THE CHIIJCO'OT POST --
__._Chilkoot Barracks',. Haines, Alaska. _
"Published-Weekly without expense to the U. S.-Government,- •_
Vol. 5 - - - - - February . 20th. , 1925. - - - - - - Ho. 6
50/ Quarterly. $2.00 Yearly.
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HEWS OF THE WEEK. - + v • •
■ A native by the name of ted to thaw out some water
pipes close to the ground floor of the Government School in Haines so
he wrapped several sacks saturated with kerosene around these pipes
and applied a match at about 10:30 Thursday morning. The result was a
11 close shave” for the building. As soon as the floor caught the flaim >
rose between the outside walls oil the west side and broke out near t o.
roof. Fortunately there was not a breath of wind stirring. The tw
chemical sled quickly responded and proved to be the means of saving
the building. In response to a phone call’from Haines, the Post Q.M.
had water pumped into the Haines mains’. Hose from the A.B.Hall was
connected up and the hose crew stood ready for the fire should it
break out again. In the meantime other fire fighters inside the house
had finally succeeded In putting out the smoldering timbers by cutting
thru floors and partitions in several places. Volunteers promptly car
ried back into the building property that had been removed for safety.
The' damage will amount to about $100.00. Mrs.Pine reports that
she and Miss’ Jarolds will probably, resume their classes on Monday.
When last seen after the fire, Mr.DAndirsxx v/as at work again on
his interrupted job of thawing out the pipes.
The ’ Si remens Ball, biggest social event of the year in Skagway,
will be held in’ the Elk’s Hall tomorrow at 8 P.M. Admission will be
$1.00 per couple.
The New York Times of February 5th. publishes a recent War De
partment order’ whi ch sends Captain Curry, Inf. , now on duty wit!
the Mass.N.G. to 3rd.Division for duty in Alaska.
George A.Parks, Chief of the Alaska Field Division of tne U. S.
Land Office, has accepted President Coolidgc’s appointment as Govern
or of Alaska to succeed Governor Scott C.Bone, whose term expires
next June.
Floyd Collins who was caught in the Cave City, K.Y. mine cave
in was found dead by rescue workers who had been feverishly excavatir.
for the last two weeks in the hope that they would reach him in time
to save hi s li fe.
The Nome Board of Health has sent word to the Fairbanks Airplane
Corporation that the attempt to fly to Nome with serum is not neces
sary '-for the present. A gecoud shipment of serum consisting of over.
1.000.000 units arrived in a blizzard last Sunday. Ed. Rohm with wha.
is claimed to be the fastest team of dogs in Alaska made the last lax
from Golivin to Nome.
To keep her profits within $1,000,000 a year is the unique ef
fort of Anne Nichols, author of "Abies * Irish Rose". The reason is tin
internal revenue income tax. If the profits reach a million, 65 per
cent of that amount must go to the U. S. Treasury, If below a million
the possessor can retain a larger percentage oi it.
The Juneau halibut fishing fleet was delayed when the seas’on
opened midnight Fonday owing to the lack of hearing for ^ait.
The Provincial Police at Prince Rupert B. C. announced that they
had abandoned hope for the auxiliary schooner Haysport which left
Sanoose J£H24th. for Skagway with gasoline and explosives for the Yukcn
Part of the gasoline cargo was found on Ivory Island, Fil^ank Sound.
The schooner had a crew of four aboard and all residents of Vancouver.
Wayne "Bill" Munn, worlds heavy weight wrestling champion de
feated Stanislaus Zybsko last week in two straight falls with crotch
and vody hold.