Government Sends Airplanes :
and Destroyers to Aid Search
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Lone Trapper Reports Martin's Plane Passing <
Over his Cabin on Bering Sea Side—Three ;
Army Planes Making Good Time i
CORDOVA, May 5—A wireless message was received today to
the effect that R. W. Sachenroder, a trapper in the Chignik Lake (
district observed Martin’s plane passing over his cabin Wednesday, *
headed over the Bering Sea. (
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PLANES AT ATKA—SUPPOSED LEAVE SUNDAY FOR ATTU i
GREMERTON, May 5—The three army planes which are pro- (
eeeding on their way, took off from Dutch Harbor ut eleven Saturday ,
morning and arrived at Nazan, Atka island four hours latei. ateoid j
imr to a wire received here last night. Today’s advices state rhat the ,
planes were supposed to proceed to Attu Sunday, where they a ill i
rest up for a few days and repair their planes preparatory to the big
jump across to Japan. A thorough search is being made on the Ler- }
ing Sea side of the Alaska peninsula today, and it is thought he w ill
be located at any time now. ]
GASBOAT FAILS TO FIND TRACE MARTIN ]
FALSE PASS, May 5—The gasboat Oregonian arrived from
Nelson’s Lagoon without a trace of Martin on the Bering Sea side. |
lee forced the vessel to return.
SEEN 100 MILES WEST CIIIGNIK
FALSE PASS, May 5—Martin was seen 100 miles west of Chig
nik seven hours after he took air at that place Wednesday, according
to reports received here last midnight.
HAS EMERGENCY RATIONS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
WASHINGTON, May 4—Lt. Smith wired from Dutch Harbor
that the planes’ missing commander carried emergency rations for
several weeks.
FALSE PASS, May 6,—Plans were completed for
the departure today of the army aviators from Atka is
land to Attn Island.
A Bering Sea patrol is being formed to search for
Major Martin.
SEATTLE, May S.—A large number of planes are being rushed
from Camp Lewis to Alaska to assist in the search for Major Martin
and Sergeant Harvey. A fleet of destroyers will also be sent north
to aid in the search.
WASHINGTON, May 9.—Major Patrick, chief of the Army Air
Service has ordered a number of airplanes to Alaska to aid in the
search for Major Martin, commander of the army world flight.
NEW YORK, May 9.—A reward of $1,000 foiy discovery of
Major Martin, the missing army aviator, has been offered by the
North American Newspaper Alliance in the belief that it will stim
ulate the search by the .Aleutian Indians in their search for the
lost flyers.
SEATTLE, May 9.—The Chamber of Commerce has wired the
War Department tonight urging that the search for Major Martin
and Sergeant Harvey, the missing aviators, be not abandoned.
TOIvIO, May 9.—Plans to extend a huge welcome to the Ameri
can around the world flyers, are being made at the Kasumogaura arr
dome for their arrival here May 15.
LISBON, May 8.—Portuguese aviators flying to Japan were
caught in a cyclone in Rajpatana desert and Lieut. Maes seriously
injured.
FALSE PASS, May 8.—No trace of the missing airmen Martin
and Harvey had been found at the end of today’s search. Investiga
tion of the Bering Sea theory shows that there is no truth in the
rumor and the Department has again turned its attention to the
Pacific sde of the peninsula. The belief is growing stronger that
the plane was forced down in some of the bays and blown off shore
by the prevailing winds, and the cutters are widening their search
to the southward. The Algonquin is at Chignik awaiting orders
h’om the department as to its search after picking up the shore
parties. Merchant ships on the North Pacific are asked to keep
a sharp lookout for floating wreckage and to investigate every prob
able piece of wreckage.
ATIvA, May 8.—The Haida lying in port at Attn wirelessed
today that the three planes under command of Lieut. Smith are
ready for their flight, and small boats from the cutter are fueling
the planes. A stiff gale is blowing and the men are loading the
boats thru the surf- The planes are filled with half water and half
alcohol to prevent the radiators from freezing. The temperature is
moderating this afternoon.
LARSON CHARTERS ROLPH
into the halibut fishing game for 1
hrmself, having chartered the gas
brat Rolph. Mr. Larson will leave ,
for the banks tomorrow night.
