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Henry J. Emard recently arrived at
Seldovia in a small power boat wide’
be brought up from Seattle for use in
fishing operations.
The fishing schooner Copper of
Seward is working for the Pioneer
Packing company at Cordova, under
command of John Colberg and Ed
Jacobson.
A native was found guilty at Cordo
va last week of stealing a blue fox
skin from Dune Stewart and Angus
McDonald on Bligh island and given
60 days in jail.
Col. Nathaniel Greene recently re
turned to Cordova after spending sev
eral months Outside under care of an
oculist. He returns greatly improved !
in health.
The John C. Ogden Co. of San
Francisco has purchased the steel
steamer Buford and will start an in
dependent line to Nome, carrying
freight and passengers.
C. M. F. Cole and family departed
recently for Sitka where they will
make their home. Mr. Cole who tor
merly ran the McCarthy News has
purchased the Sitka Tribune trom S.
D. Charles.
Gus Wilson of Chitiua was convict
er on two charges before the
commissioner recently. He was fined
$100 and given 100 days in jail for car
rying concealed weapons, and drew a
$20 fine for violation of the dry laws.
Announcement of the wedding of
Marshal Travis formerly of Cordova,
to Miss Elsie Baker, of Charlie, Tex- j
as, on March 28, reached Cordova re
cently. The couple will make their
home at Wichita Falls, Texas.
George Brinkma, who recently ar
rivved in Dawson from the Wood riv
er district reports that many thou
sands of carbiou passed through his
district. The run extended over 100
miles of country.
George Moio from Deering and Joe
Frange from Candle, two old time
residents of the northern section, left
Nome recently for their homes but
were caught by a bad storm and re
turned to town until it abated.
Cap*. Raold Amundsen, who left
Nome for Wainwright last week stated
that his exploring ship Maud is in
daily communication with Spitsber
gen, altlio the Nome radio is unable
to hear the Maud.
Brooks is working on a landing
field for (he Fairbanks airplane and
will have one of the best fields in the
division. It now costs about $40 and
takes four days to reach Fairbanks
from Brook, whereas with the airship
it can be reached in a half hour.
The body of J. D. Sheldon, the tra
der who met his death at his station
near the south mouth of the Yukon
river has been taken to Nome where
an inquest was held. The coroner’s
jury held Robert Arnold over to await
the action of the grand jury on a
charge of second degree murder.
Bert Toms, a native of St. Michael
was arrested and taken before the
U. S. commissioner recently charged
with carrying concealed weapons, and
pleaded guilty, the commissioner im
posing the maximum fine of $200 on
the prisoner with one hundred days
in jail. The law is strict against es
kimos or Indians carrying concealed,
weapons, as it is reasonable to suppose
when they do so that they are looking
for trouble.
Col. Steese of the Alaska railroad
commission and the Alaska road com
mission recently telegraphed the city
council of Nome that dredging would
be resumed on the harbor at that
place in May or June. He stated the
city must deposit its share of main
tenance money before the work can
proceed.
The Department of Justice recently
ordered various Federal departments
in Alaska to retrench and as a resuli
the axe has been applied to severa:
Second division officials. Erik John
son has been retired as deputy mar
shal at Council; Sam C. Taylor as s
stenographer in the marshal’s office
and George Bond as jail guard.
George E. Buchanan, of 1411 Dextei
Boulevard, Detroit, is planning tc
bring 180 boys to Yukon territory this
summer, provided the parents of th<
boys pay one third, the boy himsel
earns a third, and Buchanan pays th<
remaining third of the expenses. Th<
total expense is estimated at $40(
per boy. From Vancouver the boy?
will take a Princess boat to Skagway
thence over the White Pass to Atlir
Lake district, thence down the rive:
to Dawson, the round trip covering
7500 miles.
Robert lnvey, a pioneer Alaskan of 1
the Yukon was found dead in his bed
recently in his home at Dawson. He
went to Dawson in 1889. He conduct- '
ed two theatres and other places oi
amusement in Juneau and built the 1
first theatre in Dawson, bringing the 1
first troupe of theatrical and dance- 1
hall girls imported in the district. He
made and lost several fortunes.
