VOL. 3.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, DECEMBER 7. 1928
NO. 21
Canadian Pulp
Prices Drop
H ading' the lists of Canadian in
dustries is the paper-pulp industry.
This for net value of manufactured
products as well as for distribution j
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of wages and salaries. Only capital j
invested in electric light and power'
plants, exceeds it; onlv sawmills 1
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exceeded it in number of employees ;
on tie rolls.
lil T BKEAKHKS AHEAD
The price of newsprint dropped to
$50. a ton last week, and one of
Canada’s greatest industries is fac
ing a price-cutting war.
A contract which Hearts secured
from the International Paper Com
pany, greatest of paper producers,
star ed the t on hie
Hcarst is supposed to be getting
his paper for $50 a ton, altho it is
repo; ted that Lrod Beaverbrook has
closed a contract for 100,000 tons
for his British publications at $4S.
50 a ton.
Prior to the break, the standard 1
all Hie papers in the United State,
cut, as their contracts contain a
prrvision assuring them the market
price.—LABCR, Washington. 1). C.
Tne Zellerhack’s and the Camer
on’s are coming—in the sweet live
and bye.
Notice To Mariners
Depths of Narrows
■j.'iieau, Alaska
November 15, 192$
JO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Tbe following letter has this day
been received from the District En
gineer, War Dcpar ment, relative to
shrnling of Petersburg Bar, Wran
gell Narrows.
“A recent examination of Shoal
No. 2 (Pet rslnng Bar) Wrangell
Narrows, indicates shoaling on the j
east side of the channel immediate
ly north of Buoy N22 to a depth of
15 feet at mean lower low water.
Other depths outside of a channel
opposite N2 4 to a depth of 19 feet
mean lower low water. Other
depths outside of channel are ap
proximately as shown on Coast and
Geodetic Survey Chart 8170.
Large vessels can safely pass
through Narrows Loth ways by
sailing close to charted position of
N24 and bearing 400 feet northwest
of charted position of N22. No
shoaling was lound in south tangent.
Blueprints showing result of our
recent examination may be obtain
ed at this office, free of charge.”
Employer’s Liability In
Use Bad Telephones
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In Howard vs. Jones Store Co.,
123 Kan. 620, 2g6 Pac. 1019, it was
held that a store company was liable
to an employee who, while attempt
ing to use a telephone in the store,
suffered a severe electric shock caus
ing personal in;iur>es of a serious
permanent nature. The action was
brought joirtly against the Tele
phone Company and the Store Co.,
and, in respect of the liability of the
latter in the premises, the court
said: ‘‘It must be conceded that it
was the duty of the defendant to
furnish its employee a safe place to
work and safe instrumentalities to
carry on its work, whether they were
directly produced by the defendant
or obtained from another. These
being the obligations of the defen
dant, the employee had a right V
assume that the appliances were fl*
ami safe for use.!’ A judgment
agamst the Store Company was
affirmed.
Convention Passes
Good Resolutions
Recommends Joining
Trailers' Ass'n
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On motion of Charles S. Johnson,
a delegate fvom t h local camp of
Kake, it, appears that there is an
increasing number of natives, mem
bers of the Alaska Native Brother
hood, are becoming trollers daring
tlie entire trolling season, and that
their interests will be advanced by
joining the Alaska Troller’s Asso
ciation,
Therefore it is the sense of this
Convention of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood, at Sitka, Alaska, that
thoce of its members who are now
or will bo trollers during the full
trolling season, be encouraged to
join the Alaska ri rollers’ Associa
i ion.
Adopted by the Grand Convention
of the Alaska Native Brotherhood at
Sitka, Alaska this 24tli day of No
vember, 19 2S.
It is ordered tha’ a copy of this
motion be sent to the Alaska Troll
ers' Assoriation.
WILLIAM L. PAUL.
Grand President
Attest: SANDY A. STEVENS.
Grand Serretary.
