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Douglas Island news., 1915-10-06

The volume of business in Peters burg is now making a larger percent age of gain than can be shown by any other town in Southeastern Alaska, and it's going to keep right on growing Petersburg Report.
 1. OFrank A. Aldricb, of Nome, senator from the Second Alaskan division, is at Seattle, on his way to New York, in con nectiou with mining business. Senator Aldrich recently obtained options on mining property near Juneau.
 One of the interesting statements contained in a recently published re. port of the territorial mining inspector is that there appears to be "a mania for falling down mining shafts in the Fair banks district. ct."-Iditarod Pioneer
 Jones, the deputy commissioner of fisheries, recommends the placing of fur animals aud fisheries in Alaska under the control of the department of commerce. He also recommends the dividing of Alaska into five districts.
 Through the mistake of a shipping clerk, an Anchorage merchant who or. dered eight dozen suits of underwear is the unhappy recipient of eighty doz- ea suits, enough of that particular line to stock a young wholesale house. He has put on a bargain sale
 Just because be had a sweetheart coming from the States, to whom he expected to be married, young man of Ruby was excused from jury duty by U. s. Judge Bunnell. "You stand excused" ." said the Juge, "but don't you fail to be tbere when the boat comes"
 The Yukon Gold company, the Gug- genheim corporation which has been operating extensively at Dawson and in the lditarod, has bought three and one-half miles of placer ground on Greensboro creek in the Ruby district, and will install a big dredge on the ground.
 Cordova is certainly receiving its share of publicity in the financial world through the wonderful production of coppor ore from the Bonanza and Jun bo mines, owned by the KennecOtt Cop per Corporation, which stock sold a short time ago for s25 a share aud is now eagerly sought on the market at over s6O.
 The Prince Rupert Daily News of the 21st ut. says: "The Delhi was foated yesterday. When the water was pump ed out and the hulk exposed to view, there was great disappointment for those concerned in her. Her engines are gone, and the hull is in such con- dition that repairs are practically out of the question The Delhi has been purchased by Captain BabinRton for s2OOO"
 John Scharle, the Burbank of Fair. banks, has succeeded in securing a cross between the native strawberry and the "Jessy," the leading variety grown for the market in the United States. The new variety is said to re tain the delicious flavor of the wild berry and attainsa considerable growth. He has received an order for all his plants from a New York nursery, which has offered a substantial sum for a va. riety Of strawberries which would with stand all kinds of weather,
Douglas Island news., 1915-10-06

That the palatial G. T. P. steamers Prince Rupert and Prince George will enter in the Alaska business next sea- son was announced recently by the head of the system while in Vancouver.
 A new language is being born at Anchorage. When you ask for "lem- on soda" there, you get whskey, and when you ask for "soda" you get beer. By the way, District Attorney Spence calls "blind pig" "blind tiger" the southern method of giving dignity to things, no doubt. A lemon soda with a soda chaser might not be SO rotton after all.-Ex.
 The first church edifice in Ancharage will be that of the Catholics, at Sixth avenue and II street, work upon the foundation of which was commenced Wednesday. It will be a frame struc- ture, with outside veneering of orna- mental cedar blocks, and it's ground dimensions are 2ix4S feet. The car. penter work is under the supervision of c. M. Murray and the veneeriug under James Powell.
 In tbe opinion of a British officer the best soldier is the miner. He is strong in the back, used to cramped positions, familiar with danger and ex- plosions, and is said to put two and two together much quicker than men of other trades. This has been recog- nized by the Canadian military author ities, who have sent out a sLecial ap peal to all the mining camps for men for the proposed pioneer battalion.
 A nugget of pure gold, weighing more than five pounds, was brought to Se- attle from the Koyukuk by B. R. Brown who is the agent of the Northern Com mercial Company, at Bettles and Wise man. It is the largest nugget ever taken out of the Koyukuk district. Mir. Brown is convinced the lump of gold will assay at least s2O to the ounce. It was found on No. Four, Hammond riv- CT, near the Arctic circle, by Frank Smith.
 NH. Marston, partner in the Otter Creek Dredging Company, which oper- ates in the Iditarod, is at the Butler on his way south for the winter, says the Seattle P.-I. Mir. Marston is a pioneer of '97 and has seen most of the camps of the North. Mir. Marston says the seasons cleanup at Iditarod will ap- proximate S3,OOO,OOO this season, and practically all of it mined with dredges. Like nearly all Alaskans, Mir. Marston thinks that there is no other country that can compare with the North, and says that he will be one of the first ones in in the spring. "There is some thing about Alaska that gets into man's blood and makes him feel a stranger anywhere else," he said. "I figure like a great many other Alaskans that when ] get a really big stake, l will leave the North for good, but I know in my heart that if l had this years cleanup of s3,OOO,OOO from the Iditarod as my own, you would see me around Seattle early next spring buying my steamer ticket north again" Accord ing to Mir. Marston, the Iditarod will be a big producer for years to come, but only with big companies. "The day of the small mining outfit is done with there" he said. "It takes capital aud plenty of equipment to do anything
Douglas Island news., 1915-10-06

