VOL. I
PETERSBURG, ALASKA JANUARY 28 1927.
NO. 29
PETERSBURO-SCOWBAY ROAD
APPROPRIATION SEC
FISHERIES REGULATIONS ARE
Under the regulations as set forth
by the Department of Commerce for
1 Sr27 the legal length of gill nets
has been increased; additional areas
closed, measurement of spacing of
traps changed; steel head trout are
subjected to salmon regulations;
a weekly closed period of 36 hours
established in the herring fisheries.
Under the old regulations traps
were required to be certain distanc
apart latertally. Under the new
regulations the specified distance
in all directions will be the “most
direct water measurement from any
part of one trap to any part of
another,. The reulationsg relat
The weekly closed period for traps
has been modiled but spillers must
be raised within 36 hours after the
beginning of seasonal closed peri
ods.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Southeast Alaska area: In the
Yakutat district, the length of gill
net is permitted to be 'increased
frim 200 to 250 fathoms. Weekly
closed periods lengthened to 60
hours from 6 a. m. Friday to 6 a. m.
Monday. Dry Bay fishing season
doe« not begin until the 1st of June.
ICY STRAITS-CROSS SOUND
Gill nets permitted up to 250
fathoms. Port Frederick trolling
is permitted from November 1 to
June 1, inclusive.
Gill nets of 250 fathoms are also
permitted in the Central district.
Salt Lake Lagoon in Takanis Bay
has a closed area of 500 yards from
its mouth. Stickine River regula
tions remain unchanged.
PRINCE OF WALES DISTRICT
The northern boundary of this
district has been extended to in
clude all waters within a line
drawn from Point Baker to Point
Coipoys. Gillnets are increased ti
250 fathoms. Traps prohibited in
Tuxecan Pass betweeng 55 degrees
46 minutes north and 55 degrees
52 minutes north latitude and all
waters within a half mile of Tuxe
can Island. Closed season on West
Coast prior to July 14 is extended
to include the are* east of Point
Colpoys.
CLOSED AREAS
New closed area definitions are
as follows:
All waters within oae mile of the
head of Rocky Bay, west coast of
Etolin Island; Salmon Bay and all
waters within one mils of it smouth
all waters of Hols In The Wall,
West Coast of Prince of Wales Is
land; Staney Creek and all waters
within one mile of its month; all
waters in Nutka Lagoon, West
Coast and within 560 yards of the
foot of the rapids at its outlet.
KETCHIKAN DISTRICT
Length of gillnets increased to
250 fathoms.
ADDITIONAL CLOSED AREAS
Fillmors Inlet, mainland, Include
all waters east of 130 degrees, 23
mmutes west longitude; Keegan
Cove, Moira Sound; Bradfield Can
al, all waters between a line from
northPoint Warde and Fools Inlet,
north and south of the line at 181
degrees 47 minutes west longitude;
Blake Channel south of 51 degrees
14 minutes, 30 seconds north lati
tude; all waters within 1 mile of
Point Barrie; Hamilton Bay, west
side of Kupreanoff Island, all wat
ers east of 133 degrees, 49 min
utes west longitude; Seclusion Har
hor, area changed, all of Still Har
bor. west coast Baranoff Island and
all f Port Banks, off Whale Bay.
Other changes have been made
in the Westward Divisions.
HERRING REGULATIONS
A closd period of 36 hours has
been established in the herring fish
eries, from 6 p. m. Saturday to 6
a. m. Monday in all herring fishing
areas.
Regulations are applied to the
Alaska Peninsula which is closed
from December 1 to May 2 inclu
sive and herring fishing is forbid
den from June 1 ti October 1 in all
areas closedtosalmon fishing. Kan
f.Jka bay is closed to fishing opera
tions , including bait. Regulations
for this district otherwise remain
the same as last year.
According to recent report Gov
ernor George A. Parks is returning
Lome and should be in Seattle some
time this week. He left Washing
ton for the home of his parents in
Denver where he planned to vlBit
them for a few days. It is expected
that he is leaving on the steamer
Alaska and will arrive in Juneau
about the first of February.
The Alaska is not calling in at Pe
tersburg this trip.
SICKNESS IN FAMILY
Owing to sickness of our machine
operator, we are compelled to run
this issue through without correc
tions Under the circumstances we
ae>k our readers to be charitable
with us.
APPROPRIATION FOR SURVEY.
Delegate Sutherland recently ap
peared before the appropriation
Committee and urged an increase
in the fund for investigation of dis
eases among foxes. It is hoped
that a part of this will be used to
send a veterinarian to Alaska as an
aid for Alaska Fox Farmers in their
effort to successfully raise fox.
