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The tug Dayton ran afoul if the
but at ihe entrance to Btial e river
ycsteday afternoon but lute nscaped
into deen water without sufTeilng
damage.
Nearly one and one fifth Inches of
rain fell during the period from 6 p.
in. last evening until 7 a. m. today,
according to the records of the local
weather bureau. This is one of the
heaviest lain falls for ft similar period
that has been recorded for some time.
_ The Checchnco dance at Eagle hall
last night drew a good sized crowd to
enjoy the pleasures of Terpsichore
despite tho general Inclemency of the
weather. Those attending announce a
mogt pleasant evening with all ar
rangements fully up to the high stan
dard of Eagle functions.
Birth cards announcing the birth of
Eois Marie Euler were received by
the many local friends of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Euler on the first boats.
The birth cards state that the little
lady arrived "out of the Everywhere
into here." April 25 and weighed the
Imposing sum of seven pounds, nine
ounces. I
The governors’ office has been ap
pealed to In an effort to locate one
Arthur Brown, who was last heard
from nineteen years ago. He was In
tending to visit Alaska at that time
and Is supposed to be somewhere in
the Nome region. Anyone having
knowledge of the missing man Is re
quested to advise the governor's office,
Juneau.
Representative Nate Coombs, look
ing hale and hearty after a short so
journ in Central California following
the close of the legislative session at
Juneau, is again in our midst await
ing transportation to Council. Sena
htor John Sunback and Representative
James P. Paly are also among the
returning pilgrims reaching Nome on
the fi.st fleet.
Advices received by Brother Car
roll, of the Alaska Stemtaslrtp Co., to
day state that the freighter Juneau,
with a large cargo of goods for Bering
sea ports, together with a consign
ment of mail for Nome, sailed from
Seattle yesterday. Brother Carroll
also advises that the Skagway Is ex
pected to get away for Bering sea on
the IStli and the Cordova on June 21.
The distribution of 'lie rug" mall
arriving on the first fleet is pro
gr<ssi,g rapidly under tie efllclent
postoffice force assembled by Postmas
ter Walsh. The second class mat
ter, of which there was a great amount
vrtll probably be distributed by the
close of the day, leaving only the
third class on hand. The promptitude
with which the heavy consignment has
been hadled is the occasion of much
favorable remark about town.
Owing to the severe blow along the
coast this morning the steamers Uma
tilla and Admiral Wainwright pulled
out to sea and are now presumably In
the shelter of Sledge island. The Sil
ver Wave, which was scheduled to sail
for Wales and way points today was
also compelled to pull Into the lee of
(lie Island. The steamer Victoria had
not reported up to a late hour today
but as the storm is from the south'
is probably not being hindered In the
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Mike’s.
The heavy rain of the past twetny
four hours has caused considerable to
the government bridge over Pry creek,
the heavy flow of water having carried
away some of the central supports
allowing the mid-section to collapsi
and making the structure Impassable
to traffic. W. J. Rowe furnished the
road commission with a number of
sixty foot timbers to preve.it the
bridge from being carried aw v com
pletely and the road comm'ssio;' of
ficials nre making all possible ifforls
to place the suvc’ure In service again
It w'll probu! ly be several days, how
ever, before teaming can be resumed
as considerable pile driving is neces
sary. to mane the structure safe again.
Mr. George F. Kilroy, who has di
rected the journnlisticj course of the
Nugget for the greater part of the
winter, severed his connection with
that publication last evening and will
devote his time to representing the
affairs of the Union Construction Co.i
of Snn Francisco, with which concern
he has been associated for several
years.
His place will he taken by Charles
Sanford, the former Incumbent of the
editorial chair, who returned on the
first fleet after a sojourn among the
orange groves of California.
Mr. Kilroy leaves with the heart
iest good wishes of the Nugget force
for the success of his future enter
prises and his excellent ability as a
dispenser of the news as well as his
pungent wit will undoubtedly be
misRod by the public.
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BERNARD SAYS
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
What with the present high cost of
supplies anil the unsettled conditions
due to the war, optimists arc none too
plentiful in this neck of the woods
Just now and there are not n few
who view with gloomy eyes the pros
pects for the future of the mining
industry Until the international
status is restored to a more normal
basis, it Is the belief of many that
mining development will be greatly
retarded, with a resultant decrease in
the general volume of Industry
throughout this section of Alaska. But
Ben Bernard, president and general
manager of the American Dredge
Building and Construction Co. of
Seattle, who arrived on the Umatilla
the other day, is not among the gloomy
prognosticators.
Mr. Bernard Is anything but pessi
mistic about the future of mining in
this section and views with particu
larly optimistic eyes the future of the
dredging industry.
In his opinion, base! on the large
number of Inquiries constantly receiv
ed at the offices of the company re
ferring to conditions on the peninsula,
the outlook Is very bright indeed.
Mr. Barnard states th.-.t the unusual
conditions prevailing oil the outside
make It very difflc’.’t to secure mate- j
rial us 3d in dredge construction, par
ticularly the higher grades of man
ganese steel, and for this reason his
company has been obliged to postpone
construction on two large dredges for1
delivery this season. One of these
machines was to be installed In the
Stewart river district and the other
near Pierce Fails, Idaho.
He says that the outlook in the
dredge building line was never better
and his company Is making extensive j
preparations to Increase the capacity
of Us plant to meet the growing de
mand for dredges as Indicated by the
large number of contracts now pend
ing with the company.
He asserts that the large volume |
of business in the dredge construction
line awaiting the advent of more nor
mal conditions has, further caused his
company to decide to confine Itself
Strictly to the building of dredges
and to specialize on the smaller sizes J
with buckets of from two to five j
cubic feet capacity. I
Mr. Bernard reports that his com- i
pany has taken over the large dredge
built or the Sunrise Dredging Co.,
at present located near Seward, and
is preparing to dismantle and move
It to Forty Mile creek where it will
be operated by a Seattle syndicate.
Contracts have also been made for the
building of two more dredges in the
same locality for the same syndicate
as soon as conditions have become
more normal In the states.
He has assumed persnal manage
ment of the Alaska-American Gold
Dredging Co of Seattle, in which his
building company Is heavily Interest
ed. This new company will operate
one of the American dredges on Swan- j
son creek, near Teller urlng the pres
ent season. Much of the machinery
for the dredge has been hauled over
the Ice from Anacovik river during
the past winter and material and sup
plies for the construction of a new
hull and superstructure will arrive on
the steamer Cordova. It is ■Mr. Ber
nard’s Intention to personally super
intend the installation and operation
of the dredge but he will also devote
part of his time in the interest of the
American Tin Dredg'ing Co, engaged
in tin dredging near York. It will
also be gratifying news to the friends
of Mr. Bernard to learn that he Is
to operate a dredge on the ltice, (Jehr
mnnn property on Swanson creek, in
Teller section The company drilled
the ground during the winter with
gratifying results. I^ater in tlv> sea
son Messrs, nice and Oehrmann took
out a small dump which, according to
advices, showed Immense value).
Hence there appears little doubt that
the company will prove one of the
large dividend paying dredge operators
of the district.
Mr. Bernard will remain in Nome
until such time as navigation to Port
Clarence is resumed and during his
stay here will examine a number of
dredging properties in this vicinity
for outside parties.
He is accompnned by Mr. F. \V. i’l
rich, presideht and treasurer of the
A In ska-American Gold Dredging Co.
and a crew of dredge mechnn'ics.
Taken all in all Mr. Bernard is about
the live^ieist optimist *e have en
countered this year.
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