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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-13

n. Y. &. Shops Close In Albany:
ALBANY. y. Y. March 13.-The
West Albany shops of the New York
Central Railroad closed down for an
indefinite period tonight About L.
zoo men are affected.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-13
lIardlns Appoints Weeks.

f~SNyASIIISGTON. March l2-Prcsi-
Dent Harding has appointed Secretary
Weeks cha irman Of the Federal pow
slT. Commission. succeeding former
Eecretary Baker. The other mcmbcrs
nj the Communication AFRO the Secretaries
and Interior.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08

always ready for more that never fails and continues in countless and endless combinations Sea. mouu- tains, snow, ice and forests unite in so many ways to bring out new and novel sights that 1t seems that the possibilities must become exhau3ted in time, but with no traces as the visitor goes further into the country.
 After leaving the coast line there are a number of points for penetra- tion into the interior of the country that offer, and from nearly any of these great experiences that the eye will not forget are certain to result. Even the usual scenery is so novel that 1t cannot fall to hold the ysiit- ors' interest. Though the brave days of the gold rushes have gone. it is not difficult to recreate the old scenes when the visitor is on the ground, especially if he has paid any
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08
ENID BENNETT SEEN IN "A VIRTUOUS THIEF
 AT EMPRESS TONIGHT

Winsome Enid Bennett in "A Vir. tuous Thief" tonight's feature at the Empress, Is afforded an unusually strong role. We have seen her in light comedy, but in tonight's play she has a compelling, dramatic part which she handles with rare charm and force. Niles Welch as leading man, and Willis Marks in a splendid character role do splendid work. The intensely human note struck by every person In the cast attracts the interest and sympathy of the audience at once. and the dramatic quality of the plot holds the atten. tion until the end.
 Special added attraction is the two reel comedy "The Garage" played by Roscoe Fatty" Arbuckle. It's one long piece of joy from beginning 10 end-in fact. it's typical Fatty entertainment, and we cant say more.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08
Lake Eyak, One Of Alaska s Beauties
JOE WITT HARRY IN PORTLAND oREooNIAM

similar lands at the same period. The majority of the Pacific coast slope bears excellent traces of this pe- riod when the country was nearly covered by ice. Especially is this the case about British Columbia. where boulders with the scratches and other signs that come from their being carried down with the ice, are much in evidence In Victoria, for example. 1t Is aa easy matter to know that glaciers were there at one tim on account of the character of stones. In making street improve ments the gravel in common use plainly bears the imprint of gla- ciers, and experts can trace out the moraines and other evidences and have little difficulty in making their illustrations easily perceptible to novices.
 Rugged mountains come at first;
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08

One of the greatest of natural agents for the shaping of new country is ice. First the land Is thrust up by interior pressure and then comes the gradual aging and formation of the rivers and valleys
 with the ensuing creation of earth and soil that will provide sustenance for plant and animal life. Likely the newest country on the American hemisphere lies in Alaska and Lake Eyak is but one of the many mar row lakes secreted in the folds of land between the mountains and fed by melting snows. It is hopeless of description, for there are bits after bits of landscape that have too many details and exceptional points
 Lake Eyak is a clear reminder that the glacial period for that land is just around the corner in some sections and not yet done in others
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08

the country is because of the yir- ginity of the forests In few loca. tions has the axe of the lumberman made its presence felt, and as there have been few fires and no drouths. the forests are far more beautiful than those seen in other localities where one would normally expect to find a better stand of timber and more natural advantages. The fresh. ness of the land is phenomenal
 Lake Eyak Is back in the hills near the Copper river and Is just one of many that nestle there. There are legion localities there that challenge the rest of the country for pictur- sequences. Alaska. in combination with Oregon Washington and British Columbia, presents a magnetic com. bination for the attraction of the sightseeing world. It has scenery of a kind seldom known, and the west coast will certainly manage to draw more than its share of those who wish to visit places out of the ordinary run of the tourist. Alaska with it's gla. ciers, the youngest selection of this continent and one of the infant coun-
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08
NO. 197 S U Nj M O N S

