Alaska N ews Notes
Hyder has a new electric light plant, j
Fifteen men are employed in the
Kougarok mining district.
Only six tourists visited McKinley
National Park last season.
The Portland block in Dawson was;
destroked by lire, recently.
George B. Grigsby, former delegate
from Alaska and attorney general, is
now located in New York city.
The Kennecott Corporation declared
a dividend of 75 cents a share on .Janu
ary 15, on stocks of record Dec. 22.
George Hazelet is installing a 1C 3
barrel still at his well at Katalla, to be
used in the manufacture of lubricating ;
oils.'
Dawson lodge of Yukon Pioneers re
cently celebrated the twenty-eighth ;
anniversary of the founding of the |
order.
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Earl Hyde, well known in.Nome and
other parts of Alaska, is in New York,
raising funds on oil properties near
Billings, Mont
A. R. Larson, former cashier of the
Miners & Merchants Bank of Ketchi
kan, is raising funds to start another
bank in the portal city.
Casey McDanel. the uoted caterer cn
ibthe Alaska railroad, has made a pro
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piisui to put in a first Class hotel at the
base of Mount McKinley to accommo
date tourists.
Mitchell Rose, of Tanana, was re- \
ceutly arrested by federal officials, and
in resisting arrest struck an officer
over the head with a bottle.
Nome Odd Fellows recently elected
new ollioars as follows: Gus Johnson,
noble grand; George HoblSy, vice
grand; James Bo^an, secretary; Earl
Mod ini, treasurer.
Ben Myers, well known miner on;
Last Cbauce creek, in the Dawson dis- i
trict, having passed away while seated
at his table. The body was warm when
discovered.
The U. S. district court house at
Nome, the bureau of education, and the
Nome postoHice are now being supplied
with steam heat from the Alaska Mines
heating plant.
Old-time Alaskans in San Francisco
are not satisfied with conditions and !
long to return to the Territory, accord- j
in'" to ii. C. Woods, of Fairbanks, who
recently returned from the Outside.
The Ketchikan Daily News, a new
puolication, has been started at the
portal city by Elbert Bennett, who is
editor and business manager, and Ber
nard M. Stone, who is well known in
the Alaska newspaper field.
Several uUtfits will be in operation at |
the recent strike in the Chatamka fiats
W'ieu the water commences to run this i
spring. Many holes have been put to '
bedrock, and in some instances the
praspectors are greatly encouraged.
Alfred Stoney, a hog rancher, living
near Juneau, had haiu luck recently. |
Federal otlieers raided his place and
seized ail of bis Christmas brew. Be |
was.mulcted ot $100 fine, aud the judge
threw thirty days at him as a New
Year present.
W. R. Millard is expected to redpen
the Granite mine at Port Wells in Lhe
near luture. The mine was bid in
uuder a lien sale last year by Mr. Mil
ieu d, aud as the period of redemption
has expired Mr. Millard and associates
will take over the property.
It is reported in Prince William
Sound that the Midas mine, across the
bay from Valdez, has been sold by the
Granby corporation to the Guggenheim
interests aud that work will be resumed
tins summer, altey several years’ shut
down. This is a copper property.
A committee vvas appointed at a re
cent meeting of the Nome igloo of
Pioneers for the purpose of staning a
movement to remove the Pioneers’
Hume, ut Sitka, to California, or some <
other location. A resolution was also
drawn asking Lhe legislature to pro
vide a pension for pioneers sufficient
for them to choose their own locality
in which to reside.
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That you counot believe everything}
that you read iu newspapers vvas aptly |
illustrated by little Johnny’s perusal of
the column headed “News About Our
Town Folks.” He startled his mother
by exclaiming suddenly: “Ma, what
part of a lady is her honeymoon?”
Grabbing for a foothold, his mother
countered, ‘T don’t know; why?’’
“Well, the paper says Mrs. Doitup
Brown fell down and hurt herseif on
her honeymoon.”
Mrs. Catterson (10 literary husband): ■;
“lias the ruustard plaster relieved jou
s > that you can focus your mind on
your workj”
Cauerson: “It’s relieved the pain
in my back, but now I’ve got my mind
focused on the plaster.’’
For Sale—Grapbophone, with sixty
records; iD good condition. Inquire
Times office.
For Sale—A well broken leader, cheap.
Inquire Times office.
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