The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-20

completing work for his department
He reports that many of the large
creek plants are closing down 70
the winter
The small ST. amer Marathon. own
ed by X. +. Leber and r. W. Sher
man. arrived here last Monday from
the upper Tanana with one passen
GER from the Chisana and some O
! the crew of the steamer Samson
which was preparing to put up 70
the winter near Healy river.
The fire department had cal
from the Golden y nth hotel abou
midnight Monday The scare va.
caused from an oyerheated stoy,
but hardly any damage was done.
Mail for the down river is beins
dispatched by paek-train, the last
ne going by water being forced te
take 10 the dry land at the Mimic
roadhouse.
Word has been brought TO the
city by those having occasion Ia
pass over it that the Big Cinema trail
is i'll very bad shape for traffic
owing TO the trees which have fallen
across the tn roughfare. The matter
was taken up with Mr. Tug. OF the
government road commission. and
while there are no funds availabl
for the work at this time. he has
promised to take the matter UP WITH
the department and if funds are
I rtheoming he will lookinto thn
matter as soon as possible.
From later announcement made
II is learned that orders have been
given for immediate work to be com
menced on clearing the trail and pre-
pairing for the winter Trail
Mr.. f. c. Fitzgerald. chief engin-
eer OF the steamer Delta and Capt.
Oliver, pilot OF the steamer Tanana
left II Mondays stage for the Out.
side.
In honor OF Alaska day VIII Oh ocz
CURED Saturday. October Nth. and
which was declared a public holiday
by proclamation issued by Governor
J. +. a. Strong. the federal offices
the postoffiee and the American
Bank OF Alaska and S me of the
stores remained closed all day. while
the telegraph office observed the
= gular holiday hours.
From wires received in the city
during the week it is learned that
Robert Sheldon will leave VALDEZ
for the interior soon after Oct Der
18th a new auto having been ship
ped North from Seattle. which is
expected to arrive at the coast
town by that time.
\ telegram received from Falcon
Joslin indicates that the stage which
left here Oct 9Th is making good
time as it had passed Gulkana OF
Oct. Il and was expected to reach
Chtina from Fairbanks n ten days
IiIne.
Howard Barnes returned to town
Thursday evening from seyera'
months prospecting trip in the Kan
tishna country He reports that hi
partner. Harry Fisher, is with the
launch with which they attempted to
+, ach here. Il short distance belew
and will come up to the
city as soon as he has put it in
winter quarters.
I. j. Lyman, one of party OF
Stampeders which returned from the
Chisana last week is authority for
the statement that much prospecting
will be done this winter in the new
iisGings and if the camp is to be
a permanent one it will certainly
be dem cnstrated before the break
up in the spring.
w ID. Alexander, bartender in TIL
Globe saloon was arrested Wednes-
day for assault and battery on com
plant filed by Emanuel Norbeck,
but when the case came up for trial
thee defendant was eXonerated IA
The evidence introduced did not show
that an assault had been mm.tted,
while it was proven that the plain
tiff was on a drunk and did not re
exactly What happened Al
the time it was alleged to have
taken place.
Charles Lake, ship carpenter OF
the Northern Navigation company is
to leave on the stage this morniny
Oh his first trip in eight years to
the Outside, where he will join his
wife who went out on one of the
first boats last spring.
On the charge of stealing fou,
cords of wood from the camp o.
John Spordneck, a Clear creek wood
chopper, Ed Faweett teamster vas
Wednesday but was f1unG
not guilty by Judge Dillon when
the trial came up in the commission,
er's court Friday. Evidence intro
duced showed that the wood was
taken without malicious intent and
when the error was discovered the
teamster Offered TO make good the
During the week Mark Manson