PURVEYS MADE FOR TOWNSHIPS
Engineer Warner, of the government
survey party which has beon running
cross sections for townships in the
Copper River valley around Copper
Center, arrived in town this week
ahead of his party. They, have com
pleted their work for this season. 1
This is one pf the several govern
ment survey parties sent to the Tana
na and Susitina, in order that the land
can be thrown open for settlement.
Homesteaders who have lived the re
quired time upon their places, will be
in position to prove up and secure title
as soon as the surveys are finished.—
Ohitina Leader.
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THE PLACE POE PEOSPEC TOES
Capt. Ericson, of Spirit Mountain,
•was in the city Thursday last 'on busi
ness. He owns a number of ’clfftms in
that promising district. ' ,
“I have been in every part of Al
aska, * ’ he said, ‘4 and I have never
come across a oetter showing any platl#
than we have around Spirit Mountain.
There are big iron dykes, there are
nickle ledges, we have copper almost
•in its pure state and plenty of evi
dences of gold.
“Take my word for it, in another
season, when the miners begin to real
ize the highly mineralized- character
of that country, there will be a stam
pede in there. I am now taking in a
man with me and. furnishing him with
a horse. I have all I can do to look
after my own claims and am desirous
of seeing the country more thoroughly
prospected. I know of a number of
ledges which might prove worth while
if a little work were expended upon
them.”—Chitina Leader.
CAUGHT IN GASOLINE ENGINE
While Eddie Kalkins was coming
down the Stickine river in the launch
Black Eox one day last week, a set
screw on the main shaft caught his
trouser leg, winding up the garment and
drawing the foot down between the
shaft and the bed of the engine. As
soon as the trousers caught, Kalkins
threw over the reversing lever but not
in time to stop the shaft from drawing
his foot into the opening. The force
was so great that a three-eights set
screw was broken off. The foot was
so wedged in that it was necessary to
cut the clothing and shoe away before
it could be released. The foot was
bound up as well as possible and the
journey to Wrangell and surgical aid
was continued.—Wrangell Sentinel.
INDIAN SCHOOL
Miss Angelica A. Babbitt and Miss
Helen C. Moyer have been appointed
teachers for the native school at Killi
snoo. They will leave Seattle in a
few days and will open school in Killi
snoo October 2. Miss Moyer will de
vote her entire time to regular sciiool
work, including domestic science and
manual training, while Miss Babbitt's
efforts will be directed toward the pre
vention of disease, bettering the phy
sical welfare of the natives and create
more wholesome sanitary conditions
among them.
MBS. SLIGHTAM’S SCHOOL
The social hall in the Juneau native
village, Juneau, is being overhauled
and put in good shape for the school
for that village during the current
school year. Two new windows are be
ing put in, the interior is receiving a
new coat of paint, and the school fur
niture will be installed within a few
days. Mrs. Slightam will open a school
as soon as the work is completed.
The Kasaan school will open next
Monday with Miss Nora Dawson as
teacher. The school is undergoing re
pairs preparatory to the winter’s work.
IDENTIFIED BY CROSSES
Charlie Klantieh, a prominent native
of Sitka, was one of the unfortunate
inmates of the Juneau Hotel fire. Klan
tich barely escaped, losing everything
but his underwear. He was severely
burned on the wrist and slightly burn
ed on his feet and head. His wounds
were treated by Dr. Mahone at the
government hospital and he was able
to leave the hospital Tuesday, though
his wrist is still in bandages. Klan
{jf£h lost his summer’s wages .in the.
flhjfe but was fortunate enough ;;to re
cover $26.90 in gold and silver -which
had been taken from the hotel ruins
and which he was enabled to identify
by the presence with the money and
the remains of his purse of a number
of gold crosses (of the Kussian church)
Which he had in his purse. Mor? than
a hundred dollars in bills were de
stroyed. Klantich left for his ha*ne in
Sitka on the Georgia Tuesday. I
DOUGLAS SCHOOLS OPfcN
“The young idea, went back to
his books at Douglas last Monday.
There was, on the first day, a total
jenrollmen't of as against 109 last
year. Some of this gain is due to the
increase of population, but a number
of. pupils Who were attending the
Bchool of the Sisters of St. Ann, are
in ‘attendance at the public school this
year. .
Douglas has this year a high school
with four full classes and
has the largest freshman clfiBs in
the history of the school. The total
enrollment is twenty-four. Miss 1 Hol
mes, in addition to her duties as prin
cipal of the school, will hear classes
in physics, advanced United States
history, physical geography, and two
classes in German. Miss P. M. Mc
Gill, assistant principal, besides the
eighth grade, will have two classes in
with four full classes in its history,
will have four English classes, two in
algebra and one in botany. Miss Dew
Latin, and one in general history.
Miss Brinquist is in charge of the
fifth, sixth and seventh grades, and
has twenty classes to recite every day,
with recitations in music and drawing
every now and then. Miss Edna Mc
Gill has the third and fourth grades,
with a total of sixteen classes in var
ious subjects to recite every day. Miss
Violet Johnson has four grades of pri
mary.
A considerable sum of money has
been spent this year in improvements
at the school—in the improvement of
the heating apparatus and the burying
of pipes to prevent freezing. A stand
pipe has been built in the rear of the
school house, for fire protection, and
brings the water for fire purposes the
width of the school yard nearer the
building. A ladder has been erec/ed
to the roof, and wTith a platform built
at the third floor, will furnish a very
satisfactory fire escape. A number of
new black boards, excellent in qual
ity, have been installed, and only need
a little black paint to fill a long felt
want.
The new teachers, Miss McGill and
Miss Edna McGill, Miss Brinquist and
Miss Dow, have all been surprised this
week by the willingness and cheerful
ness of the pupils and the splendid
attendance in spite of the fact
that there is no compulsory attendance
law for Alaska school children.
HARD WORKING PRISONER
The Douglas municipal officials have
struck a jewel in its last prisoner. He
was a stacker at the saw mill, until he
fell for liquid refreshments. In the
midst of a prolonged spree, he was in
terrupted by the city marshal, and fin
ed $5 or ten days by Police Judge Hen
son. The ten days were Hobson’s
choice, and when he was provided with
tools, Street Commissioner Schaffer
says he worked, not like a man pay
ing a fine, not like a man drawing
wages, but like a Hercules on contract
work. He left the custody of the
marshal with mingled feelings on the
part of the officials. They hope he
will stay sober for his own good, but,
if he does not, there is the city’s wel
fare -to consider. In the meantime,
he will be offered tlie contract of
cleaning McKanna creek. Beyond the
Second street bridge, the stream has
been dammed with debris from the
hills, and this has caused the refuse
from the houses from the hill down to
collect there. It is believed when a
number of large rocks have been clear
ed out of the stream, since it rises five
or six feet at times, it will carry away
most anything which may be thrown
into it.
The Christoe family is the posessor
of a dog which will sneeze on request.
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