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After compiling the lists of colonists
who are still farming a no. still in Alaska
we were able to arrive at other interest
ing facts. There are around 80 of the
original 200 still in Alaska which
gives us 40%. 20$ are still farming. In
a few cases the farms have been taken
ever by the sens. These were net included
in the 20%.
As will be remembered the farm tracts were
to be paid for on a 30 year contract. As
this is the midway point, it is interest
ing to note how much progress is being
made along this line. As many tracts have
been combined with others this was a llttl
difficult, but we arrived at the following
figure: There are 43 of these farms in
the clear. 4 ♦
It will also be remembered that only about
175 houses were actually constructed as
many had already returned to the States'
before t.hfrlr were under, _cona_tr_u.ctie
C O LGN'y F A C T5
Very often people ask how many of the ori
ginal ■ colonists are still in the Veil ley
a nr' still farming. In going over the files
we found ’that - 40 ‘of these coming into the
Valley’ln:the summer of 1935 are still
farming* A few of these are not on their
original farms. The list included:
Earl i*m Barry
Henning Benson
Oscar Beylund
William Bouwens
Harry Campbell
Arnold Carson
William‘Casler
John Church
Mrs.L.B.Dreghcrn
Virgil fickert
Kenneth Foster
Darrell Frank
Lekoy Hansnn
Mrs.A.Haveaeister
Patrick Header
Henry Jensen
Arvid Johnson
Johan Johnson
Victor, Johnson
Oscar Kerttula
Cecil Kurtz
Henry LaRose
Fred Larsen
William Lentz
Joe Lentz
Thomas Lepak
Joseph A* Loyer
Neil Miller
Paul Nelson
Irving Newville
Mrs*Velma Burcher
Donald Parks
Clair Patten
Clarence -cuarnstrom
Ray Rebarchek
i.M.Sandvik
Gust Scheibl
Laurin Smith
William Smith
Anthony Vickaryous
Lawrenqe, Arndt 'still owns his faxm, but
dees not quorate It at the present tine.
Mr. Arndt operates a sawnill in Seward.
Bino Wirtnnen owns his fara, 'but. is net
operating it at the present tiiie.
Aiaong those who have either given up or
sold .their, fams are the following nunber~
ing 24. These are all still in the Valley
pursuing other occupations. : ■
Edgar Nile DeLand .
Dorothy Bell
^rancis Henry
Walter Huntley
Grant Kanser
Oscar Klndgren
Erail Larsh
George Lebmon i
John Meehan
Loren McKechnie
Carl Meier
Dave Onkka
Ottc Petersoo
Joe Puhl
Lawrence .Korrison
George Ven'ne
JTaldo'Fox
Allen Sexton
F • S. Lee
Grant France
'Bill Ising
Victor Yohn
Ferber Bailey
Mrs. L.O. Hays
In trying to find out how aany are still in
the Territory we compiled the following
list. This nay not be complete, but is the
best we could do* In the Anchorage area are:
Chris Anderson
Mrs• Hr-.ro 1 cl Bol ce
Leon McNevin
Thonas Snyder
Frank Swanda
Lawrence Vrsanoja
eLester M ontor
Frank, Piaskowski
’"alter Pippel
Nickolas Weller
Finer Huseby
Mrs*Henry Morton
Carl Erickson
George Novak
In other parts of Alaska are:
Gilford Lennon at Kenai
John Kirsch on the railbelt
Harold.Davi$ (was at Homer)
| Fred Rotz nay be in Anchorage,
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