P. C. McMullen filled a large older
today for Ne;s Larson who is going
SOLDIERS’ BONUS BILL
WILL COST NATION
OVER SIX BILLIONS
WASHINGTON, May 9.—The sol
liers’ bonus bill wiii cost ihe uaiiuii
ix billions seven hundred millions
iver a period of sixty years, treas
iry actuaries reported this afternoon
o President Coolidge who is expect
'd to veto the measure
ALASKA CABLE IS
BUILT FOR ACCURACY
WASHINGTON, May 9.—Major
reneral George O Squier told those
,t the annual meeting of the Na
ional Academy of Sciences that the
ra of cable development is opening
yhich will give speed and accuracy
inthought of at the present time.
Major Squier said the United States
Signal Corps development of work in
:onnection with the new Seattle
Cetchikan cable has been carried out j
n the past year in the laboratory of
Villiam Brude, at Springfield, Ohio,
n accordance with the key plan based
ipon radio engineering principles ap
ilied to ocean cables has resulted
n a marked progress.
He declared there was no real com
>etition between the radio and cable.
Ye called the radio one broadcasting
»ne way service and said the aable
s needed for point to point, two
vay service.
CHARLES EMSWILER
WILL RUN GAS BOAT
ON NUKA BAY ROUTE
Charles Emswiler, the original dis
loverer of the Nuka Bay properties,
vill run a gas boat to the new camp
rom Seward this season, carrying
niners and prospectors and their
mtfits. He has an advertisement to
his effect in this issue of the Gate
way, and will make trips at any
ime, if arranged for before hand.
Mr. Emswiler made the discovery
)f gold bearing ores at Nuka Bay in
[917, and spent several years trying
o interest capital in the property,
jefore disposing of it to Frank Skeen
,vho uncovered the rich ledge now at
racting so much attention.
Mr. Emswiler will use the gas boat
May on the route, the vessel cani
ng four passengers and their outfits.
He looks for a very busy season.
BEAR CREEK SHOPS BURN;
BIG LOSS TO YUKON CAMP
A disastrous fire recently wreck
ed the machine shops of Burrall and
Baird, Ltd., located at Bear Creek in
the Dawson district, says the Daw
son News. Fire started by creosote
in the smokestack, and was discover
ed by George Brown, night watchman
and Arthur Hand, master mechanic.
They immediately gave the alarm and
the Bear Creek fire fighting apparat
us soon was on the scene, manned by
every man in the camp.
The flames spread rapidly from the
boiler room, through the mammoth
structure ,and destroyed all that por
tion of the building containing the
machine and forging shops . The rear
portion of the building containing the
acetyline and electric welding plants,
and the gas house, were saved, as was
the bunk house ,adjoining the shops.
The only articles saved from hte
machine shop were a lathe and a
shaping machine and the loose tools.
The heavy lathe and shaping mach
ine were dragged to a place of safety
by horses before the flames had con
sumed that portion of the building in
which they were housed. The huge
lifting crane may not be damaged be
yond repair.
Small Schooner Adrift
With Five Men Aboard
MONTEREY, May 5—Helpless off
the coast with her sails carried away
and five men aboard, a small schooner
was sighted yesterday wallowing help
lessly near the breakers off the reefs
above Point Lopez, south of Monterey.
CHARACTER IN EARLY
HISTORY OF ALASKA
dead in douglas !
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Juneau Empire
Dick Morgan, who died at Douglas
last week and was buried Sunday, was
a historical character of Alaska. The |
following information is supplied by
Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff:
Up to September, 1879, the head:
chiefs of the Chilkoot and Chilkat j
prohibited the white men from enter-j
ing their territory thereby preventing
the white men from crossing the pass
es into the Yukon.
Just about that time there was a
big fight between Kochwontahns and
the Ganaxadi in which Klotzkutch,;
the chief of the former was wounded;
and a number of natives on both sides;
were killed. There were a number of
Chilkats at Sitka at the time and!
among them Dick Richards, (Morgan) i
as he called himself later. Dick was 1
employed as an Indian policeman by
the Naval authorities.
Dick with Sitka Jake and Stickeesh
and 30 Indians were sent to the Chil
kat country, with a message from
Capt. L. A. Beerdslee, informing
Klotzkutch that this party was sent
there to help keep order among the
natives and that in return he expected
him to always use his influence in se-1
curing good treatment to any white
man who should come into his coun
try to trade, and that he would be
pleased if he would let white miners
go into the interior to prospect the
country for precious metals, which, if
found, would enrich the Indians.
This privilege had never been ac
corded by the Chilkat Indians fearing
that the white men would interfere
with the trade with the Stick Indians,
who lived in the Interior and whose
trade the coast Indians monopolized.
On February 12, 1880, Dick Rich
ards, (Morgan) and most of the In
dians returned. They brought an in
vitation from Klotz Kutch for the
white miners to come and promised
welcome and thanks to Captain Beard
slee.
