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VOLUME NO. 5.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, AUGUST 3, 1930
No. 4
Rest rie fcr Interior
Ale ska Indians
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On the 10th of June in an ex
ecutive order signed by President
Hoover, G25 square miles of land
in tlie Lake Tetlin District, Up
per Tanana River section, was
withdrawn for vocational pur
poses for Indians residents of
that section.
Tire reservation so created will
be administered by the office of
education under the department
of the interior. Under this de
partment the government will
work out a plan to relieve the
Indians in that district.
It is planned to utilize the area
as a training ground-in fur farm
ing. principally mink and foxes.
The Indians will be given in
stinct ion's in building corrals and
pens, in caring for, breeding
and feeding the animals and
generally in operating fur farms.
These instructions will be given
fcv the teacher of the Federal
school, probably at Tetlin, who I
will have the co-operation of
the United States Biological Sur
vey and the Alaska College if
the Federal experimental fur
farm is established there as con
templated.
Som ' objection is voiced at the
withdrawal of the lands as it is
thought that it would pave the
way for other such reservations.
Mr. Ernest Walker Sawyer, re
presentative of the Secretary of
the Interior is quoted as conced
ing that the department would
very likely approve applications
for other reservations if they
were made, and that other areas
would be set aside for the same
purpose if they were desired by
the Indians.
It is estimated there are 200
Indians in the district. They are
said to be almost destitute and
without means of earning a live
lihood as the country is practic
ally denuded of fur-bearers The
program, he said, had in mind
retaining the reservation for a
period of five years at the end of
which time it was believed the
Indians would be sufficiently
trained to enable them to take
leases for their farms and oper
ate them individually without
Federal supervision or assistance.
No funds at present are avail
able for materials for pens and
other buildings or for stock with
which to initiate the experiment.
These would probably come from
government or private sources.
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Missourians Will Vote on
State Insurance
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Missouri voters will have an
opportunity to vote on the ques
1ion of exclusive state insurance
in workmen’s compensation cas
es, at the November elections.
As the compensation lav; now
stands, this insurance is given to
private companies, most of which
are concerned with keeping
down costs Jhan they are with
seeing that injured workers re
ceive medical care and get what
they are entitled to under the
law.
. .Signatures to the initiative
petition placing this proposition
on the November ballots were se
cured by the Missouri Federation
of Labor.—LABOR.
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Bob Hawley had the misfoi
tune to have' his fingers in the
vacuum machine when the pow
er was thrown on in the cannery
inis week. He lost part of two
fingers.
ALASKA’S POPULATION
I The 1930 census will show thi
population to be very close t<
j 59,000. The estimated popula
! t ion for the Territory will be 60,
^! 000. The population enumerat.ee
I in 1920 was 55,036; the estimate
Jin 1924 given by the World’s Al
|manac and generally accepted af
J being approximately correct wa:
| 30.000—being about equally di
vided—whites, Indians and Es
.! kimos.
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i Will Stock Musk
Oxen
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The Department of Agricul
ture has placed an order for thir
ty musk oxen to be used in do
mesticating them for use in
Alaska. An experienced collect
or has been givn the task of ob
taining them from Greenland.
F or this purpose. Congress ap
ipropriated forty thousand dol
lars. Resembling small-sized
buffalo, musk oxen are consider
ed the most truly Ai'ctic of the
larger mammals native to North
America. They cnce existed in
Alaska but are now extinct.
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City Gas, Beyond City
Mams
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City gas used everywhere from
cook stoves to room heaters by
four out of five city families, isi
now taking country homes byi
storm.
. .Standard Flamo, condensed
natural gas, is rapidly being in
troduced in Petersburg and other
Alaska towns by the Standard
Oil Company of California. And
there are mighty few things that
ran bring more comfort to folks
in the country than this city gas,
the quickest and cheapest fuel
for everyday cocking and heat
ing—ready for instant use with
out installation of gas mains.
In ushering Standard Flamo
into suburban homes, the Stand
ard Oil Company, one of the pio
neers in developing “home gas
plants,’ is offering a product
proven in scores of California
households during the past year
This new fuel gas, condensed to
a liquid and stored in steel cylin
ders, is delivered in town
by Company trucks.
Two gas cylinders, enclosed in an
attractive metal cabinet, may be
installed outdoors and connected
by gas appliances that mean so
much less housekeeping drudg
ery.
. .Time was when country wo
men just had to get used to car
rying wood and shoveling ashes,
but those days are about to go
out of style. With Standard
Flamo being delivered every
where and comparable to city
gas in both quality and cost—
there’s not much excuse any
more for spending long hours ov
er a hot cook-stove for exorbit
ant fuel bills or, late meals.
