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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-06-19
THE HAPPY FAMILY.

so, as 1000 people were turned
away from the big tent last night.
If you arrived after 8 o'clock you
didn't see the inside of the main
tent. The disappointed ones, in
stead of returning home, found
solace in the sideshows.
1.-THE show is not quite as ex-
tensive as some Seattle has seen;
but that is an attraction in itself;
you can see it all.
THE equestrian acts are bet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-06-19
FATALLY STABBED
in RACE RIOT

PENDLETON. Ore, June 10
Suffering from deep knife wound
Just below the heart, M. j. Moran,
section foreman, is believed to
by dying today and dozen Greek
and Italian laborers are locked up
In the city jail as a result of a
race riot In a saloon Saturday
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-06-19

night.
Several bystanders attempted to
stop the trouble, among them be-
ing Moran. He was stabbed from
behind.
Nick Andrina, an Italian, is un-
der arrest charged with having
welded the knife
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-06-19

Mr. j. E. Pitzen is permitted, by stipulation
of all parties interested, to advertise and Of
fer at public sale his entire stock, beginning
Wednesday, June 21st, 1911, at 10 o'clock a.
M, at the premises, 921 G street, Tacoma,
Wash, in order to raise sufficient amount Of
cash to bridge over his temporary difficult
ties This arrangement and agreement is
concurred in by all parties to the controversy
and with full consent of everyone interested
therein.
The McDemott Sales Agency of Seattle
and Spokane, is hereby empowered and au-
thorized to advertise, conduct and manage
said sale and direct the conversion Of said
stock into cash Immediately.
SLATER & BELL, Attorneys
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-06-19

Don't be misled. Ask for Red
Cross Ball Blue. Makes beautt-
full white clothes. At all good
grocers.
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

as assistant chief engineer and by A.
c. O'Neel as bridge engineer in di-
rect charge OF steel bridge construc-
ton.
The tiaewater terminus is at a
point two miles south of Orca, a
fish cannery station on Orca :nlat
tan arm of Prince William Sound) ,
and about half mile northerly
from the new town of Cordova, on
the easterly shore of Cordova Bay,
where a commodius and land locked
harbor is secured, which affords
facility for commerce at all times of
the year and at all stages of water.
The company's wharf has length
of 1873 feet and a width of 80 feet,
constructed of creosoted piles and
equipped with three large warehous-
es, loading tracks and derricks for
loading from ship to car; with 80
feet of water alongside at low tide.
For the first % miles the general
course is ABOUT Il. .. 4. ne lOWH
of Cordova is located on mile l and
the yards, offices, shops, etc., ON mile
2 and 8. Miles 3, 4, and follow
the south bank of Eyak lake, with
side hill rock cut, the outlet of
which is crossed e. mile 6. Then
follows a tangent of II miles across
the Copper River flat, and at mile
22 (Alaganik, an old Russian trad
ing situation). there OCCURS short
rock cut followed by another tan
gent of 8 miles; extending to the
west bank of the river at mile "a.
The river bed here is about 1000
feet wide and is crossed by two steel
bridges connected by trestle on the
high sand bars. These bridges (de-
scribed specifically in the latter por-
ton of this article), consist OF one
span of 800 feet, of It's feet and 8
of $50 feet, making total of l45o
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

ice daily during the warm season ac-
companied by varying loud reports
like cannon or rifle shots. From
Childs glacier the ice fall somewhat
resembles an avalanche; gaining
force as IL descends. The final
plunge throws spray one hundred
feet or more in the air, and forces
huge waves up on the opposite bank
frequently leaving many large sal
mon stranded among the boulders.
The ice is so thoroughly broken up
in its fall it is practically all melt
ed after travelling a few miles down
stream. An attempt to pass this
glacier in boat is at all times a
very hazardous undertaking.
The face of Mines glacier is more
perpendicular and the masses larger,
but those which reach the steel
bridge are of small size Compare
tively), owing to a sand bar across
the outlet of the lake on which the
larger bergs become stranded and
slowly melt away. Observation and
experience so far indicates that no
serious difficulty is to be anticipated
from these monstrous neighbors.
The up stream side of the bridge
piers are shielded by detached con-
crete ice breakers, of pyramidal
configuration and these have salts
factorily performed their duty in TAX
ing care of floating cakes of ice dur
ing the annual breakup of the lake.
Large masses cannot reach the lake
from the upper river as they are eff
fectively broken up in the surging
waters of Abercrombie canon.
The grades etc., on the main line.
Cordova to Chitina, are as follows:
Total ascending grade going north
$50 feet.
Total descending grade going
north, 2SS feet.
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

