Seward daily gateway., 1923-02-10
Notes of the Northland

snow looks as if it had been packed down by band of caribou. They are keeping close ar small punches ol caribou and killing them in large numbers.
 Recently an Alaska trapper was treed by four timber wolves. Soon two of them moved off. Shortly after ward the two animals were seen re turning with a beaver between them They forced the beaver to begin work on the tree, but before it had quite finished knawin through the trunk a party of hunters came along and the tragedy was aveTted. The trappel quit his hunting grounds, saying the wolves were getting too well educated for him to keep up with them.
 Indian Janus and a pal arrived in Dawson before Christmas from Peel river. Jim likes the white mans grub and his generosity. He said: People have hard time; cold, not much meat; bad luck. Always l think of plum puddin' and big turkee. get back quick"
 In raid on what IS known as Jims Place on lower Front street, proibition agents at Juneau arrested Jim Floyd, said to be the proprietor, and secured small quantity of moon shine. Bond $50.
 Suit is to be brought at Juneau against gas boat owners for unpaid taxes on a 50 per cent basis on the straight debt To date taxes for 37l gas boats have not yet been paid and approximately s750 is to be collected by the city.
 The engagement of Miss Bessie Stewart, one of the nurses at the Cor dova general hospital, to Art Johnson, an engineer on the Copper River rail way has been announced.
 A little Indian boy attempted to butt Ed Newman's truck off the island at Juneau recently. but succeeded in demohsing his sled. The impa"+ was viewed with gasps of horror by the bvstanders, but resulted in the mad dest Indian since Sitting Bulls deba, cle.
 G. E. Whelpley. fox rancher, will engage in fox farming business in the southeastern part of Alaska, having disposed of his islands in the Shuma' gin group. The island will be stocked with blue foxes.
 Official announcement has been made by E. Brook, representative ol the Norwegian Young Peoples Society of the United States that ketchlkan has been chosen as the site for the Fishermens Home to be built by the organization. The institution will cost about $3O,00o.
 Mrs. James Wickersham, wife of the former delegate, isl visiting in Centro, California.
 The Yukon Order of Pioneers was organized December l, 1894, at Forty mile, Yukon territory. In April, lS9o' 4 large number of the members joln- ed in the stampede to Circle. A char ter was issued to Circle in May, 1895, and the lodge was started with a membership of over 200. In the winter of 1896 many members stam- peded to Dawson and eventually No' One was transferred to Dawson In 1899 lodges were staNed in many cities in Alaska Up to January l, 1913, Dawson lodge was the grand lodge of the Pioneer order but
 The Grand Igloo of the Pioneers Of Alaska will meet at Nenana March 29 in regular annual convocation. Many important matters will be up for con- sidertion, among them moving the Pioneer home from Sitka to Calitor- nia. meeting cid then a grand lodge Was organized to which all subordinate lodges could send delegates.
 Work on the history of Alaska un- der preparation by James Wicker sham, former congressional delegate, is being delayed on account of lack of freproof quarters at Juneau for stoc- age of the many historical publ1Ca- tions used in preparation. It will probably be 1924 before tn eindexing for the history is complete.
 Messrs Alb1echt and Taylor, the I5;torod aftorpovc who raoant1v left