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Dave Dunbar, Gi! Rich and Harry
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men, returned to Nenana yesterday
in their launch. Sea Nat, from a
cruise along the lower Yukon river.
They went as far as St. Michael in
the launch and made connections
there for Nome, where they spent
several weeks. The weather was cold
at Nome, necessitating the use of
overcoats at times, but extremely
warm weather was experienced on
the trip up the Yukon. Sam Heeter
accompanied the party as engineer.
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News : FAIRBANKS : Notes
Peter Stei/, Correspondent
The knife with which it is sup-!
posed D. L. Squiers was stabbed to
death last week on Steel creek, has
been found by the officers near the
scene of the tragedy. It is a pockei
knife with a blade measuring two
and one-half inches in length, and is
covered with blood.
Abe McKinnon road foreman, who
arrived in town this last week from
the Chatanika district, reports that
the road builders are now working
above the Chatanika bridge. The ,
gang has been divided and one .
crew is now working on upper ,
Cleary, where the grade is being
changed to permit easier ascent to
the summit.
Mis3 Madge Allen left for the
coast today after a visit of several 1
days in the Fairbanks district. ,
Sam Russell, teamster, is a re- j
cent arrival in town from the Ester
districtand reports considerable ac
tivity in the Ester hard rock belt,
work is progressing steadily on three ]
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properties.
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William Gorbrecht, sourdough
musician, made a flight with Avia- *
tor Eileson Saturday evening.
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Jeanette, daughter of Mr. and i
Mrs. George Preston, was the guest 1
of honor at a delightful farewell
party at the Russel home Saturday
evening, and during the course of 1
the eveniing she was presented with ’
a gold ring, the gift of her many 5
young Fairbanks friends. The young
lady left for the Outside today to
enter school near Seattle.
J. B. Quigley oldtime mining '
man of the Kantishna district is a £
recent arrival in town from that 1
section of Alaska. He says the dry '
weather is handicapping the placer £
miners throughout the district, but T
the quartz men are going ahead '
with their prospecting and develop- '
ment w'ork unhindered and there *
are quite a number of them in the
hills. There is nothing particularly
new to report. Mr. Quiglev savs. *
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C. F. Fane, of the Ingersoll Rand
Company, of San Francisco, is a
recent arrival in the Interior. He is
here, he says, to gather first hand
information for .his company regard
ing mining conditions and the out
look in general.
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Among those leaving for Xenana f
and the coast today were: Volney
Richmond. Jeanette Preston. U. S. ^
Marshal G. B. Stevens, Mrs. Boyd r
Hering and children, City Attorney .
Rivers and two daughters. Dr. J.
H. Romig, Ike P. Taylor. W. W.
Estes. J. C. Hatcher and wife, t
Louise Carpenter. O. A. Wilson, b
Jack Kingston. • it
CHICAGO NEWSPAPER MAN S
CRUISING ALASKA COAST
Cruising on the yacht Temino in
his private service. William Ross ^
Lloyd, millionaire Chicago newspa
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per magnate, arrived in Juneau re
cently with his family and left for
Skagwav after a brief stop at the
capital. The Temino is a former U.
S. submarine chaser delivered from
the hands of the naval architect,
Karl Sheels, less than a month ago
after rebuilding for pleasure pur
poses. It is on its maiden voyage as
a cruising boat. The first gyroscope
to be installed on the Pacific coast
is used on the Temino, making the
trip through the open waters of
Queen Charlotte sound peaceful and
smooth.
Mr. Lloyd is president of the.
American Expedition Association
owners of the Temino. He is 01 a
two months* tour of Southeastern
Alaska. Mrs. Lloyd and their three
children are accompanying him.
F. H. Gattis, Alaska represents- d
tive of the Western Dry Goods p
Company, was a returning passenger p
on the steamer Jacobs last evening, o;
He boarded the steamer at Tanana.‘ d
Forest fires are raping close to
Fairbanks and the smoke is so thick
:oday as to almost obscure the sun.
rhe bippest fire is on Columbia
•reek, where considerable cord
rood has been destroyed, and the
rire is now working its way over
oward Engineer creek. Fires also
ire menacing several farms near
own. particularly the Lazelle place
vhere the timber is burning close
o the house. Farmer Lazelle sent
in S. O. S. call to town last night
>ut up to this noon no action had
>een taken to afford the farmer re
ief. Reports from Richardson state
hat a large fire is sweeping that
ection of the country, the fire
:one being fifty miles in extent.
