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Vlarph .1872.
1 akirtira, Alaska, .May 8, 1920
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The Grand igloo of the Pioneers of
Alaska, which met-in Vqld-z early. in
Apr.it, valid to nolct the 1927 session
in Juneau, the selection having been
on do tei -the reason that th« Terri
'orial Legislature.will be'in session at
that; time.
The following officers were elected'
Grand. President'—A. Dinrand, of
Valdez.
Grand First Vice President—W. H.
'asv.ell. of Cordova.
Grand Second Vice President—Ecio
F'orgs, op Ketchikan#
Grand Secretary-—George .1. Love.
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Grand Treasurer—Giiariess Schkis
er,;ef Valdez.
Grand Historian*—H. R. Shepard, of
lunftau.. •
Grand t‘ha.pl.tin—James Paulson,-of
Seigard.
Grand Sergeant-at-'Arms*—,1, J. Mc
Donald, of Anchorage.
Grand Trustees—Alfred J. < rhezzi,
of iVen.ma; Robert H. Romig, of An
chorage; Robert Sheldon, of Fair
oanks; John Wrignt, oi Juneau; VVm
Clark, of. Chitina.
The Grand Igloo adopted a resolu
tion endorsing the plan of Governor
George A. Parks to secure a Govern
ment insane hospital in Oregon or
Washington-for the us- of the. Alaska
uisanc.
The session was harmonious
throughout, but was not as largely at.
tended ,rs had been hoped
A peculiar happening occurred re
cently oiv the beach below Juneau, at
a pc*inr 160 feet north of the Standard
Oil dock, when « portion ol tliebeach
and; channel bank about lbO feet in
length and about 2.0'feet wide disap
peared' into the sea. Previous to the
slide there was a sandy beach where
now-there is something like six fath
oms, of water. As the slide was a
quarter of a jnile south of the Alaska
■Juneau cock, dum ., it cannot, be at
tributed to pressure, and one theory
advanced Is that, if may have btsen
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caused by a suhterranean stream fed
fro nit.he mountain back of the beach
and that recent heavy rains caused it
tho go on a ram page.
There are 24' volcanoes on the
Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian
islands. A considerable number are
active and emit, .smoke and steam at
intervals.*
A $25,Odd Bull motor car has been
purchased by the Alaska Railroad for
the sumhter service between Seward
and Fairbanks. The car is 55 feet in
length, and has a 250.-h. p. gasoline
motor. It will carry 72 passengers,
and ha*, a compartment for baggage
and mail. The total weight is 4*'
tons. A crew of two men, an en
gineer and conductor* are ail that .are
required for its operation, it is un
derstood the coach will be operated
twice a week between Sowar • and
Fairbanks
Harold K. McCutcheon, one of the
oldest brakemen and conductors on
the Alaska Railroad, passed away at
Los Angeles i few days ago. He had
been ailing for some time, nil- was
given a leave of absence a year ago
Iasi Januarj in order to combat the
inroads made by the dread disease of
"‘Consumption.
Mr. HcCutcreori was one of the
earliest men to join the trainmen’s
staff on the Id Alaskan .Engineering
Commission, entering the Service, as a
braketnan i > June, 11)17. He worked
only a few months when he was given
an extended leave of absence to go
across with the ,21st Engineers, the
organization headed by Col. Frederick
Mears, former chairman of the Alas
kan Engineering: Commission. While
at the point of embarkation be was
found to have a trace of tuberculosis,
but was retained in the service on ac
count of his general good health.
Mrs. Pauline:' Crane, wife of Fred
C. Srane, formerly United states as
sistant attorney at Fairbanks, has
filed a suit for S2o,000 against the
Alaska. Steamship Company. The suit
is the result of injuries alleged el
have been sustained by Mrs. Crane
when a.deck chair on the steamer
Yukon in . which she was about to
seat herself, collapsed. The accident
is said to have occurred in Alaskan
waters a year ago in Februarp.
