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The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
Numerous Hydraulicking
 Projects Under Way

Arthur J. Theis of the Dickinson Mining Commpany, arrived on the Hazel B No Monday and left on the Princess Louise Friday for Va kima, Wash, where he has business interests that demand his attention.
 Mir Theis reports that the Dick inson people have been hauling in machinery for the past month. The last piece, the boiler, is being hauled in at the present time by the Hud- sons Bay tractor The digging en- zines are already set up at the property. A dam has been put across Dease Creek and a 30X36 Hume built to the place where the ma chine will be set up. All the ground on which the digging machine will operate has been cleared. Opera tions should commence about the tenth of September.
 Mr. Theis is also interested in other mining companies. He re- ports that at the present time the Pendleton Gold Mining Company are digging 1500 yard drain with their drag line. They found gold on a false clay bedrock 16 feet below the surface. In one pit which they opened up previous to July l they took out s400, but wa ter and boulders prevented continu ation of successful operation with out a drain. It was this condition that made it necessary for them to dig the 1500 yard drain.
 Tn Pendleton people will take in the Keystone drill for the Standard Mines Corporation whose holdings are just above the Pendleton prop erty. When the Pendleton prop erty is reached the drill will be used for a short time to do prospect ing on ground owned by the Pendle- ton people short distance above where they are now working.
 J. B. Blick of the Dease Creek Mines Corporation arrived at Tele- graph Creek last week with his complete camp and transportation outfit and is leaving in few days for Dease Creek where he will put a crew of men at work on the road leading from the Lake up Dease Creek to the property. He has had one man at work on this road since he left over month ago. In addi- tion to establishing a camp and hauling in his supplies he intends to start logging operations, using the Dickinson Mining Company's s sawmill at Laketon to cut his SUD- ply of lumber next year.
 The crew of the Dease Creek Mines Corporation will live in tents for the present. but little later on they will build houses if they can find time to do so.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
Cassiar Witchcraft Murderer Convicted
 At Prince Rupert

PRINCE RUPERT. Aug. 21.-Big Aleck, a Mackenzie river Indian, was convicted of manslaughter yesterday for melting Edie Loat, an Indian woman. to bind Atolar Moccasin hand and foot and leave him to die in the ice of Lizard river in an effort to drive the evil spirit out of him. The murder was committed in March, 1923.
 Jim Dan and Ed Loat were ac- quilted Of manslaughter for their part in the affair. Edie will be ar raigned today.
 At the trial of Aleck, Edie testi- fled that Alec told her Atolar, through witchcraft, was responsible for her fathers illness. She added that Aleck urged her to throw Ato- lar into the river. Later they de cided to tie him up until the evil spirits left him.
 Inspector Sandys-Wunch found the body which Fred Allen, pros pector identified. Allen testified that the Liard river Indians practice witchcraft which the Mackenzie river Indians do not.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
ZEIGLER. PAINTER
 OF ALASKAN PICTURES
 RETURNS TO SEATTLE

Eustace Zeigler, who is becoming we'll known as a painter. was aboard the Northwestern Saturday after noon en route to his home in Seat tie after a visit of several weeks in the region of Mccarthy. MT Zeig- Ter was formerly an Alaskan mis- sionary, being stationed at Cordova for several years During the past three years MT. Zeigler has done considerable painting for the Alas ka Steamship Co His paintings of Alaskan scenery are greatly admir- ed, especially by Northerners, and have done much to advertise the country.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
PRIEST HAS A NARROW
 ESCAPE FROM DROWNING

