The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-20
ALASKA NOTES

Sergeant Dempseer and Constable Paisley returned to Dawson after a trip of ten days during which time they covered 200 miles with dog teams, visiting Fifteen mile river and Coal creek in search of Emerelle Be- langer, who has been missing since February IF, says the Dawson News. Sergt. Dempster says there are no indications of overflows into which the man could have gotten with fatal results and believes he must have fallen over a precipice or been lost in the dark or a storm while on the ridge of the Ogilvy range back of teh creek. Belanger had several traps on the ridges for foxes
 letter was received on one of the last boats from H. G. Bonnet, formerly assistant district attorney here MT Bonnet is located at Wich- ita Falls, Texas, a member of the firm of Bonner and Bonner. He says that he is settled in the town for a time and that the country looks good to him. Lots of former Alaskans are located in Wichita Falls.-(valdez Miner)
 An aerie of Eagles was organized in Anchorage last week.
 Angus Mcdonald has organized the Mt. Wrangell Copper Company. at Cordova and will do extensive work on the property this year. He has 8 power plant with 500 kilowatt machine which will be installed at once A three thousand foot tun- nel is to be driven on the Broken Leg and Mineral King groups at Mile 58.
 Ralph R. Stewart. for several years manager of the Arctic Lum Der Company at Cordova, died re- gently at Seattle. aged 42 years. He was the son of a prominent lum herman of Colorado, and came to the Coast in 1904. He is survived by a widow. Mrs. Leora Conn Stewart, society editor of the Post-Intelli gencer, 4-year-old son, his par ents and brothers and sisters.
 The Valdez Packing Company will not bring white labor from the States this year but will depend upon the local labor to fill the places about the cannery held by white labor last year. MT. c. A. Steele announces. The policy is believed for the better ment of the town as it will give many persons remunerative employ ment.-(Valdez Miner)
 A recent arrivel at Fairbanks from Cleary reports that Al Hilty has run into some very good pay in fraction of the famous old Discovery. The ground which is about forty feet deep belonging to Charles Ditmore who made a fortone on Cleary and is naw a fruit ranch in California which he purchased several years ago.
 The North Star Athletic Associa- tion of Whitehorse held their first to prepare for an active season of athletic sports May 5th. Baseball. football. rifle, shotgun and track teams will be organized for the season.
 The boys at Kennecott and the many mines near Mccarthy recently raised a subscription of thousand dollars for Dan Campbell. who had his feet frozen on the glacier. Camp bell and Jimmy Brown are on crut- ches after part of their feet were 
 The fever to come to the coast and take up oil lands is said to have hit the Interior. many persons being on their way in from the Iditarod and Ruby sections. Fred Swanson and B. Mcclure recently came out from Ruby and left for the Cold Bay district-(Valdez Miner.)
 Anchorage plans to have three ball teams in the field this season, one from Company B., Fist Infantry, U. S Army, an Alaska Engineering Com mission team and city team. The commission team has already been organized.
 John Christo, popularly known as John the Creek" has gone from Ruby to enter the Pioneer Home at Sitka. Christoe is an old time miner come to the Territory in 1894.
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