THE ORPHANAGE
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KOI >1 A K, ALASKA, A l (i, 1915.
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wood Island, Kodiak, Ai.askh.
ThaS. S. “Edith” of the Alaska
Steamship Co. went down the ‘Jdrd
We did not learn her position or the
cause of the disaster. The I’. S. Tor
pedo Boat “Steward” and the S. S.
“Mariposa” responded to her (jail for
help taking off the officers aud crew.
Capt. McMullen, formerly of the S.
S. Dora was in command.
The iMew Silo
The old siln, Imilt ji number of
y**:irs ago n< ar thebeach, hassuecum
bcd to fin* r;i vages of time. We had
hoped t" be mbb* to patch it up so tlmt
it would do for another year, but it
was so rotted that repairs were out of
the question. A new silo was an im
perative necessity. After e<uisidcring
various styles and makes we decided
on a “Tung- Luk.”
It is octagonal in shape. By anew
principle of c,instruction every part
locks into the adjoining parts, mak
ing a silo wliieh cannot fall down,
won't blown down, requires no hoops
or hands or guy wires, doesn’t have
to he tightened up in dry weather or
loosened in wet.
Tung-Lok units, laid flat and hor
izontally, make a 'wall half again
thicker and more durable than other
ordinary wood silos. The pi. res are
put up in bundles each bundle con
stituting a layer, and each layer is
numbered. It is impossible to put
any piece or layer in the wrong
place, because there is only one way
that the tongue and groove surfaces
will tit and lock together, and that is
the right way.
It is 1:2 ft. iii diameter, and from
tin* bottom of tin* concrete foundation
'2! ft. high. We have boil it in the
burn yard, dose to the barn, so tha t
now the cattle can be fed the silage
there instead of driving them over to
the beach as was necessary under
former conditions. This is tspecially
advantageous in stormy weather, as
the cattle now have a sheltered place
in which to eat.
The roof is made in eight sections
and is easily removed for tilling the
silo. The filling is expeditiously
done with the big bay fork and tackle