KLAMATH REPUBLICAN ALASKA’S BABY E. J. MURRAY, Editor. LEADING NEWSPAPER OF INTERIOR OREGON. TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR IN ADVANCE All communications submitted for publication in the columns of this paper will be Inserted only over the name of the writer. No non de plume articles will be published. METROPOLIS. Cordova to Be Gateway For New Rush This Year. ROAD TO COPPER FIELDS. FOUGHT FARMING BATTLE ALONE. went Into Wilderness and Made a Ten Strike. » OLE MARTIN'S HEROIC STORY Milos From Any Human Being, Hs Broke the Land With a Hand Culti- vator and Won With His Nsrva and Brains—Ole's Experience With Potato Growing. This is the story of a farmer who won because he had uerve and under standing enough to sit down on bis land and fight it out to a finish. a farmer who had never beard of the word discouragement aud whose only definition of failure was that It meant "try again a little harder;” also it is tbe tale of a man who farmed as much with his bead as he did with his hands, and be did an enormous amount of work with those latter. His name—uot that it matters par ticularly—is Ole Martin, and six years ago he drifted into these United States from Sweden, where he bad beeu farm ing in rocky aud exhausted land for fifteeu years. Six months after his arrival at New York be was in Alaska, and six mouths after that be bad a few acre« of land ou tbe Kenai i>eniusula. Then be began to farm. There were no neighbors—not tbeD. nt least, for it was not until later that a tacituru Scot sat down a short distance away and began to farm on bis owu sc count. Had No Dogs or Horses. The location was three and a half miles north of the new town of Sew- a rd. and there was no railroad; also there were no horses and at first not even a dog. so supplies had to be "packed” In. A man who has never carried sixty to a hundred pounds on his back over rough, unbroken coun- try can only imagine Shat. Ground had to be broken and cleared. Then It had to be prepared for sowing, and the old methods of Sweden and the United States even were useless. Mar tin began with potatoes aud failed. His results were watery caricatures of the potato of commerce, ile bad got bis seeds from Seattle, and be tried again aud failed again, Then he began to farm with his head, He pro- ceeded to educate his potatoes and teach them to grow respectably. This could only be done by growing and re seeding. Soon be bad real potatoes and began to sell them. Cultivation was a problem, for with out tools it was difficult Martin solv ed this problem, however, in bis own patient way. He built himself a hand machine and pushed it himself with prodigous labor. Later, when be had secured a dog team, be broke them to haul the cultivator. It was a severe task, for he was alone. There was no hired man—just Ole himself and the dog«. Decided on Garden Truck. Finding himself so close to a grow ing community. Martin saw that in garden produce there would be a mar ket, aud he set to put some seven acres under cultivation. In nearly all his work be had trouble with bis seeds. Those from the States would not grow well in a soil where there were 140 inches of rainfall in a year, aud so he bad to educate his turnips, bis cauli flower. carrots, cabbages and the rest to grow in damp soil. The government ivert maintain» ex peri- incut stations, bat these were and are too few; also they are only experiment stations, and the real work must be •I »ne by the real farmer. Martin went through it all. and be built bls log bouse, barn and outbuildings. He cuts his hay—tons of it—by hand and ricks it alone. He finds time for flowers, and these are liis amusements. He built an incubator and is raising chick ens and is housing them in a log' house equipped with a stove, Every bit of work ou the place—every last tap—has been done by this farmer * sin gle handed. He has combined tne work of the experiment stations and the farm, mid to hltn is due the sue- cess of farming on the Kenai. Now 1 the railroad has come to him. and he can ship his products in to Seward, even across the sound to Cordova and Valdez, anil he Is well to do. Fought Twenty Hours a Day. But the trials and the fight of those early days, when he was wrestling twenty hours of a summer day and eight hours of a winter twilight with a rough, semiarctic country, pushing a clumsy, hone made cultivator by band and smiling cheerfully, will not soon fade, nor will the days when eighteen hours of yellow sunlight brought the seeds rushing to the surface and ma tured them in five weeks. Those were the moments when lie saw the things the future held. Ami lie's not going to sell out and go back to Swedau Rails of ths Copper River and North He's going to stick on the job. It's western Will Be Laid to the Mouth bis home now. and he see« the time of the Chitina by July, When Im iu ten years—no. five—when he will mensely Rich Mineral Area Will Bs have farmer neighbors all alsiut him Acceesiblo—A Dramatic Chapter In aud the rich soil will be working for Railroad Construction. the men who can conquer It. Vp in the Tanana valley and In the By CARLYLE ELLIS. Copper river and the Susitna, too, On Its second birthday tbo