The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-10-13
End of the Season
in Up-River Camp

this ideal Indian summer weather,
right in the face of that snow storm,
nearly a month ago (where did they
get that stuff?), and they persisted.
notwithstanding the fact that all
ordinary signs and indications APP
parent to the sourdough, pointed
to the probability that old Jack
Frost was deliberately tightening
up for 1917-and skeptics in plenty
laughed at the profits.
The Cinema river is lower now
than at any time within the memory
of our oldest inhabitants right
under the bridge one could make it
in two ''yumps.' The water is very
clear-obviously the Tanana river
also must be low, its whjtish, silly
glaciar water being absent. Neither
the Julia B nor the Minneapolis
can get to the ways at Cinema this
fall, something unheard of hereto
fore. The two boats will be COMPEL
ed to winter in Steamboat slough,
below Chcna, as steamboats, did Of
yore when there was doubt regard
ing the future Of ''Alaska's Golden
Heart"
Our Alaska railroad suburb,
Garden Island, presents an animated
and cheerful scene these days, which
even the sombre appearance Of our
new steel bridge nov painted black
black) cant dispel. The shore re
sembles the busy Nenana waterfront,
for all along the gravel beach and
under the bridge are strewn logs.
piling and tie timbers, just driven
down from Contractor Banks log
ging camp on the Little Cinema river,
The old red, two-story depot is be-
ing entirely renovated, inside and
out, with a covering of new board
ing and a new roof. There is also
a new platform 90, bountiful Uncle
Sam, and across the tracks, at the
long freight shed, truckers are trans
ferring D. C. and White Pass freight
brought as far as Cinema (the old
head of navigation) by the steamers
Julia B, Yukon and Alaska.
The last boat for the Outside
left here crowded with oldtimers;
auto stages are leaving almost daily.
One bunch of Russians are conteni-
plating the purchase of Ford to
take them over the trail and reports
state that many are mushing out,
to more hospitable chimes. Still, there
is no appreciate decrease in the
population. From every point of the
compass, throughout the surround
ing country, old familiar faces are
re-appearing on the streets and
numerous chechacos are here from
Nenana. Quite a bunch of Tolovana.
ties got in on the train week ago
from Brooks and report the Dimes
trail in good condition for mushing.
, Olnes-Brooks winter freighters say
. that, owing to the good stage of
water in the Tolovana river during
the past several weeks, not much
freight will be taken over the trail
this winter.
The big caribou run across the
head of the Big Cinema must have
been split somehow this fall, for
large number of the animals, in
small bands, are reported from all
directions, and many have been kill
ed close to town. One was shot
few days ago by Roy Rutherford,
at the Independent mill and couple
;. almost collided with Girls Laurcd-
son, as he sped out the Valdez trail
on his motorcycle. The animlas w,.re
encountered about eighteen miles out
from town, appearing on the trail
between Lauredson and Freighter
Johnny Burns. The surprised men
were not looking for anything like
that, but Burns had little, old %
in his wagon and Girls held the
team while the freighter took
shot at the leisurely caribou, who
paid little heed to the little rabbit
gun. They were not even disturbed
by the noisy smelly motorcycle.
Another beautiful home will be
added to the many already here.
Arthur Williams has nearly finished
his fine residence next to the
court of the Fairbanks Tennis club,
on the corner of Cowles and Fifth.