The Nenana news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1916-1918, 1917-12-01
of geese and ducks.

of geese and ducks.
The Venus mine, in the White
horse district, Is coming to the front
rapidly as a producer. Ore valued
at more than 100000 was shipped
during the past fourteen months.
The ore is high grade and a consio,
cradle of the pay has been blocked
out.
Figures just published show that
the salmon pack of the First divis-
ion during the past season was one
of the largest on record and exceed
ed the production of all other dis
tricts by S82,749 cases. The South
eastern Alaska section claims pack
of 3,024,749 cases of salmon for
the year, or sol, O91 cases more than
last year.
William Martin, a recent arrival
at Anchorage from the property of
the Alaska Free Gold company, in
the Willow creek section, reports
that enough ore has been found to
keep the mine going during the re-
mainder of the season. The new
vein found some time ago, contin-
ues to hold up well.
The search for iron ore in the
Ketchikan district, which was con-
Quoted recently by J. B. Mertie, a
government expert minerologist, is
reported to have resulted most sat
isfactorily, large quantities of ore
having been found in that locality.
George Anderson, who took
lease on the Little Gem property, on
Willow creek, last July, has driven
tunnel distance of 65 feet and has
tapped a fine vein of ore. AS the
result of the showing made, he has
ordered a ive-ton Buster Brown
mill, which will be installed on the
property in the spring.
Japanese residents of eastman
channel towns invested more than a
thousand dollars in Liberty bonds
during the recent drive for funds.
The Juneau Bar association re-
Gently adopted resolutions praying
congress to provide the territory with
a fifth judge, to act as relief
Judge for the several divisions.
Fred D. Nc Cullough, business
man of Anchorage, has disposed of
his interests in that town and will
engage in a search for the steamer
Annie j., which was stolen two years
ago, while in the harbor at Homo
lulu. At the time of the theft, the
boat had big cargo of dynamite.
Mccullough was heavily interested in
the steamer.
Clark Fonda, of Anchorage, is re-
ported to have made a strike in the
Yentna country, and to have disposed
of a one-third interest in his hold
ings for $4,000 cash. He and his
associates will freight in their sup
plies this winter, in readiness for
operations on a large scale next
summer. $685..
Carl Fosberg, one of the first
white men to explore the headwat
ers of the Kuskokwim river, is now
in that district, operating trap
line, 100 miles long.
The past two successful seasons
experienced by the salmon canneries
in the chatham strait section OF
Southeastern Alaska, is attracting
much attention to the possibilities of
that part of the territory. 1t is re
ported that six new canneries will be
ready for operation in the district
by next spring.
Juneau liquor dealers who with
drew LARGE quantities of liquor from
bonded warehouses just before the
law went into effect prohibiting the
of distilled liquors, now
find themselves facing serious
problem. They have on an average
more than one thousand gallons
each, and under the Gore bill will
have to pay to the federal govern
mont an additional tax of 50 per