Douglas Island news., 1919-04-04

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 Only two mails were received at Unga between August 1st and March 29th.
 Tho sltka team recently walloped tho Wrangcll team at basket ball to the tune Of 3G to G.
 Lightoragc rates have been in- creased ten per cent this year over last years rates at Anchorage.
 The salmon pack of Che North west for Che year 1919 Is estimated as going to be five million eases.
 A gigantic wolf was recently kill ed at Circle by a trapper. lts pelt measured eleven feet from tip to tip.
 A force Of SO men left Cordoya on the last of March to start digging clans for the Pioneer Packing Co. at that place.
 Tho Masons, odd Fellows, Eagles and order of Alaskan Moose have each over a hundred members to their lodge sat Valdez.
 It is said that Prince Rupert is soon to have another boom. The cause is Che activity in shipbuilding and drydock circles there.
 The residents of Unga now have wireless service with the outside world. as the Alaska Goldfish Com pany has installed a plant there.
 The Heligoland called in ot Ketch- kan recently with a cargo of l1O,- 0OO pounds Of halIbut aboard. She was full between decks and also had deck load.
 1t was rcporcd that Mrs. Alice southworth was killed some time ago which Is up in tho Cook Inlet coun- try. It has since been learned that she is alive and we'll
 Excursion rates will be available on the government railroad during 1919 on holidays. The rate will be one-way fare and third for Che round trip between any two points.
 Brigadier General wilds P. Rich ardsou. formerly in charge of road work for the government in Alaska has been placed in charge of the ! American fighting forces in Russia. Miss Clara Rosswog formerly Of Douglas but now of Cordoya, is on her way home to that place. after having spent two years in California for her health. She is now entirely well.
 The people of Valdez have written Ito the delegate at Washington re- oucsting that one of the captured German cannon be sent to that place ! to be stationed in the court house yard
 A vessel recently left Seattle, bound for Genoa, Italy, with 95,OOO cases of Alaskan canned salmon. The departuro marks Che opening mp Of new market for Northwestern products.
 The Harmon Machinery Co, of Cordova. will start the erection of a big building Of their own on the Ocean dock at that place. The com pany is perhaps the largest handlers of machinery in Alaska.
 Valdez people have decided to name the Shipping Board steamer they are entitled to name the "val- dezian." Mrs. T. c. Quinn was chosen sponsor and Miss Margaret ! Miller alternate. Both these ladies are now in the States.
 Caught by a large boulder that crashed down the steep incline Of a rock cut, Ole Mostad, a driller, 90 years old. was crushed Go death a few days ago while working at mile S3 on the Anchorage division of the government railroad.
 Andrew Christensen has resigned as manager for the land and indus trial development department of the Engineering Commission. m health is given as the reason for his rosig- nation. Ho has held the position since March, 1916.
 More than 1000 people attended the school fair at Bayview last month. Among the speakers present were Hon. Chas. A. sulzer and W. T. Lopp and many prominent educators and natives. Exhibits of school work from all the towns of Southeastern Alaska were held at the school house. The fair was pronounced the most successful ever held in Alaska and it is claimed that great good Iwnl come of 1t for the ativens.
 thing else? Any promise of happy days to come? Who knows? Per haps this Highland Scotchman will some day be worthy of the fortune