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While ,«ttempting;tb take • a,.blue.'
foicfroroaiixapin whjfbit hadtbean
eaught, and which ,w»s. located neat,.
the brink t of a precipitous, cliff, .Fred
3ehwart*6ff. oftTJzinkie, Alaska* fellt
hack word .when the chain holding, the
trap snapped, and feU backwards to.
the bottom ot the cliff. . fracturing ,
two ribs^.apd. injuring his left arm...
The. bow* who ,is,.23 years of age. was
in a serious, condition, owing* to . thao
delay in .(getting, him fro mthe scene :
of the..accident to. Uganik,. and then.i
to ,his .bwnft .at .Uainkie, and later to
Dr., Pryee at Kodiak,, on .account of
the prevaUin^storms at .see.., Ha is
now on .the., mend and it is expected
will regain, his former .goad -healths
L,. F* Bbhw. Alaska sourdough* ed
itor, . but for . the,„ past eight ypats
news editor .of. The Alaska,.Weekly,
Seattle,. died at the Providence Host
pita!, Seattle^, on the morning of
MarchrJ4.. He. had ..been, ill .but five
bays. . Death, was due_ toocomplica
tiqns resulting from intestinal flu.
Mr. Shaw’s first, .newspaper work
in Alaska, was on..the Valdez Pros
pector... From Valdez ho went to
Nome, and .during .19Q4T&1,was con
nected. witr, ,the J^.ome. Nugget* About
that time .the Northeastern Trading
Company; obtained, .some v concessions
in. Siberia and called ./or .prospectors,
and he spent the next eight, months
in ..Siberia-.., Returning, to, .Nome, he
again .tmwepapettjwork for a.
couple of .years, following which he
wont to Seward, where .he spent the
spent the next six years as editor of
the Seward Gateway., He .was one of
the first on the ground .at. Anchorage
following ;,the, opening,,of fthat town.
Fern time? y^urs he. was.editor of the
Anchorage Times, He .was a capable
newspaper, man and hig&lyv esteemed
by alt who knew. him. He is sur
vived by. his widow, Margaret E
Shaw, to owhom heu-was married im
1912 at Walla .Walla; Wash.
Ira "Boh" Smith,, an.oldtimer of
Alaska,.who.in recent years has been
t trapping in. the Ruby district, died a
few days ago of paralysis at 3t. Jo
seph’s hospital, Fairbanks. He came
to the Territory 36 years ago, and so
far as known pq- near relatives sur
vive him.
One of Alaska’s real pioneers, Mr.
Smith had an .adventurous life. By
’ choice he was ..a .frontiersman and al
his life was spent on theoutposts of
civilization. In the early days of the
West be. engaged in many, fights with.
Indians amL during'^one .skirmish was ‘
wounded. Buffalo Bill, it is said, •
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laved him and carried; him to his
•anch,. where he was irarsed back to
lealth.
It was in the ’80s that Mr. Smith
:ame to Alaska. He took in every
stampede in the country except the
Fairbanks strike. About 25 years
igo. he ran a store and trading post
it Moose Point, on the Yukon river.
He never retursed to the States
ifteVraoming to Alaska, and an Alas
ka Railroad train viewed from his
Hospital window was the first one he
lad seen in forty years.
Five years in the Federal peniten
tiary at McNeil’s Island was the sen
tence. imposed upon Wayne McDon
augh in the District Court at Fair
aanks by Judge Cecil H. Clegg, a few
ays ago. McDonough had pleaded
guilty. to assault with a dangerous
weapon upon the person of Mrs.
Catherine McLean.
In. passing sentence Judge Clegg
cead McDonough a lecture, during
which he advised the prisoner to ab
stain from liquor lest it lead him to
a position where he might have to
forfeit his life for a crime. It was a
mere accident, the judge said, that
Mrs. McLean was not killed when
McDonough struck her over the head
with a stick and a bottle.
Foe operating a still in violation of
the internal revenue act Gregory
Shumeff, better known as Pete Smith,
will spend a. year and a day in the
McNeil Island penitentiary, a sen
tence imposed upon him by Judge
Cecil H. Clegg ah Fairbanks a few
days ago
Bert McDonald, on eof' two men ac
cused of the murder of G. P. Mar
shall, Ktchikan fish buyer, last Oc
tober, was returned to Ketchikan re
cently from the States. McDonald
was spirited away from Portland,
Ore., by an Alaskan officer, who had
a warrant charging him with first
degree murder. Mor eth&n 500 peo
ple were at the dock to witness the
.eturn of McDonald as the steamer
landed..
OHLSON URGES SUPPORT
FOR ALASKA RAILROAD
(Continued from Page 1.)
>umers, Col. Ohlson has planned to.
prepare a list showing how the. dif
ferent sommodities will be afferted'
>y the new tariff. This list, whic^c
will show in cents the approximate
ncrease in the cost of a can of peas,
i pound of butter and other articles
which make up the family budget,
will be published. fort he benefit of
:he public.
The new coal rates,, which will be
75 per cent higher than at present,
will be.an 80 per cent increase in oil
snd gasoline rates, effective April 1;
the new local freight rates, effective
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April 15, and the joint through rates,
effective April 20, will have a varied
increase front 30 to 6? per cent.
WA& a view to giving encourage
ment to development of mining and
farming, it was dec idled not to in
crease the rates cm mining machinery
intended for new projects,, or on farm
implements. The general manager
also is given the privilege of grant
ing special rates on export commodi
ties, such ss coal, ore and other pro
ducts.
The new passenger tariff, which
provides for an increase of four cents
per mile, making the new rate 10
cents instead of 6, will become effect
ive March 20. Parlor car fares are
to be increased 50 per cent; there will
be an excess baggage increase of
slightly more thAi 16 per cent, and
there will be a 50 pet cent increase
in the charges for switching, train
service, special engine service, demur
rage and storage.
The revision of freight tariffs for
the area covered by the river steamer
service operated by the Alaska Rail
road was accomplished in such a
manner that deliveries can be made
Ly steamer at points beyond Nenar. i
at virtually the same rates in effect
during the last season. The first,
second, third and fourth classifica
tions have been increased equal to.the
Nenana rate, but the carload rates,
which formerly were higher than the
Nenana rate, have been reduced to
the Nenana level, so that, on the
whole, the charges will remain much
as they were before the tariff revi
sioru
It is the hope of Col. Ohlson that
the new rates will be sufficiently ac
ceptable to lower river shippers to
discourage competition by way of St.
Mchael. The government service en
ables shippers to receive their spring
supplies several weeks earlier than
they could by the St. Michael route,
and the service also is continued later
in the fall than was possible in the
old days before Nenana was connect
ed with the coast by rail.
Col. Ohlson devoted considerable
time during his absence from head
quarters in attempting to get Alaska
coal into western, southwestern and
southeastern Alaska, and he reports
that there is the promise of very ma
terial increase in the purchase of
Alaska fuel by canneries and various
government bureaus. The bureaus
have given .the assurance of hearty
cooperation, providing the Alaska
prices are right, which moans that
Alaska mine owners must be pre
pared to sell their products in com
petition with outside mines, since all
bureaus are required to award their
fuel bids to the lowest bidders.
Several Alaska canneries already
have placed large orders for Alaska
coal, the list including the Libby, Mc
Neil & Lobby C&, Alaska Packers,
San Juan and others. The outlook
for the coming season is regarded as
most encouraging, with steadily in
creasing volumes of sales in prospect.
Colonel Ohlson spent two and a
half months at Washington and after
TAILS OF DISTANCES BE
TWEEN KENAN A AND FLAT
Nsaana
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Knight’s Baadhouaa
Nineteen-Mils Roadhoaaa
Diamond f
Xeonvtlt
Mi
Trappsri Cabin_
Lons Star Boadhauso
Telida Roadhoaaa
Slow Fork
East Fork Roadhoaas
Barry’s -
Big Bivar
McGrath «
Tahotaa ...
Bill Goss’
Ophir
McCafferty
Brawn Crack
Frits shatter cabin
First Cbnnoa shatter
Seheraeyer L B
lditarod
Flat_
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Gbookad Omsk
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completing the business which took
him there he returned to Seattle to
devote his attention to taric revision.
Business conditions in the States,
the Colonel observed, are decidedly on
the up trend, particularly in the East,
and it is expected that the country
/:.l be back on a normal basis before
fall. Contributing factors are the
huge expenditures which are being
made and which will continue to be
made by the government during the
course of the year. Numerous of the
railroads and many large manufac
turing concerns also have outlined big
programs of activity, involving the
expenditure of huge sums and the
employment of many workers who
have been idle during the last winter.
On the whole, he says, the outlook is
very assuring.
The restoration of good times in
the States is especially pleasing to
the general manager because restored
confidence Outside means more busi
ness for the Alaska Railroad, partic
ularly more tourist travel. Informa
tion obtained at tour agencies and
from passenger representatives in
FOR SALE
Ophir
Roadhouse
.Completely furnished. A
good place for man and
wife. Reasonable terms to
rigqht party.
Write or wire to
P. W. CARLSON,
Ophir, Alaska.
I various parts of the country indicai#
that Alaska can expect fully as many
tourists during the coming season as
were attracted to the Territory last
year, and the prospects are that will
be material increase in tho volume of
business.
Teacher—Give an example of per
' iod furniture.
Starohope—Well, I should say an
electric chair, because it ends a sen
tence.
Judge—And how old are you,
madam ?
Witness—I’m around 30.
Judge—So I perceive. Now, how
many years is it since you got around
it?
Pioneer
Shop —
Blacksmith,
Machine and
all kinds of
Sheet Metal
Work
Safetys
Stoves
ROBERT LOWRIE
Proprietor
Babeesch Mnosehide Mitts and Boot®
Purs Bought and Sold Clothing
All. Kinds of Nice Fresh Groceries and Fruits
Canned1 Goods of All Kinds Beds and Bedding
A. R. Eldridge - McGrath