Copper farmers are following the track of tile River aud North western railroad, of Martin, the man who fatmedaud made which Cordova. Alaska. Is the tcrnii- It go through- alone. uus. finds Itself stretched 100 miles In laud up the Copper river. By next On Lifting Cats and Rabbits. July, it is now practically assured, the It is a tnistakeu idea that Hie proper road will have reached the mouth of way to lift a full grown cut is by the the Chitina river, where It branches, nape of its neck without supporting heading for the Keunleott copper the lower part of Its body with the mines, fifty-eight miles to the east other baud It Is true that ¡lie mother wart!. eat carries youug kittens by grasping The road's arrival at the Chitina iu her mouth the loose skiu nt the menus that the great Kotaina-Chltlna back of her offsprings ueek. but a copper region la dually made easily tiny kitten is a very different mailer available for mlniug and prospecting from a large cat. and. indeed, lhe only This will lie an event of considerable way to lift a kitteu without squeezing Importance tu Alaskau history. Ex or hurting its soft little I» «ty is io nti cepting Its two great coal fields, this it by Its ueek But after it li o grown Is the richest known miueral field In larger Its owu weight is loo :t< it lo the territory. Its area is very large, be supported by such a bit ot skin ui<l aud the opportunities for prospectors fur as is so grasped by the baud, and and small operators there are almost many a cat nutters perfect tortures by unlimited, it Is absolutely safe to ex- being held in this manner and ts quite pect spectacular developments at once. helpless to run or struggle, as in -u. b Iu all of this Cordova Is destined a position certain of Its mus. I. s can to play a conspicuous part, and the not be controlled, and It tot absolutely sixteen-montb-old baby metropolis In at the mercy of Its unconscious tor pre|Htring for It with quite amazing energy. With the Copper River rail mentor. The same rule should be observed In road being driven inland by the power lifting rabbits by tlirir ears. 1 hey ful Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate to should always be partially supported tap the coal and copjier fields aud the by the free hand and not allowed to vast golden Interior. Cordova becomes dangle with their whole weight strain- inevitably the Alaskan gateway par lug from their large but necessarily excellence, aud for sueb n future she was chosen. delicate ears.—Watch word. The essentials for an Alaskau gate way are a harbor, a town site, a rail More Than Ono Way. The caller, a mao whom he bad road route and proved resources to known in the old town back in I’eun- run tbe road to. Cordova has all four, each of more or sylvania. bad dropped in to talk old times with the busy lawyer, and the less excellence, and her railroad has lawyer bad endured It patiently for now passed tbe hundredth mile. The an hour and a half. Then, unseen by combination Is a richly prumlslug one. the caller, be pushed .a small knob at Road to Copper, Coal and Gold. The harbor, though not large. Is ex the end of his desk, and a bell rang cellent and susceptible of unlimited de in the adjoining room. "Excuse me a moment Mr. Hocken- velopment, while Immediately avail splutter.” be said, stepping iuto the able for ordinary tonnage without other room and proceeding to bold this dredging. The town site Is a tundra one sided conversation over au irnag covered, rocky and irregular hillside, offering most unpromising material, inary telephone: but whl< b has yielded astonishingly “Hello!" well to vigorous treatment The rail road route, while containing some of 0« _____ _____ __ 5»» tbe worst obstacles to construction “No, Bertha. I'll not hare time to ever encountered. Is rapidly pushing come home for dinner. It's already forward despite these difficulties and 4:30, aud I have several hours' work reaching out to tbe copper region aud yet to do. 1 am very busy and have the coal fields of Bering river as well as those vast Interior regions, the been detained '* riches of which apart from placer gold are still but guessed at "Yes. Goodby!” Almost every foot of Cordova's Then he went back to his desk. But Mr. Hockensplutter bad already risen streets had either to be blasted out of solid rock, cut out of four feet or more to go.—Chicago Tribune. of mushy tundra or built over the tundra. Tbe main streets, In places That Genius Whietler. cut through thirty feet of bill, in oth Of Whistler Lady St. Helier in ers had to be built up as much. Tbe “Memories of Fifty Years” writes thus: cross streets climb a steep Irregular "He was a genius and bad all tbe de rock hili. Over all there was heavy fects and qualities of one. To him timber. everything was a joke, the subject of It is typical of Alaska aud tbe Alas a boumoL Tbe lightest and daintiest kans who have built and are making of persiflage was what be excelled in. Cordova that these dlthculties should and one never bad a dull momeut in have been so lightly regarded and so his company. He was always late for valiantly met In her first year of life dinner, arranging tbe immortal lock tbe baby town has