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The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-02-10
PULP WOOD IN ALASKA.
Transportation Facilities Only Needed
to Open Up Enormous Forests.

Transportation Facilities Only Needed
to Open Up Enormous Forests.
Another valuable item has been add
ed to Alaska's growing list of undevel-
oped resources. Recent expert exami-
nation of the timber in the Sushitna
basin has confirmed the belief that 1t
is pulp wood of high quality. The
timber is poplar, cottonwood and
spruce. but little of which Is of COM
mercial value for lumber. The land on
which this growth stands includes the
100000 or more acres estimated as
grazing and farming land and Oh
which homesteading recently began.
This area, distributed among the vari-
GUS valleys of the basin, is for the
most part covered with q luxuriant
growth Of wild redtop grass. with little
underbrush and only moderate stand
of timber. 1t is obvious that with a
reasonably convenient market for pulp
wood and water transportation. of
which there is much, the cost of clear
ing these lands might be greatly re-
drced II not made a profit by the sale
of the timber as byproduct.
On Kenai peninsula, along the line OF
the seventy mile Alaska Central rail-
road, alone there are many thousands
of acres of available pulp wood. and
this will be increased with almost
every mile of the roads extension to-
ward the Matanuska coal fields. The
value of this supply Of pulp wood ir
American territory and the practicable
! ity of utilizing it was first pointed ou
by Levi Chubbuck Of the department
Of agriculture. who visited the regioI
last summer. Still more recently Sena
tor George ]. Baird Of Canada went IL
to the Matanuska coal fields and wa
greatly impressed by the vast area o
pulp woods as well as the splendid
grazing lands they stood on. He pre-
diets the rapid settlement of this re
gion by farmers and cattlemen.
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TONS OF ALASKA COPPER.
Report Of Geolosist Brooks Shows
Enormous Yield This Year.

Report Of Geolosist Brooks Shows
Enormous Yield This Year.
1.-THE season of mining in Alaska has
been a prosperous one" says Alfred
II. Brooks. geologist in charge of the
Alaska work of che United States geo
logical survey. who has just returned
to Washington from his annual "swing
around the circle" in the far north
west. "While dry weather and other
unfavorable conditions have curtailed
the placer gold production at Nome.
most Of the other camps have either
maintained or increased their output.
Figures of gold output are not yet
available. but 1t seems probable that
the production for 1909 will be be-
tween nineteen and twenty million
dollars. The low price Of copper has
not encouraged mining Of that metal.
but about half a dozen properties ship
ped ore during 1909. 1t appears proba-
BILE that the Alaska copper output for
the year will exceed 100000 pounds"
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-02-10
One Light In Two thousand Miles.

One Light In Two Thousand Miles,
For the first time the great southern
coast of Alaska. more than 1000 miles
long, has this winter a lighthouse.
Though one of the most dangerous ana
stormy coasts in the world and DIM
cult of navigation. even In summer.
this area has been wholly neglected
until now. The first light Is on Cape
Hinchinbrook, at one of the entrances
to Prince William sound. There are
many other places where lights and
fog signals are almost as urgently
needed, notably Cape st. Elias. where
steamers are often held up for days
because of fogs and . long. hidden
reef. Other lights are, however. to be
added next year.
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Rails Of the Copper River and North.
western Viii Be Laid to the Mouth
OF the Chitina by July. When I'm.
msnseIy Rich Mineral Area Will 30
Aeeessibie-A Dramatic Chapter In
Railroad Construction.
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OUR MAGAZINE BARGAINS
FOR 1910

The following the best Club Offers that will be made
this season.
EY ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE FOR ONE FULL YEAR.
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ROCKY BLUFF

Rocky Bluff, July 2S.-We are hay
grass, and most of the farmers are
killing every bunch they can. Some
are about through laying by, while
others intend working some time yet.
Cotton has come out considerably,
but with fair seasons, nothing like a
full crop can be made.
WatermelOns are not very fine,
some have plenty of them, but all, or
the most of them, are small.
Mrs. Graham and children, of Sum-
ter, spent Saturday night and Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Lee Dutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Fogle and son,
who went to Florence, last Friday,
returned home yesterday.
Mr. Johnson White and family
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
Mr.. Mitchells and Mr.. j. X. Whites.
Mr.. J. j. Hatfield and daughter,
Miss Eva, spent Sunday at Mrs w. F.
! Bakers.
Mrs. j. j. Hatfield and children are
spending this week with relatives at
Borden.
Mr. Willie Brown and Miss Kitty
Ives, both of this place, were married
Wednesday. May they have a long,
happy and prosperous life.
Nancy Wilson, an old cOlored wo-
man, of this place, died suddenly at
her home, Tuesday night. Heart fail
ure was said to be the cause of her
death.
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TINDAL,.

