The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-24
of INTEREST
TO ALASkANS
LAND WITHDRAWN.


WASHINGTON. d. c.. May II
SiXty-fiye thousand acres of land in
the Hanna lake region between
Bristol bay and Cook inlet, have been
Withdrawn from entry by executive
order because of the water power
possibilities of the district.
EOEs COMING.
SEATTLE, May Il. Chairman
| Edes, of the Alaska Engineering
commission, arrived from the East
today on his way to Alaska He
expects to remain in this city about
ten days before proceeding North
to take charge of the railroad and
survey work which is already under
way.
ENGINEER INJURED.
NOME, May 1S.-Word was re
! ceived here today from the steamer
! Corwin that Engineer Jackling had
a leg torn off Monday. The boat
was in the vicinity of Unalaska at
| the time, and during bad storm,
and while the boat was rocking
1 badly. the engineer was thrown into
the machinery, Today he was alive
| but is in q critical condition.
Today the ice moved out consider
! ably and ii is expected that the
steamers Corwin and Polar Bear will
be able to get into port about Friday
! OF Saturday.
| At present there is great deal
of snow about Nome and the mining
season is very late. The first water
made its appearance in the creeks
! yesterday.
BOATS DELAYED.
! DAWSON, May 20. -- Superinten-
dent Gordon, of the White Pass &
{ Yukon route, has wired local Off
| Gals of the company to the effect
( that the first steamers out of White
| horse will leave that place for Daw
son on June first, providing the wa
ter i'll the river at that time is deep
enough to float them. There is only
! about 20 inches of water now at the
| bad places at the head and foot of
the lake and at least foot more
will be needed before the larger
| boats can get over the bars light.
The steamer Nasutlin, the first
boat of the year to leave for the
upper river got into the lake yes
terday after considerable difficulty.
| The Yukon river is rising rapidly
now at this place and reports re
ceived today from several points
state the side STREAMS are also rising.
The steamer Washburn which is
now enroute down the Yukon with
! the first over-the-lake passengers
has about 80 tons of freight for
points below Dawson.
JONES ENTERTAINED
SEATTLE, May Ex-senator Wes-
ley L. Jones was the guest of honor
at banquet given under the aus
pieces of the Alaska Bureau of tha
New Seattle Chamber of Commerce
last night, and in his address to the
members he spoke enthusiastically
of the future of Alaska. The pop
ular senator was hailed as the friend
of the Northland.
PRAISE MINING LAW.
, DAWSON, May 20-Senators 0.
p. Gaustad and Dan Sutherland and
| Speaker E. B. Collins, who are en-
route to their homes in the Interior
from Juneau, express the belief that
the revised so-called Roden mining
law. which was passed during the
| late session of the Alaska legis-
lature. will remedy many Of the
troubles of the miners, existing I'M
der the old law.
TRIES TO KILL WOMAN.
| SEATTLE, May 21.-Frank East
man. local photographer was placed
under arrest today on the charge of
attempting to take the life of Alas
ka Vivian" a we'll known entertainer
| in the early days of Dawson and
Nome, who now operates a ladies
barber shop in this city Eastman
| took five shots at the woman. but
she escaped uninjured. Neither OF
the parties will assign any reason
for the shooting.
FOREST is BURNING.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 21.-
Reports received from Skagway this
afternoon state that forest fires are
raging in the Tongass national for
est. in Southeastern Alaska. The fire
has been confined thus far to the