The Seward gateway., 1923-01-20

l door rifle range and have things pre- pared for winters enjoyment. A reg ulation 75 foot two man range has been installed with carriers that bring the targets up to the shooting point for changing and marking. ! The Alaskan Engineering Commis- sion are advertising for bids for lease of the big cold storage plant at Ne l mana. The commission reserves for it's own use the corner room of the building, a space about 10 feet by 12 feet.
 One of the largest mining deals exc cuted in Western Alaska for some time has been completed by Grant & Giles in the bonding of a group of 23 claims at Copper mountain, in the Kantishna to J. J. Price and Tom Ait ken.
 The Fairbanks city council has vot- ed to extend the time limit for pay ment of taxes to February 5th, up to which date a discount is allowed. Un- til February 20 the full payment must be made; after that penalty is as sessed against delinquents.
 Miss Nellie k. Wilson for many years confidential secretary of the Alaskan Engineering Commission, in writing from New York City, states that she has in contemplation trip to Brazil and Argentine before return ing to the North.
 1 The entire pipe-fitting crew of the Premier mine at Hyder, with the eX- 1 ception of the foreman, threw up their jobs recently. They claim they quit on account of the mine manager giv- ing orders that conflicted with the in- Struction of the foreman.
 Adolph Carlson, while out hunting near Tacotna, stepped off the trail into soft snow and fell down. He was car. rying his gun in his left hand, and his finger was over the barrel end. It was discharged, taking off the finger down to stump.
 Capt and Mrs. Hubrick of Mccarthy recently left for Rochester, New York where the captain will enter the plant of the Eastman company to learn all about the latest methods of photog raphy while Mrs. Hubrick will visit relatives at Sprpingwater, N. Y.
 William Prentice was arrested ir Cordova recently by Federal Prohibi tion Agent H. c. Cavanaugh and Dep uty Marshal Taylor, resisted so vigor ously that the officers were compelled to use billies, fists and every available weapon to subdue him. Prentice ar rived in Cordova from Juneau.
 Johnnie Hart. night merchant pa trolman at Juneau, recently completed a tour of 5,400 miles, his faithful pc dometer which he hung to his waist band October 10, 1920, recording this mileage. Harris reports that he has found 4O1 business doors unlocked during this time.
 If the agricultural bill favorably re ported by the House appropriations committee about the middle of Decem Der passes in the form it was adopted the Forest service in Alaska will re- ceive about s35O,0o0 fo: road construc- tion for the fiscal year beginning July first
 News of the death of William H. ! Fairbanks, which was reported in dis patches received from San Francisco has caused much regret among many friends. He was a member of the old Northern Commercial company for many years, and had been in practi. cally every camp in the territory.
 Frank Doree, who was editor and linotype man for the Whiteho-se Star for number of years, and who for the past year or so has been working with the Daily Alaskan has received his permit from the Canadian government to resume publication and has return ! ed to Whitehorse to take up the work. | ,F
 E. Coke Hill, lawyer and mail con. tractor, arrived in McGrath recently with 800 pounds of mail, the first trip ! on his new contract. He experienced considerable difficulty in finding the trail from near Minchumina, as the trees were blazed in every direction by | tranpers