CAPTAIN ALLEN IS
EN ROUTE TO NOME
ON SIR. DONALDSON
Enroute to Nome to operate be
tween that port and St. Michael dur
ing the coming season of navigation,
Capt. Alexander Allen, well known
arctic trader and navigator, is en
route from Seattle on the motor
schooner Donaldson.
Six passengers, including Mrs. Al
len were aboard the vessel. One of
the passengers is headed for the Arc
tic on a three years’ trading trip.
The Donaldson will go via . Prince
William Sound, along the Alaska Pen
insula and across the Bering Sea and
is expected to be one of the first ves
sels to enter Nome after the ice pack
pack moves north.
Mr. Allen operated the vesel last
year on the Nome-St. Michael route
on which a subsidy is paid by the Ter
ritorial government. He will cover
the same route this season under a
similar subsidy agreement.
The second subsidized route on Sew
ard Peninsula, between Nome am;
Kotzebue, will be taken care of by the
Lomen Co., of Nome. This firm
will use the Silver Wave for regular
trips between Nome and Kot?.elu<\
touching at all points enroute speci
fied under the subsidy contract.
Governor Bone Leaves
For Anchorage on
Last Nights Special
A meeting of the Policy Board of
the Alaska Railroad was held in
Seward yesterday, Governor Bone
presiding, after which Mr. and Mrs.
Bone left on the special last evening
at five for Anchorage.
This is the second meeting of the
Policy Commission, the first being
held early this year. It is composed
of Gov. Bone, Col. Lee H. Landis,
General manager of the railroad, and
B. H. Barndollar, chief auditor, who
is legal advisor of the Board.
The meeting was a very shbrt one,
and Governor and Mrs. Bone hasten
ed on to Anchorage to rejoin their
steamer, where they will go wrest to
Kodiak, returning on the same steam
er to Juneau.
KOYUKUK ACTIVE
IN A MINING WAY
Recent arrivals from the Koyukuk
district report the following oldtim
ers active in keeping the camp on the
map:
Hans Christensen and Charles
Young are in the pay on Jim Pup
creek. James Kelly and Pat Keller
are moving their outfit from Sheep
creek to Slate creek. Watts, Holzer
and Foley are located on No. 1 above
on Hammond, and have good pros
pects. Tom Brady has good pros
pects on Swift creek.
Jones & Postelwaite are on No. 5
on Nolan, at the mouth of Smith creek
and are said to have a good showing
Gus Miller and Jack Raferty are on
the right limit of the creek, with good
pay. Wanamaker, Wool, Allen and Ea
ton have encouraging pay on No. 4 on
Nolan creek.
Marsan, Bojanich and Angetes are
cupine. Stanich brothers, Robich and
Popich are on the Tw’elvemile, on good
pay. Fred Swift and Marsel Shea are
working on Tramway bar. Larson and
Johnson are prospecting on Gay Pup.
Joe Matthew’s is located on Wild river
preparing for summer sluicing.
FISH HATCHERY WILL
OPEN DURING NEXT MO.
Mr. Wentworth, Territorial Superin
tendent of Fisheries and Hatcheries,
is W’orking wdth a crew of men at
the Grouse Lake hatchery assembling
the troughs, etc. The hatchery, he
reports, will be ready some time next
month to take spawn.
They report twro feet of snow around
the Lake and about seven inches at
Mile 7.
MEL HOLBEN PURCHASES
THE DAGGET BUILDING
The Daggett building, which was
formerly occupied by the “Key” pool
hall, was sold this week to Mel Hol
ben, proprietor of the Seward Grill.
Mr. Holben states that he will move
his restaurant into the newdy acquired
building at some future date, repairs
having to be made to the property.
Hugh Dougherty, real estate man,
put the deal through.
ANCHORAGE JEWELER IS
RETURNING ON ALASKA
Fred Carlquist ,Anchorage jeweler,
who has been in the States for the last
si xw’eeks purchasing new stock and
the most modem of optical equipment
for his local laboratory is returning on
the Alaska tonight.
Petty Jury Drawn for
June Term of Court
The following is a list of jurors
drawn for the June term of court to
be held in Anchorage:
Anchorage
H. Chestreman, Mrs. Thos. Price.
Frank O. Berry, James M. McCain, E.
Balderston, Geo. Kennedy, F. F. Illos
ley, Chas. C. Mathison, R. V. Wilson,
E. M. AUenbaugh, Mrs. Ed. Carlson,
Mrs. E. G. Hecfcey, Wm. T. Crabtree,
W. G. Marsh, Jr, Richard liauge. Elsie
G. Swanson, Oscar Binning1 •», T. J.
Herron, Alex Uska, H. 0 Bennett, H.
