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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1919)
rr,-nnrt rj n m 11D OLOOD, lllllilll, OIIII i KV ( i v ? to In l MA5KA:Und of Rick Purchase Price, $7,200,000 Production, $840,000,000 qroj&?iw2tfrA&Mzr&A&&tir THe summer no sweeter was .."er; 'i ho HiitiHliluy uiiodH all nthrlll: The Krnylln uiuip In Hie river. The bighorn iiwltup on the hill. Tl'f 8trnn life (hut never knows harness. The vfllfls where the rarlliou will. The rrrshnesM, the freeilotn, tho farnesa O God! how I'm stuck on It nil. Tho Spell of tho Yukon (Service). mm tfFU IIK houo of reptoentntlNes the other lay piibvcd im amendment to tno gov ernment Aluskun railroad iwt by which the iiililltlonnl sum of S17.O0O. 000 wits appropriated for the comple tion of the road by December HI. U'--. Tho debate was presumably more or less tinned with partisan polities. Leaving out the polities mnny Inter ostitis fans of value were brought out concerning Alnska Land of the Miiinirriit Ktm wiitcli lum nroved n (ZzJyy veritable treasure trove to the United Stntcs and Is only at the beginning of Its dovelopment. Some of these facts are here given, with credit to the various representatives. Mr. Curry of California. Mr. Chairman. In 1SG7 when Alaska was purchased through the efforts of Secretary of State Seward from Russia for $7,200,000. which was less than 2 cents an aero, the Kunfpeun nations poked fun at the United States, and the papers of the United States ridi culed Secretary Seward and referred to Alaska ns "Seward's Iceberg." The cllmute of the most of Alnskn Is better than that of Scandluavln and New Foundlund. Vege tables and cereals can be nnd are raised there, and It Is the richest undeveloped mlnt-'rul section on the face of the earth. Time hits Justified Seward's purchase of Alaska for the United States. Since ISO!) Alaska has pro duced over $840,000,000 worth of wealth; $300, 000.000 of that from her fisheries, most of the rest from her mines and from her furs. In tho same time Alaska has bought from the United States S400,O00,000 worth of property. It has done that under existing law that practically ties up tho resources of Alaska and prohibits them from being developed. In 101 1 under these conditions, knowing that Alaska Miould bo developed and that a railroad could not and would not be built by private enter prise, the congress of the United States enacted a law authorizing the president to construct a rnll ro'id or railroads In Alaska, not to exceed 1,000 miles In length, and authorized the expenditure by blm of $:i.).000,000 for that purpose. The presi dent placed the construction of the road under the control of tho secretary of the Interior, nnd ho In turn organized what Is known as tho Alaskan engineering commission to take practical charge of the woik. The original authorization of snn.OOO.OOO would have constructed this road under ordinary condi tions and circumstances, but the wnr came along, wages Increased 01) per cent, tho cost of materlnl Increased up to 101 per cent and transportation up to M7 per cent. Under those circumstances tho $3.r) 000.000 Is not sulllclent to complete the work. It Is, therefore, absolutely necessary, unless wo wish to sacrifice the $.'15,000,000 already Invested, that this $17,000,000 authorization he nllowed. The road, when completed, will bo 001 miles In length. Tho mnln line, from Scwnnl to Fnlrhnnks, will be 471 miles In length. Tho spurs and branches and s'de lines will make up tho (501 miles. All of the road has heen 'completed, with tho exception of some work to bo done to complete the first 71 miles from Seward north nnd n gap of 100 miles and another small gap of 25 miles. Most of the lOdnille gap has been surveyed and some of the roii(!bed has been made. Tin- road started from Seward on tho southern point of Alaska, nnd went to Anchorage. Part of that i nnd 71 miles had been constructed. From Anchorage over to tho northern terminal of the road. Fnlrhnnks Is located on tho Tannnn river. The Tanana river Is n brnnch of tho Yukon river, and the Yukon river nnd tho Tannnn river are nvlguble for 2,000 mlUs. Tho