George A. Parks will make a trip
to the interior during the month of
June.
E. C. Appel, engineer in the em
ploy of the Yuba Construction com
pany of California, recently arrived
in Fairbanks to superintend the con
struction of the new electric dredge
being installed by the Lemens com
pany which will operate on Fish
Creek.
Edward P. Hanvood has succeeded
A. J. Adams as United States Com
missioner at Cordova.
Richfield & Lotz have taken over
the machine shops at Wrangell.
Lee H. Landis and John H. Hughes,
formerly connected with the Alaska
railroad, are located in San Fran
cisco, their address being the Trans
portation club.
Arthur H. Dever, managing editor
of the Dawson News, is spending the
winter in the states in search of
health and is rapidly improving. He
will return to the Klondike capital
this summer.
John Duncan of Rampart, an old- (
timer in Alaska, has returned from
spending the winter in the states.
Chas. Kimball, operating on Yan
kee creek, in the Iditarod district, is
on his way to the Interior with a
crew of men and an electrical engi
neer.
The Hobo group, recently bonded
by Wm. Bunting from the owners,
will be operated this year by Van
couver (B.C.) parties.
Portland Canal Moose recently ini
tiated a class of Nine candidates.
The lodge meets in Stewart and Hy
der alternately.
Marathon
CAFE
JOSIE EMSWILER, Prop.
THE HOME OF WELL
COOKED FOOD
SEWARD, ALASKA
STEAMSHIP STARR
NEXT SAILING STR. STARR MAY 10,1925
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON 13*. 8EWARD, ALAh* A
A hoist and a large dredge Umber
were recently hauled by Bob Rob
ertson from Gaines creek to the
workings of the Kuskokwim Dredg
ing company on Cancle creek. The
work was done with a six-horse team
and a bob-sled.
Henry Vilburn, proprietor of the
Occidental hotel in Dawson, was fin
ed $200 and costs last month for
selling liquor. The charge was pre
ferred by the mounted police.
The breakup of the Tanana river
may be delayed several days and
| even weeks this year owing to the
great thickness of the ice, the stream
I being frozen in many places to the
bottom.
Margaret Hanot, a Nenana tele
phone girl, one of the winners of the
ice pool last year, is recovering
from an attack of flu at San Fran
cisco, where she went for surgical
treatment shortly after her* streak
of luck. Miss Hanot and another
girl went in 50 cents each on a tick
et which proved to be in the pay.
I
John Krieger arrived in Ophir on
the 24th of March from Tolstoi,
bringing news of the death of Peter
Mohrdock, at Madison creek, Tolstoi,
on March 21. Mr. Mohrdock was
found lying unconscious in front
ELLIS BALL
CHILI HILL
The mill that takes the pros
pector off the labor market.
Cheaper than an trastra, more
efficient than a stamp mill.
MADE IN SIZES FROM
TWO TO FIFTY TONS
DAILY CAPACITY
Priced $150 to $1989
Investigate the Ellis Mill First
NELS HAGEN
ALASKA AGENT*
P. O. Box 1105
SEWARD, ALASKA
of his cabin by W. P. Jones on the
1 Sth of March. It was thought tha:
Mohrdock had fallen down into a
shaft, about seven feet deep, on which
he was working at the time, as his
body was badly bruised on the right
side and also on the right arm. Mohr
dock was believed to have been born
at Neah Bay, Wn„ and at the time
er his death was about 55 years of
age. He came to Dawson in the
early nays of that camp and has been
i.i the country ever silica.
iThe Cordova lodge of Odd Fellows
celebrated the 106th birthday of their
order, the first lodge in this coun
try having been organized by five
Englishmen at Baltimore, Md.
Sylvester Meredith, a col )re.l lauu
dayman ?t Cordova, race itly rar.
amuck with the intent of shooting
up a country fellowman, but was
p.xti ered in by the police and will
spend me next two mouths doing
laundry work for the government.
Tmuch hootch was the cause of
his belligerency
Oliver Wilson and Gladys Harbot
tle of Whitehorse were married last
week.
Four thousand feet of tram is be
ing built by the Mountain View Gold
company on the Portland Canal. A
storage dam will supply power for
the company.
Mrs. Alfred Anderson was seriously
injured in a runaway at Cleary re
cently. She was riding in a double
ender when the horse ran away
throwing her out with great force.
Registers will be placed at the end
of the Lake Kenai road this year
by the Bureau of Public Roads to
determine the extent the road is
used by the public. Taxi drivers will
also be asked to keep a record of
trips made and passengers carried
The object is to secure data on
maintenance cost.
There aie now' 93 pioneers at the
Sitka Home, according to the report
made by Supt. Kettleson to Gov.
Bone. This is the largest number of
inmates the home has ever enter
tained, 83 being the greatest number
previous to this time. Accomoda
tions at theHome are said ot be in
adequate for over 75 members, and
application was made at this session
of the legislature for new' additions.
The Treadwell-Yukon mine at Keno
Hill is now working in rich ore on
the 600 foot level. The strike was
made in March and the camp is ju
bilant.
Considerable activity is reported at
Walker’s Fork, 120 miles from Forty
mile. Supplies and equipment are
being hauled in from Dawson.