solute has been this mountain bar
rier to communication between the
coast and interior that even the
fauna and flora are typically differ
ent, and it has even affected the mi
grafton of Indians and the dissent
nation of their languages.
The first problem from a railway
engineering standpoint was to find
practicable pass through this range.
West of Malaspina glacier the Cop
per river empties into the Pacific
Ocean after passing through the
gorges of Wood and Abercrom bic
CanOns; debouching into wide flats
intersected by innumerable small
shallow sloughs. navigable only by
boats Of less than two feet draft,
and all affected by the rise and ebb
of the tides. Rocky projections
form many small islands and larg
areas are covered with a rank growth
of coarse grass; the bottom is most
ly sand and fine gravel This lay
out constitutes what is known geo.
graphically as the Copper River
Delta
4 study of all physical character
istics of the coast, together with an
investigation of the commercial pos
sibilities of the Copper and Chitina
river regions, plainly indicate that
this route was the most desirable
one to the interior This solution,
however, was not reached without
previous costly experiments. The
Katalla Company attempted to make
sea terminus at Katalla on the east
edge of the Copper river flats, but
after doing considerable work aban-
doned the project on account of the
uncertainty of the ocean shore line
conditions. Work was transferred
to Valdez. at the head of Prince Will
liam Sound. where there exists a
good harbor with open water at all
seasons of the year. The chief OBJ
stacle at this point, however, was a
double summit, one with an altitude
of 1900 feet and the other 2400 feet;
with an intermediate valley 900 feet
below the lower summit.
In the meantime, other parties,
under the direction of the late NJ.
J. Heney. who was contractor of the
White Pass e Yukon Railway, had
commenced work at Eyak village.
now embraced within the community
limits of the new town of Cordova.
on Odiak slough of Orca Inlet lan-
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

The discovery of gold piacers in
Alaska and the consequent influx OF
a large population, resulted in the
building of the White Pass and Yu-
kon railway in 1S9S-1900 to a point
on the Yukon river, from which river
steamers connected with the noted
placer town of Dawson in the Cana
dian Yukon; at that time the chief
center of gold production. This line
extends 112 miles in a northeasterly
direction from Skagway. Alaska, sit
uated at the extreme north of a
north and south arm of Chatham
straight, known as Lynn Canal
Twenty-Five miles only of this rail-
way is within the limits of the United
States territory.
With the discovery of the Fair
banks, Alaska. gold area, the copper
belt of the Chitina River, the coal de-
posites on the head of the Matanuska
river, and in the vicinity of Katalla,
and the oil fields at the latter place,
there came popular demand for an
all-American route to the interior.
Here a very brief sketch of the phys
ical geography of the southern Alas
ka coast along the north Pacific
Ocean Tor Gulf of Alaska), is neces-
sary to a clear understanding of the
problems which had to be solved.
Roughly speaking, this is bold
curve, swinging northeast from the
islands of Southeastern Alaska, then
westerly past the irregular shore line
configuration and islands of Prince
William Sound, then sweeping south
westerly along the Aleutian islands.
This irregular CONFORMATION of the
Southern Alaska coast embracing
the Aleutian Islands Peninsula)
largely governs the northeasterly
flow of the warm Japan ocean cur
rent.
About fifty miles back from the
coast along Prince William sound
the Chugach mountains parallel the
coast line, and rise to an altitude of
from 5000 to 5000 feet from which
innumerable spurs project to the
ocean, where they present precipi-
tous faces and form an irregular
broken country studded with many
glaciers of varying size. The culmin-
ating peak of these mountains is
Mt. st. Elias which rises to an al
titude of $4,000 feet. and the larg-
est glacier is "Malaspina" which has
a sea frontage of 40 miles. So alb
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05
A Semi Technical History of the Work
Compiled by Swerg Chief Clerk Captain H. Stretch Statstcan
A. Bridge Engineer


other arm of Prince William Sound)
and in 1906 had constructed some
five or six miles of the Copper River
Railway; having felt confident that
the canons of the Copper River could
be negotiated. In 1907 E. c. Haw-
kins. former Chief Engineer of the
White Pass Road, was called into
consultation and after determining
that the route was feasible a con-
solidation of all the interests was
effected under the name of Copper
River & Northwestern Railway, fl
nanced by the katalla Co. Active
work at katalla and Valdez was dis
continued. Mr.. Hawkins assumed
charge as vice president of the ka-
ITALIA company and general manager
and chief engineer of the railway,
and construction has been vigorously
prosecuted since that time. He was
actively assisted by Alfred Williams
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

