"News of ^Americas Last Frontier’
13 NO 40
KODIAK, ALASKA
DECEMBER L°„ 1963
PRICE 10 CENTS
Local Protest Made
On Dam Construction
Project Would Kill
Salmon Spawning
Say Flohorman
The Kodiak Chamber of
Commerce added its protest to
the Federal Power Commis
sion on the proposal of the
Harvey Aluminum Company
to construct a dam on the rich
red salmon Copper River.
W. A. “Pat” Cannon ex
plained the proposed water
project to the chamber and
asked them to file the protest.
A majority of the members
voted to place an informal pro
test with the FPC, the Alaska
Fisheries Board and with
Governor Frank Heintzleman.
-Bill application lur a prtj
liminary permit was filed in
August with the FPG by the
aluminum company stating
that the proposed water power
project would be located on
the Copper River, appoximate
ly 85 miles above its mouth.
It would consist of a concrete
dam 560 feet high above river
surface forming a reservoir
extending about 51 miles up
the Copper River and 55 miles
up the Chitina River with a
capacity of about 18,500,000
acre feet.
Alaska fishermen have
lodged protests with the FPC
and various agencies. C L.
Anderson, director of the ADF
has protested the move.
Fishermen explain that the
dam will result in the destruc
tion of one of the richest fish
ing areas in Alaska. i
Ira Rothwell, Cordova mem-1
her of the ADF has issued a
statement charging the gover
nor with refusing the fisheries
board the right of counsel of
the attorney general. “No for
mal protest has been filed and,
what’s more unless drastic
changes are made immediately
there isn’t apt to be any
even though the fisheries
Late Bulletins
By Associated Press
Juneau—Work is expected
to start Monday or Tuesday on
the first Alaska relief project
for fishermen with the instal
lation of a dock at Kake.
Highways Engineer Irving
Reed announced the release of
$250,000 for relief jobs from
Washington. He was notified
of the allocation by Governor
Heintzleman.
Reed said work o i the dock
at Kake was dependent on
clearance from the U. S. Engi
neers. Other jobs are now
lining up in southeast and
western Alaska. I
All projects will be financed I
board wants it.”
He also charged that in ad
dition to the Governor, Ter
ritorial Auditor Neil Moore
and Attorney General Gerald
Williams have refused the use
of the latter’s services for pre
paration of a formal protest"
against the dam.
According to Rothwell, a
letter from Williams denied
the requested assistance with
the statement ‘‘it is in the
opinion of this office that the
Territory* through the gover
nor’s office should be the pro
testing petitioner.”
Meanwhile, the Associated
Press reported from Anchor
age that Williams said it is
only logical that the Territory
would choose the site for
building dams and that a sur
vey was being made to deter
mine if fish will be lost. “The
i project appears economically
! sound, maybe we can afford to
lose some fish if it means a
start of a big industry, ” Wil
liams stated.
In Juneau, Governor Heintz
man branded the protest t
the project as “premature ’
because the permit is only pre
liminary. He said it is necess
i ary to encourage new indus
try.
I Cannon indicated if the pre
liminary permit was granted it
! would be only one more step
until the official approval
would be forthcoming.
Cordova (A*)—Ira Rothwell
levelled sharp criticism at the
governor, attorney general
and territorial auditor this
week for what he describes as
refusal to aid the Alaska De
j partment of Fisheries board in
a protest against afederal per
mit for a dam on the salmon
rich Copper River.
| He said the board fears the
proposed dam will ruin the
salmon runs.
i
on a matching fund basis with
Alaska Public Works and with
the Territorial Highway en
gineers office cooperating.
Reed announced that the
maximum cost of each sepe
rate project has been set at
$25,000. He also reported his
departments share of the pro
jects costs will be financed as
deficit spending in the First
Division but the Third Divi
sion has a balance of $37,000
for construction.
Wednesday the Anchorage
Times correspondent in Jun
eau reported that federal in
sistence that the relief pro
jects be justified economicajjy
threatened to hamper the
program.
Firemens Dance
Set For Tonight
The public is invited to
swing and sway tonight at the
big Kodiak Volunteer Fire De
partment Benefit Dance at
the Elks’ Hall.
The informal affair will
glide into action at 9 pm and
will feature many specialty
numbers in addition to the
music for dancing by the Mof
fet Melodies.
Alvin Miller will emcee the
program. Local artists and
musicians including Dave
Leonard, Dorothy Anderson,
Hal Junso, A1 Chouinard and
others will be on the program.
