Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-24
Notes of the Northland =

tVuNly louhu bSuu III hio SehoiAA' -N c"'- let wound in his head indicated the cause of his demise. A coroner'S jury decided that death was accidental
 The Ketchikan Power Company sue cessfully bid on the timber standing on Long Island, estimated at five and one-half million feet, largely spruce. The McDondald Brothers will do the logging work; the timbers going to the ketchikan mill.
 A rainfall of nearly five inches is reported to have recently occurred at Sitka, The deluge happened with a space of twenty-four hours time.
 W. o. Marx, United States Commis- sioner at Teller, was frozen to death early this month during blizzard while on the trail between Teller and Ear mountain. He leaves wife and two children. He had been a resident of the Seward peninsula for the past eighteen years.
 Billy" Emmerson, pioneer of the north and at one time partner oi H. Ashe, died recently in California, ac cording to word received in Juneau.
 Auxiliary Igloo No. 6, Pioneers ot Alaska, at Juneau, recently installed its officers for the coming year. Mrs. Lottie Spickat, is president. The in- stallation ceremonies were followed by an elaborate luncheon and social affair.
 Tom C. Austin, who until up to a year ago resided at Juneau, passed away last month at Seattle after a long illness. He at one time was prom jnently connected with the legal pro fession in Alaska Later he became identified with the newspaper game at 3ellingham. Washington.
 The Lumber mills at Juneau con- template cutting six million feet of lumber this year, the work commence ing the latter part of April. A crew of 50 men will be employed.
 Mining interests at Hyder report that snowsldes have to a consider able extent given bother to the work men. The Premier mine management used a large crew of men in opening up the supply road.
 Gus Stevenson, well-known old-tim- CT of the Juneau section, died late last month at the Heederman cabin on Hawkins island.
 Funeral services for James Clancy who died at Juneau early this month, was held in the Elks hall of that city on Sunday, March I, under the aus pices of the Elks, of which organlZa- ton he was member. He was buried in the fraternity's plot in Evergreen cemetery
 Charles Cameron and Hans Hansen, two insane patients from the Pioneers s Home at Sitka and Gus Halverson, ln- sane of Ketchikan, were recently talk en to the Morningside sanitarium.
 Juneau people are again delighted .l,o of hoi nl6fimQ t9C- orite tenor, Fred Lynch. Lynch is To- cated in Los Angeles and his voice is carried to his friends by radiophone broadcasts.
 Capt. J. w. Beytes, who, unjl a few years ago, was in command, Of the Mounted Police at Dawson, died re- cently at Regina. For some time pflor 10 his promotion he was an active member of the force and achieved a name for himself in making several noteworthy captures, chief oi when was a years chase in the Hudson Bay coustrv after two Eskimo murdererS.
 Harry P Karstens, superintendent of the Mi. Mckinley national park, an- nounces that large number of vlsl- Kors will journey through the park this coming summer. Numerous lh- ouiries have been made from interest ed parties relative to ACCOMMODATIONS for travellers. It is stated that for the nrasent there will be no hotels erect ed within the confines ol 1he park uh- til an adequate road system has been established.
 An entire barge load of supplies tor the Taku River Company was lost Ill Taku Inlet last week when heavy sea capsized the barge on which they were 1: to1,on fo oomn tractor was ln-