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WF.ITFR VISITS FAIRBANKS
'S?. B. Courtney, aviation writer
and ELSsociate editor of Colliers
magazine. who has beoT> visiting in
Fairbanks and other points of the
Interior, left recently on the return
trip ho the States.
FE3CY HI BBARD FINE—
Fercv Hubbard, who arrived In
Fa-: banks on the Ek-ctra recently
from a three-months’ absence in Se
attle, is feeling fine and is getting
about town meeting old friends. His
foot, which was badly injured about
a year ago, was operated on in Se
attle, and is so that he walks on it
me sx of the time and expects it soon
to be normal. His mother, Mrs. Joe
Ht: ard, is still in Seattle.
QUARTZ FUTURE SEEN—
y ore work toward the develop
ment of quartz properties is needed
in this district, in the opinion of
Harry Townsend, mining geologist
in the nomh and western states. In
Fa:.banks on a tour of inspection
Mr. Townsend observed that there
are "real opportunities for profitable
quartz development in this conn
try.'’ Interest m the quicker return
from placer properties has resulted
in the slighting of opportunities m
ht: d rock mining.
LITTLE PROFIT NOW—
I ■ spotting is more profitable
tV. . gold mining as far as L. Mc
Gee is concerned. “I took out more
gold last year in prospecting than I
will his year in mining." he said re
c - . ‘ Anchorage after returning
■ ■ i. a visit to his property at
Hughes near Utopia Creek, a tribu
te; \ f the Eoyukuk River. Mr. Mc
Ge e said work is being carried for
ward at the mine “bu: I haven't seen
a oler yet." I is expected the mine
will be on a producing basis next
year. Work this summer consists of
t: ^ad sluicing six or seven feet off
one -urface and digging a ditch two
ar.d one-half miles long from Utopia
Creek to the gold-bearing ground.
The dragline outfit sent north this
£ mnrer is being used in digging the
l .h. The crew will have about two
mo .ths more to work this season.
AT UMENTS ENDED—
Arguments were concluded recent
ly in the case involving the validity
f the will of the late William Sbar
ru; u. waose estate, consisting of
i;_. property in Fairbanks, is estim
r. . . :-.d as worth between $5,000 and
Cl ... v, before U. S. C. mmissioner
V .bn N. Growden Eating as pro
bate .edge, who has taken the case
vm-er advisement in Fairbanks. Mr.
Sharrard died in Fairbanks last
July. His last will, dated_ June 21
ii. year, named E. B. C lilns exec-,
ctor: made a bequest of $850 to Mrs.
11 ary GodsE. who had nursed him
ug g illnesses, and left the res: of
M: t il
Lam Bolander. After Mr. Collins as
e: cit r had offered the will for
pr .aw. Mrs. Goasil entered a con
test. She alleged the will made in
J tut was invalid because the test.a
. was mentally incompetent at the
Sh. asked to tffer for probaie
will, which she averred was
v. h. • the testator was in a
r. .try . at; of r ind and which be
:. _-d to her most if not all the
She asserted Mr. Sharrard
; . pr . raised her his property in
t: ever: of his death, in considera
ti' r of her services as housekeeper
art nurse. The evidence at the hear
ing tended to show that Mr. Shar
ps ri might have been mentally af
ter:; . a: times and the issue- revolv
ed :n the question whether he was
irrational at the time of making the
will last June.
| DREDGE REQUIRES ONE SHIP—
Tbe Alaska Line's freighter. La
| Touche, sailed from Seattle recently
'with ballast r San Francisco to
: load a 3,600-ton dredge for the
■ Goocnews Bay Dredging Company,
j the freight office anc-unced. The
| equipment will make a fall load and
. consequently the ship will sail dlrect
1 !y for Goounews Bay.
: GET WORKING FUNDS—
Secretary of War Harry
TV< dr'ng made allocations recently
totalling S.-4.:T>.000 from this year’s
river and harrtor appropriation for
new wot k. Tbe money provides for
r. k as fellows: Cordova Harbor,
fit 5-ix.O; Dry Pass, $~9.o00; Nome
La t .r. V'.OOO; Eg-.gia River, $5,
00; and Bonneville Dam. S6.9th>,CXt.
Tbe war department also announced
a iotrr ents under the deparment^ ap
propriation for 1936 included $..000
for tbe Nome project.
BLAST WRECKS HOUSE—
An explosion in tbe basement of
tbe Standard Oil Company's seven
room bungai w at Wrangell lifted
tbe structure of its foundations and
injured several people, it was re
’ ported recehly. Z. H. Bradford, the
company agent, entered the house
jus: before the explosion and al
though injured by a falling timber,
■ with the aid of a nurse, rescued his
wile who was in a wheel chair re
covering from a hr ken .eg. Brad
ford and feis wife were both burned
before they escaped, however. Chas.
