NORMAN DAWN PARTY RETURNS FROM VALLEY
OF TEN THOUSAND SMOKES; PICTURES SUCCESS
Direct from the Valley, of Fen
Thousand Smokes, where they obtain
ed some wonderful motion pictures for
use in connection with their second
Alaska feature, the Norman Dawn
party returned to Anchorage the first
of this week, on the gas boat Nile,
which took them to the entrance of
the valley over a month ago and later
returned with them, says the Anchor
age Alaska.
There was a lot of hard work going
into the valley, supplies ran low to
ward the end of the stay and other
things happened to add to the dis
comfort of the pilgrimage, but the
outing was not without its bright
side and the expedition was eminently
successful.
Half a dozen Indian Packers were
added to the party at Kodiak to light
en the burden of mushing into the val
ley, but the trip was a hard one, not
withstanding two long weeks being
consumed in making the journey f’om
the beach . They arrived in the val
ley on the Fourth of July and spent
three days there taking pictures. All
of the members of the company speak
enthusiastically of the beautiful pic
ture that unfolded befoi'e them as they
threaded their way into the Valley.
They found everything much as Dr.
Griggs described it in his official re
port. He did not exaggerate the no.
of smokes. There appeared to be all
of ten thousand, but it was noted that
some of the smokes had ceased to
smoke, indicating that a slowing down
of subterranean activities is in process,
there. In fact, it is believed by some
members of the company that another
score of yeai*s will find the valley re
stored to peace and quiet. This be
lief was encouraged byynany signs of
returning insect and bird life. It was
noted that the mosquitoes were quite
bothersome at times.
Signs of game were seen on the
trail, but not an animal of any kind
was sighted . Bear tracks were rath
er plentiful, and caribou noted at
frequent intervals.
Retyrnin^ to the beach from the
valley, the provisions of the party be
pan to run low and for a number of
days they were on short rations num
erous items of food becoming entirely
exhausted by the time the Nile arriv-;
ed to take them back to civilization.
While waiting: for the boat the party
camped in a little cove which had pro
vided shelter for them upon their ar
rival there several weeks earlier. They
pitched their tents on the beach and
were just getting comfortably settled
when the tide came in—a much higher
tide than any seen by them on the oc
casion of their earlier stop there.
And the worst of it was, it sneaked
in behind them, cutting off escape to
high ground. They were caught, sur
rounded and without means of protec
tion. It was a case of stand there
in the water, which rose rather high
where some of the tents were pitched,
until the tide receded. The fortunate
ones were in the water half way to
their knees. The others did not fare
so well. But it was bad only while
it lasted and after they were comfort
ably settled aboard the Nile, the tides
became quite a joke with the party.
The Nile encountei'ed some very
rough weather on the homeward voy
age, but aside from tumbling the show
people about a bit nothing serious hap
pened .
Grand Matron 0. E. S.
To Arrive on Yukon
Mrs. Cora R. Franz, Most Worthy
Grand Matron o fthe General Grand
Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star,
will arrive in Seward on the steam
ship Yukon to pay the Seward Chap
ter a visit. Mrs. Franz is from Jack
sonville, Fla., and is the highest of of
ficer of the Order.
A special meeting of the lodge has
been called for Saturday night, at the
request of the Grand Matron, and she
will be entertained by them then. It
is not known how long Mrs. Franz
will be in town as she expects to make
- the trip to the Interior.
MINING MAN LEAVES
FOR WILLOW CREEK TODAY
W. E. Dunkle .prominent mining en
gineer and superintendent of a group
of mines in the Willow Creek district,
who has just returned to Alaska from
a winter spent in the States, departed
from Seward this morning for An
chorage.
The extent of the operations on his
ground this year could not be ascer
tained, biit it is believed very little
work ,if any, is anticipated. During
operations last season, Mr. Dunkle
made Anchorage hs headquarters, his
family residing there all summer .
TACOMA, July 21—Frank B. Cole,
73, owner and editor of the “Golden
West,” and later the West Coast
Lumberman, died here.
G. W. Colwell’s Mother
Is At Death’s Door
George W. Colwell, roadmaster of
the Seward Division, last night re^
ceived the sad news from his father
in Newcastle, California, stating that |
his mother had suffared a complete
relapse and that the end was appar
ently near. Mrs. Colwell had been ail
ing since June.
Mr. Colwell and wife and two child
ren will leave on the steamer Yukon
next Sunday for Newcastle.
Air. Colwells’ parents had planned
to make a trip to Alaska this summer
but were forced to postpone it because
of the illness of Mrs. Colwell.
