The Seward gateway., 1923-02-03
Notes of the "Northland -

ously i'll at Tacotna, has recovered.
 Chris Peterson, postmaster at Ia cotna is reported as being seriously ill. but is on the road to recovery.
 Robert Mokri has opened up the Yankee creek -oadhouse on the OphT' Tacotna trail Reports to hand state that he is being we'll patronized.
 Cold Bay oil men claim that big interests are trying to tie up the oil claims of the district by making 1t hard for small operators to get money to operate on.
 The hauling fthe Innoko dredge from Nixon to Canes creek is progress sing favorably. Quite a tonnage IS al ready landed on No 6 Canes, where the dredge will be constructed and number of the heavier pieces are over the hump at Tacotna.
 The Innoka Dredge company were unfortunate in losing two valuable horses recently. Both were opened and disclosed that one animal died of congested lungs and the other from gastritis.
 The Innoko Dredge company has built a commodious warehouse on No. at their old camp which is being used as a warehouse this winter. A dozen men are engaged in wood con- trants and expect to finish same by the end of this month.
 Information is wanted as to the whereabouts of Reuben B. Allen. His description is as follows: White man, dark complexion, 55 years of age; was born at Alliance, Ohio. Moulder by trade. Wanted because he is heir to an estate. Reward is offered by the Chief of Police, Alliance. Ohio.
 Charles Hawkins, employed as brakeman on the Chitina- -kennecott run got his fingers caught ln the bumpers between cars last week and had one so badly mashed it was am putated at the first joint.
 Work on the Tacotna community well has been abandoned. At a deptn of 2S feet bedrock was struck which consisted of shattered slate. It is pro- posed to shoot through this to the lev el of the river when seepage should give the town a sufficient water SUD- ply.
 Capt. George Black, member of par Iiament, has wired his constituents that the tariff measure passed by the Tinted States government, which took effect September 22 last, prohibits the transportation of Canadian eXplo- sives across Alaska without the pay ment of duty. The matter has been taken up with the U. $. government.
 Charles Gillespie and crew of sur yevors. who have been working on the road to Saxman, southeastern Alaska completed the line to the south boundary of the camp and have
 
 for this road will be called for early next spring.
 Eight natives of Nome were arrest ed recently charged with rioung The men made an attempt to recover cer- tain reindeer they claimed belonged ,o them hut which were mixed with the Miller herd. The men were plac- ed under s100 bail each, and upon trial by jury were found not guilty.
 w. ]. Rowe who has the contract to move the Peck dredge on the Casade- paga river, near Nome, sent several loads of supplies to Solomon. Twenty head of horses will be used to move the big dredge.
 On December 6 the case of the Nome School Board vs. City of Nome was tried, the court finding for the School Board. The action was over f,ndc alIaged to belong to the school board but kept in the hands Of the city council and doled out to the school board as needed.
 Emory Valentine, resident of Jul neau, was recently decoaTted Dy she Mikado of Japan with the Order of the Rising Sun, fourth class. He was ln- formed that the decoration was gwen him on account of the many acts of kindness performed by him toward