Dancing will be from 9 pm
to 1 am. Admission is three
dollars per couple. Tickets are
now obtainable from all volun
teer firemen and business es
tablishments and may also be
purchased at the door, Miller
said yesterday.
Local Man Dies
Wednesday
Nick Karluk, 58, the last of
a large family that is believed
to have given its name to Kar
luk village, died here Wednes
day.
He was born in Alaska on
April 30, 1895, and had lived
in Kodiak for many years. He
did not work in recent years.
Karluk has no known sur
vivors.
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Shopping
Days
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Till
Christmas
BLM Releases Winners
Of Land Drawing
Special to the MIRROR
The following persons re
ceived lots according to the
list released by the , Land
Office.
U. fi. Survey 3098
Lot No.
1. L. McKinley
2. J. R. Morton
8. W. L. Andrews
9. W. L. Forrest, Jr.
11. C. R. Vaughn
13. F. E. Ward
16. G. W. Burke
17. R. P. Phillips
U. S. Survey 3099
1. R. W. Ewell
2. L. L. Chandler
4. C. W. Cunningham
7. E. E. Dean
8. M. Malutin
9. 0. E. Peyton
14. W. K. Clark
16. H. W. Stover
17. E. S. Sargent
21. 1$. Poland
22. F. J. Geiger
24. J. J. Polard
U. S. Survey 3100
• 14. J. W. Osenga
16. L. B. Lindsey, Jr.
16. P. A. Bleichner
17. G. S. Root
18. A. R. Ewing
19. W. C. White
U. S. Survey 3101
2. A. A. Hausman. Jr.
3. R. C. Guess
5. W.'D. Amason
12. E. F. Naughton
14. D. N. Hoylman
16. B. J. Rice
17. D. E. Beran
18. C. C. Fox
19. R. L. Souder
20. R. E. Resoff
21. A. L. Lizotte
24. C. A. Griffin
U. S. Survey 3104
2. P. H. Stover
4. H. P. Gellelan
11. H. R. Norris
In U. S. Survey 3103 Lot 12
is C. H. Gundlach, Lot 14,
Smith and lot 1 (f. M. LaLande
were the only applicants and
they are claiming a preference
right based on settlement.
In U. S. Survey 3104: Lot 1,
there is a conflict between
Arthur Hirth, Jr. who filed as
a vetrans and N. C. Sutliff
who is claiming a preference
right based on occupancy. The i
same situation applies on U
S. Survey 3104, Lot 10, There
is a conflict between Veteran
L. D. Granger and C. E,
Elankenburg who also claims
a preference right based on
occupancy. No determination
has been made in these two
conflicts as to who is eligible
to receive the lease, Seiser
said in the wire.
The winners or the only ap
plicants in the Kodiak small
tract drawing Thursday in
Anchorage were released
around noon yesterday by
Virgil 0. Seiser, manager of
the Anchorage Land Office
(See adjoining column)
Fred Weiler, BLM official
who assisted applicants last
week in filling put forms for
the 128 tracts, said “fully half
of the available lots are va
cant.”
Any unsuccessful applicants
in the drawing or new appli
cants who wish to file on va
cant lots may submit new ap
plications in duplicate, ac
compamea Dy cnees or postal
money order and proof of mili
tary service to the Land Office
Anchorage, Seiser stated in a
telegram to the MIRROR.
He added that applicants on
vacant lots may list alternate
lots which they will take if
their first choice iisj not avail
able. Unsuccessful applicants
in the drawing who made fil
ings may refer to their pre
vious application for proof of
military service.
Weiler said the new appli
cations should be addressed
to: Land Office, Box 1740, An
chorage, Alaska.
Instructions for filing, maps
and application forms are now
available at the Kodiak City
Hall. The filing fees of un
successful applicants will be
refunded under seperate
cover, Seiser said.
There were 35 applications
in the drawing. Floyd K.
Ward of Kodiak was present
it the drawing and drew part
)f the winners. He was also a
successful applicant for a lol
Veterans of World War II
iiave a.preference right until
March 10. 1954 on “a first
:ome first served basis.”
‘‘The list of winners is the
' ‘current status as of today
(Friday, Dec. 11.) Seiser said.
Great interest wasevidenced
n Kodiak as news of the re
ease of the winners spread
yesterday. The MIRROR of
ice answered around 40 tele
shone calls relative to the
Irawing.
Willie 0. Hynes and Nata
ie Malutin made application
for a marriage license recent
iy.
Pauline Torsen and Keith
Seaman were married last
Saturday by Commissioner A.
M. Vokacek. Witnesses were
Mr. and Mrs. John Kateimik
off.