Alaskan rnllrond loinmlssloh commenced building from the south c'rn point north. They brought the material to Seward nnd Anchorage, and they commenced to build from the northern termlnnl south, so that Miey could save tlmo and snvo money. Tho road already reaches to tho coal fields. There tho 1,202 square miles of conl fields In Alnska that have been explored and exported by tho coast and geodetic survey, the geologlcul sur vey and by tho Alaskan engineering commission. That Is nil on tho lino of this rond. It Is estimated that thero nro 30,000,000.000 tons of coal thnt will bo opened to coramoire by this road, nnd 15,000, 000,000 tons of It will bo high-grade coal which could bo used for coking nnd smelting ore, and such purposes, nnd tho rest of It for fuel nnd mat ters of that kind. In Alnskn It has been estimated thnt thero nro 150,000,000,000 tons of conl. No person knows how much there Is. Mr. Strong of Kansas.- Thero hns been discov ered In Alnska not only gold, but silver, copper, conl, lend, Iron, nntlmony. tungsten und platinum In largo 'quantities. In nddltlon, thero hns been discovered large fields of oil. It litis splendid ngrl cultural advantages. It Is cstlinntcd that It has over 100,000 squnro tnlloa of tlllnblo iundT It hns a growing season of 100 days, and because of the Jwml&Mk. smm if I.aWy . tH W M i ..- . VMM . t K.s. .vY JU&i&rGra&zJvzzy&- great length of the days, that growing season Is worth about 200 of our days. So that they nro ennbled to crow crops suitable to take enre of a large population and take enre of the stock that they may produce. The crops are wheat, oata, rye, barley, hny, and they have produced an alfalfa which makes n good crop. Its vnst forests of tim ber suitable for paper pulp are awaiting a ready market, while Its fisheries are tho greatest on this continent. Mr. Miller of Washington. I have been over nearly all of Alaska. I have gone Into tho hills with my pack on my back. I have teamed what few provisions I had 200 or :UX) miles with a dog team out to my dlggins. Tho greatest copper mines on the face of the earth nro within the territory of Alnskn. You know how wo searched the world for metals during the war. We have 09 per cent of them In Alaska. They nre there await ing tho hand that will develop them. Something has been sold here of tho reindeer situation. There Is no prettier sight In tho world than to see n thousand head of reindeer grazing on a mountain side. Tho Aleutian islands are full of them. There nre 150.000 or 1(30,000 reindeer In ' Alaska. They are a godsend to the natives. They go out with their little herds. An Indian or an Ksklnio may not have over 25 or 30 reindeer, but he herds them ns u careful husbandman takes care of his little flock of sheep. Incidentally they nro cleaning out tho wolves nnd lynxes und the other predatory anlmnls that Infest the country. Tho reindeer support the natives. And I truly believe that with the great grazing lands that there nro In Alaska, the future development of the reindeer us a substantial source of meat supply for our country Is one of the most promising that we have before us. Now, tho climate thero Is not bnd. Over In tho Interior, In the Yukon valley, the ntmosphero Is dry, nnd with the temperature 25 degrees below zero you can wear an ordinary hat all day long nnd your ears will not get cold. When you go out to the const you get the moisture. Going nwuy from tho const Into the Yukon vulley you go over a mountain chain some 4,000 feet high, and when you get over thnt chain you are in the great nrctlc slope.. I have come out of that valley with the thermometer 42 degrees below zero, whero I could stay out doors nil day without discomfort, nnd have dropped over that mountain chain only 30 miles nnd como out to tho coast whero tho thermometer wnsx8 degrees below zero nnd have nenrly perished with the cold. The Interior Is a cold, dry climate. Animals can forago nil winter In the Interior country. It would burprlse some of you to know that In that country tho ground Is eternally fnozen. No one has ever dug through the frost, and they' have been down u thousand feet. The fields of