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Douglas Island news., 1911-02-15
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed. Information for Everybody.

Unpaid taxes in Wrangell town for 1910 amount to SS.25.
 A Nome paper still insists that there are 1000 people in that town.
 Freight for the foot of the lake is be- ginning to arrive at Whitehorse.
 The worst blizzard of the season was raging at Nome on February 3rd.
 Cordova is putting on city airs; a holdup in the middle of the town.
 British Columbi halibut banks are proving poor producers this year.
 Douglas may be the first town in Alaska to get postal savings bank.
 The weather a. Whitehorse, which has been to cold for skating, has mod erated.
 The quarries near Ketchikan will be reopened to satisfy the increased de, mand for Alaska marble.
 W. D. Grant, formerly deputy U. s. marshal at Wrangell, is seriously ill in a San Francisco hospital.
 On Feb. 1st, fire in the federal courthouse at Fairbanks destroyed property valued at S4,OO0
 The Valdez Prospector reports the Copper River & Northwestern railroad blocked with snow and ice.
 Judge Thomas R. Lyons was sick last week and the district court at Juneau adjourned to await his recovery.
 John Goodell, recently appointed deputy marshal at Sitka, likes the town and does not hestitate to say so.
 The Christmas number of the Nome Nugget has reached us. The front page is ornamented with a border of holly.
 The steamship Chicago, belonging to the Chlopeck Fish Co.,, has been re- paired at Morsn's, Seattle, at cost of S2O,OO0.
 Wm. Taylor has succeeded Dr. P. F. Scharschmidt, as superintendent of the White Pass company's fleet of river and lake steamers.
 Grant Moler, an Alaskan, fell down stairs at Seattle hotel, on the 5th inst. and dted from the effects of the in iuries received.
 The estate of Michael ). Heney, the Alaska railway contractor, is valued at S744,48a5 {; of which S3o8537.53 is cash in Seattle banks.
 Livingstone creek, B. O., miners are being driven from their cabins by a glacier which entirely fills the valley, covering toe dumps in many places.
 The term of imprisonment of Ed Hasey, who was convicted of assault with dangerous weapon in connection with the battle in Keystone canyon, ex' pired last month.
Douglas Island news., 1911-02-15

G. A. Christopher wired instructions to Nome yesterday to have an increased force put to work on the graphite mines in the Sawtooth mountains so that a large quantity of ore might be ready for shipment to the plant which will be established in Seattle or it's neighbor- hood.-P.-l.
 Perhaps the strangest bit of news to be received this year from the North: land comes from Fay R. Shaver, local superintendent of reindeer for the gov ernment at Wainwright, ninety miles from Point Barrow, Alaska. In this letter, which was received by friends at Hoquiam, Wash, MT. Shaver says that although the winter is intensely cold, the Arctic, as far as the eye can reach, is absolutely free of ice, except for the narrow fringe of foe ice along the beach. As far back as Eskimo tradition runs such thing has never happened before. The letter was dated early ln Novem Der and has been on the way ever since. But months before that ap- parently early date and even as early as August 10 the ice pack is usually crowding down upon the American continent. At Wainwright it has never been out of sight, in fact, for more IL,,, o ,rooI, ;,, opu ono uoor And thara are always detached ice cakes floating in the sea. But this year even the de- tached ica cakes are swept from sight. To those familiar with northern waters it is we'll known that every summer a warm current enters the Arctic by way of Boring strait and moves slowly north and east along shore. It IS upon this current that whalers and traders depend for the opening up of the mar row lane between the pack ice and the shore through which they pass into the mouth of the Mackenzie and to the whaling grounds off Banks Land. Of Cape Lisbourne this current may be easily discerned in the latter part of July like a great river of fog as 1t moves along through the frigid north ern waters. Within few weeks and sometimes within few days the cur rent has either ceased or lost it's heat and power, and the ice pack comes crowding in again, often to the despair of seamen. This year, however, the current has continued long months be- yond it's natural life. To those un- familiar with the Arctic life 1t may seem strange that this warm current is working real hardship to the natives. But such is the case. For out upon the face of the old pack ice that never melts and that floats about in the un- explored circumpolar vastness there are seals and polar bears by the thou sands, and it is upon these that the Es- kimos depend for their winter food. Except for the limited stores which they have in their ice cellars from for mer catches, they are destitute, and were it not for the foresight of the gov ernment in providing reindeer herds many would undoubtedly perish. The few white men and women that winter in this desolate ice world will not be in any danger, as they are always provided with ample stores of provisions for any emergency. Aside from the few white men stationed there to look after the government reindeer and to care for the natives, there are only dozen or so shore whalers above the Arctic circle this year.
Douglas Island news., 1911-02-15