On Waste of Salmon
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It appears to thy Grand Conven
tion of the Alaska Native Brother
hood representing sixteen towns ot'
southeastern Alaska, that because
of the location of ’he present dead
line in Hetta Inlet, there is a great
waste of commercial fish, a condi
tion which result.-, in unnecessary
hardship to the fishermen around
the south end of West Coast of
Prince of Wales Island, particularly
the native people of Hydaburg,
We contend that the interests of
conservation of the future runs of
■salmon will he fuPy served if the
dead line be changed to conform as
follows, to-wit: that the line be
placed at the entrance of Hetta Bay,
(a sockeye stream), Deer Bay, a
humpy stream, and at a poiift south
cf Gould Island.
Adopted by the Grand Convention
of the Alahka NaUve Brotherhood
at Sitka, Alaska, on the 2 4th day of
November, 192S, on the motion of
the local camp of Hydaburg.
It is ordered that a copy of this
request be sent to the Secretary of
Commerce, the Bureau of Fisheries
and to Delegate Sutherland.
WILLIAM L. PAUL.
Grand President.
Attest: SANDY A. STEVENS.
Grand Secretary.
LAUNCHES BIG VESSEL
The Asama Maru, ll,S00-ton
motor ship now under construction
will be launched next September.
She will cost $6,000,000, the first of
its type ordered for the Nippon
Yusen Kalsha for its trans-Pacltic
Service.
HURRY
ONLY 18 DAYS TO GO
Trapping Regulations
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Whereas P has come to out* at
tention that many white trappers
in southeastern Alaska are trapping
before the* trapping season has be
gun under oui laws and
Whereas this evi! will be avoid-,
largely by the refusal of the,
Alaska Game Commission to issue
trappers licenses before the legal
season for trapping arrives, and j
Wnerea's there is no place in
southeastern Alaska where any
hardship will be imposed on trap
pers by this limitation since the
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hunting areas in Liis district are
within easy reach of the water,
Therefore he it resolved that the ,
Alaska Gam.. Commission he re
quested to withhold all trapper’s li
censes until the date when it would
bo lawful to begin trapping, and
that a copy of this resolution be
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sent to the Secretary of Agricul-j
ture , the members of the Alaska J
Game Comlission and to Delegate
Dan Sutherland.
WILLIAM L. PAUL.
Grand President.
Attest: SANDY A. STEVENS,
Grand Secretarn.
Kake Harbor
Whereas the harbor of Kake, on
viie northerly and western side of
Kupreanof Island, Alaska, is one of
(he prinicipal ports of the trolling j
fleet of the Frederick Sound and t
Chatham Straits District, and
Whereas the harbor of Kake is of-1
ten swept by the si ong southeast- j
ern winds often endangering thou- i
■muds of dollars worth cf boats and j
the lives of 'he owners, and
Whereas the importance of this j
harbor is steadily increasing, j
Be it resolved that the Alaska Na- j
five Brotherhood, representing the j
| Xativeh of Southeastern Alaska, in
its convention at Sitka, Alaska peti- j
♦ion Congress to build a suitable 1
breakwater and ot ter improvements
in the harbor of Kake.
Adprted this 2Git day of Novem
ber 1928.
WILLI AF L. PAUL.
Grand President.
Attest: SANDY A. STEVENS,
Grasd Secretary.
Haines-KIukwan Road
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Whereas it appears that the Bu
reau of Public Roads in building the
public road between Haines and
Klukwan, Alaska, to all practical
purposes closed up the entrance^ to
several lakes where salmon are ac
customed to spawn particularly the
several small lake*? around Thirteen
Mile,
Be it resolved bv this convention
of the Alaska Native Brotherhood,
representing sixteen towns of south
eastern Alaska, that the Bureau of
Public Roads be requested to correct
this condition,
Be it further resolved that a copy
of this resolution be sent to the Se
cretary of Commerce, the Bureau of
Fisheries, the Bi’reau of Public
Roads, and Delegate Dan Suther
land.
A iopted unanimously this 24th
day of November, 1928.
WILLIAM L. PAUL.
Grand President
Attest SANDY A. STEVENS,
Secretary.
Queen is due December 8th. from
the south.
Faces Liquor Problem
Whereas it has been reported to j
this Convention that liquor is being!
sold in and around halls of the local
Bro. lierhood camps during dances,
and
Whereas it has resulted in bring
ing mscredit upon the good name of
the Brotherhood ana contributed to'
th" delinquency of minor children,
be it resolved that this Conven
tion request every Camp wherein
this problem exists to take the situ-*
ation in hand and enforce the laws
of the United States and the Consti
tution of the Brotherhood and Sis
terhood, and that they associate'
themselves with the departments of
lav enforcement to clean out the
disgraceful conditions reported.
Adopted this ‘ULh day of No
vember, at Sitka, .* h;slca.
WILLIAM L. PAUL,
Grand President.
Attest: SANEY A. STEVENS. |
Grand Secretary
Thanks Cannerymen
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The Grand Camp of the Alaska
Native Brotherhood wishes to thank j
William T. Hale, manager of the i
North Pacific Trading and Packing'
Companf, and. Charles W. Demmert.
of the Demmert Packing Company,
bo+h companies being of Klawock, |
Alaska, and the Alaska Consolidated !
Canneries of Pybus Bay, for their j
kindness and generosity in provid-,
ing their large cannery tenders
free of charge and fully equipped,
to the delegates and visitors of
their respective towns, to transport
them to this convention city of Sit
ka !
Their contribution has helped to
make this convention a wonderful
succ ss.
Adopted unanimously at Sitka.
Alaska, this 226th day of Novem
ber, i92S.
WILLIAM L. PAUL,
Grand President.
Attest: SANDY A. STEVENS,
Grand Secretary.
Against Discriminatory
Regulations
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On the motion of the Yakutat
Camp of the Alaska Native Brother
hood, it appearing that there is
need for further , onservation of
the salmon n the rivers tributary
to the waters arouid Yakutat, and
't further appearing that the need
could be met by making it unlawful
to use drift gillnets having a greater
length than sixty fathoms,
We respectf'nlly urge that the Se
cretary of Commerce issue the ne
cessary regulations limiting the
lei,gih of gillnets in the Yakutat
district to sixty fathoms.
Adopted by unanimous vote this
2 4th day of November, 192S.
WTII LIAM L. PAUL
Grand President
Attest: SANDY A. STEVENS,
Grand Secretary.
REVOKES OIL CONTRACT
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Attorney Generai Sargeent has
ruldruled that thn government con
tract made with the Lewiston Oil
Corrpanl, Montana during the re
gie e of Secretary Fall is illegal and
hac order its cancel ation.
Ernest Kirberger, Kake business
man, writes he wants some shrimp
invigorator—he got a canful.
Timber Steal Is
Consumated
The sale of 775,000 feet b.m. of
spruce and western hemlock sawtim
ber and 190,(00 lineal feet of piling;
tiber, to Sawyer & Reynolds Com
pany was announced today by the
U. S Forest Service. The sawtim
ber <s larged.- for delivery to the
Juneau Lumber Mills and the piling
for local canneries to be delivered
next spring.
Cutting has already started on the
tract which compr ses 102 acres
near Kake. A cafp has been estab
lished there for several weeks and
about 20 men are employed on the
job —Exchange.
T(1E FACTS OF THE STEAL
Early last fall two tracts of tim
ber m the immediate vicinity of
Kake were advertised for sale by
the Forestry agents. One small
patch of timber on cn island and the
other just north of Kake—both
areas designated as one sale. On
the strength of th s description the
Hunger ford Brothers, of Petersburg,
sent in for bid forms and definite
description oi timber areas. This
was given. They sent in bid forms
complete immediately and before
areas three and four had been prop
erly advertised so that there war
no mistake as to their intention to i
bid on areas one and two.
The first stink ef something rot
ten in "’the Forestry Deparment of
Alaska came when oiuestion was rais- j
ed as to the financial rating and
ability of the Huugerfords to com
plete their contract—even after a
deposit had been made on the bids.
