Douglas Island news., 1902-07-30

Chief Isaacs of the Moosehlde 1h- dians, says the Skagway Alaskan, was a passenger on the Santa Ana for the inside. He had made the trip down to San Francisco as the guest of the "Big Companies" having been passed down the line and back on the different transportation lines. He went down by the way of St. Michael and return cd over the White Pass on a pass. Isaacs says he has been troubled with his lungs for 12 years and that the six weeks trip has done him a world of good. He was accompanied on the trip by his brother.
 The Skagway Alaskan says that MT. J. Mulney, of Chilkat, reports the fish, ing business prosperous down there. The Fisheries Union have built a large trap near the mouth of the Chilkat riv CT and recently made catch of 22,OOO fish, one of the largest ever made in Alaska. The Alaska Packers Associa- tion, located at this same place, have been there for years and have 60 boats engaged in fishing, but this enormous haul by the simplest kind of trap will reyolutionize the business. This one catch alone will make 2200 cases of sal mon.
 The Skagway Guide of the 23rd inst says: "Mr. Weitzman, the Haines Mis- sion merchant, came up from that bust ling village today and reports that two miners had just arrived at Haines and said that they had made quite discov, cry on Canyon creek and had found pay dirt running as high as 75 cents to the pan. The two prospectors had ex' hibited their dust taken out and ev' eryone there seemed to believe the story. Canyon creek is about 50 miles below Frazier"
 H. S. Coyle, of Pennsylvania, the newly appointed assistant fish com missioner, is making tour of inspec' tion of the canneries of Southeastern Alaska. It is altogether probable that be doesn't know the difference between a salmon and sucker, but this lack ot knowledge won't interfere with salary drawing. Your Uncle Sam has just so many little mouths to feed, anyway, at the public pie counter, and those with a political pull are entitled to the prov ender.
 The Skagwsy Guide is badly fright ened. It believes that the United States has traded Skagway to Great Britain for an island in the British West Indies. The Guide also pretends to have inside information to the effect that instead of being strengthened and enlarged, as Sound press dispatches would indicate, the military post at Skagway is to be abandoned just as soon as the new quarters at Haines are ready for occu- pancy.
 The White Horse Star say that Supt, Scharschmidt sent out the steamer Clossett July 18th under command of Capt. Gardner and with two extra crews of men to investigate the feasibility oi a steamer line up the Tahkini river to Lake Arkell. If it proves possible fol boats to reach this lake one of the most serious obstacles to the Mush creek trail will have been overcome.
 The Dawson Nugget of the 18th inst says: "A Front street grocery house 1: exhibiting today few boxes of home grown strawberries which are the first ever produced here. The berries were grown at West Dawson and are large and firm, and by the few fortunate peo pie who have sampled them are pro nounced of excellent flavor. The price asked for them is s2 per box"
 When you want a fancy drink go t the Glory Hole and call for Aprico Brandy.