The Alaska Steamship Company nas bought the Great Lakes steamships Bennington and Burlington and will bring them around to the Pacific coast to place them on the Alaska run by Novemb Der. It is supposed that they will be placed on the western Alaska run. The two steamers are modern steel vessels of two thousand, two hun. dred and eighty five tons each. They have two decks, double bottoms and twin screws and a length of two hun- dred and forty-three feet. They were built in 1908. Captains Fred Warner and McMullen will bring them around to the Pacific and will probably be their commanders on the regular run.
 William O'Connor and Julius Miller, accused of the murder of Mrs w. E. Roe, near Fairbanks, are now suspect ed of knowing something of che mur ders that were committed on the Fair banks trail two years ago. Edward Cairns, who testified that Miller had confessed to him that he and O'Connor killed Mrs. Rowe, had proposed that they get a Mauser rife that was in hook and go over the trail and get the "Rus- sians." The "Russians" were miners who had quit work when the s hour day went into effect, some of whom started out. over the trail to walk to the coast. Miller's proposition was that they get an outfit aud go out to Che 18.mile house.
 Fairbanks-W Word was received from Valdez that the road commission had decided to make an appropriation of S2,OOO for work on the trail between Tanaua and the Koyukuk. For ten years the people of the Koyukuk have been trying to get an allotment for work on the trail to Wiseman, but the government has never been able to grant the request. One reason why the road commission has spent SO little money on the Koyukuk trail is because it is so long that it would take many thousands of dollars to make even small impression. The people of Tan ana feel that the allotment is but the commencement of work on the trail and that they will be able to get small allotment each year to make i'm provements.-Times.
 All the strikes made in Alaska were made by men who were out of a job. If all the men in Alaska had been prof. itably employed all the time the coun- try would never have been developed even to the present extent. It was, indeed, once said wittily that pros pector in Alaska is a man out of a job. You will notice all the time that when a man has no employment he calls himself miner. In doing SO he is tell ing lot of truth because when a man has no employment in this northern territory he turns to the hills and creeks, and be may turn to them for more than one purpose. He may go out and prospect or he may go out and pretend to prospect to make his credit good. In the Atlin country in the old days when the pay was very slim the phrase "standing off the grocer" was a synonym for prospecting or even min ing.-Seward Gateway.
 "slTKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- modations, American or European plan. For terms apply to Dr. l.. F. Goddard,
Douglas Island news., 1915-10-06

"sITKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- modations, American or European plan. For terms apply to Dr. l.. F. Goddard, Sanitarium, Alaska, Advertisement,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
S|X.REEL ANIMAL
PICTURE SECURED
COMMUNICATION FROM COMMIT
TEE OF ToNoPAH WoMAN's
CLUB

The local movie houses have earn
estly endeavored to cooperate with
the better films for children commit
tee of the Tonopah Woman's club in
securing films suitable to childish
tastes. Last week the Pastime the
ater gave "a truly delightful presenta.
ton OF the old fairy tale "Rumpel-
stiltskin.' 1t is sincerely hoped that
Mr.. Warren win be successful in Sc
curing other films of equal charm to
the children,
The Butler management has con.
ceded Saturday matinee for the pro
ducton of children's films. Last Sat
urday "Mr. Santa Claus" returned and
this saturday the Butler presents the
most wonderful animal picture yet
placed before the public. There will
be six reels. all devoted to the por
trayal OF animal life in America-ani
mails in fur, fms, and feathers, the
whole endorsed by that most celebrat
ed student Of nature, Luther Burbank
The better films committee beg'
the fun support of the parents in thii
matter If we insist on better film
for the children, we must. when sucl
films are presented, see that they ar
made paying proposition and W
will then be sure that the supply vii
meet our demand, and mutual benz
~ obtain Take the children on Sat
urday and let them see picture tina
is marvelously real and wholesomel
educational. No phase of animal III
has been neglected and. while ou
desert canary" may be tunefl
bird. the children will enjoy beyon
, measure bird life on river. lake an
, qpa
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
.MARD| GRAS WILL
END CELEBRATION
NIGHT PARADE TO BE A
FITTING CLIMAX
COSTUME BALL TO TAKE PLACE
IN AlRDoME-PRlZES ARE
OFFERED

