Seward daily gateway., 1923-08-04

or CnlcdgO, IS touring AlaSka on his yacht Tenino, converted sub chaser He is accompanied by Mrs. Lloyd and four children, and Mrs. McCune of Chicago. The party travels by day light only. The yacht may visit Sew ard and southwestern Alaskan waters before returning.
 R. A. Sell, staff correspondent with the Houston (Texas) Chronicle, is an Alaskan visitor, gathering material for feature articles for the Houston paper which is a Sunday edition news feat ure. MT. Sells will visit the westward and work on to Nome.
 Eklutna Charlie, one of the Susitna natives, was in Anchorage recently on his first trip to civilization. He gave the town the once over as a guest of F. D. Kelly, we'll known prospector.
 Mrs. Mike Peterson, a native wo- man of Quadra, was drowned recently near that place, and natives believe there has been foul play.
 Fred Smith, an employe of Jack Singleton, was drowned in. the Ne mana river July 25, while making a crossing with several horses, opposite Healy, south of Nenana. Smith was riding one of the horses and leading others, and when about half way over the led horses tried to pull back to the Healy side. Smith and his horse were upset and the rider swan down stream 10 shallow place where he could touch bottom, but could not hold his footing and was swept over the bar and drowned His body was not recovered. Smith was a man about 35 years of age.
 Mrs. Wallace Brewington shot and killed 325 pound black bear near Indian creek recently The woman was picking berries with companions, when the bear was sighted in the ber- ry patch. Two shots killed him.
 c. H. Thompson, steward of the Anchorage hospital, who went to the states some time ago for medical treatment, is rapidly improving and has gained 24 pounds since his change of climate.
 Bound on the annual trading trip to the upper Tanana river district, the steamer Nabesna, Capt. c. D. O. Flanagan and Dave Early engineer, left this week. The party will remain at Teslin lake until spring, trading with the Indians
 Five hundred caribou were seen in the Chatanika river this week by members of the road commission who say the animals were seen everywhere in the vicinity. The fall run starts the latter part of August.
 With the recent arrival of the schooner Trader in Nome, owned and operated by Billy Thompson, came the news corroborating the story of other traders that have been in Siberia for the last few months and found that they could do no trading until first ob taining license from Petropaylosk. which is the headquarters of the So- V1et government of Northeastern Si- beria. The Captain states that after securing the license there is no cer- talnty that any one would be allowed to trade as no one has been able to get to Petropavlosk and get one.
 Miss Caroline Mary Stipek and MT. Arthur Tappan McLain were united in marriage at Nome recently. The bride has been teaching school at Dime creek and the groom has been a resi- dent of Nome for many years.
 Many miners in the Second division apparently not posted on the laws posted their location notices in Anril for the first of July, which is contrary to the present mining laws.
 
 W. Ii. Merritt has started a hy- draulic proposition on Twin creek near Bluff.
 Ben Brockman has three men work ing on a hydraulic proposition on Swede creek near Bluff.
 Steve Leakos, Theros Hahnes and George Louis, Greek section men in the employ of the Alaska railroad at Moss were fined $5 and costs this week for assaulting George Keppler, cook in the section camp. Keppler had deep gash in his head which re- Quired several stitches.
 According to statistics compiled re- gently in Anchorage, the salmon pack in the Cook inlet district has decreas- ed 50 per cent over that of the same period last year. To date the North western Fisheries have packed 15,ooO cases the Alaska Packers 10000, Port Graham cannery 13,OOO, Libby, Me Neill & Libby, 17,OOO cases, the Snug harbor cannery 4,OOO, and the Anchor age Packing Co. 5000 cases.