barley and rye nnd wheat nre grown on tho top of ground thnt Is frozen for a thousand foot beneath. It thaws on tho surfnee In the summer time. It gets very warm. There Is daylight 10, 18 and 24 hours In the day, nnd crops ninturo quickly. They come right up 'over night. Of course, In the winter the nights nre lone und dark nnd cold, but the summer seasons nro de lightful. The thermometer goes up to 80, 00 amj 05 In summer, buln the winter It becomes exceed- lngly cold. Tho coldest wenther I ever saw In the Yukon vnlloy was 08 degrees below zero. That la cold wenther, und It Is dangerous weather; hut as you go down the Yukon river, nnd perhaps COO miles from the mouth, there Is u Catholic mission the Holy Cross mission. Thero Is one of tho most beautiful npple orchnrds I hnvo ever seen, perhaps 80 acres of tho most beautiful young npplo trees Just coming Into bearing. And grazing over broad ucres of clover was one of tho finest herds of Jer Bey cattle I havo ever Been. All thnt In a land that Is frozen. It Is a queer country. Every rule of tho geologists In reversed when you get to Alaska. And I tell you, gentlemen, Just as sure as God, the future will unfold for Alaska and tho Amerl- CAT WOULD CATCH BURGLAR SUSPECT "Alcibiades" Is Precocious Young Feline of Record and Adventure. Onklnnd, Cnl. "Alcibiades" cnttght n burglar nnd nlso "Alcibiades" Isn't n policeman. "Alcibiades" Is n precocious young black cat, the property of Clarence Wood Sonnes, 1821 Harrison street, and n cat of record and adventure. Ills Intest hid for fame has Just been made. Similes had rented to n friend a room on the second floor of his home, neglecting to udvlso "Alelblaile.s" of the fact. In Hue with his usual custom, the cat occupied the front porch on tho ? Z&Jtffr'-. W,' fliSFf can people the wealthiest possession held by any nntlon In the world. Mlnerul, agriculture, fish eries, stock raising everything for future develop ment. It Is the golden land of promise for the coming generation. All they want Is your help. Come and help them. Let us have 250,000 people in AloBka. None of tho speakers mentioned Mount Mc Klnley. It will be noted that the small map sug gesting the general course of the Alaskan railroad shows Mount McKtnley. This great peak, with a surrounding urea of 2,200 square miles, la now Mount McKlnley National park. Tho government railroad runs close to ono corner of the peak and will make it accessible. Mount McKlnley Nutlonnl park lies approxi mately in tho center of Alnska, in tho midst of tho vast wilderness to tho south of tho Yukon nnd to the west of the Tnnuuu. Hero tho Alaskan range, which forms a lino of stiow-cnpped sum mits 200 miles long, culminates In several gigantic peaks, the highest of which Mount McKlnley towering 20,300 feet, Is tho highest mountain In tho world abovo tho lino of perpetual snow, and one of the most Impressive mountains of the earth. Seen from an altitude of 1,800 feet, Mount McKlnley Is stupendous; travelers say that thero Is nothing like It, even among tho higher Andes or Himalayas. The park area Is In scenic keeping with forests, glaciers, lakes, strenms and lofty peaks. So from a scenic viewpoint tho new McKlnley National park takes place In the front rank of o;ir 17 nn tlonal parks. Mount McKlnley Is a natural big game refuge. It Is tho fountnln-hend of the big game supply south of the Yukon and west of tho Tanana. It la tho center of n region whero big game nbounda. Here can still ho seen the wild gumo living in securltv. protected by tho remoteness nnd rugged- ness of the region. Groat moose stalk through the valleys about timber line. Herds of caribou feed on tho moss-covered hills. Bunds of bighorns browse on the high mountain slopes. Tho grizzly, monnrchof the American wilderness, gives tho crowning touch to this plcturo of a wild game pnradlse. Hut already Is this big game paradise menaced. The prospector, miner and market hunter nre closing In. The white mnn's civilization Is draw ing near. Already sledloads of wild game reach tho Fairbanks market. With tho completion of tho government railroad New York will bo but three weeks nwny. Our national