(By Special Correspondent)
In Dillingham things are quite
up-to-date, in fact a large Ameri
can metropolis has nothing fco
brag on for here in this remove
Alaskan hamlet, the great Yankee
dish “ham and eggs’ can be pur
chased for six-bits.
The epidemic has been checked
in this vicinity, thanks to the
good work of the excellent medi
cal service and the aid of the
Pacific and Alaskan Airways.
At present things art quiet, the
lishing season is about finished
and many of the canneries are
shut down for the winter.
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At Akiak the mining has been
a little slow, altho numerous pros
pectors are out working. However
the cleanup will soon be made
and then better news.
* * * *
The natives at Sleitmute report
a rather poor fishing season.
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However they have sufficient for
their own use and the market. It
is hoped things will be better
next year.
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Bethel, the New York of the
Kuskokwim, is a thriving city.
Under the able management of J
B. “Dixie” Hall, the well liked
factor of the Northern Commer
cial Trading Post, a movie thea
tre, which seats about 100 people,
has been established. The price
of admission is only 50 cents, a
thing to marvel at for the far
western portion of Alaska. The
shows are held twice a week, de
pending on the amount of pic
ture plays on hand.
Mrs. J. B Hall and Junior are
in the States and expect to re
main there until spring.
Mr. Olie Halsetch is operating
a very fine roadhouse where he
takes the best of care of all his
guests.
Mr. Bob Gierke, the live-wire
trader of Bethel, is certainly an
asset to the town. He plans on
putting in “talkies” next summer
and for his store, a new refrigera
ting system. At present he has
electric lights, an electric shop
and wood carving shop where he
does most anything in the line of
fixing and building
The radio reception in this
community has been very good
thus far, and a home without a
radio set is a most unpopular
place in the evening.
The new school building which
is now under construction, will be
completed very soon. This build
ing is a fine edifice and helps the
appearance of the town.
There are about 20 men mining
in the Bear Creek district, and
the outlook is very good for a nice
clean-up this season.
* * * *
Tne Alaska Railroad, after a
period of some 14 years’ opera
tion, turned over the City Tele
graph office to the U* S. Signal
Corps on October 1. This transfer
is made since the Signal Corps
has installed their powerful radio
station here to take over the work
of the wasmngion-Aiassa uaoie.
Sergeant Willis Glasgow will be in
charge and will be assisted by Sgt.
Frawley and Sgt. Hansen.
* * * *
A shooting affray took place at
Talkeetna, in which, it is rumor
ed that a native boy shot his
father and brother. Deputy U. S.
Marshal H. I. Staser departed im
mediately on a gas car for that
town to apprehend the culprit.
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George Miller, foreman, miner
and first aid instructor of the
Bureau of Mines, returned to An
chorage from the Interior where
he has been conducting classes in
first aid and mine rescue work.
He reports a very successful trip
and excellent cooperation by the
operators of the various mines
and dredges. He and Mrs. Miller
j will depart for the Alaska College
i where he will conduct his usual
j instruction to students at the A.
1 c. B. Phillips, formerly of Nome
and the Council District, came in
to Anchorage from Eska, where
he has been employed for the
past several years as watchman
of the government property. This
was not as a pleasure trip, as his
entire stay was made in the chair
of a dentist. He reports Mrs
Phillips is in excellent health.
Much activity in the Flat min
! ing district has been in evidence
this summer. Alec Mathieson and
Mr. Beaton, operating a dredge at
Have you heard he new “OKEV
records at Sylvia's. They are won
dcrful.
tne mourn oi mat ureex, are ex
pecting a fair clean-up. Harry
Donnelley in charge of the Riley
Dredging Co , on Otter Creek has
had a fair season thus far, altho
it has been somewhat dry there,
the ground has proven well met
alicized. Dave Strandburg, ground
sluicing on Flat Creek and Pete
Miscovitch operating the same on
Otter Creek, have had a fair sea
son. Out a short distance from
Flat, at the head of Chicken
Creek, Mr. Duffey has been oper
ating and thus far the season’s
clean-up looks like it will be good.
Manley and Lorang, operating a
dragline scraper on lower Willow
Creek are pleased with their sea
son’s work. Olson & Co., operat
ing a dragline scraper will proba
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