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The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-07-16

bu lor Che organization of Che soy- srnmcnl ot Alaska 10 co1.er on ho President exclusive authority Go bring about a consolidation and ro. distribution of Che powers and duties of Che dc.eraI executive departments relating to Che Territory Several weeks ago Che cabinet discussed lhc plan embodied i'm Che Cumm.Hs bIu and it was endorsed The net bin wIu uke thc rIaoe of Che Curry blL which provided for government by a committee to be appointed by the President Written into tHc Cum- m.ns bu is a section directing che United sut. shipping board to transfer to Che department O. Che .u- tor.or such ships as may be dcs.e- mated by Che President tor One cs- abiahment ot a continuous line of transportation I'm connection wIth the Alaska railroad and giving to thr Interstate commerce O1mm. ion identical jurisdiction over Che conn bIued Hne
 Approximately ee5 men are now employed n Che Ch.0taIoou and Eska con. mines Ncn do-m.torIes. recently completed win aeeommo- date several hundred men Founia- uors arc being put n for coll cleaning plant at sutton and pIau. are nearing completion for the buId- ne oi narrow gauge railroad to connect the Esaa mnc vith Che washing plant Part oI Che ma- .huey s a, hand for Che power plant
 Sixteen new buildings are under construction at Che present dmo and twelve more houses ar. planned for Keno hW m hc Mayo district The Yukon Gold Company has about 20 mon employed and coutemp.a.c considerable more prospecting in Che ue.ebborhooI ol Keno him.
 Thousands of caribou were re- gently seen browsing on Che hillside back of Dawson The animals could be seen distinctly from Che streets of Che northern city.
 E w. GHTn. manager of Che Alaska sea Food Products Co.,. is preparing Go pack through Che sum mer moving the plant to Kodiak island The plant win bc @tab- usbcd at Three Cont Bay some ninety miles below Kodiak
 Moro than one hundred lur aoais arc reported to have been caught recently by Indians iu sou,hoa-torn Alaska. near sitsa
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-07-16

Oak olson and Jack ChombcrIin, travelling saiosmou. arrived here on tbo City of Seattle from a trip to Ha.ncs and Skagway
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Portralturs on Iawela.

Probably the best bit OF portraiturc
done on any Jewel is that OF the head
of Mithrldates, the ancient king OF
Pontus. This deep violet image was
discovered many years ago in India
The largest sculptured or carved work
with an amethyst as the medium con.
slsts of the bust Of Trajan, the Roman
emperor This ndornment, formerly in
the possession Of the Prussian court,
mysterIously disappeared when Napo.
leon occupied the city of Berlin. His
torinns allege that some Of his generals
had taking ways, The work Of art
has been lost 10 the world since the
time OF this Invasion by the little
corporal
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Worlds Laroes, Reservoir.

The largest irrigation reservoir any.
where Is the great Elephant Butte
dam. which stores mors water than
the world-famous Assuan dam on the
Nile. This big dam. built In the Rio
Grande above El Paso. at q point
In New Mexico, holds water enough,
we are told, "to all standpipe eleven
feet In diameter reaching from El
Paso to the moon. or to cover Massa.
chusetts to a depth of six inches ~
National Geographic Society Bulletin.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Stories of hn-.
Great Scouts Ss....
SAcACAWEA. THE BIRD
WOMAN" SCOUT
Q. Western Newspaper Union.