expansion hns always carried with It evils ns well as good. Fires have swept away forests; dynamite and filth have killed off tho fish; n leaden hall has exterminated tho wild life, "ltcmembur the buf falo I" When this dny comes tho big gnmo of tho region will naturally gravitate to Mount McKlnley. And there It will find sanctuary In tho national park. So, nsldo from its scenic magnificence, tho creation of' Mount McKlnley National park is well worth wlillo as a game preserve. On tho other hand, so remote Is this vnst wilder ness that the net contains a concession to tho pros pector and the miner In tho mnttcr of killing gnmo for food. The net establishes the park ns a game refuge nnd provides n heavy punishment for the killing of game. Thero 1b, however, this pro viso : "Provided, Thnt prospoctors and minors en gaged In prospecting or mining ln4snld park may take and kill there bo much gasx or birds ns may bo needed for their actual vccssltles when short of food; but li no cane, bliall animals or birds be killed In snld park for Balo or removal therefrom or wantonly," It Is obvious thnt Inasmuch ns tho passing of the park net does not modify or nfrect tho mineral land laws now applicable to tho area nnd henco does not excludo prospectors nnd miners, ft would not do to prohibit tho killing of gnmo for food by them In enso of necessity. eggiUjg ?t!ri!" ' I iixft 1 MSB 11.11 & mWmwmi ! Mil Wu It mm ' mmni'M a uvih inn Gin tt it i ii. . - He Set Up a Prolonged Howl. night the new roomer reached the house, shortly after two o'clock In the morning. "Alcibiades" was perturbed by the arrival of the stranger, and his sus picions were aroused. Something was wrong nnd the cat took Immediate- action. Climbing to the top of the fence Immediately under the room occuple'd by Sonnes, he set up n pro longed howl until its owner, scenting trouble, arose nnd tct the disturber in tho front door. Dashing upstairs and squatting be fore the door of the new roomer, "Alci biades" continued his vocal exertions with redoubled energy. Finally realiz ing what was troubling tho mind of the feline, Soaucs explained the situ ation to the satisfaction of tho feline, whereupon "Alcibiades" subsided, re turned to the front porch und quiet was restored. During the daytime "Alcibiades" has for his playmntc a young bnntnm rooster with which be shares his meals. l Child's Life Saved by Falling Window Knvitnnuli CI it T.lttln IviiMinr. :; Ine Juncstetter owes her life to f: the fuct thnt window snsh fell ijii uui uiiu iiem iiui nunifuuuuu from n third story window through which she hnd fuller). 'I'lin child l& tlirr vixira old. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. .Tungstctter. She was playing ;; I near a third-story window when '' 7 (jl.n fi!1 li,,f.l 41, n cnwtnnn WUn ( T DltL IUII UllUUII IIIU OLItGlll J.AIU ,C i ncflilont Innspil tlm lionvv finsli. Z "- " - -- --- - ;- , : l which caught her when her body ' '; wns more than hulf out of the ! Klin u-na hnt.1 In thin ' . ,.......... v.. ..., ..w.u . ... , :, '7 ..t.f 1st., rt .melt I rtw ....111 ttiM nnlna '1 window perilous position until her cries i nrougnc assistance. WOMAN'S NERVES ' MADE STRONG By Lydia E. Pinkham'f Vegetable Compound, Winona, Minn. "I suffered formor than yoar from nervousness, and wan so Daa i couiu noi at would lio awake and Cot eo nervous X would hnvo to get up and walk around and in tho morning would bo all tired out I read about LydinRPinkham' Vopotnblo Com pound and thought 1 would try it. My nervousness soon loft mo. I Bleed well nnd feci lino in tho morning and nblo to do my work. I nlndly recom mend Lydia 13. Pinkham n Vegetabla Compound to muko weak ncrvca Btrong." Mrs. Aldeiit Sultze, 603 Olmstead St., Winona, Minn. How often do wo henr tho expression nmonp women, "1 am so nervous, I can not sleep," or "it seems as though I phould ily. " Such women should profit by Mrs. Sultzo'a experience nnd give this famous root nnd herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com K)und, a trial. For forty yenra it has been overcome ing such serious conditions ns displace ments, inflammation, ulceration, irreg