It is understood that the effort
of Delegate Sutherland was suc
cessful and that the Biological Sur
vey will be able through this fund
to benefit the fox farmer. Who
was it said that Delegate Suther
land and the Alaska Native Broth
erhood was trying to put the fox
farmer out of business. Page the
“Independent” party political pro
poganda.
It has been reported that Miss
Fa Udine, R. N., former health in
spector for the Red Cross in this
Division, that she has accepted the
same position and will return to
Alaska about the middle of Ftbru
ary.
IETIMM
GEI5 SCARE
Petersburg High School played
the best game in its history against
Metlakatla Town team here Thurs
day night and every man, women
j and child in Petersburg should pat
our boys on the back and congratu
late them.
After playing the losing end of
one sided games during two years
basket ball. After being dis
heartened by poor turnout to the
games and receiving poor support
by an unappreciative public. The
boys Thursday night showed those
who were fortunate to see the game
that we have a team of fighters and
real basket ball players.
The first quarter ended in favor
of Metlakatla with a score of 10
to 1. The second quarter ended
with Metlakatla four baskets in the
lead. After intermission of halves
the boys came on the floor with a
determined look on their faces and
'O! BOY” what a game they played
the next two quarters. The crow
ed soon found out that we had a
cnance to win the game. Excite
ment was very intense, every one
yelling them selves hoarse and
each and every Petersburg player
dojng his best for Petersburg. It
was anybody's game up to tho
whistle ending the game and if
the game had lasted two or three
minutes longer we hate to think
what the score would have been.
There were no stars on the
Petersburg team. They were a
team and the team was a star.
Metlakatla was represented by
a fine bunch of good sports. It
was the cleanest basket ball yet
played on this floor. We take off
cur hats to their. sportmanship
They realized that the score of 26
to 23 in their favor was a very
small lead and that it was any
body’s game. When you see Run
t-tad, Morgan, Murrid, Raynor and
Brannon congratulate them and if
ycu were not at the game, put it
down in your diary that you missed
the best game ever played in Peters
burg.
Mr. E. P. Walker, chief game
warden in Alaska and head of the
Aaska division of the Biological Sur
vey was a visitor while his steamer
was in port this week. He is enrout
to Washington to take up with the
Lepartment such regulations as
were recommended by the Alaska
Game Commission which met at
Juneau recently.
Mr. Walker stated that certain
minor changes had been recom
rended but that they were not
ready for publication. It is ex
pected, however, that the Depart
ment at Washington will announce
an> changes if any very shortly.
Subscribe for THE ALASKAN.
Plans are about completed for the
Pig Hard Time Dance the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary Is going to
pull off on Saturday February 5.
It is to be a REGULAR hard time
p'air and all who do not como
dressed for the occasion will be fin
ed or thrown into the “Hoose Gow”
for several dances. The Committee
also announces that the “Cops” are
big and husky and the Judge
strict and “law will be enforced as
i.over before.” The “Fair Sex” will
not be exempt, so don’t forget your
dimes, girls, or you may have to do
time” until some kind friend bails
you out. The Merry Makers will
furnish the music, the eats will
pelase you, and the Chinese Rafbe
will give you your moneys worth.
Prizes will be awarded, too, so
make up as cleverly as you can.
The proceeds from the affair are to
be used to buy material to make
' garments for the needy and other
ebarities which the organization
sponsors, so your money will go for
a good cause. Tickets will be on
sne next week.
Be on time or you may have to
pay p, fine. Ten P. M. is the HOUR
Sons of Norway is the PLACE.
_Changes in the ownership of two
s&lmon canneries in this district is
reported by recent arrivals here
fro mSeattle. The Hood Bay plant
of the Hidden Inlet Canning Com
pany has been bought by the Hood
Bay Canning Company and the old
Todd Packing Company establish
ment in Peril Straits is being over
by the Peril Strait Co.
The principal figures in both of
these companies are well kr^own
here. In the Hood Bay Canning
Co., are August Buschmann, owner
of the Deep Sea Salmon Co., Port
Althrop, who is President, A. P.
Wolf of the Pyramid Packing Co.,
Sitka, Vice-President and general
manager, and H. A. Fleager, man
ager of the Kelly-Clarke Co.’s sal
mon sales department, Secretary
Treasurer. Nick Bez, formerly sup
erintendent of the Tenakee plant of
the Alaska Consolidated Canneries,
and Mr. Buschmann are the prin
cipal figures in the Peril Strait
Packing Company.
JUDGE LINDSEY REMOVED
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, famous
exponent of common Understand
ing in the Juvenile Court of Denver
has been ousted fro mhis position
by decision of the State Supreme
Court, Judge Lindsey was defeated
by the late Royal W. Graham, Lind
sey’s opponent in 1924. Lindsey
declared that he would continue in
office until his successor had been
name.