The extremely hot weather of
he last few days has interfered
cith the progress of railroad work
lear Fairbanks, a number of men
laving been compelled to lay off
m account of the heat. There have
>een no prostrations yet, however.
The fire department was called
mt this morning to extinguish a
daze on the roof of an unoccupied
abin on Sixth street next to the
itwood hom». A spark from a near
ly chimney started the efire, but
t was put out easily and with only
lominal damage.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kinney are
he happy parents of a baby girl
rho arrived at their home in town
esterday.
Mrs. Cecil H. Clegg, Mrs. Vic
oria Gibson and Miss Betty Bil
on left for the Beaver country this
iieek, piloted by Cliff McClennan
nd Charles Updyke. They made
he trip to Chatanika by auto and
rill travel with a pack train from
here to Dome creek, where they
.'ill inspect the Updyke hydraulic
workings and see the caribou herds
fhich are on the move in that sec
ion.
Tom Markuson has been appoint
d territorial school tax collector for
he district embracing Fairbanks
nd surrounding country.
Roy Lund, who is operating a
egular mail and passenger service
etween Fairbanks and Richardson,
as purchased a new Ford truck to
ake care of his increasing business.
>nly recently he put on a new Ford
assenger car.
Mrs. Donald D. L. McGinnis and
tiss Hammell. of Anchorage, left
or the coast today after a very en
oyable visit in the Interior.
There was a general exodus from
own on Sunday to the nearby
erry patches, fishing streams and
ie old swimming hole.
URATT SECURES PICTURES
OF PRESIDENT FROM PLANE
The first motion pictures taken'
•om the air in Alaska, were filmed
i the Presidential party when it
as at Metlakatla and Ketchikan.
y R. J. Suratt. cinemotographer,
ith headquarters at Wrangell. The
1ms were sent to Prince Rupert
>’ the seaplane Northbird and were
nt from there to New York. Mr.
aratt states the pictures taken of
le Presidential party by him will
•obably be the first to reach the
ast.
Mr. Suratt also secured the only
ctures of President and Mrs. Hard
g leaving the church at Metla
itla when the President and wife
ilted a few moments by the grave
Father Duncan and stood at
le headstone with uncovered head,
respect to the missionary.
George C. Hazelet and Falcon
►slin, who recently returned to Cor
>va after a visit of a week to the
•operty of their Chilkat Oil Com
iny at Katlla, report having struck
1 in a new well being driven at a
;pth of twelve feet.
Roy Lund’s Mail and Passenger
Auto Stage Line
Regular Trips to Richardson and Way Points
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
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AID FOR INDIANS
Dr. John Cason Geiger with the
U. S. Public Health Service and
professor at the University of Chi
cago and Mrs. Geiger, left Juneau
recently for Seattle, enroute to the
East after having spent about a
week in that vicinity while Dr.
Geiger made a study of the sani
tation conditions among the In
dians. He visited the Indian villages
and camps and investigated their
manner of living.
Discussing the situation as he
found it. with Juneau people he
-aid that much needs to be accom
plished for the heaPh and right liv
ing conditions of the Indian. He
will go to Washington to confer
with officials of the Public Health
Service on the Indian situation and
will attempt to arrange for a health
official to be sent to Alaska for a
period of not less than two years
to make a detailed study of condi
tions and to carry on the work of
the Service among the Indians.
SEAL SKINS SEIZED
The seizure of 52 fur seal skins
by U. S. Customs officials at Seattle
which, it is alleged an attempt was
being made to smuggle out of Al
aska, was announced recently by
Juneau Customs officers. The skins
were discovered in the persona! bag
gage of H. Dunham it was stated.
Dunham was a passenger from
Seward to Seattle on the last south
bound trip of the steamer North
western the seizure being made on
the arrival of that steamer in Seat
tle. He came to Seward on the
Starr from Southwestern Alaska.
The skins were confiscated by the
Customs authorities and turned over
to agent of the Bureau of Fish
eries in Seattle for disposition.
What action if any was taken against
Dunham was not stated in the in
formation received at Juneau.
Trappers
Traders
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