Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-24
NORTHERN NOTES


 Clam packing commenced in earn est at Cordova last week and oper- ations will probably be under way | in most of the canneries within a short time.
 Conn Miller, of Cordova, is en- gagged in constructing a 26 foot flat bottom boat to use on the Copper River this summer in taking out hunting partes. It has seven foot beam and a 25 horse power speed engine. The craft is capable of hold ing about five tons and will accom- MT. Miller, who is licensed guide, modate a large number of passengers. plans to use the boat for both spring and fall hunting parties.
 Two lines instead of one, will be operated this year at the Pioneer Sea Foods Cannery at Eyak River, near Cordova, and the plant is to be considerably enlarged to accom- modate more employees, according to
 John Huglen, foreman.
 ] At it's regular meeting, the Juneau Elks' lodge held its annual electon , of officers, Harry Sperling beng chos-
 en to head the organization as Ex-
 alted Ruler for the year ensuing. He
 will take office April 2, succeeding
 Dr. G. F. Freeburger, whose term ex-
 pires at that time
 Mrs. Sarah Fountain, pioneer lady
 of Douglas and Alaska, died at Ju-
 neau last week in St. Ann's hospital, following a short illness of pneu-
 monia. She had not been very well
 for long time and her failing
 strength prevented her to rally from
 the sickness which took her to the
 hospital four days previous to her
 death.
 Much new equipment has been re-
 ceived lately by the Cordova fire
 department and will be put in use
 shortly. This includes a new chem
 ical hose, electric lamps, two up-to-
 date nozzles, bottles for chemicals
 and gas masks.
 Preliminary work preparatory to
 dredging Wrangell Narrows will be started about April 15, it is announc- ed by Major L. E. Oliver, Acting District Engineer Dredging is expect ed to start at Petersburg Bar about June l, and will be completed about August 1.
 The Wrangel Narrows improve ment project, of which the dredging . is a part, was incorporated in the Rivers and Harbor5 program las . year. The current Rivers and liar bors appropriation carries $175,00(
 for this seasons work.
 1t has been learned at Dawson ] that William Horgan, better knowl as My Hearty" former Dawsonite l passed away at Nakusp, B. c. "M. l Hearty" came here in the earl. days, over the Chilkoot Pass, in, thu great stampede, was we'll known il |: this country. Upon arriving in Daw son he operated the Standard Cir . culating Library and restaurant ol | Second avenue, between King ant Queen streets.
 William Hanke, 30 years a resi- ! dent of Alaska and the Yukon, mos of the time being spent in Alaska /ha ! entered the Pioneers one, at Sitka ] Mr. Hanke went to the interor be ' fore the Kuondike rush, crossing tn , Chilkoot Pass in March, 1896. H ! went down the Yukon river to Circl | City early that spring. In the win ! s ter of 1897 he went to the Klondik ! and later returned to the Territory ! For several years he has been resid : ing in the MMatanuskka district. w. c. Joslyn, one of the oldes ! sourdoughs of Dawson is dead. Wor | to this effect was brought to tow s by Donald Mcdonald, who has bee . . mining all winter on Bonanza, nea ! Joslyn's residence. Sergeant Dal E and Constable Sonnie, of the R. ( {. M F., proceeded to the cabin on ! below on Bonanza, where the age : man had lived for years, and foun . . the body lying on it's left side O ! the floor of the cabin with a han ! against the heart. Joslyn had no : been seen for some days and it , thought that he passed away som ! time prior to the search.
 Fl Miss Harriet Barragar, daughte :: of Mir. and Mrs. J. E. Barragar, wa , appointed office deputy by U. I Marshal George D. Beaumont an 1 assumed her duties immediatel, !. She succeeds Miss Madge Case, wh fl left here several weeks ago on leaN li of absence and who has since rt : signed. Miss Case will make he 2 home in Seattle, her mother and sis 'l ter and brother having moved then oor11r +hic wear a8&AasGs at