tain which rises precipitously on the
west bank of the river.
The river here cuts it's way
through the enormous terminal NOR
aine of the old Copper river glacier,
and at this point is a wild turbulent
stream, fretting among giant bould-
ers; utterly impossible to naviga-
ton which begins at the upper end
of the rapids. The rock work here
was unusually heavy, snow slides
We're frequent but 1926 feet of snow
sheds have since been erected and
at this writing, July 49,, addition
al sheds have been commenced; the
whole of which will effectively con-
troll the situation from an operat-
ing standpoint during the heavy
slides in the early spring.
The stretch of line from mile 81
to mile 131, (Which brings the rail
way into the new town of Chitina)
may best be described as the Gorge
of the Copper River. There are
wide sandy flats at the functions
where the larger lateral streams en-
ter, but for a considerable portion OF
the distance the river bed occupies
the entire bottom of the ~ shaped
glacial valley from wall to wall;
which rise with abrupt slopes to
heights of from 1000 to 1000 feet on
both sides. From mile 81 to mile
20 the line runs generally over the
old flattened terminal moraine OF
Allen glacier and reaches the flats
at the mouth of the Tasnuna river
(mile S2), with considerable rock
work in the last three miles.
From mile Sc to the end OF the
main line at mile 131 there was con-
tinuous heavy rock work, a portion
of it exceeding s200,0O0.0O per mile
in cost; the grade being a contln-
uous cut into the toe OF the noun
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

! ing about 40 cents and piling about
10 cents per foot. Approximately
SO, 10000 has been paid the federal
government as stumpage for all tim
Der cut within the limits of the Chu-
zach Forest Reserve.
BY an analysis of the foregoing
description it will be seen that the
natural obstacles to the transporta-
ton of men, material and supplies,
were very formidable, the country
traversed being, to a very large ex-
tent, either swampy tide lands, or
practically unknown mountain slopes,
rough in the extreme and absolutely
devoid of trails, so much so that some
of the engineers were lost sight Of
for a month or more at a time.
Many miles of the surveys ran
through thickly netted alders, swarm
ing with mosquitoes, gnats and Carl
bou flies. For this reason, in sum-
mer seasons the working forces were
seriously handicapped and only very
small degree of comfort at the most
could be had by resorting to netting
for covering portions of the physique.
In addition to this the rivers be-
ing north of latitude so degrees, the
rivers are frozen over from November
to May and the short winter days
practically confine the heavier con-
struction work to six months of the
year. OF course, this is, to some de-
gree compensated by the long hours
of daylight in summer, when for
part of the time at least, there need
be no cessation night or day. Even
then, however, in the coastal belt
south of the Chugach range, the
heavy rainfall of about 120 inches
annually does not add comfort to
outdoor labor. In the period from
May 1909 to May 1911, divided into
six month periods, the precipitation
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05


feet. and turning northerly along the
east bank of the westerly channel
again enters on the flats, followed by
steel bridge of three 200 foot spans
at mile "a, the line leaving the flats
at mile s.
The east bank of the main river
benches. The first 40 miles contains
80 miles of tangent and more than
100 wood trestles. some of consid-
cradle length, it being absolutely
necessary 10 provide ample water
ways for the flood waters in the
numerous sloughs during the spring
thawing.
The crossing to the west bank of
the river at mile 40 is made by an
other steel bridge. Officially known
as Miles Glacier bridge, details of
construction in latter portion of this
articlel. of one $50 foot span, two
400 foot and one 800 foot span,
total length of 1850 feet, with solid
fill on the east approach and a long
trestle on the west bank, which is
low gravel flat.
Abercrombie canon begins on mile
81 and extends to the end of mile
ga. For these two and a half miles
the Copper river has cut a deep chan
mel close TO the foot of the noun
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05
PREFACE INFORMATION

