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isnst 20th, 1023, at the postoffice at
Tokotua, Alaska, under the Act of
1 March 3, 1870.
Tnkotna, Alaska, February ti, 102b
1ENGI.1SH CAPITAL TO IN
VAMi: KOI l hi K DISTRICT
(Seward Gateway.)
The town of Wiseman, on the Koy
uikuk river, will soon be a flourishing-'
•community of at least 2,000 inhabit
ants, according to a recent arrival at
ISewarij English capital will shortly
invade that district, it was stated,
-(through the hands of William Row
• den, uho controls sixteen miles of,
• claims on the bench, and who pro
poses to begin operations on a large
(scale early next spring.
Mr. Rowden is now in England com
jpleting final details, and upon his re
(turn to the United States will pro
ceed direct to San Francisco, where
1 boilers and other equipment will be
(purchased and prepared for shipment
'to the district. lie spent an entire
month in the Wiseman region last
;summer. He had previously taken j
• over the Nellie Cashman Midnight !
ISun Association, which company
• owned considerable property in the
•district.
It was stated that heretofore a
(shortage of water has generally han- i
tdicapped placer opeations, so last •
(Spring Mr. Rowden’s company began
(the construction of thirty miles of
jpipe line, nothing under five-foot
pipe, which will bring water down
•froru the south fock of the Ham
mond river to the middle fork. Ample
•water for all mining purposes will be
• available with the completion of this :
•water system.
It was also stated that since Mr.
Rowden’s sojourn in England the com
pany has taken up via the telegraph
ube majority of options. The gold is
•coarse, and is said to be the richest
iin the Territory, commanding $10 pn|
• ounce. Large nuggets are frequently i
ifound, literally in the moss roots.
Mr. Rywden passed through Seward
Hast September, and while here said
•that providing freight rates on the
•river were exorbitant his company
•would purchase a steamer and scows
(and do their own hauling from Bet
ttles to Wiseman.
THE LAST CLIPPER SHIP.
A touching little ceremoy marked
(the passing of a glorious American
’Institution a few days ago, when the
ilironzed crew gathered on the deck
•of the Benjamin F. Packeard, last of
•the clipper ships, to bid their storm
Ihattered vessel farewell.
Her usefulness ended, the former
gallant ship was placed out of com
mission and sent to the scrap heap,
which had already claimed her brave
companions.
The achievements of the long line
of American clipper ships, which car
ried the American flag and American
commerce on the seven seas, are no
table in the history of navigation.
They represented the last expiring . -
fort of the sailing ship to compete!
with the steamer on long voyages
with heavy cargo. Though finally de
feated. they 'delayed the victory of
steam propulsion for many years.
Hirst of the . or chip type was
the Tin ;1 v, ‘ in 1843 at Haiti-1
more, home f • >us fleet of those I
fast vi t' v. i often beat the |
steamers of their day in trans-Atlan-I
tic voyages. The quickest passage i
across the Atlantic tinder sail is said
to have been that of the Dreadnaught,
which made the voyage from New
York to Cape Clear, Ireland, in L2j
days, in June, 18S9.
.-Mi niier larmms rraira was mat 01
the Lightning, biiiit in Boston, which
sailed 2,550 English miles in seven
days, an average of more than fifteen
miles an hour, during the whole
period. This was accomplished in
the course of a voyage from Mel
bourne to Liverpool in 1854, the en
tire trip being made in 64 days
The Flying Dutchman sailed from
San Francisco to Cape Horn in 35
days. The Northern Light went from
San Francisco to Boston via Cape
Horn in 76 days and 8 hours. The
fastest day's record ever made by a j
sailing ship on any sea was 437 mr.es !
in 24 hous by the Sovereign of the
Seas during a voyage from New York
to San Francisco.
From the Rainbow to the Benjamin
F. Packard these speedy clippers
served their owners and their country
well. They bore eloquent testimony
to the genius of American shipbuild
ers, no less than to the the consum
mate seamanship of American sailors.
Their glory is a part of our national
heritage.—Ex. z
PPESS SQUIBS.
