The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 3, 1930, Page 3

"PALACE Last Times Tonight Talking Repo;ter Movietone Act All Talking Comedy SECOND WIFE with .. CONRAD NAGEL LILA LEE 10—25—50—Loges T5¢ WATCH FOR COHANS and KELLYS in SCOTLAND SFLYING MINER s e e [the high cost of landing supplies | |there. Freight is 15 cents a pound | from Bettles and 700 pounds is con- | sidered a boat load up the swift Wwild River. Confined to Placer Prospecting this year has been | confined almost entirely to placer. | Float carrying gold can be picked | up almost anywhere, Mr. Mullt‘l" \ R T | said. He brought back several hard Ews A H RED? rock specimens as well as placer|% -, sy 8 | gold, and placed them on display in Vance R. McDonald's store. Some Brief Items of Interest Concergjng Persons y rich samples were brought to ] by Joe Mat- and Occurences and the residents of the trict are optimistic over the po: ties of opening up a quar camp. Mr. Moller was gone from Fair- banks three we on the trip. Af- ter stopping” over at Tanana, he| landed at Alatna to deliver mail The village was practically desert- ed, Sam Dubin, storekeeper, being | pay girt is said to have been the only person there. Members of |foung by Charles Kolback on a staff of Bt. Johns-in-the-Wild- | sz triputary on the left limit of Episcopal mission at Alla- lne yygon River, opposite old Fort kaket, across the river from Alaina.}gejiance, near Dawson. His discoy- welcomed the arrival of the plane,|ory claim covers almost all of the the first that had landed there for |y}, St ® . a Continued to Bettles {crprany i s After a short stay there Mr. Mol- IRET ler continued to Bettles. He found| i fire alae WESraE T the bar riear the fown covered With |y o o o AlaTT. JOSE, 10, ARy water and had to land a mile or ,so farther down. L thews d with bench years one of the landmarks of Val- dez, has been demolished by order of the city council. The tow: { Because no inrormatlon was in a delapidated condition, was |available as to landing conditions!danger of being toppled over by fon the Wild River Mr. Moller de-the wind. Electrically operated |cided to leave the plane at Bettles!gongs in various parts of the city [and was glad he did so, as he did|are now used to sound fire alarms. inot find a single place in the min- jing . district where a landing could| ypger auspices of th> Wrangell have been safely made. ! 1Elks’ Club a home talent presenta- |3 of H. B. Brunn, on Glacier Creék, where it flows into the Stikine River, have been discontinued for the season. Five holes were subk without finding pay. Tom DeVane's new store building | at Ruby has been completed. While not booming, the town has a pro- gressive appearance. It stil possible to raise a quorum at “pan.” Wolves have been playing havoc with reindeer, scattering and Kill- ing them, reported Fred Stoke, who has charge of the Waechter herd; 18 miles from Kokrines, which is on the right bank of the Yukon| River, midway between Tanana| and the Koyukuk. | Thomas Black, negro, committed suicide at Anchorage, as the resull of worry, it Is believed, over thc death of Tom Kinney in the Mc-| inley Park district last summer While searching for a lost min Black and McKinley became separ- ated, and Kinney was found dead| r,| some weeks later by forest rangers, having succumbed to starvation. i To accommodate workers of the| Willow Creek Mines Corporation 1 the Willow Creek district near @i | chorage, the company has erected & | ory dormitory building ‘and | story nie house near the !place in the Third Division. (Cor- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 1930: States District Court at Valdez. ed bids will be received not later than October 31. The prop- erty consists of a lease from the government on 51,840 acres of graz- ing land on Sitkalidak Island, near Kodiak, together with buildings and | equipment, 556 sheep, 53 cattle and ther livestock, a general merchan- store. on the island, a lease covering East Chugach Island near Seldovia, together with improve- ments