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t"KtHeraM Lone the Busy Woriff of
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Western League.
CAHA PITCHERS WORRY THE OLD MAN
H Bra In Alanine Ueflnlt
Shape, with Di Molt.ee Lenrtlnff
.4 Others Ready tat
Fltkt.
Cuir'i Explanation.
From Casor'a !!pi I had the tale before he
passed away
Whlcn tells the lory of hla (at that song
famed traglo day.
" 'Twas not for me to beef," he aald "be-
oauae they called roe out.
I've haver aalu a word before 'tla not my
way to apout;
But here a the truth for once, old pal. The
first one that he threw
Wu half a foot above my head; but then,
that left ma two.
Bo 'What's the une to kirk? thoujjht I,
The next I'll hit a mile.'
An' feelin' kind o' confluent, I couldn't help
out smile.
Now, on the dead, the ump was rank, as
bad aa he could he.
That second one was way outside and down
below my knee.
And wfean the umpire said 'Strike two' I
thought it was a kid.
I asked him If he infant It, and he said
'Sura, Mike, I did.'
Ths tang waa next. You heard 'em rry to
kill that robber then,
But 1 Just amllcd, because I though', 'tie
won't do that again. '
And then that third one say, old pal, that
third one was a beaut.
The minute thru I sees It start I says
'Here's on the snoot.'
But, my, oh my, there surely was a hoodoo
working there.
Tou may think that I'm atrlngin' you, but
inia is on tne miuan
;TV .1 ' 1 J'ail a Ioot' ftna on lne
dead, here a why.
Just aa I starts to make the swing a bug
flew In my eye!
Th umpire he was rotten-yea, but here's
the truth, that s all,
If that there bug hnd etHved away I'd sura
have lost that ball."
HARRY VAN ARSDALK.
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Working hard.
If there's a team manager ln the coun
try who Is working any harder than
Herman Long, his address at present Is
unknown. Long has a job on his hands
that makes Hercules' undertakings seem
Ilka play. The Omaha team la all right
ln all departments save for pitchers, and
here the weakness Is a lack of experience.
Tak Dodge for example. He has all the
r, . .. oaua any pucner ougni 10 nave, ana one
' ior two besides, and he has speed to burn,
f s tout he does not know how to handle him-
;' J elf ln the gams. If he Isn't a wonder
jjfesxt year, It will be a great dlsappolnt-
1 J ment, but at present ha requires the con
stant and watchful attention of the man
ager. The same thing applies to both
Koukallk and Corns. Corns will be a great
pitcher in time, but ha will take a lot of
training. Koukallk is coming along slowly,
.' uul will v n i. rcum M 1 1 1 uiuiumo. al ib
- the worry of keeping these men tuned up
that la making Long's life one of con
stant care these days. War Sanders Is
the prise pitcher of the league up to the
present, and Is certainly winning for him
self a home. He does It all with his head.
Harry McNeoley Is also a seasoned veteran,
who needs little care from the manager,
but to get the youngsters Into winning
form is the problem. The team Is taking
good care of itself at the bat and ln the
field, and only the pitching department
needs attention. The fact that Omaha is
good second ln the race is a very satis
factory Indication of the strength of the
team. Long knows his business too well
to be caught napping at any time, and his
Instructions to the young pitchers Is sure
to perfect them la the art of ball playing.
Whenever these lads learn what to do
Vtth their curves and speed, look out for
Omaha.
