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Around in Alaska
Orders are being received from
ali parts of the United States by
a Ketchikan firm for the Teeter
Trap Setter, which they have pla
ced on the market. The firm has
inanufaetured3500 of the traps
recntly
The gold placer strike reported
in the Dalbykaket basin is not pro
ving up. All but three of the thir
ty stainpeders who went from
Ruby have returned.
Following the breakup thi
spring, thirty feet of ice was
thrown upon the Dawson wat
or front. The ferry boat and
scows were jammed behind fif
ty feet of ice.
A 720 pound brown bear was
killed recently by the put set on
the steamship Queen, when it
landed at Funter Bay for a time
The purser took his .22 and
went for a walk. Before long:
he heard a noise and, looking
up, he saw a full grown brown
bear gazing at him over a fall
en log. Before thinking, he
drew his gun and tired. The
bullet entered the eye, killing
the animal instantly. The bear
was feeding on the partly eaten
carcass of a deer.
Due to a sufficient supply of
coal on hand, the Eska coal mine
is reported to have suspended
operations.
Work on the Standard Oil Co.’
tanks at Seward began two week
ago. The work is is charge of
Mr. R. H. Fleser from the Seattle
office. The citizens of Seward are
congratulating themselves over
the fact that Seward has been
chosen as the site for a Standard
Oil sub-station, as it means add
ed prosperity for the town and
indicates that the company belie
ves in'the future of the Gateway
City.
Half the winter’s output of sil
ver ore from the Mayo district
has traversed the Stewart River
in which water continues high
Nearly 5000 tons await steamers
which are to take the ore to Ne
nana, whence it will go outside
by way of Seward
Healy River coal is proving i >■>■>
ular in Juneau. R. R. You -g. the
Juneau agent, hits been abvised
^o order another shipment.
E. D. R i,lston, an old titnor of
the Nor ’s is miking the trip
from See-ru.. to the lower Yukon
in his 2*)^ orsopower yacht
Greyling. Th > yacht will be ship
ped to C v.ross <« 1 Fv. White
Pass Railway, wily"e Ivilst
on will sp un! s ime time eniisiog
on the lakes. From th *re the boat
will be shipoed to Whiteho* «e,
at which point the i -r'y will
board it to sail for Fai'-hanks,
hunting and fishing in a kisurly
manner along the way. From Fair
banks they will return to lLake
Teslin and thence south.
6500 reindeer carcasses are to
be shipped to New York this sea
son by Carl Lomen, a pioneer in
the reindeer industry. The sales
agency for the company is being
moved from Minneapolis to Se
attle.
Copper River
and Northwestern Railway
THROUGH SERVICE TO CORDOVA TWICE WEEKLY
CALEB CORSER Supt. 0. F. PUGH. Agent
PRIZE WINNERS AT THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
EVENT WINNERS. FIRST SECOND THIRD
100 Yard Dash E. Lottsfeldt R. Snyder •
75 Yard Dash Men 45 to 60 J. Nickell H. Gaskell
50 Yard Dash Men 60 and over W. Graham J. P. Hubrick
40 Yard Wheelbarrow, Race G. Petoff L. Barrett
75 Yard Men’s Sack Race Roberts L. Barrett
Ladies Nail Driving Contest Mrs. Hubrick Mrs. Trimm
Potato Race Robinson Roberts
50 Yard D ish Boys under 12 F. Seltenreich F. Wills F. Johnson
5) Yard Dash Girls under 12 D.O’Neill M‘. Erickson
50 Yard Dash Girls under 8 Y- Wiits L. Ahrens J. Trimm
2 > Yard Darh Boys under 5J. Kearney D. Schneeberger
5o Yard Dasli Ladies Mrs. Latham Mrs. Trimm
72 Yard Walking Contest Ladies Mas. Seltenreich Mrs. O’Neill
d lltie of Bunker Hill Tie between Robinson and Roberts
icking Contest Tie between J. Maloy and W.Weare
Pony Race Mrs. O’Neill Mrs. Anderton
Packing Contest A. E, Trimm with J. Maloy P. Brenev/ick with
W. Weare
Pug of War
Renneeott
i The committee that had char
i .<•<■ ot s arting the races forgot
.o:ill ’he race for little girls,
ni a-. the disappointment of
one little Kennecott miss, who
had come down all prepared to
run.
Owing to the lateness of the
hour, the children’s tug of war
was not called.
t - ' •
The way to win, according to
Mrs. Hubrick, is to hit the nail
square on the head every time.
Mrs. L. A. Damon, a former re
sident of McCarthy, returned to
Alaska after an absence of seve
ral years. Mrs. Damon will reside
at Long Lake temporarily.
Chitina had a quiet Fourth,
most of the residents taking the
trail. Two cars went to Valdez,
while others went to Kenny Lake
Copper Center and Sourdough
Roadhouses.
The Indian potlatch held in
Chitina closed on the night of the
4th, the trail Indians returning
home in trucks.