The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-12

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 Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr., who has been touring the coast towns with his brother-in-law. Attorney Coudert, arrived in the city Monday on the Admiral Watson, and spent the day with friends here while the vessel was loading fish at the cannery. The Governor is an ardent booster for Alaska, and believes that following this short period of business depres- sion the Territory will boom as never before Mir Riggs has been at the new strike at Hyder and states that the rock found by Messrs. Cameron and Whiteford is identical with that of the new strike.-(Valdez Miner.)
 What is thought to be fresh wa ter pearl was found this week by Dr. Alline Bradley. She was cleaning a pickerel, which had been caught in Birch lake, and noticed something clinging to the gills of the fish. She removed small white object, which at that time was soft, from this part of the fish and placed it to one side Upon noticing 1t later she said that 1t had hardened and had all the characteristics of small pearl. Those who have seen the object are of the opinion that it Is fresh wa ter pearl of the first order. It is known that the pickerel is a carnI- verous fish and it is probable the stone was picked up while eating a clam. It is reported that clans are 10 be found i'm Birch lake and there nre many instances on record where these have grown pearls of no mean value.-(Fairbanks News-Miner.) c f5s. .'f ----- Tn the past three months forty seven former residents of Seward who had gone to the states to make their homes, returned to that place to stay.
 Miss Helen White and MT Carl V. Eoettel were married recently in Katalia. MT. and Mrs. Goettei left Immediately after the wedding for kennecott, where MT. Goettel has a position in the Bonanza mine as cleo trician.
 IT , Moose are said to be scarce in the Renal peninsula this year.
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 Brosius and Noon of Seward re- gently received a Ford tractor from the States. '''~
 George M. Arbuckle. who closed his office and discontinued the pub lication of his Tditarod' Pioneer some thing more than year ago, has re- turned to his work. and the Pioneer will be issued at Iditarod "As long, he says. Gas there is held for news"
 The Valdez Miner says that several hundred pounds of the finest copper ore ever brought to Valdez was re. gently taken there from the Columbia Red Metal Mine. located at Columbia slacier The ore Is nearly pure cop ,er The mine company is prepar- Ing for active work. It will put in !, wharf and other. needed improve hents. It is said to have 50,000 tons ,f very rich ore in sight.
 w. H. Flames, an old timer of Renai peninsula, died recently at Hope. Te owned valuable mining property there.
 Jimmy Hill, an Anchorage boy, has from France.
 < Recently 106 residents and former residents of Valdez enjoyed a picnic at Woodland Park in Seattle. Chief Matfi Tatoma of the Tatitlek Indians at Valdez recently accidently shot himself in the foot. carrying Into the wound parts of his rubber boot and sock, and physicians had to amputate the foot. He is said to be recovering.
 The first cleanup from the Chisana district to arrive from that camp was recently brought into Mccarthy by Murie's pack train.
 
 w. C. Edes. consulting engineer of the Alaska Engineering Commission. Is at Anchorage, comforting with Col. Frederick Mears.
 The Fort Liscum baseball team re- gently defeated team made up from the Signal corps forces at Valdez.
 A. H. Behrman, well known prospector who recently left chicana. Is believed to have been drowned while crossing one of Alaska's swift