Tindal, July 2S.-Some of our best
farmers here think, that with favor
able seasons from now on, their crops
of cotton will make about rs per cent
of an average crop.
Miss Fannie Seabrook. of Edisto Is
land and Miss Ida Lee Parler, of Ell
loree, are visiting Mrs H. w. Cut
tino.
Misses Camilla Wells and Leila
Fulliton, of Columbus, Ga, are visit
ing Mrs. j. M. Tindal.
Mrs. II. Drane Tindal has been sick,
but is now able to be up aagin.
Mr.. Charley Richardson, of Mon
roe, n. c., is spending some time
with relatives in this section.
Mrs. Olga Witherspoon, of Mayes-
vile, is spending some time at Mr.. T.
f. Hodges.
Those who have attended the Sam
tee Assembly at Bethel church report
having a fine time.
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Egypt July 26.-We are having
fine weather at present. Farm WORK
will soon be over. The Egypt base
ball team lost the first game Of the
season Saturday afternon on the
Camden diamond. The score was .
to 2.
Batteries-Camden: Reddie anl
Jordon; Egypt-Rabon. GLADDEN. and
Mcleod.
The Camden team will he on the
local diamond, Aug. 6.
Mr.. Harold Bradley spent Sunday
in Egypt.
Miss Irene Weldon has returned
home after several months in Allan
ia.
The Children's Day at Mizpah Sun
day was quite a success.
Mrs. j. c. Mcleod deserves much
credit for training the children.
credit for training the children.
Several from this place attended
the funeral Of Mrs. Dwight Stuckey,
in Bishopville Friday.
Miss Emma Mccoy. of Lucknow,
spent last week with Miss Elva Hol-
land, of his place
Mr.. j. r. Mcleod was in Camden
yesterday.
Union services will be held at Miz-
pah next Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday afternoon, July 80, an
ice-cream festival will be given at
the grove OF Mr.. f. G. PEBBLES. Come
boys and bring your girls. Everybody
Is promised a good time. Besides
the ice-cream there will be a game OF
ball on the Egypt grounds. Public
Is cordially invited.
The health OF the community Is
very good.
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wISACKY.

wisacky July 26.-The cotton in
tins section has improved some dur
ing the last ten days. and shows the
effects of the fertilizers. which has
been recently applied.
Some few farmers have nice fields
Of corn, and potato patches are
promising with few planters.
There is some sickness in the com
munity. II Is reported that glanders
A. prevalent among stock in several
sections OF the county. Some horses
and mules have been killed by order
OF the State surgeon. The veterinary
surgeon OF Clemson College has been
wired for. and is expected at once.
Miss Sallie Ledingham has return
ed TO her home from Conway.
Miss Maud Williams Is at home
again after very pleasant stay OF
two weeks in Columbia with relatives
and friends.
Mr. w. c. Williams, of Summerton.
returned 10 his home this afternoon
after a pleasant stay of few days
with relatives here; his family will
leave this week for a long stay at
Asheville and Hendersonville.
After an absence of many weeks
from sickness Mr.. III. S. Cunningham,
the beloved superintendent of Ivan
hoe Sunday school. is able to be at
his post Of dHty. greatly to the joy
of both pupils and teachers.
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STANDARD COTTON SAMPLES
Asric'iit"rai department Sending Out
Boxes of Fibre i'm Glasses Approved
By Exchanges.