l0 order To SJralgDC6n out, II pOSSAoloj the tangled affairs of the Washington Alaska bank of Fairbanks, which went into the hands of receiver last De cember, K. T. Barnette, president of the institution, has left Seattle for the Tan ana valley, where he expects to remain indefinitely. Before leaving Mir. Barn cite said he expects to rehabilitate the bank and pay off the depositoro dollar for dollar, even contributing from his own resources, if necessary.
 George Vautier says he has often seen geese flying over low passes carrying swallows on their backs. When the little birds are rested they fly along with the geese until they again become tired, when they return to their perches and ride a while. Mr. Vautier also de- clares there are are fish in Alaskan waters. Further, that certain small black fish he caught and froZe, mouths later when thawed out in warm water, came to life again.-Yukon Valley News.
 At point on the Kuskokwim river, about 15O miles below Georgetown, there is a legend to the effect that the Russians mined the first gold found i'll Alaska. Just where these old diggingS were located has been matter of con- siderable speculation amoug miners and prospectors for years. But now comes a story to the effect that these old diggings have been found by a party of prospectors who went down there last summer with the object of finding them, and the report is that these men were successful and found a creek with a rich paystreak.
 Declaring that tuberculosis, trach. oma, leprosy and other contagious dis eases are spreading among the natives of Alaska with alarming rapidity and are threatening the white inhabitants as we'll, the interior department sent to congress on the 3rd inst. an urgent re- quest that legislation be passed permit ting the bureau of education to exercise power of quarantine iu the territory, and asking for an immediate approprl ation of S3OOO0 for medical and surgi cal aid in stopping the progress ot dis ease. At present there are no quaran- tine regulations applicable to Alaska, and a recent case of leprosy, that of an old Indian woman at Kenai, who was shipped from there to Seward and from the latter place back to Kenai by citi- zens, has caused much apprehension.
 Near the head of Salt Lake in the Port Clarence Bay country, the Nome Nugget claims there is a graphite mine. With the ore running from 50 to 60 per cent in the pure metal, Joe Nelson, manager of the company, upon reach ing Nome from the mine Dec. l, told a representative of the paper that already TOO sacks of the ore, weighing about 225 pounds each had been taken out, aud that by spring there would be at least 400 tons ready for shipment. There are mountains of the ore and it can only be worked to advantage on large scale. If the shipment in the spring after treatment, demonstrates the es- timated values, Mir. Nelson says it will result in one of the largest industries on Seward peninsula, for out of the 25,OOO,0OO pounds of graphite used in the United States, but 15 per cent is produced at home.
Douglas Island news., 1911-02-15

