El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30

Tditarod gold camp The town has
large warehouses Of galvanized iron
and some of its wholesale firms do
business that runs into the millions. It
has machine shops and a sawmilL II
exports and imports. and steamers are
always lying at anchor just off the
main business street.
street Traffic Unique.
The traffic is interesting. The
crowds on the streets are 4 mixture
They include men and women as well
dressed as those of any city east OF the
jeans or khaki Well BACKED shoes
go along side by side with rough boots
that lace almost TO the knees. and on
their heels tramp white rubber boots
that reach to the hips. There are
crowds Of men in their shirt sleeves
Oh the street corners. They wear soft
hats or sombreros. There are very few
plugs.
Now turn your eyes to the roadways-
See those great drays hauling hay and
oats 70 the steamers Each has a load
worth $500 or $500. for hay bringe 500
q ton and other feed is proportionate-
" high See the automobiles OF various
ma kes and the motor trucks carrying
heavy articles Of one kind or another.
There are scores of motor vehicles
away Up here in this heart Of Alaska
and ji-ney. buses 90 regularly each day
TO the gold beariHg creeks There IS
an overland stage that makes the TIP
from Fairbanks to Chitina, the ter
minus Of the Copper river railroad.
By T. one can motor more than 500
miles through the wilds. and then have
a zoe mile railroad ride down 10 the
sea. In the winter there are many dog
sleds with long teams of dogs, and
there are sleds drawn by horses that
take the place Of the automobiles in
making the trip out Of the country.
Pretty Girl Ruu- ReSfourauf
Fairbanks has several good hotels
I am stopping with Tony Nordale. on
Front street. where ] have a sitting
rom and bedroom al about So per day
7 get my meals at a restaurant kept by
a young woman. whose rosy checks and
tow hair have caused her to be nick
named by the miners The Little Pink
Swede-" Her charge is from 80 cents
10 SO cents meal and the food is de-
llciOus- Like many of the restaurants,
hers has a pet brown bear accompani-
ment- II is a cub fastened to chain
outside the front door II Will do tricks
for you If you give II sugar Jumps or
sweet cakes.
Hair Cut and Shave, 81.
I had my hair cut today II cost me
- cents. and the shave which followed
ran the bill TO 81. As I left the barber
shop I stepped into the chair of boot
black outside. and the shine cost ne a
quarter The day was not and When,
in the parlauce Of the camp. a miner
asked me II 7 would wash my necl-.
1 knew what he meant and said YES. He
treated me TO glass of lemonade at a
cost OF - cents. A little farther on
a newsbOy offered me the Alaska Citi-
zen. for which / handed a quarter. the
regular price for the paper. The money
mere is the same as in the Klondike.
There is no coin Of less than - cents
in circulation. and quarter here means
about the same as a nickel at home.
Is n Regular Town
Fairbanks IS governed by a mayor
and a town council II has much civic
spirit There are mems clubs and wom-
ems clubs and frateTnal orders. such as
the Odd Fellows and Masons. the Arctic
brotherhood, the Pioneers ana others.
The town has three or four newspapers.
including two dailies and the Alaska
citizen. which is published on Mondays.
Il has good public schools. and Cath
pic Presby terrain. Episcopal. Methodist
and Christian Science churches II has
4 public library. a picturesque structure
iuiir OF logs which is fairly well equip
ped with books ana periodicals. and
-wO modern hospitals II has "a good
lire department. a telephone system and
an electric light plant. 4 large part OF
il has water works throughout the
summer. and in some cases throughout
the winter as well The pipes are kept
from freezing in winter by running
steam pipes alongside
Heat BY Wholesale
A curious feature Is q main heating
plant that supplies steam heat for the
business center and some Of the houses.
Eight or nine blocks are kept warm by