In the Portland lOre.) city park
stands the statue Of an indian woman.
A little baby IL strapped on her back
and her hand 10 outstretched to the
west. toward the Pacific ocean. The
statue is that OF Sacagawea. The Bird
Woman" the sixteen'year-old girl
scout and guide who led Lewis and
Clark over the Shining Mountains" to
the Everywhere. Saltwater toward
which her hand points.
When Lewis and Clark visited the
Hidatsa Indians In North Dakota on
their great exploring trip west, they
found a Shosh0ne girl living with that
tribe. Al the age OF Ave she had been
captured from her people by q Hidatsa
war party. When she was fourteen
years old. Toussaint Charbanneau, q
French Canadian trapper. won her
from her captor In game Of "hide-
the-boner and married her the next
year.
The Bird Woman wished to return
70 her people and Lewis and CLARK
engaged Charbonneau and his wife as
interpreters to the Indians they would
meet. During the winter Of 1905 SAGA
gawea gave birth TO son, whom she
called Baptiste. and this tiny papooss
went with his dauntless mother
through all the hardships which the
explorers afterward endured. He was
strapped on Sacagawea's back one day
when the clumsy Charbanneau upset
one of the boats containing the
precious instruments and records of
the party. The Bird Woman at once
sprang overheard into the muddy
stream and rescued them.
More than once Sacagawea proved
her value to the explorers. Far up the
river when the forest and snow baf-
fed her companions and they were
lost, the homing instinct OF the In
dian girl led her on and she guided
them safely to her people. The chief
who welcomed them proved to be SAGA
gawea's brother, who was overJoyed
to see his lost sister again. He sold
the white men much-needed horses
and would have stolen them back, had
not the Bird Woman betrayed the plot
to Captain Lewis.
Sacagawea remained with Lewis
and Clark until they reached the Pa
cifc. On their return journey she
stopped with her people, the Sho-
shones, and there she spent the re-
mander of her days. She died on the
Wind River reservation in Wyoming
April 8, 1894, almost a hundred years
of age,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Flowers Toll Time.

II you have clock that you never
can depend upon, take time BY the
forelock and plant a window box with
flowers that will help you out, while
II you live In the suburbs. get goat !
II Is said that dandelIons open at 8 80
In the morning and close at go In
the evening. That the white lily opens
at 8 and closes at 8. The pink's day
lasts from 8 until 2; the SOW thistle
from o'clock until noon. The vel
low goats beard shuts at noon pre-
ciseiy-the moment of the suns high
est altitude.-New York Mail.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Stories Of hn-.
Great Scouts Sss..
@. Western Newspaper Union
THE EXPLOIT OF PIONEER
SCOUT ANDREW POE

Andrew and Adam Poe, two broth.
.rs. were scouts 10 the pioneer days
OF Ohio, tine day when the Poe
brothers were leading O party on the
trail OF band Of indians who had
raided the settlements, they left their
men to try to locate the savages. The
brothers became separated. On the
bank Of q river Andrew came upon q
giant Wyand0t chief and q smaller
Indian who were standing with their
rifles cooked but looking 10 another
direction.
Poe's rife missed fre when he shot
at the chief and the Indians at once
discovered him. Before they could
shoot, the scout sprang upon them,
seizing both around the neck. The
small Indian jerked loose frst and
while the chief held Poe, his COM
panion tried to get In a death blow
with his tomahawk. Andrew allowed
him to come close. Then with one
mighty kick he planted his foot In the
Indians stomach, hurting him back.
ward and knocking the Ratchet from
his hand.
When the little Indian got his breath
back and recovered his t0mahawk, he
advanced to the attack again and sue.
ceeded In woundlng Poe In the arm.
A second later the scout pulled him.
self from the grasp Of the chief. seized
one of the Indians guns and shot the
warrior as he advanced to attack him
q third time. Poe was no longer fight
Ing against odds and he Immediately
attacked the chief.
The ground was wet and slippery.
In another moment the Indian and the
white man, locked In each others
arms, fell into the water and each be-
gan trying to drown the other. Final
ly Poe seized his enemy by the scalp
lock and held his head under water
until he believed the chief was dead,
When he released his hold, however,
the redskin renewed the struggle. BY
this time they were fighting In deep
water. Seemingly at the same time
both thought Of the one loaded rifle on
the shore and both started to swim to
get II. The Indian was the better
swimmer and reached the bank first
AS the chief picked up the gun, Poe
turned back In the water and began
diving to avoid bullet. The chief,
however, had picked up an empty gun,
the one with which Andrew had killed
the little Indian, and before the Wyan.
dot could get the loaded weapon,
Adam Poe, who had heard the shot,
came running 10 his brothers rescue
He fred and the Indian fell dead.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Stories of . t,-.
Great Scouts 1sS..
DANIEL BOONE. THE GREAT
kENTuCkIAN
q. Western Newspaper Union