RULING ON
FUR LEASES
Regulations for teh leasing of
public lands for establishing fur
farms was announced this week by
the Department of the Interior.
Thees require that actual arrange
ments must be made for the propo
gation of fur-bearing animals.
A minimum rental fee of $25.
per anumon tracts of public land
ui to $40 acres; a minimum of $50.
j
for tracts in ercess of that acreaeg;
royalty of one percent of gross re
turns to be paid to the government.
Lenses can be made through the
United States Land Offices at An
chorage, Fairbanks and Nome.
When interviewed by Ye Report
ter of The Alaskan, Mr. Walker,
Chief of the Biological Survey in
Alaska stated that the Department
did not intend making promiscuous
leases of public lands. That bona
fide and responsible propositions
and parties would receive consider
ation. Speculators, in other words,
are not wanted.
. . . NOT SO PROSPEROUS ...
. .More than 70 parcels of ground
were ordered sold at public auc
tion by the City Council in Ketchi
kan last week to cover delinquent
taves and unpaid street and assess
ments. The auction will be held
in March and will mark the first of
its kind in seven years in Ketchi
kan, according to J. E. Johnson,
City Clerk.
Telegraphic advices from Dele
gatao Dan Sutherland was received
hy the Petersburg Commercia lClub
and read at its regular meeting at
the Hme Cafe on Wednesday. The
message from the Delegate stated
tl at a spec -1 appropriation of $20,
000 had been made to carry
'in the work of the Scow Bay-Blind
Slough Ro d. The Club along with
other ci+i.n n-. haze been wrking
strenuously lor some time on this
project, so i h*.- news was received
w-th much joy.
Further advice received is to the
effect that $10 000 has been appro
priated for i Li roads at Pt. Agga
sdz
delegate has been working, is
working for, and will continue to
v'ork for the best interest of the
Territory, without* fear or favor.
We take proponents of the inde
pendent political propoganda during
the late election and challenge
them to show that he is “opposed
o the buiding f roads along water
ways navigable by boat. "What, we
wonder, would the Scow Bay-Blind
Slough road be consideerd but
along watreways; What indeed does
he mean by securing the appropria
: tion fof1 Poliit Aggassiz -were he op
i
, posed to such roads.
Delegate Sutherland is opposed to
and rightly the squandering of good
tax money for the special benefit
f certain towns when other com
munities have mighty good claims
for further road appropriation. But
the lying propoganda may be ex
cused when the source is fully con
sidered.
In the meantime Petersburg may
congratulate itself on securing suf
ficient to start its much needed road
to the hydro-electric plant.
KETCHIKAN PUTITN6 ON “L!0”
Don’t quote me as saying I am
Closing the so-called restricted dis
trict; I merely intend to see that
the law is enforced.”
These were the words of Assist
ant United States Attorney H. D.
Stabler Monday following issuance
of a complaint against Helen Wil
liams, at House No. 28, Creek street
lor maintaining and operating a
“bady house of nuisance” in vio
lation of Territorial statutes.
While the federal official denied
what is termed a “concentrated
drive on the restricted district,” it
was announced that livil actions
aaginst other houses operating on
Creek street would be entered im
mediately, citing their owners into
the February etrm of court to show
reason why their places of business
sholld hot be abated.
The complain^ against HJelen*
Williams asks that her house be
abated tor one year and that the
defendant be perpetually enjoined
nuisance anywhere within the li
mits of the vrst division in Alaska.
Further complaints, understood
to cover every alleged “house of
! nuisance” in Ketchikan, will em
| trace the same clauses.
“We are not here to grand stand
i cr 10 say what we are going to do,”
! said Attorney Stabler. “The laws
* of Alaska prohibit the maintenance
of ‘bady houses’ and- in my duty to
th* residents of the Territory I am
obliged to enforce their conditions.
! This is no clean cleanup campaign;
i
merely an effort to enforce the laws
the people of the Territory have
themselves prescribed.”
An action similar to the Williams
complaint was issued aaingst Ella
\\ hite.in house No. 12.
These cases, and others for which
complaints will be issued this week
well be heard in the February term
f court. The Williams case has
been cited for February 5.—Chron
iicle.
'“GOOD STUFF’
The investigations of the Cana
dian Royal Commission which is
delving deeper into the custom law
violations in Canada, has uncovered
evidence of bogus American whis
key labels.
It was stated that considerabel
Canadian whiskey which was smug
gled into the United States was la
bled with these ,
BRIDGE DESTROYED
The Tazlina River bridge was de
stroyed by flood this week. It was
believed that the flood was caused
by an ice jam at the outlet of Taz
liua Lake. It is estimated by the
Elenka Road Commision that it will
cost in the neighborhood of $25,000
to make replacement.