Obstructions to properly place the
timber in the hand0 of Hungerfords,
whose bid was $300 or more better
than Sawyer-Reynolds. The agents
of the Forestry Department then be
gan to cuibble and declare advertis
ing at fault and re-advertised all of
the areas for sale in order that
Sawyer-Reynolds outfit might get
the timber. The above clipping is
the end of the storv of the chicanery
and double dealing from stacked
decks by Messrs Flory, Zeller and
Heintzleman, tails of the combint
which are perpetuating the greatest
steal of resources in Alaska. The
derI handed the Hungerford Broth
ers is petty larceny as compared to
what one day will be shown as com
paring to the oil scandals of Wyom
ing.
What the Bureau Has
Accomplished
Tney have driven every independ
ent logger out of the First Division.
Tney have played into the hands
of Sawyer-Peynolds and Sawyer
McKay, handing and parcelling out
the finest stands of timber to them.
1 hey have made of the U. S. Bu
reau a subsidiary organizaion to
the private logging company.
They have carried on their books
without a cei t paid for stumpage,
this company. Using government
funds to finance a private company
while they compelled the smaller,
resident, independent logger to put
up cash deposits to cover stumpage.
Acing as bookkeeper and financial
Reynolds.
There representxtives after draw
ing pay from the government be
came members of that firm, forming
a connecting link a61 it were between
the government bureau and tbe log
ging companv,
There methods and regulations
have driven all oth *• operators out
of the business and their efforts
seem to be to drive the operators out
of the country.
There contracts for pulpwood for
Says Whale
Drive Herring
^eorge A. Rounsfell, junior aq
uatic Liologu-.t of the United States
bureau of fisheries, in a very inter
esting article v>n Alaska herring, de
claring that there is no proof of the
oft- repeated assertion that whales
drive, in the herring from the ocean,
ana showing that herring reach at
least 20 yeats of age, has the follow
ing to say about their spawning
Habits:
The Pacific herring spawn only in
shy 'low water, between tide lines,
attaching their eggs to plants, etc.
No evidence has ever been adduced
fo indicate that the Pacific herring
ever spawn in the open sea as do the
European herring.
According to our observations an^
i hose of several other biologists, all
mature herring spawn inshore, all
the way from San Diego to St. Mich
naoi If the Pacific herring actual
ly spawned in the deeper waters we
‘would have evidence of the fact. In
Euiope, where the herring do spawn
in deep waier, there are many ways
of detecting it, as noting the spawn
in the stomach of fishes, the cling
ing of the eggs to unchore lines, etc.
In Europe some herring popula
toons spawn in the spring, others in
the fail; but the Pacific herring has
only one spawning season each year,
which in Southeastern Alaska occurs
iu March and April.
Fish Egg Island, near Craig, and
Sitka Sound are two ot the few
places where they are known to
spawn annually in any abundance.
Th.* spawning ground near Juneau,
including the north end of Douglas
island, Coghlan island, Alike and
Tee harbors and parts of Stephen
Passage, was once one of the largest
but has greatly declined.
There also are many minor spawn
ing grounds such as Kootznahoo In
let. Fort Fredrick and other places.
During the spawning season all
adult herring come into shallow
waiter where they are easily observ
ed. The fact that there are so few
plares where the herring spawn in
large numbers shows that there can
not be any vast quantites of herring.
Many are under the impression
that various larger fishes as sal
mon, halibut and cod depend almost
altogether on herring as their food
and would starve if the herring
should fail. This does not appear
to be the case, however, for these
larger fish eat about as great a
variety as do the herring, and it is
difficult to understand why the pre
sence or absence of one portion ot
their diet should affect them so pro
four uly.
In the ease of the halibut Mr. W.
F. Thompson states that although in
lr> first publications he had listed
occasional herrin0- among the food
the halibut, observations since
have convinced him that almost all
such observed were baits from hooks
For definite studv of foods of the
spring and coho salmon, some ex
pert in that line mast be consulted.
It is safe to say that the actual abun
dance of the large fishes depends
verv slightly indeed on the abun
dance of herring, put rather on
many other causes, —Ketchikan
Chronicle.
Wrangell Hi with a goodly bunch
of rooters came over this afternoon.
They are said to havo a surprise or
two up their sleeves. A very fast
game is expected.
surply to the big c mpaanies at ^0
to GO cents the co.’d is considerable
below the stumpage required of the
loggers.
The big outfit gets all the favors
and the little fellow secures not one
consideration