This invitation was extended to the
miners of whom there was a large
number wintering at Sitka, gathered
from Cassiar and other places. These
men were ready to undertake such an
expedition and after a mass meeting
an expedition to Chilkat country was
organized. Several boats were built.
On the 11th of May, 1880, a public
meeting was held and full understand
ing between Captain Beardslee and
the miners arrived at. Captain Beard
slee furnished an escort of marines.
Lieut. E .P. McClellan was assigned
to the duty as an escort. He was pro
vided with letters to Chief Klotz Kutz
and Elquesah. On the 20th of May the
expedition sailed, consisting of five
boats, carrying 26 miners and their
help with the navy launch, started.
Here are the names of the first min
ers to cross the divide:
Pres. Cloudman, Tom Lynham, R.
Dugan, Denny Dougherty, Tom Ker
nan, John Leddy, Mike Hayes, Jim
Fallen, Antone Marks, D. A. Peter
son, Jim McCluskey, Jack Lennon, 0.
Reddy, E. Bean, Sol Matthews, Pat
McClinchy, N. Warren ,Bill Zoble, G.
Harkrader, Caribou Steel, Jim Rose
wall, Russ Paul, Hilt, Donnelly, John
McKenzie and Jim Winn.
The launch returned to Sitka on
June 5th, and the report of Lieut. Mc
Clellan indicated that the result was
S a success and the Chilkat country was
now fairly open to the white miners.
Dick Morgan, as a policeman, serv
ed the U. S. for five years. In Sitka
from his perfectly neat appearance
and from the care he took to wear a
clean collar and have his shoes polish
ed, he was known as “Dick, the Dude.”
His final discharge from the Navy
was dated April 15th, 1883 with a very
fine recommendation from Captain
Merriam.
SUMDUM PIONEER DEAD
Henry Van Hoivals, 69, Alaska pio
neer and long time resident of Sum
Dum, died at Juneau last week fol
lowing an attack of heart disease. For
several years he had been postmas
ter at Sum Dum. At one time he
was a prospector on the Seward pe
ninsula.
NEW MEDICAL DISCOVERIES ARE
MADE BY PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY
ALASKA MINER HAS
ALL INTERNAL ORGANS
ON THE WRONG SIDE
SEATTLE, May 5—Frank Lawson,
in Alaska miner, who died at Phoe
lix last week had his heart on his
'ight side instead of his left. All his
)ther internal organs were similarly
•eversed, it was revealed by autopsy,
lis brother E. L. Lawson, stated up- i
>n arrival here today with the body ,
'or burial. s
SEATTLE, May 5—Word that three
new medical discoveries were made by
John Hunter, twenty-seven, professor
3f anatomy at the University of Syd
ney, was brought back to the United
States by Dr. William J. Mayo.
“This young man made astonishing
iiscoveries for the treatment of di_
seases previously thought incurable.
Among them is a disease common
imong war veterans who sustained in
jury to the brain. Another is found in
certain forms in children afflicted with
i disease closely allied to shaking pal
y”
1SEW POWER TENDER WILL HAUL
SUPPLIES FOR ALASKA ROAD C
POORMAN CREEK IN
RUBY CAMP ACTIVE
POORMAN, April 8—The Poorman
section is again comin gto the front.
A vast amount of winter work has
been done in this vicinity during the
past winter and with the new pay
streak showing up on Timber creek,
one of the largest creeks in the dis
trict, there is much promise of a long
life camp.
The following shows some of the op
erations during the past winter:
On Flat creek ,Norton ,Gallagher,
and Augusta have been prospecting,
and are now getting ready for summer
work.
Charles Johnson, with two men, has
been hoisting pay all winter, some of
which has gone as high as $5 to $6 a
pan.
Eddie McKelvie, Joe Matson and J.
Ward have probably the largest dump
in the camp. They are now getting
ready for summer work.
On Poorman creek, H. Willeby, W.
Ferry and Barney Cannon, are just
thru hoisting out their winter dump
and are now getting ready for sum
mer work.
Jack Shropshire and Truman Man
uel, with two men, have been hoisting
pay all winter on the Buggy, and have
a large dump out. They expect to work
a crew all summer as they have a
large body of pay.
Dennis Coyle is spending the winter
in the States, but will be in this com
ing summer and commence operations
again.
George Voder has just discovered a
narrow but good, paystreak at the
mouth of Tenderfoot, right back of
Haarvei’s store building, which he will
be working on this summer.
Cn Solomon creek, Martin Weborls
and Mickey Dugan have taken out a
dump and are still hoisting.
