The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-28
SHORT STORIES ABOUT ALASKA
 OCCURRENCES

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 John H. Huff, a veteran of the Seat tie police force, died there recently prominent Klondike stampeders in 1897 and was well known in the early days at Nome and Dawson.
 CriZ FranZtOn, one of the Old-time miners of Nome, Iditarod and other camps of Alaska died at Anchorage last week of dropsy. MT. Frantzon was member of Igloo, No. Is, Pio- neers of Alaska and was buried un- der their ceremonies.
 Clayton Hirst who was arrested on board the Admiral Evans on the last trip from the westward by Deputy N. O. Hardy, is being held in the federal jaiA at Juneau until the arrival of Valdez Deputy Marshal Bowling, who took two insane prisoners to Morning side on one of the last boats is leaving Seattle on August 19 for the north
 Bill Hart, hero of movie fans will arrive in Juneau in the near future according to word received recently. It has been know for some time that Thomas Ince, famous moving picture producer, was to bring a company of ais players to Alaska and spend sev- eral month making pictures. Dorothy Dalton of the Ince players and we'll known for her ability in dramttic acting will probably also be one of the members of the company
 A prospector named Meyers who has been prospecting and trapping in the Chisana and Scotty creek for some years is reported missing He was last seen in March, when he had a considerable amount of money and furs in his possession. One of his dogs showed up recently and it is feared that something serious may have happened to it's owner U. s. Commissioner McGettigan has gone down the river to enquire into the Case.
 An ice blockade at tAe entrance to the Snake river harbor channel dur }ing the early spring resulted in the opening of new channel across the landspit short distance to the west ward of the western revetment con- struction. Heavy masses of ice from the upper river blockading between the revetments along lower reach es of the main channel caused the pent up water to suddenly rise some four or five feet. A low spot in the spit abOHt 100 feet beyond the inner end of the west revetment was speed fly inundated and the water started running seaword. Within an hour or two deep channel nad formed ac- cross the spit and the released water was running through in a torrent.
 Gold Run creek can produce some thing besides nuggets and long pokes of dust Teddy Kremmer, dredgemas- ter on the famous old creek for the }, Yukon Gold Company secured the proof. package case has arrived at the Nenana News office containing a huge egg, something to make the eyes of the chechakos and sourdoughs pop. The egg has been placed on ex- hibition at the Arcade where all may see. Writing of the egg, Teddy says: Il am sending an egg laid by one of my hens. Owing to it's remarkable size. 1 thought it might interest some of the Dawson chicken fanciers. This product of the Yukon was laid by 6 Rhode Island Red. The hen was born and raised here. The egg measured six and one-half inches in circumfer- ence and eight inches lengthwise.
 While census figures from teach CTS in native schools are not yet avail able, officials have every reason to believe that there has been a large increase in native population in spite of the fact that the recent influenza epidemic was responsible for the death of over 800 in the Second div ision. There has always been a be- lief that the Eskimo race is rapidly dying out, but facts and figures show the belief is unfoGnded. That many is admitted, but the percentage with the disease is not nearly so great as has been reported J. T. Calhoun of the Chicagoff 1