Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-19
Fishermen who went to the streams out the railroad yesterday report that fishing was very poor, the streams be- ing slightly rolled and flooding.

The steamer Starr sailed for the westward yesterday afternoon on its first trip of the 1923 season to the Bristol Bay district, going as far as Nushagak Tn addition to heavy passenger list 100 tons of freight and 1000 sacks of mail were carried by the vessel.
 The following were the reserva- tions made: Mrs. L. M. Carr, Mrs. Cerney Ben Poindexter, A. Enos, w. L. Keyser, Alvah Flames. A. H. Mel lech, Dan A. Sutherland E. E. Cham berlin, Al Peel, H. Simons, Ire Min nich, J. H. Lee, Otis Ross, Ray Me Curry, Wm. Geists, Geo. Bringe, E. Gustan, Thomas Sheehan, J. A. Melsa, Miss Fuller, Mrs H. N. Evans, Mrs. Rhoades, Mrs. P. Reed, Mrs. Smith and child, Dr. w. H. Chase, A. M. Carr, c. c. Fenton, Rev. R. V B. Dun lap, A. c. Celestine, A. M. Wilkins, H. Richter, L. A. Dauphine.
 It is thought the steamer will re- sume her regular schedule, leaving | Seward the 10th of each month. Delegate Dan Sutherland, who re turned Saturday night from a trip to Anchorage, was among those who lief, yesterday on the steamship Starr, his destination being Nushagak. The del egate will, while on his trip, secure data concerning the operations Of the fishing plants with which to substan- tiate his assertions regarding the conducting Of those concerns. The hunting party of which Ira Minnick is the head left yesterday on the steamer Starr for King Cove, from which place they will operate on big game hunt for bears. Accompa- nying MT. Minnick as guides were H, Simons and Al Peel, local men. The party expects to be gone about three months.
 Capt Glasscock, for a long time past, master of the steamship Admi- ral Watson of the Admiral Line, has resigned his command and taken DO sition as captain of the Northwestern of the Alaska Steamship Company. Capt. Nord, for many years com ,,,on1op of tho form will rp- turn north as commander of the new passenger liner Alaska.
 Alvah Flames, chief mail clerk for this section, was among those leav- ing on the Starr yesterday, going as far west as Unga.
 Mrs. Dan Rose, resident of Fair banks, and wife of the we'll known ci- gar salesman, was among those who came to Seward Saturday.
 SEWARD HEN MAKES RECORD
 Mrs. Andy Novak sent hen egg in to the Gateway office today which probably holds the Alaska record for size. The egg measures six inches in circumference one way and eight and one half inches the other The perpe- | trator of this large specimen of hen l fruit is nine months old chicken which has already laid IS other eggs the same size.
 Frank Towle left today for Moose Pass to join the road crew there. He will be in charge of the Holt cater pillar tractor.
 w. E. McDonough, wellknown old timer of the Tolovana and Fairbanks districts, will be among those leaving for the states on one of the next boats, arriving from the interior Sat urday night.
 Otis Ross was numbered among those leaving for Kanatak yesterday. MT. Ross during the coming summer will be engaged in surveying a num- Der of oil holdings to the southwest of the present Pearl Dome oil fields.
 Ben Poindexter, who during his re- cent sojourn in the States, organized a company for exploiting oil leases in the westward fields, left yesterday on the steamer Starr for the Cold Bay oil fields.
 Supplies for the Northern Oil and Development company, the name by which MT. Poindexters company is known, were previously landed at the scene of operations and but little time will be lost in assembling the ma chinery with which to commence oper- ations in the oil strata. It is expected that witl-in short time a corps of engineers and geologists will be on the ground to aid in the work.
 Chas. Olsen, of Wasilla, registered in Saturday night for brief visit in Seward.
 E. I. Sullivan and wife, residents of , Nenana, were among those who arriv- ed in Seward Saturday on their way to the States.
 J. Ii Taylor, of Indian creek, was , among those who registered in Sat urdsy night for brief stay i1 town