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Smoked King Salmon
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ALASKA INTERESTS AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL
(By W.A.S.
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An opportunity to impart a
little information on Alaska
.A as afforded Mrs. Wickcrsham
recently. While attending a
bridge party at the Arlington
Hotel given to aid the enlarge
ment of the hospital at Ketchi
kan, Alaska one of the players
inquired whether the Congress
man frcm Alaska was an Eski
mo. This resulted in consider
able controversy and when it
was learned that Mrs. Wicker
sham was a resident of the
north the question was referred
to her. She admitted that the
Delegate was her husband, and
not an Eskimo, and then gave
quite an interesting talk about
the native people of the north
and of their habits and profes
sions.
Where Is Tom Marquam
During the past month the
manager of the Harrington Ho
tel has been making inquiries as
jO the whereabouts of Thomas
Marquam, oi' Fairbanks, who has
been in Washington most of the
time dm ng the past two or
three 5 ears. He has been a
guest at this hotel on and off,
and duiing the winter had a
room elsewhere. He was a pa
tient at a hospital in January
and then went to the Harring
ton. After a couple of weeks he
checked out, saying that he was
going to New York and asking
that his mail be held. The ho
tel has heard nothing from him
niice and much mail and tele
grams accumulated, so the man
| agement has been making anx
ious inquiries about him, fear
ing that he has met with some
misfortune.
Radio Medical Aid
For the past ten years the
I Public Health Service has been
giving medical aid by radio to
vessels at sea. The Surgeon
General recently announced
that through the cooperation of
the U. S. Coast Guard, medical
advice will be given from the
j Marine Hospital at Port Town
! send, Washington, through the
local Coast Guard base radio
station located in that vicinity.
T1-,e establishment of this addi
tional station will provide fa
cilities, the need of which has
(been recognized for some time,
, especially for vessels in Alaskan
waters and the North Pacific.
Mineral Survey
A systematic and persistent
effort is about to be put forth
by the Interior Department to
arouse the interest of the min
| ing and investment forces of
, the United States to the great
I industrial resources and oppor
! tunities in Alaska. At the same
jtime plans have been completed
j for the expenditure of the $250,
1000 appropriated by Congress
; ‘for continuation of mineral
j and other resources of Alaska,”
j along the Alaska Railroad. In
: addition to the amount named.
! which has been placed in the
: I hands of Secretary Wilbur for
| the purpose of investigation, the
Geological Survey will expend
their usual amount of $65,000,
divided over various sections of
the Territory.
Tourist Excursions Promoted
j Wide publicity is being-given
. to the purposes as outlined by
. the Interior Department. Over
2,500 newspapers in the United
States wi1! on April 20. set forth
jthe obje vs sought to be attain
! ed. Tn a idition various excur
I sion agen( ies and Chambers of
; Commer e, from the A-I onic to
I the Pacific states, will take the
; the matter up with thousands of
.individuals, in the effort to pro
(mote excursions to the north
J of men with capital to invest
and who might give aid in the
encouragement of prospectors
and mining men to go to the
north. This commendable work
of publicity is being directed by
Ernest Walker Sawyer, who is
ihoroughly conversant with the
i resources of Alaska and vitally
interested in their development.
Investigate Coal Resource
One of the major projects in
the investigation about to start
will be an examination of the
Anthracite Ridge coal field in
ihe vicinity of the Alaska Rail
road, on which $127,000 will be
expended. There will be detail
ed surface investigations, in
cluding test pitting and
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trenching where there are
known veins more than 50 feet
thick, to cost $27,000, while the
sub-surface core drilling of
about 4,000 feet will cost $100,
000. The sum of $60,000 has
been allocated to Willow Creek,
, Fairbanks, Copper Mountain,
j Girdwood, Kantishna and Moose
|T,ass districts, and a party will
operate in each of these dis
tricts.
Four parties will do prelim
inary exploratory examination,
at a cost of $24,00(1, in the West
!Fork of Chulitna, Valdez Creek,
Talkeetna Mountains and Yent
na districts. There has been
?5,000 set aside to investigate,
test, and report on non-metalic
minerals, sych as clay, lime
stone, marl, etc., in the railroad
belt.
A representative in Alaska,
with headquarters at Anchorage
will be maintained throughout
the year by the Geological Sur
vey, to work with prospectors
and mining companies, and
make available to them and the
general public the results of the
individual investigations within
a few weeks after the field work
of the parties has been complet
ed. This representative will al
so be a medium of coordination
between the railroad and the
other agencies engaged in this
program. The General Land’
Office will aid in making surveys
of the areas investigated.
Federal Building for Fairbanks
The people of Fairbanks are
very anxious that construction
of their new Federal building
start during the mild season of
early summer and have asked
the Delegate to exert his influ
ence to that end. Delegate Wick
ersham visited the office of the
Supervising architect and learn
ed that some changes in the
specifications had recently been
made and that this would cause
ja delay for advertising for bids
until the first half of May. After
the bids are received, checked
over, contract awarded, bond
arranged and approved, several
weeks will be consumed. Tech
nical officer George O. Von Ner
i ta states that it is very improb
able that actual work on con
struction can start before some
time in July, altho efforts will
be made to hurry things along
as much as possible. The build
ing is to be of concrete and will
cost $400,000.
Nine Billion Years Hence
The United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey, through Mr.
W. D. Lambert, gives out the
startling information that the
life of the world is being cut in
half by Bering Sea, between
Alaska and Siberia. The impli
cation of calculation by Mr.
Lambert indicates that the ro
tation of the earth on its axis
is slowing down, and that ap
proximately nine billion years
hence the globe will make a
complete revolution only once a
month and the month itself will
be much longer. This condition
will be brought about by the ac
cumulating effects of friction by
the tides. But in the meantime
Alaska has quite a few serious
problems that must be first
worked out.
