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rich mining camp of bstcr,
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m r..'il03 north of Fairbanks
1000 acros of forest were o.flanc
in tho Otocl Crook mining ‘‘istrict.
Piros re.,2cl several days in the
vicinity of Swan Lake near I.nilc
river.
1940 r.prroxir.iat oly 4,433,820
acres were burned ever
.ntenor
Alt
and in 1941, 3,280,874 acres.
ITo figures are available as to
value of timber burned in 1940 but
tho 1941 fires cause'-' a tiribor
less of more than 92,000,000 mill
ion dollars.
Tho dc s true 11on of
r. rcVxf.ntr.blc timber is probab
a s .all part of the total pot
loss when soil conservation,
b /c.uty, ' game cover, etc,., is
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ential
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aid .red, for those will be arson3
the Territories great est commercial
asr to after the war is won and
Alaska becomes tho p lav'"round of
the b.A.A,
..'ire fighting is a hard, hot,
dirty work that could bo avoided
if everyone exorcised care in ex
tinguishing the cigarette or match
before they arc dropped cr by bur
ning, where burning is necessary,
in proper season, and it requires
time thatcould bo'better spapt in
productive effort, for the benefit
of many people who do not know,
and for others who apparently do
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HOSPITAL i C T
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be,: i tu I.ir,
uru. Tor Hoffitt a:n boys
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wore presents^ to 1 r» an fra.
Ray UcCartncy cor’ i r, an' I ns,
Harry '■!ir.mr.
V/n, Pull os, A,. 0C„ mployc;
for treatment of knee
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injury»
Lo'.ii;
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o ohn o. ls, :uio:: i nor
pcadence
dritted
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Ho Ion Davi 1 admitto
ncu' leal troa.tr.ont;
Vernon Alvar, V'illov Crook
rimer received troatnont for in
j ur ocl f i n g o r.
L-Irs.,, Jack Voss of I :-'coen
dure c Has boon’adnittor’ for surges
Mrs. Robt.I lor is fooling
fiutli. better since rcccivnng sur
gical troatnont.
Hrs. lolly' f'rodenborg is a
nodicaI patient.
frank nkinoff war 'is charg
fror.1 the Hospital this •.:ook.
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iso Schuster is In 'ping out
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r.t the hospital.
Little Dean Pari
so badly burned several
continues to improve.
Tyler is still on the jo as his
special nurse.
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s, Vera
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;_pur.-p d/PTTf. in drown '
ease, on roe.1 bo two on Pn.lvior
Indopendonee. Aathcrir. o Spencer