w. s. Bayless, of the law firm Of Shackleford & Bayless, of Juneau, was married February IA to Miss Letia Sin clair at the home of the bride in Balti- more.
 Father Duncan, of Metlakahtla, is said to be hale and hearty, butts losing bis grip with his people and feels the need of deputy U. s. marshal to con- trol them.
 Collector of Customs Willis, who was a passenger on the Cottage City when she went on the rocks, was also pas senger on the Victoria when she struck the shore at Cape Nudge.
 A Ketchikan lad plsyfully rapped his brother over the head with bottle, in- flicting a wound that it took the doctor an hour to sew up. "Willie's always up to tricks; ain't he cute, he's only six"
 The discovery of a large body of low grade fluxiug copper ore has been made on Hinchinbrook island and in the event of a smelter being erected at Cor dova this strike will prove a valuable one.
 Andrew Krofen, a WrangelI fisher man, was blown out 10 sea in rowboat by the storm that comes down the Stickeen. After three days and nights of suffering he was rescued. Both of his hands were frozen.
 H.V.V. Bean, of the Scandinavian American bank, is having constructed at Seattle two steamboats, which will ply between Dykeman and Iditarod on the Iditarod river. The distance be, tween the two points is about seventy five miles.
 Going for the doctor is sometimes serious job in the North. So it was in the case of Dick Armstrong, who reach ed Dawson from Glacier creek, after four terrible days travel in the face of biting winds with the thermometer at fifty below.
 The steamship Victoria, of the Alaska Steamship company, struck rock near Cape Hinchinbrook last Wednesday night. The steamship Bertha responded to signals of distress and took off the passengers and mail. The Victoria finally managed to get off the rock and reached Cordova under her own steam, but with sixteen feet of water in her hold. The damage is supposed to be about s50OOO.
 The North Star has been sold to company of Valdez business men and the plant will be removed to that place this week. The publication of the Star will be continued at this place in con- function with the Truth by publish ing company formed here. A new power press and other machinery has been ordered by the company here and a first class establishment will be in- stalled.-Cordova Truth.
 Valdez.-An attempt is being made by the commercial bodies of South western Alaska to have continuous cable service between here and Seattle. The experience of the passengers of the wrecked steamer Olympia, who, be- cause the cable offices were closed at night and until a late hour Sunday, were obliged to remain fourteen hours on the wreck in constant danger, is re sponsible for the present movement.
Douglas Island news., 1911-02-15

G. A. Christopher wired instructions to Nome yesterday to have an increased force put to work on the graphite mines in the Sawtooth mountains so that large quantity of ore might be ready for shipment to the plant which will be established in Seattle or it's neighbor. hood.-P.-L.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-08
GREENWATER IS
IN POSSESSION OF
GOLD PROPERTY
PROPERTY FOR WHICH III HAS
BEEN NEGOTIATING TO BE
WORKED.

NEW YORK, Sept 8. - The
Greenwater Copper Mines & Smelt-
ers company management which,
ever since its copper prospect in
Greenwater 'petered out several
years ago, has been busy trying to
hook up with something that
would put it's stockholders in PCS
session of a property to which the
corporate funds could be diverted
has finally decided to tackle some
California gold properties which
have already given evidence of
showing a commercial product.
The terms of the deal are an
nounced by the fact that it APP
pears from investigation made that
there have been mined and milled
from the supply group about 1000
tons Of ore showing an assay value
in gold and silver estimated to be
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-08
THE WRONG LAMB.

Parson Johnson, an evangelist of
color, was caught hugging one of
the finest eve lambs of the con-
gregation, who was very popular
young lady, and It created quite
stir in the church, says the
Stcutsville Banner. So Brudder
Johnson was brought up for trial.
You have seen these great pic
lures, | suppose, so you know dat
de great Shepherd am always pic
tured with lamb in his arms, .
said Brudder Johnson Yes, sab,
parson, dat am So admitted Dea-
con Jones. Den, Brudder Jones,
what am wrong in the shepherd of
dis flock having lamb in his
arms?"
This was too much for Brudder
Jones, so he proposed that the
people have called meeting that
afternoon. After the point was
discussed at the afternoon meeting
the following resolution was adopt
ed: Resolved, Dat for the future
peace of this congregation, dat the
next time Brudder Johnson feels
called on to take lamb oh de
flock in his arms, that he pick out
ram lamb. I"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-08

