The Kusko times., 1929-12-21
Alaska Notes gathered From Territ ovials
 Exchanges.

lulureo las1 month when. the Cadillac aaronoD.le m which they were riding broke through rail while travelling eown hal on one of the citty streets and lanGeA!- upside down in gulch 2O 1eu. oe1Ja@ @ those injured were Mir. and ALls. A-- F. Ferris and Mrs. L. C. aore.4 4ne car. was owned by Mir. rerrls. Mis-. Eole's left arm was Oroken j4st be1ow the shoulder, Mrs. ferris suffered cuts on her face. and head, ana Mr. Ferris received a bad gash over his left eye. The autos starter. was not working, and MT. terris and ,antother man were push ing it down hill to get it under way when it got beyond control Mir. EerrIs was landing on the running Laard, but he did not tax advantage of the opportunities to jump. His wife and Mrs. Gore were pinned un- der the car whene it landed upside aown, but were quickly extricated by those who witnessed the accident.
 Dr. Henry w. Griest, Mrs. Griest aud the.r son David are settled at narrow for another five year stay, following their recent sojourn at Ne ..i4..a- they are making their home Ill the hospital until manse is built to replace the one destroyed by fire in. 1925. Dr.. Griest is Presbyterian missionary in the Arctic and is also 4. physician. and surgeon. Dr. New naL. whom Dr. Grlest was to relieve aur4ng the summer. died a short time before the .atter arrival.
 The whale catch in the Arctic last sun,mer was very poor, arrivals at Nome report. Only three were taken at Barrow, and none at all at Vain wright or Point Hope.
 The Henry Creek Gold Dredging Company, a recently formed Seward ieninsuia mining concern, has taken over a block of ground on Henry creek, in the Kougarok section. and wal. pace oredge on the property next season. Extensive prospecting operations were, carried on last sum- mer. It is hoped to have the dredge in operation before the freeze-up next fail. y,..., .E
 A slide caused by heavy rains dam aged the. home of Charles Miller on 1nastineau avenue in Juneau and moved it. forward several feet on it's foundations. MT. Miller was away on a..hunting trip at the time, but Mrs. Miler and four small children were in the house. Mrs. Miller was awak- ened by a dull roaring noise, succeed ed by a grinding shock which shook the whoole house. Rushing down. stairs into the kitchen. she found het walls caved. in and mud and debris pouring in. Unable to open the front door, she broke a. window and has tened to. summon help. Neighbors soon removed the children to 8 place of. safety. Bremen who were called to. the. scene ordered residents of an adjoining apartment house to vacate until danger was past and also warn ed other nearby residents.
 Succeeding Harry Watson. who re- signed to enter the contracting busi- ness in Juneau. Mrs. Florence Cakes has been named by Governor Parks to. be his private secretary. Mrs. Oakes has been clerk and stenogra- pher in the governors office for the last two years. Mrs. Oakes' position has been filled by Miss Iris V. Heath, who came from Denver.
 Arrivals in Anchorage from Seattle recently brought word that the An ehorage plant of the Alaska General Ciaheries. better known as the Maglll