Douglas Island news., 1920-01-09

carly days He says chat ho has not heard from his brother for twenty years
 It is reported from Western Alas .a that beaver arc becoming very numerous n Che Interior ltlsm.t Chat their dams are getting yor numerous along Che Copper RiyW and chat Che natives are wearing beaver skin caps.
 Tho twouy-frt annual Christmas dinner of Che Order of Alaskan Moose was given at Valdez th.s ycar Two hundred and hirty-Hvc persons ate dinner as guests of Che order Every child n town received candy and other gifts There were many fine t0as.s and speeches
 People of Fairbanks are obicet.ng Co paying a dollar a month rental on electric light meters They arc viu- ing Go pay tor an Che power used. but object to che meter rcnuI A petition Is being circulated pro,ost- iue against Che practice
 Fritz Kloke. who was pioneer Of Naska and made Che nucleus of his fortune m Che KlondUc. dicd Che other day In Mexico. where be held extensive property interests Hc was buried at Los Angeles which was his home town.
 Fred Iaur.tr. a painter O. Alaska scenes. who formerly lived at Au- ohoraee. Us meeting good success on Che Coast along his line O. work He recently sold a picture To tho Fry hoteI at Seattle and has opened a studio at Los Angelo. to fu a large contract Chat hc ha. with am Eas,- c-n firm for Alaskan paintings
 The three mining engineers who have heeu mrur che Engineer mine u Che vicinity of Car.ros had a hard trip getting in and out to Che property or Che throe weeks lbcy sncnt m he country two weeks wore spon, going to and from che mine rt a reported that Ono mon represent Che Cueeorrc.ms who arc thinking or buying Che famous pr1p- erty
 Allan Gronuu who ieu Alaska with Che lln Infantry having Joined hc army from Ncuana. has recently bcor married to a sacrlmon- to girl and is now employed u Los Angeles moving picture studios shove mr Che picture maeuatcs how Aias- kan ccue should bc filmed Hc came to the North when ho was year old and was n Che Dawson stampede at Chat ago.
 e C Jones better known os "Hm, Up" Jouc. Is now m charge Of tbc work Of keeping thc govern mnt railroad between Seward and Anchorage open taIs winter and in putting Che road .n such shape that I50-tou locomotives can haul heavy trains over Che system from the roast Jones was decorated by three governments for extraordinary work during tbct late war when he was Q captain of engineers T, Is said that his name ot "Hury Up" s wcl mer ted
 The Kctob.kau Chronicle takes oN- ecuuou to comparison Of Che new omp of Hydcr to tbc EIond.kc u
 says chat Che two propositions are no. at an similar Tho KloudIkc was shallow placer direne. while at HyIer Che mines arc quartz and an b.r propositions The paper says tbat it does no good for wrong .m- precision to got out about 70 new
 camp. as many people may be dnp- pointed Tho comparison Of Che two camns appeared recently n re- cent issue Of a Seattle paper
 
 Judging from Che way orders are being placed for trap pImg th.s winter. more fsh traps win be put In .u Southeastern Alaska th.s com- ine year thau ever before" said Hugh Sawyer Of savycr G Mckay. whom aslcd about tdc dsb trap out- look his morning. says Che Kc,ch- kan ChronIcIc Mr. Sawyer said Chat he did not know Of a single old loca- uon chat would not bc driven th.s year. Caunerymcn and others. he said. seemed to be convinced chat O big year wos in prospect Asked about now locations. Mr. Sawyer said chat he was not in a position Go divuIrc as yet who wcrc preparing to put m now traps. The tendency for Che past few cyors. he said. was for expansion on Che outside. and !. Is possible that thc majority Of Che