Ba\ier.
Cordova
Paul Bloedhorn, 3 N. Laurie, Kate
Rolfe, Florence Nafstead., Francis Sa
piro, Harry Moore, D. J. Monilian. -1.
S. Bratton, Harry W. Atchison, Haur
ice Brunelle, J. B. Carlyle, J. R. An
derson, L. D. Bogart, J. E. Matson, E.
M. Scori, Eleanor Frandson, C. W.
Broinan, Charles Cerney, Chris Xiros,
J. E. Nebbe.
Martha McLaughlin, E. L. Steven
son, Curry j H. L. Rider, Chickaloon;
J. J. Henry, H. S. McDaniel, Eyak; C.
Rosenberger, Eyak, Mabel Franks,
Eyak; E. Paulsen, Ellamar; Georgia
Thompson, Carl G. Olsen, Girdwood;
W. A. Logman, Hope; Grace Ellexson,
Knik; C. R. King, Kodiak; Joe Kara
dich, Dennis Kelly, Latouche; J. B.
Elliott, Harry Kingberry, Matanuska;
P. A. Anderson, Palmer; Thos. Dicken
sen, Talkeetna; M. J. Rose, Talkeet
na; O. E. Harrington, Tunnel, Lucile
Gillestad, Seldovia.
Seward
Louis Simpson, J. J. Murry, Alice
Selby, John H. Flower.
E. E. McDonald, T. Devenney, Val
dez.
CHUGACH FOREST IS
TO BE CLASSIFIED
Wellman Holbrook, land classifier
for the forestry service, accompanied
by Henry Frost of Seward, will spend
the summer in the Kenai Lake district
of the Chugach national forest, work
ing up the creeks tributary to the
lake and later down Russian River and
Resurrection river.
Under an act of congress of August
10, 1912, the forestry service was di
est boundaries. The classification de
termines the possibilt yof the use of
rected to make a classification survey
of all lands lying in the national for
the land for agrcultural, timber re
sources and waterpower sites. The
idea originated with the purpose of re
vealing all the land avi^lable for fu
ture farm land, segregating this from
timber and waterpower land.
The classification survey has been
completed in continental United States
and is about half completed in the
Tongas national forest. The work will
be completed there this year. This
work was started by Mr.^Iolbrook last
year in the Chugach national forest.
Mr. Holbrok will arrive in Seward
Saturday from Anchorage and will go
into the Kenai Lake couhtry to begin
his work ,as soon as snow permits. Mr.
Holbrook expects to be in this section
until about the middle of July.
Seward Real Estate
Co. Sells Property
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. McKanna have
purchased a fine little home on Second
Avenue, yesterday
This property was formerly owned
by P. M. Ogle. The deal was put thru
by the new real estate firm.
Another transaction which was put
thi'u by the Seward Real Estate Com
pany yesterday, was the sale of Lot
16, in Block 9, and improvements to
Harry S. Kawbe, popular owner of
the Seward Steam Laundry. The
property formerly belonged to P. H.
Peterson, and is located on Fifth
avenue, betwen Washington and Ad
ams streets.
HATCHEY BRINGS NEWS
OF MINING ACTIVITIES
Jerome Hatchey, old time miner and
prospector of this district was an ar
rival in town on the last train from
Girdwood, to spend a few days renew
ing old acquantances .He says that
Clarence Whitney and Elmer Ayers,
who have some rich looking quartz
property on Lynx creek in the Moose
Pass district, are busy moving an out
fit onto their ground and ge ng ready
for the season’s work. Mr. Hatchey
states that this property looks like a
sure-winner. While in town, he is a
guest of the Overland hotel.
JAMES HOEY MARRIED
Annoum ement of the wedding of
James Hoey, better known as “Jake”,
to Miss Esther Larson, at I os Ange
les, recently, was received on the Wat
son by friends here. Mr. Hoey is
well known in Seward, having been
connected with the drafting depart
ment of the Alaska Railroad, about
two years ago.
COL JAMES G. STEESE
ARRIVES YESTERDAY;
GIVES OUT PROGRAM
Col. James G. Steele, president of
the Alaska Road Conn;, ssion, arrive
ed in Jtward on th® *\oith western, on
his way to the Interior. To Col.
Stese, who recently returned from
Washington, is due the large appro
priation received by die Territory
this year.
Col. Steese and Col. Gotwals both
appeared before the house commit
tee v\hich made provis.ons for th?