The grand finale of the Fourth of
July celebration will be the mardi
gras parade and the costume ball.
The former will take place through
the principal streets after nightfall
of July 5th. 1t will not be a rowdy
procession, as is frequently the case
on such occasions, but will combine
jollity with pleasing spectacular eff
fects.
All those who will enter tioatss are
requested to communicate with Alex
Dewar, the master of ceremonies, as
soon as possible, Cash prizes will be
paid for the best entries Mr. Dewar
will also have charge of the mardi
gras ball, which will be given in the
airdome immediately after the par
ade. This win be free to all, but
none will be permitted on the dancing
floor unless In costume. There viii
he liberal cash prizes. but the chances
ior those wearing the time honored-
and soiled-yama yamas are not par
ticularly good. Handsome costume,
win be provided by the committee fol
rental at nominal price.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
OLD FALLACY ABOUT
PIGEON SEX EXPLODED
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
MAKES EXPERIMENTS IN
THIS MATTER

by Associated presS.l
BOSTON. Mass. June 1S.-The Ma
tional Academy of Sciences announces
through the June number of its pro-
oeedings, some interesting results on
the breeding of pigeons. There has
been a general belief among pigeon
breeders that from the two eggs which
are laid for Matching, one male and
one female are produced-if not al
ways. at any rate. in most instances; I;
and that for some reason in the adult
pigeons there is an excess of male
birds. Elaborate records kept for q
period of seven years, first at the
Rhode Island agricultural station and
later at the experiment station al
Madison. Wis, and now printed In the
academy proceedings by l.. J. Cole
and W. r. Kirkpatrick. settle mum
Der OF questions connected with these
beliefs OF breeders.
The observations show that there
are hatched about l05 males to lO'
females. and that there is a highel
mortality among the young adult 70
males than among the males. Thes'
facts justify the common belief tina
there Is considerable excess o
males in the adult population. II
iound. however. that there In no four
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
MANY CIVILIANS
IN FIGHTING AREA
EARNING GOOD MONEY BY SELL
ING GARDEN TRUCK TO THE
SOLDIERS

ny Associated Prens.b
DUNKIRK, France, June l8.-Brit-
ish officers and soldiers from the dew
astated countryside which now con
stitutes the battered front between
their army and that of the Germans,
frequently express surprise that some
steps have not been taken to remove
the civilian population from the imme-
diate area of fighting The clearing
out of civilians, they declare, would
simplify military operations, and re-
duce the opportunity for successful
spying by the Germans.
Few of the civilions, however, will
move until absolutely compelled, fol
most of them are earning large sums
of money from the troops, either
through the sale of garden truck or al
artisans of various types. Prices il
hotels, wineshops, and in the small
general stores are on level Will
those in western American minini
camp or fashionable New England
summer resort. Most of the trades
men win be able to retire when thu
war is over.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
TO INSTALL MILL ON
THE SUNSHINE MINE
TAYLOR PROPERTY PRODUCING
GOOD oRE-ANoTHER SHIP
MENT NEARLY READY

A. II. Taylor, owner of the Superla-
tive mine, in Sunshine district, about
twenty miles south of Winnemucca,
is In town today. He says that he
will have another carload OF ore ready
for shipment In about two weeks and
samplings that have been made .sohw
that II will run about 500 per ton.
says the Star,
A carload Of ore from this property
shipped few weeks ago netted him
1853 per ton, Mr.. Taylor has sold an
interest in his property to d. Newton,
wellknown mining man who has
been In this section for some time and
looking for something of this kind
Mr.. Newton has Tonopah mill here
and had intended to install II on an
other property, but 1t will be taken
TO the Taylor mine and they expect tC
have the mill in operation in abou
two weeks
On the dump at the Taylor prop
erty there are about $50 tons of orr
that will average close around $2'
per ton and this will yield handsom,
profit when put through the mill. Th
mill will work about s tons of or
daily, but Messrs. Taylor and Newtoi
intend to soon add another unit an
double the capacity of the plant.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
FOUND NOT
SUBJECT TO LEVY

