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THE STEAMSHIP SITUATION
s) Tlie utterly contemptuous attitude of the Alaska Steamship Company
'l^egai'ding the situation in which this district will hr- placed by its contem
plated abandonment of late fall steamboat service between Nome and Seattl'
s an convincing demonstration of the truism that corporations possess no
The company undoubtedly recognizes that the proposed curtailment j
>f its service will work irreparable harm to Nome and the entire Seward Pen
insula section by forcing a reduction of the period of summer work. It
w<nows full well that to cut twenty five to thirty days from the latter end of
^he short mining season is to strike a blow at the very existence of people
CJin this section. It knows also that the industries <>f the district are laboring
yonder almost overwhelming difficulties, resulting from high prices and the
pjflepreciated value of our principal product—gold.
s The men who guide the company destines know these things just as
h<well as we. ourselves, know them. Vet. with the arrogance horn of mo
nopoly and in a manner almost contemptuous, they have unequivocally e
fused every appeal to continue the usual service. And the only excuse of
fered for this refusal to assist the people who have contributed millions of
(-•.dollars to the company coff- rs during the past twenty years is that conditions
this year do not warrant the dispatch of a late boat.
b: This declaration appears in no way sustained by the facts. Aside
trfrom the contemplated retirement of the lighterage company in September,
cl<there is no visible indication of any change in local conditions which can ser
tciously effect the company. There will be no less traffic this fall than dar
ling the past two years and possibly more. The company has advanced its
slrates to such heights that it is assuredly protected front any loss in that di
fcrection. The Chamber of Commerce has guaranteed to lighter every pound
v<of freight brought by a late boat, regardless of whether the lighterage eom
jrpuny retires or not and this guarantee is Itacked by all the leading and ti
lt nanciaJJy responsible business concerns of Nome. In the face of this guar
wantee the lighterage question ap]tears to offer no prospect of the company
mlosing anything.
The company decision is apparently an arbitrary one for which no
justifiable excuse can be found and if so thoroughly merits the censure ami
resentment of the community.
The company plainly does m>t care a tinkers damn how much the
community and district is forced to suffer by reason of its decision.
seeing wun greeny eye
by forcing the migratory portiui
the company, like the serpent
verse to stinging those who h:
n opportunity 1
f our population
the fable, is not
save the costs of one, trip
o leave a few weeks earlier.
After we have fattened its gluttonous
fancy prices for indifferent service nr
tionate tariff demands, it turns deaf cni
jury it contemplates doing us and coidl
The crux of the matter, howevi
an ill return for supporting it for years
indication of its probable course in the
ues to dominate the local traffic situate
next years and the year after. If it
again. It is therefore up to the citize
by seeking other service*. Efforts should be nm
Territorial Shipping Hoard to interest itself in tl
secure the services of other carriers to handle X,
■natter should be taken up with Portland or San
Under no circumstances can we permit this ni
strang'e the industry nn.l pingr-ra of the distil
on if for no other reason.
! slightest degree ad
its benefactors for two decades -
maw far nearly twenty years, paying
1 making no complaint at its extor
s and blind eyes to the irreparable in
offers a paltry excuse for its action,
r, is not that the company has paid us
but that its action this year is a clear
future. In other words if it contin
n. there will probably be no 1-ite boat
•an work the game once it will do so
is of the district to protect themselves
once to induce the
this fails the
.file interests,
n to further
t act for self
FEASIBILITY OF AIR TRANSPORTATION PROVED
distinctly un
ondltions
breadth
the conclusion of an even
Although no longer an
no knowledge oi
landing place.*} were hundreds of males up
were opposed to the project's successful accomplishment. .
It must also be recalled that the crossing of Alaska’s
was achieved, not as a distinct performance, but a
longer trip across the United States and Canada
unparalleled occurance. an airplane flight across t.„ ..vui
derstood conditions is sUll a feat sufficiently noteworthy to warrant 'lMding
pau-e in the ntwwnw,. Vet It after nccompllehing such a journey and
without special preparations other than the establishment of a few landing
fields that the flight across Alaska was made.
That it was done with so Httie difficulty is conclusive proof of the
feasibility of air transportation in Alaska during the open season. With
facilities for landing, making repairs and housing at closely situated points
throughout the territory, the present hazards would he reduced to dimensions
but little greater than those encountered in the States^nd there is not a reason
for doubting that intercommunal flights could be made with the same facility
tfia e^ewhqne in America.
The feasibility of winter flight Is still to be demonstrated; but there
i« much reason to believe that with the aid of proper facilities a major portion
of the territory can be covered in that period without encountering Insur
mountable obstacles. There is at the least every indication that planes can
be operated in every section during the greater part of the year and if it is
found impossible to employ them for a few months of;the xylntwr w? will still
tnjoy communication service surpassing h jgplion fold that of the present
\\1ith this prospect in view and with the possibilities of plane com
nlcation conclusively demonstrated by the Army Expedition, no time should
lost In urging the government to establish an aerial mall route between
me and Fairbanks and the lower Alaska roust.
Voice of the Alaska Press
From the latest records It is found
that 4S5 people have he; n sent from
Alaska to the Asylum for the insane
at Morningsldc, during the past six
teen years. That is an awful crowd,
hut at that we think that there w< re
SOtne overlooked—Douglas .News.
Alaska having been visited by water
and rail and with aviators now in the
air to view it from the other end. it
only remains for Admiral Hodman to
semi up a submarine and everything
may he said to he coming our way in
all directions.—Anchorage Times.
Secretary Daniels* Instructions to
the Alaska Coal Commission to "Oct
out coal" is music to the ears of Alas
kans. By all .means get out the coal,
and while the navy is getting out the
cool for its own use. the government
should make every reasonable allow
prisc may get out coal for commercial
What a queer little bird the frog
are. When he walks he hops most:
when lie sets he squats most, and he
ain’t got no tail at all hardly most.—
Northern Bights.