Commissions funds in accord with the
estimates approved by the bureau of
Budget. “While, in general, condu:+
of business was slow on account of the
investigations in progress in Con
gress, when the Army Bill was ac
tually reached, we were very favor
ably received and lioerally treated.
And us occurred last year, the great
increase in our appropriation over
the Budget allowan .2 was due to the'
insistence of Senator Jones,” saH
Col. Steese.
Hearings were also neld before the
Reuse Committee on r -a •s on the
proposal to extend the Federal High
way Art to Alaska,” sai . Col. S eese
No ac .on was taken by the committee
when Vo left Washington and no-e,
so far as he has been info’med, up to
the present time.
Road for Park
The Alaska Road Commission has
been given authority over road and
trail development in Mt. McKinley’
Nauur.al Park un’e/ an agreement
with the National Furk Service, it was
annourced. A bill authorizing the
development of a i oa I and trail sys
tern has been passed and signed by
the President and at the present time
there is pending congress a measure
which v ill provide funds for this pur
po.>e. Approval hdo been given 10 tht
construction of an automobile road
some '6 miles in length connecting
to 100 miles of trails. The estimated
cost of this wor* is S272.000, which
will available within the next two
yrear3. This, said Col. Steese, will
make it possible for the Commission
to complete the work by the end of the
seasf n of 1925. Work n il be started
this summer along t e entire route.
Bridges w’ill be put in next winter
and surfacing and ether work com
pleted by the end cf the working sea
son next year.
Gllier work for t^.e Park Service w:ll
include lepainting totem poles in the
Sitka National Monument eserve. and
miner repairs. Funds f *r this activity
a;e available.
Co . Steese spent much ct his time
in Washington appearing before Con
gressional committees on the Alaska
Railroad estimates. Although he was
relieved of duties last fall in connec
ti< n W'th the operation of the road and
fio:n service on the cff'rial board in
the Territory, he was retained as the
chairman for the purprse of appearing
befoie congress. He completed this
work and severed h!= entire connec
tion with the road on March 17. A to
tal ' f <;'/ ,135,000 wao secured for the
rail load for the next fiscal year.
Colonel Steese also appeared before
the Ho jsc Committee on Territories on
several other miner bills now before
congress and on which it was expected
to secure action during this session.
At the request of t;.o Secretary of
the Interior, said Colo?:el Steese, he j
made a special publicly tour visiting
cities in several states with three reel;
of moving pictures and about 80 col
ored slides showing President Hard
ir g’c tour of Alaska, and entitled
‘President Harding’s last trip.” He
visited and gave exhibitions in Buffalo
and numerous othe'* Eastern cities.
The recall of Colonel Gotwals from
the Commission, said Co Steese, made
necessary a reorganization of that
body. The latter was officially appoint
ed as Engineer Officer filling the va
cancy left by Col. Gotwals return to
the States. He will remain in that of
fice until later in the season when it
will be taken over by Maj. Lunsford
E. Oliver, assigned to Alaska from
the Mississippi river commission.
With the severance of the activities
and personnel of the Alaska Road
Commission from the Alaska Railroad
Col. Steese said there was no longer
necessity for two main offices and all
of the Commission’s headquarter forc
es will be concentrated in Anchorage,
instead of being divided between Ju
neau and Anchorage as during the
past year.
Col. Steese left with General Man
ager Landis of the Alaska railroad, on
the latter’s private car B-l, but will
return to Seward, sometime' within the
month.
CORDOVA BUSINESS MAN
PURCHASES REAL ESTATE
The latest of the several deals put
thru recently by the Seward Real Es
tate company, was the sale of a house
and lot to G. B. Vance, well-known ho
tef man of Cordova, who was an ar
rival yesterday on the Northwestern.
Buried 52 Hours Under
Snowslide, Recovering
_
Gene Shanklin, well known old timer
who for 52 hours was buried under a
snowslide at Mile 71, has about re
covered from his terrible experience,
and will soon be around again. The
rescuing party worked two days dig
ging him out and he was rushed to the
Anchorage hospital. Since h!s experi
ence he has had considerable trouble
with his stomach, being forced to live
on hot soup.
P. M. OGLE DISPOSES OF
PROPERTY TO J. A. EAMON
J. A. Eamon today purchased lot
16 in block 11, located on Third aven
ue, from P. M. Ogle. Mr. Eamon
will erect a large residence on the ac
quired property. The deal was tran
sacted thru the Seward Real Estate
company, and is but the latest of
of several real estate changes put
thru by this firm during the past ten
days.
MISS NELLIE CASHMAN
ARRIVES ON WATSON
Among the arrivals on the steamer
Admiral Watson today was Nellie
Cashman, well known in this section
of the Territory. For more than forty
nine years she has been a resident of
Alaska and mining operator in the
far North and is now returning after
a winter spent in the States.