ularities, periodic paino, backache, diz ziness, nnd nervous prostration of women, and la now considered the stan dard remedy for such ailments. Rather Twisted. "You can believe anything Albert tells you." "I urn glad to learn ho la such a voracious young man." STRENGTHENS KIDNEYS , PURIFIES BLOOD You enn't expect weak kidneys to filter tho ncida nnd poisons out of your system unless they aro given a llttlo help Don't nllow tlicni to become, diseased dien a llttlo attention now-will pre vent It. Don't try to cheat nature. As soon ns you commence to bava backaches, f eel nervous nnd tired, GET liUSY. Theso nro usunlly warnings that your kidneys aro not working; properly. Do not delay a minute. Go after th cause of your ailments or you may finl yourself in the crip of nn incurnblo dis ease. GOLDMUDAL Hnarlcm Oil cap sules will give almost immediate relleC from kidney troubles. GOLD MED AL Haarlem Oil Capsules will do tho work. They aro tho pure original Hnarlcm Oil Capsules Imported direct from the laboratories In Haarlem, Hol land.. Ask your druggist for GOLD MEDAL and accept no substitutes. Look for the same GOLD MEDAL on every box. Three sixes, sealed packages. Money refunded If they do not Quickly . help you Ady. Everything Upset. A New York state church choir has gone on strike. Tho spirit of discord it secmH hnB sprend even to those who aro supposed to furnish harmony. IS SCARED BY WOODEN LEG Sound of Its Fall Made Thief In 6re- gon Disgorge Loot and' Then Beat It Quickly. Mcdfnrd, Ore. A thief entered a home in this city. He had ransacked bevernl rooms, pocketed a gold wntcli und a bunch of Jewels belonging, to n lady occupant of one, stole a valu able pipe from n male roomer, pulled on a pair of new shoes belonging to unother, grabbed a pair of trousers and started for the door. Just then a wooden leg dropped from tho pantn loons. As It struck the uncarpeted floor with a loud thud tho frightened burg lar emptied his pockets of the loot he had stolen and with n yell dushed from the premises. It Is tho opinion of the owner of tho "house, T. M. Thompson, that ho Is running yet. Kills Blind Son. Nnmtir, Can. Louis Forget, 00 years old, n farmer of Namur, has been ar rested on a chargo of having pushed his son, Ambrose Forget, 35 years old, Into the Llttlo Itungo river. The son, who had been blind from Infancy, wns drowned last October, but it was not until a few days ago that tho body wns recovered. Forget Is alleged to hnvo confessed that, owing to tlnnnclal con ditions and the helplessness of his son, ho bad decided to do away with him. BIFF! mod lot ncr Liver and Howe is r with violent drugs, but take "Cascawts." "Dynnmltlng" bile out of jor sya tern with calomel nnd other sickening purgatives Is all wrong. Salts, Oil, and Cathartic Waters tct by flooding tho! bowels with thf digestive juices which! aro vital to tLo stomach. Cascarets nre different. They act ns a tonic to tho bowel mnwcles, which Is the only sensible wnt to relieve a bilious at tack, a soui, acid stomach, or constl pated bowtfa. Thero Is no griping or InconvenUoce. You naturally return to regularity and cheerfulness. Cos. carets cost very little and they work while you sleep. Adv. i Correspondent Answered. No, Robert, beer is not mentioned In tho Bible; not lager beer, at any rate; but we read In Job ; "I have seen the foolish taking root." Boston Transcript. A Lady of Distinction. Is recognized by the delicate fasclnat ing Intluenco of tho pcrfumo she uses. A bath with Cutlcurn Soap and hot water to thoroughly cleanse the pores, followed by ft dusting with CntlcursJ Talcum Powder usunlly means a clear, eweot, healthy skin. Adv. Alcohol From 8eaweed. According to experiments made a the Pasteur Institute In Paris, an averago of about six quarts of alcohol can be obtained from each 100 pounds of seaweed. INFLUENZA starts with a Cold the frstL Kill th. Cold. At HILL'S CASCARAfcMUININI aaoS&t Standard cold rented for 29 year in iioiei lorm aaie, lure, no oplatci brealca up cold in 24 bourt retlsvea grip In 3 dart. Money back it it Mill. Th. hat a Red Mr. HlU'a cenutna bos cop wicn picture. At All Dng Star y i 'I u tf u PJ l