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NEWS NUGGETS FROM ALASKARNows of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges, to Show What’s Going on in the Great NorthlandDay, August 17. will b» celebrated at Dawaon lb la year on a MS acute.Seven yuuus nin volunteered at Nona Its recently for service In the army.A new deposit of coal waa recently at ruck In tho NelUnd mineIn the Chleknloan district.Several bear* have been aeon around Uaawn recently. attracted by the obumhtnce of berrlo*In one week recently the town of Wrangell shipped IS Henna of mild cured aalmon, 33B barrnla of null aalmon and 179 boxes of freali anlmoii. Six nrant shipped. TUe ra-lima led worth of the flak waa *!».-Tim Klondike country baa been having a von- dry summer. Grain and vegetable cmpn are suffering and barrloa are drying up and hay grasae* are Hunted, For week a no rain baa fallen m tho Klondike country and many hydraulic and Individual placer mlncra sv* having great dlfllonlty to aeeuro auHlelnnt wator for thrlr oparntlonaHOP.Over one Ihuuaand people from Ibe surrounding rnmpa cclehraled the Fuurtli of July at Anchorago.The Indiana «f I’oll river. Yukon, are In need aud Bishop Strtngar. of Dawaon. la antlclttUS clothing for thvta.Twetity-wiven cimtrarta totalling ||o.;imh wor» let reecnlly In one month at Kalrhanka for work on I he Alaaka railway.Sllklne avenue In Wrangell haa a new hoard walk. Several houses hud to be moved III order lo tun hr mom for the new walk.efll.The Elks' Halt al Anrhorage la to be improved Modern plumbing and heating la to ho Inatallod alung with ibe other improvement*.Uiuka Wlnatedl. a conk on the governmeol railroad, waa recently arrested at Nonnas charge with making aedlllou* utterance*Mr and Mr* T. J. Cano, of Wrangell. gave a dance al thal place that reallreil W (ur the smoko fund for Wrangell boya at Ihe fort*william H. Orlgg haa boon ne-leered to art oa reratinlto manager at Krnana to fill the plaeo of Mr. Ryua. who reaignod to enter tho army.A naval veaael rveetitly called al Anchormen and took aboard SO tona ol Chlckoloon coal to be lined on her return voyage to the State*planL« will lie operated at Anchorage and Per! Graham thl* year In make barrcla for the lulling Induatry of the Cook Inlet country.The Wrangell Sentinel now haa n service Rag with one alar In |L The ta for Weaton INUgtty. who waa formerly einployud on that paper.Iiaa gone away to enllal In Ilio army. Ilia place on Ike paper haa been taken by Mint June Elliott, of Spokane.Milo Stegiiro. who waa tried for Ihe mnriler of George Rltoy on Flat creek on Ihe Gth of May laal. haa been found guilty aa charged. Judge lliinuell haa panned the aentcneo of death. Ho will lie hanged In Kalrhanka within ninety daya of tho panning of sentence.Kaka ereek. one of the producing mlnen on Ihe government railway, will have a new nr.lool building within a abort time. The town hna ltilt;-rvaaed rapidly lu population l.lie pant year. 6.000 tona of coal being mined monlhly. and aeveral hundred miner* being employed.Hoy a I Pullen, a Skagway boy who undated from Treadwell and received a inmmlaion a* nontenant In Ihe Engineer*, haa been promoted lo a captaincy.A few daya ago the boat S. A 8. fouled brr propellor on a chain In Valdez harbor Joe Schulte, a piu-aeiiger on Ihe bunt, went ovcrbonrd and atnyed in the Ice cold water twenty minute* freeing the chain. He received a purao of ISO from the pnimvngeni on the boat.Mllllona of dnrki are to be aeen long the Yukon river now. Forest re* are wid to be Ihe cnuae of riving tb.iiu In lUeh number* lo II river.Fire la •aiming mnnldrrabl* damage lo tlie telegraph linea north and «ouih Of lavra Forest flrea arcraxing that destroyed many telegraph polea and liar*A dredge belonging to the Klaaco Dredging Co.. of lllghct creek. Yukon. wna recently wild to «atl»fy creditors. The company owed $2o.. euU that It could not pay.Three hundred people recently took an excursion trip from Anchor-ag» to I'hlukaloon by train. It took four paaaonger coaelioa and three to arcummodate thecruwd.Ketchikan