beeu making such of gray hair iu its proper place as he improvements as usually begin to be came into the room, with apologies planned when a city has reached tbe and excuses, none of them true—of 50,000 mark and feels the welght of which be was perfectly conscious and wealth. She Is still in swaddling also of tbe fact that bls host nn. clothes, ragged, unkempt, unUnished, hostess knew that they were not but lusty with youth. Tbe rapidity of Wherever he was there would be a cir her growth is amazing, In the year cle listening to him, aud bis ringing she has housed a thousand souls, built laugh would be heard all over tbe churches, schools, clubs, warehouses room as be seut bis shafts right and and shops that would be creditable In left into tbe joints <>f tbe armor of a large city. She has fitted herself those who were attacking him. It was with electric light, water supply, a great surprise and almost a shock sewers and a telephone system and when he appeared as a benedicL” developed a complete municipal organ ization. She has also attracted to her How Eskimos Measure Time. self two newspapers, each of which of Writing of the Eskimo methods receives a daily cable service from the measuring time In a region of six outside, giving the cream of tbe months day or night, Harry Whitney world's news, and special service from in Outing says: each of the Alaskan cities connected “The Eskimo divides his periods into by wire or wireless—Reward, Valdes, ■sleeps.’ but a sleep does not designate Fairbanks, Junenu, Skagway, Ketchi by any means the civilized measure of kan, St. Michael's and Nome. day and night It is. in fact, a very Region of Opportunities. uncertain term, Often we traveled These are some of Cordova’s external from twenty to thirty hours without indications of vitality. Even more rest. Now there was no night. and I significant is the spirit of her people, so far lost count of time that I was tbe dauntless adventure loving, chance not at all certain of dates. Our single taking spirit of the foreloper. They marches with the succeeding •sleep’ are opportunists all and wide eyed to not infrequently covered a full forty- the opiiortunlty at their door. eight hours, or two ordinary daya. As 1 have said, Cordova’s reason for The object of these extended marches being Is the Copper River and North was to take advantage of good weath western railroad. Without the rail er and general conditions or because toad or tbe hope of it she would no safe or convenient camping place quickly cease to exist. Her neighbor, presented itself I d the Interim.” Kntalla-on-tbe-Sea, which blossomed when two railroads made a false start His Birthday. from there, still Ilves, though In great "When were you born?" asked an ly reduced circumstances, in the hope inquisitive of Robert Louis one day. of their return. "May 10, 1880,” was the Instant reply, Meanwhile the millions from lielow and Robert Louis aud Fanny Steven are pouring through Cordova in sup son exchanged glances. This was their plies and materials and cash for the wedding day. forcing through of the railroad to the famous Bonanza mine and nolghl»or- A Foot Rula. ing properties In the region around the Workman—Is there a foot rule In this head of the Chitina river. The bulld- bouse? Housekeeper—Tea. liverybody Ing of this road Is one of the moat wipes their feet on this mat before daring railroad enterprises since the they dare come in!—Comic Cuts. Rocky mountains were first penetrat- od. The Copper river valley, up which the road must ruu. la notorious for Its violent whiter windstorms. It« shifting. uncertain, «lit falls; racing, vagabond streams; deep snow; rocky, slide scoured canyons and advancing glaciers. The river itself, the ouly large stream emptying from the Aits- kau Interior to the southward. 1« a turbulent, silt l.ulcn. ice bearing tor rent In which no man can swim (wen- i ty strokes. At one place II runs be- ' tween great living glaciers that dis charge millions of tons of les Into Its current each day of the summer nontlis, and hero the railroad must run too. Scsnsry Will Bscoms World Famous. The scenery Is of unique grandeur, but these scenic features, so soon to become world famous, bars represent ed to the engineers problems of unex ampled complexity. Many of these problems «ere repeatedly declared to be lni|H>ss|ble of solution even under the most favorable conditions of weather and with unlimited time Two years ago nest month tbe first lot of material and supplies arrived in Cordova. Since then conatructlon has beeu pushed forward with almost un believable moment urn. in these two years a permanent road of a high standard has tieen completed to the mouth of the Tlekel river, 103 miles from Cordova. Three great steel bridges have been set over the swift (lowing Copper river, and a fourth across a great ice scoured channel lie- low the lierg lake of Mill's glacier Is far advanced and will t»o one of the engineering wonders of the world I«otig stretches of tunnel and rock cut aud piling have been finished and a fleet of river steamer« built and placed in commission. At Cordova end. where there were no problems of importance, much mon ey has t»eeu sjteut In preparing for the haudling of a heavy trulu service to and from the mine«. The Irou In the blood of the men who are building this road shows apparent ly In the blood of Cordova, for also there has lieeti fighting to do. "Made" towns like this one <!