The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-06-17
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
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l The La Touche which should ar rive today has on board the ma terial for the bridge over Snake river which the Road Commission is constructing. This consists of ot 23 tons of steel frame, 90,500 feet of lumber and 150 piles. From thls it will be seen that the Commission projects a very solid structure across Snake river from Belmont Point to the Submarine. The Road Commission also has posted call for bids for team work on the roads etc. during the summer.
 FOR SALE.-One 1900 pound bay l horse. True as steel and great bargain. By F. c. Richardson.
 The steamer Umatilla will prob ably get away on her trip outside at noon today. The following pas- sengcrs have booked their way to Seattle on the Pacific Coast Co.'S liner: Mrs. O'Brien and two child ren. Phil Holland, Fred Davies, I Mike Garrity, Martin Strand, Mrs. M'Cloy, Mildred Lehman, Mrs. Emma Lilly, Rannie Baker, Hazel Garcelon. Edna O'Connor. John Hanson, John Mickles, R. L. Rice, F. V. Lamb and three prisoners.
 Tents 1Ox12, 10 OF. duck $500. 10 it. conieal tents at 5000. 16x20 tent $15.OO at Crooks, next Fire Department.
 The Ernst dredge started up work on the beach near the Dairy on Thursday afternoon. But few days digging has to be done in that section when the machine will be brought down to below the grave yard and Phil Ernst will tackle what may be called and which he calls after the Verdun battle field Deadman's Hill (L'Homme Mort) |. They have a lease on five claims in that vicinity.
 Tell it not in Gath, but the Demo- crats held an executive meeting or Thursday night and evolved plans for the coming campaign. They have appointed campaign manager and arranged for stirring things up after a bit. Dame Rumor has 1t that Thomas Gaffney was chosen as the campaign manager for the Un- terrified, but so reticent are the leaders lest any of their plans be prematurely divulged that this re- port could not be properly and in order authenticated.
 Builder Ewing of the Union Con- struction Co., will have charge of the work of erecting the Union Con struction Co.'S dredge on Glacier He expects to take out the material today. An interesting fact in con- nection with the motive power on this machine is the fact that 6 new type of Semi-Diesel will be install, led thereupon and known as the Scandia. Gene Winters is selling agent for this type of internal com bustion engine. It resembles the engine on the Bangor creek dredge more closely than any other and | operates on practically the same principle of fuel economy.
 About twelve forty-fve yesterday afternoon at the camp of the Won der dredge when trying to help along the fire with can of distill- ate the Japanese cook Kay was sev- erely burned and had to be taken to the Holy Cross Hospital where he lis under treatment of Dr. Nouman. lit appears that the fire was slow land to expedite its burning Kay made use of some distillate which he believed was kerosene. The in- fiamable fluid exploded dashing fro and ashes al over the kitchen and over the person of Kay as well and burning up the unfortunate mans arms in terrible fashion. Mort Powell who rushed in to put out the fire also got burned but not so sew erely.
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