Washington, July 2S.-Boxes of the
standard cotton samples, which COM
prise nine grades are being sent out
oy the department of agriculture. The
standards have been adopted by the
Memphis cotton exchange and have
been approved and probably will be
adopted by the New York and New
Orleans exchanges.
The trade recognizes a grade be-
tween each of those adopted by the
government and three grades above
ana three below the government
grades. The original standard sam
pies have been placed by the depart
ment of agriculture in vacuum tubes.
so that they will neither deteriorate
nor change color.
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watermelons. And he answered no,
when they told him to go to H,
with other vile language. Ardis says
no / will not go to H. but If you
will come to me. l can give you all
the H you need. At which the
parties replied alright met me half
way. At which Ardis started to them
but before he got to them, one of the
party shot at Mr.. Ardis, and then ran
off and would not let him see who
they were. One of the party later on
told Mr.. Ards who all was in the
party and who it was did the shoot
ing. Don't know whether Mr.. Ards
has sued them or not
Well 1t was my privilege and pleas
ure to attend the Baptist assembly at
Bethel church yesterday. There was
fine crowd out. Had nice singing.
a good dinner and two good talks.
One by DR.. c. c. Brown, of your city,
on Rome. And one on Abram, the
iothCi VI tic lditillui, ny LII. sam
pey, of Atlanta, Ga.
Rev. j. ID. Huggins was to talk last
night on the Epistle OF Jude. The
Assembly expects to remain in ses-
sion until Saturday night.
have no sick to report.
Mrs. w. j. Ardis and Mrs. Doug
las Weeks spent last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe M. Ardis, the lat
ter's parents.
Sorry to see that Mr.. S. ID. Cain is
not going TO stand for reelection for
superintendent of education. He has
few friends in the Dark Corner that
would like to see him in the magis-
trate's office. But will not advise any
one to be a candidate. 1 see that
candidate seed may have been slow
to germinate, but they are getting up
to a pretty good stand, anyway. Ha!
Ha!
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r. A. Keels is quite unwell. but
his doctor does not think seriously
i'll.
Mr.. BrunsOn has threshed a lot of
wheat in this section. Every ONE
horse farmer has from to to 80
bushels Of wheat for the Trinity flour
mill to grind. Some have a two
years supply of wheat, but of course
will sell to those who did not grow
any.
Yesterday a very successful farm
ers' institute was held at Shiloh by
Drs. Harper, Goodrich and Barrett.
The meeting was presided over by J.
K. McElveen of the Farmers Union
executive committee, in the absence
of the county president who was de-
tained by his neighbor's accident and
illness.
j. K. McElveen, Hugh Witherspoon
and E. w. Dabbs went to Columbia
today to attend the State Farmers
union.
j. A. Warren and Miss Evie Fraser
of Sumter are visiting here.
The rains have held up for several
days and a great many have gotten
somewhat out of the grass. The cot
ton crop is improving, but can hardly
be over 65 per cent. of a crop. The
corn crop is very spotted.
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PISGAH.

Pisgah, July 2S.-The farmers are
putting the finishing touches to their
crops this week. On some farms a
little fertilizer Is being used, with the
hope that it will be beneficial to the
late cotton. On many places the
crops will be laid by in fair shape,
while on others, they will be aban-
doned in grass. This section is above
other places in average crops but on
many places there will not be enough
cotton raised to half pay for the
guano used
The fruit crop is poor, peaches de-
fective, watermelons scarcer than I
have ever seen, and what few are
made, are small. owing to the wet
weather.
There is some fever about, mostly
malarial. Several are down and 9TH
ers complaining.
Mrs Anna l. Allen, of Columbia, is
visiting her daughters, Mesdames
Rogers and Mcleod.
The rural carriers from Rembert
are now taking their vacation. They
certainly deserve a good rest. for they
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STATEBURG.

Stateburg. July 25.-Miss Mamie
Moore. who has been visiting in sum-
merville, for the past several weeks,
has returned TO the neighborhood.
DIR. Matt S. Moore, of Charleston,
Is on a visit to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Screven Moore.
Slr. and Mrs. Lee Coker. of Harts-
VILE. are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J. Norris.
Miss Bessie Barnwell has just re-
turned from Eutawville, where she
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
G.. Simons.
Mrs. w. b. Nelson and children, of
Montgomery. Ala. are the guests of
DR.. and Mrs. w. w. Anderson.
Mr.. VIM. Barnwell has been spend :
ing a few days at "The Rectory."
After a pleasant visit to her sister,
Mrs. James G.. Simons. of Eutawville,
Miss Julia Burgess has returned to
the neighborhood.
MIS- W. w riuo dhu lhe miSSeS
FLUID, expect TO leave the latter part
OF the week for Hendersonville, N. c..
where they will spend several weeks.
Mrs. r.. c. Richardson, Jr.. enter
tained very pleasantly at cards on
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Lottie Nelson. who has been
spending a few days with Mrs. r. c.
Richardson. Jr.. at Farm HILL" has
returned home.
The many friends of Mrs. Screven
Moore are glad to know that she is
now at home, recuperating after her
recent illness. and wish her a speedy
restoration TO health.
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DARK CORNER.

