ALASKA NOTES
Messrs. Henry M. Stowe and
D. T. Smith, both of Cleveland, I
Ohio, who arrived in Ketchikan
recently from Warm Springs
bay, via Juneau, gave the infor
mation toe th Progressive-Miner
that “all arrangements had been
made whereby a potash as well
as a pulp plant were to be estab
lished at Warm Springs bay, on
Baranof island. Mr. Stowe said
illiat they had just returned from
Warm Springs bay, where they
had secured an excellent water
power site for the plant and that
early in the spring work on its
construction would be carried on
A semi-combination plant is in
tended using the kelp from the
vicinity for potash and timber
for pulp."
The Petersburg Report says
that tlie halibut boat Eunice lost
two men from a dory during a
suddcn gale recently. The men
had left the gasboat to fish and
when the boat went to pick them
up the dory was found floating
bottom up. Both were natives
■ if Norway and were 28 years of
.ige. The victims were Edward
Carlson and Jorgen Ramberg.
Ernest Nelson, who had been
in the employ of the Treadwell
mine for some time, disappeared
from the deck of the launch St
Nicholas while making the triP
to Tenakee. He had complain
ed that it was too warm inside
the cabin and had gone outside.
There were 18 passengers on
board the launch and Nelson was
not missed'until the captain be~
igafi i/taking up the fares until
some tunc after Nelson had gone
on deck. The supposition is
that he either leaned too far over
the rail and lost his balance or
else deliberately jumped over
when no one was looking.
Protests have been filed in
the Juneau land office against
patent being issued to the Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining company
for patent to two millsites on
Gastineau channel. The protest
ants allege that tfhe mining com
pany is trying to secure a mon
opoly of the Juneau water front,
that the protestants have
bees in possession of the
property for more than three
years and <hat the mining com
pany does not need the millsites
as it already has more than 6000
feet of waterfront on Gastineau
channel.
G. R. Doughterty who is min
ing coal, will have delivered
2,000 tons to the government be
fore the snow leaves the ground.
Oliver Laduke is the other coal
miner who has a government
contract.
According to advices received
from the coast in the last mail
contracts were let in Anchorage
recenU^b^^hc^Uaskj^ngiim^
ing commission tor 5,000 tons oi
Matanuska coal says the Alaska
Citizen of Fairbanks. Under
the terms of the contract the coal
is to be delivered at Moose creek
on ahe route of the Matanuska
railroad line.
It is understood that the gov
ernment intends to encourage
the development of the coal
mines by individuals by giving
to these individuals all the gov
ernment orders it is possible for
them to fill. The same thing
will be done insofar as the Nena
na coal fields are concerned
when the time comes for the gov
ernment to use coal on the Inter
ior end of the road.
John Murjlhy, who is an oper
ator in the Totatlanika country,
had a narrow escape from death,
according to the Alaska Citizen
of April 24. Murphy was on
his way to his summer’s work.
About a mile above Whiskey is
land, while following the trail
across the Tatiana river. tJie ice
suddenly sank beneath him and
he sank into the water He
threw out his arms quickly and
managed to catch hold of some
ice which was solid and held 'him
He reports that he could not
touch bottom at the point where
he fell in and that lie surely
would shave gone under the ice
had he not managed to grab so
quick for something solid. He
pulled himself out and made his
way to Andy Christensen's,near
by. There he dried himself out
and proceeded on his way to the
Totatlanka.
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For those who may be kept
out late at night the umbrella
torch, by means of which the
^number of dhe house and the
keyhole can be found, is an in
vention which should be of con
siderable service in these days of
darkened streets. A small electric
llashlight let into the handle of
the umbrella provides the 1 i^fht,
and the battery is hidden away
in the stick
The ingenuity of inventors has
fceen largely directed to war pur
poses during the last year. For
instance, there are contrivances
for arresting torpedoes, subma
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