The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 31, 1940, Page 48

6 " PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT EDITION f Copper . 3792367 18036 | | Lead . 104,845 } | Tin Ore 47,494 23 SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1940. e Yukon ¢ ; NATION HAS EXPENDED | g RS on i ¢ ! s g | Platinum 1,764,554 73 MILLION DOLLARS | ‘ - In Two Years e 4 ‘ — 1 ed | Marble . 86619 s i \ 1 L { GOING { Antimony Ores 26,429 " ‘ : 5 1938 1939 | Beaver N Fish: Castoreum 1,454 Q% AZ“ASKA RAILROAD : PL/IC'/* : Fresh and frozen— | cranberries . . . ! ! Halibut $ 957.076 § 968,113 | Hairseal Skins 7,508 3l % \ \ Salmon 1,007,170 898,224 Ivory O ORLaoN L B T E ! Conwdr 63020 124,153 gn:;nggs 2,027 . General Manager operate a railroad in the Territory § ! Ui 38.633.965 20976 u‘ i ol ons of Alaska and for other purpc L e e it Salmon 633,965 976,665 Reindeer Hides 474 ‘ the President was empowered “to L TR i Biver'd 4l By des and cause to be located | Were organized, varying in size ac- SR 3 R S i ar for a line or lines | cording to the country to be tra- | Co«%» ?2’131 Wb gea{ Mea of Territory of Al- | versed and the number of axmen st 1SN0 SR = aska ed in the ag and packers required, but in gen- Salr'non‘ 1530096 1,244.409 Shruce Ul ., s SAHED thousand miles, to be so eral composed of from 15 to 20 men stk ; < o it | THODRIRC AERtL: 4 ? 15 ¢ i ¢ more of the | The last of these parties 1 Clams 238,937 227,682 mens, Curios, Ps arbors on the attle June 6, 1914. Partie: | Crabs 140.632 100,047, etc. 32,676 19,580 i i [ ska with the 5, 6. 7, 8, 9, and 10, kno Shrimps 195639 186,950 Miscellaneous i 4 Cor ) an | navigabl in the interior of | cating parties, were each under Fish Products: Items 120 Y er ¢ I Cor A ; charge of a skilled locating er | Meal 517490 602,779 Gold 21,321,442 U S. A C : fields so eer; party 2 under the charge of a | oil 1,309,158 1,170,258 | Silver 292,227 A i velopment ¢ skilled topographer; and party 11 All other fish e Cory } United miners the C Al- under the charge of an engineer of and Fish Total Value $75,326,647 $60,143.618 Civil Engineer a nd cttlement of the pub- |large experience in rec Products 186,639 142,801 Value of U.S. hac nce in iic lands t n, and so as to pro- | work and were assigned | e ————— | Products ¢ ho was | vide transportation of coal for the| Party No.'1i To m | Total Fish $44,932980 $35,894,331 Returned 2,328/409 2,231,894 ot conne v ny railroad Arn N ransportation of | and valuation of the A Furs and Fur Value of For- ¥ ¢ ot oop: ms. munitions of war, the,ern Railroad, and try ter- | Skins: eign Merch 3,341 2,972 he ovérnmental nhative routes along the Kenai Pen- | Beaver $ 347773 $ 441,671 Shtaa L 5 N ¢ uses, and for the trans- insula | Silver-Black Grand Total $77,658,397 $62,378.434 ¢ >, s N 9. X | 1 ¢ ¢ 5 & d - | portatic passengers and prc Party No. 2: To make a carefu T i | gr}:x 41,087 21,020 To this should be added exports ! mit- | ert topographical surve; he vicinity nikn Kas: gto Pt T a > 3 evor Davis photo e ok 353407 266, b P = i i y . of Daiste i 2t se vicinly Alaska has an “Old Man River” of her own, the mighty Yukon which bisects the Ter- Red Fox 147,552 162(2);.4,‘ ;'(;3;0;:5"5;5,";;[;’3;5[\:flm’“" ) O ittt g ' uryeys Pty B Mo etrvey from ritc i from the Canadian border to Bering Sea. A fleet of busy river steambcats | White Fox 63,789 55,019 j » i The P date of May | passage Canal north for about 65 moves the commerce of Interior Alaska along this waterwa | Fur Seal 585,202 o, The e - < aroms o001 SWANSON BR it to bk e ot Secretary of | mi] . AN > g 5 | Marten 227,923 52,281 | OS. ARE { ered Sl apsenior. Y proceed ‘;”" the| Parties Nos. 4, 5, and 6: To cover | the Commission had been in Seat- P Mink 478,132 423,496 he Territor o ot iouas The Sccrelary | the remainder of the distance to| tle for some- weeks preparing pro- | Muskrat 207,384 349,614 MAR'NE 0“]FI“ERS Lot O Poadtes appainted a Commission of three|Broad Pass, with a branch to the|Pcsals for supplies o.be shipped to | otter 40,469 31,342 m « ed as the Alaskan | Matanuska coal fields. whichever point in Alaska would b All Other 140930 153941 The Swanson brothers, Severne tssion and under Par X sy soted as 8 A B8 Ar. | . sl 2 % daepil e Par Nos. 7. 