Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-23
News Notes of the Northla Id Culled from the Columns of Territorial Exchanges


 Monday, June 4.
 Work has been started at Juneau removing the Alaska museum to its new home in the Garside building, re gently purchased by the Territory.
 One of the high peaks of the coast range in Southeastern Alaska has been officially named after Eugene Owens, known as Mayor of Sum. dum." A recent issue of the Chicago Tribune carried a photograph of MT. Owens and a cut of the peak named for him.
 The training ship Boxer, of the Federal Bureau of Education will make its headquarters in Juneau. The vessel carries a crew of 14 men. It will be used to carry supplies and teachers to government schools for the Indians.
 Wire drag work for pinnacle rocks in the inside passage has been con- pleted by the Geological survey yes sel explorer.
 The annual run of king salmon has started in southeastern Alaska and it is expected the run will be at it's height at the time of the visit of the presidential party. The fishing indus try employs 15,000 men and operates 130 canneries in Alaska.
 The Juneau City Council recently put up prize of s10 for the Boy Scout making the best showing in the paint-up cleanup campaign.
 The Juneau city council recently passed an ordinance making city taxes payable in two payments. This provides for assessment by the last week in June, payments of 50 per cent of the taxes assessed to be paid by August l and 50 per cent to be paid on or before the January l fol- lowing.
 NJ. L. Stepp has been transferred from the Bureau of Public Roads to the Customs Service, and will be sta toned at Prince Rupert. MT. Stepp has been a resident of Juneau since September. 1921.
 Deputy Marshal H. c. Cloes of Cor dova recently picked up twenty quarts of Mumms' extra dry and a case of good Scotch on the beach at the Cop per city last week. The liquor was destroyed later in front of the Fed eral jail. Cordovan bootlegging pal ates are somewhat discriminating, as the marshals of other towns do not appear to have such good luck.
 Dr. w. w. Council accompanied by Mrs. Council and J. W. Gucker, re- gently returned to Cordova from Va kataga beach with the pelts of nine black bears, one of which was killed with a bow and arrow. The Doctor, who is an ardent sportsman, recently claimed he could kill bear with an arrow and was laughed at by Cordova r. ha1 nd along to prove it, and when he saw black bear across a creek from him he brought it down with his first ar row, which severed the spinal cord and the bear dropped as if shot with a bullet. One arrow went clear thru the body of the bear, the second be- ing so deeply embedded that it could not be pulled out. Clearings are ne- cessary, says the doctor, in hunting with a bow and arrow. He claims the high power has nothing on bow and arrow as a means of killing game.
 Victor Nyland and Axel Hogburg were seriously hurt at Mile 122 on the Copper River railroad when a derrick boom shieve broke, part of which struck the men. MT. Nyland sustained broken thigh and MT. Hogburg had an arm broken.
 Jafet Lindeberg, former Alaskan and discoverer of the gold deposits at Nome, has transferred all his prop erty to the receiver for the Scandina- viap American bank of Tacoma, to cover notes totalling $355,O00. Linde- berg has been left practically penni- less by the transfer.
 The two mammoth gold dredges, which have been constructed at Nome during the past winter were launched June 1, at Little Creek, the entire town declaring a half holiday and turning out to witness the ceremony. The dredges were built for the Ham mon Consolidated Gold Company.
 The Ketchikan Daily News, which resumed publication few months ago, is reported to have again sus- pended.
 A divorce was granted Nora Warren from E. J. Warren at Cordova re- gently by Judge Ritchie.