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BIDS REQUESTED FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
ALASKA FORREST BOAT
Alaska Weekly
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M. L. Merrit, Assistant Region
al Forester of the Tongass Na
tional Forest in Alaska left for
lhs home in Juneau on the
steamer Northwestern following
r. brief vacation trip outside
during which he visited his par
ents at his old home in Grundy
Center, Iowa.
Mr. Merrit and Lyle Blod
gett, in charge of the forest ser
vice marine yards at Ketchikan,
came south to Seattle late in
October to complete arrange
ments for the construction of a
new forest patrol boat for ser
\ ice in Alaska. The specifications
for the new vessel have been
completed and the drawing de
signed by H. C. Hanson, Seattle
1 aval architect. Bids have been
lequested for the vessel com
1 lete and will be opened by the
Department of the Interior, Bell
Si ct. forminal Building, De
cember 30. dh? vessel is to be 55
fe t long. 14 feet beam, 7 feet in
dt uth and equipped with an 80
1k t p' aver Diesel engine.
Mr. Blodgett will remain In
Seattle until the bids are opened.
AN INDICTMENT
The failure of the Forest De
partment to place bids for con
st? action in Alaska of its new
pair cl boat, bids for which they
have let out in Seattle, is in fact
a direct assertion that there are
no competent boat builders or
ya ds in Alaska. Even the forest
department’s marine ways in
Ketchikan not excepted. Anri
still that yard a year or so age
turned uut a vessel for the de
partment of which it is proud.
There are several boat yards
m Alaska and any number of
qualified boatbuilders who have
not even been given a chance to
l id on the new boat. Why? IS it
because the regional forester is
able to get a nice vacation in
Iowa at the expense of the gov
ernment.
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ALASKA STILL HOLDS
RICHES, SURVEY SHOWS
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Alaska’s untouched riches in
vast mineral deposits of tung
sten, clvomium, antimony and
mercury in addition to veins of
gold extending to great depths
were revealed to a gathering of
prominent business men recent
ly at the Palace Hotel by Walker
II Sawyer, personal representa
tive of the Secretary of the In
terior.
Tire conference at which Saw
yer read a telegraphic report
f"om ti e United States Geologic
al survey just completed was
sponsored by the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce and was
presided over by George Pressley,
executive vice president.
San Franciscans Talk
After Sawyer’s report a group
of San Franciscans interested
j:i the development of Alaska
pave personal sidelights on con
di Lions there. Among the speak
ers were F. W. Bradley, B. F.
Hubbard, A. K. Tichenor, Louis
C. Green and Sam Schwabacher.
The mineral deposits touched
upon in the geological survey
are all found in quantities and
in conditions that justify min
ing, Sawyer’s information dis
closed. The tungsten has been
located in the Fairbanks district
e.nd the chromium on the Kenai
peninsula and in the Red Moun
tain district. Antimony in quan
tity was found by the survey in
r'xty—seven localities. Mercury is
row being mined in mnay sec
t ons.
Gold Lodes Surveyed
In another report just re
leased from Washington results
(.1 an in.xstig&tion of gold lodes
indicates, Sawyer said, untold
riches in the precious metal still
remain to be mined. In the Fair
banks district four lode mining
are milling gold ore and others
are beng developed.
The Ryan lode, it was esti
mated, contains over 1,000,0U'J
tons of ore carrying from $4 to
$5 gold per ton. This is owned
oy John McGinn of Burlingame.
In the district of Eva creek, 100
miles south of Fairbanks, the
report revealed, a mine has re
cently been opened disclosing
from 25,000 to 50,000 tons of ore
worth $20 per ton. This it was
said is the first in the district.
Other little developed sections
touched upon n the report in
cluded Copper Mountain, Valdez
creek, Chulitna, Girdwood and
Willow creek.
Tentative plans for an excur
sion next June to Alaska under
Chamber of Commerce auspices
were made at tne conierence.—
San Francisco Chronicle.
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ONE OF THE BEST
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One of the best funeral ora
tions of modern times was de
livered recently by an American
Indian standing by the grave of
his chief. We quote it from
Good Housekeeping. Here it is,
beautiful, simple, true:
“You have merely lost the
man. You still have the world
in which he lived and which he
so enjoyed. You still have it-:
beauty and its loveliness, and
you still have the blue skies to
which he looked; you have the
wind and the rain and the sun
and the silvery moon. The stars
still glitter in the skies at night;
the corn still will ripen; the
deer will roam the forests oi
your fathers, and the fish will
leap in the stream.
