Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-15

week at Waterfall, was Durleu tnls week at Craig, Alaska. Ross, who was 60 years of age, had for the past seven years been in charge of the Alaska Fisheries store at Waterfall | He fell from the dock at night, and his body was found on the beach the next day. Among other effects Ross left an otter coat worth s10O0, which he had recently made up.
 T. N Banks, Skagway agent for the Frye-Bruhn Co.,, committed sui eide last week by shooting himself with a shotgun, while 1n his rooms above the market. Banks left note asking that his people not mourn for him, as nis health was such thai he was better off dead. He left mother wife dying about year ago. Banks was we'll liked by Skagway residents Complaint is being madr by pack | CTS that l1aps and gear are being de stroyed by pirates, several floating traps being maliciously destroyed at Hecate iSianu.
 The Petersburg city council has started test suit in the recent bond ing of that town to build light plant. Acting upon the advice of attorneys fol the town and for the bonding company, a friendly suit was started to determine the fights Of the city to float bonds for this purpose. |
 The feasibility of using the old Gastineau plant at Juneau for a pulp and paper mill will be determined by engineers this week. If the engineers pass favoraDly on the proiec-, the plant will be the largest nitrogen fill tration ou,fl in the woild. Most oi the product will be contracted for by Japanese newspapers.
 The Sitka observatory recorded the earthouake shocks in Japan last week.
 The first shipment of material TOT Cordova's new Federal building ar rived there on the Northwestern ana work is well under way.
 While cruising in Chignik strait, July 19, the submarine LBS, sank through a valve cap being torn off by heavy seas, the water filling the mo- tor room. All members of the crew save those on deck were trapped III the after hold. The mine Sweeper Orland responded to distress signals | and fastened a derrick to the subma rine, holding it's bow out Of water while divers cut holes through which an ai, hose was run. After pumping air for II hours the sub was floated and damage repaired. The crew was conscious when rescued but in bad shape. The San Pedro disptach says Chignik strait was ice clogged" at the time.
 Helen Ruth Chamberlin formerly of Ketchikan and James Lee Tucker ot Los Angeles, were married recently at Santa Monica, Calf.
 J. P. Anderson, who has made his residence in KetchIKan for some time past has a collection of 5000 speci- mems of Alaska plants, flowers and fungi, one of the largest in existence. He has 2000 separate specimens of Alaskan flowers.
 The volume of water in the Twelve mile ditch near Dawson was greatly reduced by the dry spell this sumner, less than 5000 inches running.
 A radiophone receiving set has been installed at the Treadwell Iu- kon Company camp on Keno hill. It had not succeeded ill picking up any distinct reports but i. is believed with a few adjustments a comprehensive press service can be received.
 A large quantity of high grade ore from Keno Hill which was submerged with a damaged barge in the Stewart river at Porcupino point for several weeks this season, has been resacked for shipment. About 2Uo0 tons of ore remains to be shipped.
 The price of gasoline to boats at Juneau is 161a cents, decline of one cent since last week. The reason for the decline is that there exists a sur plus. For the last three years gao- line has kept steadily dropping.
 A new automatic purse seiner IS be- ing built by Juneau man. It is said the use of this seine reduces the number of men employed on 65 foot purse seine boat to two, with less wear on the seines. Every kind of test made has demonstrated the value of the new gear.
 Frank c. Powell, cashier of the Dawson Gild Company at Dawson, had been transferred to Malay benin sula in Asia where the company is operating tin mines. His wife and two daughters will accompany him. Earle Rossman, motion picture pho tographer, and Miss Edna Wallace, a