The Alaska citizen., 1914-06-15

and engage III lnlnlnG on lue tItthS. He will be relieved by Frank Schleiss. who is enroute to Nome on the senator
 SLUIcING UNDERWAY.
 NOME. June S-Sluicing is gen eral throughout Seward peninsula and a prosperous season is assured if rains continue as general as they have thus far this spring The ma iority of the dredges have Com- menced operations and are very busy at present.
 ICE LENDERS VESSELS
 NOME June S.-There is much uneasiness on Seward peninsula as the result of the unusual ice condi- tiens which prevail in Boring sea. II is feared that the steamships Senator and Victoria. which passed through Unimak pass today, will be unable to reach Nome promptly with their shipments of provisions in which event the camp will be re- duced to half rations. All lines of grub are short and the supply of sugar. bacon. ham. butter and oats will be completely exhausted in q very short time.
 Bering sea is full of ice at pres ent. and there is not a breath of wind to start the floes on the Northern journey. The Yukon ice also has accumulated to the east ward and may retard navigation in hat direction.
 The Senator and the Victoria have between them over 900 passengers. marking the commencement of the inf insula camps.
 ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED.
 NOME, June &. - Banker Rachel der of the Miners X Merchants bank of this city, has been named administrator of the estate left by the late NJ. D. Samuels. who was found dead in Seattle a few days ago The store has been closd and appraisers are now taking stock. It is understood that the estate is heavily involved.
 The Smith woman. who is being held at Seattle on suspicion that she knows something about the death of Samuels, is said to have threatened the merchant during quarrels in this city.
 RAILROAD SURVEY STARTS.
 ' A c.. J to take the field under the direction of the Alaska engineering commis- sion is now engaged in running lines from Chitina to Matanuska. The party is headed by Colonel Henry Deyo and consists of 16 men.
 Another party of surveyors was landed al Portage bay on Saturday and will begin the survey of a townsite at that point immediately This party is headed by W. s. Guerrin, formerly of the Alaska boundary survey, and includes seven men.
 On the steamship Northwestern, which sailed from Seattle for the North on Saturday. there are so men, all of whom will be engaged in survey work in connection with the routing of the government railroad. They are bringing 50 horses. Practical ly all ofthe surveyors who will assist in the work in the North are now eith- CT in Alaska or on their way, in- cluding all three of the commission CTS Mears and Edes are on the Northwestern the former being head ed for Ship creek, where camp al ready has been established.
 
 enroute on the Northwestern include R. D. Chase chief clerk of the board ; pr. F. s. Reedy, surgeon; D. II. Barndollar. disbursing agent; Oliver Hubby. chief draftsman: Jack Dalton, master of transportation; Walter J. Logelstrom. bridge expert; locating engineers. A. McPherson, W. F. Mil lken. D. L. Raeburn R. J. Wire. c, ic tant engineers. J. Blaklee, Walter H. Daub. C. V. Guerrin, c. s. Lane and J. G. Dexter: clerks, R. Tillman, R, N Mover and D. V. Dent.
 D. l.. Raeburn with a party of nine men, will leave the boat at Cordova and go overland to Fair banks.
 REPUBLICAN APPOINTED.
 NOME, June s. - There is con- sternation in the ranks of the local Democrats because of the appoint ment of Commissioner Adams, of Council City, to the position of clerk of the court under Judge Tucker, Adams is Republican, and was ap- pointed commissioner under Re publican administration. He has held the office for six years.
 Jack Flannigan, formerly manager of the Golden Gate hotel in this city. has been named to succeed Adams as commissioner at Council. Flannigan also was appointed a deputy clerk at a salary of $75 per month. but the department has or dered the Council deputyship abol- ished, as well as the one at St. Michael.
 VALDEZ IMPROVES.
 VALDEZ, June S-Since the con solidation of the town of Valdez with the reservation, fully S1O,000 has been expected under the direc- tion of the municipal authorities in the business section of town The council already has ordered the inn provement, and it is expected that the new walks will make their ap- pearance in the near future.
 Lieutenant Dougherty, in charge of the United States cable office, is spending s1,O00 in the improvement of the grounds about the office,
 Elaborate preparations are being made for the celebration of 1nde- pendence day, and it is believed that the coming Fourth will be the live Hest in the history of the town. The celebratiO will last three days.