Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
TERRITORIAL NOTES

E. J. Ulen, U. s. Signal Corps, who went to Nulato from Fairbanks recently, left Nulato on the Teddy H. on August 7 to go to Wiseman, where he will install the farthes north wireless station for the Signal | Corps.
 The town council of Wrargell has granted 20-year electric light and power franchise to the Wilson & Sylvester Mill Company This action by the council is subject to ratifica- tion or rejection by the voters of the town of Wrangell at special cleo tion which has been called for the first Tuesday in September. ] A large halibut weighing over 300 pounds was caught recently in one of the salmon traps of the Petersburg Packing Company.
 The run of red salmon in the Cook Inlet district this season has been one of the best in years, according to D. W. Branch, manager for Libby, McNeill & Libby.
 The Bureau of Education vessel, Beaver sailed from Nome on August l, with Supt. W. T. Lopp. Bishop P. T. Rowe and bureau of education teachers aboard bound for Point Bar row and way ports with mail and supplies.
 At a special election held a few days ago in Ketchikan to determine whether or not the town should be authorized to issue $50,000 worth of bonds in addition to the $100,000 al ready authorized, the proposal was carried by vote of 79 to 5, total of 84 votes being cast out of more
 
 Armed with a special permit from the Secretary of Agriculture that will enable them to exceed the game bag limit, and with half dozen ri fles of varied calibres, Frank c. Bald win ,an architect of Fredericksburg, Va, and Milton B. Medary, of Phil adelphia, are on their way to t he north slope of Wrangell mountain to collect specimens for the Biological survey that will go to the Smithso- nian institution.
 The first showing of the Alaska Educational scenic, showing the Golden Belt Tour" from Seattle to Fairbanks via Seward and Anchor age, and a return over the Richard son Highway to Valdez, was recent ly made at the Empress treater in Anchorage. The picture consists of three large reels, and given com prehensive survey of the scenery, in- dustry and home life of Alaska. The pictures were made under the direc- /, tion of Colonel Jas. G. Steese, by c J. Blanchard, of the Department of the Interior.
 A slight frost was felt in the Ia mana valley Wednesday night.
 B. F. McFal-and, an old time res ident of Dawson passed away in AL ameda, Calif., recently.
 Mrs. Fannie Mitchell, a we'll known resident of the Yukon, died in Mayo recently.
 A two pound tomato grown in the vicinity of Dawson is on exhibition at a local store.
 Old gold pokes sold by Dawson junk dealer at two bits each were bought in by a wise prospector who after shaking and beating them over gold pan recovered about S2.5O in gold dust from each poke.
 A large crop of potatoes was rais- ed in the Dawson district this sea- son.
 Brush fires are raging along the Big Salmon river district.
 A hunting party on White River report seeing over one hundred bears on the trip. They shot only the best.
 A floating trap owned by the Pa cifc American Packing company, of Bellingham, was seized by govern ment officials at Pybus bay, south eastern Alaska last week. Illegal fishing was charged.
 A new mild cure plant has been established on Crawfish Bay, near Sitka.
 Mrs. Frank Turner has bought the 18-Mile roadhouse on the Richardson road near Fairbanks This is the fa-