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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY ,
Fast and commodious steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
Sails Seattle
Arrives Anehorage
APRIL 11 NORTHWESTERN APRIL 19
APRIL 17 ALAMEDA APRIL 24
APRIL 22 ALASKA APRIL 29
APRIL 28 MARIPOSA MAY 5
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers with'
out notice. Tickets on sale at up-town office, Empress Building.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO.
ADMIRAL LINE
ALASKAN SAILING DATES I
Lv. Seattle Ar. Anchorage
Apr. 2 . .FARRAGUT. Apr. 10
Apr. 9 ..Watson .. Apr. n
Apr. 17 ...EVANS... Apr. 20
Apr. 25. .FARRAGUT. . May 3
Sailings from Seattle to
CALIFORNIA
Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays
Steamers
President, Governor, Queen,
Senator, Umatilla, Admiral
Schley and Admiral Dewey.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ROUTE.
San Francisco to Los Angeles, daily except Sunday.
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
STEAMERS HARVARD, VALE, PRESIDENT, GOVERNOR,
ADMIRAL SCHLEY AND ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
For Full Particular*. T. B. WATSON, Agent, Anchorage, Alaska.
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LAUNCH “SWAN”
('apt. N. J. Gaikema.
Daily Trips to Knik and Goose Bay from Govern
ment Dock No. 1.
See Bulletin Boards for Schedule
Ticket Agencies at Baxter’s and City Auto Service,
Phone 89-R.
Correct Clothes
FOR MEN
THE VERY LATEST IN STYLES, COLORS AND
FABRICS SHOWN AT
CHEASTY'S Inc.
SEATTLE, WASH.
O. C. GRAVES, Pres. 2d Ave. and Spring
Men's and Young Men’s Wear.
Sandwiches, coffee and pastry lunch
es served at the North Pole Bakery.
Best music and entertainers at Pe
terson’s.
390
Candle, on Seward peninsula, re
ports having experienced one of the
most protracted cold spells this win
ter in the history of the country.
Charles Goldstein, the well known
Juneau fur buyer, announces his in
tention to center the fur trade of the
north in Juneau.
The Nenana News reports that a
small stampede was in progress re
cently to Little Coldstream, a tribu
tary of Coldstream, coming into the
latter about 11 miles from Nenana.
The barge Barracouta left Seattle
recently in tow of the tug Kinglisher,
with a capacity cargo of freight for
Seward. Tart of the cargo consists of
a locomotive, rails, powder and lum
ber.
Since the wolf bounty act went into
effect the territorial treasurer has
paid a bounty on 125 wolf pelts,
amounting to $1,250, and he has re
ceived for the pelts sold the sum of
$212.
Fire originating from sparks from
the chimney burned a part of the roof
from the house occupied by Artist J.
A. McCarren at Seward. The heaviest
i
loss was a partially completed paint
ing of Resurrection bay.
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Weather conditions permitting, the
work of laying track along the grade
south of Nenana will start this month.
Ties are being distributed along the
grade and other preparations being
made to commence actual construc
tion immediately.
Test borings on the banks on the
Tenana river at Nenana for the rail
road bridge show that the gravel ex
tends to a depth of 65 feet on the
south bank of the river and on the
nofth bank a hole had been driven
down 85 feet with no bedrock in sight.
The Fairbanks Commercial club has
received a proposition from a San
Francisco concern, who desires, for •)
consideration, to send an airplane and
aviator to Fairbanks this summer to
perform stunts for the edification of
the people of that town.
James Robertson, general manager
of the Tenakee Fisheries company,
predicts that the canneries will face
a fish shortage which will be disas
trous unless the laws for the protec
tion of fish and against Sunday fish
ing are not strictly complied with.
On March 20, the first anniversary
of its opening, the Bank of Alaska, at
Skagway christened its new bank
building at that place. The structure
is of concrete, 50x100 feet, and con
structed in a simple style of architec
ture. The interior is handsomely
decorated and fitter! up in an attrac
tive manner.
Richard Baryhel, a Tolovana oper
ator, is authority for the statement
that the mining men of the Tolovana
district conservatively estimate the
output of that district will be between
one million and one and one-half mil
lions during the coming season. It is
expected that the first spring washup
will yield about half a million dollars.
Tom Tamaree, watchman at the
Garnet ledge at the mouth of th Sti
kine river, accompanied by his wife,
arrived at Wrangell recently and re
ported that a pack of hungry wolves
surrounded their cabin one night re
cently and though he used his rifle
freely he was unable to frighten the
‘Quality First”
The Store For All the People.
THE STRONGEST OVERALL HOUSE IN ALASKA
(BOSS OF THE ROAD, BLACK BEAR AND FINCK DETROIT SPECIAL
SPRING CLEARANCE OF DRESS SHIRTS—$1.50 AND $2 SHIRTS NOW $1.00.
PRICES REASONABLE
PHONES: STORE 7-R
PROMPT DELIVERY—
—COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OFFICE 20-R
animals away. He left the place in j
charge of the wolves and moved to [
safer quarters.
The wrecking train on the Copper j
River & Northwestern railroad met j
with an accident in the yards at Cor
dova recently. While hoisting a heavy
load the boom became unbalanced!
and fell to the ground taking the en
gine with it. James Bennett, an em-,
ploye, was badly burned about th" i
head, wrists and body and Lars Saby 1
sustained a sprained back.