Dea Molnea has been sailing along at such
a rate that it would seem to an outsider
that Cantlllon had the rest of the league
outclassed, but this view doesn't take Into
consideration the hard luck the other teams
have had. Lincoln, for example, has had
trouble enough to make any ordinary man
ager heartsore, and yet Ducky Holmes la
pegging away winning a gam. here and
there, and getting into shape to make the
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ei to piaying ngnt. meoio is Beginning
to sit up and take notice, and from this
ume to tne ena or BepiemDer ueiee men
are sure to do in tne ngnt. iney may not
win mo pennant, oui iney u mui me resi
of the teams realise that they are at a
ball game. Sioux City seems down and
out as far aa the pennant la concerned.
but Carney la too much of a hustler to let
the games go by default, and If he doesn't
make the opposition go some it will be
funny. The Denver buneh Is getting along
11 right, despite Bill Everett and his un
fortunate propensity for getting Into trouble
with the urn pa. Denver has a cracking
good team now, and the ball they are
putting up la worth going a long waya to
see. In Omaha the Grlsxllea played fast
.ball all the time, and lost two out ot three
only because the Rourke family played a
.little faster. That series of games was as
good as will ever be seen on the Omaha
grounds. Some of the most sensational
fielding and several remarkable batting ral
Ilea figured in the reaulta, and altogether
the oonteats were of the sort that makes
the fan glad he Is able to get to the
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fcifh-r-f-- (isVag Jubetra,
around. Carter, Welch, Howard and Per
rlng for Oman, and Mcllale, Randall,
Relden. Johnny Bmlth and Reddlck for the
visitors distinguished themselves with field
Ire; stunts worth going a long way to w.
while Lil Kuseell and Joe Dolon played
first all tho way through as If It were
Chance and McQnnn at work. lies Moines
may be able to hold the bad, but It will
have to play better hall than It has shown
In Omaha this seannn.
Herman Long has iad an Influence for
good on the team In a way that delights
the patrons. He has gingered up the base
running, and the stolen base column is
again working full time. But the best
effort of this Is that every advantage Is
taken of the hits that are made. Home
from second on a single is tho rule now,
and from first to third on a sacrifice Is
common. The gang Is giving the batteries I
on tho other side all the work they want
on bases these days, and this, with the
free hitting, Is counting big. The little
bunch of home rossters who got busy
awhile ago, laying bets that Omaha would
not finish better than fourth are now try
ing to hedge by betting that the team will
be one, two three at the end.. Papa Bill
has turned the field over to Long entirely,
and nowadays watches the game from the
stand. He and Long are working In per
fect accord, and their consultations are all
held at the office or the hotel. The har
mony on the field Is another big factor In
favor of Omaha,
A double header will be played with
Pueblo and on tomorrow the Indlins will
make their getaway. The tenm lays off
Tuesday and on Wednesday, the glorious
Fourth, two games with Pes Moines, and
one each on the following two drvys. They
go to Sioux City then for four games, and
then to the west for the third round with
the Mountaineers. Anything like on even
break will send Omaha away on this trip
, . , ,, ., ,
ln ood position, and it Isn t nt all wild
to think the team will come back In as
goort position as It leaves. The boys are
, . . ,, ... ,. ,
Pla'ln B ba "ow. an(1 tne P'fhers are
getting better every day, so that much
may be looked for during the oomlne
month, even If the team will be absent
most of the time.
Now that the golfers have had their day
the tennis men can Jump Into the limelight
and have a few innings at that ancient
and honorable game. The Field club cham
pionships were scheduled for yesterday on
the Field club links, open only to members
of the Field club, but the city champion
ships are soon to follow in which the play,
ers of the whole city may present their
claims for honors. Many new players have
been added to the lists of good ones ln
Omaha and the city championships and the
middle west tournament, which is to follow
In August, should see some fine players
from Omaha, players who can hold theli
own with the cracks from abroad to get
the cups and plate.
The sporting editor of The Bee has re.
celved several letters from golf players
who were in attendance at the Trans-
mississlppi golf tournament held a week
ago at the Field club, and all speak in
the highest words of praise of the fine
entertainment which was furnished by that
club. Bend of St. Paul writes that all the
boys felt perfectly at home all the time,
and says the boys had all told him that
was the finest tournament they had ever
attended. The members of the Field club
are just the kind of people to see that
strangers within the city's gates received
the right kind of treatment. The house
committee and the steward had made spe
cial preparations for the large attendance
by having two table d'hote meals served
each day, and these were of the highest
order, so that the visitors were forced to
comment on them. While It was to be
regretted that an Omaha player could not
win one of the two larger prises, still
Sprague Abbott of the Country club stayed
until the semi-finals of the championship
and Quy Thomas stayed for the finals of
the consolation, in 'which there were about
as good plsyers as were In the champion
ship. Mike Doran, who defeated Thomas,
Is a golfer who is likely to win from any
player in a tournament. He has a cool
head, which Is working all the time.