While in Washington Nellie paid
her respects to President Coolidge
and endeavored to impress upon him
some of the needs of Alaska. She
feels that she was fairly successful in
this respect as she declares the Pres
ident is a thoughtful and broad-mind
ed man who listens well and properly
digests the information he receives.
Miss Cashman declares that the senti
ment throughout the east is decidedly
in favor of the nomination and elec
tion of the man who is now so satis
factorily occupying the White House.
Her investigations induce her to be
lieve that William G. McAdoo cannot
be nominated for president at the
Democratic convention, but that she
thinks he is lucky in that respect for
his nomination would only spell de
feat.
Miss Cashman is on her way back
to her home on the Koyukuk river,
where she has been engaged in min
ing for several years past. She had
intended going over the Copper River
Railroad to the interior but changed
her mind and took the Watson from
Cordova, where she made a few days’
stopover, to Seward. While in the
East she met up with Editor W. F.
Thompson of the Fairbanks News
Miner, and reports that he is greatly
improved in health.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
BE IN SEWARD SOON
E. M. Polley, territorial tax collec
tor ,arrived in town on the Northwest
ern, returning on the same boat to
Valdez and Cordova. Mr. Polley will
return to Seward next week, and will
issue licenses to any person engaged
in fishing.
Chapter 94 of Session Laws for 1923
provides that it “shall be unlawful for
any person to engage in fishing in the
Territory of Alaska without first ob
taining a license to do so.” This ap
plies to commercial fishing only and
does not affect those catching fish for
personal consumption.
For failure to procure a license, the
person fishing without a license may
be fined $200 and imprisonment for
thirty days.
The license fees for resident fisher
men of all classes are $1.00. For non
residents who during the entire year
use only hook and line, including trol
lers but not including those who use
set lines, $3.00. For non-resident fish
ermen who use gillnets or set lines,
$10. For non-resident fishermen who
use seines or set nets, $25.
The term resident fishermen is de
fined in the act as follows: “at the
time of applying for the license shall
be a bonifide resident of the territory
and shall have been such resident con
tinuously for six months preceding the
signing of the application.”
Non resident fishermen are those
who are not resident fishermen as
above defined.
Collector Polley will return on the
Yukon.
SLIDES BE MADE FOR THE
SEWARD REAL ESTATE CO.
Miss Sylvia Sexton has taken a
fine lot of pictures for the Seward
Real Estate Company, including res
idence and business property for sale
and also a general view of Seward.
These will be shown in the windows
at the offices of the company. Slides
also will be made and run in the show
houses at Ketchikan, Seward and
Fairbanks.
SHIP ALASKA FURS QUICK
We’re paying big prices for Alaska furs—
demand strong. We are the largest buyers
of Alaska furs in this big central market
and we must have all kinds for quick sale at
present high prices. Money sent same day
shipment comes in—cash, "draft or money
order, whichever you want. ACT NOW—
if you have one skin or a hundred. Ship to
us at once.
Riuke Fur Cd.
sir LOUIS, mo. •
. VOUKE ©HADING MAKES YOUR FUR CHECKS BIGGER
Seward Grill Undergoing -
Extensive Renovations
Mel Holben, proprietor of the Sew
ard Grill, closed his place up early
this week so as to make necessary re
pairs, put in new fixtures and re
arrange the dining room.
The large room that has been used
for the Chamber of Commerce weekly
luncheons and meeting plape, has been
cut out and several boxes now take up
the space. However, the boxes are
so made, that they can be dissembled
and set aside on short notice to ac
commodate banquet gatherings and
dinner parties.
Several open tables have been plac
ed in the space where the boxes were
formerly located, adding greatly to
the apparance of the place. The in
terior has been thoroughly renovat
ed and repainted and a new counter
top made. John Helm is to be com
plimented for his efforts in making
the counter top.
The place will be reopened late to
night or early in the morning.
Carpenter work was done by John
Helm and Frank Logerquist, the deco
rating by Moore and Bogart, and the
plumbing by Charles Lechner.
RODENBAUGH PLANE TO
MAKE ANOTHER FLIGHT
James Rodenbaugh, manager of the
Alaska Aerial Transportation Com
pany, reports that the company’s plane
at Fairbanks, which was damaged in
making a landing at Brooks, a fort
night ago, has been repaired and is
again ready to fly. Pilot A. M. Samp
son took the ship up yesterday after
noon and put it through its paces over
the town for nearly an hour.