James McConnell and partner are
planning on opening up their proper
ty near the Kuskalana glacier this
spring.
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L. H. Carvey will not have charge 1
this season of the placer holdings of
the Cliittitu Mining company. He has
been succeeded by Mr. Palmer.
Louis Stevenson, a former Nome
resident has been quite ill in Califor
nia from flu and pneumonia. He is 1
recovering.
E. H. Holt, of Nome, who is at (he
present time in San Francisco, plans
to return to Nome in the spring with
a complete line of hardware.
J. G. Grant was elected mayor of
Wrangell, and Ole Gunderson, Ernest |
Campbell and F. E. Gingrass council
men. Mrs. M. O. Johnson was elected
clerk of the school board.
Cordova Chamber of Commerce met |
recently and decided to issue an il
lustrated booklet setting forth the:
places of interest in the vicinity for
the benefit of tourists.
Considerable mining activity is be- j
ing manifested in the Copper River
district this spring. The Kennecott,
Bonanza, Jumbo and Mother Lode are
working 600 men.
J. G. Gaskill, who is in charge of the
Green group of copper claims near
McCarthy has struck some ore on his j
property and will employ a force of
40 men.
What promises to be a rich gold
ledge near Strelna has been taken
over by Angus McDougald and he is
now freighting in machinery and sup- i
plies to the camp.
The U. S. Geodetic Survey boat
Explorer, Capt. J. H. Hawley, in com
mand, arrived recently at Ketchikan,
and will make its headquarters there.
The J. D. Peters, commanded by
Capt. A. Nilsen, arrived at Kenai re
cently with crews and supplies for
the plant at that place.
Igloo No. 1, Pioneers of Alaska, at
Nome, recently sent a letter to Presi
dent Harding asking him to visit that
city while on his trip North this sum
mer.
C. B. Smith, one of the oldest set
tlers in the Valdez district where he
has for many years beein interested
in the mining and insurance business
recently left for Pennsylvania, where
he will make his home in the future.'
Capt. H. Lem, owner of the gas ;
boat Whitehorse while cruising in the j
vicinity of Ketchikan recently was
overtaken by a storm and w’hile try
ing to reach the harbor on Long isl
and the boat capsized.
Robert Cahill, a son of Chas. Cahill
of Candle, died recently at Camp
Lewis, of acute tuberculosis. A sis
ter of the boy succumbed with the dis
! ease a few months ago and it is sup
posed he contracted it from her.
Jack Young and Elmer Reed of
Nome are in the grocery business on
Meridian avenue, Seattle.
A. B. Miller is chief deputy U. S.
marshal at Seattle, and Clyde, his son
is a deputy at Everett.
Theodore (Damiana) Gregord of
Nome, was recently taken in tow by
a deputy marshal charged with hav
ing violated the dry law, a number of
containers of various size partly fill
ed, being discovered by the officers.
He was given three months and $300
fine.
E. R. Jordon, formerly of Nome, is
living in Seattle. He recently under
| went an operation for a tooth embed
ded in the jawbone but which never
, i came thru the gums. He has been
suffering with this trouble for the
past 20 years but was never able to
fix the cause until recently.
Capt. W. C. Dibrell, superintendent
of the U. S. lighthouse service re
cently received a wire from the ma
rine hospital at Port Townsend, in
forming him of the death, March 29,
of C. E. Peterson, lighthouse keeper
at Eldred Rock, who went south a
; few months ago for treatment for can
cer of the stomach. Mr. Peterson had
been in the lighthouse service for the
past twenty years. He leaves no fam
! ily.
Mark Carley, an old time miner of
Nome, died recently in the drift of
a mine worked by himself and brother
James, on the left fork of Dexter
creek. He was hurried to a hospital
in the belief that he might be resus
citated, as the body was yet warm'
when found, but all efforts proved
useless.
Roald Amundsen and Leonard Sep
pala recently left Nome for a trip to
the Hot Spring but the weather be
came so stormy Amundsen refused to
continue the trip. Seppala took a
chance and made the Golden Gate
pass but was forced to retrace his
trail. A veritable hurricane was blow
ing at the time.