Jaifray. who won the championship, went 1
K K&st on th6 lnslQ6 of th. ,a,t eighteen
hoi, which would have put out the best
lor players, na oeat oogey at matcn piay
for Btx jie, 0f jt fourteen and loat to
bogey but once, which made him four up to
bogey on the last fourteen holes, the match
being ended at the fourteenth hole, as
Joffray won 5 up and 4 to play. The num
ber of high class players among the vis
Itors was large and a great compliment to
the Field club, under whose auspices the
tournament was held.
Warm weather and the winning of the
crew at St. Joseph have put new life into
the Council Bluffs Rowing association,
The limit of membership was raised a alone. The three-year eligibility rule, which
short time ago 100, or to SM, and this has bars a number of good men now ln col
almost been reached, showing the affairs lege and which should not be retroactive, Is
ot the association ln a most prosperous
condition. At the present time the asso
ciation Is at the height of its prosperity.
The wisdom of the promoters ln securing
plenty of water front Is made manifest
every day, for there is an abundance of
room for all the needed buildings. While
the first structure was not a very preten
tious affair, additions were made from time
to time until it was 100 feet ln length.
This has been moved away to make room
for the new and commodious structure.
The lower floor Is utilized for an office,
shower bath and lockers. The second room
U the lodge and contains a dormitory, bed
rooms and store rooms. With the excep
tion ot $5,000 borrowed to make the Improve
ments now going on, the club Is out of
debt. The club is largely a social affair
and the racing element Is a mere Incident.
Yacht racing was pegun at Aianawa in
1890 with two clubs, the Omaha Boat club
and the Council Bluffs Rowing association,
Rivalry existed and many races were run
between theee clubs. In a short time It
became popular to ship boats from Oko-
bojl and the racing spirit began to rise,
The street railway company put up a cup
known as the Mauawa challenge cup, which
was to be open for challenges from any
lake ln Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Mis
souri. Missouri has been the principal
challenger, for that sterling sportsman of
St. Joseph, W. H. Van Brunt, himself
crack yachtsman, sent east for boats to
win the cup. For three yeara, each time
with a new boat, he tried for the cup, but
was unsuccessful. E. W. Dixon came to the
front and had the Manawa built, which
was chosen as defender through Its per
formances. J. H. Van Brunt took up the
task where his brother had left off, and
securing the old of Captain Bobbins, who
had also been his brother's adviser, built
another boat with no success. The Sylvia
tured the prize. Robblna waa then Induced
I to come to Manawa, and he has built the
Pottawattamie, which last week won two
i uutnaiuiiiuv, m tin lew wvu IWU
out cf thre from ,n, Bt Jo, boys and
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was to try' again. The racing game fur-
nlshes good topics for the members of the
eluh, although not many can partake ln
the fun, but many own and navigate yachts
on the fine water of Manawa. Golf links
have been built and everything done to
furnish amusement for the members. The
present officers of the association are:
Emmet Tlnley, president; Henry H. Van
Brunt, vice president. Fred D. Empkle,
secretary; t. . li. Lougee, treasurer; H.
Z. Haas, commodore; C. T. Stewart, vice
eoiumodore; John P. Davla, Lloyd K. Grlf-
nth and C W. Dixon of Omaha, directors,
( Th c;w on the Pottawattamie was Lou
Clark, skipper; A. J. Cooley, 1L A. Tukey
and I'aul Cooley, all Omaha bjys. The
Sylvia crew1 was J. H. Van Brunt, Nurt
wood, Johnson and West.