FEDERAL PARTY OF
FOURTH DIVISION IS
BACK FROM JOURNEY
The K«urth Division Federal party,
which has been up in the Lake Tetlin
country for the past three weeks re
turned to Fairbanks last Saturday af
ternoon.
They brought back word, says the
Fairbanks News-Miner,, that Little
Old John or Last Tetlin was fully jus
tified in killing Dawson Luke.. All
the testimony at the inquest showed
that this Dawson Luke was a bad In
dian. He had gotten into trouble in
Canada and had come to Tetlin later
escaping from the Canadian police.
Last March he loaded two high-pow
ered guns, and after half-killing his
wife, told he he was going to kill
Chief Luke.
After keeping the other Indians
barricaded in their houses for four
days he started for the chief’s house
but was unable to get in. He was fin
ally shot and killed by Little Old
John. This happened on March 29th
and ended the reign of terror of Lake
Tetlin.
Little Old John was tried by the In
dian Council in accordance with In
dian law and acquitted but the Chief
felt that “White Man’s Law” should
enter in so he sent word to Fairbanks
of the crime and a party consisting of
Special Attorney E. B. Collins, Deputy
Marshal John Buckley, Dr. J. A. Suth
erland and Commissioner John Had
ukovicii made the long trip up to Last
Tetlin that the authority of the law
of the United States might be upheld.
They report that the Tetlin Indians
are of a very high type, primitive but
not spoiled by having been in too close
contact with the white man.
W’hile the party was at Last Tet
lin, a Council meeting was held with
five chiefs of different tribes present.
Matters which the chiefs believed need
ed the advice of the white men were
discussed at this time.
Dr. J. A. Sutherland was kept busy
during the trip giving medical atten
tion to the natives at various stops
made along the way.
DR. BRAAFLADT DISPOSES
INTERESTS TO NEW DENTIST
Dr. 0. A. Braafladt,, who has been
practicing dentistry in Seward and
the adjacent sections disposed of*his
business this week to Dr. A. R. Rob
erts who arrived here recently from
the states. Dr. Braafladt states he
has not decided whether he will re
: main in Alaska or go back to the
| stares.
The Doctor and his wife have made
many friends during their stay in
I Seward who will be sorry to see
them leave.
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FISHER CAFE WILL BE
BEST IN TERRITORY;
OPEN AUGUST FIRST
“As far as 1 can ascertain, this will
be the largest restaurant in the Ter
ritory of Alaska, “Charles Fischer
who is installing the new cafe and
bakery in Seward, stated yesterday to
a representative of the Seward Gate
way.
Continuing Mr. Fisher said: “Fair
banks and Anehorage both have large
and splendid restaurants and cafes but
this restaurant we are now equipping
here will, I am sure, be quite a good
deal larger both in size and in ap
pointment than any business of this
nature now in operation in Alaska.”
In the line of all that is modern
and, of the very best of food stuffs
that money can buy, will go into the
business. Never before in the history
of the city has fixtures and equipment
been selected with such care, to fit its
special needs, as has been done to
date, in preparing for the opening date
which, Mr. Fisher said, he hoped
would be August 1st. The business
will be operated under , the name
‘Fisher Cafe and Bakery.’ ” .
Swarms of men have been working
for days in the interior of the large
room, which is 30 by 100 feet. As one
enters the main door, to the right,
stretching along the entire wall, the
length of the building at least twenty
tables, each large enough to seat four
guests with ease, will be placed. About
half way down this side of the cafe,
the large banqueting room and dance
floor will also be located.
To the left the lunch counter, thirty
six feet in length and with eighteen
comfortable stool-chairs, will be plac
ed. A handsome back bar and buffet
is partly in place at this time and is
the acme of neatness and attractive
ness. Then follows the pantry and
in turn, the best of ranges installed in
a commodious kitchen, which will de
light the eye and be the envy of the
women patrons. The modern bakery,
with the latest of Lang bake ovens,
work tables and benches, is now be
ing installed in the basement. Here al
so is found a big store room for per
ishables and supplies, arrayed tier up
on tier around the walls. An air
proof coal storage bin is located at
one end of the basement, being so ar
ranged that not a speck of dust will
i be possible to escape into the shop
proper .
Mr. Fisher says that at least eight
i pedple will be employed at the start.
The tables which will be in the dining
room, are being constructed by Cal M.
Brosius, and are being made to har
monize and correspond with the res
taurant’s appointments.
P. Peterson is foreman in' charge of
the interior carpentry work; Joe
Burns is in charge of the electrical
installations; Aron Eiickson is doing
a beautiful job of painting and deco
! rating, and Charles Lechner is instal
ling the plumbing and tinsmithing.
Yesterday a large shipment of glass
ware and chinaware arrived at the
cafe and last evening the room fairly
j hummed with activity, unpacking the
j many articles purchased in the States
■ by Mr. Fisher.
