The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-31

either in summer or winter, was the expense involved by stopping at the rOadhouses euroute. For in trayelIug by stage such expense would br Iu the ueIghborhood of stJ and from that up to S75, depending oil the tune made by the stage And unless person was an extra good musher and could make almost stage time II he were walking, the eA- pense would De even more than that.
 But the summer automobile ser vice to the coast has changed all ot that, although, on account of the fact that the automobiles cannot operate all winter on the trail ln the deep SHOWS, the prices of meals at the Toadhouses 1urthest rom either end of the line, in the center of the long tran, still remain from SI5u tU S2 For the automobiles are now making the trip in four days. some Of them in even better tune than that.
 One automobile made the trip last week in about 4o hours, counting stops The trail expense of the three passengers who came in ou the machine was just $6.5O, and their fare $75 Very different from the stage rate of $50 which used to prevail together With d roadhouse expense of S6O.
 Barthel Everybody wondered Is Some early in the week what Mechanic. had become of the
 bug" as it was not to Lo seen shooting Ike yellow streak down one street and up the next The fact of the matter Is that the bug was in the hospital where it was completely oyerhauled by its owner, Richard Barthel.
 And during the time that he was oyerhauling his machine Dick proved IlllIStll JO Ut dI4I4OSl nS sOOd q Ah4S chanIc as he is a chauffeur The only mistake he made was when he put d wheelbarrow bearing in place instead of all automobile bearing which made the auto try to run on one wheel all the time. And then it also had a tendency to dump, seeming to know that it was in the hands of a perfectly competent miner
 But the bug" is now in shape again It is for sale, as MT. Bar thel expects to leave shortly for the Tolovana, where he will have no use for bugs" or "yellow devils Thomas Professor Lowell Jack Gets Novel son Thomas, of Prince Picture ton university, who IS
 now visiting Fairbanks secured q novel picture ot life in the northland which will undoubt edly prove to be a scream when 1t IS shown in the east. And through out the time that the incidents Of the picture were happening the pro lessor never left his camera. He just stood and turned the crank.
 Professor Thomas had intended 10 get picture of the Sheldon auto mobile leaving town loaded with passengers, together with the most that is. with Robert Days dog team hItched to d little wagon. The was on and the automobile got started off together all right, while Pro lessor Thomas stood turning tn" crank of his "movie' machine, but the dogs became frightened and ran away, throwing MT, Day out and overturning the wagon. And that is the picture of transportation methods in Alaska which will be shown to customers.
 Day protested that he was hurt when he was picked up, but it turned out that he was no more than bruised. Has Had J. R. Watson, retired His Share business man of Cam Of Trouble. den N. J., who spent
 part of the past week as the guest of MT. and Mrs Frank R. Clark, of this city, has had his share of trouble during the 80 years of his life But having had the trouble has TO effect on his being able to enjoy himself for, although an octogenarian, MT. Watson, during the past ten years, has travelled al most everywhere in the world where facilities permitted.
 When he was 20 years of age, MT. Watson had his face practically blown away by an explosion of as phaltum varnish. He was taken to a hospital, and after being there for some time he came out with one ear and the eyelids of both eyes missing. His sight, however, was unimpaired, and he therefore went about the world for AZ years with out once closing his eyes.
 In 1902 having become wealthy for he is a millionaire, MT Watson decided to do what he could to rene