The automobile club aecms to be having
a hard time to get enough of Its members
together for a successful run to the coun
try. Several calls have been made, but
only the faithful respond. The club has
prepared a schedule of the good runs within
100 miles of this city and this Is kept on
file so members contemplating a run In any
direction can find the exact route to tike
to strike the accessible ronds. Ano 'ier
effort or two will be made to get out a
good bunch lor a club run and the leiders
hope to be more successful. The Inst cne
scheduled bid fair to be a good one, but
the rain Interfered and only the hirdoned
chauffeurs undertook to go. Considerable
good has been accomplished already by the
club ln preventing the throwing of stones
by uniuly kids and a stop has also been
put to the practice some were Indulging In
ot putting broken glass on the streets. The
police have co-operated with the club in
these matters and the trouble has about
been done away with. A new departure for
autcmoblles Is the larger number which
is seen dally stsndlng In front of the lend
ing hotels with "For Hire" signs tied on.
The machines are steamed up and tho driv
ers always ln attendance so they are ready
to go for a long or short spin on a moment's
notice. It is said these have been doing a
great business ln the short time they have
been offered to the public. For a small
fee partita are taken to see the sights of
the city and for long spins on the br-autlf til
drives which surround Omaha. The r.ewest
machine ln Omaha Is Louis Nash's Pope
Toltdo runabout with thirty-five horse
power. It is the highest priced runabout
in the west, all red with a freakish appear
inoe and yet with the looks a machine
which can get up and go. It Is called the
Bentleman's speed wagon, and It looks the
part. It has two seats In the main with a
Jockey seat which can be let out behind to
any an extra man to do the work on a
long trip. The natty appearance of this
new machine makes all turn and look for
the second time as It glides up the street.
Mr. Nash's large touring car was too big
for light work around town so he has added
this speed wagon to his garage.
William O'Nell, manager of the Holy
Cross foot ball team, has not completed
his schedule for next season, but the big
corteges with which he has.nlready ar
ranged games assure the best schedule
Holy Cross ever has had. For the first
time in the history of the college both
Harvard and Yale will grace a Holy Cross
schedule ln the same season. They come
early ln October.. The arrangement of a
game with Cornell to be played In Ithaca
marks the opening of foot ball relations
between the two Institutions. Williams
also is a new acquisition. Fordhum is on
the schedule and Dartmouth probably will
be. A large new foot ball field, to adjoin
Fllton field is to be ready ln time for the
opening of the season.
Frank B. Greer, the amateur champion
oarsman, has been elected a member of the
Boston Athletic association. This action
on the part of Greer may mean that here
after he will wear the colors of the Boston
association ln any regattas that he may
take part in. Greer la recognized as the
best amateur single sculler in the country.
He has won the title a couple of times.
and barring the defeat he sustained at the
hands of Edward Hanlan Ten Eyck he has
a victorious career. That he will enter the
national regatta this year seems certain
from what he planned 'at the beginning
of the season.
The schedule for the naval academy's
coming foot ball season, which has just
been announced, includes twelve games,
concluding with the WeBt Point contest In
Philadelphia on December 1, and is us
follows: October 6, Dickinson college; 10,
Maryland Agricultural college; 13, Prince
ton; 17, St. John's college; 20, Lehigh uni
versity; 24, Western Maryland college; 27,
Bucknoll university; November S, Pennsyl
vania State college; 10, Swarthmore; 17,
University of North Carolina; 24, Virginia
Polytechnic institute; December 1, United
States Military academy. All but tho West
di ,m v. i .t , , .
ihnadelDhla.
1 It Is believed that Michigan will not re.
main ln the Western Conference Intercol-
leglate association another season Tt i.
declared that the westerners, who
champions of the conference, will affiliate
with the Eastern Intercollegiate assocla
toln, more commonly known as the Mott
Haven Intercollegiate, and will compete for
the track and field title In this section.
