Douglas Island news., 1919-05-30
NUGGETS
 FROM ALASKA
News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges, to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 NOrthland

Two women recently purchased a small boat and stock of provisions at Whitehorse and left via the lu- kon for the lowcr river. One of Che women is pioneer or Che interior country. and both feel sure they will make thc trip an right.
 Dave Henry. a native of Fort Iu- kon. recently became SO proficient m the ways of Che white man that he forged a check for Sl5 and cashcd it with a local merchant AS far as we know. he is the first one of his race to get on to this easy way of getting money.
 At Nome during the tlu epidemic, six Eskimos hung themselves with Che same rope. The hangings took place in thc Eskimo gymnasium and they all occurred with in few min utes. The one whose turn it was Co suicide unslung the ot0cr fellow from Che rope and used it himself
 The only two newspapers that we know Of in Yukon Territory are the Whitehorsc Star and the Dawson News. These two publications are at present deyoting a lot of space i'm their columns to fighting each other. The scrap is something like our Civil war, inasmuch as it is the North against thc South.
 Forest and Stream. the great mag azinc Of the sportsmcn, recently paid a great tribute to C. Edward Cone. who is called the Bard of Che Kuskokwim." The magazine also re- produced a poem written by Mir. Cone entitled. "Thc Fish Wheel Of the Kuskokwim." A sketch is given Of the life Of the man and his ac- tivities in the territory as a hunter and trapper.
 Alaska is one-Grth the size of the whole United States and its prodi- gious area of about GOO,OOO square miles. nearly three times Che size Of the German empire, spreads from Che temperate zone Co thc Arctic circle. Not onc-quarter Of it is in the latter. Below the circle lies a magnificent belt of fertile soil. It Is estimated by government authorities that the vast plain on which many cattle can be wintered without feeding aggre- gate 3O.OOO square miles, with climate like that of Northern Flu Norway. Finland and Sweden. This land Is richer and more pro- durtivc than that of any other com- try in the world well watcred, fairly we'll timbercd and 16O acres are open free to the settler it he wishes to take up a homestead.
 Under the name Of Harold K. Trultt. a man claiming to bc an cX- United States soldier was recently found guilty of purloinng a wrist watch. The watch was taken frow a patient in the hospital at White horse. Truitt was given a suspend ed sentence and cscorta to the bor- der by the Mounted Police. He was picked up in skagway later and his name found Co be Thog. J. Hazel wood. He was accused at Skagway of stealing @ boat from a Dyca man. He was given 3O days in jail and will be held under observation for that time. as it is believed that he is insane. While in custody he told the tailor that he was getting sun and asked permission Co saw some wood in the basement. He jumped out Of an open window in the base ment and took to the hills. and the last seen of him he was going at @ great rate for A. B. mountain. Tt has been learned that the escaped man was recently discharged from the service at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.