The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-12-08
NEWS ITEMS OF
 EAGLE DISTRICT

EAGLE, Alaska.-Following the close of river navigation there was a suspension of mail for downriver points from here covering a period Of about live weeks, being broken by the first mail departure shortly after the first oi November. The tTeeZeup came little suddenly catching nuniuer ol peUpIe unlII pared TOT il, having failed to get m considerable garden truck which was frozen in the ground.
 John B. Powers finished with the Eagle-torty Mile roadwork early in the month ot September, alter having expended the allotment ol S3,OUO made by the Alasha Road commits sion. The work done during the sea son resulted ill considerable improve llent III the roau system.
 Following the completion Of the road work, MT. Powers made d short visit into the Seventy Mile district where he looked over the hydraulic mining operations recently opened there. lie reports himself greatly impressed by the work which is be- ing done in the Seventy Mile.
 lie also reports that while on the trip he saw immense drOVes ot cari- bou of which he says. Tt certainly does seem to me that in spite of the fact that great numbers of both cari- bou and moose ale killed ill this part of the country every year game life, from the great amount encountered, appears to be on the increase
 One case is reported i'll the U. $. commissioners court, the Eagle Trad ing Co.,, vs. Peter Lundin in which "retorts courteous and uisCourteous' were exchanged and at one time it took the combined strength of both judge and baihll to prevent actual combat.
 Those leaving here on the last boats for the Outside were, -Ir. and Mrs. l.. C. Curtis, l.. b. Madison and Jack Ilillard. Nil. Curtis has been engaged in mining, ln the American creek region and Discovery fork, for the past thirteen years and having made comfortable hUmesLake is now leaving Alaska to 50 to Jachson- vile, Fla, near where they have pur- chased d small fruit farm aud intend to make their future home.
 MT. Madison, who has been in the mining game ill the seventy Mile district for some years, ls enroute to the coast where he will take d few months vacation. MT. IIilIard goes to Juneau where he will be in the office of collector of customs during the winter months returning here next spring.
 D. w. Fitzgerald, "Old tItZ," has come into Eagle tor the winter and is at the present time wood cutting.
 lee W. Steele, foreman ol the Alaska-Do Mining Co.,, at Dome C, cen, pIans to leave here Ill d lew days and go with a hofse-drawu rig to the coast via KotcAumstock, Tana- na Crossing, McCarthy and thence to Coruoya and Seattle
 Miss Audrey Rose, who lett Fair banks early this month, b expected to arrive before December l, and will have charge of the Eagle school dur ing the winter.
 w. B. Gather has succeeded C. C. Burgess aS indian missionary teacher to the native village here, the latter going to the states for his health. MT. Gather is native of North Carolina and comes from the home town of Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniels. lie is studying for church orders. During the war MT. Gather was a member of the U. 5. aviation corps and was attached as d student officer to one of the big training camps in Texas.
 Hunters and trappers arriving here since the close Of navigation report a lot of fur "sign,' mainly fox, mar ten, and mink. Considerable trapping and turnout the district this winter on account of the unusually high prices that all furs are bringing. ESN.EpSs1I .laISlAaaIATHAI