A new company has been incor
porated at Valdez to build a railroad
from Portage Bay connecting up with
the Alaska Railroad. The promoters
are George J. Love, George Robbins,
C. J. Todd, J. L. Reed and other
Valdez citizens. Capital stock- to
the value of $100,000 will be sold.
J. E. Ellis has been appointed col
lector of customs at Forty mile, re
lieving F. H. Finlaison, who will re
turn to Dawson.
A bronze tablet bearing the names
of 71 Yukoners who fell in the World
war was placed in Minto Park at
Dawson recently. The heads of the
screws holding the tablet to
the monument are covered With
small caps with the maple leaf im
printed upon them.
Trappers around Dawson had a
good season this winter, much fur
being taken which was sold at a
good price.
Wm. Nelson, a sourdough 70 years
of age died recently on Squaw creek,
near Dawson, and was buried by
friends and neighbors. Nelson had
been ailing for some time but re
fused to be taken to Dawson for
hospital treatment. His partner,
Frank Montgomery, 76 years of age,
was with him at the time he died.
Montgomery attempted to mush to a
neighbor for help, but got into an
overflow and was compelled to re
turn to his cabin. He fell into an
exhausted sleep and while he was
in this condition Nelson passed on.
James Mylo, a Yukon pioneer, died
recently at the Kink roadhouse while
on his way to Dawson for treatment.
He was operating on Chicken creek,
and is supposed to have been a Cana
dian.
C. W. Cheatham, head of the U.
S. bureau of public roads in Alaska,
with R. Van Loon, engineer, is sur
veying the power station road at Sit
ka. The contract has been let to
Carl Bauers.
The Mecca, a soft drink parlor
at Juneau, was raided last week and
ten gallons of moonshine of the vil
est sort was discovered on the prem
ises. The Mecca is operated by
Trayman & Anderson.
Wm. Wilson, 64 years of age, died
recently at Juneau. Mr. Wilson was
a native of Scotland and came to Al
aska in 1914.
The Saxman road at Ketchikan,
two miles in length, is being surfac
ed with crushed rock by the bureau
of public roads.
John, Marie and Anne Dimond,
children of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Di
mond were operated upon at the Ju
neau hospital for enlarged tonsils
and are again able to be about. Mr.
Dimond is Senator from the Third
Division.
“Berners Bay John,” a well known
Indian of the First Division was
found dead in his cabin at Berners
Bay by neighboring ranchers. He
had been dead about four months
when found. The Indian was well
known by old timers of the section
and had been of great help to stam
peders in the “old days.”
Get This
Point, It’s
Important
—the point of a Parker Jj Duofold
is made of genuine jff native
Tasmanian Iridium n* which costs
over three times as / / much as the
iridium used in / / ordinary
fountain pen / / points. That’s
why the Parker If Duofold is
called the 25- fj year point.
That's why it If I is the cheapest
pen on earth Imj at $7 — because its
usefulness 4%/ is everlasting.
Lady Doofeld or Duofold Jr.t $5
Gold Ring or Gold Pocket-clip
Included free.
Pack along a Daofold
on your vacation
Ask To See It At
ORLANDER, the Jeweler
1
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Vessel—
Northwestern
ALASKA
YUKON
Northwestern
ALASKA
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16th
May 23
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23rd.
May 30
Scheduled Sail
from Seward
May 2
May 9
May 16
May 23rd
May 30
Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
Steamers in above schedule leave Seward every Saturday midnight.
J. H.
PHONE MAIN 125
FLICKINGER, Agent
SEWARD, ALASKA
*
| Prosperity I
1 The prosperity of any community depends very =
= largely upon the co-operation manifested by the =
= many individuals and institutions forming the com- =
| munity There can be no lasting prosperity or gen- |
| eral progress in the life of any community without |
| honest co-operation between all elements that in |
| any way affect the common welfare. |
| So it is with Alaska. No one section of this 1
| great land can prosper for long at the expense of |
| any other section; all constructive efforts must be =
| so co-ordinated that but one outcome will result— =
| Co-operation; and Co-operation means Prosperity, i
| It is the constant aim of The Alaska Railroad |
1 to at all times render such service as will best serve |
| the citizens of the entire Territory. |
| Department of the Interior |
| The Alaska Railroad J
1 (Mt. McKinley Park Route)
| Anchorage Alaska |
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Lieut. C. W. Clark, of Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, arrived on one of
the last boats to succeed Capt. Lloyd
C. Parsons in this section of the
Wiashington-Alaska Military Cable
and Telephone system. Capt. Parsons
has been ordered to Camp Alfred
Vail, N. J. Lieut. Clark is married
and his wife came north with him.
Miss Marguerite Bone, daughter
of Governor and Mrs. Scott C. Bone
is one of ten Juniors in the U. of W.
selected by the Tolo Club, a U. frat
organization. Miss Bone will also
be delegate to the Phi Beta Gamma
convention at Billings, Mont.
Mrs. Charles Wilcox, wife of Speak
er Wilcox of the Territorial legisla
ture, is in Juneau visiting with her
husband. They will probably take a
trip to the states before returning.
James McCloskey was elected chief
of police for the city of Juneau at,
a recent meeting of the council, and
John A. Davis clerk.
Shirley A. Baker, of the U. S.
bureau of fisheries, is overhauling
his boats and getting ready for the
patrol of the waters of Prince Will
iam Sound.
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
6 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
Gas Launch
KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner