Douglas Island news., 1921-02-25
AMONG FLY WHEELS
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coal oI for me. as thcro Is aid to bc carbwctor on Che market chat can be ducI Co amy Internal combus- ton engine chat would allow It to bc burned.
 Wore Out Batteries
 For some Ume after Che stolen ras boat Nugget was found anchor cd and abandoned at Limestone iu- Ict hcrc was some speculation os to why tbc mon stopped there and did not continue on their flight southward
 Tho robbcr. took sct of batior- ics from Che ferry boat Teddy cone uectcJ chem up ou right and started hc cuguc. but altcr they got stort- ed. Instead of throwing Che belt on he,nywhccl and letting Che engine run on the maeucto. thcy had thc boat running on Che batteries au the time hcy were out The batteries gradually kept getting weaker and finally Che engine stopped altogether and would not start again. os there was uo spark
 The discovery Of tho trouble was made by hosc going on board s.tor Che boat was found and seeing the bet lying loose and uo spark in Che batteries.
 Salmon Season
 Wh Che cmmmmt of opou- uons ol Che omnores ths season a planned many people believe there win bc au unusually good market for ueb aud mIld-cwal salmon and it Is also thought chat Che Gsb win be moro plentiful this year thau for many soaous past.
 Many ol tbc traps iu Southeastern Alaska win not ba operated thIs year, as a majority ol the camw.es lf he, run at al win au only a few fish,
 Fish buyers arc already planning ou getting Che king salmon run when it opens and there win prob- ably be a market for tue smaller salmon Cha, arc caught by the eo.u- CTS and ro.lcr It Ia planned Go ship Che dsh to tao States uoh and frozen.
 Locally Che uoIou arc making preparations to engage n thc uus- m,a again Several power trolling boats are being buIt around town and a larger ue.. win ro out from ,his place chan over bc,orc
 At Tam mIo. Hue salmon win be .u demand again this yelr. as the Libby McNaI G Lubl oucry u rau Harbor Uu operate and can rI Che kmc salmon thcy oan secure from fishermen. The first of Che crow for cha. cauucy win leave so- aulc ou March b Che bIe rHshtr Libby Maine ol bc company win leave Seattle March DO with thc baI- auoc of Che mon and supt A. E. Ahuo. win leave tber. ou March 25 to be u umc for Che first run Of fsh Whether the plant win can other salmon after tho Nue salmon rum Is over s ao. moWa al ta.a umc.
 The Jmcau Cold Storage Come pany Is also planning on buying king
 lmon from Tam inlet if hcy can be secured and vI,h thc two com- uamcs in Che field tbc as1 should command Q fairly good price.
 Brings Sick Man
 Capt. Paul KoeoI Of che eas boat Evelyn q. arrived In Che Chmue. Sunday morning. bringing with h.m Judge Henry States who hc had found ot Che ouncy u sur Hr- l0r LIauuHeI a.rUIIa. luII. m.
 Judge States was suffering from stomach trouble. but has recovered Co considerable oz'out at Che Dawes hospital u Juneau lio has been vatehmn a. the omucrr plant during Che winter aud was al alone when taken sick and had not Ici, hIs bed for number Of days when found by Capt KoeaL who dra, took him Go Tcnasee. where it was thought thc hot spr.ue would do him good Finding chat thcy did not he broueh, him Go town after he had returned to Che camcry m another boat