Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-14
Notes of the Northland =

Jack Greene a trapper, was drown ed by the overturning of row boat in which he and Mary Howard, na- tive girl, were returning to Ketchikan from Rowe Point this week. Greene never came up but the girl clambered to the keel of the overturned boat and was rescued by passing craft.
 Arthur Wakefield, Jr., a Ketchikan lad was badly bruised by falling thru the roof of the Ketchikan Power Go. to the floor, a distance of 16 feet. He was engaged in cleaning the sawdust from the roof at the time.
 The Juneau office of Seims X Carl son, Spokane road contractors, will be located in the Horseshoe building next to the cable office.
 The Douglas Mining Company, con- posed of local people which owns 13 claims on Douglas island, just back of the town, has completed plans for de velopment of the lode which was dis covered last fall, in the hopes of re- viving the decadent prosperity of the city, which went when the Treadwell ceased operating.
 According to a report by Customs Collector Mcbride, the year 1922 saw an increase of $20,4S1 in the con- merce of the territory with healthy growth in all industries. The mineral output was approximately $1S,00O,00O with large increase of shipments of fish. Nearly twenty thousand people entered Alaska during the year. . Sale of the gold and silver mines of the Daly-Alaska Mines company near Hyder, on an option to H. s. Denny mining engineer of London, is an nounced thru the offices of Maurice D. Leehey, Seattle attorney, who rep resented the Daly interests in the transfer. The property adjoins the Premier mine in British Columbia.
 Laying of the new Seattle-Sitka ca. ble will not be begun until May, 1924 due to time required to build it, the Chamber is advised by J. J. Under. wood, its Washington representative The cable will be the latest type ir use and will be of such construction that it can be made part of trans. Pacific cable. Congress has approved future appropriation to extend the cable to Seward.
 The cannery at Pybus bay, bull several years ago by the Pybus Bay Packing Company and last operated il 1921 by the Admiralty Packing Com pany was recently purchased at pri vate sale by the Alaska-Pacific Fish cries which has other canneries at Tee Harbor, Yes Bay, and Chomley. The plant is two line outfit.
 Bess Casperson, in charge of tht Juneau Baths, entered plea of guilt! to possessing intoxicating liquor be fore Commissioner Payne and was fin ed $1O0 and costs, the fine being paid
 Frederick Zorn, who has been pro noting a mining enterprise and colo nization scheme in the Mt. McKinle! district, particularly for the Susitn' and Yentna valleys, is in Juneau ol his way to Lake creek to perform as sessment work.
 The big halibut fishing boat Nord land has been purchased by l. Gold stein, Ed Wallie and Anton Sandnes from Magnus Hansen and was takel over by them yesterday according ( a statement made by MT. Goldsteir The Nordlapd is 19 net and 2S gros tons. It is 46.6 feet long, 13.7 fee wide and GA feet deep and carrie 30000 pounds of fish.
 The logging outfit of Peter Olse was wrecked at Tenakee and the cre' barely escaped with their lives durin a heavy storm in March. The outf was on scow.
 Drilling for oil at Yakataga Beac will be started this summer, de; having just been closed insuring thorough prospecting of this field, at cording to an announcement made te day by Representative Frank Foste of Cordova. w. A. Munley, forme U. s. District attorney at Valdez interested in the project.
 Suffering with her right leg broke Mrs. Vanvleck was taken to Junea from Wrangell recently.
 Capt. Johnston, who made himse rich on Cooper gulch, Nome, year ago, and who has held on to his mol ey ever since, is spending the wint' on Los Angeles.
 Frank H. Hall, a former Iditaro man. has drug store on Bush stree in San Francisco.
 James Wilson, formerly connecte with the Northern Commercial COT