Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-31


 Many lives and ships have been los, in the Aleutian islands, que principal ly to the many uncharted reefs whicf sometime spring up over night. Or Atka island the remains of a Japanese junk can be seen; the U. s. revenue cutter Tahoma struck an uncharted reef some years ago and went to the bottom; the schooner Lefty, sann ;n 1917, after hitting rec ion Atko is- land and in 1918 Capt. Summervillt lost vessel.
 l The steamers Alameda and Admiral Watson, which arrived in Anchorage harbor this week, broke all previous records of arrival by ten days, the earliest arrival hitherto being that of the Admiral Watson, which negotiat ed the channel and tied up to the dock on April 3, last year.
 Wistm in the Koyukuk regions reported in this week with budget of news. The temperature is reported to have ranged from 15 above to AZ be- low zero. It is stated that the outlook fo. large 1ioduction of gold is not very encouraging for this year. ! Wanamaker, Foley and Eaton, in one outfit, and Haslam and Peterson 1 in another on lower Nolan creek have been crosscutting to try and locate the rich pay Harper Workman had on 1 the bench last summer, where it falls into the creek, but have not succeed ed as yet.
 Hans Christensen on Gold Creek is taking out some money.
 Kelley and Ellington up on Bettlea river are cutting lumber and getting ready for sum1rer work.
 shorty and George the Greek, 'n Clara Creek didn locate any pay th.s winter. Wilson, Allen and Morton on Emma creek have crosscut the bench channel and have some money. i The Stanich brothers on Porcupil'e 1 creek have not reached bedrock !c. with their drain, but expect to by tEe first of the month.
 Archdeacon Frederic B. Drane r,aie 1 flying trip in by way of Alatna and departed by way of the Chandia', at ter stay of two days at W1semh, Il" was accompanied by native.
 The w. P. Borden ranch, located q short distance from the Agricultural Experimental station near Fairbanks, has been disposed of by auction to satisfy mortgage claim. j. r. Scaoes- ser acquired the property by bidding 1 it in for sA,.0G. A T.. s. Marshal GOT ducted the sale.
 i Lillian Junes, two year old daugn- ter of MT. and Mrs. Hans Junes, died at the family home in Fairbanks re gently of pneumonia, after all illness of two days. Death canir without warning.
 p T. Rickert, farmer of Fairbanks, is carrying the title of 'iard iuck' with consistency. Not so long ago ne suffered the loss of four head of stock and considerable seed grain through fire. Recently he purchased anosrer team in the states and shortly after it's arrival in Nenana one of the animals died from an unknown cause.
 Beaver Creek William" an Indian with an evil reputation is causing the residents of the town of Beaver, on the Yukon river, considerable trouble He has threatened the lives of other 1 InQ1aQS anu dlSO lk1dI Ol C. AS" The marshars office at Fairbanks has been appealed to. The town has nelt''-- marshal or commissioner.
 Foreman Sam Sanderson and Bert Wilson. of the Alaska Road Commls' sion, who have been engaged Ill road construction on the McGrath-kobl trail, have quit work for the season arriving at Fairbanks for brief rest The distance between the two termi- nals of the trail is given as -3S : miles.
 Mitchell Rose, recently found guilty of grand larceny, was sentenced by District Judge Clegg to serve seven years in the federal pail at McNelf Island Rose was indicted by the