The Alaska daily empire., 1920-06-28
ALAsXANOTES

A rowboat carrying a number of
men employed by the Alaska Engin-
eering Commission capsized recently
while crossing the Nenana River
all the occupants being spilled into
the water The men were swept
down to the bridge where they were
rescued from the racing waters. The
spring breakup took out several
bents of the wooden bridge in
stalled at this point and the Com
mission is installing an aerial tram
to handle traffic until a permanent
structure can be put in.
An order recently issued by Engin
Ger in Charge F. d. Browne. at Ne
mana, suspending Sunday work on
the Northern Division of the Govern
ment railroad. caused much dissatiS
faction among the employees and a
large number of men quit work
After several days during which the
working force of the A. e. c. was
further depleted Mr.. Browne re-
scinded the order and work is again
under full swing
Returning recently to Seward from
n trip to Interior points on The
Kenai Peninsula, Supt. J. NJ Myers
L. S. Bureau of Public Roat~, stated
that work has been started on the
Russian River road. Ultimately, he
says, the completion of the road from
Seward to Lake kenai and from
lower Kenai west, will open a scenic
route Of unsurpassed beauties and
one that will attract many tourists.
Alaska Road Commission crews
in the Interior are busily engaged
in their summers work. John JOS
lin is foreman of gang on the
Ruby-Long Creek road and will later
do some work on the Koyukuk-Yu-
kOn River route. Abe McKinnon.
another old-time, A. r. C. foreman,
has been sent to the Kuskokwim
to take charge of construction there.
McGrath in the Kuskokwim coun-
try, Is experiencing a big mining
boom. Fourteen shafts have just
been sunk on claims in the vicinity
of the camp. Tom Aitken, operating
about the only mine there, will ship
out 800 tons of ore on one of the
first downriver steamers this sum
mer.
Alvah Games, postoffice inspector
who has made his headquarters at
Cordova for a number Of years, has
been transferred to Seward as the
result of the changing of the Interior
mail route to Seward, Anchorage and
the Government railroad.
The Forty Mile Power and Dredg-
ing Company have 1875 miles of
dredging and hydraulicing ground
along the Forty Mile River on which
they have been doing development
work for some time Active mining
will be pushed this season and rich
cleanup is expected by fall
Mrs. Beckwick, one of the midnight
Sun tourists died last Saturday on
board the steamer Tutshi returning
from a side trip to Atln. The re-
mains were embalmed at Skagway
and will be shipped to Rochester,
N. Y, her former home.
For those who are unable to get
away to Anchorage for the big
Fourth of July Celebration Seward
is planning an old-time celebration.
One restauranteur offers to provide
the sandwiches if the others will fur
nish the Home Brew"
Alex Singletary has~started what is
believed to be the first coon farm
in the North He has rented an old
barn on the outskirts of Valdez
He now has two of the animals and
expects several more on one of the
first boats arriving from Seattle.
Tommy Quirk, Fairbanks bar
Der, recently caused some excitement
there when he piloted a recently pur
chased automobile through the show
windows of Cushman Street fur
nishing goods store
DR.. Joseph A. Silverman, owner
of the Valdez Hospital has purchased
one fourth interest in the Valdez
Drug Company. DR.. Silverman has
been resident of Valdez for three
years, coming there from Kodiak.
Miss Mildred Robertson and Rus
sell r. Herman. both former Val
dezans, were married recently a.
Anchorape Mr. Herman Is connect