ALASKA NOTES
(From our Exchanges.)
VV J>. Gross, manager of the Colos
eum theater at Juneau, has installed
a sumtury drinking fountain at the
theater entrance. This is the second
drinking fountain installed on Juneau
streets.
J. H. Wert, who lias been prospect
ing on Indian river near Anchorage
reports that a number of miners are
locking out on an average of per
day on the bars of the Cusitna river
Just below llie mouth of Uold creek.
Edward Maddox, Clifton Griffith and
Tom Kerwin will run a freight and
passenger service from Knik to the
Willow creek mines. The company
will meet the launch Swan on her daily
trips from Anchorage to Knik.
The steamer Spokane recently took
soutli 20,OltU cases of salmon from the
Eunlon bay, Hawk inlet and Chatham
canneries. All three of the canneries
were reported to have plenty of fish
and were assured of a big pack.
1’. F. Cummings has purchased the
placer mining properties on Bear creek
from Herron, Cassidy and Sullivan and
is on the way outside to secure a
large hydraulic plant with which to
operate his newly acquired possession.
Mrs. Hope ad Mrs. Cotton, wives
of the radio operators at the ITibilog
islands, arrived at Seward recently on
their first trip outside. They were
born on the islands. Mrs. Cotton is
the daughter of a priest of the lius
siun church.
The cruiser New Orleans, carrying
the Washington state naval militia,
which recently made a cruise to Sitka,
and was expected to visit other south
eastern Alaska cities, sailed directly
back from Sitka without visiting other
points.
The Monday Morning Citizen, at
Fairbanks, has announced that it will
enter the daily field about the middle
of the month, and while it is avowedly
democratic in politics, it is understood
that it will support Wiekersham.
Nine dentists look the examination
recently held at Juneau by the dental
board to obtain licenses to practice
in the territory. Drs. Huber of Ketch
iikan and Kaser of Juneau conducted
the examinations, which are said to
have been severe.
(juurtz prospecting is said to have
taken on a new lease of life ip the
Kuskokwim river district, owing to
the bonding of the McDonald J. Het
ties lode claims to Al. Welsh, who is
reported to have agreed to pay $200,
ooo for the property.
The body of a man, found in the
woods near Lemon creek, at Juneau,
by two surveyors who were running
a line, has been identified as that of
Ernest Schwaab, who is supposed to
have wandered away and died while
in a state of insanity.
Word has been received from No
mina to the effect that A. G. l’ear
son and 1. P. Tailor of the land sur
vey, narrowly escaped drowning re
cently when their boat capsized in
the Nenana river. Pearson is said to
have saved Taylor’s life.
''hallos Spurgeon, who for the past
year has been engaged in placer min
ing in the Taylor bay region, south
easitn Alaska, reports having made
a fitiike near Baird glacier. He took
out ten ounces of gold in six days with
a rocker front his find.
The run of salmon in Icy straits,
although fully two weeks late, is re
p ted to have been an immense one,
swamping the canneries. The Funter
bay cannery has put up 60,000 cases
ar * at the time of the report had
200.000 fish in their traps.
George Johansen, an old timer of
the Dawson country, was brought to
Fairbanks by Deputy Marshal Berg
recently. Johansen is charged with
maliciously shooting a dog in ltich
ardson. He is out on bonds furnished
by Bill McPhee and Gus Burglin.
15. W. Yeatman and C. G. Cameron,
located at Camp 213 In the Matanus
ka district, report a recent catch of
126 pounds of trout in one day; part
of which they brought back to camp
and the balance was left for a big
black bear that interrupted their
sport.
The government launch Alaska re
cently left Anchorage with a load of
clothing and supplies donated by the
I citizens of that place to the destitute
natives at I’oint I’ossession.
The town of Knik is to have a new
automobile transfer company tfcat will
operate from Knik to the Willow creek
mining district, taking in the interme
diate farming section.
Deputy Collector of Customs George
Kennedy reported that more vessels
have entered and cleared from Cor
dova during the past seven months
than for the entire year of 1915.
L. F. Shaw, formerly proprietor of
the Cook Inlet Poineer, which he sold
to Charles Herron, has suceeded Har
ry Steel us editor of the Anchorage
Tin es, as the paper is now named.
The Juneau Empire has moved into
its new home and with its added and
improved equipment is getting out an
eight page, seven-column paper that
is a credit to the territory.
The people of Hadley held an elec
tion recently to establish a new school
district in order to be in a position to
obtain money from the territorial fund
for the suport of the school.
It is expected that the steamer
Northland, which sank recently at
Kake, and which is now being salvag
ed by the Vancouver Dredging & Sal
vage Co., will be raised this week.
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A Ketchikan moving picture house
recently advertised that it had a com
edy so laugh provoking that even the
projecting machine laughed so hard
it was put out of business for the
night.
The question of an issue of school
bonds by the city of Jucnuu for the
purpose of erecting a new school build
ing, is to be submitted to the voters
if the issue is authorized by congress.
Juneau thieves, not satlfied with
retail robbery, recently got away with
a whole boatload of stulT, including
two barrels of salmon, a gasoline en
gine and ythcr material valued at $000.
Sam Shucklin, the Chisana mer
chant is reported to have 'purchased
the one sixth interest of Kouis Mc
Callum in the Notch Creek claims on
which a strike was recently reported
for $111,0(10.
Charles E. Duflteld, who formerly
edited the Weekly Alaskan at Auclior
age for Hob Hunter, is now in Seattle
buying a newspaper plant, and will
soon start a weekly' paper of his oyvn
at Anchorage.
Three placer strikes are reported to
have been made in the Kuskokwim
district, on George river, Crooked liv
er and Candle creek. On Crooked river
$1 pans are reported to have been
tuken out.
Just because a recent steamer
brought a large harrow, mower, hay
turner and rake for an Kagle river
rancher, the Juneau Krnplre is brag
ging on the agricultural possibilities
of that section.
Or. Alfred Brooks, head of the Al
aska division of the United States
geological survey is visiting the mines
in the vicinity of Ketchikan, and will
leave for Cordova, Valdez and other
points.
Game Warden Robert K. Steel, of
the upper Yukon country, has report
ed to the governor's ollice that moose
are very plentiful along the Yukon
and tributary streams near Kagle and
Fort Yukon.
A king salmon weighting 55 pounds
which was four feet six inches long,
was captured by the Kenai Fishing &
Trading Company. It is the largest
salmon ever caught in Resurrection
bay so far as known.
On July 21 all the saloons in Yukon
territory went out of existence under
iie law which permits the selling of
liquor only in licensed hotels which
have accommodations for patrons to
secure meals and lodgings.
The llouglus Islam! News is to have
a new home, the contract having al
ready been let. A new press will be
added to the equipment of the plant
and a radical change made in the form
of the publication.
Much concern is felt at Juneau over
the non-appearance of the gas boat
Xanstrus .and her crew of three men,
which is long overdue. The crew con
sisted of Routs Carlson, Walter John
son and Graham Ruark.
Chickens, 50c per pound; eggs 75c per
dozen. George Prosser, phone Black 5.
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TONIGHT.
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A GOLD ROOSTER PLAY in
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THURSDAY NIGHT
A Chinese Romance.
A LESSON FORM THE FAR EAST.
2 Parts
Ben Wilson and Dorothy Phillips
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Sterling Comedy
RAINDROPS & GIRLS.
Drama of Intriigue
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS.
With Murdock MacQuarrie.
t'MVEESAL WEEKLY.
Piano, Ollie Bourret.
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