54 HERE AND THERE
Walter Shields returned to Nome
March 22, after several weeks so
journing in behalf of the northern
schools. lie reports that part of his
trip was pretty rough.
He states “I put in three days on
the ice where my deer did not eat a
thing all that time yet they worked
right along and never gave us the
least bit of trouble. As an endurance
test fors'.ed deer 1 have l.ot heard
any thii g like it. ”
He further states that waiter John
son in making a joy ride to Wales
broke the record. Four days after
leaving Nome he was some forty
miles from Nome still hiking for the
Cape—Traveling at the rate of io
hours a day means one mile an hour.
Who can beat it?—Ed.
Dr.Neuman recently removed the
tonsils from Ura Tarrak. They were
so badly broken down that the oppe
ration was both difficult and painful.
He is doing nicely at present.
Thru an oversight we failed to
mention that Henry Ivauoff is the
eutheusiastic o: e who has change of
the school and village library.
We wish to thank the officials of
the B.of R. for the boxes of magazines
sent us last fall. They have been a
source of pleasure to us all. Hope the
good deed is to be repented annually.
The following extract from a B.of
E. physician; “The Northern Light
is certainly a credit to your self and
your natives. Might I suggest that
you put in some legands to give it lo
cal color.lt would also make v o u r
journal of more scientific value.’’
We understand that a daughter of
President Wilson is soon to marry
Mr. Me Adoo, See.of tlie Treasury,
The annual dog race at Nome is
now on. A terrific storm stopped
the fleeting teams and held them up
for some five hours. Masters of the
sled and train ed teams stop and take
notice when it comes to considering
the elements even tho there is a purse
at the end of the run, and garlands
of honor for the victor.
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^ ROAD HOUSE ITEMS }
Mr.Stevens of St.Michael passed
thru here cnroute to the Kuskokwim
where he is to take charge of the s.s.
Alice as chief engineer.
It isreporte 1 that the N.N.Co. li a s
sold out to the White Pass and Yukon
Navigation Co.
Tom Shaw ot Council Lity is Le
coining quite a sled-pilot and all round
musher. Pulling i nto Council a few
d lys ago completed a winter’s mush
ing, with one dog team,a distance of
3200 miles.Equal to a joy-ride from
New Y o r k to Sanfrai.cisco. In the
states such a trip in an Atuo would
c r e a t e co .sicerable comment. But
this distance was by dogs! perhaps this
is the reason we are rail-road-less.
Mr. Clark who has the contract for
excess mail arrived a few days ago
with a heavy load.
Mr. Leon of St. Micheal left with
Mr. Somers for Kaltag enroute to
the Inoka where he is to take charge,
as second engineer, of the M.L.
Washburn.
REMEMBER THAT TRAEGER&
WILLIAMS carry a very complete
line of merchandise at a reasonable
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