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Entered as second-class matter Au
gust 20th, 1023, at the postoffice at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
Takotna, Alaska, October 17, 19111.
TO MAKE ANOTHER EFFORT TO
RECOVER ISLANDER’S GOLD
Once again is the search to be re
sumed for the $3,000,000 in gold ru
mor has located at the bottom of
Stephens Passage, where the steamer
islander sank thirty years ago. The
^Seattle Times states that another
^company, with $500,000 in assets, has
Ibeen organized to grapple for the lost
'wreck.
The Curtis-Wiley Marine Salvors,
Inc., organized in Seattle and capital
ized at $500,000, is not only going to
•try to salvage the Islander’s gold, but
it will also seek other hidden treas
ure ships which have gone down in
tthe seven seas.
Approximately 700 ships have been
Host along the Pacific coast since
steamships drove the wisdjammers
from the sea. Those lost over the en
tire Pacific coast pass the 1,000
wnark. , ,,
■‘HDur work on the wreck of the
islander is just beginning,” said
Frank Curtis, president of the newly
organized company. “Off Cape Fin
iisterre, Italian divers have been try
ing to recover five tons of gold and
forty-five tons of silver aboard the
Pacific
International
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Fly in comfort t- all points in
AI ka In enr four-passenger
cabin plana. Large baggage
compartment separate from the
cabin. Equipment for water
landings.
SigT -seeing trip; any tim»,
$5.00 pe. passer. 0>*r. .
For to Alcske Points
WIRE
Robdrt H. Romig
AGENT
Anchorage, Alaska
I sunken liner Egypt. The Brother
i Jonathan sank off St. George’s reef
■ while she was bound from San Fran
i cisco to Portland with $2,500,0001
aboard. The steamship Golden Gate
lies off the Pacific coast of Mexico
, with between $2,000,000 and $5,000,
| 000 on board. We could tackle any.
of these jobs and might recover the
I treasure.” \
The Islander, damaged by an ice
berg in Stephens Passage August 15,
1001, while steaming south laden with
! Klondike gold miners with fat pok^s,
' plunged to her grave carrying sev
! enty-two passengers and crew with
her, and a vest amount of yellow gold
I in the shi: V strong room.
In connection with its enlarged
| plans, Curtis-Wiley Marine Salvors
| yesterday purchased the barge Griff
i son from James Griffiths & Sons of
ClnntiK 1 _: 1.1 IV
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attempt to recover the gold aboard
the Islander. The Griffson, now at
the plant of the Commercial Boiler
Works in Seattle, is a vessel of 2440
net, 2259 gross and 4200 deadweight
tons. She is to be equipped with 40
winches, 2 Oon each side. They will
each be of 100 tons capacity and will
be operated by hand power. The ves
sel will carry 40,000 feet'of cable, in
cluding 19,000 feet of one and one
half plow steel line.
Divers will place the cables under
the sunken ship. These will be tight
ened at low water and as the tide
rises the sunken Islander will be
raised from the floor of the sea. Then
the barge will be moved shoreward
and the wreck finally beached. There
is an 18-foot tide in Stephens Pass
age, which will be of much assistance
to the salvors.
“We expect to leave Seattle Sep
tember 25 for Juneau with our new
salvage outfit and be on the job early
in October,” said Mr. Curtis. “The
sea tug Seal will tow the Griffson to
the scene of the wreck. We will take
two deep-sea divers with us, Captain
C. A. Hayes and Russell Clithero, as
members of the expedition.
“The great depth at which the
Islander is lying makes diving in or
dinary diving equipment impossible,
because of the pressure of the water,
so we will use the Wiley diving bell,
the invention of Carl Wiley of Olym
pia. It is from 40 to 48 inches in di
ameter and shaped like a hen’s egg.
In it is room for a mim to eit no liia
head protruding through an opening j
in the top over which is clamped, a j
diver’s helmet, with four glass port-J
holes, two inches thick.
; “Ei-tending six feet from the bell
;'s a slender ar mof steel on the end
<*f which are five claws manipulated,
as is the arm, by levers on the inside
of the bell. A wire operated by gears,
manipulated from the inside, swings
the arm and opens and closes the
; claws. The arm is capable of lifting
a weigh tof 400 pounds.”
J --
A Good Excuse.
Important news item from Mis
souri via the Kansas City Times:
An argument has been started
among the newspaper columnists as
to whether a girl’s kiss is sweeter
in the summer time than in winter.
George Tedrick, of the Attamont
Times, says when he was a fc«iy. he
went fishin gduring the uumnter-and
had to go to school during the winter,
and when he gre wup he got married,
so he knows nothing about the kiss
ing business.
FIRE INSURANCE
You should carry a liberal amount of fire insurance,
for the sake of your credit and your peace of mind.
Needless to say this insuaance should be of the very
highest quality.
That’* the Kind Written By
Alaska Insurance Agency
-* FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
faq«ir»4f Ktuko Times.
ALASKA HEMLOCK PLANTS |
ARE HIGHLY POISONOUS
To his inquiry regarding a certain
plant found in this interior section,
suspected of being of hemlock nature
and likewise poisonous, a specimen of
which was recently sent to the Bu
reau of Biological Survey, A. H.
Twitchell a couple of days ago re
ceived the following reply:
College, Alaska,
Sept. J29, 10.11.
Mr. A. H. Twitchell,
Takotna, Alaska:
The specimen you sent .me in your
letter of the 4th is, as you suspected,!
that of the water hemlock (cicuta
douglaaii). The roots or tubers espe
cially of this plant are highly poison
ous to tiocn man ana lives lock, i litre
are several species of hemlock, all ex
ceedingly poisonous, all belonging to
the umbelliferous (parsley or carrot
family). The species most commonly
known are:
Poison hemlock (conium macu
latum)—with caiTot-like leaves; [
Water hemloek '(ciuta douglaaii)—■
medium narrow leaves as per your
sample; !
Bulbous water hemlock (cicuta
bulbifera)—-very narrow leaves. I
Water parsnip (sium cicutae
folium)—‘wide leaves, parsniplike.
In all the above the roots and
swollen base of the stem are the most
poisonous; the foliage is also poison
ous but to less extent, and if eaten in
quantity would be highly dangerous.
The roots of the water hemlock
(cicuta douglasii) are particularly
are particularly dangerous to hu
mans because of their sweet smell
and taste, which is apt to prove at
tractive to the unwary. The water
hemlock is widespread throughout
Alaska. A number of years ago this
plant was strongly suspected of hav
ing caused the death of two Eskimo
youngsters at StJUichaeL
Other plants poisonous to livestock,
if eaten in quantity, that occur in
Alaska are: Death camas (zyga
denus); tall larkspur -(delphinium);
monkshood (aconitum); lupine (lo
pinus); loco (astragalus). These
plants are dangerous especially in
the spring ora overgrazed range,
where the animals are apt to eat a
large amount in absence of other
forage. Very truly yours, \
L. I. PALMER.
“You'd better lengthen those skirts,
Euphonisaba.” I
“What’s the hi gidoa” !
“Gentlemen are jspti to mistake yon
for a little girl and take you upon
their lap." |i
“Wen,” !?
Polly—Henry :has such weak eyes.
Dots—Yes, they’re located in such
a weak place.
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