Alaska NewsNotes
Ketchikan spent $30,060 in street
work during 1922.
W. A. Gilmore, former Nbme law
yer, is in business in Seattle.
Sam Pepper, widely »known Candle
creek operator, is living* iaGeattle.
George B. Grigsby, fat-mer delegate
to Congress from Alaska* is located in
New Yorla
W. T. Code, who ran the first motion
picture house in Nome,* has a similar
business in Seattle.
WillCrary, for many years proprietor
of the- Valdez Prospector, is in the
printing business at Medford, Ore.
Frank Link, an Atlin-Fairbanks pio
neer, now runs a tonsoria.1 parlor in the
Seattle Hotel building.
J.‘ W. Blalock, who was in Nome in
the days of the big stampede, is now
proprietor of the Hotel. Regent, New
York.
L. M. Davis, former Alaska painter,
is conducting a studio featuring Alaska
pictures at 10k Fifteenth street, New
York.
,1. H. Sears, who organized the**Har
riman bank at Seward several vears
ago, is in the importing business in
New York.
W. G. Machardv, who* was formerly
Interested in mining around Vkldez,* is
in the gas fixture business at* Worces
ter, Mass.
D. F. Tozier, mining and civil* engi
neer who helped construet the. Alaska
railroad at Seward, is now engaged in
a big coal proposition j.t Bellingham,
Wash..
A monster eagle, measuring si* feefc
from tip to tip, was recently killed- at
Dawson by Alex. Fisher. The bird has
been mounted, with wings outspread;’
and will be presented* to tbe Ragle1
lodge.
Owing to a decreased appropriation,
Governor Bone has abolished the game
district at Nome, and the Anchorage
district has been consolidated with the
Seward district under Warden George
Cotter.
A petition has been circulated by
residents to have the name of Wiseman
postoffice, now ealled “Nolan” by the
government, changed to Wiseman, in
order to avoid oonfusion.
President Bradley, of the Alaska
Joneau Mining Company, states that
before the end of the current year it is
expected to have the over all capacity
of the milling plant brought up to ten
thousand tons a day, with operating
costs and sorting reduced to 20 cents a
200.
Wild rabbits in Western Washington
are being trapped and protected to be
transplanted to the islands of the
Alaska coast, where they will furnish
live food for the foxes on those islands.
More than fifty new fox farms have
been established on the islands during
the past year.
The Rt. Llev. Peter T. Ilowe, Epis
copal bishop of Alaska, is quoted as
saving that, it is his belief that another
gnle strike rivaling that of the Klon
dike, is imminent in the Chandlar re
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north of the Yukon.
Harney Watson, okltime steamship
agent in Alaska,* for many years*a- resi*
dent of Nome, and Jater agent at An
chorage, is now im the steamboat busi
ness at Portland. ^
Dan Kennedy, the well known packer
and guide, has secured from the in
terior Department a five-year conces
sion to operate pack trains in the Mc
Kinley national park. Temporary
camps for tourists will be established
at various points throughout the park.
Charles E. Ruthenberg, of Cleveland,
leader of the communist party of Amer
ica, who was recently found guilty of
violating the criminal syndicalism law
and is now faeing a prison sentence of
ten years or a fine of $5,000, or both,
was a former resideot of Nome, in the
early days of that camp, but he “got
that way” since going outside.
Unless steps are taken to preserve
the moose of the Ke'nai peninsula, by
feeding and a cessation of indiscrimi
nate killing of cows, the moose will
aoon pass into history, is the opinion of
Walter G. Culver, of the U. S. biolog
ical survey, who, accompanied by Al
Hardv, recently returned from a trip
to the region for the-purpose of observ
ing conditions.