The underlying reuson for this is declared
to be the fact that legislation on athletic
I sports out west Is declared by Michigan
authorities to be directed at them and them
the chief cause of this determination,
"If the conference cannot beat Mich!
gan any other way," said a Michigan man
last week, "referees rule men off the foot
oau Held and disqualify track men. At
least that Is the way It looks from this end
Michigan ha a track team that would
probably be able to beat the entire field
bunched together next season, but the con
ferer.ee reprebentatlves have declared Oar
rels, Raniey, Stewart and Curtis Ineligible
for next spring. That makes a loss of
about twenty-five points. Manager Batrd
says that he does not favor an Immediate
withdrawal by Michigan, but says that the
Wolverines certainly cannot remain pas
sive and see the continuous passing of
rules that are unjust and have all tha
earmarks of being aimed at Michigan."
I Michigan sent some men to the Intercol
I legiate games several years ago. Fish
lelgh and Dvorah were the prominent per-
formers. If Michigan should decide to send
men east next year there would be a chance
I to thresh out the disputed points of su-
premacy In Intersection athletics. Michigan
had winners In the half-mile, one mile and
two miles, high and low hurdles, discus
broad Jump and shot put In the western
games, eight out of fourteen firsts.
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Beauties of Nature
(Continued from Page Five.)
lion over oeautirui roaas and mountain
lskea on four-horsa stage coachea and on
steamers plying at a height ot i,0u0 feet
above sea level
The main road, Dullt and maintained by
d the government, crosses over a short brldg
r- spanning a spring pool, whose waters
divide, half flowing to the Pacific and half
I to the Atlantic, and the great Yellowatone
lake Itself contributes to both ot the world
greatest salt pools.
Snow-cappel peaks, thunder mountains
(formed of iron which attracts the storms)
and passes through royal gorges are In the
path of the tourist who dally, swinging
easily ln the stage coaches, rides from one
I metropolitan hotel to another.
I These hotels are about forty miles apart
and between them are luncheon bungalow
where the parlies stop to rest and to view
j tti wonders of the etc Hon. The hvleJs,
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Is it coffee? Is it tea? Nol Seldom indeed do they use these evil drugs.
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Kinds. Iowa.
twwv ' jisii iBMBiiiijuiin ijbi
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though twenty to sixty miles from a rail
road, are up to date, with all conveniences.
They are lighted with electricity and heated
by steam and even on August nights one
often needs the steam turned on.
The one farthest from "civilization" Old
Faithful Inn Is said to be the largest log
building ln the world. It Is at leaet a re
markable hotel, and the day and the night
spent there Is one of the days and one of
the nights that a person always remem
bers. This remarkable log house Is four
stories high and !t4ilghly pitched roof Is
surmounted by a great platform. There are
300 rooms in this log house, and though
their walls are of plain logs, unfinished,
the rooms are dainty and pleasing. The
hotel Is said to rival the Waldorf-Astoria
ln all respects, notwithstanding Its un
usual construction. Though Blxty miles
from the railroad, It Is lighted with elec
tricity, and every night electric search
lights, operated from the towering platform
on which the 400 or 600 guests congregate,
search out the bears and deer ln the woods
and Illuminate famous Old Faithful geyser
when It spouts every hour,
At this hotel there is an attraction as
great as any in the Wonderland. It Is the
proprietor of the "shack" Larry, whose
other name may be forgotten, but who
never will be forgotten as the landlord of
Old Faithful. It Is Larry who greets his
guest with a brogue that Is melodious; who
grasps his guest's hand as a long-lost
brother; who knows his guest's name before
It is spoken, and who is equally as well
acquainted with all the members of the
guest's family at home. It Is Larry who
when the evening dinner Is over, gathcra
11 the "children" around the two-story
open fireplace and who brings out a popper
as big as a locomotive tender and over
the blazing logs pops corn as he tells bis
marvelous stories of bears and elks.
Remrnibranrra for Ocean Travelera.
The selection of a little gift to convey
a ben voyage wlBh to the friend who is
taking a Journey across the water ought
not to be a particularly difficult matter,
for the number of things from which to
choose is large and exceedingly attractive.