Passenger flights will be made from
the field at Fairbanks, Sunday af/?r
noon, several townspeople having in
dicated a desire to make short trips.
As soon as the Brooks field dries up
sufficiently to allow of smooth land
ing, another trip will be made there.
A passenger is now awaiting the time
when the flight can be made. A num
ber of other trips are in contemplation
as soon as field conditions will permit.
ICE GOES OUT AT NENANA
News was received in Seward yes
terday that the ice went out at Ne
nana at 3:10 p. m. thus culminating
the interest in the 1924 ice pool. Some
8000 votes were sold and it is believed
that many contestants came close to
the actual time. May 11 appears to be
a favorable day for the breakup as on
May 11, 1918, 1920, and 1921, the
breakup occurred.
FINE PROGRAM AT LIBERTY
Last night’s show at the Liberty
was an unusually good one. Besides an
entertaining picture, the infant daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McClelland,
of Fairbanks, entertained theatre go
ers with an exhibition of toe dancing.
The clever little girl is going to Se
attle where she will enter a dancing
academy for final lessons prior to an I
engagement with the Orpheum Circuit.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS
FOR SOUTH LAST NIGHT
The steamship Northwestern ar
rived in port about 11 a. m. yester
day morning with a large list of pas
sengers and sailed about midnight for
the south with the following:
Mrs. J. M. Cook, William Cook, J. C.
Black, Manuel Swanson, Priscila Swan
son, Edward Swanson, F. S. Crough,
Wm. Reimann, E. M. Goddard, J. B.
Beeson, John Kennedy, Oscar Erick
son, J. E. Wilson, Freeman Chessey,
Peter Person, D. F. Lewis, D. Law
rence, Geo. McMaster, P. Orney, H.
Tindall, L. V. Ray, Alice Selby, H. B.
Selby; E. S. Hayes, Mrs. Roy Green
field, Mrs. S. W. Carlson, Clarence
Carlson, Helen Carlson, W. A. Allen,
Mrs. J. W. Foley, J. W. Foley, Annie
Gibson, J. F. Sullivan, Jas. F. Mc
Carthy, W. A. Corey, Nick Mitchell,
Mrs. D. Rose, D. Rose, Jas. Hansen,
W. Kroll Walter Loew, Nick Raman
or, Detro Mariano, Wm. McDonald,
M. Roddy, Tom Rapter, Tigart Pol
lock, S .Wadluk, Popoff Bleb, M. J. 4
McNeill, Louise Swanson, Frederick
Swanson, Arthur Lovgren, P. Carroll,
Mrs. W. Abbott.
A. R. C. CREW TO LEAVE
ON STARR TONIGHT
J. H. Bell, superintendent in charge
of road building in the westward dis
trict, was an arrival from Anchorage
Saturday enroute to Kanatak on the
Starr to wTork for the summer. R. H.
Dodson, John Thevik and G. Lefever
are part of the crew who will leave
on the Starr tonight.
Mrs G. M. Caldwell
Woman Attorney Here
Mrs. G. L. Caldwell ,an attorney and
member of the Los Angeles bar, arriv
ed on the Northwestern and is a
guest of the Sexton.
Mrs. Caldwell came to Seward as at- ■«
tomey for Dr. Price, one of a group
of five trustees of the Primrose Mines
Corporation, and while here will en
deavor to make a settlement of pend
ing litigation between the stockholders
She spent a week in Valdez and will
remain in Seward about a week.
Redondo Sails for the
Westward Last Night,
The steamship Redondo, sailed for
Kodiak and way ports last night tak
ing the following passengers:
Geo. C. Burford, R. E. Mclvor, Hil
bert Anderson for Seldovia. Magnus
Laude and John Norian for Snug
Harbor .
ICE GOES OUT KEnA' LAKE
I.ouis Bell trade the Ci 's+ trip of the
season up K->aai lake this morning,
(he ice having all gone out. Mr. Bell
states he is prepare 1 to handle travel
u,i and down th3 lake now.
ELLIS BALL CHILI MILL
THE MILL THAT TAKES THE PROSPECTOR OFF THE
LABOR MARKET
CHEAPER THAN AN ARASTRA AND MORE EFFICIENT
THAN A STAMP MILL
For Alaska Miners we recommend our Type B
mill, ten to twenty tons daily capacity, or our
Independence Mill, five to seven tons, priced
at $485.00 with gasoline engine; without gas
engine the mill is $80 less.
Come to Woodrow and see the Independence Mill in
operation. The first of these mills to come to Alaska.
HAGEN & HENRICSON, Alaska Agents
'WRITE FOR INFORMATION TO >
P. O. BOX 1105, SEWARD, ALASKA
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