The Juneau-Douglas bland News
Issued by the Alaska Treadwell and Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Companies on
the 1st and 16th of each month
L. 8. FERRIS .Editor
This publication is intended to be a
community letter sent to all former em
ployees of the Alaska Juneau and Tread
well Companies now lii service. Our honor
rolls ar not complete—-anyone knowing
of any corrections or additions will con
fer a favor by notifying the editor at
once. We will have to look to the friends
of those on the honor roll (who we will
be glad to put on our mailing list) for
news and correct addresses.
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NEW YEAR S GREETINGS
From
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co.
Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Co.
Alaska United Gold Mining Co.
Alaska Mexican Gold Mining Co.
After the war Alaska should profit by
the immense trade with Siberia, Governor
Thomas Riggs, Jr., of Alaska, declared
while In Cordova recently. Nome, Alaska,
the Governor said. Is the logical point of
supply for a vast region lying in Siberia
Just across the Bering sea. Southern Al
aska should be able to send Ash and forest
products to the Russian territory.
R, J. Summers, the well known Fair
banks engineer, has accepted the appoint
ment of Territorial Mine Inspector, and is
expected to arrive in Juneau before long
to take up the duties of the office. His
headquarters will be at the Territorial
capital. They were changed from Nome
to Juneau. Summers is a pioneer Alas
kan. He resided at Nome for some time
before going to Fairbanks. At the latter
place he was with the Alaksa Board of
Road Commissioners for several years as
superintendent of its work in the Fourth
Division. The office of mine inspector
has been vacant since the resignation of
William Maloney last June.
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J. F. Tompkins, who at one time some
years ago was chief of police and Are
chief at Treadwell, was recently appoint
ed chief of the Are department at the An
chorage terminal yards of the government
railway.
Word From Charlie Hall
Kimberly. Nev., Dec. 14. 1918.
Just received about six issues of your
A. T. and A. J. News Letters for the boys
“over there" and have forwarded them
on to Frank W. Russell, late of the Ready
Bullion blacksmith shop. I hear from
Frank regularly. He is now Sergeant
Frank W. Russell, Co. M. 305th Reg. Am
muition Train, A. E. F. He is now with
the 91st Division and with the First Army
of Occupation, so figure he will be one of
the last units to come home.
Ed. Beals is in Co. B, 318th Engineers,
and In France.
I. M. Hocumsen is in the Motor Mechan
ics’ Corps and in France. He used to help
Frank at the R. B.
Andy Thompson, of the Mexican, died
or me nu on inov. iz ar tne poet nos
pital at Camp Davis, Nome, Alaska.
George Stephens, of the 240 and motion
picture man at Treadwell, has been here
but left two days ago for the bright lights
of San Francisco.
Henry Jobe is in the 33rd Inf., sta
tioned at Culehra, Panama. His brother,
Joe is with some Casual. Reg. in France.
Got lots of news from your issues that
was good to hear—for instance, my old
side partner, Ed. Harris, getting married.
Strange how these old bachelors fall,
isn’t it?
Give my regards to all the gang. I
often think of Treadwell and look upon it
as one of my homes.
Remember me to Mrs. Ferris, and with
beat wishes and holiday greetings to the
whole Treadwell family, I remain.
Yours verv sincerely,
CHARLIE HALL.
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Was Beported Misting
Remi Van Huyleundrooke, who is in
364th Reg. Inf., 91st Division, was report
ed missing in action along about Nov. lBt.
Ten days later he was reported found
wounded in a hospital and w'as also oper
ated on for appendicitis.
She Took the First Steamer
At a lecture a well known English au
thority on economics mentioned the tact
that in some parts ot America the num
ber ot men was considerably larger than
that ot women, and he added, humorously:
“I can, therefore, recommend the ladies
to emigrate to that part.”
A young woman seated In one of ths
last rows of the auditorium stood up
and, full of indignation, left the room
rather noisily, whereupon the lecturer re
marked: "I did not mean that it should
be done in such a hurry.