Vol. I Ssldovia, alaska, Jan. 25, 1947 No. 20
: /947 FISHING REGULATIONS ARE A PPROVFD
* DENALI MAKES
EXTENDED TOUR
ON NEXT TRIP
An extended list
of ports of call for
the steamer Denali,
scheduled to sail
from. Seattle on Feb.
1, was received by
the anderson Dock
this week.
Sn route to Seldo
via the Denali will
stop at Ketchikan and
Juneau. She is ex
pected to dock here
Feb. 7.
Upon leaving Sel
dovia the steamer
will put in at these
Alaskan ports;
Woman’s Bay, 'Kod
iak, Ouzinkie, Fort
Eailey, Uganik, Uyak,
Fort r'akefield, Port
Vita, Port Williams,
Seward, Sitka and
Ketchikan.
HENRY PETERSON
HAS TONSILS OUT
Yaung Henry Peter
son was an overnight
patient ,at Seld.ovia
hospital on Thursday,
after a tonsil oper
ation. He returned
to his home yester
dfi at __ _
Commissioner
Is Better .
U. S* Commissioner
G. M* Chambers, who
entered Seldovia hos
pital a month ago to
day, yesterday was
reported definitely
improved by his phy
sician, Dr. Melvin
Belt z.
"He still needs
rest," Dr* Beltz cau
tioned, "but he has
markedly improved in
condition in the last
several days."
SKAGWAY HOSPITAL
MOVED TO SITKA
The transfer of
the Skag^ay Sanitar
ium from its present
location to a new
site at Sitka was an
nounced yesterday.
Officials who an
nounced the move,
which was confirmed
'by Do* Foster of the
Office of Indian Af
fairs, said the new
and modern quarters
would provide more
comfort for sanitar
ium patients.
The transfer also
will enable the ex
pansion of facili
ties
NO GEAR CHANGE
ANNOUNCED FOR
LOWER COOK INLET
Fishing regula
lations for the 1947
season have teen ap
proved, although not
yet published, It was
announced yesterday
by Secretary of the
Interior, Julius A.
Krug, as far as can
be learned, the new
regulations make no
change in fishing
equipment for the
fishermen of this
area.
Of particular in
terest to the fisher
men of Lower Cook In
let was a proposed
change from beach to
■purse seines for this
area. It was announ
ced by Seton Thomp
son, Fish and V-'I Id
life head who conduc
ted hearings on fish
ing regulations at
anchorage last fall,
that the department
contemplated the rec
ommendation of this
change in equipment
for the Cook Inlet
fishermen.
Union representa
tives at the hearing
strongly urged that
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