Douglas Island news., 1919-09-05

Tho federal employee of Kotchikan and vicinity havc formed a union and havo asked for ufWIation witch Che National Employos ot Washington. D c. Members Of Lighthouse. immi- grafton. customs and forestry service ore in tho union.
 Tax payers and business mon Of Nouaua have organized to try and right alleged wrongs charged against ho Land and Industrial Department Of Che Alaskan Engineering Conn mission. which cotnrois Che town ot Nonaua
 John Boloash is under arrest at Fairbanks for cutting ObIad BorIch In light chat Che two men had. The light was tho result Of ioud of two years duration. Bcrich was cut in Che head and back. Che latter cut being Che most serious. as tho knife penetrated Che lung
 Albert Clinkcnbcard at ono time employed at Douglas in Che James sawmW but now living In Cordoya. contributed a sad and sentimental piece of poetry to tho Cordova paper in recent issue. We oftcd wonder ed what was Che matter with Al-. bort.
 T &. Loos superintendent or Che United states Indian school at Che mawa. Oregon ls touring Alaska and is now In Che interior to secure native children Co attend Che school. The government pays ol Che ox- sos of Che cducatiou of Che children and furnishes free transportation.
 J Moody a lawyer by profession and 52 years ot age. died on board Che steamer Casca August 26 while. Che boat was on its way up Che Yu- kon river. Mr. Moody who was for mcrly commissioner at Flat City. was on hls way Co Che Mayo Brothers at Rochester. Miuu. for treatment .
 It is said that Yakutat js pros boring this season as tho result of good catch Of rcd salmon Tho Libby. McNou 6 Libby canuoy has put up a good pack and thc fishermen have been making money lt is said that thirty natives who purchased Lib- ery Bonds have an paid up on Che. bonds
 Harry Williams. prospcctor rc- conty had Che misfortune Go break hs Iog while m am inaccessible dls-. trlct 90 miles from Richardson. Dr. Shaw of Fairbanks loft for Che sccne of Che accident as soon as ho heard of it. and with a polling boot os-. conded shaw crccw Go bring Wil- Hams out
 Billy Tomatod. a native from Ta- huct. was recently brought Go val-. dcz. charged with assault ou a na- tive woman Of Che Indian village by Che uamc of Susie Catsup. lt is ale ioged that BI ndulged in a fght wlth the woman and n Che fray she lost several tccth and wus other wise badly accratcd. Tho ease Of Cauup vs. TomatoG win be heard in Valdez rhorty
 An officer ot Che cutter Unalga who was recently a visitor at Valdez is authority for Che statement that sea otter are increasing rapidly u numbers lu Che vicinity of Che Aleu- tan islands They have been proc tccted for some years Their skins are worth many hundreds of doi- lars each. and years ago were tho principal source Of income Go that section Of Che country
 While prospecting for platinum ot Five Nile creek. near Valdez. two prospoctors recently discovered al vein of silver ore extending for two miles. and from five to twelve feet in width. One ounce of pulverizod rock yielded a button containing fifteen grains Of silver and trace of gold lt is estimated that Che rock win run about 33 ounces of sil- yer to the ton. and os thero appears Go bc unlimited quantities of tho ore. preparations ore being made Co de- vcl0D Che discovery.