Alaska News Notes
The eight moose calves seat to the
Yellowstone Park by Supt. Jones, of
the Alaska Packers at Kenai, have ar
rived at their destination in fine shape.
W. J. Gilford, a member of Igloo No.
4, Pioneers of Alaska, at> Fairbanks,
who has been ailing for some time, left
recently for the Pioneers’ Home, at
Sitka.
Tlyder has been changed from a cus
toms station to a oort of entry. E. It.
Stivers, who has been in charge of the
station, will remain as deputy collector
of customs in charge. ■
The store and warehouses of N. D.
Sheppard, Andreofskv trader, were
burned and their contents destroyed by
tire, a few weeks ago. The loss was a
heavy one, as no insurance was carried.
The sum of $90,000 was appropriated
by the Legislature for the support of
the Alaska Agricultural College and
School of Mines for the next two years.
The sum originally asked for was $182,
000.
A former Interiorite recently walked
into a coast restaurant and asked, “Is
May here?” “May who?” asked the
proprietor. “Mayonnaise.” “No; she’s
dressing,” replied the proprietor, as he
floored the joker with a hotcake.
It is reported from Healy that the
Healy River Coal Corporation has been
awarded a contract to supoly the'Alas
kan Engineering Commission with 14,
000 tons of Suntrana coal before No
vember 1.
O. L. Willoughby, known ns the
original discoverer of oil in the Bering
river field, and long identilied with the
business interests of Katalla, and L. R.
Van de Bogard, former Nome mining
man. are developing a gold property in
the Gold Hilt district of Oregon.
Travelers on the Alaska railway are
expressing their delight at the opening
of the magnificent new hotel recently
constructed at Curry hy the Aiaskau
Engineering Commission. rt is a depot
hotel large enough to accommodate a
trainload of passengers and raodernly
equipped.
Tt is reported that, to encourage ag
riculture in the Copper river valley,
the Copper River & Northwestern rail
way has made a through rate of 75c
per 100 pounds from Seattle to any
point on the railroad on all farming
implements, otber'than motor, and on
fertilizer and seed grain.
Wh§n traveling on the Government
railroad Outside passengers are sur
prised at the completeness of the meal
offered in the dining car couthicted by
Casey McDannel. A luncheon or a lull
meal can be secured at prices on a par
with town prices, and it is proving a
great convenience.
Drilling for oil at Yakataga beach
will be started this summer, a deal
having just been closed insuring a
thorough prospecting of the field, ac
cording to an announcement, made by
Frank Booster, of Cordova. W. A. Muu- j
ley, former U. S. eistrict attorney at
Valdez, is interested iu the project.
The Ketchikan Commercial Club has j
recently had issued 25,000 pamphlets
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descriptive of the town and setting
forth its advantages as a tourist resort,
and as a promi iog lield for the investor,
and bomeseeker. The booklets will ! ■.
distributed throughout the count, y
through tourist ageneies and trans
jjortation companies.
Juneau is to have a public market, at
which the farmers of the community
can display and sell their produce t
either wholesale or retail, without eoso
to themselves. Tbo oit.y council re
cently voted to construct a market sle d
10x40 feet'on a vacant lot across from
the city hall, work on which will star t
at once, lames**.-*
The federal government, through U.
S. Attorney Cuv B. Erwin, has started
an action against the surety cor- y
bonding Postmaster T. if Deal, < f
Fairbanks, to recover the amount of
the shortage in the postoffice funds
casioned by the robbery of the office
some months ago. Deal has also Lu u
made a defendant in the action. 3
The Alaskan Engineering Com .. -
sion has opened offices in Seattle for
the accommodation and direction of
tourist travel, and particularly for
those who desire to see the real Alaska.
This will prevent people who wish to
visit the Territory from being diverted
at Seattle and sent to Dawson. Liter a
ture regarding Alaska will be distrib
uted fror r this office.
One bill passed by both houses of toe
Territorial Legislature as shown by
the official records,-will not become a
law, not because it was disapproved try
the governor or allowed to die wit; it
his approval, but because it completely
disappeared during the dosing days of
the session. The bill carried an ap
propriation of 8500 for the constri ction
of a school house at Bethel.
Mrs. L. C. Hess, ut Fairbanks, nd
E M. Keys, of Healy, were rece l.v
named by Go ertior Doric as me : rs
of the hoard of regents of the Ah.ska
Agricultural College anu Kcho l of
Mines. Mr. Keys succeeds I\ J. Rick
ert, of Fairbanks, resigned, and Mrs.