So useful are these things and so com
pactly made that there seems to be abso
lutely no possibility of loading one's friends
down with a lot of unwieldy things that
are only In the way and a nuisance to have
to carry around.
The little safety bag for money and letters
of credit Is an lndlspenslble part of every
traveler's outfit, and may be had In every
variety of size, material and price. For
persons who never venture far from home
without a certain number of medicines
there are compact little medicine cases of
leather that fold up and may be slipped
Into the smallest kind of a space.
One of the most useful presents that one
can select Is the ever-convenient soap box.
A silver one. with a plain top, on which
the owner's monogram Is engraved, makes
an attractive addition to the traveling out
fit, while silver-trimmed bottles of various
shapes and sizes, and miniature hand
glasses occupy small space and are always
more or less necessary.
At a comparatively small cost may be
had the little silver holder to place over
the brlBtlee of toothbrushea and nail
brushes when they are wet, to protect the
things among which they are packed, and
another Inexpensive present Is the small
cut glass tumbler for drinking water that
has a prettily carved silver standard.
A little bottle of oil of lavender was a
source of much comfort to a recent femi
nine traveler. A few drops poured Into a
cup of hot water distilled a most grateful
fragrance ln the staterooms during the
miserable hours of seasickness.
Compact little alcohol beaters for the
cup of hot water that Is such a comfort
when needed, as well as for the occa
sional woman who still depends on cifrl
tng tongs, are always acceptable and can
be packed ln a small space, while the lit
tle Japanese hand stoves, with a good
size package of fuses, are of value not
only on board ship, but on the European
trip as well.
For the observant person, man or
woman, a real Joy would be one of the
bon voyage books that contain all man
ner of data about flags of different na
tionalities and tha color of the different
smokestacks, so that passing vessels
may be Identified. These little books
have blank pac tut taalnc note and axe
iiiiasiiiiipwejiiii;TByii - ,ili pi!! pirn '.p,ijfu
bound ln morocco of various colors. A
good pair ot marine glasses, too, will fur
nish no end of amusement and diversion
during the Journey across, when the
tiniest speck of sail is Intently -watched
by all on board.
The question of time Is always one that
Is largely considered on an ocean voyage,
so the small leather bound clocks with
flat bottoms that can be placed on a
smooth surface and that are practically
proof against breakage are always usei
ful. Then, too, there Is an attractive
watch case In leather that has a standard
so that when not carried ln the pocket It
may be set up like an ordinary desk clock.
Carpenter's Letter
(Continued from Page Five.)
on all kinds of machinery were employed
and some men tried to get the gold out of
the sands from beneath the sea water. Buch
attempts have usually failed.
Seward Peninsula.
Seward peninsula Is being peppered with
mining companies. A great deal of the
mining there Is done by ditching and there
are several hundred miles of ditches al
ready dug, representing an Investment of
something like $2,000,000. These ditches are
necessary to placer mining, the water being
carried up and down hill, through Iron
pipes, and finally used for sluicing. A large
number of ditch companies have been or
ganized, each of which has Its own mineral
properties. I have before me a little bi'ok
gotten out by the citizens of Nome and
Seward peninsula, which mentions the
names of a number of the companies. I
count twenty-five combinations, most of
thsm representing considerable capital. In
addition quarts mines are now being opened
and also silver mines and mines of copper
and tin.
Corporations in Alaska.
A great deal of capita! Is coxing Into
Alaska from all parts of the United States.
Nearly every big Industry there Is owned
by a company represented by capital In
other parts of the union. There are mure
than 160 different corporations listed in tho
Almanac of the Alaska club here, covering
every kind of Investment from fish packing
to fox raising. There are numerous mining
companies, trading companies and compan
ies for opening up coal and petroleum prop
erties. Many of the Institutions are small,
but others are backed by large capital. This
Is so with those owning the copper depos
its, which are said to be In the hands of
the Havemeyers and Rockefellers. The
same parties who have copper interests ln
Montana and along Lake Superior have got
ten hold of the mines In Alaska, and they
are not anxious to have vhem developed
until the market will enable them to do so
without affecting their Investments in the
United States proper.