Will Tour McKinley Park
Mrs. Charles Sheldon, of Mil
ton, Mass., is arranging to tour
Interior Alaska this summer, her
particular interest drawing her
to McKinley National Park.
There it was that her now de
ceased husband spent his early
years in exploration work and
promotion of the Park as one of
the great tourist charms of the
United States.
Old Age Pension Laws
A Washington newspaper has
published an analysis of old age
relief laws as prepared by Miss
Miley M. Pope, Director of Social
Welfare, state of California. She
starts out by saying: “In 1915,
when Alaska enacted a law for
aid to aged pioneers in their
homes, a national movement
toward old age assistance was
initiated. Similar laws have
followed in various States, until
at the present time we find 14
states with legislation for old
age assistance. In 13 other
States similar proposed laws are
before the 1931 Legislatures for
consideration. Many of the
earlier projects showed an ex
perimental attitude, but all
agree in certain basic points.
Need is the first requirement in
every State, as the applicant
must be unable to maintain
himself, and have no respons
ible relatives who can support
him.”
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Divisional Notes
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WRANGELL
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Capt. S. C. Barrinr'
Barrington, Miss Maud Sterling,
Mr. and Mrs. Hill Barrington
and son Billy returned last
week. The river boats were
off the grids and being over
hauled. and scheduled to make
an early trip up the river this
year.
Jack Steele, old time miner, is
going to work the river bars by
hand this year. With the big
mineral country through which
the Stikine and its tributaries
flow, there is no reason why a
hand rig should not be a paying
proposition.
A. B. Bryant, manager of the
Cassiar Hydraulic Mines, Ltd ,
was scheduled to leave with a
crew on the first trip of the Ha
zel B.
Herbert Willard, charged with
larceny, was given 30 days to
think over mending his ways.
Jimmie Shields was given 30
days for trying to be a pug with
out the grace of ringropes or
referee.
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JUNEAU *
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Frank Mercer, reported dead
to this paper is much alive and
refuses to be buried. He has not
been in the best of health this
winter.
V. A. Paine, fox rancher and
business man of Kake has open
ed law offices in the Valentine
Building.
Wallis S. George was named
president and manager of the
Juneau Cold Storage; Harry I.
Lucas, secretary; Oliver Drange,
treasurer; John Reck and John
F. Maloney, vice presidents.
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KETCHIKAN
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Reginald Collison Barber was
married recently in Indianapo
lis recently.
Alfred Howe left for Seattle
to meet bis family, visiters in
the States since last March.
Mrs. William Dalton died in
Metlakatla on the 16th of this
, month. Funeral sei'vices were
held in the Presbyterian Church
Rev. Marsden officiating.
| T. Althouse was laid up with
the flu but is up and about his
duties.
Helmer C. Excel!, relief light
house keeper at large for the U.
S, Lighthouse Service, died last
week in the Hospital.
The Stella Maris, owned by
Mrs. E. L. Smith of Los Angeles
was in port and will sail to the
Taku River.
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i The crew for the local cannerv
has arrived and the big cannerv
is being prepared for the rush
season. The Mary Lou was sent
, north on business. Mr. Barrie
| will be superintendent of this
cannery. Mr. Barrie was for
merly superintendent of the
Klawock cannery which is being
held as a reserve cannery.
The first boom of logs for the
local sawmill was brought in.
Repairs will be made immedi
ately and much will have to be
done for the mill has not been in
operation for ten or more years.
A. L. Brown, of the West Coast
Supply Co., spent some time in
Ketchikan under medical care.
He expects to have his store op-1
en again after the 10th of May
by Are recently.
He will rebuild on the ground
where his store was destroyed
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KLAWOCK
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Captain William Benson of
the Salvation left for Klukwan,
his home town which he has not
seen in twenty-five years. He
will be gone long enough to set
tle his brother’s estate.
A Boy Scout Troop has been
organized here with R. J. Pera
trovitch, Jr as Scout Master.
Mrs. John Dexter and baby
are due back from Ketchikan
very shortly according to Mr.
Dexter, who made the round trip
to Ketchikan from Craig by the
air route.
Spud conference
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A potato conference was re
cently held at the Alaska Col
lege under the auspices of the
Tanana Valley Agricultural As
sociation and the College.
The purpose of the confer
ence is to bring the Interior,
the idea of the farmers’ week
undertaken so successfully yc
the various states. An invitation
was extended the general pub
lic to attend.
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BRIBING THE LEGISLATURE
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..It. is an ugly, statement to
make but when the Salmon oan
ners ofTer the mill men orders
lor a million boxes next year if
they will withdraw.sup port from
the Ziegler fibre box tax, it can
be given no other name.
We have opposed the fibre box
tax on the ground that it would
work a hardship on the canners
and because it was net a sound
proposal.
The offer of the canners to
nlaee orders for a million cases
next year if the bill is not pass
s an indication that they are
able to pay the full freight on
mrniade .suv7-halo contain ers.
the containers.
. Did the Alaska Native Broth
erhood use such tactics it would
be condemned from one end of
j the Territory to the other. The
' fact that it is the canners who
' are doing this dirty work does
! not make it any the lesser dirty,
j stinking work.
I We forthwith refuse to sup
I port any statements by the can
J ners for they have demonstrat
ed themselves incapable of hav
ing any degree of honesty.
We will mark those Legisla
tors who support the withdrawal
of this measure.
It is being reported that fish
erman who shipped through the
.Association three weeks ago
have not received settlement as
yet.
O A. Sehonaker of Seattle was
visiting the local trade this week
| an/-) v ent south in order to get
north.
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General Machine Shop
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