KODIAK .
DIARY ...
Henry Roden, attorney gen
eral, arriving in the wee small
hours last Friday night, betook
h mself to the Sunbeam hotel,
seeking a room.
Bill Blau, clerk, answered the
call. The conversation that en
sued went something like this.
Roden—I’d like to get a room.
Bill—We haven’t got any
rooms.
Roden—Have you got a room
yourself?
Bill—Yes.
Roden—Maybe I could double
up with you, then?
Bill—(Emphatically) No! And
get out of here!
Roden—(Spying the settee in
the lobby.) Perhaps you could
give me a pillow and a blanket
and I could bunk out here?
Bill—(A bit more awake.)
You aren’t drunk, are you?
Roden—No.
Bill—Oh, that’s different.
Sure, I’ve got a room.
As Bill explained it apologet
ically to Roden, anyone who
comes in at that hour is usually
drunk and is automatically turn
ed down Roden, as soon as he
realized he was really going to
get a room, got a big kick out of
it.
A week ago we ran a little
item about the fire starting be
hind the Model cafe and how it
was quickly put out. Anne Pet
rie, owner of the cafe, was there,
as was our reporter.
As soon as everything was un
der control and as water was
still coming from the fire hose
Anne turned to the Fire Depart
ment and said, “Here, shoot a
little of the water up there.” in
dicating a small window in the
rear of the building that she
noticed needed washing. Even
as she said it, however, the wat
er stopped, and everyone chuck
led at her attempt to capitalize
on the presence of the fire de
partment to get a window
washed.
Our reporter chuckled, too, as
he started for the Mirror office,
and Anne, seeing him, called
after him, “Don’t you dare put
that in the paper, or people’ll
sure think I’m Scotch.”
So last week Anne Petrie read
in the paper about the fire and
after looking carefully through
out the rest of the pages was
much relieved that nothing was
said about her window washing
attempt.
Once upon a time a radio an
nouncer over a national network
ended his broadcast to the little
kiddies with a sweetness and
light story. The broadcast over,
he said, “That ought to fix up
the little brats.” His only mis
take was the fact that the mike
was still alive and all the little
brats heard him. So did his spon
sor, and he lost his job.
We were reminded of the in
cident by the bauble pulled over
WVCQ last Sunday
A race between Army and
Navy was being announced.
Bang, they’re off! So and so’s a
head, only it looks like some
body else. Somebody passes sc
and so, who is now second, if it
is so and so. About that time
the announcer ran forth to get a
better look, taking the mike
with him—and pulled a plug
Silence.
Signals must have flashec
back and forth for shortly the
noise indicated the mike was a
live again.
The Voice: Well, what the
hell. . .
Click, and more silence. Evi
dently more signals and it came
on again.
The Voice: Well, J - - - ■
C.!. . .
Click again, and a longer sil
ence. Then back on again.
The Voice: Ladies and gentle
men, we have been off the air,
The race is over now—and the
Navy won.
Our Voice: What a race!
Offering Of Shares
in
Red River Mining & Development Corporation
Red River Mining & Development Corporation is being formed to do exploratory work in
the Red River district of Kodiak Island, to prove and work the claims already filed as well
as those which may be filed in the future. It is a known fact that gold exists in this district,
and it is believed that by machine operation gold mining will pay satisfactory dividends. It
seems from preliminary work that gold may exist to the extent of 50c pA yard, and it is the
opinion of certain mining experts that there may be a ledge from which the gold is carried
down the river to the beach, and that further exploration may discover such ledge The
mine may become a bonanza
Preliminary work in the Red River district has already been done by Fred J. Jenkins, an
electrician who has had a lot of mining experience; also by Raymond J. Redfield who has
had mining experience in South America, and who is an expert dredge and shovel man.
Men an to be kept continuously at work. A well known mining engineer stands ready to
make a technical report as soon as a drill can be acquired to test the location thoroughly.
Funds are required to procure the drill. For this purpose subscriptions are now open to the
capital stock of Red River Mining & Development Corporation at the price of $10 per share.
Immediately upon filling a subscription quota of $5000 the corporation will be formed under
the legal supervision of Talmage L. Smith, attorney-at-law.
The authorized stock of the corporation is to be 100,000 shares of $10 par value, but no
more stock will be offered for subscription than is necessary to put the corporation in min
ing operation. Therefore, the smaller the number of shares sold, the greater the profits will
be for all.
The authority of the corporation it not to be limited to gold mining, but will extend to other
fields, particularly to ranching. The founders believe in the future of Kodiak Island for cat
tle. Red River valley presents an ideal location. The founders firmly believe that the day of
the Kodiak bear, the cattlemen’s deadly enemy, is doomed. After the war there will be mil
lions of Americans who will have to adjust themselves to make a living, and there is going
to be a big exodus to Alaska, the last frontier Kodiak Island is part of the best land in Al
aska for settlement. There is little doubt that the government will help in the settlement of
Alaska. A few airplanes with machine guns can exterminate a lot of bear in h short time.
Beef will be in big demand. Red River Mining & Development Corporation will probably
put in a freezing plant. This is your opportunity to invest in the future of Kodiak, not for
a short haul as in the installation of the Naval Base, but in a long haul for steady and sub
stantial income. The lesson of modern life, as well as the building of the pyramids, is that
what, one man cannot do alone, many men can do together for the advantage of a I.
One thousand shares of the corporation will be reserved for each of the founders, Frtd J.
Jenkins, Raymond J. Redfield and Howard L. Keeler, to be paid for by work performed
and to be performed on a fair basis of appraisal. All this at $10 per share real value. There
will be no watering of the stock of Red River Mining & Development. Corporation.
This announcement is made only to residents of Alaska, and no stock or interest in this
company is offered in any wav to persons outside the confines of the Territory of Alaska;
It is the desire of the promoters to keep trie sale of stock confined to the residents of Alaska.
Bring yout subscrio ions to Howard f.. Keeler. —Pd. Adv.
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KODIAK TAXI FAKES
Within City Limits $1.00
Mission Road 10 Spruce Street 1 50
Chicken Inn 3.00
Club Montmartre 2 00
Spuce Cape 3 00
Island Lake 3 00
Miller’s Point 4.00
Chicken Inn to Club Montmartre 5 00
Club Montmartre to Chicken Inn 5 00
Chicken Inn to Base 6.00
Club Montmartre to Base 5.00
Stops enroute to destination .50
Waiting time $5.00 per hour
Cruising time 6 00 per hour
Suitcase .50; Med tiunk 1.00; Lge tiunk 2.00
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