Douglas Island news., 1919-09-05
NEWS NUGGETS FROM ALASKA News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northand

Frank Ross was recently arrested lac Kctchikan for bookkeeping.
 There was thunder and light |nmg storm ono day at Seward last week.
 A wangeu man is displaying al Belgian hare that cost him {32 m Seattle.
 The Valdez Packing Company oS- poets Go got up about nf,y per cent or normal pack.
 Tho Valdez Miner expects Chat at least ono hundred mose people win winter tbcrc than laat winter.
 Valdez has a mandolin club of twenty members il is nid that a 1hor club win bc organized there a.so.
 The federal prisoners m Che iah at Valdez were recently dispatched dowu-sound from that place Go cut wood
 Mountain goats and bears have been seen tbis year iu Che back ot Seward. They could bo seen from Che town.
 James Ncary. a Valdez pioneer re- ,onuy passed away at thot place. Hc was % years old at Che umo of his death
 Eight holes have been put down by tbo diamond dr.l working on Che new platinum discoveries eight. mile sout from Valdez
 Snow fcil on Che mountain sur- rounding Valdez on August goth. This is Che Gut time that snow has fallen on those mountain iu August In many years
 Fairbanks now haa O thorough faro called Easy Street It cuts tho main block ot thc town n two scc- uons and was made necessary as al means ot uro protection.
 \ number of Valdez people are al- ready planning on Che manner In which hey are Go spend Che money ncy expect to secure from their platinum claims near that city,
 WHd raspbcrr.cs arc ripe In tho vicinity of Wbtcborse and Che iu- habltnts ot chat nc.ehborhood ore getting stocked up on Che berries for winter consumption
 Capt George Black. formerly ad- mnstrator for Che Yukon and who has boon visiting u Dawson since bis return from Che war; has gone to Vancouver .B. C.. Co engage in Che practice of law.
 Valdez citizens aro patiently waiting Che arrival of a.rplanes that are due there most any time. The machines arc to be used m trans porting passengers and freight Go interior points
 Putting on metropolitan airs the city council Of KotchItan has ap- proved of One plan for remaining the streets or Che city, In Che future a system win bc used that win call thc main streets avenues.
 Tho frs, auto to operate in Che Toioyaua district was shipped from Fairbanks Go that camp a short time ago. it sa narrow gauge Ford and win be operated as % delivery ear by a mercantile firm at Brooks
 To help relieve thc congestion in Che passenger tranIc in Che North. thc Princes Alice recently took 25 dcck passengers from Ketchikon Co Prince Rupert. at which place they transferred Go a Grand Trunk steam CT for Che south.
 ThIr.y-Hye Fords and four auto- mobiles are now owned In Valdez. according to a count recently made by Che Valdez Miner. The roads in that vicinity lend Co many beauty spots that ore often visited by car owners
 It Is reported that Che post office st TcIkou has been discontinued. giving Che many prospcctor and miners Iu that district no chance to get mail nearer than Copper Center or Valdez both of which arc about 5e miles from To.keu
 Capt Faust. a short time ago In charge of Che military cables iu Western Alaska win be stationed In KctcbIkan iu charge Of Che cable office at that place. Capt Faust win have served thirty years In Che army next January and win retire.
 Tom ONcil Q trusty at Che Ketch- Ran jan disappeared recently for a couple of days and then returned and knocked on Che door for ad- mittancc He probably found he