Prospecting in the Fish River Silver
mine has resulted in satisfactory pro
gress being made, says a report from
Council. On the 200 foot level a fis
sure was entered and ore both carbo
nates and galena were found. The
value of the ore and the extent of
the deposits will have to be deter
mined by assays.
The town of Wrangell recently vot
ed on the expenditure of the sum of
$1200 for having a survey made for
the purpose of installing a hydro-elec
tric plant at Mill creek, and the prop
osition carried by a vote of 71 to 48.
Loaded down with bales of fur A.
G. Gagnon and partner, F. Carrigman,
arrived in Anchorage recently from
the interior and received $1900 for
their four months trapping. Among
the fui's were 42 marten, 62 ermine,
15 wolverines, 23 mink, 13 beaver and
40 muskrat.
George T. Masury, of Company E,
Seventh infantry, stationed at Chil
koot barracks has been awarded a
distinguished service cross for extra
ordinary heroism in action at Vladi
vostok, in 1918, when he entered a
burning railroad station and unassist
ed brought women and children to
safety through a fire swept zone.
The Standard and Associated oil
companies expect to strike oil in the
Cold Bay fields by the end of June,
according to parties returning from
the scene. There are over 200 peo
ple at Kanatak at the present time.
J. Franklin Tompkins and Mrs. Ve
nie Wettmore Abbott were married in
Anchorage this week. Mr. Tompkins
is a well known resident of Anchor
age.
J. H. Hume, of the Scow Bay can
nery, in southeastern Alaska was ar
rested last week by government bu
reau of fisheries officials charged with
having thrown overboard and wasted
large quantities of salmon last sea
son.
Brooks will be a batter camp than
ever this year, according to residents
who come out to the coast. A peti
tion has been sent Col. Steese asking
that the government take over the
Brooks tramway.
Mrs. Hans Walderhaug, a resident '
of Petersburg and wife of the ill
fated captain of the Morengen, the
halibut schooner which was lost last
winter, will receive $3000 in the near
! future. Capt. Walderhaug carried a
policy with the New York Life on
which three payments had been made,
without a cash loan being made, which
made the policy In full loiot despite
the lapses in payments and loss of the j
document which sank with the ves
sel. The widow has been working in
a restauiant in f'eturibuig supporting
her child. She was under the impres
sion that the policy was invalid, but
the company has informed li >r it will j
be paid. Mr. Le Wane, agent for the
company, who has headquarters in
Juneau, interested himself in behalf
of the widow an 1 secured the pay
1 ment.
Ben C. Graham of the Seattle Blue
Print company has just completed an
up to date map of the Cold Bay til
district, which shows all the iocaiions
' of the claims and the owners th aeof. I
| The map is 24 ov 33 inches and is lie ^
best yet made of that district
I
I hos. r. O Bnen, who was appre
hended by Deputy McMullen near the
Knight roadhouse cn the Toklat river,
pleaded guilty to the charge of grand
larceny in connect! >n with the rob
bery ot Vivian Howar-l of Tacotna,
and was sentenced «o oiii year in jail.
Elmer E. Reed has been appointed
chief deputy U. S. marshal by Marshal
Beaumont of the First division and
has arrived to take his position. Mr.
Reed has been a resident of Nome
since 1900.
: The Hemrick Packing Company, a
newly formed organization, is building
a cannery on Ktyllak Island, Alaska,
for the purpose of packing red sal
mon and clams.
I Col. James Gordon Steese, h£ad of
; the railway commission, has been pe
: tioned by the citizens of Fairbanks to
add an upper story to the new rail
way station to be constructed there,
making it into a hotel.
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Wm. Zacharias, the hotel barber in
the Nordale, at Fairbanks, who lost
his life when the building recently
burned, went into the building to res
cue a chambermaid who was suppos
ed to upstairs and unable to get out.
The woman was not in the building,
and Zacharias lost his life in search
ing for her.
Mrs. Blanche Cascaden returned to
Nenana last week from the Tolovana
district, leaving made the round trip
from Dunbar with her team of four
dogs. She encountered bad weather
on the way but had little difficulty in
making the trip of 40 miles.
