The Alaska citizen., 1914-06-15
PROSPECTOR DIES.

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 DAWSON. June 9. - Syberg G. Anderson. an oldtime prospector of Fairbanks. died here today as the result of a stroke of paralysis. The deceased was Norwegian. aged 50 years. and during the past six years was located in the Fortymile country.
 WILL IMPROVE MINE.
 VALDEZ, June 9-Captain George, former naval officer who is now in terested in Port Wells hard rock, returned today from a trip of in spection to his property and reports that sufficiently satisfactory show ing has been made to justify the i'm mediate installation of machinery.
 \ compressor will be installed without delay and a full crew will be put to work blocking out the ore. Before the end of summer, d mill will be erected
 Men are already at work putting up the necessary mine buildings, and shipment of machinery will be received on the next boat
 WANT DEMOCRATIC TICKET. l JUNEAU. June 10.-Juneau Demo erats are in favor of nominating a full Democratic ticket for the terri ] torial legislature. The question of 1 putting a ticket in the field was dis cussed at length at a meeting of ] the Juneau Democratic club last might, and practically all the mem bers agreed that it would boost the party in the First division to take an active part in the campaign,
 DEMOCRATS ACTIVE. l VALDEZ, June 1O.-Now that the date and place of the Democratic convention has been decided by the territorial committee, local Demo crats are getting busy with the plans for the primary elections to be held i in the Third division, and spirited contest is promised.
 1 Tom Donohue. Gugeenheim attor- ney. has formed compact with John Frame, and an effort will be made to get control of the Demo ratio organiZation.
 Charles F. Bunnels, present head of the organization, is anxious to quit politics in order that he may have more time for his law busi- ness. but there are many here who desire that ha retain his leadership, and much pressure IS being brought to bear upon him to prevent his retirement
 TO RESTRAIN ALASKANS. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash, June 10. The question of urging prohibition for Alaska was discussed with en- thusiasm today by the delegates 10 the Washington State Grange, now in session in this city, and 1t is con sidered probable that steps will be taken before the close of the ses- sion to put the issue squarely before the national authorities. Practical 1 ly all of those in attendance at the convention are in favor of putting a stop to the liquor traffic in the 1 Northland
 ENGINEERS TALK.
 JUNEAU, June 10. - Lieutenant ! Frederick Mears and w. C. Edes, of the Alaska engineering board, reach ed this city today on the Northwest ern, on their way to Ship creek, from which point the various survey par ties under their direction will be sent into the Interior to make the sur yeys which will determine the route of the proposed government rail road. There are S2 men in the ! party.
 Interviewed regarding the report that he had stated in Seattle that the actual work of constructing the railroad would not begin before 1916, Lieutenant Mears denied emphatic ally that he had made any such statement. He says the surveys will be advanced sufficiently for the | President to make his selection of a route or routes in time for the ac- tual construction to begin early next summer. It is estimated by mem bers of the board that the surveys will be completed by the middle of i October, and while nothing definite regarding the selection of routes will be known before that time, 1t l is considered probable tfat Presi- dent Wilson will be ready to an nounce his decision very soon after wards.
 It is the intention of the engineers to take advantage of all previous surveys made in Alaska. The prac- i ticability of the Valdez route and | tDt lines IullllHS lHlo llic bCi iliS coal fields will be determined from the results of former surveys. It | is the intention of the board, how ever, to resurvey the existing line of the Alaska Northern railway from Turnagain arm to Seward.
 One of the first duties of the engineers is to report on the possi- bility of developing Portage bay as desirable terminal and to make | full report on the possibilities of developing the harbor at that point.
 All the surveys, it Is said, with the exception of the one from Chit
 ina to the Matanuska, are to be made with either Seward or Portage bay as a possible terminal. The 1 fact that a survey is being made from Chitina to the Matanuska coal | fields has led some to believe that the administration either is cOnsid- | ering taking over that line or enter l ing into a traffic agreement with it, in case the line from Chitina to the coal fields is found more practical than the one which will be survey ed from the Susitna valley.
 When all the survey parties have entered upon the work, there will be eleven outfits in the field, each party being headed by a high-class 1 locating engineer. The work has been divided into eleven sections, apd each partv will he limited tO