dlatrlct ranncrynien c unvriDK a reward of fl.ooo for iy Information that will lead to c arrest and conviction of any-« robbing trapa In tbalr dlatrlct.Salmon are running plentiful Ihe Ketchikan dlatrlct anil nearly all Ihe cnnncrlra there will get up their full pneka If the aborlage Of labor dona not handicap tbom loo mnrh.Al Dawaon recently aome penmi •lipped a piece of llmhurger cheew III a package going through the ponl o If Ice The office lorre and patron* of Ihe Olflce were nearly overcome with the fumeaTlie Vleamer Alaska, operating between lower river polnta and Daw-aon. wua ilnmaxod on a recont trip by striking a snug. The paaaengora wore landed on Ihe abore and the bon! took considerable water.thoIto. eiilly Illshnp Stringer Yukon unlolneil Jullua Ketidi. n native of the Yukon Indian trlbee. at a deai-uu of ihe f’liurrh of England. Hr will lie atniloncd at blnyo upon tho reijnrat of the natlvea there.A Dawaon man recently atnrted hla annual wood drive on the Yukon anil placed 2.600 corda of wood the river. Hr haa twenty men h* lug him and the wood will he landed In Dawaon for the electric light com-paoy.More than go,#00 canon of aalmon have been packed thla aeaaon al really by the Carlisle racking Company m Cordova, arklch la from 6.-lu lO.noo nioro than were packed al thla lima laat year. The run thla year haa been very heavy and tho flsiwrmen have reaped fortune* The pack includes kings, red* and dog* The dog run haa boon very heavy.W. A. Kandal. n nalurallted German, waa recently brought out from the Koyukuk country and placed lu Jail al Kuby, charged with making seditious utterance* Thla waa Ihe first prlammor of tho kind ever lu the Itiiby Jail.On July 26th the aalmon had not reached Dawson yet on the Yukon river anil Dawaonltea were becoming worried over the matter, an Ihey were long overdue. The latoncna of the Ice going out la aald lo be Ibe ratine of the aalmou being no late.In tha forest flrea thal have been raging for Ibe pasi two weeka along Hie I,Idle Allln Duke In northern 8. C.. the pole* of the Dominion tel-ngrnph have been destroyed for a dlatanre of over live mllea. leaving Hie wire lying on tho ground. Five men are now engaged In repairing the line. Tho Urn Is Mill burning the MUtO Allln lake region, the heavy rainfall In Whltobovso and lo Hm northward of Ihe past tow daya not having extended that far anuth.The cannorymen of Ihe Ketchikan dlatrlct have organized them-lelvm into an nanorlotion called The Alaska Caunera Association.'' John It. Ileagle, or Ketchikan. la prmldent- The purpoae of the orgnn-Ination la aald lo be for mutual bon-Two men attached lo tlie govern moot srrvlro named Frantz and Godfrey. the former a signal enrpa man and the lotior nil Infantryman, met ith ii myaterloua accident at Nu-Into recently. They went out In a canoe during the lilgh waler along Yukon- Godfrey waa found In Hill water up lo hla neck In an un-: lens condition and Frunta'n hoily was found after a search. Godfrey Iiaa been unnble lo talk and no account haa been given of the par-Heulnra of Ihe ncrldflnt.The Mlda* mine, arroa* Ibe liny from Vgldnx-baa the longest aerial Irani In the world. Tlio tram la flvo and a half mllea long. The hauling cable la of flve-elghlh Inch exlra hard plow Bled. Tho highest elevn Doll reached by Ihe tram la gGR feel above aoa level. There are over 23 mllea of cable In Ihe iram and II In aiippnrlnd hy 77 lowers.A loin Huber, charged with the irder on September l» laal of one Schernrlhour In Ihe Anlnk dlalrlcl.tried before Judge lliinuell at Idllurnd and found guilty of man-alnugbter. Ho haa not been eon-lenced yel.McKlnnny. the ahlngle man of Wrangell, recently Inal a boom nr Inga containing ISS.OCO feel Tho were being towed hy the boat Ida May. An attempt was made lo the log* hut the boat that went nficr them broke down. «o the nl-tcmpt had to lie abandoned.The old steamer Alaska, formerly owned by Ihe Wilson 6 Sylvester Mill Co.. of Wrangell, and later Hie property of Ihe Dalmrny Fish Co., when II was need an a (lab station, ban been