The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-22
ALASKA NOTES

Eugene Barbin. Dawson pioneer, who died there recently, was buried by the Yukon Order of Pioneers, of which he was a member. The flag on Pioneer hall was carried at half staff for Barbin and former Mayor John Grant, also a Dawson pioneer and member of the Y o. o. P.
 Father Edgar Gallant was a pas senger south on the Princess Mary for a visit in the states. Father P. H. Turnell of Juneau will fill the vacancy as priest in St. Marks church during the absence of Father Gallant.-(Skagway Alaskan)
 Mike Connelan, well known Ophir miner, who was reported lost, turned up at McDougall alive but aboH' exhausted. Connelan was believed to be lost from the fact that he failed to arrive at the Tentna roadhouse as expected. He states he was de layed by losing the trail and being forced to siwash if for several nights The heavy snows, which fell obliter ated the trail which he found after several days wandering through the woods. 9f
 The Nenana IgloO of Pioneers re gently elected the following officers: Martin Nash, president; George Smith. first vice president; J. J. O'Brien. second ice-president; J. A. Slippern. treasurer; Frank Rourke. secretary; Edw. Williams, chaplain; p. o. Green, sergt.-at-arms; Mat Sweeney, trustee for three years; Jim Tyler, historian.
 Skagway turned out en maSSe to attend the funeral of Tony Dortero, prominent citizen of that place, who died recently Dortero was born in Naples, Italy, in 1854 and came to the United States 12 years later. He remained in New York for ten years, where he continued musical studies that were begun in Italy. He travelled all over the United States as vio- linist, and in 1876 located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. After following various mining booms h the west, he located at Astoria. Ore gon. where he resided until he came to Alaska in 1897 Since that time he resided at Skagway. His funeral was conducted by the Elks and Eagles.
 Fritz Kloke, who went into the fu kon in 1883, and after IS years tbefl accumulated the nucleus of the for tune he afterward made in Imperia Valley and Mexican lands, died re gently in the south. He left Dawsol in 1901, and located in the Imperia Valley, where he purchased large tract of land on which the town o | Calexico was afterward built. Ht | was the organizer and principal own CT of a bank at Mexicala. He re I gently sold the remainder of his land
 in Imperial Valley for $1SO,000, ant was seeking other fields for invest i ment in lands when he died. Hi
 wife. whom he met in the north died about a year ago. He was in mensely wealthy.
 Three riggs arrived last. eyenin l from Mayo. bringing Jack Pickerint
 E. H. Humphries.. Isaac L,isk, Loui
 Titus. Bob Douglas, Hugh Brady | Erpnnfialf
 Handy McLennan and Bert Lamf
 They report prospecting continuin on the Lookout Mountain and Ken
 Hill silver properties, with the out
 look most encouraging, and every body well pleased.--tDawson News.l Wild game furnishes the greate | source of Dawson's meat supply, at l cording to the Dawson News. Tn News says without moose aud caribo
 Yukon Territory would be unable t snbsist and carry on dts gold am
 silver mining. This is said to be trp
 with many of tho settlements on tn
 American side in the whole interio of Alaska where practically the onl
 fresh meat that is eaten is game. Dan Leach, the powder and har
 rock man, has been transferred iron the Coast to Nenana division of tn
 Alaska railroad. He will have charg of II miles Of heavy rock work road
 knA consirnofion h the ihtefiars