Judge Mark Il. Averill today hand
ed down written decision in the
case of Ellen Nickseyich. plaintiff. VS..
Rosa a Ratio, copartners, ct al, de-
PENDANTS. The conclusions of law
reached were that the property in
controversy il the separate property
OF the plaintiff herein, and is not sub
ject TO sale under the execution levied
upon It at the instance of the defen
dants. II was ordered that each side
bear its own costs.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
MINING CASE ENDS
IN DISTRICT COURT

A decision was handed down yester
day by Judge Mark r. Averill in the
case of Tonopah Early Andesite Min
ing company, corporation, against
|. w. McMitchell and NJ. NJ. Buckley.
It was suit involving the rights of
forfeiture, The plaintiff company in
this instance was the owner of the
Lucky group of seven mining claims.
The court held that no damages be
awarded the plaintiff against the de
PENDANTS and that each side bear Its
own costs.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
PRESTON PARDON CASE
IS AGAIN DEFERRED

To enable Governor Boyle to exam
inc the transcripts of evidence at the
Preston and Jackman trials both
cases were continued Thursday by the
board of pardons.
Governor Boyle sa idthe board
would probably act in both cases this
week. The transcript of the Preston
case has been in the hands of Jus
tice Coleman of the supreme court
and just received by the governor or
Wednesday,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
Gives Picnic PARTY a
Ride in Air
KILLS SIX PEOPLE
WINDSToRM SWEEPS OVER THE
SOUTHWEST, INJURIES MANY
AND DESTROYS MUCH
PROPERTY
AM, A..oclnieh Pre...l

thy Associated Press.b
KANSAS CITY. June lS.-Six peo
pie. were killed as the result OF a
wind and rain storm in this section
of the southwest last night More
than score were injured. The storm
extended over Oklahoma. Kansas
Missouri, Iowa and eastern Nebraska
Reports from Ellis county, Kansas
we're that seven small tornadoes in
succession swept that section, Build
ings were demolished and trees up
rooted At picnic at the home o.
John Atwood, farmer, the guests
were lifted into the air and blowr
several hundred feet None Was seri
ously injured.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
PLANS TO RESTORE
ANCIENT MAUSOLEUMS
CHINESE ARCHITECTURE OF
THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO
EPIToMIzEp

thy Associated Press.)
PEKING. June 18.-President Yuan
Shi-kai has received petition from
the governor of Shensi for authorize
tion to proceed with repairs on the
decaying mausoleums of the Chow dy-
nasty, which are located In Hsienyang
district of that province. These edi-
fees epitomize styles of Chinese ar
chitecture of thousands of years ago
in addition to preserving the tablets
of rulers and sages of ancient times.
and it is desired to save them both
from vandalism and destruction by
the elements.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
British Lose Ground
at GdIlipOli
SUFFER FROM HEAT
FLEET OF ALLIES, ENDANGERED
BY SUBMARINES, TAKES
REFUGE IN kEFALA
HARBoR

,ns Associated Presa.l
CoNSTANTlNOPLE, June lS.-ln-
spection of Turkish positions on the
west coast of Gallipoli by a correspon
dent of the Associated Press shows
that the British have lost most of the
ground formerly held in that district
The British are without shelter from
the sun and have little water The
correspondent is informed that the
British feet has taken refuge from
the German submarines in Kefalt
bay at Imbros island
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
Both Armies MOVind
NOrthWdrd
STAND AT GRODEk
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER WHEN
THE OFFENSIVE OF ALLIES
ON THE WESTERN FRONT
is CHECKED

Try Associated Press.b
BERLIN. June lS.-The French and
British offensive on the western front
has been checked. A force which at
tempted to break through the Ger
man lines north of Labasse canal was
destroyed with the exception of few
who retreated. In northern Galicia
the Russians have been pushed fur
ther back. They have made a stand
at Grodek, is miles from Lemberg.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
WILL WATCH THE sAMPLINo

