The Cordova daily times., 1920-11-27
DAWSON NEWS
 OF INTEREST
 TO ALASKANS

1 the overland winter mail service, says he hopes to dispatch the first mail to Whitehorse from Dawson as soon as he receives word that the incoming mail from Whitehorse has reached Carmacks. He says prepar- ations for carrying on the mail serv- ice are well under way.
 Coates has received advices that 1,500 pounds of mail is on the way from Pelly to Dawson. The road houses open along the trail are as follows: Carmacks, George Brown; Yukon Crossing; Minto; Pelly, Mrs. Alex Shaver; Scroggie, F. c. Ward; Black Hills, Mrs F. Mitchell; Quartz, A. A. McMillan.
 Mrs. Fannie Mitchell has gone to Black Hill, where she will open her roadhouse for the winter. She took with her load of supplies, and is accompanied by Miss Nicholsan, who will be with Mrs. Mitchell for the winter
 John w. Mclean, well known | Dawson merchant, is going to the coast for the winter. He probably will spend most of the time at the hot springs in southern California, where he will take treatment for rheumatism and endeavor to thor | oughly restore his health. Mrs. Me- Lean remains in Dawson for the winter and has as her companion Miss Jessie Stewart, MT. McLean's niece
 Dave Cunninghame, sourdough trader and freighter, got away on the 1 last Casca. He goes to Seattle and | Vancouver, and says he may return over the trail in the spring with a load of independent supplies. He re- gently arrived here from Mayo, where he staked several claims on the Keno Hi land Stand-To Noun | tain strikes.
 Louis Lychens and Jim McCluskey left here with an outfit and team l of dogs for Ketchmumstock, to work on a group of claims held by Charley Stone.
 Jack Gulliford, the sourdough chef, who has been on the steamer White horse for the season, stopped off here on the last call of the steam CT, and is at home with his family, for the winter. He also has re- sumed his old position as day chef at | the Arcade. Jack Deas, who was night chef at the Arcade for several winters, and who also was on the Whitehorse for the winter, is on her this trip up, and will spend the winter at Whtehorse, where he has a position awaiting him in a mess house.
 The work of dismantling the North West Corporations dredge at 60 Hunker creek, formerly owned by the Yukon Gold, has been concluded. The dredge is now ready to be shipped across the divide to Domin- ion creek, where it will be re- erected at Granville and set to work digging out gold next summer. Mrs. Mamie Hammond, one of the pioneer women of Dawson, left on the last Casca for Seattle, where she plans to spend the winter, and hopes to meet her eldest son, who has been outside for some time. Her second son, Sewell, is remaining in the Yukon for the winter. Her daughter, Mrs. Dan Mcdonald, and MT. Mcdonald and children also are here for the winter.
 Shulz and Anderson got away with a scow loaded with six tons of freight for Fortymile. The mild weather has made possible for them to relieve a serious situation which was created by lack of supplies in the lower camp. Mayor Shulz and Pete Anderson are among the best of river men and should have no difficulty in getting through with their valuable cargo. They started from the West Dawson shipyards.
 Oscar Letourneau and team, with a party from Mayo, including Captain | 1,;e I