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P. A. F. DIVIDENDS
Directors of Pacific American
Fisheries Company have declar
ed the regular dividend of 50
cents a share, payable September
1, to stockholders of record as of
August 15.
The P. A. F. steamer “Red
wood arrived in port yesterdaj
’ with 30,000 boxes of tins and is
i taking out 35,000 cases of sal
, mon.
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Pack Does Not Total Third
Of Average Pack
i On July 31, Henry O’Malley, U
S. Commissioner of Fisheries, re
turned from a tour of inspection
cf the Westward salmon areas
He declared that the Bristol Bay
areas would be closed to com
mercial fishing until 1935, if his
|recommendations to the Depart
ment of Commerce were follow
ed.
|. Ordinarily by the first of this
i month the packers in that dis
trict have put up packs approxi
I mating from one million to one
iand one-half million cases. This
i:,ear the pack to date does not
reach 350,000 cases.
The reason for the failure of
the Bristol Bay district and the
alleged “biggest year in this di
" ision” claimed by some packers,
is due to tidal changes which are
sweeping the salmon into the
j Cross Sound-Icy Straits section.
| Another explanation is that the
j difference in the size of the sal
mon is due to the fact that the
fish are not local salmon but be
long to the Bristol Bay section.
Unfortunately there have been
no “submarine earthquakes” to
btame for the erratic run. Local
fishermen assert that the June
end July salmon are depleted;
the August run of salmon has
been protected since 1924 and
has begun to come back as in
days of yore. The Canadian
Fish Commission in their reports j
declare that the sockeye run has j
become less in quantity and later
to arrive at the spawn streams
than ever. Sockeye being caught
in seme of the streams as late as
December. The present run of
1 inks in Alaska bears out the
Canadian theory. For up to the
first of this month the salmon
streams have been virtually ba
ron. The runs that used to be
plentiful in June and July have1
failed to materialize. From now
cn, the balance of the season the'
last run should hold well as that |
is the run that has received all I
the protection by the closed sea
sons.
. On Wednesday of this week,
the local P A. F. cannery had ap
proximately 100,000 salmon on
its floors—mostly from the north
end of the Division. The Wran
i r ell Narrows Packing Co., at Scow
Bay also had all and more fish
than it could handle. They sole
about 20,000 salmon, which thej
could not take care of to the C
! R. P. A cannery at Lake Baj
The Mildred, fishing for the P
F. company, in Icy Straits and
Cross Sound, is said to have a
gross earnings of over $13,000 to
be split probably inine ways. Re
| ports are that the big foreign
; owned and operated boats in that
section all had good earnings.
Wrangell fishermen were busy
scratching around trying to get
enough salmon to eat. Except
Yw the first spurt, before the big
; traps began to operate, the fish
ermen were able to pick up a few
fish. Reports by the Fisheries
Bureau publicity agents are to
the effect that over one million
salmon were in and at the mouth
of Anan Creek. So far, our re
porter has been unable to find
any practical fisherman who has
any conception of what one mil
lion or more salmon would look
like in any section. The agents
of the Bureau report having
counted 350.000 salmon up that
famous humpy stream.
Down Ketchikan way the fish
ermen were picking up a few sal
mon in the Smeaton Bay district
but none of them running much
danger of paying income taxes
this year. The traps were re
ported as just beginning to get
in fair catches. No reports so
far from the Prince of Wales dis
trict.
. .Cannery tenders are running
from the Ketchikan and Wran
gell to Icy Straits, a distance of
two and three hundred miles for
loads of salmon. The William T.
Muir passed thru southbound on
Wednesday with at least 35.000
salmon on board A long distance
for delivery of a fish which can
not stand up many hours with
considerable pressure, and the
heat of the past few days.
At the present rate of packing,
the P. A. F. Co., should have bet
ter than 50,000 cases and the
cannery at Scow Bay should
have about 17,000 cases today.
A big run of salmon was re
ported at Port Houghton the fore
part of the week. But th “big
run” petered out in two days.
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Canadian Exports Drop
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Exports from the United States!
to Canada last May were valued
tt $69,559,000. This is a drop of
$28,345,000, or 29 per cent, from
our exports to Canada in May,
* 1929.
(..Trade with all parts of the
, world has shown a falling off
this year as compared to last;
ifcat the drop in exports to Can
jada, “our best customer,” is the
largest change recorded on that
side of the ledger. Imports from
Canada declined a little over $7,
000,000.
.. Canada recently enacted a
tariff designed to divert trade
from this country to Britain. It
may cause a further falling off
jin our exports to our northern
neighbor.