imported Nanaimo Columbia for
go 1911
tons.
including As $500, s45.45.
Diamond Mines Washington,
5,392.45
Diamond COAL s49,43S.74.
o a o S559,3S219.
Kennecott mines 1925 miles
60 north
LAG degrees
1850 miles
Standard" So inches 30 rails
Chitina 60 pound beyond.
cost bridges, approximately
o (per me) s20O,o00o0.
weight of steel bridges, ISIS
railway including equipment approximately $16,
approximate
solid excavation mile 129 main line $4,000
yards
by Is,
Alaska Company
Cordova
coaswise points
Abercrombe I. s. A,
the
when forced back.
Allen. T. A. made
Koyukuk Valleys
Mchaels Yukon The sketches
secured by this authority for all official
until systematic made later
Allen This is
Glacier" majority
L. Geographic Society of 1910 issue.
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05

tain, with many deep thorough cuts
and numerous tunnels. The only
comparatively level area was at the
mouth of the Teikel river; the point
of location of supply camp for the
season of 1910. In Wood canon
mile 1874, 125 and 1876, the work was
extremely heavy.
The double crossing of the Copper
river was unavoidable for the reas-
on that on mile so the west bank
of the river is occupied by Childs
glacier and the east bank by Miles
glacier. the latter somewhat further
up stream with lake or expansion
of the river. several miles long.
in front thereof. The crossing by
means of the noted steel bridge is
made at the outlet of the lake:
about one half mile above Childs
glacier. Had this physical condi-
ton been otherwise the route would
have been impracticable. Both of
these glaciers have frontage broad
side to the river course of from three
to five miles, rise 500 feet approx
imately above the water, and extend
40 to so miles back between the
mountains where they ramify CON
nection with the other large and
small glaciers. Both are active and
slough off enormous quantities of
The Chitina leader., 1911-08-05
CONSTRUCTION OF THE COPPER RIVER & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY


Total rise grade going north 545
feet
Maximum ascending grade going
north, plus q feet.
Maximum descending grade going
north, minus 80 feet.
Total curvature 1920 degrees 33
minutes.
Maximum curvature per mile 329
degrees 10 min.
Average curvature. 81 deg. Is min.
Total tunnel length (nine in num-
ber) 1916 feet.
Total length steel bridge spans,
(16 in NUMBER, 4010 feet.
Wood bridges and trestles (273 in
number). 572S9 feet, So per cent of
mileage.
The road is standard guage 20
pound steel rails. $3.50 ties per mile,
7x1xS in. standard; bridge stringers
SKIS inch standard. Practically all
bridge timber was Oregon and Wash
ington fir, as was also a portion of
the ties and piling, but a consider
able number of ties and piling were
native, being cut at Simpson bay
near Cordova, and on mile 10 near
the right of way. The native timber
is hemlock and spruce. The cutting
Of native timber was let to local
contractors. the cost of ties averag-
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-01
LOCAL NEWS

Farm loans, quick action. H. X. Nichols.
Staff
Birch & Griffin want your ice trade
this summer. 4-1-tf
We al your ice trade this season.
Birch & Griffin. 4-1-tf
The Brown Dairy Holsteins. See ad.
in another column. lI-I2-tf
For Rent-Furnished or unfinished
rooms. 502 First Ave. E. 6-24-tf
Wanted-Girl for general housework,
Mrs. G. A. Perkins. 6-1o.tf
A new Phaeton for sale at a bargain.
Mrs. J. B. Dehlinger. 5-2o-tf
Money to loan on farm lands, Everett
Real Estate & Loan Co. l1-I2-tf
Get your ice Of Carroll Bros. They
have the best. Phone 172. 4-22-tf
Holsteins-Find my ad. in another
column. The Brown Dairy. 11-12-tf
Carroll Bros. will attend to your ice
orders promptly. Phone l72. 4-22-tf
See Frank Hewes for papering, paint
ing and tinting. Phone 1877 K, Dickin.
son. 3-18-tf
For Sale-My Groom house on 9th
Ave. W. Call 121 Sims St. F. S.
Cunningham. 6-17-tf
Let us remove your ashes and rubbish.
We do hauling of all kinds. Phone 6.
Vaughn Fuel Co. 3-11-tf
The Mitchell Barber Shop has lots of
friends, but we wan some more. Tos.
Nottingham, Prop. 2-25-tf
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hagbure of Glad
stone we're visiting and doing business
in Dickinson OF Friday.
You can get Old Line Hail Insurance al
the Hartung Real Estate & Loan Co.
Prompt settlement. First Nat. Bank
Bid. 6-17-3mo.
will give lessons on piano or organ.
Call on or address Mrs. iIdella Hahn,
Corner 4th Ave. and 5th St., or phone
18K 6-24-1mo.
Money to loan on farm property
Three, five and ten year terms. See
Dickinson Land & Loan Co., or Louis
Petricka. 1873 If
The Vaughn Fuel Co. has added to
their business a line OF feed. They can
furnish seed and feed oats, corn, bran
and shorts. 3-II-tf
Those desiring to take instruction on
the violin can make the arrangements
with Mrs. Christine Messersmith al the
Simpson home. Phone 8. 3-26-tf.
1--WE have money to loan for commu-
tation or final proofs, wild or improved
lands, at reasonable rates with liberal
prepayment privileges. Money always
OF hand; nc delay. Everett Real Estate
and Loan Co., Masonic Temple, Dickin-
son, N. D." o-1-8-tf
Continuous performance all day the
4th at the Unique.
Watson Kono is delivering for Reed
Bros.
Paul W. Lebo and j. X. Swihart were
down from Medora this week.
j. F. Brodie went on a business trip
to Oakdale Tuesday, returning Wednes-
day.
Editor Gilman expects to be able to
get the Taylor Reporter out at home after
this week.
Jerry Dryer is making extensive re-
pairs on his residence property-the
Sceield house.
Otto Jennings. clerk in the First
National bank, was expected home Fri
day from a vacation in Iowa.
Mrs. Herbert Toole and two children
left this week for a several weeks visit
with friends at Fargo and St. Paul and
with relatives at Allentown, Pa.
EAg~aHNE" FH.aENEG+A
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-01