2 and 9: To cover | “elected as a construction base. Ar i L, | Fur Harold and Olaf, have operated a oo the country nerth of Broad Pa rangements were made for the p () I I | Manufacture 15,273 10117 grocery and marine supply store rarti 2ar as o and &k it 596 5 A 1 Party No. 10: Was to make the | chas and shipment of equipmen: utoounc C()n"n(?r('l? [Ieflvv | Whale Oil 110,596 66,147 | in Juneau for the past 13 years. survey from Chitina to the Matan-|mate and supplies necessary for - Whale Fertil. At their 432 South Franklin fin’e»t‘ uska coal fields. tarting the work of constructior S and Meal 8,800 6,289 o it 9 n % 3 ) establishment th E } Party No. 11: To make a recon- and the outfiiting of location par- 3 Merchandise | Live Animals 16,630 14,325 | and halixsl‘ltlboal:y w(i):llimru‘::m:g:; naissance from the Susitna Valley | lies. Commissioner Mears left Se- Merchandise Domestic Gold & Foreign Gold & & Gold & | wool, Un- dupilis ko to the Kuskokwim and Iditarod | attle on April 18 and arrived in shipped from Silver shipped Silver shipped Silver export- | manufactur sl ¥ e Afichotage ‘on APRIL a0 W5, with Alaska to front Algska to from Alaska (o ed1rol Alas- |oiood. Tiiter ®atl A, BF%’ A9 vasl four yeass SYAnsOy In addition to these surveys other engineering and cffice forces and a United States United St United States ka to foreign | gnd Lumber NP R el Jeve. operalen 4 Pranch parties werc organized during the|limited nrwber of pile driver cper- [ 1920 $60.929,241 $ 741 $ 28,695 $1539.785 | ore Matte il VLR s R | | summer to make surveys in the Cop- |2tors, carpenters and other skilled 1921 36,9160 7350.142 1418273 | o0d Regulus: :‘?)‘:'l‘m"f:“t"‘:h;:“”“]il“‘“ Union Off } | per River country and between Ne- | labor A dock was constructed 51,082,995 7431875 1,190 TITL400 i st o i 4; e P { |nana and Fairbanks. n the nerth bank of Ship Creek 54,878,426 6,569,139 1,969 B S e O G T e ) ! In order to best facilitate the work the mouth. In front of the ! 54,525,026 5,138,656 5 in Alaska, two main bases of supply was constructed a “gridiron” | 1925 5,682,842 901843 | F ? Iy were selected, one at Ship Creek which were floated at | 1926 30,530 522592 | AL CA % | on Cook t and one at Fairban tide and on which they safely | 1927 9,180 483679 | OR L OCCASIONS ... 5" [in the int of Alaska and at the d at low tide, thus avoiding any 6.878 622584 | Tomes-Stennerho. ¢ £\ n\.l;:\mr-n; end of the route to be mr;:;-usv,\ln. \]u“ 'm]\u '1\!4;11 ne 4;§~223 gg;zgf (REPE ("Zfi fit k' / surveyed cquipment including launches and 4 ™ST &2 edloelé i / i Route Selected barges were purchased and leased 240,010 315,908 | 4 “@S / fea\. i) The result of the 1914 surveys and then material, supplies, and 30,183,355 634,015 237,663 = | was submitted to the President and cquipment were taken ashore from 33,131,447 232,978 < |on April 10, 1915 President Wilsor steamers anchored in the stream 45,058,950 wus | R ‘%.,t( 3 designated in detail the route to|Warehouses and dormitories were 263156 | I be followed for the construction of copstructed vard tracks 454816 | § o » from Seward on the necting the dock with the wareh 18,202,830 200 400,826 | ia on the na Anchorage Boom 56,044,728 21,613,669 602415 | | maver: B distance of 412 mijes Which| a5 soon as it became known that ot < el A0 boaz0e 4 ity st 0 Falrbanks, | asncherage was io be the starting | “ ihdis ,‘v’ 10 miles ch | hoint, of the construction work many | including construction of telegraph | hotel at Curry all year for the con- | | ine 38 miles long connecting With | ersons seeking employment gath~ and telephone lines, wharves, hos-)venience of passengesr and all pas- | the Matanuska coal field. On ADril| ereq and it was B wecke Ditals, lowpsites and dwellings for | senger trains make an overnight xll |“1v1 the President also directed | perore Anchorage hecame a fown of employees, and for the operating stcp at Curry. During the summer | ; ik ! 2,000 pecple tents and log | €Xpenses in excess of revenue | season a hotel is operated at the i e l“;'"""‘, ll” iy jon N, WS aonaes <sary to start, The main line extends from Sew- | entrance to Mt. McKinley National g 3 | der th '."!m'“',"‘ : “]'”."