Bla; Copper Mines.
There Is no doubt, however, but that
there Is an enormous amount of copper ln
Alaska. In the Commercial club here little
bags of copper nuggets, ranging from the
aire of a pea to that ot a man's fist, are
shown. It Is ssld that a nuggot was re- j
cently discovered some distance back from
the coast which weighed about six tons. If
It were where It could be shipped It would
be worth ISO0 or rJOO, but as it Is now, it
would not bring 800 cents. All this stuff la
merely the off-scouring of the quartz mines.
In which the real money Is. The speci
mens shown came from along the Copper
river, where, I am told, the ore carries
from 10 to TO per cent of pure metal and
la far superior to that of the chief copper
regions of the Rockies.
Our government geologists have found
copper In nearly all parts of Alsska, but
the best prospects so far are In the Ketchi
kan district, Cook Inlet district, at the
head of the Duncan canal. In the Hetta
Inlet and ln the Copper river basin. The
latter occupies an area aa big as Washing-
ton state, and It will some day be shipping
copper all over the world. The Alaska
Cupper company Is operating on the Hetta
Inlet. It has completed a 2&0-ton smelter,
a water power plant sod a 6.(O0 cable tram.
Other claims are being developed In the
same region by the Alaska Industrial com
pany. bealUe acts aa though It ewuod jlsaka,
1 elephone at
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and It Is really making more profit out of It
than any other part of the union. This
city took a Jump when the gold regions
were discovered and it has had on its
seven-league boots ever since. Every man
who goes there pays his toll to Seattle, and
every ton of goods consumed does like
wise. A large part of the money from the
mines la Invested here, and, Indeed, it la
said that Seattle has received more than
25,0t,000 of Alaskan gold in real estate
purchases and ln the natural profits of
trade. Every dollar that la spent ln the
far west, whether ln mines, railroads or
trade, Is reflected ln business channels
here, and the people are Just as anxious to
build up that country as their own state.
The rade of Alaska Is now worth some
thing like 140,000,000 a year, and It sUadily
Increases.
There are a number of steamship lines
which connect the Puget sound region with
the various Alaskan points. There are reg
ular boats from Seattle to Juneau, Ketchi
kan, Haines Mission, Sitka and Skagway.
There is one line to the Gulf of Alaska,
which calls at Valdez and elsewhere, and
another which gues up along the Alaskan
peninsula to Dutch harbor. A third com
pany connects Seattle with the Seward
peninsula. You can also go by boat to the
Nome region and there are river boats on
the Yukon.
At the same time Uncle Sam Is doing all
he can to better our communications with
that faraway territory. The telegraphs are
under the United States signal service and
there are a number of wireless stations by
which messages can be flashed from one
point to another. The bead of the tele
graph system Is one of the ablest men ln
the government service. This Is Major W.
A. Glassford, who did excellent work as
head of the signal corps In Porto Rico
during the war and later on In the Philip
pines. As It Is now every prominent point
in Alaska can be reached by wire. The
rate for ten words to Sitka is J1.00; to
Skagway, 12; to Fairbanks, I3.S0; to St.
Michael, 13.50. and to Nome, 4.
Temperate Region.
We usually look upon Alaska as all snow
and Ice. This Is so with the greater part
of the country, but not with the Alaskan
Islands and the atrip of land running along
the south coast. The climate there is such
that boats can run all the year round, and
the most of the region Is no colder than
Washington, D. C. Indeed, the Eskimos
and other Indians of that part of our terri
tory would laugh at the Idea of using snow
shoes. They have no sledges nor reindeer,
and they are troubled more with rain than
Ice. Even In southeastern Alaska, where
they occasionally get cold breezes from the
Arctic, the mercury seldom drops to zero,
and last year the lowest temperature at
Juneau was ti degrees above that point.
lout Farming; Poaalbllltlea.
