The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-11

ing man who has property in the vicinity of Wrangell, recently arrived at that place, and will spend some time there before leaving for Seattle and New York.
 Dan Sullivan, one of the best known men in the employ of the Alaskan Engineering Commission, Seward division, was run over ant killed at Mile 52
 Ole Berg of the North Midas mine in the Copper river country is getting out 20 tons of ore day.
 Machinist Floe, warrant officer on the cutter Unalga, reports that sea otter are rapidly increasing along the reefs to the westward. Mr. Floe said that when the Tahoma was wrecked the reef around the vessel had many sea otter disporting with their young. He believed the indus 1 try would be a large one in latter years.
 | Tom McKinnon, George Nightin. gale, Lee Lamprecht and George Gravdahl of Fairbanks recently left that city for the Kuskokwim for the purpose of developing quartz owned | by McKinnon. The party left in q l launch and will cross the divide from the Iditarod to the upper reaches of the Kuskokwim where the property is located.
 Reports have been received from l Chicana of the discovery of a mans belongings sixty miles below Chicana by Jack Lawrence while on his way up river with his dogs; and the fact that A. H. Behrman. who left Mo. Carthy in May last on prospecting trip, has not been seen since he left Chicana in June, make it probable that another prospector has lost his life crossing the swift stream of Alaska. This young man, who was | the son of w. J. Behrman of Kenne wick. Wash, was employed by the kennecott corporation last winter and left with Lisle Brown in May, travelled as far as Chicana in his company, then went on alone, saying he intended to travel to Fairbanks. .-| (McCarthy Weekly News) The Cordova Fire Department re- ccntly received very expensive auto truck which met a satisfactory test Pedro Rodriguez a Mexican, aged A years, passed away recently at Wrangell, after prolonged illness. He had come to Alaska from Zacat- ecas, Mexico, in 1908. He worked for time in Ketchikan and Loring In 1914 he came to Wrangcll where he lived until his death. Major Huston in charge of the local Signal Corps and O.. M. department, now has fifteen autos in operation and manages to keep them busy hauling freight for various depart ments dependant upon him. The Major is adapting himself to Alaskan
  ular with the men under him.
 Delegate from Alaska George B. | Grigsby has appointed Peter Sather. | Jr, of Nome, a cadet to West Point.
 Gus Kring, the former secretary of the Valdez Miners Union. who en- listed with the A. E. F. for service in France, returned to Valdez to re- main.
 P. H. Daley brought in some sam- pes of gold ore found on the bench near the platinum strike this week that are thickly studded with gold, the particles being as large as pin heads or larger. He states that there is large vein of the mineral and that 1t appears to be very rich. He is prospecting the ground this week. -CValdez Miner.)
 A hunting party composed Of H. 0. Harrison. P H. Lyon and J. H. koo- ner of San Francisco. Key Lozier Of Jackson, Wyoming, and B. c. Crouch of Chicago are in the White river section in quest of game.
 Potatoes the size of hens eggs were grown in Dawson in 60 days from the time of planting. Gus Johnson reports at Valdez that good work is being done on the sal vaging of the Nizina bridge, seven teen hundred feet being already saved. ADLERl-KA HELPS SON!|