between $12 and SIS per ton.
The 0. X. property is located
about two and a half miles south
erly from the Supply mine, and
is well equipped with necessary
buildings, including hosting engine.
blacksmith shop, and a ten-stamp
mill and cyanide plant
1t was not found possible to pur-
chase these properties, but they
have been leased for period OF
40 years in the name of a subsidi-
airy company, which is authorized to
transact business in the state of
California. The lease provides sub
stantially that the lessee must keen
at least 10 men employed in de-
velcpment work; that out of the
monthly proceeds of all bullion OBJ
tanned from the property there shall
first be paid to the lessee the cost
Of mining and treating the ore,
not exceeding $3.50 per ton; that
there shall then be repaid to the
lessee the amount which it NAV
have expended for development work
and permanent Improvements not
eXceedings an aggregate of 100000,
and that the proceeds of the bull
lion, after making such deductions,
shall be divided equally between
the parties, excepting that the les
sees share under certain conditions
is increased to SIS per cent.
To compensate the lessor for his
past expenditures upon the proper
ty, represented to amount to about
$4,000, the Greenwater company,
as it IS reimbursed for it's expendi-
lures on account of permanent i'm
provements, must cause to be as
signed to the seller certain INSTALL
ments OF stock of the Greenwater
Copper Mines company exceeding an
aggregate of 10000 shares. The
lessee also has an option during
the entire term of the lease to pur-
chase either or both groups of
claims for the sum of $1,000, 900
each, payable half in stock of the
Greenwater Copper Mines and Smelt-
er company.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-08

is tnat you, J. J. Morris, be taken
hence by the sheriff CT Salt Lake
county and that you be kept in
some place of safe confinement I'M
til Monday, October 8, 1911, and
there within the exterior walls OF
dhe state penitentiary, you be hang
ed by the neck until dead by the
sheriff of Salt Lake county.
The belligerent fighting attitude
of Morris was shown in the forth
coming remark: IF there is any
thing about starvation, you had bet
ter put it in the sentence at this
time" he exclaimed, as he took his
seat 1t was apparent that he in
tended to convey the idea that he
had not been properly fed while
confined in the state penitentiary.
The prisoner then was removed from
the court room under heavy guard.
story of the Crime.
The crime for which Morris will
pay the extreme penalty of the law
was committed about $3.50 o'clock
en- the afternoon of May 8, 1911.
Following the robbery of the Uncle
Sam pawn shop by Norris and his
pal, John Murray, they ran down
Commercial street, turned at Or
pheum alley, ran down State street
and then west on Second South.
Murray was taken into custody at
the corner of Commercial and Sec
ond South streets. Morris ran di-
agonally across Second South street
on to the sidewalk in front Of John
Held's pen shop and there turned
on one of his pursuers, Joseph w.
AXtell, and shot him to death
Continuing his mad race to escape
he ran into Deputy Sheriff A. A.
Butler at the corner of Second
South and Main streets and was
relied to the pavement with a blow
from the revolver of the deputy
sheriff This was not until he had
tired point blank at the deputy in
an attempt to kill him also. Prior
to that, and Immediately after the
killing of Axtell, Morris shot at
and wounded two others in the
crowd.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-08
FUGITIVE ARRESTED.

Special Officer Smythe of the
Southern Pacific arrested w Brook,
the negro that stirred up Carlin
Sunday, at Golconda yesterday and
he was brought to Elko this morn
ing on No. 4. He was wounded
in the right arm and left foot, the
bone of the arm being broken by
the bullet. Brook was taken to
the county hospital, where his in
iuries We're attended to- He is said
to be between 25 and 80 years
of age. He is charged with car
rying concealed weapons and resist
ing an officer-Elko Independent.
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-08
j. ]. NORRIS SENTENCED
TO HANGAOCTOBER 9

