Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-21
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he brought up from Seattle for use in fishing operations.
 The fishing schooner Copper of Seward is working for the Pioneer Packing company at Cordova, under command of John Colberg and Ed Jacobson.
 A native was found guilty at Cordo- va last week of stealing blue fox skin from Dune Stewart and Angus Mcdonald on Bligh island and given 60 days in jail.
 Col. Nathaniel Greene recently re- turned to Cordova after spending sev- eral months Outside under care of an oculist. He returns greatly improved in health.
 The John c. Ogden Co., of San Francisco has purchased the steel steamer Buford and will start an in dependent line to Nome, carrying freight and passengers.
 c. M. F. Cole and family departed recently for Sitka where they will make their home. MT. Cole who for merly ran the Mccarthy News has purchased the Sitka Tribune from ;. D. Charles.
 Gus Wilson of Chitina was convict CT on two charges before the commissioner recently. He was fined s100 and given 100 days in jail for car rying concealed weapons, and drew a s2O fine for violation of the dry laws.
 Announcement of the wedding of Marshal Travis formerly of Cordova, to Miss Elsie Baker, of Charlie, Tex as, on March 2S, reached Cordova re- gently. The couple will make their home at Wichita Falls, Texas.
 George Brinkma, who recently ar rived in Dawson from the Wood rlv- CT district reports that many thou sands of caribou passed through his district. The run extended over 100 miles of country.
 George Moto from Deering and Joe Frange from Candle, two old time residents of the northern section, left Nome recently for their homes but were caught by bad storm and re- turned to town until s abated
 Capt. Raold Amundsen, who left Nome for Wainwright last week stated that his exploring ship Maud is in daily communication with Spitzber gen, altho the Nome radio is unable to hear the Maud.
 Brooks is working on a landing field for the Fairbanks airplane and will have one of the best fields in the division. It now costs about $40 and takes four days to reach Fairbanks from Brook, whereas with the airshil it can be reached in a half hour.
 The body of J. D. Sheldon, the tra. der who met his death at his station near the south mouth of the YukOI river has been taken to Nome where an inquest was held. The coroner'S jury held Robert Arnold over to awai the action of the grand jury on charge of second degree murder.
 Bert Toms, native of St. Michae was arrested and taken before thu U. s. commissioner recently charged with carrying concealed weapons, ant pleaded guilty, the commissioner i'm posing the maximum fine of s20O ol the prisoner with one hundred day in jail. The law is strict against es kimos or Indians carrying concealed weapons, as it is reasonable to suppos when they do so that they are lookin for trouble.
 Col. Steese of the Alaska railroa commission and the Alaska road con mission recently telegraphed the cit council of Nome that dredging woul be resumed on the harbor at tha place in May or June. He stated tn city must deposit its share of mair tenance money before the work ca proceed.
 The Department of Justice recent ordered various Federal department in Alaska to retrench and as resu the axe has been applied to sever; Second division officials. Erik Johl son has been retired as deputy nal shal at Council; Sam c. Taylor as stenographer in the marshal's offic and George Bond as jail guard.
 George E. Buchanan, of All DeXte Boulevard, Detroit, is planning bring 180 boys to Yukon territory tn summer, provided the parents of u boys pay one third, the boy himse earns a third, and Buchanan pays u remaining third of the expenses. IT total expense is estimated at $4( per boy. From Vancouver the boy will take Princess boat to Skagwa thence over the White Pass to Ali Lake district, thence down the rive tn Dawson. the round trin coverir