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MCGRATH, ALASKA. FEB. 4. 1922
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
Covered With Mantle
of Snow—Fears for
Citrus Fruits.
Los Angeles, Feb. 2.—South
ern California is covered with a
mantle of snow, the heaviest
fall known in this part of the
State, being several inches in
depth.
Word brought in late this af
ternoon stated that more lhan
fifty automobiles and large auto
trucks were stalled in drifts be
tween Los Angeles and Bakers
field.
Great anxiety is felt among
citrus fruit growers lest the
weather turn cold, as this, after
the damage done during the
freezing nights several days
ago, would almost wholly ruin
their crops.
Billy Jones, from Ophir. with the
Yukon mail, arrived Thursday, return
ing home yesterday.
Win. Behan arrived yesterday from
Tacotna, bringing a load of freight.
Max Simel
The'Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the People of Ophir about us.
STATION
Fairview, Innoko River
60 ARMED
PATROLMEN
Have Hard Time Land
ing a Barricaded
Negro.
Boston, Feb. 3.—Bienzi Mur
ray. a crazed negro, today barri
caded himself in bis home, de
stroyed the greater part of the
household furniture, 'seriously
wounded a negress member of
his family with two bullet ^hote
in her left arm, and then set tire
to the bed in which her infant
child was asleep.
Sixty armed patrolmen, re
sponding to a hurry-up call,
were soon upon the scene, Mur
ray greeting them with a fusil
lade from within. After wound
ing two of the policemen Murray
suddenly appeared at. the win
dow, raising his arms in token
of surrender. He was found to
be uninjured.
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Alaska Railroad Cuts
Inerior Living Costs
About Fifty Per Cent
Speaking of the beneficial effects of
the. Alaska railroad upon the interior.
William Gerig, while in Seattle, re
cently, gave out an interview as fol-}
lows:
‘•The rate will cut the cost of living
in the interior about 50 per cent. The
rate from Seattle to the interior via
St. Michael has been $90, and the rate
from Seattle via the White Pass and
Yukon route, $76. It is not the rate
alone which will cut the cost of living,
but the ability to secure commodities !
from the coast points.
“For instance, when the excursion j
train was at Fairbanks there was a j
shortage of oats, which were selling
for $150 per ton. Anchorage and Sew
ard supplied oats which, plus the
freight rate, were laid down in Fair
banks for $75 a ton.
“Sugar was selling at Fairbanks for
16 cents a pound. Seward and Anchor
age supplied sugar to Fairbanks at 8
cents a pound, plus a freight rate of
cents a pound.
“Heretofore the merchant of the in
terior has been required to have
shipped to him supplies to last from
seven to nine months. This ties up a
great amount of money; besides, the
merchant must provide for cold and
warm storage. With the completion
of the railroad the interior merchant
can have commodities shipped in any
quantity and also, whege it is of a per
ishable nature,* a better Quality.
“Seward will be the transfer point
unless freight daring the summer is
routed by steamer via Anchorage. The
railway management would like, how
ever, to see all ef the, ireight for the
interior sent via Seward, as we would
get the benefit of the through haul, for
if it goes to Anchorage the railroad
loses about $2 a ten. The passenger
business will be via Seward, as the
average traveler is pretty well satisfied
to catch a train -after being aboard
ship for seven days, the time it takes
from Seattle to Seward.”
Rough and Dressed Lum
ber of All Kinds
INNOKO LUMBER CO.
Napamute, Alaska
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim
Valley i
GOOD STOCK PRICES RIGHT
PIONEER FOOL ROOM
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McGrath’s Popular Resort
Dave E. Clough - — Prop.
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwint.
CapL Wallace Langley, (Manager.
DIRECT SERVICE 1 ■
Seattle to Kuskokwim River
jVia Inside Passage
M. S. “Anvil” i
Freight and Passengers. Leaves Seattle May 10.
Leaves Kuskokwim River,, June 5th.
M. Y. “Ruby” j
Freight only (including explosives). ;i
Leaves Seattle, May 1st.
'Sailings subject to change without notice. >
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For Rates and Accommodations apply to
Kuskokwim Fishing & Transportation Coi
7 Colman Dock. Seattle, Wash. ;
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