Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-12
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Dawson recently by the members of St. Andrews Presbyterian church It was an unqualified success.
 Chas. D. Jones, Alaska Road Com missioner for the Nome district, ac companied by George Waldheim, re- turned to Nome last week from 125O mile trip through the Yukon country: The purpose of the Commissioners trip was to investigate conditions rel lative 10 new and old trials and the erection of adequate shelter cabins through new and old ocuntry. The growing of cabbages in quanti- ties from seed matured at neighbor- ing experimental station is reported to the U. s. Department of Agricul- ture by the Fairbanks station. Garden peas of. the Alaska variety have been reproduced for a number of years. ketchikan residents are advocating the raising of fund for a monument over Father Duncan's grave. He was the founder of Metlakahtla mission and was the first missionary to make his wards independent and self sup porting.
 A twenty-page pamphlet being is- hx hn Ketchikan, is now off the press. Twenty-Five thousand copies will be distributed among tourists this sum- mer. Merchants and citizens contrib uted to help defray the expense of the publication
 Forty-6ve holes down to bedrock, each penetrating the frozen gravel an average of 15 feet is the record for two husky young prospectors, Lyman Williams and Matty Watson, on Er. chantment creek, tributary of Six ty-mile
 A Peel river Indian who arrived in Dawson last month from across the Rockies tramp of 300 miles, reports: "Heap big snow in mountains, very deep-in Dawson, no snow.' AS Daw- son had four and a half feet at the time it is believed it must be deep indeed in the mountains.
 Commenting on the deep snows in the vicinity of Dawson this winter, Chief Isaac of the Moosehides, hold ing his hand about four feet above the ground said: "The year, maybe so May, June, July flood he come to Dawson-thae deep all over Dawson ninety-eight half that deep; every body better catchem raft''
 Robert H. Ennis, pioneer Klondiker and notable figure in northern his tory died at Dawson recently. MT. Ennis went to the Yukon over twenty years ago and in that time has been prospecting, mining and hunting in
 
 scout for General Middleton in the fa- nous Reil rebellion, and had many daring and exciting experiences.
 The re-trial of the case of the United States against l.. B. Mccoy, charged with attempting to steal foxes from the Zimmerman fur fox farm, Broth CTS island, has been set for the first day of the fall term of court. The first trial, held April 25 last, resulted in mistrial, the jury failing to agree after several hours deliberation. Capt. Guy H. Bergman will have charge of the commission railway steamer Jacobs this year. Capt. s. E. Lancaster will be master of the Da- wis. Capt McCann will be master of the Alaska and Capt. c. w. Adams of the Yukon. Harry Watson will be in general charge of river transportation for the commission while Earnie Bar teau will represent the White Pass & Yukon route at Nenana.
 Five dog teams loaded with supplies recently left Candle for the new Buckland strike. It is reported pros pectors at the diggings have approach ed bedrock and find prospects very satisfactory. Numerous Eskimos have staked claims. Many other natives contemplate joining the stampede as soon as the fox hunting season is over. The natives mine in the sum- mer, but the minute fur gets prime he is up and away for his hunting and trapping.
 Creation of an Indian reservation in interior Alaska and an immediate and thorough investigation of certain con- ditions alleged to exist among part of the Indian population particularly in the vicinity of Fairbanks, caused Sen ator Snodgrass of the Fourth division to introduce memorial in the recent legislature. It is stated that at Cinema the native women are without means of support the bucks having been kill ed off by influenza.
 The Whistle Cafe and Bakery at Nome was forced to clase its doors on March "A, owing to potatoes, eggs, but