“The Great Spirit has only
taken to Him the man. You lose
cnly that. He will be happy
there in the happy hunting
grounds of our fathers. The
Great Spirit leaves all the other
things and leaves the memory
of the son He has taken to Hi;'
tepee.”
RAW FUR SITUATION
At time of going to press witf
this issue it is still somewhat
early to give concrete informa
tion on the raw fur business
Some dealers are optimistic
others not so enthused, but
nevertheless it may prove one cj
the big fur seasons for sorm
time past.
Furs, of course, will be low, ir
fact most of them lower thav
I the opening prices of a year ago
but prices on somp of the more
important articles should be
maintained and in some in
stances, possibly higher thar
last year.
A careful study of fur condi
tions practically everywhere
shows that stocks of raw fur;
carried over from previous sea
sons are only normal, which in
dicates that manufacturers
stock are very low, which is the
eventual outlet for raw furs;
therefore any demand for am
prime fur is almost certain tc
stimulate prices of such.
Our first price list of the 1931
32 raw fur season is published i*
our “Trappers and Fur” sectior
of this issue. Comparing variou:
lists and soliciting first hand in
ormation on the coming seasor
in connection with our owv
knowledge on the subject, we
are giving as reliable quotation;
as possible. Next month’s issue
will give the trapper a more ever
and concise list, as it is possible
for us to get.—Hunter-Trader
Trapper,
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“They are never alone that
are accompanied by noble
thoughts.—Sir Phillip Sidney.
SCANDINAVIANS IN WISCON
SIN IN 1362, SAYS
ANTIQUARIAN
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A quarter century of study has
convinced Hjalmar R. Hoiand of
Ephriam, Wis., antiquarian, that
Swedes and Norwegians settled
Minnesota 130 years before Col
umbus discovered America.
A large stone bearing a runic
inscription and the date 1362,
which was discovered near
Kensington, Minn., proves his
theory, Hoiand said. The in
scription, quoted in Holand’s re
cently published book on the
subject, The Kensington Stone,”
reads:
“We are eight Goths and twen
ty-two Norwegians on an ex
ploration journey from Vinland
(Nova Scotia) through the West
ern regions. We had camped by
a lake wherein are two skerries,
one days journey north from
this stone. We were out and
fished one day.
“After we came home we found
ten of our men red with blood
and dead. Avo Maria, save us
from evil. We have ten of our
party by the sea to look after
our ship, fourteen days journey
from this island. Year 1362.”
The stone was dug up in 1898.
Students at first declared it a
fraud. It was used as a doorstep
until 1907, when Hoiand began
his studies.
The historical background, as
detailed by Holand, follows:
i
1 Lief Erikson and Bjarne,
Scandinavian explorers, sailed to
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and
Maine about the year 1,000. Set
tlers poured into Greenland. Be
tween the eleventh and the
fourteenth centuries, parties
passed from Greenland to the
North American continent.
Priests Sent to Greenland
In 1355, King Haakon of Nor
way and Sweden ordered a party
of priests to go to Greenland and
the mainland to convert Scandi
navians who had broken from
the church.
“This party,” said Holand, sail
ed to Hudson Bay, and thence
by small boat down the Red
River, camping at the spot in
Minnesota where the stone was
found. The words ‘Ava Maria’ in
the inscription show that it was
written by priests.
“Part of the expeditionary
force was slain by Indians as the
stone tells. Others remained to
live with the Indians and still
others went back to Scandina
via, arriving there in 1364.”
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INDIAN SERVICE PROGRESS
SEEN IN REORGANIZATION
Reorganization of the Indian
Service during the past year was
characterized recently by the
Board of Indian Commissioners
as a “conspicuous accomplish
ment” in the government’s deal
ings with the red man.
At the same time the boart in
i’s annual report was sharply
critical of “the abruptness which
characterized a number of dis
charges, transfers and demo
tions of employes” in the process
of reorganization.
“This sort of administration,”
the board said, “is necessary in
the Indian Service; it is provo
cative of bad feeling; it breeds
discontent and a sense of dis
may at every unit which it af
fects; it lowers morale and
weakens loyality.
