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jEntered as second-class matter Augus
29th, 1923. at the Post Office at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the
Act of March .% 1879.
TOKOTNA, ALASKA. SEPT. ff. 192*
New Manager for
Alaska’s Railroad
“A special representative of Secre
arv of the Interior Work has been ap
ipointed to make a complete investiga
iiion of the Alaska Railroad and t(
unake recommendations to the Secre
tarv,” according to a Washington dis
patch dated Jul\ 9.
The order of appointment is as fol
flows:
"Noel W. Smith is hereby appointee
special assistant to the Secretary o
the Interior in charge of the Alaska
Railway and is directed to proceed tm
imediately to Alaska as the persona
representative of the Secretary of the
Interior to assume complete supervi
*sion over the construction, operation
and maintenance of tlie road. He is
;authorized under the general supervi
sion of the Secretary of the Interior tc
receive, approve and disapprove all
.contracts, tariffs, regulations, letters,
-vouchers, papers and all other matters
relating to the rail in,.d, and will have
.control of its finances He will have
■supervision over ^J4neral manage!
:and all other employ^.. The genera!
(manager will report direct to him and
-will carry out all instructions he may
tSna it necessary to give to him. His
(appointment contemplates the making
,of a complete survey of the road for
;such reorganization as may be neces
sary for its betterment. Upon comple
tion of his investigation he will make a
.comprehensive report and recommenda
tions to the Secretary of the Interii i
,on the physical condition of the road,
jits requirements, policy and necessi
ties.”
The above action of Secretary Work,
a
Machine, Black
smith and
Sheet Metal Work
All Kinds of Repairs O
Stoves Built
and Repaired
iobt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna, Alaska
^WWnMMIIIMIIIIMIIII n m
it is reported, grew .out of an ordei
making changes iu tlie railroad person
nel, as follows:
J. W. Birkbeck, chief dispatcher, t<
succeed W. A. Stiles.
II. H. Hale appointed superintendent
of motive powet and equipment, tht
oflSce of master mechanic being abol
isbed.
E. Van Gundy, acting superintendeni
of transportation, succeeding J. T
Cunningham, superintendent of traus
portation.
1 Dr. J. H. Komig, chief surgeon o
the Alaska Railroad, succeeding Dr. J
1 B. Beeson.
J. E.'Holms, roadraaster, succeedini
C. G. Jones, who tendered his resigna
tion.
On protest from Anchorage, repon
sa\s, Colonel Landis was directed bj
: Secretary Work to reinstate the dis
1 charged employes and to make no fur
: ther changes in the personnel of th<
railroad force without first consulting
the Secretary.
A Little of Everything.
A gasoline-driveD milking machint
milks eighteen cows an hour, and i;
' said to copy the geotle. easv motion ol
the hands. _
A museum devoted exclusively to the
collection of American Indian relies
has been opened in New York.
A tractor motor recently established
a record by running fifteen continuous
days without a single stop.
It is estimaied that evaporation aDd
fire kisses cost the oil industry more
than S200.000.000 a year.
The leaves of the rhododendron) form
a natural thermometer, drooping as
the temperature lowers.
A new instrument for jazz music is
keyless, and can be played by anyone
who can hum a tune.
A wireless telephone set has been put
on a large ocean liner between New
York and England.
Workmen in German chemical fac
tories are wearing aluminum shoes
with wooden soles.
Major General Doubledav was the in
ventor of the game of baseball, nearly
a century ago.
The phonograph industry has an an
nual output valued at more than $158,
000,000. _
A gas mask to safeguard painters
against lead poisoning has been de
vised.
The income of the American people
is over $60,000 000.000 annually.
The tux assessmeni roll of the city ol
Juneau for the preseDt year totals
$3,537,760, and the tax rate was recent
ly fixed by the city council at 19 mills.
Both the levy and tax rate are the
same as last year.
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
lditarod, Alaska,;;
LAWYERS
Practice in all Courts.
For a Nice Lunch
or First-Class Meal
Call At
Durant’s Cafe
Flat City
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i Alaska Notes
Gleanings From Territorial
Exchanges.