Father E. Allard younger brother of the veteran Father J. AL lard who is so we'll known through out Northern B. C. and the Yukon, arrived on the Hazel B No. Mon day afternoon from a trip through the Cassiar which had proved to be one of hardship.
 Father Allard started down Dease Lake the middle of July headed for the Lizard with a view to looking the field over in connection with the possibility of establishing a school for Indian children some where between Dease Lake and the Liard.
 On his return while coming up Dease river in company with an In- dian guide in a small boat having an outboard motor he had the mis fortune to have his boat upset by a big snag in the river near the confluence of Dease and Eagle riv- CTS After a hard struggle in the stream he was able with the help of the Indian guide to get out of the water. It was late in the even ing when the accident happened. They were miles from any camp and their only hope was to go down stream in an effort to find the Hud- sons Bay boat which they believed was somewhere behind them.
 After many weary hours of trampipg through the brush and swamps they located the camp of the boat crew where they obtained dry clothing and blankets. Father Allard lost his boat and everything he had with him. However, the most of his effects were recovered the next day by the Hudson's Bay boat crew. The priests satchel con- taining papers and other personal articles could not be found.
 Father Allard brought out with him four Indian children from the Liard whom he will place in the school at Frazer Lake on the line Of the Canadian National east Of Prince Rupert.
 Father Allard and the four chill dren left Wrangell for Prince Ru- pert on the Princess Louise which was in port southbound Tuesday evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
EASTERN MAN MAKES
 STIKINE TRIP AND
 BECOMES A BOOSTER

J. T. McKendree of Altoona, Pa. returned on the Hazel B No. from a trip to Telegraph Creek. Mir. Me Kendree left home on a business trip to the Pacific Coast. While crossing the continent he became engaged in conversation with a party of big game hunters who had previously hunted in the Cassiar These hunters spoke in such glow ing terms of the wonderful scenery along the Stikine that MT. McKen- dree concluded that he could not afford to miss this trip although his time was limited. Like many others. he stated after he had made the trip that it surpasses in beauty and scenic magnificence anything he has ever seen. He left on the Princess Louise Tuesday evening for Seattle
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
lola Quasi, Frank
 Hoffman, Married
 On Board Steamer
Girl Who was Formerly a Teacher in the Wraneell Public Schor,'
 Becomes the Bride Of So,die-

Miss lola Quasi who Was a mem har nf the fa ulty O. fhe Wrangel Public Schools during ths te m 2 1922-23. was married on August 1e to a soldier in the |. s. Army. In chronicling the happy event the Ju- neau Empire prints the followin@
 Miss lola Quasi and MT. Ere nF Hoffman were married aboard the steamship Admiral Rogers Sunday evening when it was in port, Rev. Richard D. Decker reading the ser vice. Mrs. Frank Heller of Juneau was the only attendant of the bride and Capt Frank Landstrom. master of the Admiral Rogers was best man. The ceremony was attended by a few intimate friends of the couple.
 Miss Quasi taught school at Haines last year and was a passen- ger from Seattle on the Admiral Rogers, returning north after spend ing the summer in the States. MT. Hoffman came south from Haines to meet his bride. He is member of the r. & Army and is stationed at Chilkoot Barracks where he and Mrs. Hoffman will be at home after a visit in Skagway.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
Survey of Northern Addition Wrangell
 TOWSite Is Ordered
But Owing to Amount of Field Work Already Assigned the Wran- eell Job May Not Be Reached Until 1926.

Recently a petition was made by the Town Council to the Depart ment of the Interior for d survey of the proposed Northern Addition to the Wrangell Townsite. In reply letter has just been received from the l. s. Cadastral Engineer in which he says:
 Referring to the matter of the Northern Addition to Wran- gell Townsite, you are advised that the special instructions for the survey of the tract were is sued under this date.
 While the instructions will be assigned 10 a cadastral engineer for execution at an early date it is my belief. from the amount of work already assigned. that the. survey of the addition to your townsite cannot be reached until 1926"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
JANNERIES ON WEST COAST HAD ALMOST
 NORMAL PACKS

A R. Bruger. who has been packing salt fish on the West Coast iince the beginning of the season was a visitor to WIaugell Sunday. While here he stated that despite he early closing season the canner- ies of the West Coast came very dose to getting normal packs. Dur ing the ten days previous to the closed period there was a good run of fish on the West Coast. and MT Bruger says that if the time for closing the season had been extend ed five days all canneries in the re- zion of the West Coast would have had full packs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
The Prince Charles To Be Placed on
 The Alaska Run

Beginning September $ the Ca nadian National Steamer Prince Charles will be placed on the Alaska run. After September the Prince George and the Prince Rupert will no longer make the Skagway trip. but will continue to make voyages from Prince Rupert to Vancouver
 The Prince Charles will maintain weekly schedule connecting al Prince Rupert with the sailings from that port of the Prince George and Prince Rupert.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
LATEST NEWS FROM
 THE GOLD DIGGINGS
Gold Pan Creek May Rival Dease Creek of Early Day
 Cassiar Fame

