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HISTORICAL
Friday,'June
Accession No.
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Haines, Alaska.
: JUL 211976
LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Major Thornton Rogers, Infantry, arrived on the "Q^ueen” Sun
day, to relieve Major F.M.Maddox,' as commanding officer at this
post, accompanied by 1st. Lieutenant J.B.Smith, who comes to re
lieve. 1st. Lieutenant M.E* Knowles, transferred to Second Division,
Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Major Rogers was accompanied by Mrs. Rogers and their daughter,
Miss Winnefred. Lst. Lieutenant Smith was accompanied by Mrs.
Smith, his wife.
The'Porcupine Mining Company, Of Porcupine, headed by Mr. Tom
timber cut last winter into lumber preparatory to building a new
flume for the mine.
When this flume is finished the company will resume operations
on a large scale taking out and washing gold, and contemplate giv
ing permanent employment to a number of miners. The mine worked
by this cbmpany is a rich one, and its owners feel very optimistic
over the present outlook for successful operation.
Mr. Dick Kennedy a prominent mine owner of Rainy Hollww mining
property is expecting mining operators from the states in the near
future to look over his mines with the view of buying an interest
and beginning active operations.
Mr.Snow, placer miner on Grisly Creek, has a force of men pla
cer mining for him and reports finding rich ore and satisfactory
results and contemplates enlarging his mining operations.
The mining outlook for this district is* very bright, at present
and assessment work is going on everywhere.
, Mr. Ed Colburn, miner, trapper and fur trader, of Juneau, made
a gold prospecting trip along Lynn Canal during the past few weeks
and has some rich placer gold specimens #hich he is proudly exhib
iting as a result of his trip.
The Vogel Cannery, at the mouth of Chilkat River, which was
idle last, season, has been thoroughly overhauled and, now ready
to begin canning as soon as the salmon run begins which is expected
in a few days.
The "S. S. Alameda” called last Saturday at P.M;fwith 200 tons
of goal for this post, and a capacity load of round-trip tourists,
sailing Sunday morning -at 6 A.IT for Skagway in time to make connec
tion with the White Pass-Yukon R. Retrain for Whitehorse*
The tourists were tendered a dance in the R* & R. Hall by the
B. Officer, Captain M. C. Grow, which was greatly enjoyed by. the
tourists, citizens of Haines, and the soldiers.
The Cootie Grchestra, assisted by the Orchestra from the “Ala
meda”, furnished excellent music for the occasion and the dance
was continued until the wee small hours of the jmorning.
The weather here has been warm and wonderful for the past three
weeks and the tourists who come to Alaska expecting to find only
icebergs and glaciers are somewhat disappointed and so express
them$* 1 ves^MI the amusement of the soldiers and citizens.