The Nome daily nugget., 1913-03-22
ALASKA
 NOTES

 letter from William Johnson, an h. dian of Atlln, B. C., under date of a big strike of placer gold at the head of Teslin lake. Johnson says in part:
 But one thing I tell you. I guess we never go over to Juneau next summer because Indians ind d big gold at head of Teslin lake-fve creeks, and John Tom has got a claim on the creeks, and all we families got claims on the creeks; myself also got a claim, and besides all of us, every Indian got a claim"
 Johnson goes on to state that he wants to sell a claim on Silver creek, Johnson creek or Trout creek, and on Moose creek; and John Tom also wants to sell his claims. He adds that he and the other Indian claim owners are going back to Tesin lake in February instead of the spring time, as is their usual custom.
 Johnson Is son of Chief Koo-Ka. He writes an excellent hand. and is said to be reliable native.
 Fairbanks.-After visit of three weeks, In which most of the quartz claims were inspected. P. Smith, gov ernment geologist, left Fairbanks on the last boat. Before leaving he spoke in very optimistic tone of the future Of the district in lode mining to the members of the Commercial Club. While MT. Smith could not give the results of his investigations in full his observations left favorable impress sion on his audience. His paper on the lode mines of the district will be awaited with much interest.
 A house, or habitation, built by hu- man beings ages upon ages ago with stone utensils, stone knives and axes was found last summer in the vicinity of Point Barrow. Alaska. according to A. l.. Maxwell. government teacher. now in Seattle.
 A very sad accident occurred when Michael McHale succumbed to injur- les received over one year ago while engaged in Alaska, when he was pin ned underneath sled heavily weight ed and was so seriously wounded that his lungs became affeffcted, says the Prescott. Ariz., Journal Miner.
 To escape the rigors of the north ern winter, he came to this city on Sunday. in hope of being benefited by a change of climate. The long trip overtaxed his physical ability, and when the summons came he passed away as if in deep sleep.
 Merl La Voy, who accompanied Prof. Herschel Parker and Belmore Browne on their last trip to Mount Mckinley. Is in Tacoma trying to finance another expedition to the mountain this year, which he hopes will result in the first actual ascent to the topmost point of the famous peak.
 Seattle.-The Alaska and Columbia river salmon pack amounts to six million cases, valued at $35,0OO,0OO of which Alaska furnished two-thirds. This refutes the now figures given by the secretary of commerce. who puts the Alaska pack at $14,0OO.0OO.
 Victoria. Yesterday the White Pass Development Company shipped from this city complete coal mining plant with which 1t will work the seam of b:.um!nous coal which is sit- uated on the Yukon river between whitehorse and Dawson. They will start to work there immediately. and hope to be able to furnish fuel for their steamers from the mine next summer.
 John W. Troy, formerly editor of the Skagway Daily Alaskan, has writ ten to some of his democratic friends in Alaska that he is not, has not been and will not be a candidate for the governorship of Alaska nor for any other position in Alaska. John says that Alaska ought to be governed by Alaskans and that the offices in all the departments ought to be filled by Aiaskans.