The new roar] being constructed ■
over the hills back of Keystone canyon
promises to lie ns beautiful from a
scenic point of view as the far famed
canyon route, with the added advan
tage • «? being much safer from snow
slides and freshets. The grade is a
slight one and once the autoist or tra
veler is on the*rldge a wonderful pano
rama of mountain scenery unfolds to
tin* view. With the %>mpletion of the
repairs some time next month the road
over the summit will he straightened
and the grades reduced so that a min
imum of power will be required to
haul heavy loads to the interior. Many
tourists will take advantage of the
route to come down the Yukon, up
the Tanana and over the trail to the
saJ.t water terminal at Valdez, or by
bringing their autos with them may
take one of the most beautiful trips
in the country at a minimum of ex
pense.—Valdez Miner.
THE END OF THE RAINBOW
The clay of the Alaskan prospector
is not yet done. There are ?-• »«1 quartz ;
ledges awaiting the stroke of the
prospector's pick to uneovjr hidden
gold that was placed there bv natur*>
ages and ages ago.
The great Alaskan mine has not yet
been found; it is waiting the lucky
man who will stumihle on it. perhap
by chance or maybe intent. Any
young man with a love for the life of
the outdoors is potentially a million
aire if he will but go out and prospect
the hills and vales of Alaska.
It was said by Xapolean that, every
one of bis soldiers had a marshal’s
baton in his knapsack. It might be
said that every man who is roaming
the hills ( f Alahka with a prospector’s
pick has a million in his wnrbag The
million is here, all he has to do Is
Within less than a year discoveries
• if lick quartz ledges have been made
on C’hieliagoff Island. They were made
in a place known and trampled over
for many years. Men have hunted
deer and camped on the ledges with- j
out number, but when prospector’s J
stuck their picks in the ground it was j
found that the quartz was full of gold.
There is but little doubt that some of I
these ledges will yield millions of do!- j
lavs. Within gun shot of where the
first discoveries were made, several
other strikes have been made even ,
richer than the first ones. These new
strikes were made because prospec
tors were systematically looking over |
the ground.
Territorial Mine Inspector R. T).
Stewart, who examined these new
properties, which are on Chichagoff
Island, has made the statement that
never in his life has he seen a place
that looked more favorable for pros
pecting.
Means are high and so Is bacon, and
no true prospector can so into the hills
without those two ind's]>cnsible arti
cles, but notwithstanding this fact we
would adtii.se men—old and young—
who an- footloose and can raise the
price of even a small outfit, to take to
Fortune is beckoning. There is a
pot of gold, where the rainbow’s end.
Take to the bills, be your own mus
ter, chase the firkle goddess of for
tune for atime. She may smile on
you. If she frowns, go back to your
work, it least for a time, and when
you g> t another opportunity try for
her smiles again; she may be in bet
Ui?;iitly has Alaska been named the
golden north and the land of oppor- ,
tunity. The gold is here, grasp the
opportunity.—Douglas News.
THE BROWN BEAR AGAIN
Writing to The Empire under a re
cent date entering a subscription, Ed
mund Seymour. President of the Amer
ican Mison Society, says: "I would
particularly like back copies of all
letters which cover this conservation
matter and the controversy which is
going on between Governor Higgs and
Dr. liornudny. 1 regret this very
much. They are both excellent men.
and it is a pdty they are not pulling
together for the conservation of game
in Alaska. I am on the side of Dr.
Hornadny in this matter from what I
have seen so far. I think he is right,
and I think a careful study of the sub
ject will convince you that he is right,
because his opinions are based on ex
perience.”
The Empire acknowledges the re
ceipt of the letter with pleasure. Not
withstanding Mr. Seymour's favorably
attitude toward Dr. Hornaday's side
lie is at least fairtminded enough to
want to hear both sides. We believe
that a study of the matter from all
angles and without prejudice will
prove to him that Dr. Hornaday's at
titude on the brown hear question, just
now the crux of the controversy, is
not based on any actual experience
whatever. It is based on a sentimen
tal desire to preserve a certain species
of animal for scientific purposes. He
does not take into consideration any
evidences that the species is undesir
able and a menace to life and property
wherever it is allowed to exist at lib
"Pot-hunters have killed the game
off all over the rest of the United
they are doing it now in Alaska from
nil reports.". There Is no such thing
as “pot-hunting" where the brown
bear is concerned. Any pot-hunting
that is done, is the bear’s and not
man’s. That is the point that neither
Dr. Hornaday nor his supporters can
seem to realize. The distance between
New York and Alaska is too groat
for them to ever see the light. These
who are advocating the cause of the
brown bear should make a close study
ef the brute in his native wilds, be
cause the little that is told about him
in books is largely a matter of guess
work and gives no adequate conception
of hi strue nature. When we say that
Dr. Horadav has no experience with
the brown bear. \\e speak advisedly.
The Alaska brown bear is regarded by.
naturalists as a distinct species wholly
unlike the so-called European brown
!>ear both in .size and habits. If Dr.
Hornaday has ever been to Alaska to
investigate this species, he ha3 very
successfully concealed the fact and bis
writings on the subject show a de
plorable lack of information.—Juneau
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WITHOUT REGARDS TO ANY POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS
VOTE FOR
Hon. Dan Sutherland
FOR DELEGATE FROM ALASKA
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
Hon. John Rustgard
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
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CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
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James B. Ivory
Independent Candidate
FOR SENATOR
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ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd. 1C20.
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Candidate For Senator
VOTE FOR
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CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE, ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
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(INDEPENDENT) .
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