Douglas Island news., 1919-10-03
NEWS NUGGETS
 FROM ALASKA
News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northland

of Che steamer Thistle. Tho boat win bc operated between iho trading posts ot Che company
 Fish In both Tcsiu and LeBargc lakes orc scarccr this year than ovor before known. In Che streams and
 small lakes around Whitohorao. how oycr gaylIng and trout hayo boon moro plentiful than for many soa- sons
 A number of Valdez people havc gone Go Portage bay wIth Ono idea of locating town lois By prcsidon- tial proclamation that bay has boon reserved as a coaiing station and those people want Go get iu on Che ground floor.
 Mrs. Macdonald. widow oi Arch- deacon Mcdonald, Che pioneer Yu- kon missionary was recently injured on Che trail She started on a lone trip Co go to Che home of her people on Che Pool river and was injured beyond TwcIyomilc and brought back to Dawson by a police rIg.
 Despite Che fact that naval oz- ports report millions Of tons Of coal noar Anchorage no for usc. Che steamer Admiral Watson had 100 tous of coal aboard on her last trip west for Che steamer Bergen. which operates from Seward To western ports on Ono man run.
 Miss Mary Patton. uurso In charge of Che hospital at Meuakaht- Ia. says she is through with Che. great outside. shc says Chat In Now York she was charged St5o| n a hotel for 9 small portion of| cold roast bccf and chat was Che las, straw
 "Litue Eya" Fisk. Che printer who works One ntcrlypo on Che Kctchi- kan Chronicle recently tcn through "a holo iu Che streets and tore his working pants Ho weighs slightly over 300 pounds. and has found It Impossible Co find another pair of trousers to nc him.
 
 40 Cordoya a short t.mo ago tho U S Commissioner hold court at midnight to accommodate a man who had been arrested Tho man was O passenger aboard Che steam ship Alaska bound for thc outside. Five bottles of whisky were found ir his s,atcroom. and iu order Chat h, could continue bis trip Go Che outside hc asked that tho trial bo hold at night The commissioner fined him Si00 O bottle. or 5000.
 In August. 70 sergeant ot tho R N. w. Mounted Police arrived at Fort Yukon from Rampant House with @ uuc native girl who was Drought n for medical attention. The utue one was attacked by Che police dogs at Rampant House and one ear was torn oG. as wcil as al- most ono sldo of her iaco. besides being badiy bitten about thc head and body The wounds wore dressed at Che hospital and Che child taken back Go her homo
 The Yukon Gold Company has paid Se.500 Co Che widows of four mon who died ot ptomaiuo poison while working for Che company and eating at Che boarding house Tho widow Of ono man who was not working for Che company but was eating there chat day was paid fi.- O0O The company would not have been liable under Che compensation act but paid tho money anyway Men who were taken sick at Che time and recovered subsequently, in Che hospital were allowed hali time while they were sick and an Che hos- plta and physicians bills paid Twelve men dicd from Che poison ing and several others were danger ously nl
 Aftor being delayed by a mutIu- ous crew fo- more chan a month. Che mu-r.ggcd ship Ahncr Coburu of Che ucc, Of Libby McNcl G Lib- by left LihbyvIllc. Bristol bay sep- tombcr n for Seattle. according to advices received in Seattle from tho North. Tho Abncr Coburns crew refused to man Che vessel. declaring she was unscaworthy despite Che fact that survey Of Che ship showed that she was In condition to make Che voyage safely Tho vessel ioft LIbbyvHlc In tow of tbo United States coast guard cutter Unalu witch o mu crow aboard. shc was towod to unalasRa by Che govern mont vessel and win be taken In tow ot that port by tho steamship Cordovo Of Che Alaska Steamship
 Company for Seattle The Abuor Coburn has a cargo of 25.oo0 casos of canned salmon. tho seasons pack of Che L.bbviiie plant of Libby
 McNel @ Libby Tho Coburn is Che last Of che fleet of Libby McNel 6 Libby to leave Che North for seat-
 tie. The bark Guy c. Gos ot Che
 Northwestern Fisheries Company
 ran Chfenff for Seattle recently