Flood, foreman of the repair crew,
and a helper were in the basement
at the time and were blown through
the basement window. They escaped
with minor bums.
OLD NATIVE HOUSE FOUND—
What he claims is the largest bar
abara ever found in Alaska, has
been unearthed at Chemofski on
U e a I a s ka island, by Dr. Ales
Erd.ika and his parry. The great
community house is 200 feet long
and 100 feet wide, was buried under
four feet of earth, and though es
timated to have been built centuries
auo was reasonably intact. The
structure, heavily timbered and roof
ed with sod. contained many rents
in tbe way of wood and bone imple
ments, and there were human nones
scattered about, indicating that the
native populace had been wiped out
by a sudden epidemic. The barabara
had stood on point of land, giving
commanding view of surrounding
sea areas The scientific party visited
the ancient village site aboard the
USCG Morris, and from there went
on V) the Is.and c I i .-ur ^f ountains.
PIONEER PASSES—
William Dougherty, 65, familiarly
known as ‘‘Doc,’’ died at his horn:
in Anchorage recently. I be : Id,time
Alaskan, member of Igloo 15. Pio
neers of Alaska, has been in failing
health for some months, and last
month was taken to the local hospi
tal for a few weeks. Mr. Dougherty;
came north to Dawson in 1599. ant
after stampeding in that area fir a
tew years, moved to Fairbanks. In
the early days there, he was engag
in business and mining on Cleary
Creek, and also took part in the Idit
arod stampede. In 1915, the cectas
ed moved to Anchorage where he
has resided ever since. In 1915 he
was employed by the Alasua Rad
road and remained in its employ un
til his retirement in 1932. During
the years since his retirement, Mr.
Dougherty has kept active :y gar
dening and poultry raising. His
friendly disposition endeared him to
all with whom he came in contact.
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STAR AIR SERVICE
INCORPORATED
It is our intention to serve
those living in the Kusko
kwim as efficiently as pos
sible and to the best of our
ability.
THREE RADIO STATIONS
GOVERNMENT APPROVER REPAIR STATIONS
LICENSED PILOTS - LICENSED MECHANICS
ANOTHER DRAGLINE—
Capacity of the Stuyahok mine
operated by Vance Hitt will be doub
led next summer when a new drag
line is installed. Mr. Hitt announc
ed recently in Anchorage as he pre
pared to return to the mine. Mr.
Hitt, with his partners, Ed Dodd and
Joe Woitek. purchased the new drag
line while in Anchorage. The mine
is already operating one dragline
with success. About 150 tons of
freight and supplies were purchased
by Mr. Hitt to be freighted to the
mine this fall. With the supplies on
hand, the mine will be able to get
an early start next spring.
PLANE NOSES OVER—
Eight passengers received a cold
ducking recently when the twin-mo
tored amphibian plane of Pilot John
ny Moore and Mechanic Bourris
Smith of Anchorage, crashed at Nak
nek. according to radio reports re
nt! y. AH escaped injury but the
: ,ane was reported a total loss. The
crash came on the takeoff, the ship
-ming upside down in the water.
Reports received from Kanakanak
said the ship apparently took off on
wheels from the beach but after the
takeoff, hit a down draft over the
water before the wheels were retrac
ted The protruding wheels were be
lieved to have caused the ship to
nose over upon striking the water.
LANDS ARE WTTHDDRAWN—
Five hundred and fifteen acres of
land between Eagle River and Knik
River near Anchorage, have been
temporarily withdrawn from the
pub.ic domain by executive order of
President Roosevelt, according to
word received recently at the Land
Office in Anchorage. George Lingo,
register of the Land Office, said that
the President’s order set aside the
land as an Indian Reserve for the
use of the Eklutna Vocational School
The order affects all the land in the
area between the two rivers and
from the beach line of Knik Arm
far back into the mountains. The
eastern boundary of the Indian Re
serve lies on a line between the Knik
rlacier and the headwaters of Eagle
River. According to the executive
order the land will be held as an In
dian Reserve for 20 years. In that
period the Eklutna school vrSl deter
mine what portions it desires t» re
tain permanently and the order will
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A. H. TWITCHELL
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Outfitting Headquarters
For
MINING MEN
Groceries - Clothing
And Other Supplies
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MR. and MRS. M. MYNTTL Props.
be made permanent far those see-1
tions. The balance if there is any,
will be returned to the public do
main. Hr. Lingo said. Homesteading
on the land included in the Indian
Reserve will be prohibited in the fu
ture. The order was made effective
as of last October 30 and homestead
ers who established themselves prior
to that date hold prior rights to the
property. It was understood that
the land was set aside for the Ek! ul
na school in connection with, the new
education program launched this
summer for natives.
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NOTARY PUBLIC
Takotna, Alaska.
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