The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-31
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 ID ALASKANS
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 STORM RACES.
 JUNEAU, Jan. 24.-While the weather has moderated to slightly below zero tonight, the high wind continues and is causing the grea'- est discomfort The steamer Geor- gia. which left for Sitka last Tues day, returned this morning, having been unable to reach her destina- tion Her captain hopes to be able to make another try during the next twenty four hours.
 Several gas boats are missing and it is feared that they have been lost One gas boat which left Hoo nah with seven natives and one white man four days ago was driven up Lynn canal and wrecked off Sen tinel island. Two of the Indians in the party were able to get back to Juneau this afternoon and re- lief party will be sent out tomorrow. The ferry boat Gent, during the high wind tonight, was driven ashore at Douglas island on a sandy beach with thirty passengers on board. There is a terrific gale raging on the island side. The schools are closed and there will be no session of the district court until the wea- ther moderates. The Alameda, west bound, remains here until the morn ing Wireless advices from the Ad- 4-iral Evans, bound south frc-l Cor 1@ya. report a high gale raging.
 WE ARE HIS SUBJECT.
 SEATTLE, Jan. 25.-J L. Mo Pherson, manager of the Alaska bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. today received letters from Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior commenting favorably on the work accomplished by the bureaus campaign for calling attcn- tion to the needs of Alaska. It is through such means as have been employed, stated Mir. Lane, that the best results can be obtained.
 FAiRBANKSAN5 THERE.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25.- The visitors at the capital today in cluded Falcon Josln and John F. Dillon, of Fairbanks.
 LATE DAWSON DOPE.
 DAWSON, Jan. 26.-During the last five days the theremometer has hovered around 60' below here, oc- casioning the coldest spell in three winters Until last week DaWso. had enjoyed a record breaking win ter for mildness. The Japan cur rent had turned the Yukon valley permanently warm, but it is believed here now that it has become dis l located as a result of the horrible | dry spell.
 The Canadian Kl ndike company's mammoth dredge No. ? was shut down yesterday morn ng after com pleting the latest winter run in the history of the Yukon valley The previous latest date to which dredge had been able to run was December 26 The Boyle dredge ran with great success through 60' below weather and shut down only when the bucket line broke and the dredge buckets slipped into the pond. The annual spring repairs will now be made and an early start will be made a few weeks hence The ope- rations having been carried on so far in the winter means that Dawson is still shipping gold this month.
 General Agent Edwards, of the White Pass company left Dawson today by stage, on the company's | business.
 STOCK IS HIGH.
 SEATTLE, Jan. 26.-Transactions | in the stock of the Alaska Steam ship company have been frequent of late and it is now selling at the highest figure in the history of the corporation. A rise of twenty points jn the quotations has occurred in the past two months. The Pacific Coast Steamship company stock is also erioying a similar buOyancy and is in great demand
 IS FOR US.
 | WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 26.- Rear Admiral John McGowan was today before the house committee on naval affairs and testified that oil is cheaper for the use of the navy on the Pacific side than any other fuel. The opening of the Alaska coal fields and the compile tion of the government railway will make coal the logical fuel, he stat ed, and he urged that the work on the railroad should be completed in the shortest possible time to make tho Matanuska coal available.
 TO ENLARGE FLEET.
 SEATTLE, Jan. 27.-According to announcement made today by the officials of the American-Yukon Navi gation company the fleet of boats on the Panama river and lower Yu- kon will be enlarged considerably during the coming summer, pro- vided the government decides to start actual construction work on the railroad on the interior end this year.
 LEAVES MONEY TO ALASKAN DAVENPORT, Jan. 27.-Andrew Lowry, a wealthy farmer who was recently killed in an explosion here, has left an estate valued at one hundred thousand dollars to his brother Joe, who went to Alaska twenty years ago. Joe was last heard of in 1910 when he was in the Caribou country.
 WANT FISHERIES TAXED.
 SEWARD Jan. 28.-In a resolu- tion passed here yesterday by the lutions were drawn up protesting against the repeal of that section Of the organic act by which the terri tory is permitted to tax the fish cries.
 DATES ANNOUNCED. SEATTLE, Jan 28-The manage ment of the Pacific Coast Steamship company has announced that the steamship Umatilla will sail for Nome on the first of June. The steamship Senator will sail directly from San Francisco for Boring Sea