It is reported that the Alaska
Mines Corporation will install a mam
moth electric power plant on Seward
peninsula, a waterfall in the Saw
tooth mountains being utilized for
the purpose, which will provide elec
tric power for mining all over the dis
trict. The company will also install
a giant dredge at a cost of about a
million dollars.
Captain John Robinson, 70 years
old, and one of the early pioneers of.
Alaska, coming north to Sitka in
1871, was instantly killed at Nome re-;
cently while attempting to lower the
mast of the K!k. The mast fell, strik
ing Robinson on the head and crush
ed his skull. Deceased at one timoj
owned the rich “My Own” claim on
McDonald creek.
George D. Schofield, the republican I
candidate for attorney general in the!
last election, is reported to have suc
cessfully negotiated a mining deal
whereby several molybdenite claims,
located near Clifton on the White
Pass railroad, have been transferred
to outside parties. It is The intent of
the new owners to work the property
during the coming summer.
The big rotary snow plow of the
| White Pass road was found to be on
tire one morning recently by -Bert
Watts, a hostler in the round house.
I Steam being up and the engine con
j nected with the plow he pulled the
, whistle for a fire alarm and then
opened her up and pushed the rotary
j flown to the water hydrant, where,
with the assistance of others, he ex
| tinguished the flames.
Commencing with the sailing of the|
I Northwestern from Seattle on May 4,
j all steamers of the Alaska Steamship
| company on the Southwestern Alaska
route will call in at Skagway. The ex- j
cursion season for this line will com
mence with the sailing of the North- j
western on June 19, and will end j
with the sailing of the Mariposa from
Seattle on August 22, making eleven
round trips for this line.
We all take lunch at the North Pole
Bakery. 797
Wood and coal delivered to any |
part of the city. Phone 43-Y. Uni- |
versal Taxi and Transfer. 125
Cameron’s Cafe: the popular house
of service and prices. 737
Cooks’ and waiters’ coats and aprons
at C. Me Felix. 793
After the movies a nice dairy lunch
at the North Pole Bakery. 797
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Our New Stock of CUT GLASS, CROCKERY, CHINA
GRANITE AND ALUMINUM WARE.
OIL CLOTH, Builders’ and Heavy Hardware.
STOVES AND RANGES
C. W. BOLTE
726 4th Avenue. Anchorage, Alaska.
Alaska Pool Room
Fourth A vc.. Near D.
Cifjars, Tobaccos, Candies, Soft Drinks, Fruits, Concord
Grape Juice.
MUSIC
JOSEPH SCHMITBAUER. - - Proprietor.
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Hotel Anchorage
NEWEST AND MOST MODERN IN THE CITY
SUNNY ROOMS
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
HOT AND COLD WATER.
REASONABLE RATES
Hegg & Laurence
Members Photographers’ Association of America,
Washington, D. C.
High Class Portrait Work
Artistic and Pictorial Photography.
EXPERT KODAK FINISHING.
We do not finish work in the shortest possible time,
but in the best possible manner.
Our prices are not the cheapest in town, 1UT Ol'R
WORK IS.
We have the best labor saving equipment that money
can buy, hence our claim to superior work.
HEGG & LAURENCE,
Masonic Building.
Rich Willow Creek Mining Claims for Sale
<>ne-half interest in tour claims, 80 acres.
Fissure vein. Tree milling, one assaying from $3f.,00 to $60.00 per ton.
Joins the Mohawk Mine.
PRICE $15,000.00.
Three ■ laims, 60 acres, joining the Matanuska mining property
wltcre a mill is nov, being installed. The Mntanu.ska Mine is considered one
of the richest in camp and was sold a few years ago for I6o.000.00
On these three claims is a strong tissure vein from two to four fee' in
width, and crops on the surface for 600 feet assays HO per cent molubden
ium and several dollars in gold.
There is also a parallel vein that pans gold Over $500,000 00 worth
of mineral in sight. Price $175,000.00. Will sell on terms, with a sub
stantial payment down.
One claim of 20 acres, showing a good vein of free milling ore. ad
joining the Mohawk min.-. Price $5,000.00.
One claim of 20 acres adjoining the Webfoot claim, ground well lo
cated; the vein can easily be found by doing a little digging. Price $1,000.
Samples of ore cun be seen at my office.
GEORGE ANDERSON
4th and T Street, Campbell Bids'. Anchorage, Alaska
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FRANCE WAS SAVED—
INDIRECTLY THOUGH NONE THE LESS SURELY, THROUGH THE THRIFTY HABITS OF THE FRENCH PEOPLE, AS MUCH AS BY THEIR UNEXAMPLED
HEROISM; MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE PROSECUTION OF THE WAR, MONEY SAVED BY THE PEOPLE, LITTLE BY LITTLE,
UNTIL THE SUM BROUGHT FORTH AT A CRITICAL TIME WAS IN THE AGGREGATE, STAGGERING.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE—THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT ON EARTH—MIGHT AT THIS CRUCIAL MOMENT IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE NA
TION, ASK THEMSELVES IF EACH PERSON IS DOING HIS “BIT” AND BY SO MUCH AS HE IS ABLE TO PUT AWAY FOR A POSSIBLE NA
TIONAL NEED, HELPING TO PAY HIS DEBT TO HIS COUNTRY.
OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY. A BANK ACCOUNT IS THE GREATEST INCENTIVE TO PRACTICAL ECONOMY.
BANK OF ANCHORAGE
RESOURCES OVER $500,000.