Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-12

suit is that beneficial regulations in the main, are being promulgated and enforced and in the end the fish, ing industry will be the beneficiary.
 Gilbert Lee, one of the oldtimers of Valdez, met death last Saturday night, at Latouche. His body was brought to Valdez and was inferred in the Valdez cemetery. The Val deZs Miner adds the following ac- count of his death: MT. Lee and Frank Gustafson were returning to Latouche in a power dory, and when within a short distance off shore the motor stopped. Mr. Gustafson went forward to get pair of oars when he slipped and fell overheard. He swan ashore, leaving MT. Lee in the boat, expecting him to row the short distance in. As he did not appear, a search was made for him, but not until Tuesday was he found, in comparatively shallow water. He still elutched in one of his hands coil of rope, showing that he had intended to aid his companion, and had also fallen into the water. The boat was found adrift about miles from the scene of the tragedy.
 ;, Andrew Peterson, employed by the Alaska Consolidated Cannemes at Saginaw Bay, died on the powerboat |. Homer, Aug. IS.
 The new musical selection, "The ed at the Coliseum at Juneau recent ly, and proved to be a poppy com position with a good swing to it. The words of the chorus were flashed on the screen and the audience permit ted to adjust them to the part of the march intended.
 Capt. J. H. Cam, operator of the Apex-El Nido mine at Lisianski h. let, came to Juneau recently, says the Empire, to make arrangements for the purchase of small compress sor to be used in development work on his property and will leave in few days for the mine taking the machine with him. Capt. Cam ex- poets to keep the mine open the com ing winter, which will be the first time this has been done since work was started several years ago. Gen. eral development and opening of new ground will be carried on thru the winter months
 Jacob Nordahl; 53 years of age, pioneer of Alaska and Juneau, died at St. Ann's hospital in Juneau from the effects of double pneumonia He had been in the hospital four days and was ill several days before en- tering the hospital.
 
 Albert Seagles and Ralph Johnson, who deserted the Coast Guard cut ter Algonquin, while she was in Cordova recently, surrendered them selves to Deputy Marshal Hoffman last Saturday and are now in GUS tody in the federal jail awaiting their disposition by Lieut. Comman- der Howell of the Algonquin. A third sailor, who also deserted is still at large but his comrades are endeavof- ing to help the officials locate him as he is said to be without money and hungry. He is expected to sur render himself soon.
 B. Ray Dyson, who for eight years was in charge of the clothing de- partment of the Blum-O'Neill store, at Cordova, has purchased the Hub bard Army Goods store and tailor ing shop, the deal going thru last week, and effective immediately.
 The General Petroleum Corpora tion will begin drilling on Johnson Creek in the Yakataga Oil Field, about ten miles from Icy Bay, about October 1, according to M. J. Big Mike" Sullivan who passed thru here recently. The company has completed the erection of radio sta
 NOT ALL OF US-Not all of us are on the government payroll in Alaska. But Secretary Worth says 5000 white people or more than one-tenth of the white population of Alaska are on the government pay roll. This means a powerful politi- cal brigade when those who are on the pay sheet and those who pro- fit from government patronage stand together for any Alaskan issue. ~tion at Icy Bay and is now in com munication with the outside world via Yakutat. The large station at the point of operations will be ready for use in about month, and then