The President of the United States of America. greeting: To William Campbell. administrator of the estate of Clara Conway. De- ceased, and Mrs. R. " Worthley, the above named Defendants.
 You are hereby required to appear in the justices court for the terri tory of Alaska, Third division, Cor dova precinct, at Cordova. within thirty days after the completion of the period of the publication of this summons, to-wit, within thirty days after the Sth day of September, 1921. and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff now on file in said court in the above entitled ac- ton, wherein plaintiff demands judg- ment against you in the sum ot S25373, with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum from April 1. 1921, and for his costs and disbursements in the action.
 And you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer said complaint as herein required, the said plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof and will apply to the court for the re- lief demanded in his complaint, as hereinbefore set out.
 The order for the publication of this summons was duly made and entered on the 27th days of July. 1921.
 Witness the Honorable K. c. Rob insno. U s. commissioner and ex-of- ficio justice of the peace, in and for said precinct and court, this 27th day of July. 1921. and the seal of said court.
 (SEAL)
 K G. ROBINSON.
 U. s. Commissioner and
 ex-officio Justice of tho
 Peace
 J-7-l4-21-2s Ali.
 J-2S, A, II. IS, 25. S-1. 8.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08
K. G. ROBINSON.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN UNITED STATES COMMISSION FRS COURT IN AND FOR COR DOVA PRECINCT, TERRITORY OF ALASKA, IN PROBATE. In the Matter of the Estate of Hjal- mar Nyquist. Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned administrator of the estate of Hjalmar Nyquist, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first publication of this notice to the said administrator at the office of Frank H. Foster, attorney, at Cor dova, Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of the busi- ness of the said estate.
 SVEN O. ANDERSON.
 Administrator of the Els
 tate ot tHialinar Nyquist,
 deoeasol.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08

tries of the world with it's sister sec tions in British Columbia. where the ice sheet has just been gone a few years, the rugged mountains of the Rockies as seen from any of the states, the rivers. lakes and roads of of Oregon and the cameo.like views about Puget sound, will have a gal aXy of attractions that owe no sec tion of the world any odds.
 Big game hunting in this country is d major attraction for the sports man. and it is not land as many suppose, where the cold has too many terrors. This spring campers right at the face of the glaciers reported and summer temperatures there are frequently around the 9O-degree mark The rain falls during the summers steady. warm and tepid. and this Is one of the characteristics of the coun- try. it being a great deal like the Oregon coast in this resepct. Gn the matter of clothing the northwest mounted police stationed in this dis trict guarding the borders state that many a man comes there with too many clothes. not understanding the country and conditions. There ape tons of berries and the Indians make great work in the summer at their harvest in the woods. There are few bright, golden days as in the south, for there is a light haze at nearly all times. but the green of the woods and the meadows is found exceedingly restful.
 When the salmon runs are on the Indians gather tons of the fish and salt and cure them for the winter. They even harvest the sour, wild ap ples of the country to flavor their fat salmon, and aIthogether have a fairly good time in providing from the gifts of a prolific country. The salmon industry is dead this year, not many of the cauneries operating. on account of market conditions, but the natives have been making excellent money by their seal hunting. Hair seal have been bringing in S22 each. and as federal and territorial laws make this nearly an exclusive indus try for the Indians, they have been reaping a harvest.
 All in all this section of the Amer ican continent is we'll worth a visit. There are so many different sights and experiences due that they cannot all be described, but the country Is continual revelation, showing a new mood or novel fact or a wonderful view so often as to be surprising In bringing out some of the facts of the land as registered by the lens of the camera those who may have an opportunity to go there some day may get faint Idea of what they will see. However, the camera cannot do the country justice; even it, in common with the writer. is handicapped by the inability to really tell the tale And another thing. in making trip of this kind it was found that most of the visitors knew of Oregon and intended to see that state before re- turning to their homes
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08
LfSY HSiTy