purchased by H. A. Anderson. of Petersburg, who will convert It Into a herring nailery.The village of Bear Cii. Yukon, a dredgeoperated on the creek ol the name name la eating Ita way right through the Village to got at the plarc.r deposits thal underlie the town. The town was liullt by Hie same dredging company that la now destroyingChief Steward John Knox, of the steamer Alaska of the A. Y. N- (Jo., waa arrested recently al Nenaon for violation of the game law* It waa alleged that he served caribou meul on the boat out of season, lie wna released on $S«t bail lo make hla apoarnnre In conrl on the next trip of the boat.The Valdez Packing Company I* putting up over a thouaand case* or salmon n day and prospect* are good for a record pack thin year, Tho company la getting more flnh ihun It ran handle, despite the opinions of pcuBlmlntn who believed Valdez a fioor location for a cannery. The company employs about 160 hands.roadhouae. run by Hiller Bertrand, ho* come Into promln cure lately n» a summer rraorl. Several sulo parlies have guno out renltv and have had a good time there. There la aald to be a cabaret and dance lutll run there for the benefit of tho rlnltoni. Autoa make the Journey In two hours from FairbanksThe boat uaed by Bill Woavor am Ben Swezxy. two old timers of Sew ard. who Icfl that city last Novum-her and have not been heard o: since, waa found on tho beach near Hear glacier reroutly by a party of tinnier* Tho boat with a nui of articles wna bottom up. Sam the party took up the search and found a pair of oars, some rubber linao and one of the oarlock* Also no aluminum cup. Tht boat showed algna of being severely buffeted by wind nad wave. A searching party will again be organized to hunt for the bodies of the unfortunate*Officers and men of Iho Subchaser 310. stationed a( Ketchikan. cuterUlncd Iho people of that town on the night of August I. tha anniversary of tho beginning of tho Kiiropniui war. The nature of Ihe enlrrUlomenl was a dancing party and the Ketchikan folks ear the golia are good cnlcrtatuera.Tho Amok Hock, which Ilea bo ron Found Island and the southeastern end of Wrangell Island, la now marked by a barrel busy. Tied Clark, skipper of the Santa Ana cannery tender Siren, located the sunken rock al extreme Inw tide. Next low tide found lilm at the name place with a lioavy anchor, cable and a barrel, of which the buoy waa constructed and set In place. Amak designated because of the prominent pari ll played In separating iho cannery tender Amnkr keel two years ago. hassource of anxinty lo navi-galore In I brae part*, aa Ita exactCub. Ihe famous sorrel hurae owned by Hogan and Hangman or Nome, recently dropped dead after a long life of usefuluran and endeavor. Ho wna one of Hie best nnl-nmla ever lakon to the Nome district olid was brought In from Dawson lu 1S9», lie had worked rniitluuounly ever since.The two mllea uf railway track Whirl! was laid In the early daya of the Klondike camp from a point on the bank of Iho Ytlkoti river Inland two mllea. to the N. A. T. 4 T. Co.-a Cliff Creek cnal mines, la In bo torn up at once. Mr. Kemp bn* bought Ihe ralla and will ship them outside. Men and learns are going down al once to pull up (lie ralla and HI place them on Ibe river banlt In readiness for loading on Ihe strainer. The mine always produced n blgll grade of real, and In Hie boom day* It sold In the Dgwaon markets for $35 a ton. and much of II was usn!The old Clara Monarch, famed for many adverse ex-perlenron on the Yukon river In Hie feverish daya. onre look a cargo of the coal for Dawaon, and alio had many lircakduwiis on route that wan days milking port. Finally aim shoved her-nose around the hnid wtlli a flame tanning from the alack When she dragged Into Hie wharf II waa learned that the ahlp had burned pracllrally nil the enrgn of coal on tho voyage, and lhen there was a uuoxllon of whether the company owed Ibu ship or the ahlp owed tlnwnon News.hx-nHnn haa never been marked be-Mall service of IM0 days fur the round trip from Beattie dam not prevent alt men from taking a cor-raapandenre rourne through tho I'nl-vcrslty of Washington. Th«y are (lie captain and live nurfmen ui I'oagt Guard Station. No. 306. Alaska. and they made arrangement!