Daniel Boone was the son OF Quaker
parents who lived In Pennsylvania. Al.
though the principal doctrine In the
Quaker creed Is that man must 10,
Kill, Daniel departed from the faith Of
his fathers early ana he became one
Of the greatest Indian fighters 10
American history.
When Boone was eighteen his par.
ents moved to North Caroiina and In
the Yadkin valley Of that state, young
Boone became an expert woodsman
and hunter. Attracted by the tales Of
a huisser who had crossed the Appa-
iachisns Into the unknown Kentucky
country. Boone visited the Blue Grass
state several times until he finally de-
cided TO make that country his home.
In l77b he established Boonesborough.
the hrst outpost Of civilization In the
Dark and Bloody Ground" A. Ken.
lucky was called because Il was bat.
tleground for many tribes Of Indians.
Boone's adventures with the Indians
In his new home were innumerable. In
i778 he was captured by the Shaw.
nees, who admired the scouts courage
so much that he was not put 10 death.
Instead Chief Black Fish adopted him,
giving him the name Of Big Turtle
rather an inappropriate title for man
so active. Boone pretended to be well.
pleased with his captivity and after
several months the watchfulness Of
the savages relaxed. Then he made
his escape.
Several years later this same band
Of Shawnees came to Boonesborough
to kidnap their former captive. They
found Boone in little shanty used
for drying tobacco.
NOW Boone. we got you" said the
Indians. you no get away this time"
Eyes, you hSve me but I am glad to
60 with you," replied the scout. "but I
want my friends to have some Of this
tobacco"
He gathered up q number Of the
dryest leaves and. unseen by the In
dams, crushed them In his hands. Be
fore they could move, he threw the
powdered tobacco into their eyes. As
the blinded savages rolled on the floor
bowling and digging at their eyes, the
former big Turtle" showed unex-
pected speed and was far up the trail
to the fort before they could pursue
him.
In his later years Boone was cheat.
I'd out Of the rich Kentucky lands he
had fought so hard to win and he mi.
grated to Missouri. becoming q hunter
once more. He died there In 1920 at
the age Of eighty-six. A quarter Of q
century later Kentucky paid him be-
lated honor by removing his body 70
the capital Of the state and today Dan.
lei Boone sleeps In the land where he
won fame a. q pioneer and scout.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
How 70 uss Ashestoa Paper.

Has anyone else discovered what
a great help asbestos paper is In bak.
Ing? Anything In the oven can be kept
from browning too much by putting
one or two sheets Of asbestos paper
over It, without danger of burning as
ordinary paper does. If the bottom OF
the oven Is too hot, some asbestos pa.
per can be slipped under the pan. A
piece of It can also be put under a
pan on top of the stove. have found
II possible TO purchase book of as
bcstos sheets. II inches by inches.
ten In number, and they las; iudeh.
niteiy, Good Housekeeping
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
PLACING the Plano.

Stand the plano near an inner wall
not near an outer one. or bring II far.
ther into the room. II II has to be
left In an unheated. unoccupied house
during the winter, wrap II thickly In
blankets to protect from cold and pos
sible damp. Regular tuning. every
three months II possible, ensures the
piano remaining In tune longer than
u tuned at irregular intervals Keep
the piano out OF draft
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Feared W,eIder al Raxee.

Jane was taken to the barber sho1
to have her hair cut for the first time
There were several men In the shop.
70 they had to wait their turn. Moth
Ing escaped her notice. so when II was
her turn and daddy was ready to hft
her into the chair she seemed fright
ened and cried to 20 home, and home
she came. Next morning ! took her TO
task about II. telling her how bad poor
daddy felt when she was 30 naughty.
She looked up AT me and said: Il
Just tell you. mamma. would . had
my hair cut. but I didn't want to be
shaved"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
ltln, worth aam.mnarlno

II you are journeying through q fes
est or over mountains, and you be-
come lost, notice the top branches Of
the hemlock tree or the spruce TIA
tops Of these trees tip to the east, ana
the moss on these trees always grows
on the north side, so you can be guid-
ed either east or north, and thus nna
your way.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Vary Old CANA

One Of the oldest games In Amss
ica, In the playing Of which woodea
implements were used, 10 10 croesA
says the American Forestry Magaxiss
Of Washington. 1t originated with -
dams In prehistoric times and was
widely known among the tribes Of ~
northern United States and southsn
Canada at the time % the earliest -
plorntion. The redmen called the gsnss
"baggatiway." but the French namsA
q II crosse. which name II retaisa
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Keep Steam Up.

