Robarts* Hall, An
chorage Landmark,
Razed By Big Blaze
Anchorage Times.
*The h<<me>of ‘tantisewiic sports/’ one
of the first buildings in Anchorage, the
scene of club meetings, famous dances,
bowling tournaments,, boxing pro
grams, i« no more:
Fire starling in ihe;remr‘of the Ro
ly arts hail before 3 this morning razed
the entire structure, and despite the
heroic * {Torts of the' city and railroad
5re departments: destroyed building
and contents. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ko
barts, their daughter, Mrs. Mona
Glace, and the two grandchildren, had
an extremely narrow escape from the
fast traveling flames. The loss is esti
‘ mated at *22,000. with about STOOO in
surance.
After the hosing program last nigh!
Mr. and Mrs. Kobarts and Mrs. Glaze,
as is their custom, searched the entire
building for oossibiUties of stray cigar
ette stubs. The search last night was
particularly diligent, for a smell ol
smoke overhung the hall, but the
search revealed no sign of fire. The
, Robaris and Mrs. Glace retired in the
front apartments of the building about
1:30 this morning.
The tire was discovered at 3 o'clock
this morning by a passerbv. who turned
In the alarm, after seeing the blaze
through tbe windows. The same pas
serby ran over to the fire ball and
woke the members of the hose company
with his alarm >of fire. By this time
the tire bad broken through the rool
Sn great sheets of flumes near the back
and was traveling with-rapidity to the
front of the bouse. Tbe sleeping fam
ily was hastily awakened and forced te
the street in whatever apparel was at
hand. ,
The fire siren on the fire tower re
fused to work.' but the hose company
quickly laid high pressure lines to pro
tect adjacent buildings. Tbe fire bell
was lolled io order to awaken the vol
unteers at their homes. Gemini 110,0
time had called the railroad depart
ment, which responded*with great ce
leritv, ctmstdering that their truck had
been temporarily laid up for repairing;
and tbe equipment was necessarily ofl
the truck. *
With the--arrival of tbe railroad
truck a total of five high pressure lines
were turned on the blase.’ A hydrant
1 line was laid as protection on the east
aide of the hall. The large and diy
wooden hall was by this time a roaring
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furnace, with no possibility of saving
the structure
Both departments of firemen worked
valiantly to coniine the blaze to the
Roberts building end to protecting ad
jacrnt buildings. The residence of H
H. Blown, former! v the old Elks’home,
which was about three feet from the
center of the worst blaze, caught fire
undur the eaves ami spread to the cock
loft. A high pressure stteam through
a hole in the roof extinguished the
blaze, with nominal damage.
After about an hour and a half of
hard lighting the water began to tell
on the structure, and the firemen wore
able to work their way into the upper
floor and cont rol the bi-iae Fievious
to tnis time the failing rtad and the
falling ceiling of the first floor endan
gered any attempt to go into the build
ing.
Practically all ©f the personal effects
of the Roburts and Mrs. Glaze were
lost or destroyed by the fire. A few of
the garments belonging to the babies
were saved when the firemen hauled
trunks out of the second story windows,
in a desperate attempt to save prop
erty.
The bowiing alleys of the hall were
dest royed by the flames and water and
the billiard and pool tables smoked up
and damaged by the necessary water
poured on the blaze.
Wholesome Enjoyment
and Perennial Gladness
“I want to see alt Americans have a
reasonable amount of leisure. Then 1
want to see them educated to use such
leisure for their own employment and
betterment and the atrengtheniug of
the quality of their citiaen'hip We
can go a long way in that direction by
getting them out of doors and really
interested in nature. We can make
still further progress by engaging them
in games and sports. Our country is a
laDd of cultured men aud women. It
is a land of agriculture, of 'industries,
of schools, and of places of religious
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
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worship. It is » Unit of varied clisn s
no<t *».-e«erv. of mountain and plain, of
lake and river. Ii is the American
heritage. We must make it a land of
vision, a taoti of work, of sincere striv
l • n tr forth*- good, hut we must add to
all these,, in. order to round out the faii
slat ure of the people, an ample effort;
to make it a land of wholesome enjoy -
mem and perennial gladness.”—Presi
dent Coolidge. at national, conference
of Outdoor Keerentior,.
Notice of Appointment.
Estate of (Jherles l Worden- de
ceased.
Joe Konechney has been appointed
tind quautien as adtnuiistrat.or of the
estate of Ch tries C Worden. lat * of
Kuskokwtm preetncr, fourth division
Territory of Alaska, deceased
Dated at Napatmue this 4th dajt of
April, 1925.
Geo. W. Hoffm&ts
Probate Judge of said preciDCt.
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Proprietor
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as Rustic and Shiplap, 4 and G-inch Flooring, Win
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Boat Lumber of all kinds.
And if you are goinc to build a sled, call on us. We have the
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A Dredging or Hydraulicing
Proposition. Yankee Creek
I am the principal owner of a block of ground
on Yankee creek, about seven roues long, extend
ing from No. 1 Below Discover? dews to the mouth
of the creek.
Pav has been located all along for a distance of
about three miles from the upper end. aad pretty
well prospected au<5 cress-cut.
The average oepi'n of the ground is from seven i
to tweaty feet. The top-is all black muck, that cau
be moved freely, ffo rock bigger than one’s fist.
The width of tbe pay. for a distance of about
three ruiles, (ia from 100 to 200 feot. Crosscuting
work indicates that the ground will go from 15
coots to $L per square foot of bedrock. My belief
is that the pay will average 50 cents per foot
T have a ditch oa the ground, three miles long,
together with water rights. The ground is prettv
well cleared. There is also a drain, three miles
long, with the water right. I also have a water
right ou Beady Bullion creek, from which water
can bo brought to Yankee creek with a diteh less
than a mile long (4.000 feet), which will give four |
slniceheads of water, with a pressure or fall of 1?0
feet, being 1000 feel to the work from the ditch.
After doing away with the nauck. there will be
from four to six feet of dirt to haadle. The pay
runs mostly in the bedrock of porphyry and slate.
The ground is virgin, only about $11,000 having
been taken out by windlass in prospecting.
Prospecting work during the present winter has
resulted in tinding values that run up to $1 per
square foot of bedrock.
The Flume Dredge Company has a dredge above
this ground, which has been in operation for the
last three seasons.
The Government road crosses Yankee creek. I
also have a road down the creek that connects with
the Government road.
I am also the ageut for owners of ground other
than that held bv myself.
The ground can be worked either with dredge
drag-line scraper, or by hydraulieing.
I will either sell the ground or give a lenae on
it. If the prospect is satisfactory to the buyer, a
cash payment will be expected. A good bargain
will be given to the right party.
For further information, term*, e «. <-ali on
ground, or write or telegraph me.
F.D NOLLF.TTlh
Toketua, Alaska.