Douglas Island news., 1920-08-20
NEWS NUGGETS FROM ALASKA News of Alaska, Taken From the Exchanges to Show Whats Going on in the Great
 Northland

! or fifteen boy scouts who lof. ssarway to climb to Ono summit of Mount ncvcy nine of tbcm reached ! thc Cop.
 Having been replaced by m auto truck. Che tcam oi horses tbat tor- m,rly pulled tho Fairbanks dro enc rrc were recently sold at chat place for $780,
 A baby boy vas born Co Mrs Ring stead on a train on thc government railroad at mile I6. The mother was being taken Co Anchorage ot Che time Che birth occurred
 Manufacturer of pulp and paper Iu British Columbia and A'a.ka have uuc to fcar from each other and much to gain n Che common dcyel- opmcnt of Che Pacific coast region.
 The rcrmaucn. snow fe'ds Of AL aska only cluster around thc crest ma of One highest mountain ranges. as thcy lo in thc Swiss Alps and are lcs than one per cent of Nasbaa total woa
 Tho concrete work on ,hc now Kotchtsau bank building is a.d Co bc nearing completion Tho huIlas throe stories. of reinforced 0on- ,rc.e vIth uro,non made for Che addition oI moro aor.c.
 The aOt ol Congress ot February n laO5. allows Che exporting or wood pulp from the Nauonn' forests of N1ssa aHd Che aot or June i fsa-. authorizes Che aIc of timber or all tbc national forests
 Tvcnty-onc head Of horses were landed at Wr.usou lasl week. They were consigned To TcIasr.nh Crock. B C.. and vc-. to hc taken mp the sr.nc rirc- fo tbc'r destination by ae Harrington ruusporaun Com r.ny
 Silver load o-e Ia to b. rIprol by lech to Mayo LauIr- from .hc Mayo m.rne district h.s vuter From hcre II. Is to bc transported by rse- steamers I'm thc spring fo s. NIohea and from there Go tho smc.. t.r r .be south.
 Tho Alaska Road comm.a. ..ou has received a i've and a haif ton tractor at Ketehbau for uac on Che road work being don. near Hyier on the Salmon E.ter rnad Thc h.e ma- chine win be transported from Nc'.h- Har to HyIor on a s.ov
 United sat.. Commissioner H &. Mcdonald of Neana. who recently mad. Grip to ffe ooast to meet tfc two cabinet mambar saws that hc does mot Hse ,ae people of.h. eoas. n. ay. ner har. mot tac ame friendly spirit as Interior A'assaus
 u H claimed tha. the Wilson X Sylvester mu a. WrmeeI ta- se cured thc largest cutting rights m Ono national forests al hIa.Ea ovrr granted to uu AInsHn saw mI.l 10 n said chat Che min win now eN. reud and eo into Che oNnor. trade
 On account of not be.ue able to secure gasoline 70 operate Che power station crenc. Che owner O. the W-arecu Light Company has uot aed Che city .hat he win bo .ompeI- ad to turn oH thc lights each night between Che rorr 70. mIdu.rh, and f I'm Che m'rure
 Charles E Royal ormorir head ol re Royal Stock Company. which at orr um. toured Alaska and .ac Yukon putting ou p.ays s now ut Vancouver as manager of .ae Em- pros ner. He has recently written a book ol verso mostly dc- voted to Alaskan subjects
 As any pulp mUI m Southeastern Alaska would he buHf ou tide water and as Che Hdu variation a abou. 15 to eU feet rha.o would be no dIl- 0ruy in satisfactorily dsposns ol Che wastes into che sea. On tlIs ao- .oun. One mills of the ree.on would have am advantage over Che great majority Of mIs in Che United States
 eoL E Lcstor Jones' director of Che coast and ecodcUc urr.y spcaf- ing at a meeting Of the KetcbIGau Commercial Club. said Chat ouo having visited au Of Southeastern Nasta be found chat Kctcb.Nu was the only city going ahead Ho also said he would recommend Che esab- brahment of a basa Tor eaodeHr survey work at Che First CIv