joining claims are Rochester oil Claim, unsurveyed, oa the north of Alhambra No. 1; Milo oil Claim and Carbonate Oil Claim, unsurveyed, on the east of Alhambra No l and Cres. cent No. 1, respectively: Crescent oil Claim No. 3 and Alhambra OH Claim No. 4. unsurveyed, on the west of Crescent No. 2 and Alhambra No. 3. respectively.
 Any and all persons claiming ad. versely any of the above described placer mining ground or premises, or any portion thereof so described, surveyed and plated, are hereby notified that unless they file their adverse claim with the Register of the United States Land Office at Juneau. Alaska, within the period of publication, or eight months there after, they will be barred by virtue Of the provisions of the statutes.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register First publication July 16, 1921. Last publication September r, 1921.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08

attention to the tales that have been written of the hardy race of men who went to wrest fortune ont of the frozen north. The old trails are there, the stage camps, the stations. the towns, the evidence of explora- tions; and just little gift of i'm agination will once again bring it ali back.
 FIRST MAIL FROM PORTLAND
 Inn 1879 John Muir made his first trip into Aalska, leaving Portland on the mail boat, for at that time this city was the center for traffic to the north. To his trained eye the country unfolded stories fascinating in the extreme, and he could not re sist the lure of it and returned again and again, making a thorough study of the terrain and the great ice fields and telling of the changes that just a few years had made in the topography. At this time he predict ed the rapid breaking up of the ice fields and the changing of the glaciers, predictions that have been fully borne out in the few years that have elapsed since he made his in vestigations. It must have been a great experience to have been a fel- low passenger with Muir on one of the boats and have had the adyant- age of his skilled and trained eye in pointing out the evidences of the great changes that were even then taking place. though not easily per ceptible to the ordinary observer
 One of the real impressive things about this country, that Is even now in the throes of birth and creation, Is the freshness and blandness of the atmosphere. The warm currents from the tropical seas lave it's coast. mak- ing d great circle about the Pacific, travelling down the coast of Asia to N''S tbh'At toi anu up tue SUhSl LII America to the north. It is this cur rent that is responsible for so much of Alaska's beauty, for it creates a moist belt that carries with it warm, soft rains, that produce the, most lux uriant vegetation. making. this eoun- try one of the greenest and freshest on the face of the globe. It seems strange to find a growth so heavy that it appears as from tropics at such a northern latitude, and it. is merely this novel combination of ciroum- stances that makes it possible
 If the visitors to Alaska would only make a study of conditions before making the trip, have some small knowledge of glacial structures and their results, they might better un. derstand what they are seeing. The eye is taxed to the utmost to believe what 1t sees there, for right along the coast the snout of great glaciers lie showed out Into the salt waters and far up on the slopes of the mountains others stand out clear and white as they wind their sinuous way to the base. And at the bottom of the hills are the forests, and sometimes 1t is possible to see the Ice winding through the green of the trees, wiW glassy slopes and green meadows bordering the floes. Another effect that is re. ceive dand sccentuates the beauty of ...rrs.c C. :. ..,. .~r.r.1zuuru~s.uusnua
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08