Folks who steam up and stay
steamed win the confidence Of their
fellows. There's enough to do In life
to keep the average fellow on the 60
But unless It makes a special appeal
TO his ideals II Will be little better
than drudgery. His challenge must
come from the unsealed heights OF
promising possibilities. He must see
the reward OF effort In rich returns
Then he will give himself unstlnted TO
the call and by doing so kindle IN 9th.
ers the desire 10 work with him. Be.
sides this they will learn to trust him
for the thing he does. So the call Is
to steam up.-Grit.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Sf0f1eS or By Efne
Great Scouts S S.s%
q. western Newspeper Union.
CAPTAIN SAM BRADY AND HIS
FAMOUS LEAP

Capt Sam Brady was a member Of
. fighting family which made histosy
on the Pennsylvania border during the
Indian wars after the Revolution.
Captain Brady's greatest exploit toos
place In Ohio. He had been captured
by the Indians apd carried to the San
dusky Towns, headquarters for all the
Ohio tribes, where the savages pre-.
pared to burn him at the stake.
He was stripped, bound TO q post
and SLOW fires kindled around him, for
the Indians hated him so much that
they wished to torture him AZ long as
possible. Brady was q powerful man
and ne strained Mt his letters until
they were gloosened slightly. Then
with q final effort ne snapped the last
bond. leaped across the barrier OF
flame and, selling sQuaw. pitched
her into the fire.
Before the Indians could recover
from their surprise. the scout escaped
from the village and plunged into the
woods, holly pursued by hundreds of
sevages. Finally he came to the
Cuyahoga river. near the present site
of Kent In Portage county.
At this place the river flowed be-
tween steep. rocky banks, % feet
acro9 from side to side. The scout
was trapped. There was no other place
for miles up and down the river where
he could ford 1t. The Indians were
closing In on him and his only chance
of escape was to try to leap across the
chasm.
Brady could hear the savages yell
ing In the woods only short distance
away as he ran back toward them 10
get good start. Then turning, he
sped for the brink and putting all his
failing strength into final squirt. he
sprang for the opposite cliff. His
lump was a little short and he struck
the bank few feet below the edge
The Indians stopped In amazement
then as the scout scrambled up over
the edge, they opened fire.
They wounded him in the leg. delay.
ing his flight, and In a short time were
on his heels again. He came to a lake
and plunged In. STOPPING beneath the
broad pads Of water lily, he breathed
through hollow reed while the saw
ages hunted In vain on the shores OF
the lake. They found his bloody trail
to the waters edge and. believing that
he had drowned rather than be cap
tured again. gave up the chase.
Soon afterward Brady reached Fort
Pitt In safety. He had many more
thrilling adventures before his death
on Christmas day, 1895, but his 22-foot
leap across the Cuyahoga was tha
greatest feat Of all.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Reunited Landlno Plaza Of Ark.

The desert de Carlittle, In the
Pyrenees. nearly 10000 feet above the
sea, contains as many as sixty lakes
OF varying sizes. According to local
tradition these were left at the time
Of the dood. When the waters sub
sided, II 10 said. Noah and his family
landed on the Bay de Prigue. one Of
the highest peaks In the district. Ts
prove the truth Of the tradition.
travellers are shown an iron ring ia
which. the peasants declare. the Arb
was moOrsd when the landing Wal
Effected.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
San Francisco Quake Was In 1900.

The San Francisco earthquake oc-
CURED April Is, 1909. The area af.
fected was at least $50 miles In length,
extending from Eureka In Humboldt
county to the southern extremity Of
Fresno county, and probably 80 miles
wide at most points. The main shock
was felt about 5:l3 In the morning.
II caused the ground TO sway sufficient
ly to wreck buildings, rupture the gas
and water mains and even to disturb
heavy masonry IN places Minor shocks
were recorded at intervals all through
the day.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
ma,er,a, for v,vIseo,Ion,.,s.

A writer In the Baltimore American
says: 1T Is a rare part OF mans life
which Ia not touched by the friendship
Of dogs Books OF experience In the
World war are coming from thu
presses by scores. and Il is interesting
to note that practically every one OF
them has dog stories. and the theme
Of these stories is faithfulness unto
death. There Is dne intelligence, too
and the whole happy history OF dog
character Is enriched by new instances
Of noble acts"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
OIscoursoIno Foroery.

q message from Prague states TIA
O method has been discovered Of max
ing more difficult the passing oi forr"
bank notes. says Copenhagen GORE
spondent 10 the London Tergrupi
The Invention consists OF imheddinR II
the paper on which hank notes ar
printed quantities Of tine Steel an
nickel particles Such paper reSImnd
to the attraction OF q mnguel AMI al
one can thus easily test IN. IrnuiI"
ness OF n note.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
First Used by Play Writer.

