Douglas Island news., 1919-10-10
NUGGETS FROM ALASKA News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges, to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 N0rthland

Mike sodlmicr. pioneer wal found dead recently In iitlo poo of water near Sulphur Greek n th' Yukon Uo had shot himself acci dcnnuy while out hunting ducks
 J p Rogers. one of Che hsl su. poriutcudcnts of thc whito Pass & Yukon railway. and for seven years resident of skagway died co spo. kane. Wash. on Che sch nst uo h survived by his wifo and daughter
 Colonel Harry Rcvcll was recently n Kotch.kon on his way to mako hh home at uydor Royoli has bccu a prospcctor mal carrier and guide on Renal ponIngula for Che past ld years and arat came Go Alaeka u 1896.
 A Ford recently Jumped Che track ot KotchIkau and went on Che New Town wharf into Che bay where Che udc was iu. There woro dvo people In Che ear at che time or Ono accident. but none of them were badly injured.
 10 is tho intention Of Che Alaska Railroad Commission to establish @ marrow gauge track on Che ice of ho Panama river this winter. so chat coal from tho Burns m'no near Nc- mana can be taken Co Fairbanks for use In Chat town
 Maenus Manson was brought Co Dawson short time ago hadIy cut about Che facc In a desperate light with a boar The bear had Manson down but Che man held fast Co his gun and succeeded In firing Che fatal shot Tho man win live.
 The Gcl. Jacobs. U. s. army trans port which operates on Che Yukon river. was at Whitohorac recently for load Of supplies for down river posts. ll she can make it before Che frcczcup. thc boat win return To again this season
 Tho launch sarabu. out of Point Wardo bound for Wrangcu struck a rock and thc bout was thrown on her beam cnd The Frank H Mad- den. another gas boat. came along and pulled Che sarabio out Of hor position before any damage was done
 Bob Henderson. Che man who got Che first gold in Che Klondikc bas.m has becu Go Che scene of tho Mayo silver strike and Is enthusiastic over Che outlook there. Hc says there Is a possibility that Che Yukon may see another stampede such as hap pcncd during discovery times
 Owners ol dairy herds at Fairbanks have been unsuccessful iu their cf- forts to receive reimbursement for che loss of their COWS chat were or- dorcd killed by the authorities The COWS were found uborcular by tcr- r.torlal officials and were killed. but Che fund for reimbursement is empty
 AIcx soapo1 a Russian. is being sent outside by his friends Go Now York specials, tQ havc am injured hip treated. Tho man has been dis- ablcd for some time and it is said that the specialist can cure him. Six hundred and Gfy dollars was raised among his countrymou for him to make Che trip.
 Heavy storms sweeping Che road- stead od Nome have made it impos- sbio for Che Alaska Steamship com- pany lncr Victoria to discharge either freight or passengers at that port. according Go recent cable ad- vices received In Seattle Tho Nic- toria arrived or Nome on Sept 26. and reported her position by wire lcs She then went Co st Michael where she put ashore both freight and passengers The vessel sailed from Seattle for Nome and st Mi- chaeI Sept 10th.
 Preliminary reports received by Che bureau of fisheries at Washing ton show that Che Pacific coast salm- on pack is thc smallest In many years. and much alarm is foit in Che ueuonal. capital as to Che future oi Che industry Tho 1918 pack-o Al- aska salmon was approximately 6.- 6O0.O00 eases. while this year itwill not be over fl00.00 cases. or about a 3g per cent loss. Tho run in Brit- ish Columbia. Puget sound and Che Coulmhio river was also small and In an places thc prices paid dshcr- men was higher than ever before.
 Announcement has been made by Che bureau of fisheries chat a hoar- ing win be held In Seattle on No- vombor 2O to determine Che limit ing or prohibiting of fishing n Az askan waters between Cape Spencer and Cape sariochof; also In Che waters odiacont Co tho Boring sea- be.wcon Cape sarochoi and Now Euham The bureau 'e anxious to