<» not grow of their own volition In a single year. It takes organization, confidence and much toil w hero one's home must, as here, actunlly bo carved from the eter nal hills. PULP WOOD IN ALASKA. Before You Buy Your Winter Supplies Don’t forget to get our prices on Canned Goods, Sugar, Beans Transportation Facilities Only Needed to Open Up Enormous Forests. Another valuable Item lias been ndd cd to Alaskn a growing list of undevel oped resources Recent expert exami nation of the timber In the Kushltna basin has confirmed the belief that It Is pulp wood of a high quality. The timber la poplar, cottouwood and spruce, but little of which Is of com mercial value for lumber. Tbe laud on which this growth stands Includes the 3.5OO.IKX) or more acres estimated as grazing and farming land aud on which homesteading recently began. This area, distributed among the vari ous valleys of the basin, is for tbe most part covered with a luxuriant growth of wild redtop grass, with little underbrush and ouly a moderate stnnd of timber. It is obvious that with a reasonably convenient market for pulp wood nnd water transportation, of which there is much, tbe cost of clear ing these lands might tie greatly re duced If not made a profit by tbe sale of the timber an a byproduct On Kenul (»eiilnsula. along the line of tbe seventy mile Alaska Central rail road. alone there are many thousands of acres of available pulp wood. and this will lie increased with almost every tulle of tbe road's extension to ward tbe Matniiuska coal fields. Tbe value of this supply of puljr wood In American territory and tbe practicabil ity of utilizing It was first pointed out by Levi Chubbuck of tbe department of agriculture, who visitisi tbe region last summer. Still more recently Sena tor George J. Baird of Cnnada weit iu to the Matanuska coal fields and was greatly Impressed by the vast area of pulp woods as well ns tho splendid grazing lands they stood on. He pre dicts the rapid settlement of this re gion by farmers and cattlemen. Dried Fruits and everything in the Grocery Line. 25c. Monarch Try our Coffee. You can’t beat it in quality MONARCH MERCANTILE COMPANY Phone 1051 SATISFACTION TONS OF ALASKA COPPER. Report of Geologist Brooks Shows Enormous Yield Thie Year. “The season of mining in Alaska has been a prosperous one," says Alfred H. Brooks, geologist In charge of the Alaskn work of the United States geo logical survey, who lias Just returned to Washington from his annual "swing around the circle” In tbe far north west “While dry weather and other unfavorable conditions have curtailed the pincer gold production at Nome, most of the other camps have either maintained or Increased their output. '■Figures of gold output are not yet available, but It seems probable that the production for lt»ot» will be be- tween nineteen nnd twenty million dollars. The low price of copper has not encouraged mining of that metal, but about half a dozen properties ship ped ore during l!)09. It appears proba ble that the Alaska copper output for the year will exceed 4.<X».<M»0 pounds." Ons Light In Two Thousand Milas. For the first time the great southern coast of Alaskn, more than 2,000 miles long, has this winter n lighthouse. {Though one of the most dangerous nnd stormy coasts in the world anil diffi cult of navigation, even in rammer, this area has been wholly neglected until now. The first light Is on Cape Hlnclilnbrook. at one of the entrances to Prince William sound. There are many other places where lights and fog signals are almost as urgently needed, notably Cape St. Ellas, where steamers are often held up for days because of fog» nnd a long, hidden reef. Other lights are, however, to be added next year. 1 he feeling 1 want to exist between you and me. I am trying to make my name and satisfaction synonymous. You can help me. Don’t holler and cuss if I have worked for you and it’s not been satisfactory, but bring it back and give me a chance to make my word of guarantee good. One receives a certain arnout of satisfaction in buying goods and feeling they have their dollar’s worth. Those arc the very kinfl of goods I carry and are all made by the most reliable firms, I would like to have your business. I have been told that I am on the WRONG side of the street nevertheless you arc not treating your self RIGHT unless you see my stock before you buy. T. MCHATTAN England prohibits the use of wire The Glasgow fire department uaoa less telegraph apparatila except un four motor driven and operated cn- der and In accordance with a license gltiea, one truck with 35-foot ladder granted by tho Postmaster General. and n first aid hose wagon. Vancouver’s new dry dock. which The Brltlah Government la about will be able to handle 10,000-ton ven- to lay telephone cables under tho Ml«, will be built in England and , English Channel to facilitate bual- ahlpped to British Columbia In part«.|npaa between London and Paria.