ln some of these depressions, worn deeper where the ice was heaviest, the ocean has flooded in and the re. suit is the magnificent bays and ma rine valleys of that region. The hills of the watervbgk srUINUN hills of the eastern portion of the United States are tame by com parison, their slopes gradual their sides well weathered. They have been mountains for many centuries, and gradually seem to be getting in the class with the ordinary hill.
 SNOW COMPRESSED INTO ICE
 It is a matter of mystery to many how the ice in glaciers is formed It seems difficult to imagine q river frozen and overflowing it's banks solidified by cold. That is nearly the correct case with glaciers they are frozen rivers, travelling so slow ly that the movement cannot be seen by the naked eye. The ice in glaciers is formed by pressure Alas ka being a country of exceedingly tons of this snow serving to mold the rest into clear ice. When this ice is made into glacial forma- tion and starts moving from the high mountains it wears great val leys in the sides of the slopes, the mass showing everything before 1t in its slow and majestic progress This is the manner in which many of the valleys of this country have been formed, Eyak as shown in this picture being one of them.
 Lake Eyak is in the district be- hind Cordova. the section of Alas ka that is now receiving the great. est commercial development of this period. Live glaciers have not left this country, many of them being near the Eyak hills. and new valleys are in process of formation. At one time the site of Lake Eyak was occu pied by a mass of solid ice. the lake being the result of its melting after the huge glacier had hollowed out the side for the body of water The lake was filled by the melting ice, the glacier gradually wasted away, and the lake is now drained by a creek that flows into the Cop per river. Many other glaciers are gradually losing their great size and becoming lakes or creeks. Others are losing their identity. It is common report and knowledge there that the great glaciers of just a few years back are losing their appeal on account of size and from being monsters we'll worth looking at are now merely ordinary chunks of ice and not so notable as sights for visitors.
 MARINE VALLEYS ARE FORMED
 In the sections of the country near the ocean the glaciers have hollowed out great basins that have been filled up with sea water as they melted' instead of the narrow lakes and streams that show up in the upper mountains. It is country yet in the making and its physical charao. teristics are gradually changing. It is rapidly passing through the gla- cial period, possibly faster than was the case in the transition of other
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08

they are masses of rock when cer- ated, their peaks are jagged tooth like structures. and it is the gla. ciers that first begin to wear down the rough spots. Where glacier has wound its sinuous course for u number of years the traces show by the manner of erosion the way in which the rough spots have been smoothed down. At one time. John Muir and other authorities state, this country was covered by one huge mass of ice. very different from the conditions as they exist at this time. The beautiful lakes are new, the vegetation is young, the entire country is just in the making; there. fore, scientists love to go there and view for themselves these great pro- cesses Of nature that happen in the creation of a new land It is just the last of the prime moves in the roughing out of a great country. and every year the country is becoming more valuable from an agricultural standpoint.
 RUSSIAN TOWNS YET SEEN
 Alaska was purchased from Rus sia by the Unitel States for $7.2OO.. 900, and at that time was not thought, by many, any too good an investment. Its possibilities are be. ing better realized today, but the great development is yet to come, in the estimation of men who have given much of their time to an an alysis of the country. It is a huge country, with wealth beyond the comprehension of average man and of millions of dollars worth of valuable minerals and metals have already been taken from her rich hills. At that they have not scratched the virgin wealth.
 At the time of the acquisition by America not great deal was known of the country. It was in real wild state, and the exploration work had not been carried forward to any appreciable degree Many of the old Russia settlements yet stand there, with the names they received from the czar's officers in the first days before the United States made the purchase as a means of getting Flu. ropean and other foreign nations away from the American continent The physical beauty of the land must be seen to be understood, for few writers who have visited it dare to try aud place their impressions on paper.
 NATURES MOOD ABANDONED
 When Alaska was created nature must have been in an abandoned mood, for the coast line consists of thousands of islands and islets tossed together in profusion, each of them being thing of beauty in itself. with a suitable decoration in vege- tation and a relation to the whole that makes them fit into the general scheme. If it was a matter of de- scribing one or a few of these tiny islands 1t might ba accomplished to some degree, but when the entirety is considered, then is the time that
 words fail. It is vista after vista, none being duplicated. and the tour. ist is just satiated with scenery. but
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08

Professional kodak finishing. Scar. borough. Agency at Cordova drug store.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08
GEO. ANDERSON
PIANO EXPERT

PIANO EXPERT Will be in Cordova about August l, 1921. Anyone in need of expert piano services leave message at
 Windsor Hotel
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08

IN THE JUSTICES COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA. THIRD DIVISION, CORDOVA PRECINCT, AT CORDOVA. Edward F. Medley, Plaintiff vs Will. fam Campbell Administrator of the Estate of Clara Conway, Deceased, and Mrs R. V. Worthley, Defend ants.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA. THIRD DIVISION, CORDovA PRECINCT. AT CORDOVA. In the Matter of the Estate of T. W. Lynch, Deceased. No. IA.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF AD
 MEASUREMENTS ACCOUNT


 NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF Ao. MEASUREMENTS ACCOUNT Notice is hereby given that Emma Lynch, as administratrix of the above entitled estate, has rendered and presented her final account of her administration of said estate. and that Saturday, the 18th day of October, 1921, at 10 o'clock a. m, at the office of said court in Cordova. Alaska, has been duly appointed by the judge of said court for the settle mont of said final account. at which time all objections of said final nc. count and the settlement thereof will be heard and determined. Dated at Cordoya Alaska. this 18th day of July, 1921.
 EMMA LYNCH,
 Administratrix. J 13, 20, PA 3. 10. r.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08
EMMA LYNCH.

J 13, 20, PA 3. 10. r.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
HEIRS Will SHARE
DISTRICT ESTATES
VALUED AT s7syOoo
Edward o. Forney Left
Property Worth More
Than $4,000.

Z Estates valued at more than t7s.-
900 are involved IN three petitions
for letters Of administration fled
yesterday In the once OF the reg
lister Of Wills
Joseph II. Paxton, who died Au-
gust ls, left an estate valued At
Sls,7s7, according TO the petition
filed By the Washington Loan and
Trust Company. executors. The
heirs are Paxton's two daughters.
Mrs. Gertrude p. Holden. OF Hystts-
Vile, Nd, and Mrs. Minians Maca-
tee, Of. this city.
Edward Otis Forney, who dieo
August Is. left personal property
valued at from $4,000 to $4,000.
according to the petition filed oy
the sons. Joseph R. and Edward II
Forney.
Henry Clay McKennsy. who died
July 81. left personal property val
ued at $4,000. according TO the Pc
ton Of Mrs. Mary A McKenney. the
widow.
Mrs. Charlotte z. Brennan. who
died August Is. leaves her property
at 1907 r street northeast 70 her
three children. and distributes Lib
erty bonds to the amont OF $500
among her grandchildren, accord
ina 20 the will fled for probate
yesterday. The children are Mary
E. Ernest, Robert z and Rowland
NJ. Brennan They are also given
the residue Of the estate after GER
tain bequests are paid.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
Ten VirginiaMen
Get University
..., Scholarships

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. Aug.
lsa.-rhe board Of visitors Of tho
University OF virginia has an
nounced the award Of the Thomas
Fortune Ryan scholarships 70 the
following young men, one from each
Of the ten congressional districts
In virginia:
First District-Thomas Lyttleton
Cockreii. OF Reedville. Second Dis
trict-Harry Carlyle Monroe, OF
Portsmouth. Third District-John-
son Barber Christian, Of Hanover.
Fourth District-Raymond Bennett
Pcinhcbeck OF Chula. Fifth District
Charles Hugh Altman, of Glade
Hill. Sixth District-vasco Roose-
Welt Parrack. Of Roanoke. Seventh
District-Raymond Laviion Jackson.
Of Keswick. Eighth District-Les-
lie Davis Dawson. OF woodb idge.
Ninth District-walter Murrell Els
wick. Of Coaldon. Tenth District
John sumpter Cunnninghsm. Of Ba-
sic.
The scholarships were founded IN
1914 upon the gift Of Thomas For
tune Ryan. OF New York. and have
= tenure OF one year (maximum.
two years). The young men named
vii enter upon their studies at the
opening OF the next session of the
university on September Is.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
New Bus Service,
Falls Church to
Capital, Shortly

CLARENDON. Va. Aug. IA new
bus service is soon TO be inaugurated
from Falls Church. Ballston and
Clarendon to Washington. accord
ing to oficiais OF the company now
being organized. who addressed the
Citizens Association last night
The promoters who are interested
In one Of the linss between Alex
andria and Washington. expect to
have ten thirty-passenger cars
ready for operation in about three
weeks, with garage and transfer
point located here. The prelimi-
nary route is over Aqueduct Bridge,
down NJ, street to Twelfth street
with terminal at Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Twelfth street
After the association meeting
twenty-five members were taken
for q ride 10 Washington Circle.
the round trip being made in thirty
minutes.