Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-02
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 resident of Cook Inlet, is now runnin rabbit ranch in Seattle.
 Coal from the Healy river field i being sold at Cordova at $4 per tol below prices for British Columbi products.
 New York bankers have placed bond issue of $200,000 for Lomen { Co.,, of Nome, who control 30,000 rein deer in Alaska.
 Much fur has been caught this sea son by the Indians at Tyonic Tn, Indians will work in the canneries tn, coming summer.
 William Maloney, territorial inspec tor of mines under Governor Strong is now in the employ of the Unior Construction Co.,. of San Francisco.
 More than 1,500,0O0 humpback ant cohoe fry were shipped from the ter ritorial fish hatchery in one week tC be planted in streams and lakes ot the territory. Last season approxi- mately 16,0OO,0O0 fry were planted.
 After spending IT days hunting at Snug harbor, Dr. Dwight was forced to abandon the trip due to the heavy snow on the ground. It is said that TOm seven to eight feet of snow are on the ground in this district.
 Jack Dalton, one of the best known Alaskans, builder of the Dalton trail and identified with commercial inter ests of the north, has a big fruit farm in the Yakima valley. He is at pres ent on mining trip to South Ameri- ca.
 Foreman Mcclellan of the mechan- ical department of the Seattle Star is a Nome sourdough of the vintage of 1900. After his arrival in Nome he served as foreman of the Nome Gold Digger, but quit the game to chase the hills in search of gold.
 $. H. Stevens, former editor and publisher of the Nome Gold Digger. a member of the first city council of Nome and identified with the great Northern camp for many years, is now The Produce News in Se- afle.
 Robert McChesney, one of the best known newspaper men of the north, who was engaged in newspaper work in Dawson, Valdez, Cordova, and Ju- neau, and Mrs. McChesney are now living in Seattle. Mr. McChesnev is foreman of the mechanical department of the Alaska Dispatch.
 Reports from Cold Bay indicate the and Associated Oil compa- nles have broken through rock forma- tions and are now in sand. It is re- pored that each company will have spent more than a million dollars be- fore they will have determined wheth- 7r or not there is commercial oil in paying quantities.
 F. C. Doherty, holder of a permit to develop the Cascade creek water DOW 9r says the plans include the construc- ion and operation of a 25O ton mill He expects to start work on the pulp plant this season and several hundred nen will be at work this summer on he plant at Thomas Bay if present plan SEQ through.
 George Clyde, trapper and mining nan, who was in Anchorage recently rom the Little Susitna river, stated hat family of Indians, composed of ather, mother and three children, ollowed down the ice on the Susitna thriving in his camp in a very weak condition due to lack of food. They lad wintered up the Susitna and were 'n their way home to Knik when he ound them. After providing for them le took the whole family to Knik.
 Imports from Alaska to Seattle for he year 1922 amounted to 122213 ons an analysis of the years shipping made by the Foreign Trade Depart nent shows. In 1921 they totaled 69- '54. An average of 10000 tons per month in comparison with the average 'er month of $500 the previous year. Exports from Seattle to Alaska in- creased from 95,225 in 1921 to 17O,273 Il 1922. Lumber was the principal tenn shipped. There were 13,965 out pound passengers to Alaska and 15, ;77 inbound.
 The golden spike to be driven by President Harding in commemoration )f the completion of the Alaska rail- 'oad will be of II karat gold, it is i've and one-half inches long, weighs -51a ounces, and is an exact duplica- ion of an ordinary railroad spike. t was delivered to Col. Frederick Mears, former head of the Alaska En- ,ineering commission. According to plans of the Interior Department the president will drive the golden spike tt the great Tanana river bridge near