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VOL. 2. NO. 35.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1916.
PRICE TEN CENTS.
LONDON, Dec. 9—A dispatch from Berlin describing
the entry of the triumphant Teuton armies into the city of Bu
charest, the capital of Roumania, says: “Upon entering Bu
charest, the Teuton troops were received enthusiastically and
decorated with flowers by the inhabitants. Field Marshal von
Mackensen drove in a motor car to the royal palace and the
royal castle, where he was greeted with bouquets of flowers and
every indication of joy on the part of the donors.”
TEUTON OFFENSIVE CONTINUES.
BERLIN, Dec. 9.— (By wireless to Sayville)—There is
great excitement on the Transylvania front, from the Alps to
■ Raube, says the German official report today. The flight of
Jthe Roumanian army continues, closely pursued by the Teu
Anic allied forces. In a supplemental statement, the war of
!nce reports that 10,'iOy nore Russian and Roumanian prisoners
have been taken, *side fr n those captured by the surrender
' of Bucharest. The rent oris also took 26 big guns. In the see
' tor south of Penetelva and south of Predeal, the Russian-Rou
• maniau army is in a trap from which it cannot extricate itself.
V,’ On the Alt river, the Teutons defeated a Roumanian force.
FRENCH MAKE SURPRISE ATTACK.
PARIS, Dec. 9.—The French official communique this
morning says: “Last night our troops carried out a surprise
attack on the trenches of the enemy east of Metzeral, in Alsace,
and brought back many prisoners.”
FRENCH BATTLESHIP LOST. -
PARIS, Dec. 9.—The French battleship Sufferin, which
♦ left port November 24, has not been heard from since depart
ing, and the miuislfev ojnwt*rin« considers the big warship,
jail on board, lost. The battleship carried 750 officers andmen.
KING CHS HOPES ALLIES WILL
SEEtFUTILITY OF FURTHER BLOODSHED
LONDON, Dee. 9.—Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary,
lias sent a message to King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, expressing
joy at the achievements of the Teuton and Bulgarian troops in
Roumania and declaring his hope “that.we will succeed in the
near future in convincing the enemy of the futility of further
bloodshed.” This information comes in a Reuter dispatch
from Amsterdam.
SEATTLE, Dec. 9.—The elegant
mahogany furniture and fixtures of
the Hotel Cecil dining room and bar
room were wrecked by the dry squad
V of the Seattle police department in a
raid conducted last night. The dam
age is estimated at $40,000. John E.
Savage is the proprietor of the Hotel
Cecil. The police alleged that booze
was being sold in the hotel.
EMNSISf
BE IN CHARGE
SEATTLE, Dec. 9.—George Wat
kins Evans today accepted the offer
made to him as engineer in charge of
the Northwest division with his head
quarters at the new bureau of mine’s
♦ station which was yesterday announc
ed would be located here. Today it
was learned that the University of
Washington faculty offered, and the
offer has been accepted, a site for the
^|w experimental station. This sta
\ Jn will be constructed by the govern
ment on the campus.
Mr. Evans is perhaps one of the
/ best known mining engineers in
NO EVIDENCE
AGIST KING
1 SEATTLE. Dec. 9.—The charge of
murder preferred against Howard S.
King, growing out of the killing of the
young man’s aunts, Mrs. Corrine
Wheeler and Miss Kate Swift, was dis
missed by the prosecuting attorney's
office today, because of a lack of evi
dence. King has been released from
custody.
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 9.—John A.