Further favorable reports iron various claims both above and be- low discovery as we'll as the discov- cry claim itself were received in Wrangell Monday when the Hazel B No. arrived from Telegraph Creek. The passengers reported that the entire Cassiar district is ex- cited over the results from the re- cent developments on Gold Pan creek.
 J. G. Calvin, one of the best known mining men in Alaska, who has had wide experience in placer mining, arrived direct from the dig gings where he has been looking over the new pay stream for the past two weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
FICTION WRITER TO VISIT GOLD DIGGINGS FOR COLOR
 FOR NORTHERN STORY

Frank Richardson Pierce, well known writer of fiction whose stor- ies have appeared in the American Magazine and other publications of general circulation, arrived from the States on the Queen Saturday morning. He will leave on the Hazel B No. tomorrow for the gold diggings in the Cassiar where he expects to get color for another northern story.
 While in Wrangell MT. Pierce had the pleasure of meeting an old schoolmate, J. L. MacKechnie, Dep uty Forest Supervisor.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
Hazel B No. 2 Arrived Monday

The Hazel B No. 2 arrived from Telegraph Creek, B. C., Monday evening with the following passen- gers:
 Jack O'Shea, F. w. Cleland, w. A. Hanna, A. Dexter, J. G. Calvin, G. D. Crane, D. C. Mowhinny, J. Ham ilton, Roy Callbreath, A. J. Theis, D. R. Place. H. NJ. Reddin, A. M. Capewell. A. H. McCallum, s. N. Georges, W. s. Simpson, A. N. Rob ertson, Father Allard and four ln- dian children, Mrs. c. E. Hagie, Miss Madeleine Richter, Miss Caro- lyn Frank, J. B. McKendree, Mrs. thompson, Neil Grant.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27

pay. They have whipsawed sluice boxes which they packed for two miles and are now about ready to begin sluicing.
 Four other outfits have whip sawed their lumber for sluice boxes and packed it to their claims and are also about ready 10 start shoveling in.
 Good Outlook
 Practically everybody on the creek is either shovelling in or getting ready to shovel in, and there is every reason to believe that Gold Pan creek will give good account of herself between now and the freeze up.
 Quartz Strike
 When asked if he had any inten tion of entering the Cassiar field, Mir Calvin said
 T brought out some very high grade samples of quartz taken from the bedrock in the pits where Grady is shovelling in. The extent of this quartz strike has not been fully de- termined. I shall return this fall with an outfit and some quartz miners to develop this property
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
Shipment of 900 Tons Marble From
 Tokeen Quarry

T. H. Burns, superintendent of the Vermont Marble Works at To- keen. was a visitor to Wrangell the last of the week. MT. Burns stated while here that barge was now on the way north for the purpose of taking on shipment of900 tons Of marble which would go to the Yer mont Marble Company's cutting plant at Tacoma and thence to Olympia for use in the new three million dollar capitol building for the State of Washington.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
RIVER MINK
 BRING GOOD PRICES AT SALE

WINNIPEG. Aug. 22.-After four days of spirited bidding, the auction sale of furs came to an end last night. The closing hours were given over to mink The finest grade Mackenzie river skins brought SIS. The next grade brought SIS, and Manitoba and Saskatchewan mink brought from S6 to s19.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
JOSLYN DENOUNCES
 FOREST ADMINISTRATION

SEATTLE, Aug 27.-Falcon Jos lyn addressing the Seattle Mining Club denounced the Federal Forest Service administration in Alaska
 alleging that if the Bureau had pursued its policy of selling 1000 tracts of timber we would have population there of perhaps 100000.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27

SEATTLE, Aug. 26.-Better and bumper crops are noted in reports from agriculture throughout the middle vets today. Several sections reported bumper crops, many re- ported better crops, and all sections heard from reported better prices for farm poducts, but the high note was the eport of better financial conditions.
 Statistics completed by the Ma tional Bank of Commerce Of St. Louis show tha twhile three years ago a given quantity of farm prod. ucts when exchanged for industrial goods was worth only 6S percent of it's 1923 exchange value, but now it's worth was 98 percent.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
RESPONSIBILITY OF
 STEAMER DISASTER
 FIXED ON OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON. D. C., Ang. 26.- The War Department report on the sinking of the steamer Norman in the Mississippi river on May 9th has fixed the responsibility on near ly all the district officials and em- ployers directly connected with the boat and it's operation. Twenty three lives were lost in the disaster.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
ACCUSED OF WIFE MURDER
 DENTIST COMMITS SUICIDE