Ray Robb was today appointed by
Manager Douglass as representative
of the Midway leasers to watch the
sampling of all ore shipped by the
tributers to the West End mill. This
action grew out of the attempt of one
of the leasers to enrich his sample
with stolen precipitate.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
TONOPAH GIRLS
At EXPOSITION
HAVING THE TIME OF
THEIR LIVES
GUESTS OF NEWSPAPER, THEY
SEE AND 90 EVERYTHING
WORTH WHILE

Look who's here, peeping out of
the pages of San Francisco news
paperl Miss Bowler and Miss
Shields. There are nearly a dozen
other girls in the group picture, all
guests of the Gazette at the Panama
Pacific exposition. Talk about fun,
they are having their fill The bay
city papers each seems to have a re-
porter detailed TO narrate their do
ings. The Tonopah girls promise the
Bonanza to tell the public through
this paper all about the wonderful
things they saw when they return.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
GERHARD INCIDENT
SAID TO Be CLOSED
8ERNSToRFF SAYS HE DOES NOT
KNOW THE MYSTERIOUS
MEYER

tHy Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, June IS. - Secre-
tary LaHsing announced today that SO
far as the state department is con-
cerned the Meyer-Gerhard incident is
closed. Ambassador Won Bernstorff
informed him that he had no knowl-
edge of any "Dr. Meyer"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
ABE REUF AGAIN
SOL|C|TS PAROLE
PETITION TO THE PRISON
DIRECTORS MADE
FORMER SAN FRANCISCO BOSS
HAS SERVED HALF OF HIS
IA YEAR TERM

IHy ANsOcIated FreAR.l
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S.--Abe
Ruef today made formal application
to the prison directors for parole, the
petition TO be acted upon August 13
This is his third attempt to secure a
parole. The board requires the pris-
oner to serve half his sentence before
he is eligible to a parole Before Aug
ust 13 Ruef will have served half his
fourteen year term.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
STEEL BRIDGE FALLS

o.. associated Press,
CLEVELAND, June IL. Vance
Peel a foreman was killed and two
wcrkmen were injured today in the
collapse OF a steel arch over bridge
being constructed over the cuyahoga
riger.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
THIRD SECTION OF
"CAUsELESS WAR;
PROPOSES UNIVERSAL ExTEN-
SION OF COMMISSION PEACE
TREATY PLAN
tBy Associated Press, ,

tUy AsROcIated FFeBs.D
WASHINGTON, June Nv. j..
Bryan in the concluding section of his
statement on the causeless war" :"
suggests mediation as "the way out !"
AS a preventive of war, he proposes
universal extension of the investiga-
tion Of the commission peace treaty
plan He suggests that the United
States should again make an offer to
mediate, and continue its offers until
accepted.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
.ADJUTANT GENERAL
OF CALIFORNIA DIES
EDWIN A. FORBES ILL FOR MANY
MONTHS BEFORE HIS
DEMISE

tBy Associated Press.l
SAN FRANCISCO, June Is. - Ed
win A. Forbes, adjutant general of
the national guard Of California, died
today He had been i'll for months,
He came from his home at Marysville
to be under the care of specialists
He was aged So years and is survived
By widow and two children.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
II. ABy is over from Goldneld on a
business errand
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dation for the belief that one mEle
and one female are hatched In each
brood: on the contrary. the number Of
the broods In which the two squads
are both male or both female exceeds
that in which the sexes are equally
divided, Finally. there Is no ground
for the Idea that the male Is hatched
from the frst egg laid and the female
fr0m the necond
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18

A. n BERRYEssA. principal of the
grammar school at Manhattan, came
In from the pine tree camp last even.
ine and this morning continued on to
hia home at bridgeport. Cal The
Manhattan school closed last Friday
nv Rerryessa will be principal Of the
bridgeport school next term.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18
MEXICO INCLINED
TO ACT UppISHLY
President ChdzarO COnjeCtureS that the
Idea of President Wilson is a
Friendly One, But
ny Associated Press.)

lated Press)
WASHINGTON June 18Francs
dent of the VaZapaa coalition
piled President Wilson's Mexican challenging
sency of the with
= when he said ne to
But Chazaro continue general
idea of the presidents proclamation
If the presidents proclamation a
adds the convention will maintain
= the Mexican
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-06-18

G. y HERoLD. cashier In the local
office Of C. n. sloan q Co. for the
past two years, returned yesterday
morning to the home Office Of that
usmpany 10 San Francisco