“ un-| some wor soon as poesibie in|ard to Pairbanks, #10.3 miles and{Park for the canvenience of teix- I-m?kn' &t the “’“'”_’_WL of the Secretary | order to find employment for at | includes the 71 miles at the south|ists. It is not surprising that tour- | Nas T B s sl least a portion of this population. end purchased from the Alaska|ist travel is a constantly increasing | » 2 Contiiion, wie ok i s of the o number were employed in hand- | Northern. Brench lines extend from factor in the trafflc of the Alaska X © cemommommommnememnomncayoamomld sion, was designated as chief | ing the cupplies and construction Matanuska to Sutton, a distance of | Railroad when consideration is giv- [} i engineer and placed in general su-| equipment tha | 1 189 Smiles; Sutton to Jonesville 29| €n to the many attractions along | ) S G B g 3 ment that arrived on each in- 9 ¢miles; 0] Dnes 29| any 5 | H You'll Appland pervision of all of the Commisslon's | coming steamer. ‘A number of men | miles; Moose Oreek to Premier, 38 the route, including the views of | activities with headquarters at Sew- | were glso employed in building wa- miles; Healy to Suntrana, 4.4 miles, | Mt. McKinley and the beautiful | wd at which point it was decided y i Vati i 2 ] OUR 1 h pol s decided | gon yoads and at various other tasks making a total mileage of 5003, all scenery of Mount McKinley National | ] to locate the administrative offices X i 1 o e g A e ity by the énd ot May aboul- {00 standard gauge. | Park. { | y SH e men | were employed. During the At Nenana, 412 miles from Seward, At several points opposite Mt.! 1l ! Bea“'} Servxce 8 ““\':' o “l']": “x'l“‘"k'_““;q ;‘h he | symmer this number was increased the railroad reaches the Tanana McKinley passenger trains of the| H | de Of U kR | SRS [to abont 600 River. During The open season, May railroad make stops of a few min- | [} Railway extending north 71 miles By OE I | 5 gl d 2 S| Tt had been decided that the best to September, the railroad operates Utes or longer to enable visitors to 1 from Seward and the chairman took i ¥ G ; | 1 O aribe willadms ‘-m_w 'rlnl‘L{(‘ et ‘a\‘l pi ;he oo method to pursue in the actual con- river steamers from Nenana, down enJoy exceptional views of the ma- | ! l f 1 the pe nal \\M’-n l\i&l‘l\ over "b\! ‘m,‘ Govex:n- struction of the Railroad where the | the Tanana and Yukon Rivers, via jestic mountain, the highest moun- | ] F b kol CREn 4 work could be classified and con- | Holy Cross to Marshall, 858 miles tain in North America, as it rises | i y - s i {! b Riggs Was Engineer tracted for at unit prices, was by These boats serve a great territory, {rom its base not many miles from § i & wave ar Hxlr‘ I Mr-.u‘ J‘ bt the use of ‘“station men Under with its miners, missionaries, pros- the railroad to a height of 20,300 ] H e originall i ol this method a number of men as- | pectors, traders, fishermen, wood feet above sea level. Lying close by s s it e ks Lt of thi W()'rkb of eonmiraaie ol"tl:»‘\( iate themselves together as part- | choppers, trappers and natives in full view to the southwest of Mt. v O nalies AT SR (e taking short pieces of work at Nenana is also a terminal point for McKinley, are other notable moun- A & ~ chorage. The third member of the a certain price per cubic yard for White Pass and Yukon Route steam- tains; Mt. Foraker, 17,000 feet; Mt. | The RKOYAL Beauty Salon | (o d member of e | srading, or per acre for clearing or | ers, operating from Whitehorse and | Russell ' Commission, Thomas Riggs, JT., WaS | o1ubbing. Each man signed the con S P . and Mt. Dall, ANN EARLY SMITH, Owner-Operator placed in charge of engineering Par- | . ¢ for do e 1e con- | Dawson on the Yukon and Tanana g g feet, | ties to make the final losstios north tract for doing the work and be- Rivers. A considerable number of a2 ETHEL POWELL, Hair Stylist PHONE 123 cor BRona. Pass to Baitkrtks |came equally "“91”‘“"“ in it as a passengers, mainly tourists, are ex- “ : 4 4 AnKs. | copartner or small contractor. Each | changed between these steamers and Anticipating formal announcement | .. Sades R VB R e it of the L‘h”l,d‘m”“. 