Dark Corner, July 27.-Farmers
are getting on the home stretch at
last and II we continue to have fair
weather us we have had Tor the last
two aud a half days II VIII not b.
long now before we will be done lay
ing by.
Cotton has turned green and seems
Co be growing nicely since the rain
has held up. But corn is sure sorry
hereabouts
The Greenland Savannah Sunday
school had a picnic on last Friday
the 22nd at which were present from
100 20 1875 from Sumter. Stateburg,
Privateer. Manchester and Calvary
townships. Mr.. I. NJ. Nicholes, OF
Privateer. made an interesting talk
on parental training. and was fol-
lowed by old Hard Times. in a very
few words Gas the day was so warm
and the children were becoming rest
less). on purity and how to keep
pure by never committing sin. We
can make our lives sublime and pass
ing onward leave our tracks on the
sands OF time. But the dinner-there
was enough for each and enough for
all. and that OF the best from barbe-
cued pig TO hot coffee and iced cold
lemonade. Everything passed of just
lovely.
Mr.. J. NJ. Kolb Is superintendent Of
this school. And he seems to be the
right man In the right place.
As Mr.. Robert w. Ardis was re-
turning home from Pinewood last
Saturday night some one hailed him
and asked him II I've (Ardis) had any
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have been faithful in the discharge of
their duties. Arthur Mcleod is sub
stitute on route 1, and James Reames
on route 2.
The meeting at Pisgah church is
developing much interest. Rev. ].
w. Truluck, who was to assist, took
sick and could not come, so the pas
tor is going it alone
Mr.. w. r. Gardner of the State
farm, and daughters, were at Pisgah
last night, at church.
Miss hattie Hussey is visiting
friends here, and attending the meet
ing.
Mr. Bert Bradley, who has been
quite sick, is better.
The blind tigers are doing a -four
ishing business these days. They ran
under the State dispensary, local op-
ton and prohibition and there seems
no Way to stop them. From reports,
one from the Rembert section sold
whiskey last Sunday in the woods
near Union church and filled several
up with red eye. One of his patrons
got so happy that he thought he
would have a little fun by shooting
near the church and soaring the peo-
pie during a funeral service. For this
he got in little trouble with the
church, but l guess it will all soon be
lovely again, for most of them love
whiskey so we'll they don't want to be
hard on a fellow who sells it.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
uEwsy LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENT
xtcms OF Interest From all Parts of
sumter and Adjoining Counties.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS
Mail your letters so that they will
reach this Office not later than Mon
hay when intended for Wednesday, s
paper and not later than Thursday
Tor Saturdays issue. This. of course.
applies only to regular correspond
snce. In case OF items of unusual
news value. send in Immediately by
mall. telephone or telegraph. Such
news stories are acceptable up to the
hour OF going to press. Wednesdays
paper Is printed Tuesday afternoon
and Saturdays paper Friday after
aoon.
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SALEM.

