Douglas Island news., 1919-04-04
NUGGETS
 FROM ALASKA
News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges, to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northland

The buildings have been iu rcadi- ness at Cape Faushaw for the can- nory that is to be operated there l this season by Che Alaska Sanitary l Canning Co. The machinery will be l installed before the opening Of the canning season.
 The Lighthouse Canning Company !. has sold its plant In tho city wharf lat Cordoya to Che Hnlary-seott . Company. The lattccr company win run a onc-lino cauncry but will not | engage i'm the clam canning indus try as the Lighthouse Co. did.
 The employees of Che Mother Lode ! copper mine recently scnt $2O1 to ! the pioneers at sitka. They received ! a letter of appreciation for Che gift l from Gov. Riggs, who said that the amount had been expended for books and other reading matter.
 William Wagner, the far farmer of Ellamar has recently returned to ! his home at that place after a visit Co Dr. Goddard's health springs near sitka. He is full of praise of Che beauty and convenience Of the thc place.
 Hydaburg defeated MctIakahtla at basket ball a short time ago by a ! score of % to 23. The game was played at Motlabahtla and was the first time that the team from that own was ever defeated on its own floor.
 The steam whalcr Patterson will operate out of Alutan station, which is on one of Che islands of the Al-I aska peninsula west of Dutch liar bor This boat was stationed on the west coast of Vancouver Island last year. where 3O.OOO cases of whale steak were packed
 Placer tim is being recovered from the tailings of a -od mine in Che Hot Springs district. Last season thirty tons of tim was recovered. with only a limited crew Of men This season more determined cf- fort win be made and 1t is thought that considerable more win be sc- cured.
 Tho ship st. Paul Of Che North western Fisheries and a we'll known Alaskan boat. entered drydock at Seattle thc other day to hayc forty five feet of now keel put ou her Co replace what was lost when Che ship scraped a rock last season She will be ready for duty at Che opening of the canning season
 Prices of commodities have raised very much since thc Dora went on the westward run At unEa. where Che only freight service is conducted by the boats operated by che Alaska Goldfish Company coal is $37 per ton; Carnation milk, 25c a can; su- gar. Joe a pound, and flour $l7 per barrel Customers must stilI take war substitutes.
 Luke Krakcn lost his life on Che trail at Pavlof Bay near unga while taking tcn-mlc walk with two companions Co visit a ncighbor dur ing Che holidays He became fltigucd from the heavy walking and Che cold and told his companions Co go ou without him. When they returned they found his tracks leading to Che surf. but no trace of his body was found.
 Capt A. W. Thomas in a speech | before Che Rotary Club at Seattle recentely asked that organization Co support a movement to get bin passed through congress Co put a duty on Scotch herring SO that AL askan herring could compete with the imported article Capt Thomas is a we'll known Alaskan fisherman.
 The Canadian sloop of war Alger- ] ine famous for Che part she played in supprcsslng Che Boxer uprising on the Poiho river in China, has been purchased by the British Co., |lumbia Salvage Company to take the place of the salvor. This com- pany has operated extensively in ! Alaskan water with the Salvor which is now operating between Vancouver and Che Anttipodcs
 The U. S. S. Vicksburg was duo to leave Bremeerton on April 1 accom- panied by four sub-chasers. The l vicksburg will be stationed at Ju- neau and the sub-chasers will also make Juneau their headquarters. The U. S. S. Saturn will leave Brem- crton on April 10 for Alaskan waters on radio telegraph expedition. The ] U. S. S. Unalga will leave for Alaska on a date not yet set.
 Tho following advertisement ap- pears i'm the Valdez Miner and is re- printed for the benefit of local ladies who might be matrimonially in- ollned: "WANTED. A WIFE Hon