The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-24
IN AND ABOUT
 ATLIN


 in the hospital. He had his right leS broken above the knee. Just before retiring for the night, MT. Vaughn stepped outside tQ get a better view of 8 brilliant star which he could see through his window, and as he stepped out of the light in the cbain he ripped over a block Of wood. which threw him to the ground, Maurice Bride was visiting MT. Vaughn at the time, and he immediately picked the injured man up. When he found that MT. Vaughn'S leg was fractuIed, he immediately started for his place, arriving early in the morning. Mir, Vaughn is an elder ly man, and it is feared that his injury may prove very serious. He has valuable gold quartz property on F. urth O'July which he has been operating,
 Last week Mrs. John Hut killed a large lynx near her cabin on Ru- by creek. While Mrs. Hut was en- gagged in giving her children their morning bath she heard her dogs in some kind of a rumpus in the back yard. When she investigated, she found the dogs had carralled a large lynx up against a snow bank. Without any hesitancy she took her rifle, and waiting until the dogs were somewhat separated so that she could get a good aim al the animal, she fired, killing the beast instantly. Her friends are advising her to go to the front as a filst. class marksman.
 Tom Machell and wife visited with friends ia Discovery during the week. Mrs. Machell left for the coast for a short visit.
 Last Saturday night a number of friends of Mir. and Mrs. John Thomas, who were married in At lin last week, gave a party on Spruce creek to which all the friends of the newly weds were invited.
 The dance and show given in the Globe theatre for the benefit of the hospital last week was a de cided success both from a social and financial point of view.
 Al Toots and wife of Ruby creek have returned to their home again after a visit of two weeks with MT. and Mrs. Morrison at Discovery.
 John Black is preparing for big summers work on his valuable claims on Boulder Creek. He brought into Atlin four large tim bers which are about 60 feet long to have irons put on them which he will use as dericks on his pro perty.
 Mr. and Mrs. Fuller of Tar Flats made a flying trip by dog team to Atlin lst week.
 Advice has just been received in Atlin announcing the death of Tom Ow ems, an old pioneer of this dis trict. MT. Owens left early last fall intending to go to the front.
 The Beeoham brothers mushed into Atlin from Carcross last week. and will operate claims which they have on Taku river. About ten years ago one of the Beecham boys and his father made the trip I'D from Juneau, taking the Taku river route, and while making the trip discovered ground which they thougLt of sufficient value or value to stake. Ever since that time thev have performed the nec- essary assessment work to hold Ehe claims. and now the two brothers expect to work the ground to a profit.
 1 Chris. Beaton has installed q small gasoline engine and pump on II his ground on Spruce creek, where he has fonud good pay In the back enamel. He believes that he VIII make a good cleanuR by the end O. the coming season.
 With the intention of opening up a boarding house on Spruce creek this spring, John Brown has been iu Atlin several times during the past few weeks making arrange ments with MT. sinclaire for lum- Der. His plans have so far ma tured that he has already secured the services of a first class woman cook. r,,t-