The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22

wages will be paid the men. The ka talla- Chilkat road, connecting the ! former place with the oil fields, is also to be constructed at once. and more men will be required for this work-(Cordova Times)
 After drifting for fifteen days on cake of ice in Norton Sound ~and the open sea. the natives from the village near the lower mouth of the Yukon were able to make a landing on the solid shore ice near Nome During their drifting they sighted Stewart Island, near St. Michael Cape Denbeigh, near the entrance of Norton Sound, and from there in the direction of Lawrence Island. Their only shelter was a flimsy tent and their bill of fare consisted solely of small quantity of raw seal meat Dyfed Evans, Superintendent of the Bureau of Education, at Nome, re- turned the natives to their home.
 W A. McPherson, a resident of Seward since 1904. died there ie- gently at the home of his nephew, "Scotty" McPherson. w. A. Me. Pherson was photographer and worked at the business for several years, but had been living on a homestead north of town for years. The Rev Father Markham went from Anchorage to Seward to offtci- ate at the funeral.
 M L. Gerger who has been in the drafting department of the Alaska Engineering Commission for a num- Der of years, has received a we'll earned promotion and has accepted the position of resident engineer at Hurricane Gulch MT Gerber re- leyes Boyd Leedy, who has left for the States.
 George Dumas. who owns placer property on the Yentna district, has returned to Anchorage and will spend he summer with his property. He left Anchorage four years ago to enter the war against the Germans, and was on several fronts. fighting in several engagements, during the two years and a half he was in the conflict.
 "Simmie" Fiendle, old time stage driver of the Yukon has retired from the service says the Dawson News. For 20 years he served continuously between Whitehorse and Dawson as overland mail stage driver. He made his last trip early this month. He expects to make his future home ir Oregon where he owns ranch.
 United States Marshal L. T. Erwin who recently visited the Toloyans country says mining is active there and a number of large dumps have been taken out during the winter to he washed with the first watei of spring. He believes the country has great future
 Twelve cases of smallpox. all iso lated, were reported to be at Cordovi May 12 The cases had developed outside of the city and had beer taken there for treatment, and none of the residents of that town had been exposed No danger of epi demic was feared.
 The Alaska railroad resumed opcr ations between Anchorage and Sew ard May II, following close down o several weeks due to the slide 1T which three men were killed and sev eral injured.
 According to the Fairbanks News Miner, most of the people Of Ram part went to the Yukon Flats ea.l, in the spring to catch muskrati which are reported to be yer, plentiful there.
 M. D, sSnodgrass, ia charge of the experimental agricultural station al Fairbanks. Is now on his way to the East, expects to secure a herd ol Toggenburg goats for Fairbanks peo pie.
 Big game was plentiful during thf winter in the Rampant country, and the people of that section laid in good stock of meat.
 John Zokoff of Seward was recent, married at Kodiak. He brought ms wife to Seward where they VII live in the future.
 The Seward School Board reelected Miss Gertrude Kendall. Miss Clar' Schwartz and Miss Nellie Nash. rh' Principal has not yet been elected.