Corson, formerly chief counsel for the
Guggenheim interests in Alaska, died
at his home in this city last night. He
was a cousin of Sir Edward Corson,
the Irish statesman.
the Northwest and Alaska, and is a
coal expert. He went to the Bering
river coal fields and also the Mata
nuska fields and made a report to the
government on the class of coal con
tained in those regions. Last summei
Mr. Evans was sent to the Fairbanks
district to make a report on the coal
deposits in that section of the north.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—In his annual report, Secretary
of the Interior Lane recommends that the powers of the Alas
ka legislative assembly he enlarged, so as to provide a larger
measure of home rule for the territory; that the territory he
given power to insure territorial indebtedness and that munici
palities in Alaska be given power to also insure indebtedness
for civic improvements; that the office of secretary of Alaska
and surveyor general be segregated. The report recommends
that the expenses of conducting survey of homesteads, to which
the public land surveys are not extended, be borne by the feder
al government, and not, as now, by the claimant; declares that
conservation of the fisheries of Alaska waters, especially of
the salmon fisheries, is of vital importance; that while the
United States bureau of fisheries does not believe that the
waters of Alaska have been made to yield their maximum of
fisheries products without being depleted, the statement of fish
ermen and many cannery operators is in direct opposition to
this opinion.
MUST CONTINUE TO INCREASE NAVY,
SAYS HEAD OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—“Until all nations agree to re
duce their armaments, the United States must continue to in
crease its naval power,” says Secretary of the Navy Daniels,
in .his annual report to the congress. The report deals compre
hensively with the plans for the increase in the navy, tells of
the contracts that have been awarded) for the construction of
naval craft and covers tfie naval program in every detail.
FAKER DEVOTES CONSIDERABLE SPACE
TO DISCUSSION/OF MEXICO INVASION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The annual report of Secretary
of War Baker devotes considerable space to the invasion of
Mexico by American troops and deals comprehensively with
the plans of the department for an increased army.
SECRETARY WILSON RECOMMENDS EXPANSION
OF GOVERNMENT’S EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WASHINGTON, Dee. 9.—The chief recommendation of
Secretary of Labor Wilson, in his annual report, is the expan
sion of the government’s employment'iservice by the creation
of a separate employment bureau within the department of
labor. The report deals in a general way with labor conditions
throughout the country and says an increase in wage scales
over previous years has been noted with satisfaction.
HOUSTON PREDICTS GREAT FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA KELP BEDS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—In his annual report, Secretary
of Agriculture Houston predicts a great potash industry grow
ing out of the development of the kelp beds of Alaska and Cal
ifornia, which he strongly urges.
HEAD OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
FAVORS UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—General Scott, cliief-of-staff of
the United States army, in his annual report, is pronounced in
his opinion that the volunteer military system is a failure and
declares himself to be in favor of universal military training.
“There is no reason why one woman’s son should go out and
defend, or be trained to defend, another woman and her son,
who refqses to take training or give service to his country,”
says the report.
REQUESTS SPEEDING UP OF SURVEYS IN
ALASKA IN INTERESTS OF AGRICULTURE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Clay Tallman, commissioner of
the United States general land office, in his annual report just
issued, requests a speeding up of land surveys in Alaska in the
interest of agriculture and other productions.
GOVERNOR STRONG OF ALASKA TELLS OF
THE TERRITORY’S BIG TRADE INCREASE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.—-The annual report of Governor
J. F. A. Strong, of Alaska, shows a 35 per cent increase in the
lexvitory’s foreign trade. Gold and copper shipments from the
territory for the year 1916 aggregate a total value of $43,000,
000. The report says that the construction of the government
railway system is fast developing a large section of the country
and has stimulated development in the remainder of the terri
tory.
IE HNS
ARE KILLED BY VILLA
BANDITS IN HO
EL PASO, Dec. 9.—Guillmero Shyman, a son of the late
General W. D. Shyman, of Boer war fame; Howard Weeks, an
American mining man, and another American named Foster
have been added to the deatli scroll of Villa bandits, according
to news that reaches the border from interior Mexico today.
DETAILS OF BRUTAL MURDER.
EL PASO, Dec. 9.—The details.of the killing of Howard
Weeks, an American mining man, employed at Parral by an
American mining concern, are brought to the border by Span
ish refugees reaching here last night. Weeks was eating din
ner at his home near Parral, when he was summoned to the
door by a small band of Villistas. He was shot down in cold
blood, after which his body was hanged to a tree in the front
door yard. The victim had a wife and five children. He went
by the name of Gray.