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept -
Denying the motion OF Attorney
Carl A. Badger for a new trial,
Judge f. c. Loofbourow Yesterday
sentenced j. j. Morris, convicted
murderer OF Joseph Walter Axtell,
to be hanged at the state prison
on Monday, October .. The meth
cd of executing the death sentence
was elected by Morris, who had pre-
yiously stated that he would choose
hanging so that the state would be
put to as much expense as posi-
BILE
The rather Indifferent air which
had characterized the attitude of
Morris during his trial was gone
when he appeared for sentence. The
convicted murderer was pale and
drawn of feature and the smile,
which he forced over his hardened
face, was only the ghost of that
which was seen at the hearing.
Following the oyerruling of the
motion for new trial, Judge Loot
borrow ordered The defendant to
stand up, With an awkward, lum-
bering movement, Morris arose to
his feet
Mr.. Morris, you are accused by
the information of the district at
torney, which was filed in this
court, with the crime of murder
in the first degree, committed in
Salt Lake on the 9th of May, 1911"
said Judge Loofbourow. You
were duly arraigned in this court on
May 20, 1911, and entered your
plea of not guilty to the charge
Of murder in the first degree After
ward, you We're put on trial in this
court on June 10, 1911, the trial
continuing until June IS, at which
time the jury impaneled in the case
returned a verdict of murder in the
first degree.
THE court asks you at this time
if you have any reason why the
sentence of death should not be pro-
nounced against your
Norris Statement.
Your honor, | don't know that
have anything to say" replied
Norris in hating tones, and then,
apparently changing his mind in the
few seconds pause, said
Il dent want to represent myself
as an angel, neither do | like to be
represented as cruel or cold-blood-
ed murderer. While | stand under
conviction, | want to say there is
no time during the events leading
up to the killing that | once had
IN mind the taking of human life
and ! say now that the shot re.
sulting in the killing of Mr.. AxtelI
was purely accidental While, your
honor, | don't think there is any.
thing
Here, the gulp in Morris throat
choked utterance for time and
then he concluded by saying lacon-
ieally, Il guess that is all | have
to say
Sentence Pronounced
Under the laws of this state
there are two methods provided for
the carrying out of the death SEN
tence, said Judge Loofbourow, the
law gives the defendant the right
to make election of either of these
methods shooting or hanging. The
court now calls upon you to elect
the method"
Well, your homer, | choose to be
hung, came from the lips of Morris
in tones so low as hardly to be
heard.
Then, the judgment of this court
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-08
AVIATOR ROBINSON HURT.

AMARILLA, Tex, Sept S-Avia-
tor Hugh Robinson, in biplane,
was injured here last evening when
the machine he was driving struck
a telephone pole as he attempted to
ascend. The aeroplane was totally
His injuries are not be-
lieved to be serious.
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Missouri River Boats Ready.

Kansas City, Mar. 11.-With two
boats, the Pioneer and the a. NJ, Scott
the Kansas City Missouri River Navi-
cation company is ready to begin
handling freight as soon as the river
is free Of ice. The Pioneer can haul
freight on its own bottom and handle
a tow as well, while the Scott 10 essen
TALLY a tow boat. The company has
no barges yet, but has several propo-
sitions before 1t to obtain some al
ready built, for immediate use.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-16
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eral for deeds Of bravery performed
Still later in the war he rose to the
proud position Of major general, and
had command Of q division Of Gen
eral Sherman's army in the march
to the sea. After the war martial
law was ordered and General Woods
was placed in command Of the states
Of Georgia and Alabama. with head
quarters in Mobile. After that he
was sent to Newport barracks, across
the river from Cincinnati, and on the
spot where is now Fort Thomas.
From there he was sent to Fort Wal
lace, Kansas, in the Indian country,
but he was so sorely afflicted with
rheumatism that he was unable to
do much fighting or commanding Of
the troops. While on duty there
about the year 1880 he was retired.
and returned to Newark to spend
the reinAiluer VI mn ~
Woods farm. comprising ABOUT q
acres. on the site where now STANDS nSl
During his days in the army he was
always Ahown ~ 60. ,e !, - !. -.
2. y inc name u Nan'
known.
He was one Of four children, whose
parents were Mr.. and MrA Ezekiel
Woods, who came to this country IN
the early part Of the century. ana re-
manned here ever afterwards me
other children besides General 7, y.
we're General w p. MISS Margaret
MinnyDenny' whose husband nao 70
40 with the government IN conauee-
ing Indian affairs. ana the other sis
ter was Mn. willard Warner. wife
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