The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-09

' States was al the time of the Span ish-American war, when the mem bers of the Twentieth Kansas Vol. unteer infantry cast their ballots for the state election in Kansas while in mid d-ocean on the Pacific, on their way from San Francisco to the Phil ippine islands To give the men right to vote in the state election special arrangements were made, and ballots were cast on ship board, just as though the voters were at home
 Complicated Many people in the Questions States seem to think Asked that the United States
 land office in Fairbanks is a big information bureau which can answer any kind of question put to the clerks there. Indeed. 1t is probable that it would tax the knowledge of an editor of an ency- clopedia to answer some of the ques- lions asked of the local office. Here is a part of one such letter:
 "I may be asking you questions that you cannot answer. If so. please hand this letter to some re liable person who will give me the desired information.
 "l first want to know if there is any agricultural development in Alas ka. What crops are raised if any |? What part of the country is the best gold mining district and does man have to have a permit? Or. what Ef ba -n +a1y tn l n legitimate mining business? Can a man take up land and how and for what purpose? What amount of cash and supplies should man have when he arrives in Alaska 2" interview Probably Mir. Wicker Cost Him sham will be surprised Some Votes to learn that a harm
 less appearing interview with him. published in one of the daily newspapers of Fairbanks. cost him votes But that is really declar- ed to be the case.
 One of the best known lawyers in Fairbanks in talking of Nr candidacy on election day, declared that he fully intended to vote for the reelection of the delegate until he saw him quoted in a local newspaper to the effect that the railroad could be built with out additional appropriation
 "I had previously supposed" said the lawyer, that the fate of the railroad depended upon the future action of congress in appropriatine money, but when MT. Wickersham said that the railroad bill made it possible for the President to draw on the credit of the United States for the money necessary to build the road, I did not see the necessity of returning MT Wickersham to con gress to fight for more appropria- tOns"
 Route Is Along the proposed Rich In route of the railroad Resources from Cook Inlet, to Ne
 mana, it seems that the country is rich in varied resources. including the coal mines. quartz mines and agricultural possibilities according to the reports made by the engineers who have surveyed the road. The following, taken from a recent issue of the Valdez Prospec- tor, shows what one of the surveyors thinks of that region:
 "B. C. Wood, of Portland. who has been member of the K K Kunev engineering party in the Ship creek district during the past summer, was a passenger on the steamer Alameda en route to lis home. He was with the party who surveyed the railroad route from Ship creek to the Little Susitna. as well as up to the Mata- nuska coal fields,
 "Mr. Wood was greatly pleased with the westward country and plans to return at an early date. He states that he has never seen finer agricultural land in his native state than is to be found in the Susitna valley, and believes that the district will support a very large population
 While in the Matanuska coal fields MT Wood had an opportunity of seeing several properties which had been opened to considerable extent and believes that the coal has no superior on the Pacific coast. He believes there will be many op- portunitieS to make money in Alaska during the next few years and in tends to arrange his affairs so that he can participate in the prosper ity which he is sure will come as a result of the opening of the coal lands and construction of the rail roads"
 Sam Sea Sam Sea loves to hunt. Failed As Indeed, there is but one A Hunter thing which Sam would
 rather do than hunt birds. and that is to take snow baths when the thermometer is about 90 degrees below zero in the shade.
 But in spite of his natural ability to shoot birds, Sam fell down on a and the reason for his failure is said to be a matter of much conversation his friends.
 When out on his hunting trip. Sam was seen to raise his gun and point it frequently at flying birds, but only occasionally did he shoot His actions is this regard were commented on by his companions after his return from his hunting trip, and at last one of them ven tured to ask him why he did not shoot when he was aiming at the birds.
 Well, you see, it was this way" Sam is reported to have replied. Every time I had good aim on a bird, and was about to pull the trigger, some other bird flew in the way"
 Library At last, after many de- Opens lays, the public library Today dehf is to he maid off