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MCCARTHY WEEKLY NEWS
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Entered as seoond olass matter. 8eptem
ber 17th, 1918. at the I ost Office, at
McCarthy, Alaska, under the Aot of
Maroh 3. 1879.
O. F. M. COLE. Manager
M. M. COLE .. . Editor
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Saturday Augustl2th 1922.
BE A GOOD CITIZEN v
At the last election the num
her of voters in this precinct
was only about twenty per cent
of the population. This was,
chiefly at the Bonanza, Jumbo
and Mother Lode. McCarthy it
self showed about seventy five
per cent.
These figures go to show
that a big percentage of tbis
population is receiving all the
benefits of Uncle Sam’s great
free country without taking any
responsibility, or even showing
a desire to enroll themselves as
his citizens.
Most of these men intend to
remain in the United States, as
they know they will be more
comfortable and more prosper
ous here than anywhere else.
If they returned to their native
countries they would heartily
wish they were back.
Uncle Sam offers nothing but
good to his people, and it is only
fair if they receive his protect
ion, and intend to make their
home under 1 his flag, that they
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declare allegiance to the United
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Court officials are spending af
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short time here now, and it will
be an easy matter to declare
your intention to,become a citi
zen and receive instructions as
to how to qualify as such.
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THE PROPOSED GAME LAWS
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The proposed game laws in
troduced in Congress by Alas
ka's delegate, Dan A .Sutherland
-will be the best yet devised for
the Territory, but will yet need
to
much amending if they are
bo^sijtisjt^ctory to all parts of
th£, Territory.
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k is r evident
that Dr. E. W.
t Nelson, biologist, author of the
bill is looking at game protect
ion through the eyes of a man
raised „ in a populated district
Tyhere game, is hunted for sport
apdpot for subsistence.
The best feature of the pro
posed bill is that proposing the
appointment of a game commiss
,loner from each district, to form
a Territorial commission with j
headquarters at Juneau. The
salary is inadequate, but this
can be remedied later.
The section also gives the com
mission powers to appoint game
wardens and other necessary
officials,. giving the territory
autonomy over its game resourc
us.
A further section should have
been added to the proposed act
allowing bona fide residents of
the Territory, who have resided
here a certain length of time,
and collected valuable trophies
and heads, to take the same out
with the m duty free in case of
removal to the states: such tro
phies being properly classed as
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household fixtures such as pur
tains or pictures. As
the law now is a resident is com
to pay a large fee on sacrifice
trophies he has been years in
collecting. Numbers of fine
heads apd horns are left to rot
on this account by men who
kill the animals for food.
The proposed law states that
only citizens with a sit pionths
residence in the Territory may
act as guides: but adds that
Indians and Eskimos acting a3
such guides must be able to
“read and write.” This might
well apply to where a native has
had opportunity for education
al advantages, but to require, a
native of the section lying-north
and inland of $8 degrees of
latitudes read and write would
be ridiculous, as many of them
have never seen a white man.
The section providing that no
alien may have firearms in his
possession, without a special
license therefore, is a good one
Aliens are the greatest lawbreak
0rs the territory has, many can
ery crews slaughtering game
animals and birds and salting
them or packing them for trans;
portation to the states at the
end of the season’s work.
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i The brown bear should not
be protected. Its penchant for
mischief and its proneness to
attack the unarmed prospector
is too well known to Alaskans
to permit of argument It is ,a
vicious beast and should be shot
down without mercy. The black
bear, which, is harmless, should
be protected witfy an indefinite
closed season. These animals
are absolutely harmless unlese
crowded; Beavers and marten
should be protected another
four years.
The new laws are far better
than any yet proposed, and it
is hoped they pass Congress.
They can be amended from
time to time, and the Alaskans
on the Commission will know
how best to do this.
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD
„ HAS EXCURSION RATES
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For the benefit of the tourists,
business people and others, the
Alaska Railroad has announced
special excursion rates to the
interior, the period of the rate
extending from July 26 to Aug
ust 24.
The rate for the round trip
has been designated as follows:
Nenana and return, $44.45; Fair
banks and return, $50.50; Chat
anika and return, via Fairbanks
$54.80.
PORT OF MISSING MEN
Information is asked for
concerning the whereabouts of
Robert Alexander, who is be
lieved to have been in this part
of Alaska in the last years.
Communicate with the McCar
hy Weekly News, or direct to
Miss Florence Lange, Route 5
Columbus, Wisconsin.