Salem. Black River, July 27.-Thos.
accident Monday. The belt of his
gasoline thresher came off. and In
trying to replace 1t, his left arm was
broken; both bones were broken
about half way between elbow and
wrist. 1t was l o'clock that night
before DR.. McCutchen could be Sc.
cured, and the arm set. He was
comfortable this morning.
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grass, not knowing what the. result
will be. But the remedy can't be
much worse than the disease.
Mr.. Editor, / was once fool enough
to be an advocate of prohibition, but
I'm not one any more. You talk
about farce and thing that don't
exist, and that is prohibition.
l despise the very name, for it's a
word that expresses nothing prohibi-
tive in regard to whiskey, in this To-
cality. There is a thousand, and not
hundred per cent more whiskey be-
ing ordered and sold in these sand
hills than ever before. This black
element is a curse to the country
They order their whiskey so it will
come in Saturday morning, or even
ing, at least. Then such drinking
yelling and cutting up you never saw
Saturday and Sunday are days 10 be
dreaded for you. can't see any peace
for their drunken revelry. You can't
hardly get a postoffice money order
from our rural carrier for the ne
groes ordering whiskey. We didn't
have such a condition of affairs un-
der the ~dispeDsary system.
l want to beg the voters of Lee
county to abolish this miserable
farce. prohibition, and give us back
the dispensary. Let the cuffs go
there and get their whiskey, and de-
post their money where it will do
us some good, and not be sending it
out of the State to enrich others, and
impoverish their own State for whis-
key they will have even, if it brings
death.
l know some folks will hold up
press myself so forcibly, but if they
had to live where I do, and see and
hear what l hear, and put up with
so many things. they too, would want
a change Of affairs. If they will only
come and stay awhile at this place,
they won't censure me for wanting
the diSpensary back, so I can live in
peace once more. But if they want
to critcise, they can do so. but they'll
l say away with such a nuisance,
a thing that exists in name only.
| want to beg the counties that still
have the dispensary to skeep it, for
they'll rue the day they change it for
prohibition. It's much better than
having whiskey coming in on every
train, and scattered broadcast over
the land.
But very little if any attempt is be-
ing made to enforce the law, and
the longer we have it the more lax
the officials will be. Just wait till
next fall and this country will be a
perfect whiskey den.
The so-called dry counties are de-
cidedly wetter than the wet counties.
Statewide prohibition would be
no better. Georgia has tried it, and
what is their verdict?
Here it is, "Prohibition has
raised hell and taxes in Georgia"
Conditions are no better here, and
the wet counties are not responsible
either. Just ask our mail carriers.
They can tell you that they can't keep
money orders.
Miss Colsey Robertson spent few
days recently with her sister, Mrs.
Joel r.. Davis, of BrogdOn.
Miss Bernice Weldon was the guest
of her grandmother, Mrs. Sallie Rob-
ertson, last week.
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SMTTIIVILLE.

Smtlhville. July 26.-We are hav-
ing dry. sunny weather. The farm
ers are on the fence, and don't know
which side to jump for the best.
Because Of the incessant rains the
cultivation OF cotton had ceased for
at least eight days; now they are
forced to begin plowing again In or
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Reed-ThOnaS.

"A very pretty wedding took place
on Thursday evening at o'clock, at
the home of Mr.. w. M. Reed. at ST.
Charles, when his daughter, Miss
Jane, became the bride of Mr.. Au-
gustus Thomas, of Mayesville.
The house was beautifully decorat-
ed, about two hundred guests being
assembled, when promptly at Z
O'Clock, the bride entered, on
the arm of her sister, Miss Rebecca
Reed, the groom entering with his
brother Mr.. John Thomas.
The following acted as bridesmaids
and groomsmen, respectively, Misses
Louise Reed and Marion Gillis. and
Messrs. Geo. Reed and Jim Shaw
The ceremony was impressively
performed by Rev Mr.. Knox. OF
Mayesville.
large number of wedding pres
ents, which show in what high esteem
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas are held. were
received by the happy young couple.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas took the Q
O'Clock train at Mayesville, to spend
their honeymoon at Northern points
Mr. Thomas is rising young phar-
macist at Mayesville, while his bride
IS popular member Of the Younger
set at st. Charles.
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p. NJ. PITTS
FOR SUPT. OF EDUCATION

AT the solicitation Of friends. r
hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of County Superintend-
ent of Education, subject to the rules
of the Democratic primary.
j. EDWIN REMBERT
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FOR CONGRESS.

hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Congress from the Seventh Con-
gressional District of South Carolina
and pledge myself to abide by the
rules and regulations of the Demo-
cratic primary.
A. +. LEVER
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JOHN H. CLIFTON

beg to announce to the voters of
sumter County that 1 am a Candidate
Tor the State Senate, subject to the
rules governing the Primary election
A. K. SANDERS.
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FOR MAGISTRATE

hereby announce myself a can
didate for Magistrate for the Third
District Sumer County, subject TO-
the rules Of the Democratic primary
HORACE HARRY.
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Candidates Cards.

Announcements of candidates will
be printed in this column until the
close Of the campaign for s5. No
cards accepted on credit.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

L hereby announce myself a candi-
uate Tor the House of Representatives
subject to the rules of the Den,oor.
tic party.
j. E. DuPRE
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FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR

am candidate for the office of
supervisor Of Sumter County. will
abide by the rules Of the Democrats
party.
p. NJ. PITTS
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j. E. DuPRE.

am a Candidate for the House OF
Representatives. subject to the rules
OF the Democratic Primary.
r. B. BELSER.