- recently br cablegram to toko Ihe course They study together in a mile eabln on the lonely shore and Iho first net of finished liwaona la now on Its way to tho university.»aya a cablegram recolvod at Iho extension division from tho rnptaln. Thomas A Rlt;«- Merchant marine navigation la the pnralo they are I attacking. Ambition and patriotism I supply Hio motive power llinl lakes Ihe place of the eagle-eyed school ma'am or Iho almont-mlndcd profs* wir. I liavo In my crew eiirfmcn who are all ambition and deslrnun lo have an opportunity to take up navigation. write* Coptain Itoaa They feel that Ihnlr Mrs tern might •orve the government to a baiter end if (her could navigate .Malls take 60 days eaell wuy during ihe winter months, ha nays, anil are sent — In from Nome hy dog Shl« Ml«, rpj Mahel Fraver. who Iiaa charge ol the I mailing fur Ihe extension courses, — explains lliat tho leraon fort'1 _ which she sends from the university to Hie men are rolled In Blender cylinders lo facilitate stowing away In Hie parks. If wo mailed them In the usual hlg envelopes they I would tie discarded along the trail. she said We gel repnrln on tho progress of the class by the monthly (utore. Capl. Clark reports It to he a pile of rucks nboul too fret square and nnya. also, that boa la will be Inrablegranis which Iho governmentallows Ihe men lo send, bud wo are awaiting the flret returns with rnn-sldurablo interest. They don’t Imreno danger If they allow a hundred # d##| (o ,|„,lreither; , ' Captain Hoss soya, tlioyFrank Nixon arrived al Discovery from Nixon Fork laal Wednesday. Hoare «o tar Minted from the outside' and they seem very eager tu aludy ” Bevldeo Ihe captnlu. the eta* ln-reporl. that .Smiling Albert has rludre Harold O. Nellroo. Martini I. found pay lhat goes $« to the foot. Andotson. John Untlmnn. and Whelan’s ground on No. 6 I’up.tributary of Hidden creek, went $1.H) lolbo root. Cooper says there Is au grub ta the country anil many have Imen forced to leave on thatRobertson and Hen Uvlno.An Up-lo-datc PupilTeacher Nnmo the lire renew I’npll— ’Tempuraie. Intemperate.dr. Cooper also report. w#r 0.—Boston Trn.is-Ihat Nall Carriers Nichols sod Mar- cl.lt)( tolls arrived at McGrath on May 50with a batch of aecoml-clai* mall, sftor a hazardous trip. They had traveled without oatlog Tor threo dnvs. had not fed their dogs for llvo daya. and had flvo of Ihe animals drowned. For lung atrelrhra they were compelled to wade lu wator to their waist* A few daya later White Dog” Smith arrived at Mr Graih, who staled Hint he could not come with tbu mull, but had loft soil pounds of IIrat-clam mall al Ronan rlrer. Smith sent I wo men lo that place with equipment to build a boat and bring tho cnnslgnmonl hy wator. Tho mntl la not expected at Takolna before June 20. High water did considerable damage at McGrath. Both masts of the wireless station are down, and aome of Iho houses of the town bad three feet of water on the lower floors. For a time tho wbolo population lived on boats and rafts.C. *Jilt c da buck Wheat cako got flop over on bin face, llr'er Baoon-rln' dance ’roun’ en say. ecseel— Oos good tu'n 'erase.—M canto' datGet the Habit00 TO SMITH'S, THE FRONT DRUGGIST, FORPURE ICE CREAMand other Fountain DrinksOne Trini Will Convince YonYou thonld eat one diili of good Ice Cream daily.naktng powder biscuits, co'n bread, mnmna, brown tread, gTld-Hle rakes on waffle* la wot d*y qillrfc brnadxYon nil makes Vmibatltuts flour to aaio wheat dni kin he saved fer de aojvrx Kania fnlks kin git er'lang wldout any whoal at all and »r« glad to do It ter help win de war.Dat ain't bad mod'dne to take. fo‘ who’s gwlno tu'n up hts nose at good co'n broad ar biscuits er flapjacks IJ
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Douglas Island News

Douglas, Alaska, US

Fri, Aug 09, 1918

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