The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-24

ly died at Seattle. He had been resident of Alaska for 9 years, and at one time was employed at Sheep Creek, near Juneau.
 John Strom of Cache Creek dis trict died recently at Anchorage.
 Miss Jean Russell, sister of Mrs. Calud Bech of Anchorage, who spent the Summer of 1916 at Anchorage, died recently at Spokane.
 mercial fox farms along the Alaskan coast, the largest probably being in Prince William Sound, where ore farmer has nearly 5000 foxes. Five to 700 skins are shipped yearly from this ranch. Black fox skins are very valuable, ranging in price from six hundred to a thousand dollars. In 1900 black fox skin sold at auc- tion in London for $2,754. Blue fox es range in price from $25 to $50. 
 Charles Emswiler and Miss Josie Knoschke of Seward were recently united in marriage by Judge Whittle- sey. MT. Emswiler is one of the oldest trappers and guides of the Kenai Peninsula and the bride has resided in Seward for four years conducting the Overland Cafe.
 Capt Palmer of the 14th Infantry and c. H. Thompson of the Govern ment hospital left Anchorage recent ly for Kodiak to help the natives and whites in the recent flue epi- demic. They got as far as Seward and were stalled on account of no boats running.
 H. ". Barr, father of Frank, w. Barr, an employee of the A. E. c. at Anchorage, recently died in Seattle at the age of S7 years. He was a pioneer railroad builder and until re- gently resided in Michigan.
 The Gibson-Sheld stage line has ceased to operate between the coast and Fairbanks for the Winter, leav ing the field to the horse-drawn sleds. Gibson and Sheldon ran eight or ten autos in the mail and passen- ger service.
 A herd of 75 reindeer reached the environs of Nome from the Golovin Bay section. It is reported that most of the Laps in the vicinity of Una lakleet have disposed of consider able quantity of animals to a local syndicate who are engaged in the business.
 The gold production of the Yukon in 1916 amounted to 212.7OO oz., val ued at $4,396,900, and included 690 OF. valued at $14,264, derived from lode mining. It showed decrease of nearly per cent. as compared to the production of 1915. The total output of the Yukon for the years 1885 to 1916 was S,O60,76S ounces, valued at $166,630,SS4 One dollar is equal to $O.048375 OF.
 P. l.. Sutherland, a Nenana, Alaska operator, who is wintering on the| Outside, states that the Alaska rail road will pay it's way from the start, and will open up a vast storehouse of treasure that is at present inac cessible He states that the placer claims of Fairbanks are lying idle awaiting better transportation.
 E. A. Macqintosh. missionary at Panama Crossing for the Episcopal church for several years has left for the States. He will locate perma nently somewhere on the Outside
 The Anyok recently arrived at Seward with a cargo of steel rails for the Anchorage division of the Alaska railroad.
 The Red Mountain chrome iron deposite seven miles from tide water in the Port Chatham country at the head of Cook Inlet, are the best in the U. S., according to the expressed opinion of United States geolo. gist who spent two months this sea son making an investigation.
 Private George Geftos and Corporal Southwick, who were inducted into the war service in Seward and later transferred to Camp Dodge, Iowa. died at that training camp of the influenza.
 Word was recently received at Fair banks of the death of Frederick w. Dundas, pioneer of the Panama and mining partner of Ferdinand de Journal, the Fairbanks lawyer. Dun das died at Paris, H.. of paralysis.
 Corporal Lester Van Fleet of the 14th Infantry died recently at An chorage and his body was shipped to the South for burial
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