The Nome daily nugget., 1913-01-08

ALASKA
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Skagway.-Passenger arriving from Dawson last night brought down the composed remains of F. F.. Collins. d trapper. in a cabin on the north fork of the McAIillan river. a tributary of the Pelly river. several days ago by William Aicroft. Joseph J. Greene. and William Hickling. of Dawson ar- rived by canoe from the McMillan. and brought the news of the finding of the body. Aicroft was In the party with Greene and Hickling. and while hunting located the remains in e cabin where the man had died. evidently after Q prolonged illness alone.
 Papers found in the cabin indicate that Collins is from Stratton. Colo. An unseaied letter was found address. ed to his mother. Mrs. s. E. Collins. Stratton, Colo. The Dawson News printed an inquiry last week from Stratton from R. c. W. Collins. con- tractor and builder. box l5l. Stratton. Kitcarson county. Colorado. making inquiry for a missing man who went up the Peliy last year. The inquirer failed 10 say In his letter whom he wanted to locate or what were the relations of the two. but 1t is pre- stunned the missing man was the son of the inquirer. The writer stated he was "A years old. and but for his age would start at once to look for the missing one.
 Ketchikan.-C. O. Julian. the widely known herring man. arrived In Ketch- ikan this morning on the City of &c., l attle. MT. Julian since leaving last winter has spent most of his time in the Orient. He was in China for sev- en months having as shipmates dur | ing that time the now well known l Ketchikan herring. MT. Julian says that our herring compares favorabiy with herring from other parts of the | world.
 IL comes from excellent authority that. under the auspices of the gov. ernment. two hundred tons of coal will be mined in the Matanuska coal fields. late this fall and transported. when snow comes. to Ship creek, on the inlet. to be used for making. tests by the navy department. This work will be done under the direction of pr. Joseph A. Holmes. director of the bureau of mines. now doing similar work at the Katalia coal fields,
 The Pacific Coast Steamshpi Com pany's freishter. Meteor. Capt, William Thompson. sailed from Sulser for Se- attie recently. with a cargo of about 3.loo tona Included in the shipments are l.6s barrels of whale oil loaded at Whale bay. Baranof island: 800 tons of marble and 25o tons of fertilizer from Kllsnoo. fifty tons of copper orc from Sulser and 4a.o00 cases of can. ned salmon from Rose inlet and other Southeastern Alaska ports. ..... Dawson-The output of the Koyu- kuk country this year will reach in round numbers Ssso.ooo. says Howard Turner. auditor for the N. C.. . He says: T was up the Koyukuk as far as Bettles. the last point at which tho N. c. has a post. The output of the district will probably be about 33so.. 900. To this might be added the Red Mountain or Hughes creek district. which will yield a25.000 to Sa0e00." About $50 men are in the country. None is broke. Everyone has a little something. Only about twelve women in the country. wiseman is the real town. One gasoline. scow was used with success above Bettles this year. and another is being taken in this fan.
 Misunderstanding to W. H. Newton. who arrived from the Heals river late. yesterday afternoon. the 0erstle river. which nows into the Tanana on the left limit above the IIealy river. is. soon to be reclkoced with as mining camp. ..-.
 The two men who are. there now have been prospecting for year and a half and have found good prospet:s. but owing to the. saaciers in that H- cinity the ground is wet and they have been unable to bedrock any of their shafts.
 The Iditarod Pioneer says: John, Campbell and F. Hansen came up from Eek river during the week. They gay there is not much in the Goodnews bay country. although about S3o.ooo was taken out this season. Tom lle. Lean. who went in with Campbell, took the portage on his way out.
 w. W Woodward a prominent. min. ing man from Cook inlet. says tho or:- mt of the S,isitna YNntua Kachatno