Hess, who has been a member of the
board for several years, succeeds her- :
self, her former term having expired.
Longshoremen waged a strike at
Seward while the Victoria was in port
there, refusing to wor k for 75 cents an
hour in unloading the ship while the
workmen on the dock were receiving
90 cents an hour from the Alaskan En *
ginecring < ommissiorr. As neith*
side would give in, tl.< b< was i
laved nearly two clays, while a number
of school ho vs performed the work o
unloading the cargo.
Mrs. II. F. Both, wife of the well-}
known pioneer at tornev of Fairbank ,
died in that itv recently from fine i
mor.la. The deceased had contracted
a severe cold and after being taken to1
the hospital pneumonia developed, re
sulting in death. She had been a resi
dent of Fairhaoks for many years, and
taken an acive part in charitable and
church work and was highly respected
by all vho knew her.
Laying of rhe new Seattle Sitka cable
will not ire begun until May. 11*24, due
to the time required to build it. *!
Sea'tie Chamber is advisee! by J. J. .
Underwood, its Washington rep ,
sentative. The cable will i>e of t
latest type in use, and will be of \s;
construction that it can lie made part,
of a trans-Pacific cable. Congress has,
approved a future appropriation to e x-1
tend the cable to Seward.
Honoring Colonel and Mrs. Fre , i
crick Mears, several hundred men < n
women of Anchorage attended the pil>- J
lie reception held at trie Elks Temple. <
The informal ertfair was an avowed sue-1
e'ess. On behalf of the citizens, Dr. E. j
Spaulding, president of the Anchorage !
Chamber of Commerce, presented Col.
Mears with a "golden spiked’ and Mr -
Meat's with a beautiful gold wrist
watch. In his presentation speech !
Spaulding prteilv' told of Col. Mears' j
connection with Die civil life of An
chorage and mccessful reign as
head of the Alaskan Engineering Corn- !
mission.
Notice of Forfeiture,
To Michael Lucey. vour heirs, execute!
and assigns:
You and each of you will please t
notice that the undersigned, a co-owner
in placer mining claims No. 2'and No.
3 Above Discovery on Moore cm .
has caused the annual assessment work
to be done on the above described
claims for the years 1021 and 1 *22,
amounting to one hundred dollars or
each year, and for each of said years
has paid for said work, including the
proportion due from the above nai o
co-owner.
And you are further notified that,
unless you pay your proporti .1 of the
assessment work done on I claims
for each of said years, i1’ n ninety
days after the last publican, 1 ol this
notice, your interests in ami to said
property will become fotfcit l to the
undersigned, a: provid - Sec ion
2324 of the revised statu: of the
United States and amend men thereto.
Cm !. !’, ,OV *
'"iSS C,> Owner.
Date of first publication, • dv T. 192.’$.
Date of last publication, t i, I. _
Notice of Forfei. are.
To Bennett James, John Holmgren,
Charles E. Taylor, Geer, ■ T.Y. Al
brecht. Edward McArdle 1 Char1- -
Knell, and their and e:n of t ■ ir
heirs, executors, adroinist: tots, suc
cessors in interest, and as -ns:
Ton, and each of you, will | ease take
notice that the undersigned, 1 co-ow,. •
in placer mining claim ( ick Frac
tion, . i ited between No. i and No. 2
•
Above Discovery on Moore creek, in
the Mr. McKinley m: and record
in£ precinct, Territory of Alaska, has
caused the annual a • sment work to
be on the ab scribed claim
j for the years 1920, 1 )21 and 1D22,
amounting to one hundred dollars for
each year, and for < r t of said years
has paid for said work, including the
proportion duo fr-.n t1 • above named
parties.
And you are further notified that,
un’c 5 you :: i ■ : •’ you pay vour
proportion of the as-. uent work done
on -:aid oron- ' fo” r.h of said years,
within ninety ays aft : the last pub
lication of : * i i ;tice, your and each of
your interests in an 0 to said property
wifi become forfeitc I to the under
sign I. as provided > y Section 2.J24 of
'he reyisp i sf u - of the United
St.atc-s and atnendimthereto.
j<eph If. Smith,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, July ”, 1923.
he of last :i. Oct. 13.
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