The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-24

JUNEAU, June 25.-The city coun- Gil has instructed City Clerk Cole to register all idle men in order that they may be furnished with work when the opportunity offers. | George Maud, captain of the bureau of fisheries boat Murre reports that natives at Biorka island, Sitka sound, have taken more than 100 fur seals. Only natives are allowed to catch these in season, and they must use spears, instead of guns.
 John Rudolph, 47, native, was drowned near Taku glacier while attemuting to swim from the shore to his boat. He was seized with attempting to swim from the shore water and sank from sight just be- fore reaching his gasboat. The drowning was reported by Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff to the U. s. commission
 Word has been received in Juneau of the death of Mrs. B. J. Sitter, wife of the former chief of police of Juneau, in Seattle.
 Joseph Kielwasser lost his life by drowning, when, after landing from skiff near Willoughby avenue, a plank broke on walk running along the south side of the road commits sion barn and he was thrown into the water. He struck his head in falling and was unconscious when he hit the water A friend whom he was bring ing over from Douglas island was with him at the time, but had no chance to save him as he went down when he struck. The body was found by searchers when the tide went out.
 The land pile-driver, owned by R. M. Keeny, is being used for the ex, tensive repair work on the Pacific Steamship wharf that is being done by the Pacific Coast Company under the supervision of P. c. Brown, mas. ter mechanic for the company. At the present time the driver, with MT Keeny in charge, is driving piles in the freight shed where many of the supporting piles will be replaced as we'll as fender piles and piles in the approach.
 Occupying prominent place on the face of the Juneau city wharf warehouse is a big sign erected by the Juneau Commercial Association telling of the many points of in terest at and near Juneau. It. Is there for the benefit of people disem barking from boats that they may know where to go to see what is o1 interest in this vicinity.
 It tells of the territorial museum of the fish hatchery, the big mines and mills, the scenic wonders of the Glacier Highway and of Mendenhall glacier and of the various good roads leading in all directions out of the city.
 It closes with the advice to spend 90 days in Juneau to take in the many sights in this vicinity that it says is the sportsmans and sigh. seers' paradise.
 James Neill, an Alaskan pioneer for the past four years employed at the Perseverance mine, is in the city awaiting boat to take him to the south on the first lap of a long jour ney back to his old home in Aus. tralia.
 MT. Neill was at Circle City when the Klondike was struck and was with the first stampeders to go to the new camp. He had been in the Gas. siar country previous to that time. He made two trips back to Australia while mining near Dawson, the last trip being made sixteen years ago. He expects to live there in the future.
 He has made several stakes in the north and says that he likes the country fine but as he is 80 years of age feels that he should settle down.