The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-25

The Mccarthy Weekly says progress Chititu and Dan creeks in the Nizini country. The Andrus Company, L. H. Garvey, Anderson. Hansen and Anderson, Art Powell and Mike Mol enski are all reported as doing well
 Volney Richmond, of the Northern Commercial Company, made a trip into the Koyukuk country this sum- mer
 Dr. Malcolm E. Smith, who left Nenana to enter the war, has re. turned to Nenana, and resumed his position as surgeon for the Engineer ing Commission at that place.
 John A. Davis, head of the Tan ana Valley chapter of the American Mining Congress, reports that he secured 23 new members during his recent visit to the Tolovana district, He returned to Fairbanks recently from Tolovana.
 J. H. Patton, former Fairbanks hotelman, is said to have invented a new auto tire which is meeting with favor among Puget Sound auto owners. It is solid tire with d cushion effect almost equal to that of air.
 Road work in the Tolovana dis trict, which was started by Terri torial Road Commissioner Robert Sheldon early this season wal brought to a close during the recent visit of MT. Sheldon to Brooks. The sum of $3,5OO was expended in ex tending the wagon road up Livingood creek, and the highway is said to be one of the best in the country and great benefit to the miners of the Tolovana district. That the Sheldon road up Livengood is good one is indicated by the plans of one of the leading merchants of Brooks, who is said to have arranged for the pur- chase of an automobile for use in delivering goods to customers along the creek.-(Nenana News.)
 The Ketchikan High School has adopted a normal training course un- der the recent Territorial law, pro- viding two years additional work in the High school.
 Late reports from the Rampant dis trict, one of the oldest producing placer camps of Alaska, say that the district is still producing. Work is progressing on Little Manock creek, Hunter creek, and Little Manock, Jr., creek. The claims of John w. Dun can, Charles Swenson, A. Ott and oth- CTS, including two hydraulic outfits on Hunter are reported to be doing we'll
 F. D. Browne, engineer in charge of the Nenana division of the govern ment railroad. promises that trains will be running between Nenana and Fairbanks this year.
 George Woods was elected presi- dent of Nenana Igloo No. 17, Pioneers of Alaska, at recent meeting of the order.
 The Seattle Times says telegraphic advices received at Seattle say the second run of the season at the Car lisle Packing Company's cannery on the lower Yukon river started inI earnest Sunday. August II, and byI the evening of that day there were 23,00O fish on the cannery floor. This cannery made big pack on the first run, and a larger was expected on the second. It packs but red salmon.
 Mai. Gen. J. F. Morrison, who has been making an inspection tour oil Alaskan military posts, was south bound passenger on the Victoria, which recently arrived at Seattle from Nome. He will immediately take command at Camp Lewis.
 Charles A. Derry is in charge of the Cordova Times during the absence of Harry G. Steel. who left on the Alaska for visit to California and other States.
 Assistant United States District Attorney Harry E. Pratt of Fairbanks is taking a vacation on the outside. He will visit Denver and other Colo rado towns. tf
 Miss Mildred Graham and Henry Skag were recently married at Cor doya.
 Delegate George D. Grigsby is pre- pairing a bill for introduction in Con gress appropriating an additional 100000 for public building at Cor dova
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