Imports from Asia dropped
$50,000,000 from the standard of
! those in May, 1929. This was
due almost wholly to the falling
r prices of rubber and silk. Rub
5’be is one of the largest single
•, imports of this country.-LABOR,
| Washington, D. C.
HILDEBRANDS RETURN.
. .Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Hildebrand,
who have spent the summer
touring the States, returned last
Sunday to their home. Greg
says he drove seventeen thou
sand miles in his car, traversing
twenty-eight States but did not
see anything that looks as goodas
Alaska to him. They covered lots
of territory and took in all the
sights.Going east he passed thru
the southern States into Florida
then up to Massachusetts and
then West by the northern route.
When he got back to Puget
Sound, he sold his car, heaved a
sigh of relief and bought a gas
boat with which the trip was
completed. He will build a new
house this fall on the fox ranch
j in Beecher Pass.
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‘..Mrs. T. Christnsen and Mrs
■M. Morrow of Tacoma were rt
Igistered at the hotel this week.
Paul Kegel was in town renew
ing acquaintances this week.
H. Shelley Graves of Juneai
was in town from Farragut Bay
FATHER OF RAILROADER DIES
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August Arrivee, father of A. J.
Arrivee, freight and passenger
agent of the Great Northern
Railway Company, died in Seat
tle on the 29th of July, accord
ing to advices just received here.
Mr. Arrivee has the sympathy of
his Alaska friends in his hour oi
bereavement.
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Fish Trap Injunction
Dissolved/
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A temporary injunction, ob
tained in the circuit court some
i weeks ago by the plaintiff in the
cs e of T L. Driscoll and 29 oth
er fishermen, versus Otto Berg|
jet al, and preventing Berg from,
I operating or constructing flshj
j traps on Grassy Island in the Co-1
jiumbia River, on grounds of in-1
terferenee with prior rights of:
|giilnetters , was dissolved by.
j Judge Howard K. Zimmerman,
Tuesday, when the plaintiff fail- i
jed to furnish bonds amounting
to $21,000, to protect the defend-,
ant from loss.—Astorian.
Pulp Plant at Longview, *
Wn. te Completed
Plans for construction of a 150
ton sulphite pulp mill was an
nounced by A. L. Raught, general
manager of the Weyerhauser
Timber Company.
The new plant which is to be
started soon, will be built to op
erate in conjunction with pre
sent Weyerhauser mills on the
Columbia River and will utilize
he. deck and similar woods.
Two hundred men will be em
ployed in the plant, which is to
be of concrete and wood. Plans
for the structure now are being
prepared.
Raught said this will be the
first time the Weyerhauser Co.,
has engaged in the manufacture
of pulp and paper.
Byproduct Plant
The Northwest Paper Com
pany of Cloquett, Minn., which
is affiliated with the Weyerhaus
interests and manufactures pulp,
paper, plasterboard and bypro
ducts, recently announced that
a byproduct plant would be con
structed at Longview.
Raught indicated, however,
that the pulp mill he was an-j
nouncing was not to be confused i
with the Cloquett development.
“This pulp mill is part of our
program for closer and more
complete utilization of wood and
forest products and we expect to
have the plant in operation by
midsummer,” Raught said.
AIRPORT INSPECTION O. K.
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R. J. Sommers, Territorial
Highway Engineer, was in Pe-1
tersburg the fore part of the
Iweek to" inspect the new airport.
He expressed himself as being
very highly pleased with the
construction work, which is now
practically complete. Mr. Henry
Hasbrouck has had this work un
der contract, including the piling
concrete, timber work and dol
phins.
..Mrs. Milded Jorgenson enter
tained Miss Solveig Vick and a
party of friends at her home,
T hursday evening. Miss Vick is
leaving on the Admiral Rogers
to visit with her sister, Mrs. Ag
noss Stein at Tacoma, where she
i will also attend school this win
Trailers At Capo Name
Low Prices
j The Alaska Trotters’ Associa
tion in a meeting in Port Alex
ander this week adopted the fol
lowing resolution, according to
the following telegram:
‘ The minute prices go below
l-j-8-5 and 35 we automatically
go on strike. Above prices pre
vailing now. (Signed) Fred Wol
jlQson, Secretary Treasurer Alas
iha Trailers’ Association.
Indications were that the buy
jers were going to force another
drop in prices to the fishermen.
The action of the Association
forestalls such action and at the
same times of action by the troll
ers.
Conditions in the market, con
citions economfcally throughout
the land are anything but good
7t i ? said that the buyers cannot
hold the prices up—such policy
would be economic suicide. The
fishermen realizing this situation
just recently voted not to go on
strike.
Tike 1be buyers, the trollers
have an operating cost limit.