and equipment, and 20 pair of foxes. of A large gray wolf was killed near the Tongass Road not far from ikan by John Dubois of that while he was hunting deer. Sam Ribiloff got his goat, and must serve 20 days in jail. He killed the animal out of season, and was tried bafore United States| Commissioner J. L. Reed, at Val- dez. i | Assistant Attorney General Charles D. Sisson, who has been in Alaska investigating matters for the Department of Justice, held a public hearing in the Tillicum Club at Valdez on the subject of moving the headquarters of the United States district court to some other dova has been suggested). Citizens of Valdez contended the judicial headquarters should be retained there inasmuch as the city was easily accessible, and the central point insofar as population and re-| sources of the division were con- lcerned. Mr. Sisson, who will report to the attorney general, gave no in-‘ dication of his conclusions. mixing cake batter COLISEUM PRESENTS FRIDAY and SATURDAY DOUGLAS NEWS FIREMEN TO GIVE AFFAIR LATTER PART OF OCT()BER‘ His Inspiration! the South’s heiress “who rather than of her heart woman Preparations for the annual “blow | out” of the Douglas Fire Depart-| ment were started the Firemen's| meeting last nigiit by the appoint-| ment of a committec on arrange- ments as follows: Mike Pusich, Ray | McCormick, James Manning, Joe Riedi and Elton Engstrom. | As on previous occasions, the doings will include a dinner, card-| party, and dance, a whole evening's entertainment. A definite date will be announced later. | Lois Moran, as most haughty passed love by take the man from another an intriguing siren. But Lois’ eyes were open and her ears were filled with beautiful music which that man (Joe Wagstaff) dedicated in her honer. IN NEW POSITION | sition with the United States Office of Education in Juneau, where he| began his duties on Monday m()rnA‘; ing. MOVE TO JUNEAU E. C. Manderson and family yes- terday removed to Juneau after a month’s residence in Douglas. - e, — | LET Almqusy rress Your Sull. We call and deliver. Phone 528 The care you take in [ ) B i ?‘110 mining section 1s about 90 /4i51 of the thr |miles qum Bc}ller; by river. = The wpole Town's Talking,” was giv- stream is swift and progress i5en gt the Coliseum theatre of made upstream only Wwith difficulty. wrangell. Stanford Dodge, profes- |The boat, which Mr. Moller and 5iong) director, trained the cast |another man used, was powered | gng staged the entertainment. It with an outboard motor, carried 800 o< for the benefit of the Gen- new mill, which is nearing comple-| WOMEN OF ICELAND § ion. The company plans all-year | STYLES—KEEP OW} operations. act comedy, “The ' DOROTHY BURGESS DRESS < TELLSOFWORK 3 INWILD RIVER - BFTed Moller Describes Ac- = tivities in District is similar to thecaretakenin || VITAPHONE ACTS 2 WEEKLIES —Coming— i ’ REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 3.— The Healy River Coal Corpora-|Icelandic women reiuse to bow to| [ ¢ arisian fashion edicts. They re-| tion, which suspended production!P? ‘roasting HILLS on its property on the Alaska W“l n their national dress, which is| - -4 North of Bettles !pounds of supplies, which is con- - sidered an exceptionally good load. fl FAIRBANKS, Alaske.—The Wild| Terrain Is Rugged | Sspiver section of the Koyukuk D The boat was cached at the Forks | wetrict, north of Bettles, looks good 'and Mr. Moller walked in from ‘“"tp_ Fred Moller, Alaska's “flying there. The terrain very rugged ahrospector.” He flew his biplaneTand it took him seven hours to ““Anna” from Fairbanks to Bettles cover a distance of five miles "to !