HEAD OF COMMISSION AS
MEANS FOR RAILAOAD FEEDERS
“As far as highway transportation
in Alaska is concerned. the automo
bile is the means, not the old way of
park horses, as this latter now costs
too mta-h for upkeep. With this In
view, I am advooa.tln.tf and will pre
pare plans and estimates for a na
tional highway system of roads in
Alaska. These roads, especially in the
r> *rion traversed by the government
railroad, will lw feeders for the grov
ernment railroad and furnish tonnape
Tn other sections this system of high
ways will "pen new districts and also
connect with roads already construci
This statorr* nt "as made by Colonel
John <’■ < lot" a Is, head of the Alaska
mad commission, whoi s enthuhiastio
in discussing highways for the terri
tory. Colonel flotwals said that he
learned, while Hn France, that for
small tonnage the auto truck was the
-one hundred mil's can he made
by a truck train in a day.” Colonel
Gotwals said. “Tin* trucks can.handle
the small tonnage where railroad
transportation would be nt n loss. ,
Take for instance the proposed sys
loin of riMils that "ill he feeders for
the government railroad. Trucks can
haul the orv and produce to the rail
road in quick time and cheaper than
by any other means. The upkeep of
horses is now too much, as they are
idle hi the winter months and they
eat their heads off. The small mining
operator, with a truck, ran get his
ore to the railroad and thus furnish
tonnage. It would he impracticable
for railroads to l*e built to all sec
tions. hut the auto truck, over a sys
tem of highways, will he the thing.
"I want to propose a system of
highways in Alaska on a program for
U'l-ntj years t>« come. In this matter
I want the assistance of the Alaskans.
The highway is what has huilt up all
countries in their pioneer stage.
Hacked by Alaskans, the road commis
sion officials can go before the appro
priation committee and show them
what amount is needed and he very
likely to secure the amounts needed
ycarlj . The economic life of a new
country lies in the transportation facil
ities .and a highway system will solve
the transportation issues in Alaska."
Lieut .' Col. J«$hn C. OJotwnls. as a
civil engineer, entered the engineer
corps of the United States army thru
competitive examination in 1913.
entered with* the rank of second
Previous to entering 'the army he
was a civil engineer at and near New
York city, where he had been en
gaged since 1906 as an engineer on
ihe Pennsylvania tunnel and the Cats
1;ill a<|iioduot. On the latter he was
resident engineer for three miles of
Polonel Clotwnls was raised the
rank of captain at the b.-ginning of the
He went to France in 191" and
1 saw very active service in the war
areas with the French and English
armies -“fore the arrival of the Amer
isan urn > . He joined the American
an ay after its arrival over there. He
left France in November 1919, with
t •* rank of lieutenant colonel and on
arriving in Aitneriea was attached to
tlie staff of General Robert K. Bullard
at Governor’s island. New York, as rti
partment engineer. He came directive
from that f*ost to Alaska.
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NOVEL LIVE STOCK EXPERIMENT
IN PROGRESS AS FAIRBANKS
An attempt to cross yak with ordi
nary cattle is being made at the gov
♦ rnment experiment station at I'.ir
hanks. according to .ecent advices
from tint point. Two yak’s, a species
of long haired and exceedingly hardy
oxen indegienous to the mountain re
gions of Thibet, were recently purch
ased in Panada and shipped to th*-- j
government farm and will l>e crossed t
with the high grade Galloway cattle j
in the herd maintained at he form. |
The experiment is being watehel;
with considerable intc rest in that sec
tion as it may result in the develop
ment of a new and uniuue l>re**d of
cattle. . The yak is a).out th*- size of
the otUiton ox, which it h*s .< ge|i
e'-.i] resemblance', buf is covered with
. thick coat of long, silky hair, which j
!. mgs down lik*- the fleece of a sheep, j
completely investing the tail and j
forming lengthy fringe along the 1
slKOUlders. flanks and thighs. 'This I
fringe was appr-rentl? developed as .-. j
;*’■■■■tection to the animal. « the long
fends the body from the effects of
i Id. when the animal is reposing In
th*- snow. There are two races. The
idor, and usually found near the snow
ine.*on the mountain slopes, descend
ng into the valleys in winter, and tlv !
domesticated nice of various colors. I
•lack and white being most oemmon. |
The domesticated animals are of great
mportance to the natives of Thibet.
