The Alaska daily empire., 1919-12-23
ALASKA NOTES

Out of eleven calves born Of mothers who showed tuberculosis, all but one was entirely free of the dread disease. Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr., commenting on this in his annual report says: This is a very import ant experiment. It demonstrates that it is not necessary to kill an animal because it reacts to the tuberculin test, but such animals must be isol- atcd. and the calves they drop must be fed on steriliped milk. This has been done with the above result"
 On Juno first, 1918, an agricultural rcconno!sance was begun on the Tmgass Forest for the purpose of de- termining the location and extent of al the lands suitable for homesteal purposes. This Jyconnoisance is being cont iAded dnrifiS the. fihld season of 1919. and such areas as are found moro suitable for agricultural than for other purposes will be openel to settlement and entry undar the gen. cril hoHiestead laws. @
 Anita Nelson alias Alice Martell was ahjudged Insane at Cordova recently by Commissioner Nuaks, and taken out to the sanitartuiri on tho Alameda. Sf z
 Al Beet. ah old timer. has purchas- el the White. House at Anchorage from Bob White This is the Hostel ry made famous by Mother White, the old time pioneer of Anchorage.
 Encho Toramanoff of Mccarthy, has purchased claim No. II on the White Gulch. which adjoins his own, from James Dennis.
 It is estimated that the trial of William Dempsey who is under sentence to hang for two murders. cost the Government $25.000. He was tried twice-once for each murder = and both trials resulted in convict ion.
 In 1918 the total number of salmon taken in Alaska was 10l.454,6SS Tue take by species was as follows: Coho or silver. 2.9lf.6S1; chum. or kcta. 14.160.S1S; humpback or pink. 4S.316,362: king, or spring, 727,162; rcd, or sockcyc, 35, 5,33S.065 }' Surveys will he made early in the coming year of the areas between Charcoal point and the surveyed portion of the townsite. according to statement made today by George A. Parks, chief of the Alaska field division of the general land office The work will be undertaken as sor as papers scnt to Washington arc returned. MT. Parks said that sur veyor would be- available to under take the work --(ketchikan Chron icle.) I ,,.45 = '
 Mrs. O. r. Hill received thc ss, news thls afternoon tbat her mOther Mrs ]. Moore. had died at New Yorl City and was in her isth year. Sht Is survived by oue sou and thrc' daughters. Mrs. o. F. Hill. Kctchihan Mrs. II. Corson, Jersey City. N. ]. and Mrs. F. Daniels, Seattle. -tketch kan Chronicle. }csss 1se,. s3
 "Dad" Abbey a former old tim None miner. writing to friends I Anchorage. Srom sthc Texas oil geld ssys he is in it up 10 Ais neck; bu Will close out in May and return t the Northland. He says the town Iare full of people excited over o' leases and the hotels are full severa Anchorage people are there includin iCiyde Coleman and Paddy Cumming
 Pete Krga and 0erOnc. N. fuyu Iiich arrived in Seward recently fror Nenana. having maic tho trip In l days. They report the tfailss rougl with little snow.
 Recent winds blew the warehous 1t the Wa shington Bay cannery part ly off its foundations. The foundat Ions were uninjured, but the buildin | ts hadly twisSsd and tk4 foof porti