There are aald to be excellent grasaes
on many of the Alaskan islands, which
may eventually be uaed for feeding cattle
and sheei). It is believed that the Gallo
way and West Highland cattle can be ac
climated there, and alao the black-faced
Scotch aheep. Tne Agricultural depart -
j neat airettdy hM Iour experimental ata-
tlons, and It expects to open up a farm In
the Copper river valley this summer, where
It will carry on experiments ln raising
grain. The hay possibilities ore said to be
great, the market being th towns and
mining camps, which are now largely sup
plied with stock food at enormous freight
rates.
Fruit experiments are also being carried
on ln the government station at Bllka,
where 1000 seedling apple trees have been
started from hardy varieties brought in
from Minnesota.
On Kadiak island the climate Is, I should
say, much like that ot the Falkland. A
Seattle meat packer has several hundred
head of cattle and aheep there and they
find thler own food winter and summer
As to hay. It was raised last year as far
north as the Forty Mile country, and a
mowing machine was among th articles
shipped there lost season.
tan Raise Veffetablea.
Near Wrangell they have produced
cauliflower which weighed over ten pounds
and an Irlsn potato which weighed more
than seven pounds. All along the Ukon
there Is no snow during four months of
the year. TUe (rasa grow m high as
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your ehouldere and there are wild rasp
berrlea, currants, huckleberries and black
beiies. The sun puts In about eight hours'
extra time there and during those month
does twice as much work as ln any other
part of the United States proper. The
Alaskans say that tho growth of the vari
ous crops depends upon tho amount of
sunshine, and claim that their summer,
with the long days, affords as much vege
table growth as the northernmost parts of
our country.
Seward peninsular Is to a large extent a
tlmberless tundra, the ground of which 1
frozen to an unknown depth. If a few
Inches of the tundra Is scraped away the
ground will thaw out for two or three feet,
and vegetables planted In it will grow
with enormous rapidity. The thawing ice
below gives plenty of molsure and the
hot sun makes nature Jump.
In the Tanana valley, which ends In th
Yukon, there Is a strip of land about sixty
miles wide and 300 miles long. It Is beau
tifully timbered In some places, and tn
other grows wild hay so luxuriantly
that a man on horseback has difficulty ln
getting through. In this valley during the
summer the sun shines all day long, and
the most of the night, and the people
claim that their three months' season is
equal to six months anywhere else. Tha
same Is true of the valley of the Su
sltna, where potatoes, turnips, carrots and
cabbages are now grown with success.
The Tanana valley is as big as Iowa, and
the agricultural region of the Susltna Is
said to be 100 miles wide end 150 mile
long. It Is largely covered with timber.
Alaska's New Railroad.
Considerable railroad building is now go
ing on In Alaska. The Nome and Arctlo
railway Is bring operated for twelve miles,
and the Solomon river and Council City
railway almost as far. The road over the
pass from Skagway to White Horse ha
a length of 112 miles, and the Alaska
Midland Is projected but not yet begun;
It will go from Koyukuk to the Seward
peninsula, a distance of 1,600 miles. There
la also the Trans-Alaska filborlnn road,
which It la proposed to build across Ilehrlnir
strait, so that we may eventually go by
rail to Bt. Petersburg and Paris.
One of the most Important of the rail
roads now under construction Is th
Alaska Central, which beglna on the P
rtflc coaat at Seward and goes due north
through the heart of the country, open
ing up to settlement and development an
enormous territory. It will be 400 miles
long, and will make accessible a virgin
country as big as all New England, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois combined. This Is a region of
mines, timber, and It la said of agri
cultural possibilities. The road has al
ready been built from the Pacific ocean
160 miles northward, and there are 1.S0O
men at work now In the various con
struction departments. The payroll Is
nbout $126,000 a month and more than
''60.000 per month has been spent during
the past year by the purchasing depart
ment. The first 150 miles will be opened
to freight and passengers by July 16. 1906,
and It will then have regular steamship
connection with Seattle.
FRANK O. CARPENTER.
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