Seward daily gateway., 1924-09-22
NORTHLAND NOTES

| Mining operations are at StaHu- still on Moore creek owing to lack of water in that vicinity. Such was the report brought to Tokotna by Tom Shallow who was on his way to the creek from Flat recently.
 An issue of July 18th of the Kusko Times, published at Tokotna, reach ed the desk Who said service?
 Coney Island, in it's brightest noe turnal splendor will have nothing on the Juneau fair this year The com mittee in charge down there intend displaying a large amount of fire works which will illuminate the en- tire Gastineau Channel.
 John Ford Starr son-in-law of Gov. Scott c. Bone, accompanied by his wife and little daughter is leaving Ju- neau for California where the winter will be spent. Mr. Starr has been chief clerk to Secretary Karl Thiele in the office of the governor for al most three years and expects to re- turn in the spring and resume his duties in the capitol.
 Sixty pair of blue foxes were ship ped recently from Ketchikan for Shef- field Fox Farms, at Northfield, Mass, and for the Alaska-Arctic Fur compa- ny at Shismaroff, 200 miles north of Nome The we'll known Alaska fur dealer, George Goshaw, negotiat- ed the purchase.
 Under the auspices of the Ketchi- kan Elks and Moose Lodges, about two hundred people took advantage of the Prince Rupert fair, and left the First City for the British Columbia town to indulge in the activities eX- tended them. In addition to the crowd a baseball team and two bands accompanied. It is reported that more people would liked to have gone but owing to the Court Session being held in Ketchikan many were compel led to stay behind. The palatial s. S. Prince Rupert voyaged the excursion ists safe to the Exposition City.
 It is roughly estimated that 5000 Ipeople make Ketchikan their home now. By the above figures, it makes Kctchikan the wonder city of Alaska as far as population is concerned.
 Judson M. Coats, who has been em- ployed by the Juneau Electric & Pow CT company for some time, has resign ed and will establish himself in a business similar, carrying a complete line of electrical supplies in the cap ital city.
 R. R. Fierson, superintendent of the Alaska Steamship company recently made the journey up southeastern Al aska in the interests of his company, inspecing the various agencies es- tablished en route.
 Gladys Tamaree, sister of Wm. L. Paul, the Ketchikan attorney, pass ed away recently in the First City, at the home of MT. Paul.
 It is planned to expend $150,O00 to extend the plant of the Ketchikan Spruce Mills. The expenditure giv- en is made by the demand of the product of the company
 some fine loganberries are said to have been raised this summer on Parkes ranch, some few miles below Petersburg. In fact has place is re- ported to be a variable wonderland in the many different kinds of fruits which it produces.
 A responsible citizen of Nome, pro- jects plan for the formation of an Alaskan Society, which in no sense would interfere with the Order of Alaska Pioneers, but rather would act in harmony with that body, to be composed of bona fde residents of the territory who, by reason of the time requirement, would not be able to join the Pioneers We would sug- gest reviving the old spirit of the Arctic Brotherhood, which is still alive in some camp of the territory The Arctic Brotherhood is not a de- funct organiza tion, as President Har- ding received the obligation of the or der on his late trip to Skagway. A