Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-17

inerous wind tanners" in Nome who are experts and all that is needed is getting together.
 John Scott Williams. who went to Dawson in 1898, at the age of sixty years, and acquired fortune there, died at Vancouver, B. C., the first of the month. victim of bronchitis.
 Frank Eufresne, fur inspector, left Nome recently for the Kuskokxtn dis trict where he will re:a'-;n until The spring sel...l pursuing h. oh. -idl 'iu ties.
 Plans are being made for an air plane mail service to Kotzebue Sound points above the AIctic circle between Nome ana F.otzebun. with ten deliy erles during 'he season.
 Jenson & Son, who for years mined on the second beach line east Of Nome are still pumping water from their mining shaft. For five hundred hours the pumps have been busy removing the seepage water and the operators shortly expect to have all in readiness to begin taking out pay.
 An of strike is repor' e1 ab 'u', lG miles above the head of Dahl creek in the Shungnak district. The find was made by party from California. con- sisting of several men who have been prospecting that SC :ticn of the coun- try. Details are lacking regarding the exact place or the eXtcnt of the dis covery.
 Mrs. Bell Campbell, former known resident of Nenana and a pioneer oi the Northland, will be married March r, to William Reed Maloney, former federal mine inspector in Alaska. The wedding will take place at San Fran cisco where Mrs. Campbell has resid ed the last several years, and the hap py couple will probably make thei: home in Alaska.
 The Alaska Investment and Devel- opment company of Port Townsend. Wash, has obtained an option on the Osborne Creek dredge in the Nome section owned by V. 4. Julien. The price paid for the d-edge and adjacent gold bearing claims is s35,000, one half of which is to be paid during the winter and the balance in s500o monthly instalments after the season opens this coming summer.
 Fred Johnson, who arrived in Nome recently from the Shungnak mining district states that mining is being prosecW ed on Dahl, California and Lynx creeks. About 20 people consti- ute the white population. Supplies are ample in the community, the stores having plenty of commodities on hand for all needs. The natives are having successful catch of furs and seem well taken care of and very prosperous.
 The Northwestern Fisheries Con- pany is overhauling a fleet of vessels in preparation for an extenciNe seaa- on's operations. A. least three addi- .iona; pants will be nnela:ed this sea- son. The plants at Nakuek and Nu- shakgakon. Bristol Bay, ('hignig, Uyah on Kodiak island, Kenai on Cook h. let, DundaS, at Icy Strait. and the plants at Silakan, Kasaan and ;Quadr in southeastern Alaska are to oper- ated.
 At recent meeting of the Anchor age Elks the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: J. J. Delaney, exalted ruler;! H. H. Nc Cutcheon, leading knight; Lyle w. Larsen, loyal knight; c. w. Moss man, featuring knight; E. A. Martin. secretary; H. M. HamHl, treasurer; T. N. Parish, tiler; E. M. Spauding, trustee; J. E. Chovin, delegate; w, H Howard, alternate.
 Adam Bernie, Happy" Burnside, and Fred McGlashen recently struck ore in their new tunnel which they started some months ago 300 feet low CT down the hill than the old tunnel. The ore was high grade. This body of ore came in on the hanging wall, but in short distance shot directly over to the foot wall. The walls are well-defined and at present are lit tie over five feet apart. This will un-