8 memben Of man received his separate check the Railroad. The Railroad crosses s 2 s @ for doing his portion of the work, the Tanana River, a tributary of - e 4 | the amount received depending up- ¢ - | pending up- | the Yukon, at Nenana, on a steel |f|on the amount of work done. Most | bridge which is one of the longest WINDOW GLASS — MIRRORS — PLATE GLASS |G o i i = = il ou e entire line was handled in B i read Aims [} $his manner. The Railroad was constructed w Authorized Replacement Service | l Wae. Intevicres | through practically virgin country |f] Track laying was pushed forward ‘'and the provisions of the Act au- . ]ll TESLBBYS[O‘WPE‘NIS«_FORD {] primarily from Anchorage working | thorizing construction contemplated ] | both ways but work was also done a permanent system aimed to de-| L) 7/ -TEST ITY GLASS | e e S : A |} from the north end and the Alaska velop the interior of Alaska and to ° - e B ‘I D " | Northern Railroad was rehabilitat- encourage the settlement of the pub- - niplnti' Cl('“r 5800" w 1"‘ s“ ety led from the Seward end. The work lic lands. To attain this, townsites |} . 0.' e 0 e r n ” 8 . n e 8 8 s Replace Cracked or Broken Auto Glass |of construction was carried forward were located, mineral resources in- | i} as rapic_ily as possible hampered in | vestigated, agricultural development - |} part by’the departure of the younger bromoted, tourist trade developed, WE Have FALTORY PATTERNS and {§! men for service in the Army and|hotels and a hospital maintained | | | Navy during the World War. Even and the Railroad, particularly dur- | " " EOUTPM ENT to Cui and Ed e Plaie | commissioner Mears left for over- ing the early days, provided many | aW‘ a er Yscrapel' | L c s 1 2 1 5 g seas service in the army. It was of the public utilities in the town- | 3 | > . . |not until July 15, 1923 that the for- | sites. Where possible these public z | or Safely Auto Glass mal completion of the line was sig- | utilities have been discontinued in Desks and Chalrs | nd L ( nified by the driving of a golden |later years. | ! |1 a SHATTERPROOF GLASS FUB AIRPLANES spike by the President at North| Since the inception of the Rail-| " A 1" ' l Nenana. |road there has been a big increase E t S I d c n o “ A | Although track laying for the in the mining industry in the area xecu lve a es an . |} main line was completed in 1923 served by the Railroad and River | We Replace Window and Plate Glass (] mich sdaitionai work remained to| Boat line. The more important are | "Fire-Files.” . be done fo place the road bed and | the large-scale gold dredging oper- lre— 1 es- “ewruers T 7 | structures in condition for econo-|ations in the Fairbanks district and ‘!U ,‘IJITY CABI\ET “0RK || mical operation. For this purpose, on the Yukon River and the gold COMPLETE STATIONE ) || appropriations have been made by|quartz properties in the Willow RS ‘ E e Congress each year. Many miles of | Creek and Colorado districts. — | A ~ WII'ldOWS, DOO!’S AHY Kl[ld Of Blfl“-ln |} track have been ballasted, and sveel| In May, 1935, 200 settlers and their | & # bridges or earthern fills have been | families were ntoved from the| & Cabmet Work and Slore Fixtures || substituted for miles of wooden | drought stricken areas in north Min- ; - MADE TO ORDE bridges and trestles. The saving in | nesota, ‘Wisconsin and Michigan to | 4 . b I (O 172 A B | | maintenance expenses, and a sub- | the Matanuska Valley. Some of these | 5 5 e L 2 S || stantial increase in earnings, with | families returned to the States for & ° urf“rd & C0 W || other favorable conditions, have re- | various reasons, but those who came | 3 ’ ® : duced the operating loss of the|to Alaska with the intentions of Plywood, Waterproof Plywood forBoats, Hardwoods and Mouldings | rwiircaa, river bont tine and mis- | improving their conditions will un- | Seward S Juneau s cellaneous operations from $1,813,000 | questionably succeed. In 1916 there 2+ Krafft’e M f t s C in the fiscal year 1924 to an oper-!were only a few homesteaders in e e - L D 4 all“ ae urlng 0. ating deficit of $19,830.35 in 1939.' the Matanuska Valley, whereas now “ : Up to June 30, 1939, the Govern- | there is a progressive settlement of ”0 = ofs £ 234 Second St. JUNEAU PHONE 62 gl B s 2 o ur Doorstep Is Worn By Satisfied Customers e | of the Railroad about $73.000000, The Alaska Railroad operates a — i e e B R s RO IR