! The opening day yvill be marked
i with a regular old-time house warm
! ing to which the citizens of the city
! and visitors will be invited. Success
j is predicted to this newest of local en
j terprises which will reflect much cred
! it to the city of Seward.
STANDARD OIL TANKS
TAKE FORM SOON
AT KODIAK STATION
A letter received in Anchorage re
j cently from Kodiak states that the
| Standard Oil company has a crew of
men at work on the four tanks they
| are installing there, and that they
| have also taken over the oil tank of
I the Erskine company in Kodiak, mak
| ing five tanks for the Standard peo
ple.
The letter further states that every
house in Kodiak is taken, but within
two months more, after the arrival of
more lumber there will be a number of
buildings as well as residences erect
ed. Every foot of ground between the
lake, which is located in the center
the town of Kodiak, and Kraft and
Son’s store, is taken, nnd the owners
are building on the lot.'.
SOLDIERS FROM ANCHORAGE
LEAVE FOR FORT LAWTON
Twenty-five enlisted men who have
ben stationed at the army post in
Anchorage left on the Alaska for Fort
Lawton. Many of the men will re
ceive their discharge on their arrival
in the states. Their relief is expec
ted to arrive here early next month.
Albert Heckey, popular Anchorage
boy attending Annapolis naval acad
emy, is at present on a tour of Europe
on the U. S. S. Wyoming, on cue
“surar er cruise” of cadets, accor lir.g
to woid received from him.
Wild Flower Exhibit
Proves Great Attraction
The wild flower exhibit which is on
display in the old Dryden store, at
tracted the attention of fully five hun
dred persons during the past two
days, it is estimated.
Mrs. P. C. McMullen, who origin
ated the idea and the several persons
who helped her, are to be compliment
ed on the success of the exhibit which
represented considerable time and
labor. It was very beautifully ar
ranged and elicited many pleasing
comments from the visitors.
It is planned to keep the exhibit
room open for the next two or three
days especially for the benefit of the
Frank Reedy party of tourists who
are due at midnight tonight.
LARGEST FOX FARM
OF INTERIOR ALASKA
STARTED HOT SPRINGS
T. A. Woolard, manager and care
taker of the Phipps and Woolard fox
farm near Hot Springs, arrived from
the Interior Saturday and left on the
Redondo for Seldovia where he will
purchase the initial outlay of Alaska
Blue foxes.
Mr. Woolard states that Mr. Phipps
who is an employe of the Alaska rail
road, and himself .recently purchased
the abandoned Milligan and Morrison
fox farm near Hot Springs ,which was
the largest farm ever built in the In
terior. The farm covers an area of
five acres which is enclosed bj^ a lawn
fence. There are thirty large breed
ing pens and thirty small ones, and
all the necessary buildings and para
phernalia required on a fox farm.
The former owners, Milligan and Mor
rison, realized heavily on their invest
ment. They raised silver-gray foxes, a
number of which were awarded priz
es in London exhibitions. They are
now located or^ Prince Edward Island
and are in the fox farming business
on a large scale, having a contract
covering over one hundred thousand
dollars for the raising of foxes. '
Mr. Woolard was until recently, con
nected with thq Alaska Road Com
mission working at McKinley Park.
FRANK REEDY PARTY
DUE SEWARD TONIGHT
Colonel Lee H. Landis, general man
ager of the Alaska Railroad, accom
panied by Miss Dorothy Haley, pub
licity agent, and Mr. Harry Ilderton,
general agent with headquarters at
Nenuim, arrived in Seward Saturday
night on the B-l to meet the Frank
l’eedy party of tourists, who are due
to arrive on the steamer Admiral
Evans at midnight tonight.
A special train will arrive at nine
thirty, this evening, and is scheduled
to leave in the morning at eight, car
iying the party, ninety-seven in num
ber, to Fairbanks
On ac count of the inclement weather
the party will be unable to take the
auto trip out Kenai road or take other
excursions to points of interest near
Sewaid, as was orrlginally planned
on their arrival here. However, it is
believed that they will be able to car
ry our this program cn their return
from the interior.
The baggage car has been converted
into a dance hall and an orchestra
has been arranged for by- the Alaska
Railroad officials, who are doing every
thing in their power to make the
excursion an enjoyabel one and one
w-hich will be remembered.
The party will stop overnight at
Curry, which will give them an oppor
tunity to see the many points of in
terest at that place. They will stop
for two days in Fairbanks where they
will be royally entertained by the cit
izens, who are now preparing for their
coming.