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 27.- Dr. Thomas W. Young, dentist on trial here for the murder of his wife and burying of her body in a cistern, killed himself in the county jail here early today.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
COMMISSION REPORTS
 AGAINST COLUMBIO RIV.
 RECLAMATION PROJECT

WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug 26.- The special commission on the pro- posed Columbia River Basin recla- nation project reported to Secretary Work today that the time had not arrived when local and national in terests required the proposed con- struction
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
HINDENBURG WILL
 VISIT LUDENDORFF

BERLIN, Aug. 27.-President von Hindenburg who is spending a holiday in Bavaria intends this week to visit Ludendorff whom he has not seen for a long time. The meeting is expected to take place at Luden- dorffs villa in Munich.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
GYMNASIUM TO BE BUILT
 AT TELEGRAPH CREEK. B. c

Commander O. T. Hodgson has purchased a lot adjoining the Upper Stikine Mission at Telegraph Creek and expects shortly to begin the construction of a gymnasium which will be operated in connection with the work of the mission the same as is being done in Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
DROWNS ON MORNING
 OF HER BRIDAL DAY

SEATTLE. Aug. 26.-Edith O. Cornell, aged 27. who was to have been married today to E. Stanford Keller, accidentally fell from houseboat at three o'clock this morning and was drowned in Lake Washington.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
BIG CHURCH ATTENDANCE
 AT TELEGRAPH CREEK B. c

On Sunday. August 23. there was a record attendance at the Episcopal mission at Telegraph Creek. when Commander O. T. Hodgson, layman in charge, addressed a congregation in which there were 20 big game hunters and a number of mining men in addition to the usual attend ance of local people
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
THREE HORSES DROWNED
 SWIMMING THE STIXNE

Three horses belonging to Robert Hyland were drowned last week while swimming the Stikine river at Telegraph Greek. The horses were being brought in to be used as pack animals for big game hunt CTS
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
COMMERCIAL AVIATION
 IN ACTUAL OPERATION

CHICAGO, August 27.-Commer- cial aviation is now in actual opera tion in two midwestern fields in the Oklahoma oil regions and the Great Lakes about Detroit. Ford flying machines are carrying freight between Detroit and Cleveland and Detroit and Chicago at twelve and one-uuarter cents a pound.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
WIVES OF MARBLE MEN LEAVE FOR VERMONT
 ON EXTENDED VISIT

Mir. and Mrs. T. H. Burns and MT and Mrs. George E. Lee came in from Tokeen last week on the Vermont. Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Burns and little son left on the Princess Alice Friday night for Vemont' Mrs Lee going to Pawlett and Mrs. Burns to South Dorset, while the husbands returned to the big marble camp at Tokeen.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27

GERARD, Kans,. Aug. 27.-Clar- enee Darrow has announced here that he is through practicing law and will devote the rest of his life to writing books.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27

ASTORIA, Aug. 26.-Cannerymen estimate the value of the Columbia river pack of salmon for the season closing today at five million, four hundred thousand dollars.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27

Miss Dorothy Chisholm who has been visiting with her parents on the West Coast arrived in town Friday and left on the Aiameoa Sunday night for Ketchikan where she will teach again the coming year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
Claim No. l

On Judge Thomas property Whlch is Claim No. l above discovery Stewart and three associates are working a lay with about the same results as are being obtained py Grady and Brunn. The gold on thls claim is also very coarse.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27

SEATTLE, Aug. 26.- The Admi- ral Rogers sailed this morning for Alaska with 90 passengers inciud- ing 45 ecursionists Wrangell pas sengers are R. M Martin and wife, Albert Geyer, and w. H. Leet.
 On its trip southbound the Rogers will have the cannery crews or Chatham Scowlarm, Pybus Bay and Washington Bay.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27

B. J. O,Reilly of Seattle and N. B. Church of Tacoma, both of whom are connected with the Standard Mines Corporation, will leave on the Hazel B No. tomorrow for Me Danes Creek
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
News Received by Cable From Ali
 Over the World
36 Hours Continuous Rain

TOXIC, Aug. 26.-The city is flooded today with many thousand homeless as the result Of 36 hours of continuous rainfall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
LONDON.