W. D. Gross, id the motion picture
business at Juneau, owner of the Coli
seum theatre in that tow n, is consult
ine with architects about the construc
tion of two new, up-to-date motion pic
ture houses—one in Juneau and one in
Ketchikan. He plans to turn his pres
ent Juneau motion picture house into a
big dance hall and amusemeut resort,
replacing it with a modern theatre
bbilding. ■
William Williamson-, a former Terri
torial employe under Oaptain Walker,
township survey man-at-Juneau, is now
operating a silver-fox-farm on Kasilof
river near'Kenai, and has made a won
derful success of the business. In 1920
Mr. and Mrs. Williamson started the
ranch with five pairs-of foxes, aad at
the present time have 53 splendid foxes
They cull the foxes carefully, aad last
year raised 34 Jpups .
W. S.~Horning, a prominent Willow
-Creek mine operator, is authority for
the statement that there- are 150 men
employed in that-district at the pres
ent time and that this number will be
increased to one thousand in the near
future. He predicts that the Willow
Creek district will witness-the busiest
season in its history and that all mines
in that section will be worked to full
capacity.
Amlia island, one oft the- islands of
the Aleutian chain, is now deserted,
but natives claim that sixty vears ago
a thriving village was - located there.
An earthquake at that time created a.
large crevice clear across the island. !
into which the sea poured, so frighten
ing the natives that they' removed to
Atka. One of the oldest ladies on Atka
island is said to be 92 years of age,
called “Grandma” Azocfritn-eo.
Six persons were injured, tw“ of
them seriously, when forty -feet, of the
sidewalk above the beach alongside <>i'
the Native Presbvterian Mission at j
Tndiantown, Juneau, gave way under j
the weight of the funeral procession!
following the remains of Mrs. Joseph j
| Daniels. The tide was out, and the
mourners and casket fell on the rocks
and logs below. Jack Benson and Mrs.
! Mary Tassel were the most seriously
i injured, both having been struck by
| the casket when it fell.
; That caribou can be easily dOmesti- i
I rated is being demonstrated near i-'atr-I
banks, the association for raising these j
animalshaving at the present time a j
number of calves which were caught i
last, fall under its care. It is- stated j
that within a short time after their
capture the animals would eat out of
the hands of their captors and'also fol
low them around as docile and playful
as pet puppies. The association has
built an enclosure ten miles square to
keep their stock within bounds.
Notice of Forfeiture
To Michael Lucey. vour heirs, executor ,
and assigns:
i You and each of yon wiH‘please take ]
I notice that the under-signed, a co-owner
in placer mining claims No. 2 aml No.
3 Above Discovery on Moore creek,
has caused the annual assessment work
to be done on the above described
claims for the years 1921 and 19‘2‘A
amounting to one hundred dollars for
each year, and for each of said years
has (iaid fo. said work, including the
proportion due from the above named
co<-owner.
And you are further notified that
unless you pay your proportion of the
assessment work clone on said claims
for each cf said years, within ninety
days after the last publication of this
notice, your interests in and to said
property will become forfeited to the
undersigned, as provided by Section
2324 of the revised statutes of the
United States and amendments thereto.
Cecil Barlow,
, Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, July 7. 1923.
Date of last publication, Ow. 13, 1923.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Bennett James, John Holmgren,
Charles B. Taylor. George V7. \1
orecht, Edward McArdle and Charles
Knell, and their and each of their
heirs, executors, administrators, suc
cessors in interest, and assigns:
You. and each of you, will please take
notice that the undersigned, a co-owner
in placer mining claim Good Luck Frac
tion, situated between No. 1 and No. 2
Above Discovery on Moore creek, ir,
the Mt. McKinley mining: and record
ing: precinct, Territory of Alaska, has
caused the annual assessment work to
be done on the above described claim
for the years 1920, 1921 and 1922,
amounting: to one h-udred dollars for
each year, and for each of said years
has paid for said work, including: the
proportion due from the above named
parties.
And you are further notified that,
unless you and each of you pay vour
proportion of the assessment work done
on said ground for each of said years,
within ninety days after the last pub
lication of this notice, ' our and each of
your interests in and to said property
will become forfeited to the under
signed. as provided by Section 2.124 of
the revised statutes of the United
States and amendments thereto.
Joseph H. Smith,
C'o-Owner.
Date o' "rst publication, July ", 1923.
Date o* . st publication, Oct. 13.
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