Continuous performance all day the
4th at the Unique.
Otto Oukrop is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Louis Petricka.
Mrs. Frank Lacy and daughter were
expected from Galena, Illinois, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Hoist of Quinion
were business visitors in the city on
Monday.
Louis Tobias, the cigar man, was a
business visitor in Richardton Thursday
and Friday.
Misses Ruby Wilson and Ruth Little
hales attended the ball game in VII
baux, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. v. lessen and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. W. Turner automobiled to New
England Sunday.
Miss Helen Poor is assisting as operator
on the Simplex typesettine machine at
the PRESS office.
Mrs. A. H.. Axtell "a reported very
sick Saturday evening but is better at
the present writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine Koch and baby
went to Judson, N. D., Monday to visit
relatives for several days.
Travel is so heavy that it uecessitates
the use of two diners on No. 3 daily as
far west as Forsyth. Montana.
Paul Wears from New Richmond,
Wis. a brother of Mrs. E. L. Likens. is
working in the depot restaurant.
Mrs. Arthur T~ollefson, who underwent
a successful operation at the Bismarck
hospital returned on No. 3 Sunday.
Mrs. L. E. Andrine who has been
visiting her brother. w. r. Veigel. re-
turned to her home in Helena, Mont.
this week.
Otto Kauer is working with the PRESS
while Miss Mabel Cummings is enjoying
a few weeks visit with relatives in
Boston, Mass.
Tim Harty returned Monday to Ellen
dale. Mimi. after spending two weeks
with his uncle. Joseph Cuskelly, and the
Cuskelly brothers at Oakdale.
Engineer and Mrs. Lavine left Monday
for an extended visit in the coast states,
and will also spend some time with Mrs.
Lavine's brother at Penawawa, Wash.
Mrs. Joseph Cuske]ly and daughter,
Helen, expect to join MI. Cuskelly and
sons at their Oakdale ranch the first of
next week. where they will remain for
the summer.
A freight engine was derailed near
Sully Springs on Monday, causing a de-
lay of several hours for No. 8. Men and
material were sent from Dickinson to
repair the track.
Miss Beatrice Lish' returned home Fri
day evening from Fargo. Miss Lish has
been in training at St. Johns hospital
since June 1st, but On account Of ill
health is forced to leave the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Shepard arrived
Saturday from North6eld. Mimi, and
visited a short time with Mr.. and Mrs.
E. H. Knapp before going on to their
home at Zenith. Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard
were married at Mrs. Shepard's home
at Mortified last week. Mr.. Shepard
has a general store business at Zenith,
where they will make their home for the
! present.
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-01

Sprains require - careful treatment
Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain's
Liniment freely. 1t will remove the.
soreness and quickly restore the parts t
a healthy condition. For sale all drug
gists. s
The Dickinson press., 1911-07-01
To Water Users

All sprinkline of lawns and gardens
of any kind, owing to shortage of water,
must be stopped at once.
w. j.. LTTTLEHALES.
6-24-2t Supt.