THE NEW NATIVE
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Vol. i No. 2. Hydaburg Alaska, Friday, January 31, 1919. $150 a year
WITH 2nd.
NARROW
ESCAPES
NATIVES LOOK
UPON CAPE
CHACON AS
SAILORS RE
GARD CAPE
HORN
In the fall of 191 Ti,Samuel
Douglas tne owner and master
°f the gas boat Eveline was fishing
for kohoes after the fishing season
was over. All the canneries had com
plefed their packs,and were closed.
Hence fish had to be delivered to
Ketchikan through dangerous waters
around Cape Chacon.
They left Ntitkwa Inlet in
time to round the Cape at about mind
night and in order to reach Ketchika
early the next morning. As they
croosed Minute Bay on this side to
wards the Cape. All of a sudden t he
engine stepped. They soon located
the 'rouble, T.ie cylinder heads of the
engine were both full or water. While j
drining the water out ciil eugite,
with all that heavy load of fish the
boat drifted to-ward the rough
shores of Chacon. When hope was
gone they threw out their whole
anchor line,but it did not reach the
i ottom The weather was rough and
the gfgantic ocean waves of the Paci
fic just kept washing over the deck.
The captain and the engineer were
both working down in the engine
room.and the other man stood at the
wheel. Presently the itoat began to
fill with water. One of the boys lost
hope,and said:“Let us try to swim
ashore." The captain saw that not
even a,“Sealion"could have landed
safely in that weather,so he just
cheered the hopeless member a little
and kept on cranking the engipe.
Although he wonted bare-footed and
had prepared to swim,he didn’t give
up.
The troudle was terrible. Now
they were in the boifng surf. Oue
of the boys tried to s ull.and keep
the boat breast on the waves. The
back wash of the waves helped to
hold the boat head on.
Finally the engine started,and
the worn-out crew crawlepinto
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ANNUAL
MELON
DIVIDED
HELV/IG & HAWKES
WORTH WILL OFFI
CIATE AS CARVERS
OF THE DIVIDEND
MELON
j.C.Helwig, Government auditor and
S.pt. Chas. W. Hawses worth havt
now completed the audit in MetlaKai
-nla and will be with us soon to distri
' sute the melon among the share
holders of Hydaburg Trading Co.
Many will lave their dividends ap
plied ou accounts,others w 11 fill in
^rplus stocK.
Tneyoung people otj'itto invest
their savings in H/daburg Trading
Co, That is safer and more profitable
than p lacing the money on safety de
posit. The young people will soon
have to manage the business, so th?
directors HKe to see the young peo
ple taFe out a few shares.
QUEEN
One of the finest gas boats on
Sukwan Narrows is the Queen,own
ed by Gee r je.and Gilbert Cnarles.
She was built by S.E,Walter of
Seattle at cost of $3300.00.and car
lies 15 tons.
She is equiped with a 30 H.P.
Union gas engine,No.7042. Her
speed averages about 7 miles.
Last summer the crew consisted
of: George,and Gilbert Charles,Henry
Logan and Joseph Morse.
She fished for the Southern
Alaska Canning Cj , from July 22 to
Sept. 27.
The summer's catch:
200 Kohos
400 Sockeyes
6,000 Dog Salmon
32,000 Humpbacks
Gilbert Charles.
“Minnie Bay,” after which they re
turned home,and were glad that they
lived to tell the tale.
“ Gilbert Charles ”
CONDENSED NEWS
OF LOCAL
INTEREST
The Pride came in with
lft,0t>0 feet in logs.
Captain Frank then
started aroi nd the Cape
to procure additional log
■ §*mg implements,S.E.
>ale forced him to go
i ome via Wrangell.
he expects to paint her
up in fine shape. We don t
Know what is behind the
news that Lewis Tom ex
pects to build a modern
bungalow next fall maybe
some reporter has a scoop
up his sleeve.
Lewis Tom purchased
the Alice gas boat at $80.
from Peter Bell, 'lorn will
install an eight horse
power Sampson and use
the Alice,who is rather
deep for trawling,last
weeK Tom put the Alice
in dry dock and built a
substantial roof over her
Charlie Stast is a hap
py man now Louis Wolfe
the jeweler, sent Charlie
an eight day clock which
strikes on the hour and
half hour
The Mayor and Mike
George put up a tennis
net in the Town hall for
a game of Volley ball. The
Mayor is some fan.
Morse and son succeed
ed in removing the big
stump that obstructed
the extension of the side
walk toward the north
east Morse hopes to see
the council extend the
plank walk next fall
Last storm caused havoc
along the cove. A big tree
fell and crushed DanNath
Ian's boat shed.
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WHAT
IS THE
NEWS?
READ I HE NEW NATIVE
NEWSPAPER
HOUSEHOLD
NECESSITY
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One of themost im
portant educational in
fluences of modern
times is the newspaper.
It is the common nun's
library - the home edu
cator.
The newspaper con
denses a whole book
into short editorial.
The busy world has
only time to take news
in tabloid form. No
home can afford to be
with out a strong,
wholesome newspaper,
whose ideals are in
harmony with the
brotherhood of man.
Anyone applying for
citizenship in Alaska
will have to answer
the Judge,when he asks:
“To what paper in
Alaska are you a sub
scriber ? ”
Dan Nathlan bot. a
new Vulcan engine for his
prospective gas boat.
Rufus Edenshaw is
building a new bungalow.
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