ODne century’s sacrilege is an
other’s .archeology.—Boston Herald.
The proper time to buy coal seems
to have been ten years ago.—Colum- i
bia Record. !
Sometimes a girl's ideal is s hat- J
tered, but oftener he is just plain '
broke.—Florence Herald.
The suspicious part is that the am-'
ftteur who mistakes a guide for a
Jeer usually hits him.—Pottsville!
Journal.
As a general Tule, a man who;
ioesn't know his own mind hasn’t
missed so much at that.—Arkansas;
Gazette.
Propaganda has been so discredited
that we never again shall belipve
anything the enemy says.—Spartan
burg Herald.
Mussolin' lets only the married men
emigrate. He likes to keep those who
recognize no thumb but his.—Pater- j
son News.
Debt Funding (international style):
Masquerade Ball
In Honor of Washington’s
Birthday
At Pioneer Hall
Saturday Evening, feb. 20th
Under Auspices of
Igloo No. 14, Pioneers of AlaskS
Everybody Welcome
“.Jim, let me have another eight bucks
and I’ll pay you back that five.”—
Detroit News.
If women were as hard to please be
fore marriage as afterward, most of
the men would be bachelors.—Cottage
Grove (Ore.) Sentinel.
Chinese elections are now settled by
bullets, not ballots. The avantage of
this system is that recounts are not
necessary.—Ottawa Citizen.
Department of Commerce reports i
motor-car fatalities decreased six in j
one month. Somebody must have had i
engine trouble.—Brooklyn Eagle.
Criminologist says women do not
make good detectives. Of course not!
Plain-clothes women ? Why, the very
idea!—Arkansas Gazette.
Governor Pinchot thinks he can set- I
tie the coal strike, but we fear those
miners won’t be willing to come back
from Florida and go to work.—Army
and Navy Journal.
h
Publicity has been developed into a i
fine art, being able, for instance, to i
make you think you’ve longed all your '
life for something you never even |
heard of before.—Ohio State Journal, i
_ |
Whatever our weakness in the air,
the fast increasing number of arm
ored cars used by banks and business
houses makes us feel pretty strong in
cas eof another war.—Brooklyn Eagle.
Florida land is now selling fur $20,
000 a front foot, and if anybody ever
reminds Spain that she sold us the j
whole peninsula for $5,000,000 there is i
likely to be another Spanish-A merican
war.—Southern Lumberman.
The lady was entertaining the
small son of a friend.
“Are you sure you can cut your
own meat, Tommie?” she inquired. j
“Oh, yes, thanks,” answered the,1
child, politely; “I’ve often had it as
tough as this at home.”
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the fVople nf Optiir ««. '
STATION
Fairview. Innoko River
raa
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Quicksilver
For Sale
At
$90 Flask
At the
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Parks Mine
Your Order Solicited
Overdoing It.
At the close of a wedding breakfast
a guest noted for his blunders rose to
his feet, causing keen anxiety to all
who knew him.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he said, “I
drink to the health of the bridegroom.
May .he see many more days like
this.”—London Weekly Telegraph.
"Her nicee is rather good-looking.”
“Don't say ‘niece is’; say ‘knees
are.’ ”
Tokotna
Pool Hall
OH, BOYS!
.Fine Assortment of Pipes
All kinds of Tobaccos,
Cigarettes and Cigars
New Line of Stationery
Notions, Etc.
Fresh Candies and
Soft Drinks
Tooth Brushes
Tooth Paste and Powder
Canvas Gloves
Jack Mutchler
Proprietor
Du Rand’s
Cafe and
Hotel
FUt City
B.&E. Store
McGrath, Alaska
MUKLUKS
HIP BOOTS
KNEE MUKLUKS
MUKLUKS FDR BOTH
K IDS AND LADIES
SPRING COTS
2 feet wide
AT COST
A. R. Eldridge
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Larson Roadhouse
Best of Home Cooked Meals.
Prompt Attention f
New Dog Houses.
Frank Larson
Proprietor
FREIGHTING
General Transportation
How About Wood Hauling1?
See Joe Ferris or Bud Riley
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