The yak is employed as a beast of
iurden hut never far tillage or
Iraught. The milk is very rich and
ields excellent hutteT. The flesh is
if the finest quality and that of the
■••lives is said to tie for superior to or
linary veal. The haiir is spun into
opes and made into covering for
onts. T^i* soft fur of the hump and
ithers is woven into a fine, strong
EVENTY SIX ALASKANS
GAVE LIVES IN WAR
A total of seventy six Alaskans
iade the supreme sacrifice for their
oundiry and human freedom during
ie Great War. according to a revised
«t of Alaskan soldiers w 10 died
ie national service received by (bv.
ie national service received by Gov
<>f this number t«*n died overseas,
most of them from wounds received
m battle. The others passed away in
various cantonments. most <>f them as
a result of pneumonia attacks preced
ed J.y influenza.
WANT SURVEY OF OIL
LANDS IN TERRITORY
The Oordov-i chaml*' r of commerce
has sent a request t > Secretary of the
interior Payne that the public land
surveys be extended to cover the oil
bearing lands of Alaska, and particu
larly those- in the vicinity of Ka.ta.11a.
Tin- p tition sets forth the following
“A large number <>f oil land loca
' have been made under the re
aligns conflict with others A vast
■mount confusion and litigation
hinder and delay the development of
the oil n-sources <>f the territory. Tt
appears probable that the oil locating
' i v will prove unworkable unless the
lands are first surveyed so that the
boundaries of the tracts for which
I rmits are sought can he clearly de
fined and described.
“The oil lands at Katalla adjoin the
coal lands of the Bering river field
which have heretofore been surveyed
and offered for lease under the local
leasing law. It is respectfully urged
that it is just as essential that the oil
lands should be surveyed as the coal
lands, and that at least as much en
couragement should be ex bended by
the government to the development of
the oil lands of Alaska."—Cordova
TOURIST TRAFFIC SHOWS
BIG INCREASE
Never before in the history of traf
fic to Alaska has there been such a
demand for transportation accomoda
tion »tn tb- TerHltory as has developed
this year, according to declarations by
traffic P. ail> of the steamship lines.
| The Alaska Publicity Bureau Bulletin
s-j; >: "Not even in 1!)10, which was the
banner year hitherto in Northern tra
wl. was the advance booking so heavy
j Fresh Killed Pork Chops and Steaks
at Milo's Cafe.
Segerstrom mid Hagen
WILL CLOSE THE NOME STORE FOR THE WINTER AND
REOPEN ON OUR RETURN WITH THE FIRST BOAT IN THE
I ALL WHO WISH OPTICAL SERVICE SHOULD CALL AS
early as convenient.
SHOULD YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH YOUR GLASSES
DURING THE WINTER WE HAVE YOUR PRESCRIPTION ON FILE,
A LETTER OR TELEGRAM TO OUR SEATTLE STORE 1608 WEST
LAKE, WILL GET US AND WE WILL BE PLEASED TO MAKE RE
QUIRED PARTS AND SEND BY RETURN MAIL.
SEGERSTROM & HAGEN
JEWELERS and OPTICIANS.
NOME,
Oppooilo Nugsdt Offieo.
Front Strrot
5th Ave. opp. Fredrick A Nelson
1608 Wostlake.
INTERIOR MAIL TO BE
ROUTED THRU SEWARD
Mail for the interior of Alaska will
•e routed via Seward, Anchorage and
la Broad Pass beginning October 1.
recording to reliable advices. This
ncludes N'enana and Fairbanks mail
;s well as mail for the Iilitarod and
jthej' interior sections. The change
Tom the old routing da Cordova and
Zhilina, has come after a spirited
•ontention from all commercial bodies
n Alaska. Secretary of tlw Interior
Payne helped to educate tic- postoffice
officials to the desirability and prac
ticability <>f tin- Si'Wanl. Anchorage,
Broad Pass route.