What is believed to be a big strike
of silver-bearing ore has been located
within a mile of tho town of Skagway.
on the west side of the Skagway river
and near Smugglers’ cove. Over fifty
,: assays of samples have been taken from
the prospect, on which a tunnel has
I been driven for 18 feet, show an av
. erage value of #8 per ton. Assays of
$34 per ton have been made, and it is
noticed that the values increase as dis
tance is attained. As to the vastness
of the deposit there is believed to be
no doubt, its value being the only mat
ter now to be determined.
William Corliss, who was a resident
of ■Katalla for many years, and the
original locator of the Cunnihgham
coal claims, was killed recently at his
home in Phoenix, Wash., by the acei
dental discharge of a 28-gauge shot
gun. which had been discharged when
Corliss fell while crossing a fence. He
had gone to a neighbor's ou business
and bad taken the gun along to kill
rabbits.
The Hammon Consolidated Goldfields
Company, big dredging operators at
Nome, have takeD over the Tidal Wave
group at Nome from Tom J. Uonohoe
and the estate of the late J. D. Thag
ard. The Tidal Wave group, better
known as the Ingleside group, was
turned during the years of 1905 G-7 by
Donohue and Tbagard, and yielded
several hundred thousand dollars of
the yellow metal.
A report from Circle states that John
A. Cameron was found dead iu his
cabin on Bottom Dollar creek, recent
ly. Cameron was formerly a United
States customs inspector, aod was a
1 resident of Fairbanks for some time.
He was also commissioner at Chatamka
1 at one time. Death was due to double
pneumonia, combined with a severe at
tack of rheumatism.
The city council of Juneau has passed
an ordinance to regulate the sale of
firearms iu that city. All dealers in
! these articles are required to register’
the sale of alt weapons, giving a de
scription of the weapon sold, the date,
| of sale and the name of the party mak
j ing the purchase.
. Mrs. Frank Bishoprick. wife of a
: pioneer Fairbanks business man, now
in the States, died in Seattle a few
FIRE!
You folks work mighty
hard for your living.
Why Take Chances
When Insurance
Is So Cheap?
Wire me collect if you want
protection.
San Francisco is headquar
ters for all companies
on Pacific Coast.
Maurice A. Gale
General Insurance
38 Sansome Street
San Francisco
days ago. She had been an invalid for
several years, and two years ago left
for tbei -Outside in the hope that a
change of climate might prove bene
ficial.
NCVtlGE OF FORFEITURE.
To R. K. Brown and Frankie Chew,
vour heirs and assigns:
You, and each of you, are hereby no
tified that l, the undersigned, your co
owner, have expended in labor and im
provements the sum of not less than
one hundred dollars per year for the
years 1921, 1922 and 1923 upon the
Pack Mule Association claim, on Otter
creek, in the Otter recording precinct,
Territory of Alaska, in order to hold
said claim under the provisions of Sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of
the United Slates and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims.
And if, within ninety days after the
publication of this notice, you. or either
of you. fail or refuse lo contribute your
proportion of said expenditures, as well
as the cost of recording the same, and
the costs of this advertisement, your
interest in said claim will become the
property of the undesigned, your co
owner, who has made the required ex
penditure under the terms of said Sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
D. S. McDonbll,,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, Sept. 6, 2924.
Date of last publication, Dec. 13, 1924.
Blackburn
& Eldridge
McGrath, Alaska
Fresh Goods
Provisions, Notions
and Hardware
Hood’s Rubber Goods
The best Shoe Pac. They stand
the wear.
Fish Netting
Fur Bought and Sold
Brine us your fur to be made up.
We represent a good and
reliable house.
J.H. McLEAN - TOKOTNA
We Have the Best
Swift’s Premium Hams and Bacon
Golden State Butter
Star Ham 45c Bacon 50c
All Fresh Goods
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokw im Valley
Napamute. Alaska
New Goods Have Arrived
One ©f the best stocks ever brought into the
Kuskokwim Valley. Prices are right,
Good Prices for Your Fur
MMBvmMBMUunF"'} | mi iiiiHlTflP
Larson Roadhouse
(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.)
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses
Mrs. Frank Larson
Proprietor
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace I^angley, Manager.
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