AlaskaNews Notes
Paul Bwmd, aged 40, committed
•uicide in Anchorage a few days apo>
by shooting himself through the head
with a 32-caiibro automatic revolver,
of cheap German make. The bullet
entered, the: right temple, causing a
* wound from which the .victim died
about one hour later.
It is believed that the act was pre
meditated, as it is known, that nausea
had been, getting his affairs in shape,
and only the day before had been seen
at the Ship creak bridge drowning his
> pet cat.
Hansen, a native of Germany, who
came to America at the ago of 12, was
a miner by profession, and. had been a
* resident of the Anchorage section for
about ten years. He was interested in
the Willow creek district and associat
ed with a number of local citizens in
developing claims, principally on Heed
a reek. He-was a cabinetmaker by pro
fession, but had not followed his voca
tion for a number of years.
Dr. L. C. Knickerbocker, dentist, an
oldtlmo Alaskan, <and wbo practiced
his profession at *Home for several
years in the early days of that camp,
died at St. Ann’s hospital, Juneau, a
few days ago. A post mortem exam
ination disclosed the direct cause of
* death to be cancer of the intestines,
and it was later ascertained that he
bad been suffering from this for the
past five or six years. In accordance
with the request of Mrs. Knicker
bocker, the body was shipped to their
borne at Edmunds, Wash., for burial.
The people of the KOyukuk district
have been granted a radio station, to
be operated by the government, to keep
them in touch with the outside world,
' and a wireless mao is now on -his way
to Wiseman, at which point the new
station will be established. The Koy
ukuk at present is one of the most iso
* Sated districts in the Territory, and
messages must be sent over a hundred
miles to the Yukon to get to a station.
Pete Kilkenny, who was sentenced to
three months in the federal jail at An
chorage and assessed a fine of $300, es
caped from the jail a few days ago, and
at last accounts was still at large. He
was the youngest offender at the dry
* law to be sentenced for some tfme,
being only 26 years old.
G. Raymond Hood, of Lafayette, Pa.,
' has been appointed professor of chem
istry for the Alaska Agricultural Col
lage and School of Mines, and Ruth
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Practice In all Courts.
Katoryo Trail has been named profes
sor of' home economics. Both com*
well recommended,
3>r. Sr. Ball Young, pioneer Alaska
missionary, and until recently superin
tendent of Presbyterian missions la the
Northland, has been assigned to the
position of special representative ?or>
Alaska for the Presbyterian Board of1
I Home Missions, and will make hie
headquarters in Seattle. His new du
ties will be to raise funds for building
boats, etc., and to furnish literature
to carry oa the missionary work in
Alaska,
Chief Nakota, of the Cook Inlet tribe
of natives, died a few days ago. He
was about 78 veers of age, and was suf
fering frees tuberculosis. He is sur
vived' by hie wife, who is confined in
Moraingeide, and several children.
Walter Lukens, well known Seward
engineer, says the Seward Gateway,
left Juneau recentlv for Seattle, from
whtoh place be will go to Nome, his
station for work with the Alaska Road
Commission for this season.
Frank Belford, aped 63, well known
; Alaskan miner. died in the government
hospital in Anchorage a few days aeo.
He was a miser and prospector from
Livengood district and was well known
in the Interior.
The remains of Henry Kuehne, a pi
oneer o! Nome, were found in his cabin
on the saadspit, recently. An inquest
showed he had died of apoplexy.
Says No Competion Be
! tween Radio and Cable
Washington.—Major General George
O. Souier told those at the annual
meeting.of the National Academy of
Sciences that the era of cable develop
ment is opening which will give speed
and accuracy unthought of at the pres
ent time.
Major Squier said the United States
Signal Corps’ development of work in
connection with the new Seattle-Ket
ohikan cable has been carried out in
the past year in the laboratory of Win,
Brude, at Springfield* Ohio, in accord
ance with the key plan based upon
radio engineering principles applied to
ocean cables, and has resulted in a
marked progress.
He declared there was no real com
petition between the radio and cable.
He called the radio a broadcasting
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one-way service, and said the cable is
needed for a point-to-point, two-way
service*
“Kastus, how is it you have given up
going to church?’-* asked Pastor Brown.
“Weil, aah,” replied Rastus, “it's die
way. i likes to take as active part, an*
1 used to pass de collection basket, but
day’s give de job 10 Brothab Green,
who just returned from ovah tai-ab.”
“£b recognition of his heroic service,
I' suppose?**
“'No,, sab. 1 reckon be got dat job la
recognition o’ his having lost one o' his
hands.**
“Do vou know the nature of so oath,
madam?”
“Well, I ought to. We have just
moved, and my husband put down the
aarpet."—Everybody’s Magazine.
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A Dredging or Hydraulicing
Proposition, Yankee Creek
i ana the principal owoar of a block of ^ground
on Yankee creek,|>bout seven mure Ion*, "extend
ing from No. 1 BelowJDiscovery down to the mouth
of the creak.
Pay hat beenglocated all along for a distance of
about three miles from the upper end, and pretty
well prospected'and cross-cut
The average depth of the ground is from seven
to twenty^feet. The top ia all black muck, tbat can
be moyed(freely. No rock bigger than one’s fist.
The width of the psy. for' a distance of about
three miles, is from 100 to 200 feat. Crossouting
work indicatee tbat the ground will go from 15
cents to 31 per square foot of bedrock. My belief
H la that^the pay will average 60 cents per foot.
I hare a ditch on the ground, three miles loag,
together with water rights. The ground is pretty
wet) cleared. There is also a drain, three miles
long, with the water right. I also have a water
right on Ready Bullion creeky >om which water
caw be brought to Yankee creek with a ditch less
thaa a mile long (4,900 feet), which will give four
eluleeheads of water,iwith' a pressure or fall of 120
i; feet, being 1600 feet to the-work from the ditch.
After doing away wHb'the muoh, there will be
from four to aix foot of dirt te handle. ?he p*Vf
runs mostly ia ths bedrock of porphyry and flats.
The ground is virgin, only about $11,00® baring
been taken out by windlass in prospecting.;
Prospecting work during tbs present winter has
resulted in lading values that run up to II per
square foot of bedrock.
The Fluase Dredge Company has a dredge above
this ground, which has been in operatioa for tb«
last three seasons.
The Government road crosses Yankee ereek. I
also have a road down the creek that connects with
the Government road.
I am also the agent for owners of ground other
than that held bv myself.
The ground can be worked either with dredge,
drag-line scraper, or by bydrauliclnr.
I will either sell tbe ground or give a lease on
it. If the prospect is satisfactory to tbe buyer, a
cash pay meet will be expected. A pood bargain
will be given to tbe right party.
For further information, terms, etc., sell ate
ground, or write or telegraph me.
BD NOLLKTT1,
Toketna. Alaska.