The new contract calls for the de
livery of mail by the Alaska Englroerr
Ing commission by rail from S* ward to
the end of steel and by the overland
The contract starts on October 1st
and under it the Interior will receive
mail twice week, each way, from
< >< toiler 1 l" November 23, u hen a ,
maximum of soft pounds will be car
ried by the Alaskan Engineering com- j
mission, and three times a week, each
way, from November 21 to March 30, i
carrying a maximum of 1,600 pounds,
and from March 21 to May 3. fcwir«
a week, with a maximum of *00
pounds.
The new routing will divert the
winter travel, both ways, thru Sew
ard and will naturally exert a direct
influence on every line of business.—
Freight rates on the government
owned railroad in Alaska have been
reduced on less than carload lotsj
flrcretary of the Interior Payne an
nounced on his return from 'lnska.
Rates on less than carload Jots were
found to be twice as high as m car
loads. 1 « explained, and as the gov
•••niment line is not operating for rov
enus, they were lowered to with 25
1 or cent of the carload rate.
NOME RIVER BRIDGE
WORK COMPLETED
Reconstruction of the damaged
northern abutment of the Nome river
suspension bridge near Ft. Davis,
work on which lias been in progress
during the post two months under the
direction of Superintendent Cbas Jones
of the Alaska Road Commission, was
completed last Saturday and the strut**
ture is once more in the best of shape.
The piling and other foundation work
on which 'the north end of the wide
j spun rests was partially washed out
during the breakup last Spring as a
result of a change in tbe channel.
The task of repairing the damage has
been an extender and costly on?,
owing to the partial destruction of
the earth foundations, it was, neces
sary to construct a new abutment of
! <*arth and cement to protect the piling
I from further injury. This was ac
complished by stirrounding the pile
foundation with a huge buttress of
earth filled sacks. This in turn was
covered by a sloping, cone shaped
wall of cement work made by laying
sacks of mixed cement and gravel
against the built up core of earth sur
rounding the piling. Some idea of the
magnitude of this part of the work
is disclosed in the statement that 500
sacks of cement mixed in proportions
of one par! of cement to six oTeight ]
of sand, were u.^d. The greater parr!
of the work was done under water, the
lowest r r.'r of cement filed saeks '. ring
•:<il «»t • depth of 18 feet below the
siirfn- >. F* jy said by experts that too
construction is of most substantl i!
character and all danger of washing
away in the future is practically ob
viated. The work was inaugurated
July 15 with a crew of six men with
Tiros Gaffney as foreman.
one of the oldtimcrs of the Wrangell
Narrows section, died at the Arness'
logging camp from heart failure. De
ceased was born in Ohio and came to
Alaska many years ago. No trace of
any relatives has been found, Mr.
Cook, like many Alaskans, never talk
ing of his past life. He was a mem
ber of the Arctic Brotherhood.
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and Assayed
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NOTICE
The Coal Yard of Ihe Alaska Lighterage and Commercial Com
pany WILL NOT remain open during the coming winter. It will,
therefore, be necessary that all coal ordered he paid for and hauled
from the yard before the close of Navigation. Place your orders
as early as possible in order to he assured of an ample winter stock.
Alaska LijMe & Commercial (o.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP J
Nome Tailoring Co. ]
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PRESSING AND REPAIRING j
MODERN METHODS AND PROMPT SERVICE
Opposite Nugget Office. Nome, Alaska
GOLDEN GATE HOTEL
JAS. SWARTZELL, Prop.
Best Accomodations in Alaska
STEAM HEATED, ELECTRIC LIGHTED
BATHS IN CONNECTION.
W. J. ROWE j
TRSJ5SFE3 £KD FREIGHTING \
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Dealer in all kinds of Lumber c
Morses For 8a 1 e l
JOHN LAND Tailor
Suits made to order
Repairing, Pressing and Cleaning
IS? Lincoln Hotel
Finest Rooms in Nome
Home like and comfortable
quarters for Transient or
permanent guests
By Day, Week or Month
MP.S. BARNEY CIBNEY, Proprietress
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
. Bread 15c loaf straight
CHAS. CAVEY. Prop.
H. P. CARLSEN
500 GROCERY
First Avenue