Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-12
ALASKA NOTES


 way on the west side of the Skagway river and near Smuggler's cove. Over fifty assays of samples taken from the prospect, on which a tunnel has been driven for IS feet, shows an av- craze value of $8 ton. Assays of $34 a ton have been made and it is notic- ed that the values increase as dis tance is attained. As to the vastness of the deposit there is believed to be no doubt, it's value being the only thing now to be determined.
 Adolph F. Piper who tipped the scales in Loussac's drug store in An chorage, at 309 pounds, where it stop ped because it could not go any fur ther, has thrown out a challenge to run any man of his weight in Anchor age, a foot race any thing from fiji 1 teen yards to a mile. He is 62 years of age and came to Alaska in 1888. The entire Tolovana valley is re ported to be ablaze according to Air Pilot Sampson who returned to Fair banks this week from a trip to the town of Brooks. A big fire is sweep 1 ing the right limit of the upper Tolo- vana and the country has either been burnt or is burning. Small fires are to be seen all along the route Charles L. Phillips, resident of Matanuska, and Mrs. Mary Smith of Anchorage were married last week.
 In letter received by Mrs. John A. Mcintosh of Fairbanks, the death of D 1T. Boone, early Cleary creek resi- dent was announced. The death oc- cured on May IS, resulting from heart failure.
 The big reindeer herd of George Ashenfelter will be driven from Coun cil to the Broad Pass district this | fall. The animals number from five to seven thousand head.
 Evans and Huntington, trades at barge load of merchandise recently while moving the barge up the river 10 ther Alatna station. A snag in the river penetrated the hull and fifteen tons of goods were lost with no insurance.
 T. A. Woolard, until recently at tached to the engineering forces of the Alaska Road Commission at Me Kinley Park and Oscar Phills, popular locomotive fireman on the railroad, have purchased the George Morrison property at Hot Springs on the Ia mana river below Nenana and will embark in the fox raising business.
 Don s. Rae, Alaskan miner and l for many years a resident of west ern Alaska, died at Pocotello, Idaho, July 1, according to advices received by the Juneau Elks' lodge.
 Norman Dawn who has been talk ing pictures in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes has had excellent success and will return to Anchorage next week.
 Gus Dourel, pioneer Dome creek mining operator, died this week in Fairbanks, from abdominal trouble The deceased was a member of Igloo No. 4, Pioneers of Alaska and funeral services were held under the auspices of the Igloo.
 Miss Irma Marsh of Anchorage was united in marriage this week to Dick Sessions, purser of the government steamer General Jacobs. The wedding took place at the apartments of Miss Vera Russell, at Nenana. The young couple are now on their way down the river on their honeymoon trip.
 Charles L. Phillips, a resident o1 Matanuska and formerly of Anchorage was married Saturday night to Mrs Mary Smith, proprietress of the Art Shop of Anchorage.
 Miss Leah Rosenblat, who taught school four years ago at Chichagof where she was very much liked anC who has since been teaching at Eagle Alaska, was married the first day o1 July to Clarence c. Dudney, deputy United States Marshal located at Eagle where they will continue to re- side.
 the superintendent of the bureau of education at Anchorage, Alaska, Libby McNeill & Libby will get all the fish from the Tyonic river, on the west side of Cook Inlet, this season. The fish are all taken by natives, and will be taken daily by tender from the Libby plant at Kenai.
 According to advices received at Juneau last week, George Buchanan president of the Buchanan & Hull coal company of Detroit, will conduct an other excursion for boys in July, 1925 It will be remembered last year, Mr Buchanan brought to Alaska forty eight boys under a plan whereby the boys earned one-third their parents paid one-third and Mir. Buchanan fur nished the other third.