Below this limit they cannot go
unless they wish to work just to
l uy oil, gas, grub and trolling
supplies. Therefore the action as
rbove reported.
ANOTHER DEATH AT KASAANi
Again tLc-Crim Reaper eorccs
into our midst and takes his toll
in life. On the 31st of July pass
ed to the Great Beyond Mrs.
Brown Jones, prominent in all
local affairs, in the Sisterhood, in
toe Christian Endeavor. A good
friend, kindly counsellor, gener
ous and loving, she made her in
fluence felt in many ways. Last
spring when the little church
sadyl needed a piano, she bought
one and presented it. When a
need of anything was felt, Mrs.
Jones gave unstintedly of her
best. Her presence will be sorely
missed by all.
.. Mr. Taylor, superintendent of
the cannery here gave much of
his sympathy and kindly assist
‘ Inasmuch as ye have done it
a nee to the friends and relatives,
unto the least of these—.”
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.. The following passengers were
listed on the Northland:
Seattle to Petersburg, Miss Vel
ma Fuller, Mrs. F. Kerr.
Ketchikan to Petersburg: C. F.
Parks, R. J. Sommers, Sam
Guyot.
Petersburg to Juneau: Mr. and
Mrs. . C. M. Archbold, Mrs. L.
Stomdahl, Louis Israelscn
. .Southbound, Petersburg tc
Ketchikan: C. L. Cloudy, Charles
Wheaton, Fred Jensen, Oscar
Hart, C. Dodge, William Phillips.
Petersburg to Seattle: E. L
Skog, Mrs. John Campbell, Mrs.
O. E. Molvar.
Steamer Movements
Northbound
Alameda.Friday, 8th
Evans.Saturday, 9th.
Norco.Saturday 9th
Queen
.Sunday 10th
Southbound
Watson.Thursday p. m.
i Rogers.Friday 8th
Norco.Sunday 10th
W. Kelley, superintendent of C.
R. P. A. cannery at Lake Bay was
in town trying to connect up
with a few loads of salmon. He
got a few down the Narrows.
I “The Whole Town’s
Talking”
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Speaking of the production of
1 he comedy “The Whole Town’s
I Talking,” the Cordova Times
says. Four hundred persons went
ito see the Eastern Star produc
jtiqn of the comedy “The Whole
[ Town’s Talking, last night, put
cn under the direction of Sanford
Dodge, an actor and producer
who has not been excelled in
Cordova. * * For those who went
to the theatre and spent three
roaring hours there, there can
he no benefit in attempting to
describe the production itself,
and those who did not go can re
ceive only consolations. * * All
are certain that this show was
one of the biggest hits ever seen
.n Cordova.
The Anchorage Times of Aug.
30, 1929 speaking of this same
production says: Excellent cast
delights Anchorage audience. * *
The whole town’s talking today
about the splendid entertain
ment. * * Snap and go character
ized the performance through
out. * * An action comedy of the
first water. * * Frequently oblig
ed to suspend conversation while
the audience had its laugh out. *
Everything carried out with at
tention to detail.
The cast of Petersburg players
which will present the payl here
are fully as capable as the play
ers f’om the other cities where
the comedy made such decided
hits as shown by the above ex
cerpts quoted from their news
papers, giving reviews of the
show.
“The Whole Town’s Talking”
will be preesnted at an early
date under the auspices and for
the benefit of Post 14 of the A
merican Legion.
. Much interest is already being
manifested in the forthcoming
hit “The Whole Town’s Talk
ing” which will be presented by
a talented cast of Petersburg cit
izens. It is being directed by
Sanford Dodge, who directed
“Cappv Ricks” here last Novem
ber. Net proceeds from the play
will be used by the American Le
gion for their building fund.
Sand Spit Island Lease
Decision
The case of Williams Fish Co.
vs. Bakers Bay Fish Co. both of
Oregon and the latter a subsidi
ary of the Columbia River Pack
ers’ Assaciation, was decided in
favor of the Bakers Bay concern.
The suit involved a lease of
the Peacock Spit seining ground
which the plaintiff held were a
part of the public highway dedi
cated in Washington along the
ocean front; defendants held the
grounds were a part of the river
beach and furthermore separat
ed from the ocean terminus by a
wide channel.
. .A case still pending is that of
the Quinalt and Quilluite In
dians who claim treaty rights to
fish on the spit. The case is un
der advisement in the federal
court. Decision in this case will
effect virtually all seining areas
and trap sites on the Oregon and
Washington sides of the Lower
Columbia. River.
VOTE DRY DRINK WET
The Colorado state convention
of Democrats held recently in
Colorado Springs voted over
whelmingly against placing the
party on record as favoring the
repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment.