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WORK STARTED ON HOTEL—
Ground was broken on the new ho
t-el site at Mount McKinley National
lurk recentiy. Materials for con
struction of temporary buildings
such as bunk and mess house, and
storeroom were expected to arrive
there by Julv IT. Upon receipt of
umber ar.d other budding materials,
construction on these temporary
buildings will commence.
MINING FORGING AHEAD—
Alaska is receiving five times as
much mining machinery this year
through Carrington A Jones than in
any previous year of the fir-a’s his
tory, which proves to Glenn Carring
t r. Seward visitor recently, that the
mining industry has mcvsi forward
with mighty ri-vaefe. An annual vis
itor to Alaska. Mr. Carrington, who
lived in Seward during the summer
of 191b, sees growth each year that
he comes north.
M \KES RECORD PLANE TRIP—
Record time oelween Fairbanks
ar.d Seattle was made Sunday. July
11 by Pilot Lon Brennan, w ho flew
to the Sound in ’ 5i; hours elapsed
ti ne. Brennan took off from Weeks
field in tbe Pollack Flying Service
I.iechcraft at 3 o'clock Sunday morn
inr end landed at ->i at tie at 8:30
Sunday evening (6:30 p. m. Fair
banks time). He carried two passen
gers, Mrs. T. J. McDonald and Mrs.
Brennan. Brennan’s route in the
•' -vn-to-rlr -1 f: rht was via White
U- ■ ’ ' ' Prince George, Van
r. B. C-. and Seattle, a total dis
tc nee of 1G5 miles, acoruiilg to
Frank Pollack. Brennan was at
Whitehorse more than two hours.
Mil. INTERESTS STIR KANaTAK—
The community of Kanatak is con
c;drably enthused over the invasion
of the district by the geological par
ty from California come to investi
jrr'e prospective nil fields, said Mrs.
t. 1 E; ns tad. who arrived in Seward
recently for dental attention. ^Mrs
Ein :ad is •assisting at the Evan?
n ad in." post and is in dose touch
tri.h the community pulse concerning
c!l :■ Ltivfties. Not man: people are
Kanatak just now. ? od Mrs. Etn
ad. practically ail the men being on
the fishing grounds in Bristol bay.
nut those that are on the ground
**-:-re reminded of the old days when
the party of geologists, headed by
Dr. W. Hannah came across from Ko
i ak to prepare ter *he trek to the
Cold Bay region.
FORMER il'DGE DIES—
Robert William Jennings, who prac
ticed 'aw end served n the bench
ri'.h success an : distinction at Ju
'cau for many ears, passed away
recently in Sen Francisco at the age
yf 73 years. Iirforr.'.ation of his de
mise was received in Fairbanks by
John L. McGinn, prominent lawyer
;ni mining opt-: a: r. in a telegram
from Miss Cordefi* Jermtngs. the
ii»- ghter and the only surviving'
m-rh:r of Juoge Jennings’ family.
"‘Judge Jennings had been in failing
health since a year ago last April,’’
Mr. McGinn, who in recent years had
been associated with Judge Jennings
n practicing law in San Francisco,
stated. He suffered a severe attack
f pneumonia early last year, and the
a;’r rt: left h:m with impaired heart
action. Nevertheless, he continued ac
tive in the r. ..ctice of law. He was
Associated th a proponent firm of
o.ayers it iacramento, but he made
his home sad spent his week-ends inj
San Francisco. After leaving Alaska'
and entering law practice in San j
. rancisco much of his work was at-1
appeal? for Alaska law-1
yers in trie United States circuit
court of appeals in San Francisco.
His passing is deeply regretted by
the member? of the Alaska bar who j
knew him and by lawyers in San
Francisco and Sacramento, who es
teemed him highly for his outstand
ing legal ability ana his delightfully
pleasing personality.”
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FORMER NOME MAN DIES—
Joseph Brown. 72 years old. who
mined in Nome in the early days of
*J»e camp and who continued to have
important holdings in that section of
Alaska, passed away recently in Ven
ice, California. Mr. Brown had made
his home in California for more than
20 y . but he took annual trips
to Alaska until recently to look af
ter his mining interests in the North
land.
RURAL BOND AREAS URGED—
Authorization for the creation of
public utility districts in Alaska with
power to incur boneed indebtedness
c ci a maximum limit of 10 per cent
of the aggregate real and personal
property value is ask -1 in a bill in
troduced in congress recently by
E»e • tT.te A. J. Dimr nd. Creation of
such a utility district, which would
have power t« issue bends to the 10
per cans, property value limit and to
levy taxes, would require a 65 per.
cent favorable vote. The bill is de- i
signed primarily to aid the Seklovia:
district, but Delegate Dimond de-1
dared there are many instances in
Alaska where utility developments
are hampered by the present prohi
bition against bonding.
W. W. SHARRARD PASSES—
William W. Sharrard. 67 years old.
old-time resident of Alaska and of
the Interior part of the Territory,
passed away recently in Fairbanks,
ile had been in failing health several
months. Mr. Sharrard came north in
h e-tte s. and settled in. Skagway.
where he followed his trade, that of
3 paper-hanger. He moved to the In-,
error Alaska in ii*06, locating at i
i'hena. After a couple of years in!
justness there, he came to Fairbanks.;
He remained in business in this city J
rntil a few years ago when his love!
for outdoor life induced him to en
rage in trapping. He followed this
occupation in the Bontiifteld district,
jut nevertheless, regarded Fairbanks
is his home. Mr. Si-arrard was not
married.
ATTRACTS ATTENTION—
Howard Rock. Eskimo sculptor and
Ei-tuft, is getting publicity for his
work at the University of Washing
ton. His native name-is Sikvoan Wu
refiok. the family name meaning
‘rock" in Eskimo tongue. Both inj
his sculpture work and with paint I
he does Northern sub.Vcts. Born at'
Point Hope, where his parents now
live, he got his start from an early
teacbei. wbo took much interest in
his developing talent. In Seattle,
?aid Howard, he eats steaks and veg
etables. but when he gets home his:
lav-rite dish is "rvt'tuk.” the black
: c of a whale. The young native
trttst will return home in August,
tomir.g North on the MS North Star.
»nd in the fall will resume art
studies.
ALL DREDGES WORKING—
Arrivals in Fairbanks recently from j
'he Fortymile report all the dredges ,
:n that area now working full time,
with promise of a good season. They 1
include the two Cowden dredges, one j
on Walker’s Fork, and one on Chick-!
c-n Creek, and the dredge on Jack
V, ade. The latter dredge is in charge j
of Charles Whitney, acting as super
intendent- The dredge on Sixtymile.
on the Yukon Territory side of the
international line and not far from
the Fortymile dredges, also is adding
to the activities of the region.
SAYS DOORMAN IS OK—
Standi? h O’Sullivan, veteran pros
pector and miner of the Klondike,
•airbanks. Nome and every other
camp of the North, was in Fairbanks
recently for a short visit. He flew
in from Poorman, where he has been
working for several m:nths. and will
return by plane in a few days. The-'
Poorman camp is practically the last
drifting camp of Alaska, says Stan
dish. and she is a good one. "with sev
tral outfits taking out good dumps
and making good cleanups -thk sea
son. Standish plans to go prospect
.ng in a new section in that vicinity
before many months.
MONT iNT PREDICTED—
Kaimai. National Monument, is a
national park resort, reached by road
from Shelikoff Straits, with proper
facilities for taking caTc of tourists
that will -come from all parts of the
world, is visioned by Louis M. Cor
bley, chief ranger of the park service,
on duty at McKinley National Park,
ays the Seward Gateway. Ranger
Corbley gathers his impressions from,
the fact that a boundary survey has
been ordered by the government, a
work that is to be begun practically'
at once. Also two rangers will be
-rationed at Katmai this fall, point
ing to enforcement of regulations
prohibiting bunting and trapping
within tbe borders of the park. The
lief ranger just returned from, Kat
mai where he was ordered^ to make!
inspection and to file report of his
-.dings. He is enthusiastic over the'
beauties and wildlife attractions - of
he area, and feels that in years 'to.
come, the monument as a park re
sort will become second to none in
the way of attraction. Mr. Corbley
has been stationed at McKinley Par;
. r .12 years. There are seven 'men
in the ranger group—superintendent, ‘
chief clerk and five rangers.
WRITER ROVING ALASKA—
Ernie T- Pyle, roving reporter for 1
the Scripps-Howard Newspapers, was
in Seward recently during a sum
mer’s wandering of Alaska. He has
een in Alaska about five weeks, and
1 i the time he leaves in August, he
.rink? he will have seen more of Al
. ka than most Alaskans. His most
thrilling experiences so far, he says.
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LICENSED PILOTS - LICENSED MECHANICS
were: Spending two days in the hos
pital at Petersburg, using bone-made
cotton-wood salve for his mosquito
bites in Ft. Yukon, eating in a gold'
camp mess at Miller House, riding
IS hours in the back end of a truck .
from Fairbanks to Valdez, and out
shooting two genuine Alaskans with
a target rifle. He has already writ
ten more than 50 of his daily columns
on Alaska, and will turn out about
50 more of his daily columns before:
be leaves. He says he’s not sure they ■
will ever let him back in Alaska
again, because he has written about
the ram, the cold and the mosquitoes,
as well as the gold and fish and sun
sets. Following his return to Seattle, i
he is considering doing the Hawaiian?
Islands.
Japan is pressing the United States
hard for first place in world rayon*
yam production.
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CORDOVA MAN DIES
OF GUN ACCIDENT
CORDOVA—Wesley Van Mater. 32
years old, who accidently shot him
self in . the head June 24, succumbed
recently in Cordova to the wound.
He owned an airplane, and was an
amateur airplane mechanic.
Surviving relatives are the mother,
Mrs. Peter Houtchens, wife of an em
ploye of the Copper River and North
western Raiiivad of Cordova: a sis
ter. Mrs. E. B. IVoodcox, wife of the
ch:;: : th/. Fairbanks fire depart
ment ana % broth, r. Virgil Van Mate,
who lives in Oakland, Calif.
vVonoei; have the job of colector of
v«t ms in four states—Ohio, Min
nesota, ilowa and Utah.
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