Douglas Island news., 1919-07-18
NEWS NUGGETS
 FROM ALASKA
News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northland

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 south A big farewell dance was given Go Che crow.
 Mrs. J H Russell. pioneer woman or Che Interior country, has loft hcr home at Nonana for trip Co Che States to visit a son. This ia Mrs Russolrs first trip outside m IS years
 somo one by the nnmo Of Chambers pitched a game Of baseball for Che railroad boys at Cordova on July ith. 10 may have been Jimmie Cham bors. who Is in that part of Che country. Hc was a mofaber of Che Douglas team many years ago.
 Ike Mitcham. who was convicted or sedition at Fairbanks some time ago and who escaped from Che fed- oral jail there and afterwards To- cated and sentenced Co a longer term and ordered dcportod. has os- capod from thc federal lal at Ey- orott. Wash. where he was being held for deportation.
 A bald eagle with a wing spread Of 2 feet 9 Inches was shot on the Turnagain Arm short timo ago by tho master mechanic of Che AL aska Engineering Commission. An- chorago folks claim that it Is tho largest ever shot in Alaska 10 is Go be mounted and win adoru Che office of Che man who shot it
 A Whltohorse man while out 0sh- ing last week was standing talking to a friend while holding his fishing rod on his shoulder He was star ucd at a tug on his line and dis. covered that a hawk had mistaken his artificial ny for @ roll one and had swallowed it The hook was firmly embedded in Che birds throat and was with difficulty extracted.
 The folks at Dawson have now learned that Che yellow substance that has bcon falling there is not sulphur. as they had supposed. E.. Ia Gale. M. A.. science instructor in Che Dawson schools made am anal- ysis of thc stuff and found that it was tho pollen Of an evergreen tree. This was tho same conclusion a Trcadwell chemist same Co month ago.
 Tho body of Mrs. Hawloy Stir ling was found floating In Che Tam ana river about three miles from Ne mana Che latter part or last month. The lady was Che victim of thc sink ing of launch last fan on the river when a number Of interior people lost their lives. The Identification of her body was accomplished by means of a wedding ring that was on her finger
 The Lynch Brothers have con- cluded their work with diamond drills in Che Chickaloon coal fields for the government Five holes were sunk. some of them Go a depth .of 1900 feet. At a depth Of 900 feet In one of thc holes Q pocket Of nat urai gas was tapped and used to cook coffee on. Small pockets Of natural gas were encountered at several places. The results Of the tests have mot been made public.
 Word has been received from Vale couver that tho win of Che late Capt. Alexander. who lost his lifo on the Princess Sophia, has been found. Owing Go thc fact that tho win could not bo located for a long time. there promised to be lot of litigation over Che estate of tho deceased man. It is very probable that now some thing win be done with Che famous Engineer mine. which is part of Che estate and which has been idle since Che death Of its owner.
 Mrs. Frank Washburn. who re- gently operated a barber shop at Ne mana but who has lately been cook ing for a railroad camp on tho gov ernment railroad near Fairbanks, shot Che first black bear Of the sea- son near Che camp. Mrs. Washburn saw the bear near Che cook tent SO she borrowed 3O-iO carbine and standing on bench on Che inside of tho tent fired at bruin through a silt In tho back or Che tent. The force Of tho explosion In Che car- bine knocked the nimrod flat on Che bench. but Che one shot killed thc bear
 William Gerig. engineer in charge of the Anchorage Division of Che government railroad. says that ev- cry ounce or construction energy win be used this summer in push ing ahead tho government railroad north of Talkcctna. He also says that while construction work is be- ing carried on in that region the seward end Of Che road will receive its share Of attention The tracks win bo ready for heavy traffic by tho end of tho present year and ad- equote snow sheds win be construct ed Co keep open Che line for cou- sf....... ........ f....r n.far.nna, ons..n laHI