One unique feature during their stop
in the Interior metropolis will be me
morial services, which are to be held
for the late Arch-Deacon Stuck, who,
before coming to Alaska, was a resi
dent of Dallas, Texas, where most of
the party are from . A bronze tablet
will be erected to the memory of the
well-known Deacon and his son, who
was killed several months ago in an
airplane accident in the states. W.
Temple and wife, who are members
of the party will conduct the services.
Colonel Landis, Miss Haley and Mr.
Ilderton, will accompany the party to
Fairbanks. Mis3 Haley and Mr. Il
derton, will remain in the coaches
with the passengers during the trip
and will point out the numerous
points of interest, look after the wel
fare of the tourists and attend all
their wants.
Misses Elsie Leslie and Thelma
Ellsworth ,and Mrs. K. C. Jones com
prise the orchestra and will provide
the music on the trip.
MACLAREN ON PARAMASHIRU
TOKIO, July 23—MacLaren, the
British round-the-world flyer, landed
on Paramashiru island at six today.
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For Alaska Miners we recommend our Type 13
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.
Colie 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
NUKA BAY DEVELOPING INTO GOOD CAMP; NEW
LEAD, FOUND BY BURMAN AND CARLSON, RICH
The Nuka Bay District is showing
up better all the time, according to
John Kimball, who arrivel from that
region this week with Gust Moe. They
went over in May and gave the dis
trict a pretty good overhauling, re
turning to Anchorage convinced that
a good quartz camp is in the making
there, according to an interview pub
lished in the Daily Alaskan.
Burman and Carlson have located
a splendid looking lead on Iron creek,
their location being about three miles
from the property of the Alaska Hills
Mining Company. The lead runs from
three to ten feet thick and it has been
uncovered for a distance of about one
thousand feet. The rock resembles
that'of the Alaska Hills, but the val
ues have not been ascertained as yet.
The owners of the property are satis
fied that the values are there, how
ever, and they are going ahead with
their development work, confident
that they have a good thing. When
Kimball and Moe left Nuka Bay, the
locators o fthe Iron creek find were
preparing to drive a tunnel into the
mountain, to tap the ledge at a depth
of 100 feet.
Work is progressing steadily at the
Alaska Hills property. There are
about ten men at work there, driving
tunnel and getting the Ball mill
ready for operation. When Kimball
left it was believed that the lead
would be encountered shortly in the
tunnel .
The ore is to be moved to the mill
by means of a cable tram about one
thousand feet in length. The cable
is on the ground and the work of
putting it in place is in progress. By
the time the mill is set up and ready
to operate the tram probably will be
ready to deliver ore from the lead and
considerable grinding should be done
by the end of the season.
Frank Germain and Chris Lund
quist, oldtimers of that region, have
moved to McCarthy glacier, where
they plan to spend several weeks pros
pecting. The glacier is about fifteen
miles from Nuka river, where the Al
aska Hills is located.
There are eight or nine outfits pros
pecting in the immediate vicinity of
Nuka river.
The weather was fine there during
the early summer, Kimball said, but
when he and Moe left on July 12, the
rainy season was starting in and the
hills were so thick with foliage that ^
it was difficult to prospect. The
country can be seen to better advan
tage later in the season and during
the early winter before the snow
comes . The winter does not set in
much before the first of the year us
ually.
Kimball and Moe made the trip to T
Seward on the gas boat May, operated
by Chas. Emswiler, original locator
of much of the ground in the Nuka
Bay district.
Famous Attorney Visits
Seward on Alaska Tonr '
H. Nelson French, attorney and
counsellor at law, with offices at Sac
ramento, Calif., was a passenger on
Saturday’s train for the Interior, en
route to the States.
Alaska is a part of a world tour
which Mr. French, accompanied by
his wife and son, are making. He is
loud in his praises of Alaska, both
from a standpoint of natural beauty
and grandeur of the country and of
its possibilities.
While in Seward, Mr. French pur
chased one bear and marten skin from
Mr. H. D. Wandling. They were the
best made up skins Mr. Wandling had
in all his extensive collection. Mr.
French complimented Mr. Wandling
on the quality of his furs and on the
I reasonable prices charged.
INFORMATION WANTED
Inquiry has come to the Governor's
Office from the British Vice-Consulate
at Skagway concerning the where
abouts of one Belfield Adolph Joseph
Wolf, an English subject of German
| descent. The inquiry is made on be
half of his wife, Mrs. Florence Wolff.
Any information should be forward
ed to the Governor’s Office for trans
mission to the Vice-Consul at Skag
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GATE RECEIPTS LARGE
PARIS, July 21—Gate receipts for
the Olympic games crossed the six
million franc mark .The largest items
! were football, track, rugby and polo.
The Olympic games were insured for
eight million marks .
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