Speaking before a Seattle club of
mining-midi, Sam 0. Scotte, who two
years ago reported the discovery of a
tropical valley in the Arctic regions
of Canada, declared that white deer,
small buifalo and other animals of the
temperate belt thrive in the mild cli
mat eof. that region The valley,
Scotte said, is twenty miles long by
three miles wide, and due to shelter ■
mountains, hubtding hot springs and
chinook winds, snow was almost un -
known. Scotte asserted that the coun-r
try eaost of the Caossiat range ol
mountains contains gold, silver, lead,
platinum, oil and asphale. ‘ This sec
tion,” he- declared, ‘ is almost un
tuched by white men. On one un
named creek I panned $L70U in 12
days.”
. Eli Dehon, proprietor of the Pio
neer laundry at. Anchorage and- one of
the most widely known men of the
Anchorage-dist: let, was found dead at
Larson 6e Guskey
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Operating Gasboat ‘Seawolf II.’
Between McGrath and Takotna
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his home in that city a few days ago.
He was still in bed, and it is believed
that death occurred during the night,
probably the result of a heart attack.
Harry Johnson, an employee of the
Tanana Valley Gold Dredging Com
pany at Fairbanks, was painfully
crushed recently when he became
jammed between two sleds loaded
with coal, which were being hauled
from Gilmore to Fish creek. He was
immediately sent to the hospital at
■ Fairbanks, reaching there in a very
weakened condition. Johnson, known
among his friends as “Midnight,” is a
brother of Blanche Cascaden.
I Carl Engstrom, head mechanic of
i the Kenneeott shops, had his arm
broken in (wo places, his hip frac
ru'ed ana His he&d cut, recently,
■ while working on some machinery in
the power plant. According to the
| report of an eye-witness, Engstrom
had gone to the upper part of the
plant to replace a belt which had
j come otf a pulley, and was caught by
the rapidly revolving shaft, whirled
j through the air and dashed to the
floor, twenty feet below. The full ex
’ tent of his injuries are not known,
: hut are very serious at best.
Los Bernard, wtio was a -partner
until recently with Edward Morrissey
in the publication of the Ketchikan
Chronicle, and who went outside ;
few montns ago, returned to Juneau
i a few weeks ago, and will be con
nected with the Juneau Empire, hav
' ing [lurch <sed a substantial interest
in that publication
Full particulars were recently re
I ceived at Dawson concerning the in
I juries received by Bob Henderson,
| who recently fell JO feet from a cliff
1 while prospecting on Mount Finlay
son. The injured man was immedi
atey removed to St. Joseph’s hospital,
in Victoria, where it was at tirst
thought, in addition to seven broken
ribs, his lungs had been crushed. 'Al
though -Bob's condition was considered
serious, the veteran Klondiker is mak
ing progress and will puli' through.
Henderson, with Caramel-, shares the
distinction of being the first to'tits !
cover gold in the Klondike.
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Tobaccos
Cigars
Soft Drinks
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Sheet Metal Work !
All Kinds of Repairs
Stoves Built
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Toketne, Alaska |
A Spasmodic Investigation.
“How many ribs have you, John
ny?” asked the teacher.
“I don’t know, ma’am. I*th so awful
ticklish I never could count ’em.”—
Buffalo Bison.
PROFESSIONAL
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokntna, Alaska
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Du Rand’s |
Cafe and :
Hotel I
Flat City
Tskotna
Pool Hall
Avoid the Rush!
Toilet Articles
Cigarette Holders -
Cigar Holders
Pocket Combs
Sanitary Tooth ’^tfitshes
Extracts Lemon, Banana
and Strawberry Flavors
Imperial Cigarettes
at cost price
Jack Mutchler
Proprietor I
B. & E. Store
McGrath, Alaska
Groceries
Hardware
Miners’ Supplies
of All Kinds
Indies' Fnrniahiagi
Furs Bought and Said
Moose Skin Mitta aad Raeta
King Island kfakluka
Babeesh, or Slad Lathing
Voigt’s Dog Mamass, tka rery
Boat
FRESH HARDEN SEEDS
A. R. ESdridge
Max Simel
The. Pioneer Trader
Furs Boujrht and
Sold
| Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
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Ask the -People of Opbir about us.
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General Transportation
How About Wood Hauling? '
Joe Ferris
Takotna
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