The board reported that In
dian health and education,
points where the Indian Service
lias most often been attacked,
were decidedly on the upgrade
increased appropriations made
for Indian health by the last
Congress, the board stated, re
! suited1 in a steady improvement
in all sections of the country.
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As between two accusations
against a true friend, believe the
truth of neither.
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The tattler who tattles to you
will tattle about you.
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'chamber has protest
FOR B. C. CUSTOMS
Protests were made in Victoria,
, B. C. by a special committee of
the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce against the new ruling of
the Canadian customs authori
ties whereby all baggage of pas
sengers from Seattle bound for
Vancouver, B. C., via Victoria,
must be examined in the latter
port.
The new ruling means that
Vancouver - bound passengers
must remain aboard ship to open
their baggage for inspection,
causing unnecessary inconveni
ence and preventing them from
going ashore in Victoria. In the
past baggage of Seattle passen
gers bound for Vancouver has
been examined only at destina
tion.
The committee consisted of
Henry M. Cady, American Mail
Line; Arthur L. Ives, general a
gent of the passenger depart
ment, Union Pacific System, ancl
C. L. Townsend, asiistant general
passenger agent, Northern Paci
fic Railway Company.
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NAMED COMMISSIONER
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Frank Brown, oldtime resident
of the Alaskan peninsula, is re
ported to have been appointed
United States Commissioner at
Unga, a position which he has
been filling temporarly for some
time past. Brown is associated
with A. H. Bradford in mining
operations in the westward dis
trict.
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YAKUTAT
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David White, Secretary of the
Yakutat Camp writes in advising
that some one left a suitcase in
the A N. B. Hall during conven
tion and its owner may get it
back by writing in for it.
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ANGOON
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The following officers were
elected by the Angoon Sister
THE
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Out Of Town Laundry will
Be Taken Care Of In The
Shortest Possible Time.
Everything Back But The Dirt
CITIZENS STEAM LAUNDRY,
Russel York Proprietor
hood: Mrs. Molly Gamble, presi
dent; Mrs. Jimmie George, vice
president; Mrs. Mable Willard,
corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Charley Frank, treasurer.
A. N. B. officers are: President,
Jimmie George; vice president,
Willis George; treasurer, W’illiam
G. Johnson; recorder; Albert
Frank.
Mr. Shorty Johnson has been
elected mayor of Angoon. Much
Is expected of his administration.
Adjutant William Quick came
ever from Sitka and visited here
a week with old friends. He re
turned with the members of the
Russian Orthodox Church.
Sam G. Johnson has been
elected vice-president of the re
organized Angoon Band. Several
new members hav$ been taken
in and regular practice is on.
George James who has been
on the sick list for the past
month is getting better and will
soon be up and around.
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SAXMAN
Charles W. Brown was re
elected president of the Saxman
local; Johnny T. Johnson, vice
president; Peter McKay, trea
surer; Frank Howard, recorder;
John T. Jackson, corresponding
secretary; Joe Dennie, financial
secretary; Joseph Williams, sar
geant-at-arms. Council: C. J.
Johnson, George R. McKay,
Henry Denny Sr.
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Office above People’s Drug
Petersburg .... Alaska
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Whether you do it with grape-juice or
something of - greater potency, we
don’t care. Its no time for quibbling
over pros and cons of the old 18th—
its New Years. Better times are com
ing—can’t you feel them? Here goes
—To 1932—everybody-drink ’er down.
BRACKNEY’S
The Saxman A. N .B. basket-'
ball team left on Christmas dav
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for the West Coast where they
plan to play games with Hyda
burg, Craig and Klawock; they
will hike on to Petersburg to
meet a team there if possible
and then plan to go on to Wran
gell for a game there.
The new Salvation Army Bar
racks here has been completed
and it was dedicated on Sunday
the 27th. The building was in
every sense a community-buil-;
affair for every man who could
use hammer and saw helped put
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up the building and the women
folk furnished the meals for the
workmen.
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HOGNAH
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William Watson and Sinclair
Johnson returned here from
Juneau.
“Slim Lewis” itinerant bootleg
king of Hoonah, imbibing too
much of his home made poison
ran amuck Christmas week. A
bout 11 p. m. with unsteady feet
and foggy brain he stumbled
over a puppy cn the street. He
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A GREETING
A Happy New Year and
a Tkank You for your
patronage during the
past year.
Chris Tveten
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The Alaska does not stop at Peters
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