"when Greek meets Greek" Is prob
ably a perversion OF the old familiar
quotation "When Greeks Joined Greeks
then was the tug Of war;" found In
act 4, scene 2, Alexander the Great"
by Nathaniel Lee (1655-i692). By this
phrase is meant that when one ex-
pert fighter meets another expert fight.
or the result Is vigorous action and
the outcome so far as who will win
Il concerned Is In doubt
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Water Power Put to Good us.

An interesting example Of the -
velopment of water power IL reported
from Cashmere. There the Jheiun
river has been made to generate cleo
trical power to deepen It's own chan
mel, and so prevent the overlooking OF
100000 acres NJ land. which are TINS
made available for agriculture. Tue
fact that 40 coal was available. and
that the site was 400 miles from thu
nearest railway station, made the ass
Of water power imperative 10 this
case
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Stories of b El-.
Great Scouts Sss.-
TOM HIGGINS GREATEST FIGHT
WITH THE INDIANS
o. western Newspaper Union.

Tom Higgins was O noted Illinois
ranger during the War Of 1872. One
morning near Fort Hills the indians
ambushed Toms company and killed
several OF them. As they fed to the
fort. Higgins stayed behind. vowins
that he would get at least one Indian
before he retreated. He got his In
dian, but Just as he was preparing to
mount his horse. Ranger Burgess, who
was lying on the ground wounded.
called out to him: "You won't leave
me to the Indians. will you. Tomr'
Higgins stopped and attempted to
lift Burgess onto his horse. but the
frightened animal jerked the reins
from Toms hand and dashed madly
away.
you'll have to try to crawl to the
fort, Burgess" said Tom, land ! will
stay behind and keep redskins or"
As Burgess crawled away, Higgins
ran In another direction to lead the
approaching Indians away from his
wounded comrade. In few minutes
he was surrounded by the savages and
they wounded him In the leg as he fed
into a deep ravine. He was nearing
the fort when three Indians rose up
before him.. One Of them fred and
the ranger fell, wounded for the sec.
ond time.
With a wild yell the Indians rushed
at him with uplifted tomahawks, but
Higgins rose once more and shot one
Of them dead. The other two then at
tackled him with spears and toma.
hawks. Tom defended himself with
his knife until he was knocked to the
ground by blow from tomahawk
which cut of one Of his ears.
Finally the ranger tore spear from
the grasp of one OF the Indians and
thrust 1t through the body Of the 9TH
er. He was pulled to his feet as the
savage fell. The surviving warrior re-
treated toward his rifle and Tom, un.
daunted by his wounds, staggered aft.
er him. The unequal combat had been
seen by the people In the fort, but they
until a brave woman, named Mrs
Pursley, cried out: IL Will not see
such brave man dle"
She spraDg upon horse and started
to Higgins aid. Shamed by her ex
ample, several men galloped after her
They reached the ranger just as q
EWkge party of Indians were ready &c
1woop down upon him. They threw
Higgins, fainting from loss of blood
across horse and carried him bach
to the fort In. safety.
Higgins did not recover from his
wounds for many years, but In his ole
age he was given pension for his
heroic act and was made doorkeepeI
In the state assembly at yandalla.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Poet. Who Have sumo o, Cats.

Poets OF all nations have sung q
Puss- or these Baudelsire came near
est to approaching her. He wrote
three great poems TO cats. No othor
poet, unless possibly Theophile Gau-
tier has created works TO rival them.
Talne. the celebrated French historian
and critic wrote twelve sOnnets to
three cats. They gInay be placed hAss
In the anthology OF cat verse-on 9
level below Beaudelaire. Of course
Exchange
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-10-14
Steam DETECTS Llohtnlno.

II would seem that q building 1900
feet above the sea level should he
protected by lightning rods, hui tie
astronomical observatory at Mount
Etna has not. and does not. need such
protection. The observatory Is near
the summit Of the volcano. and the
stream Of vapor constantly rising from
the crater acts as q natural conduc-
tor. draining the electricity on, OF the
clouds. 30 that lightning IL seldom
seen there.