Japairs Home Islands—Hokkaido
Hokkaido or Yezo, third island of Japan’s homeland, is separated
ltom Honshu by 60-mile wide Tsugara Strait. It is abundant in vege
tation and livestock and is noted for its sulphur deposits and im
mense coal fields.
Flour mills, breweries, ftie larg
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est paper mills in the Far East,
and shipbuilding centers were ex
tensively expanded during the
prewar years. Much of Hokkaido’s
countryside is a primeval wilder
ness, including dense forests and
swamps and short and rapid riv
ers. On the interior, there is a
mountain mass in which volcanic
formations predominate.
Because of the nature of the
land, there is a large number of
wild animals, such as apes, bears,
deer, wolves, foxes. There are
many unusual birds, and the wa
ters abound in salmon and other
fish. The land still is cherished by
the native ainos, a hairy wild race
of man that once roamed over
Honshu. The ainos are said to use
poisoned arrows in hunting.
Generally, the towns of Hok
kaido are much smaller than those
of Honshu and Kyushu. A princi
pal shipping center is Hakodate,
a city of 91,000, considerably
larger than the inland capital of
Sapporo.
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Ickes Withdraws
Alaska Land From
White Settlement
(Special to The Nugget)
ANCHORAGE, June 4—With
drawal of 105,375 square miles of
Alaska lands from entry by pros
pectors and miners under Ickes’
order was dislosed today when
Bill Hammersly of the Iliamna
country visited Anchorage for the
first time in three years and dis
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covered his mining development
is stymied.
The withdrawal was made in
1943, and comprised three vast
areas. One eliminates virtually all
of the Alaska Peninsula from
white development. Another elim
inates the Chugach mountain area
east of Cordova to the Canadian
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line. The third includes the Arctic
rim north of Brooks range the en
tire width of the Territory.
The purpose of the withdrawal
was stated “for use in connection
with the prosecution of the war,”
in an executive order published
February 4, 1943 in the federal
register.
Hammersly is at a loss of know
whether he can take in partners
to develop his property. Five
prospectors, spending the season
there, feared they are wasting
their time.
The withdrawal also leaves un
certain the status of the copper
claims at Iliamna which were re
cently purchased by Canadian
Ventures, Ltd.
HUGH GABBARD TO OPEN
QUICK LUNCH COUNTER
Hugh Gabbard is busy remodel
ing the Keene building adjacent to
the Nome Drug Store. He plans to
open a lunch counter with ham
burgers and quick service as spe
cialties.
OPA COAL CEILING
TOO LOW; CLOSE MINE
ANCHORAGE, June 4— (/P)—
Dal Bowen of Buffalo Coal Com
pany announced that the mine has
been closed indefinitely as a re
sult of OPA cutting the coal ceil
ing to one dollar and seventy
cents per ton.
The company had laid off the
miners and announced the mine
will reopen when the price is ad
justed.
Most of Albania’s population
are Mohammedans.
HENRY WUHRMAN TO GO
TO COFFEE CREEK
Henry Wuhrman, partner of
Harvey Grant of the Grant Min
ing Co. at Coffee Creek in the
Kougarok, arrived last Friday and
is awaiting favorable weather to
go to Coffee Creek.
FRED DUROSCHER
BACK FROM 8TATES
Fred Duroscher, well known
Councilite and postmaster there
arrived from the States, where he
has spent the winter visiting
friends and relatives.
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