R. Fulkerson, with two men have a
small dump, but will be ready to
hoist into the boxes wiien the frst
drop of water comes.
William Wicklund and Harry Jensen
are at the mouth of Solomon and are
ready to put on a crew as soon as the
water comes.
On Timber creek, Dick Stevenson
and Omar Quinn have been hoistnig
pay all winter. Stanley Coffin is work
ing for them and has helped in swell
ing the dump immensely.
One thousand feet below William
Bailey and Shorty Powers have just
completed a hole to bedrock, which
shows a three foot body of pay dirt
averaging five cents to the pan.
One and one half miles below', Wm.
Ferry and Barney Cannon have very
good pay awaiting development.
Timber creek is a large creek and
an immense lot of prospecting has
been done there in the past by differ
ent parties without any success, but
these recent finds, which are large
ly due to Jack Wolf's persistence in
prospecting, will put it in the rank
of the leading producers of the camp,
as the development to date shows a
1 large body of pay.
PLANE WILL BE USED
IN SEARCH FOR MARTIN
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.—Lieu
tenant Earl P. Tonkin will take flighi
Saturday for Seattle where he will
take the cutter Bear direct to Chig
nik to direct the search for Majoi
Martin and Sergeanc Harvey, the
missing aviators.
Ellamar Mining Company
Receives $12,000 Damages
SEATTLE— Net damages of twelve
thousand two hundred and fifty dol
lars was awarded the Chamt * Min
ing Co. in their suit against the Al
aska Steamship Co. The plaintiffs
asked seventy seven thousand dol_
lars damages for the alleged breach
of contracts for the transportation of
ore from the Ellamar mine in Alaska
to the Taconia smelters. At the pre
vious trial no agreement could be
reached.
STANDARD OIL NEWS
W. E. Moultray, manager, is plant
ing a flow^er garden beside the com
pany’s office, and will try for the
prize.
The men are busy preparing large
oil shipments to go to points along
the Yukon river, wrhich are getting
ready for the season’s river traffic.
The Alaska Standard is due to ar
rive in Seward May 15, on her way
to Cook inlet points to supply the
canneries with oil for the ccming
season.
The halibut boats Urania. Columbia,
Zapora, Nile, Signal, Aegina and the
Princess Pat were in port this week
to fill up their fuel tanks.
SEATTLE, May 5—A heavy duty
power tender was christened here by
Miss Elliott of Portland, Oregon, the
daughter of J. H. Elliot, highway en
gineer. The launched vessel will be
used for carrying supplies for build
ing and repairing roads in Alaska and
is to be operated by the Road Com
mission. The tender is seventy feet
long and cost twenty-seven thousand
dollars. It is expected to be put into
service in fifteen days.
ANTI-PROHIBITION
PLANK DEMANDED
IN REP. PLATFORM
NEW YORK. May 9.—Nicholas
Murray Butler made a Hat footed
declaration in favor of an anti-prohi
bition plank in the Republican plat
form, asserting that the party will
lose eleven of the larger states unless
such plank is inserted.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 6—
j Chairman Jones of the Commerce
Committee declared tonight that the
| salmon packers have laid down a na
! tion-wide barrage on the Senate in a
final effort to keep their grip upon
the Alaska salmon supply, that a
flood of telegrams are sent daily to
the Senate by influential businessman
tin plate manufacturers, wholesale and
retail grocers in an effort to defeat
1 the bill.
FISHERMEN'S STRIKE
HAS BEEN SETTLED:
3-YEAR CONTRACT
SEATTLE, May 8.—The strike of
the Alaska fishermen which threaten
; ed to tie up salmon industry was set
tied this afternoon simultaneously
by Alaska’s fishermen’s Union of
Sin Francisco and Seattle union fisher
men A new three year closed shop
contract was signed by the Union,,
which granted the men an increase of
one-half cent on red salmon taken
i in Bristol Bay.
EMBATTLED FARMER
OF WISCONSIN DEAD
MILWAUKEE, May 9.—John Dietz,
j defender of Cameron dam, died here
last night.
j Cameron became a national celeb
rity when he stood off a sheriff party
attempting to dispossess him of his
home wounding several of the posse.
The steamship Starr will sail for
Bristol Bay points some time Sunday.
This is the first trip of the season
to Bristol Bay and a large quantity
I of mail and supplies will be carried.
compass
point north?
j—because there exists in the north
i polar region a point that acts as an
j electric magret. This “magnetic pole”
i attracts the compass needle. North,
! south, east ahd west,
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