Douglas Island news., 1918-09-06
NEWS NUGGETS FROM ALASKA News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northland

thy "The Buckle of the Copper Belt The town is four mics from the Keunccott mines and Che Mother Lode mine Is but a few miles away also.
 Recently a locomotive on Che White Pass run over two ties that had been placed on the track The police are trying to trace thc one who did it The train was not wrecked.
 The Alaska Engineering Commis- sion has been awarded Che contract Co carry Che mail between Seward and Wassila from Che time naviga- ton closes on Cooks inlet until it opens next spring.
 sam C. Dunham. author Of Che Goldsmith of Nome" "Tho Lament or Che sourdouEh" and many other poems Of Alaska. Is editing a journal known as tLo Industrial and Mining Age of New York City
 John Ncyin. a Yukon woodchoppcr who had been In that country for eighteen years, recently died and was buried at Dawson. Hc was S2 years old and was engaged at his work up until a few days of his death.
 The Chicaloou Coal Co. will not ship coal for at least a year They could ship now. but they are wait ing until they get their equipment in shape SO that they can sort and wash their product before shipping.
 There has been a great revival in Che Homo Guards at Seward. That organization. that had almost died for Che want Of attendance. has been revived and rciuyenatcd and is talk ing Che place that it should in tho community.
 A. Balzimcr. better known as "Thc Russian Kid" has bonded his cop- per property ot tho head of Dan Creek Co Martin Horrais, Of Fair banks. who represents Eastern cap italists. The purchase price is said to be S5UUOO
 Contracts were recently let at Fairbanks for the erection Of tho new Territorial Agricultural College and School of Mines The plumbing was let tor S2,35O; excavation, cou- crete work, carpenter work. electric wiring. S1A97l1.7O.
 Having erected Che farthcst north ern radio station. taught school for three years. M. Rcplogle passed through Seward recently for Che States. Mir Rcploglc was formerly stationed at Norvik, but is now leaving Alaska for good,
 Captain Henry P. Bunch, formerly surgeon for Che Kcnnccott Copper is mentioned n Che or dcia ! Bulletin as having been wounded while serving with the United States forces abroad The seriousness Of his wound is undotcr- mined.
 Contractors or station work on tho Fairbanks end Of Che government railroad have about finished their contracts. It is thought that quite a lot of Che road bed will Doc finished before fall and that rail-laying In that uclghborhood will start next spring
 Bricks rrc being made at Anchor age. where lt Is said that they have a large quantity of clay that makes most excellent bricks. Two hum dred thousand were recently made there for local use and if reasonable freight rates can bc secured the brick yard will enter the business on large scale and ship to an parts ot Alaska.
 Tom Granville. tho big baseball piachcr Of Whitchorse and at one time Of Thane. recently missed boat put of Skagway. He was complain ing about having to put in SO much time without anything Co do. SO a Skagway citizen offered him a con- tract to dig a cellar while waiting. Tom took the job and prodtably oc- cuplcd his time while waiting for the next boat.
 Employees Of the Alaska Engineer ing Commission who have been em- ploycd for not less than four months on the Seward or Anchorage division will receive free transportation to Seattle or Go any intermediate point at which steamers call if their serv- fees arc not required during the win ter season. Any of the present em- ploycs who will he required next sea- son and who are desirous of return ing will be brought mp free or charge from Seattle.
 Railroad graders on the govern ment railroad 2S miles south of Ne mana uncovered a hve-foot vein of