The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-08
<SHORTSTORIES ABOUT ALASKA
 OCCURRENCES

E. Pratt of Fairbanks, on a leave of absence to consult an eye specialist in Denver about his condition, has resigned his position on the advice of the physician and will remain in the States.
 The natives of Bayview are now canning their own salmon for win ter use A home canning outfit is Tused which costs only $40 or $50. The finished product is said to be as good Gs that put up by the large canneries.
 Major J. F. A. Strong former gov living in Los Angeles. They have fine apartment and are enjoying the climate of Southern California. The majors health is much improved Alaska Dispatch.
 James L. Backstrom, special agent of the general land office and resi- dent of Alaska since May, 1918, has been named assistant United States attorney at Juneau to succeed the late Steve Ragan, who was murdered at Ketchikan a few weeks ago.
 In addition to addressing mass meetings and joint church service in celebration of Armistice day Judge Robert Jennings recently spoke at a meeting of the Pioneers, at which he was the guest of honor during a re- cent court term at Ketchikana.
 Miss Agnes Moffatt, for several years a teacher and employe of the postoffice at Skagway, has accepted a position at Ketchikan. She left Skagway several weeks ago for the Outside, where she spent vacation. She arrived at Ketchikan last week.
 A basket social was given at Hyda- burg recently by the natives for the benefit of the Presbyterian church. The baskets were auctioned off to the highest bidders The highest was sold for $53 and the lowest for $10. They were all bought in short order.
 A rousing meeting was held at Wrangell recently at which the citi- zens formed an organization known as Americans" The members pledged themselves to uphold American prin- ciples and traditions, and to very sternly suppress all efforts to inter- fere with them.
 According to advices received in Sc attle, Lena Morrow Lewis was among the writers taken into custody by the federal authorities when the plant of the "Dugout," published in Los An geles, was raided. Mrs. Lewis is well known in Alaska She was the So cialist candidate for delegate to con- gress from Alaska four years ago, and later was prominent in labor agita- tion at Anchorage.
 The Royal Northwest mounted police last summer established a camp at the mouth of-the Coppermine river, which flows into the Arctic $50 miles east of the Mackenzie river. The new Coppermine station is the farthest eastern station of the western Arctic posts of the police. The new post will work with the station at Herschell island and also with the post on the east side at Bakers lake, on the Hud- son bay side of the Arctic region.
 Moosehide creek, the famous old stream coming into the Yukon on the north slope of Midnight dome, within sight of Dawson, has been stampeded and restaked. John Lawrence has staked discovery claim and the Indian tribe of Chief Isaac has staked 21 other claims. This is the third time this creek has been staked since the discovery of gold in the Klondike. Many thousands of dollars have been spent sinking holes to bedrock on the creek.
 J. H. Foster has been appointed as game warden by Governor Riggs. He will be stationed at Ketchikan to suc- ceed A. E. Luce, resigned. MT. Eos ter is an old-time Alaskan, having first come to the territory twenty-one years ago. He worked on the international boundary survey and has been III