EVERY FEDERAL HUG
AGENCY BUSY GAMING DATA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Every agency of investigation
at the federal government’s command was called upon today
to co-operate in the nation-wide inquiry into the high cost of
living. President Wilson is taking hold of this subject and
proposes to have all the information possible at his command.
When lie has thoroughly digested the reports, it is expected
that he will send a special message to the congress dealing with
the matter and make recommendations for legislation covering
the subject.
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A few years ago the thought of do
ing winter development work in the
Willow creek quarts mines would have
been scorned. Today it is entirely dif
ferent and the three largest producers
are working hard rock miners through
out the winter months with splendic
results. The magic word “gold” is
again echoed from this famous districi
that is bound to become the greatest
quartz camp in Alaska and rival the
rich camps of Nevada, Colorado ane
California.
•Bert Stewart, who is unquestionablj
the best posted man in this section or
the Willow creek camp, came dowr
from the Martin mines yesterelay af
ternoon flushed with the tinge of suc
cess, for once more his prophecy has
come true. The bare statement ol
Mr. Stewart is taken in this country
as reliable and his opinion on mining
conditions is much sought a^ter, foi
it is reliable, coming from a man wh(
has prospected these hills for eighl
years and who unearthed the lead:
that made the Gold Bullion and Ala»
ka Free Gold mining stock soar ,gki
ward and put them beyond the pale p
speculation. ' *
The latest news that comes fron
this rich quartz district, that is trib
utary to Anchorage, is direct from Mr
Stewart, who has charge of the Mar
tin mines, working a competent forc<
of hard rock miners.
In sinking a winze from a 180-foo'
tunnel Mr. Stewart said they found ;
ledge six feet wide that has been un
covered 70 feet, with no let up at th<
time he left the mine. The ore is higl
grade, and is sufficient assurance foi
Stewart to advise Mr. Martin to im
mediately arrange to double the mil
capacity next spring. In all they hav<
driven over 300 feet of tunnel thi:
winter and have sufficient ore blocket
out to run full capacity, under tin
present system, all of next season.
When asked his opinion of the ulti
mate future of the Willow creek camp
Mr. Stewart said: “It is the bes
quartz camp I have ever worked o
I prospected in. This last season has
j more than proven the stability of the
working mines end if the same condi
j tions existed in any of the mining
states outside you couldn’t keep the
1 people away with gatling guns.
1 can truthfully say the prospects
that were unearthed this season alone
are sufficient guarantee of perma
nency.
“Being rather isolated and freight
ing facilities so expensive and unsatis
factory this has naturally retarded the
growth of the camp and again the
class of men who are now interested
in the camp are mostly men of means
who are able to spend the necessary
money for development purposes.
Quartz is not a poor man’s proposition
unless he becomes interested in some
legitimate stock company,” the fore
going was in response to the question:
• “What has held the development
i back?”
When asked to express an opinion
i fn regard to the properties being ex
' 4ploited by the several stock companies
I |r*cently organized in Anchorage, Mr.
! LStewart said: “I would not care to
'depress an opinion for, or against, and
i while I know every foot of this land
for years past I have not visited any
of the mines and have not seen the de
velopment work, but you can truth
fully say from me that I have absolute
faith in the Willow creek district and
; think it will make a camp second to
. none in Alaska.”
Mr. Stewart will remain in Anchor
! age over Sunday on business connected
with the Martin mines in the Willow
creek district and the Eska Creek Coal
company. The latest news coming
| from such a responsible source is espe
! cially encouraging to the people of An
> chorage who will be materially bene
l fitted by the development of this camp.
' It also goes to further prove that the
judgment of the pioneer miner who
made Willow creek possible, is sub
, stantiated, and next season will see
• unprecedented development in this
• famous quartz camp.