‘.m\d went from there to the Wild the mining camp. wwRiver section by boat, that mcLl:odf Principal mining operations are Shof transportation having been chos- |being/ carried on at Spring Creek. smsen because of the uncertainty of Located there are the Smith Broth- ®¥cafe landings for his plane. He ers and Edwards, Ben Sir and Har- emfound that there were more pros- rison and Larrimore. The latter| &@pectors in the district than for two are the only one who were do-| M®any years and that they are all!ing any actual mining at the time.! hopeful; but that the region is They were shoveling in. i 'very much handicapped because of The others did ha enough The Best the Market Affords in Gas, Oil or Coal Our prices and choice of sizes and tombinations always give you the most for your money. New models Come to us for your new range. in thoroughly tested stoves for all fuels are marve]s of convenience, safety, durability and economy. Our weekly payment plan enables you to enjoy them now! HARRIS HARDW ARE (0. FRONT STREET eral Hospital and the charity fund of the Elks. Crime doesn’t p: William Rusl Petersburg native, knows. He was fined $120 and sentenced to 60 days in jail for stealing a blanket that was taken away from him by the owner. Prospecting drilling operations conducted by the Barrington Mining Company, Ltd, under supervision water. The ground goes about| $115 to the box length. Bed rock| is from 12 to 15 feet deep. Excep- | tionally big boulders are encoun-| tered. i Prospects at Crecy From Spring Creek, Mr. traveled to Surprise Creek, prospects have been found by Cr The whole creek is virgin gr No shoveli in or ground sluicir had commenced when Mr. Moller was there, everyone being engaged in prospecting. On the creek were Crecy, the discoverer; Joe Mat- thews, Al West, Frank Theesen and Sam Hope. Gus Wagner will pros- pect on Surprise Creek and intends to do some mining on Lake Creek, where he has some favorable look- ing ground. . Two relief cabins are negeded en route to Wild River, Mr. Moller said. They would be a great help to the men who are freighting in sup- plies. Moller Pay on North Fork | While Mr. Moller was at Bettles on his return to Fairbanks, it was reported there that pay dirt had been found on the North Fork of the Koyukuk but no detalls were| received. Five men went up from/ Wiseman to the scene of the strike, it was said. There were two men in the John River country this summer, accord- irg to Mr. Moller. Both we mining on a small scale. The sea- son at Wiseman has been none too good because of a marked shortage of water.—(Fairbanks News-Miner) | It | road when the spur track was de- yed by a recent flood, has r sumed operations. The spur he been reconstructed. | Football playing by children’ ‘ih" the Municipal Park at Anchorage is ruining the grass and shrubbery and city authorities have appealed to parents of the young folks to make them take their athletic ag-| tivities to the public tennis couris or the baseball park. Fred Lynch, Wrangell's oldest g5~ ident, recently celebrated his ninety- fifth birthday anniversary. He was born in Cork, Ireland. He came to Alaska in 1874. - | Sale of the property of ,the where | bankrupt McCord Alaskan Company attle, is among the guests at thej has been: authorized by the United WHY NOT TRY THEM? Trupak, H. B. and Palace Canned Goods Lead NORTHERN SALES AGENCY (W. W. Batcheller) Second and Main St. s DOUGLAS TONIGHT: far more expensive than a costly | Paris gown. | The trinkets worn with them, are | aluable, too. The gold belt of the| Icelandic matron is more expensive than a good motorcar, the work of BROS CorrEE You add flour to your cake batter the Icelandic goldsmiths being ex-| quisite but dear. The belt probably is of the same pattern as those| {worn by the ladies of the Viking | Bros. roast their coffee a few pounds Ehieftains. | When Queen Alexandrine visited | Tceland for the first time, Ice-| landic women presented her wxm‘, a beautiful national dress, which | jthe queen wears on special oc- yor no bulk-roasted coffec has. casions. It was said at the time that the dress was valued at more | than $15,000. .- Chet Johnson, representing the National Grocery Company of Se-| Gastineau. Out of High Rent District COLISEUM FRIDAY Paramount All T(llkiné Mystery Thriller “THE GREENE MURDER CASE” with WILLIAM POWELL Vitaphone Actswand Sound News THE, HOTEL 0F ALASKAN! 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