LONDON. Aug. 26- British Chancellor of the Exchequer Church. i'll and French Finance Minister Caillaux have reaceh dan agreement on funding the French tebt to Great Britain on the basis of 62 annoal payments of 1.250.000 poondsd
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
Claims Nos. 20 and 21

Vickerys and Murray have made strike on Claims Nos. 20 and Fl above Grady's discovery claim on Cold Pan creek. The strike was made in the ditch which they dug last spring to drain the creek and which is about 200 feet from the nresent creek channel. They hao prosnected in the creek and did not get very satisfactory results. They then went up into the ditch whlcn they dug last spring and found SIX feet of gravel carrying rom , tnree cents to 50 cents to the pan. WICK ervs had not reached bedrock when loft hut was continuing the work of sinking his shaft. Murray Was rocking on claim No. 70 above ols, coverv and was getting very eoou results.
 Little Gold Pan
 On Little Gold Pan Creek Elliott rrn cut in the side or the benches and has taken out some very coarse gold. He is now oigelhs a ditch and is almost ready 10 tui inc water in for ground sluicihs'
 Dome Creek
 on Dome creek Long and ms
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27

roR sALE-Typewriter and vio lin. Inquire Sentinel office.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
Discovery Claim

When asked concerning the latest developments on Gold Pan creek, MT. Calvin said :
 Grady is shovelling in on the lower end of discovery claim. Three men and himself have taken out over s5000. They make clean-ups every three or four days and get from 40 to 50 ounces in each clean up. The gold is very coarse. Grady picked up a hundred dollars in mug gets running in size from four and five dollars each to two and one-half ounces These nuggets were picked up while cleaning bedrock.
 The gravel is from three to five feet deep and the pay is HOW To- cated the full width of the creek which is about 100 feet from rim to rim. Grady and Ford have also lo- cated pay 12 feet above the present creek channel on the rim, from which place they are banning out an average of about one dollar to the pan. The extent oi this high bench channel has not yet been fully determined as they are too busy extracting the yellow stuff from the present creek bed. Mir. Grady expects to remain on the creek this winter. He will then prospect these high channels.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
Dome Creek

On Dome creek Long and ms na artner have found some very eooo
The Wrangell sentinel., 1925-08-27
Claim No. 3

R. D. Brunn and associates are working a lay on claim No. 3 be- low discovery on Gold Pan creek. On August 16 MT. Brunn made cleanup of 272 ounces of gold from four days shovelling in. In ad- dition to the 271 F ounces he had at least two ounces of gold in his black sand which he had not fln- isned cleaning. Brunn is also getting platinum nuggets about the size Of small beans. MT. Brunn and his as- sociates have taken out something over one hundred ounces and are we'll satisfied with the results from the short time they have been show cling in.
 MT. Brunn has put down several holes on the upper part of the creek Some of the holes are as deep as ~ feet. In many places they could not reach bedrock on account of the Wa ter. Brunn expects to continue to shovel in during the sluicing season. When it is no longer possible to work by that method he will then go back and finish getting the holes down to bedrock.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-29
WEATHER PREDICTIONS
AND WILD GEESE

Bad news from Atlantic City. Wild grtso which began flying north past that haven of boardwalk rest turned around and began flying south again. It is saiI by amateur weather forccastcrs that when this happens there will be a late spring. meaning that winter temperatures will be arsiIoblc well through the month of March.
 We are sorry that the geese were disappointed; sorrier still that win ter will finger longer than the cal cndar would suggest. After this last cold spell there is q general feeling abroad that we have had zero blasts anIcnty for one season, despite the baImy weather that existed the earlier part Of the winter.
 By the way, what has become Of those amateur forecasters who last December were predicting that it would be mild winter? Despite mast failures, predicting some more. And probably basing their drduc- tions upon the yagaries Of geese.