News Notes of the Northland
Culled from the Columns of Territorial Exchanges
On account of the excessive draft
of the transport Henderson it is un
derstood that the Presidential vessel
will not go through Wrangell Nar
rows, and will therefore be obliged to
omit calling at Petersburg. Mayor
J. G. Grant of Wrangell, has invited
all citizens of Petersburg to meet the
President at Wrangell.
Miss Xenia Christensen, sister of
Mrs. M. S. Perkins of the Petersburg
Report, has returned from San Fran
cisco where she has been taking a
course in the Mergenthaler Linotype
School.
A gorgeous array of peonies is re
ported in the Sitka gardens of Mrs.
Ashball, also lilacs in full bloom.
Jack Lean, owner of a road house
on the old Rainy Pass trail has closed
his road house and will move to the
new trail which goes to the Iditarod
by way of Lake Minchumina.
Anchorage Igloo, Pioneers of Alas
ka, recently held a discussion of Alas
kan freight rates. A resolution is be
ing prepared covering the same.
At a recent meeting of Pioneers at
Anchorage a committee was appoint
ed to assist any Pioneer or Alaskan
entitled to and applying for an old age
pension under the recent law. It is
a worthy object, and other Igloos will
follow their example.
Henry Moses an old time fur buyer
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spent several days in Sitka recently, i
buying 200 seal skins from Mrs. Geo.
Peterson.
Rear Admiral John A. Hookewerff
and wife visited Sitka recently. The
admiral is one of the navy’s distin
guished men with a record of 42 years
continuous service. He is making a
tour of the naval radio stations. Sur
geon and Mrs. Kallenberger are also
of the party.
The river steamer Yukon arrived at
Nenana recently with two barges in
tow carrying 1145 tons of silver ore
from the Mayo district, consigned to
the California smelter.
Work has started on the 500 horse
power hydro-electric proposition for
the town of Petersbrug.
Miss Marguerite Bone, daughter of
I Governor Scott Bone and Mrs. Bone,
who has been attending the U. of W.
has returned to Juneau.
E. R. Gibbs of Spokane, president
of the Consolidated Gold Mines at
Willow creek, will leave on the Alaska
to purchase machinery and equipment
for his property. Work will begin on
a lower tunnel in the fall.
Several truck loads of furniture and
equipment arrived in Anchorage this
week and is being installed in the of
fices rented from the Masonic Tem
ple.
The Anchorage chamber of com
merce is working for a new Federal
building, which is badly needed at
that place.
The Alaska road commission has
started work on a road from the rail
way camp at Girdwood to the prop
erty of the Crow Creek company 8
miles away, and a crew of 25 m^n is
at work.
The first boat up Stikine river this
season carried forty tons of mining
machinery and a large quantity of
supplies. There were 38 passengers
on board.
The body of a man named Thomp
son was found recently near Kache
mak bay. His death came from nat
ural causes. Thompson had gone out
to hunt fox feed and when he did not
return a searching party found him
dead in the woods.
James Bogardus, a prominent sport
writer of San Francisco, is touring
the Territory, and wrote up the box
ing matches at Anchorage July 4.
Some one burglarized the Anchor
age morgue last week purloining a
sachel belonging to one of the cada
vers, which was found later near B
and Second streets, the contents be
ing intact.
A total of 1175 applications have
been filed with the government for
permits to develop the oil fields in
Alaska. Of this number 743 permits
have been issued, distributed among
as many oil companies and individu
als. In only a few instances has the
Department of the Interior received
notice that drilling operations have
commenced.
The Cordova Chamber of Commerce
has received from Howard Birch, a
Dan Creek miner^ a poke containing
150 native copper nuggets, recovered
in the placer workings of the Dan
Creek Company for distribution among
the various members of the Presi
dential party which will reach Cordo
va July 19. Mr. Birch also sent a
large flat piece of native copper en
graved ‘‘Alaska, 1923,” w'hich will be
presented to President Harding.
Fred Mohn died suddenly at the
Simpson bay logging camp, near Cor
dova. He started out to build a fire
in the donkey and not returning a
search was instituted, finding him
dead. Deceased was 36 years of age.
The Cordova Chamber of Com
merce recently received from the
Kennecott Copper Corporation several
fine samples of ore for an exhibit
stand at the head of first creek. The
samples include the various grades of
copper ore in the Kennecott, Bonan
za, Mother Lode and Erie groups.
Five bottles containing specimens of
the different precipitates and concen
trates were also received from Ken
necott and are now on display.
One of the blacksmiths at the
Mother Lode mine near McCarthy re
ceived a painful injury recently when
a revolving emery wheel broke a frag
ment entering his lower jaw and
knocking out two teeth.
A fire at the Johnson ranch near
McCarthy completely destroyed the
tool house, burning all the tools. The
fire was prevented from spreading to
the saw'mill and other buildings.
Fred Lubbe, employed at Eska, will
be married this fall to Miss Florence
Edlund, a popular young lady from the
Matanuska valley.
The citizens of Juneau recently de
cided to present President Harding
with a suitably engraved gold card,
the product of the mines in the vicin
ity.
before the Klondike rush
Even before the great Klondike Rush of 1897, Frye & Com
pany were furnishing Alaska with much of her meat sup
ply. And we are still serving her. In all these years our
choice meat products have seen the foundation of many
thousands of fine meals in the homes and public eating
places of Alaskans. In sustaining our reputation for
serving the people of the North with the very best, we
offer you
Delicious
Hams and Bacon
EVERYTHING THE NAME IMPLIES
Your dealer very likely handles them; if not he can get
them for you, and we ask that vou give them a trial. We
are confident that if you do FRYE’S DELICIOUS HAMS
AND BACON will have a place in your home and you
will remember them and ask that they be served to you
in restaurants and hotels.
More than thirty years experience in the manufacture of
meat nroducts has taught us that to produce “100 per
cent” hams and bacon calls for choice, young, tender, grain
fed pork, cured and smoked in such a way that the meat
will have a mild, rich flavor with all the fine juices re
tained. Such is
FRYE’S DELICIOUS BRAND HAMS and
BACON, and FRYE’S WILD ROSE LARD
should appeal to every Alaska housewife who
wants something better than ordinary lard. The
rich leaf and back fats in WILD ROSE LARD
are reasons why it is so much "better; it comes
in tin containers and one pound cartons.
Ask your dealer for FRYE’S QUALITY
PRODUCTS; if he does not handle them, he can
obtain them for you.
FRYE & COMPANY
SEATTLE
CORN MUFFIN.FRITTERS
These are quicker to cook than
fritters and are delicious with country
gravy made from ham drippings and
with fried ham. Makes 12.
INGREDIENTS: 1 can corn, 2 eggs,
2 tablespoons melted WILD ROSE
LARD, 1 cup flour, 2 level teaspoons
baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1
tablespoon sugar.
METHOD: Beat eggs with corn, add
melted lard^ add dry ingredients
sifted together, pour into hot greased
muffin tins and put in medium oven.
Let rise slowly and evenly, bake 20
minutes.
Services for John Crawley, whose
death occurred last week at Fair
banks, were held recently. Deceased
was an old timer in Alaska having
gone to Nome in 1905. In recent
years he has been operating on 9 be
low Dome creek. He was born in Ire
land 80 years ago, and his relatives
all reside in the old country.
A complete mastodon skull in ex
cellent preservation, with tusks eight
feet long^ has been received by the
Alaska Agricultural college. The find
was made by Thos. P. Aitken on Can
die creek.
The Cosmopolitan Hotel, at Fair
banks, was damaged to the exent of
$800 by fire recently. The fire start
ed from an overheated stove.
Jack Harris, long a resident of the
Tolovana district, was found dead in
his cabin on Lost creek, about twelve
miles from Brooks on June 8. Death
was due from natural causes. Har
ris was practically destitute when he
died, as $10 in currency and one bea
ver skin were all of value that could
be found. He was buried near his
cabin.
A suit was filed recently at Juneau
by Emery Valentine against John
Tuppela, involving $6750 and interest
amounting to several hundred dollars.
The amount claimed is due as a bal
ance for interest involved in Tuppe
la’s suit against the Chichagof com
pany. It is set up that Mr. Valentine
owned a one-sixth interest of all
sums of money Tuppela received or
was to receive in his suit against the
company.
George A. Parks, chief of the field
division of the government land office
will remove his residence from Ju
neau to Anchorage.
Sawyer & Reynolds have a contract
for logging 1,600,000 feet of spruce
timber for the Juneau Lumber Mills.
They also furnish pulp timber to the
Speel river mills.
Alaska’s first out-door tourist and
recreation camp was opened recently
when 22 guests were entertained at
Twin Glacier camps on Taku river by
Dr. and Mrs. H. C. DeVighne, assisted
by Mrs. Felix Gray, manager of the
camp.
The most famous moccasin maker
of the Alaskan Indian tribes, Mary
Gunnock, near Sitka, has begun the
manufacture of a pair for President
Harding. The footgear plans call for
a large section of moosehide? fawn
hair for trimmings, hair seal soles, and
3000 assorted beads. Across the top
; of each moccasin will be embroidered
| the American flag, topped with an ea
gle. The woman gained an impression
of the size of the Presidential foot by
watching him in a news review of
motion pictures.
It is estimated that between fifteen
and twenty thousand tourists went to
the Yukon this year to view the mid
night sun.
The Dawson legislature recently
passed a resolution inviting President
Harding to visit the Yukon district.
The invitation suggested that the
Presidential party proceed from Skag
way to White Horse and down the
Yhikon to Dawson.
The Westover mine near McCarthy
will be worked this season, as long as
the price of yellow metal justifies the
product.
Miss Dorothy Vaughn, daughter of
Mrs. E. A. Vaughn, was married re
cently at Ross California, to George
Frederick Katz. The Vaughns for
merly lived at Wrangell.
The Bank of Seward has deposits
aggregating $213,026.46^ and resources
aggregating $316,611.21. With a pop
ulation of 700 persons that gives per
capita, $4,166. The potential wealth
of Seward is, we believe, greater per
capita than that of any other town in
Alaska.
Nick Welch, a prominent old timer
of the Third division, and a firstclass
carpenter and joiner, arrived from
Kanatak on the steamship Starr,
where he has been working for the
Associated Oil Company, and will
remain in Seward until the company
resumes work. Mr. Welch is very
optimistic over the future of Kanatak,
and believes when oil is struck it will
be one of the best camps in Alaska.
The steamship Starr, Capt. O. A.
Johansen, arrived at 5:30 this morn
ing from her special trip to Kanatak
with 18 first class passengers and
nine steerage. Capt. Johansen reports
the sea like a millpond the entire trip.
The Starr brought in Supt. G. L. Jones
and Associated Oil Company work
men over. Fifteen tons of freight
comprised the cargo.
The Alaska Road Commission will
start a road from Mile three to the
Nash homestead at the head of the
bay. The road will be graveled and
bridges built.
PLANNED TO MINE FIVE THOU
SAND ACRES OF GOLD BEAR
ING PLACER
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.—The four
masted schooner Fred J. Wood, is
scheduled to sail late today for Nome
with 150 men, women and children,
who chipped in with their savings to
form a development company, which
according to A. H. Moore, its presi
dent, owns 5000 acres of gold bearing
placer land in the heart of Alaska.
The schooner, an airplane, an auto
tractor, and various other supplies
were purchased on the co-operative
plan.
FIRST BETTER BABY
Dr. George J. Mohr, children’s spe
cialist of Seattle, will be in charge of
the examination at Dr. Romig’s office
under the auspices of the Red Cross.
The first better Baby Clinic in Sew
ard will be held at Dr. Romig’s office
Saturday, July 7th, during the hours
of 9:00 a. m. to noon. The clinic will
be in charge of the well known Seat
tle children’s specialist, Dr. George J.
Mohr, and will be sponsored by the
Seward Chapter, American Red Cross.
All infants, and all children six
years of age or under will be weighed^
measured and given a thorough phy
sical examination, and rated as to
health. Such physical defects as are
noted will be brought to the mother’s
attention and such advice as neces
sary relative to the nutrition and gen
eral physical welfare of the child will
be given.
The clinic is an attempt to bring
to Alaska the activities of the Better
Babies movement. Such clinics are
held annually in many communities
throughout the States and are a dis
tinct aid to many mothers. The clinic
is entirely Free and all interested
mothers are invited to bring their
children. Reports will be mailed to
the mothers after the clinic.
The clinic will be for one day only,
Saturday, from 9:00 a. m. to noon, at
Dr. Romig’s office. Alaskans have
always been proud of their children,
and it is believed they will rate high
er than most of the outside babies.
SHELBY CASTS UP LOSSES
AND FINDS DEFICIT $100,000
SHELBY, July 6.—The little town
of Shelby sat down today to count up
its losses on the Dempsey-Gibbons’
fight and figured the deficit on Wed
nesday’s investment was approxi
mately $100,000. Gibbons was not
marked up except for a bruise on his
thigh, where he hit the ropes.
Dempsey had a discolored eye^ a
cut over his right eye, and the old cut
over the left opened up.
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
Seward, Alaska, March 23, 1923.
To A. F. SPRAGUE, his heirs, execu
tors, and assigns:—•
You are hereby notified that I have
expended during the year 1920 and
during the period January 1, 1921, to
July 1, 1922, the sum of two hundred
dollars ($200.00) in labor and im
provements on each of the following
lode mining claims, situate on Gilpat
rick Mountain in the Kenai Recording
Precinct, Third Division, Territory of
Alaska, to-wit: Summit, Lisbon, Olym
pia, Hattie, Meat-in-the Pot and Clara,
recorded respectively at Page 132,
Book 4, Page 133, Book 4, Page 132,
Book 4, Page 46, Book 5, Page 84,
Book 5, and Page 46, Book 5. Said
books mentioned being records of min
ing locations of the Kenai Recording
Precinct aforesaid.
All of the said expenditures were
made to hold said claims under Sec
tion 2324, Revised Statutes of the
United States, and all amendments
thereto, concerning annual labor on
mining claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said claims for the year
1920, and the period ending July 1,
1922. And if within ninety days after
the publication of this notice you fail
or refuse to contribute your propor
tionate share of such expenditure,
which amounts to Three-three dollars,
Thirty-three cents ($33.33) each for
the Summit, Lisbon, Olympia, and
Hattie Claims; Fifty Dollars ($50) for
the Meat-in_the-Pot Claim and Twen
ty-five Dollars ($25) for the Clara
claim, then your interest in said
claims will become the property of the
subscriber, one of the co-owners who
has made the required expenditure as
herein stated, by the terms of said
section and laws.
GUS BROWN.
Date first publication May 12, 1923.
Date Last publication Aug. 11, 1923.
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WITH 171 PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, July 6.—The steamship
Admiral Watson sailed yesterday witn
170 passengers, including 40 excur
sionists. Seward passengers were as
follows: A. Adams and wife, George
Baker and wife, George R. Moss and
I wife, George F. Currier and wife, S.
L. Russell^ J. W. Carr, L. W. and
Samuel Ivry.
John Noon, oldtimer and wellknown
former Seward merchant, is again in
the hospital at Portland. Mr. Noon re
cently suffered the amputation of a
lower limb and the other is now af
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