Edward Johnson, known as “Frozen
Foot” Johnson was arrested last -week
by prohibition authorities at Seattle,
is said to be wanted by Alaskan au
thorities, where is said to be known
as “The Bootleg King of Alaska.”
We are selling agents for
Alaska Fur Shippers, disposing
of your furs to the best advan
tage possible. Regular Sales
will be held about every two
months. Special sales held
whenever market justifies.
Advances made on shipments
when requested.
Give us your support
Ship now for our next sale
Commission
We charge shipper 4% on lots over
$1,000 and 5% on lots under $1,000,
which covers fire and burglary insur
ance and all handling charges.
Seattle Fur Exchange
65 MARION STREET VIADUCT .
Seattle.U.S.A. ■.
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U. S. Marshal George D. Beaumont *
of Juneau has been advised by the
Provident Trust company of Phila
delphia, that he is heir to an estate
of a distant relative which amounts to
approximately $800,000. As far as can '
be learned there are few heirs, and
distribution of the estate will be made
immediately.
J. Casey McDannel head of the'
Alaska railroad dining car service, is ;
an old and warm friend of Congress-'
man Curry, who plans to be a member j
of the congressional party to visit
Alaska this summer. Recently Mr.
McDannell received a letter from Con
gressman Curry giving the personnel
of the party accompanying Secretary
Weeks. The congressman also sent
Mr. McDannel a large autographed
photo and one to be hung in the lobby j
of the magnificent new hotel named
after Mr. Curry.
Armless since birth, Martha Hale,
a freshman at the univeristy of Cali,
fornia can do everything with her feet
that the average girl of 20 can do I
with her hands. She is taking a special1
course in social service in order to
help and hearten other cripples who ;
are handicapped by their disability.!
The young lady toured Alaska last
summer, going to Bristol Bay via Sew
ard with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. C. P. Hale, a salmon canner of
Bristol Bay. During the war Miss
Hale visited many government hospi
tals where maimed soldiei*s were fac
ing an armless life, and her words of
encouragement helped many of them
to overcome their loss.
Inspector Stuart Wood and Corporal
Pastey of the Royal Canadian Mount
ed Police have left Dawson for Her
schel Island, one of the most arduous
journeys that falls to the lot of the
mounted police. The party proceeded
to Fort Yukon, thence to Rampart
House, and Herschel crossing the Arc
tic divide. At Herschel Island sev
eral Eskimos will be tried for murder.
J. L. Simkins, in charge of the Cor
dova office recently received his dis
charge and re-enlisted.
\\ hile prospecting on Boob creek in
the Tolstoi section, Scotty Huld un
covered the remains of a giant masto
don in an excellent state of preserva
tion. The tusks were brought to Ta
cotna.
Tacotna has been granted a school
by the Territorial School Board and
equipment for establishing the school
is now on the way.
Abe "Weiss, a former well known
merchant of Flat is afflicted with
sleeping sickness in a Seattle hospi
tal.
E. A. Head is making preparations
to take a shipment of perishables from
Nenana into the Bonnifield country,
where he is engaged in a hydraulic
proposition.
T. J. or Tom Smith, formerly of
Poorman, Ruby and other camps is
being inquired for by Mrs. T. C. Bur
gess, General delivery, Seattle.
George Arthur Harvey, last heard
from on the Yukon near Circle, is re
ported missing by his brother, William
Harvie of 127 Lynnfield St., Peabody,
Mass.
Another coal company has been
added to the list of the Matanuska
valley, the Rawson Coal company.
The holdings of the new firm are said
to be about a mile fr§m the Baxter
Bedell properties.
Victor Durand, the Cordova pipe or
gan expert, has been transferred it
Anchorage.
Mrs Zilpha Van Lehn, wife of John
Van Lehn of Juneau, died last week
from heart trouble. She was a pioneer
resident of Juneau, having gone there
in 1895 from Port Angeles, Wash.
Dr. E. B. Calvart, chief forecaster
of the United States Weather Bureau
at Washington, is visiting the stations
in Alaska. He has just completed a
tour of the stations in the States.
Lysle Geary of Whitehorse has
made a great success with his small
radio receiving plant picking up Los
Angeles and other stations. Recently
he heard Los Angeles announce the
news of the English-Turkish troubles.
The voice was clear and distinct and
could be heard telling of the bombing
planes and the British fleet being or
dered to the Dardanelles.
On a recent trip along the coast of
Prince of Wales island in southeast
ern Alaska, Dr. R. V. Ells operated on
78 native children, removing tonsils,
adenoids and other useless parts. In
a day and a half he performed 52 op
erations. One native with a family of
14 children had all of them operated
upon.
James L. Fozard, superintendent of
the Latouche mine, who has been in
Juneau for some time, departed re
cently for Seattle to have an affected
tooth treated.
I SEWARD CLUB
1 CHRIST LAR8EN
Card Tablet, Candles,
Soft Drinks, Tobaccos
Cigars and Cigarettes
GATEWAY CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE—Bakery and partial lunch
also full kodiak developing outfit;
2.00Q cards per hour. Will sell sep
arate or ensuit, at once. Address A.
E. Wilson, Cordova, Alaska. kl07
FOR SALE—Printing plant sufficient
ly l^rge to issue four pages five col
umn; includes cylinder press; type,
stones, proof press, chases, column
rules, etc., two cases of display
type; cheap for cash. Gateway, tf
FOR SALE—Cafe outfit. 2-oven range
cash register, swing back stools,
just the thing for Cold Bay. J. Casey
McDannel, Sexton Hotel. lm
FOR SALE—Rotospeed, brand new,
Used about one week, will sell for
$35.00 Perfect Condition. Lipke,
Radio Station, Seldovia, Aalska.
WANTED—Experienced planer man
apply Resurrection Bay Lumber Com
pany. 71-tf
WANTED—Clean rags at the Gateway
Office. tf.
FOR SALE—One three horse motor,
110 volts, 60 cycle, single phase,
with a lot of shafting and pulleys.
Apply at Gateway office. tf
FOR RENT—3-room house', see Chas.
cooper. 48tf.
EVERYBODY can buy groceries, feed
and supplies Wholesale. Write for
free price list. People’s Grocery, 701
Olive Street, Seattle. ti
BIG CHANCE to make a stake; fox
Island, close in, 100 blue foxes;
three boats; good improvements;
Price $25,000. See Don Carlos and
Don Carlos, Sexton Annex. tf
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HATCHING EGGS
RHODE ISLANDS REDS
We have an exceptional
flock of Reds; bred to
the Alaska climate, and
with a flock record of
over 200 eggs per hen.
Eggs 20c Each
ROYAL ANCONAS
The Leaders in Economical pro
duction of Eggs; laying more
Eggs on the same amount of
Feed than any other known
Breed. This flock direct from
The Sheppard Plant in Ohio.
Eggs 15c Each
Kodiak Poultry Farm
KODIAK, ALASKA
Sale
ARMY SHOES
Sale
WE HAVE just bought a tremend
ous stock of ARMY MUNSON LAST
shoes to be sold to the public direct.
Price $2.75. These shoes are 100 per
cent solid leather with heavy double
soles sewed and nailed. The uppers
are of heavy tan chrome leather with
bellows tongue, thereby making them
waterproof. These shoes are selling
very fast and we advise you to order
at once to insure your order being fill
ed.
The sizes are 6 to 11 all widths;
Pay Postman on receipt of goods cr
send money order. Money refunded if
shoes are not satisfactory.
THE U. S. STORES CO.,
1441 Broadway, New York City
WE HAVE PURCHASED 122,000 pair
U. S. ARMY MUNSON last shoes, siz
es 5 1-2 to 12, which was the entire
surplus stock of one of the largest
U. S. Government shoe contractors.
THIS SHOE is guaranteed one hun
dred per cent solid leather, color, dark
tan, bellows tongue, dirt and water
proof. The actual value of this shoe is
$6.00. Owing to this tremenduous buy
we can offer same to the public for
i $2.95.
SEND CORRECT SIZE. Pay post
man on delivery or send money order.
If shoes are not as represented we will
cheerfully refund your money prompt
ly upon request.
NATIONAL BAY STATE SHOE CO.
296 Broadway, New York, N. Y.