AEROPLANE NAY
HERD REINDEER
OF ALASKA
After successful flights in a Boeing
Airplane Company’s seaplanes in Seat
tle, Alfred and Ralph Lomen of Nome,
are seriously considering using the
planes to herd their four big reindeer
herds In the Nome district, according
to the following article which appear
ed in the Seattle Times:
Taxicab service in the skies was in
augurated in Seattle yesterday after
noon and so successfully that two
Alaska sourdodghs, who were among
the passengers, immediately after
wards made tentative arrangements
to herd their reindeer with airplanes.
Which means that “Old Shep,” who
has been a good, old dog, must give
way to twentieth century animal herd
ing divisions.
“If .you take me out and loop me
and cailspin me I’ll pay you flya dol
lars a minute instead of the dollar
a-minute rate for that cross-country
flight,” said Alfred Lomen, of Nome,
Alaska, merchant and reindeer raiser,
to Edward Hubbard, pilot of the Boe
ing Airplane Company’s seaplane
which was used in putting commercial
flying on Seattle’s list of “latest novel
ties” yesterday afternoon.
“You know me Al; I’m the guy that
can do those little stunts,” Pilot Hub
bard might have said, but, of course,
he didn’t. What he actually said was:
“Impossible for the present, Mr. Lo
men. My instructions are to do no
acrobatics in this commercial aerial
service.”
"Forget the stunt stuff, Al; we’ll
have a couple of our own one of these
days and can do it ourselves,” at this
point chipping in Ralph Lumen,:
brother and business partner of the
man who wanted to loop and tailspin
and do the barrel-roll the first day
up.
For Use in Alaska
“For,” added Brother Ralph, “I’m
going to see whether Mr. Boeing will
build us a couple of machines for use
in Alaska.”
Then, the two brothers actually got
down to cases and they discussed with
the official family of the airplane com
pany—President W. E. Boeing, Sec
retary J. T. Hartson and Salesmanager
Herb Berg—the possibilities, practica
bilities and even the “peculiarities” of
an airplane, or seaplane, for herding
their four big reindeer herds, now
numbering 18,000 head, in the Nome
district.
The Lomen brothers pointed out
that as much as four hundred miles
intervenes between some of the herds
that it is not uncommon in going from
one to the other to take several weeks
to get there and then several months
to get back. Th Lomens are the only
white men raising reindeer in Alaska,
by the way.
“Why, we could make the hops in
two hours that it takes two weeks to
do now,” exclaimed one of them as he
warmed to the subject. “Then,” he
added, “there are countless lakes upon
which we could alight and take-off;
for these planes only drawn four
inches of water. Why, we could even
land on the Pacific ocean in a pinch,”
he exclaimed.
migru Lana on ice
‘‘Or, we could put skids under the
seaplanes, instead of floats, and you
could land on the ice if you were
traveling in that kind of going,” said
Secretary Hartson.
All of which, as has been observed,
was more or less tentative; but the
Lomen brothers are apparently en
tirely sincere in their consideration of
the subject. Their herds are growing
and so is their shipment of reindeer
meat to the States. They have spent
seventeen years in the North and have
for five years been developing the rein
der herds for the market. Last year,
their first considerable shipment was
made, amounting to 120,000 pounds of
reindeer for food.
The two men, along with James A.
Gibbs, a merchant from Fairbanks, ap
peared as passengers for the first
day’s run of the Boeing Commercial
Air Service. The three Alaskans had
left the North and enlisted In the
army, but they never got any farther .
east than Camp Lewis, where they
were held for almost seven months.
During their stay in Camp Lewis, they
all vainly tried to enter the air serv
ice. When they accidently heard of
the Boeing plan ot yesterday they
hurried out to the hangar on Lake
Union—the passenger station on the
new service—where Pilot-Conductor
Hubbard, Seattle’s crack flyer was
getting ready to Inaugurate the
service.
Job printing at Dally Times office.
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JUNEAU LAND OFFICE
HAS FULL DETAILS OF
ELIMINATION FORESTS
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The Alaska field division of the gen
?ra' lands' oftict, department of the
Interior, gives some additional facts
3oncerning elimlnttion of forest lands
In Alaska, contained in recent dis
patches, as follows:
Upon the recommendation of Secre
tarry of the Interior Lane and Secre
tary of Agriculture Houston, the Presi
ient on April -6, signed a proclama
tion excluding a considerable area
from the Chugach National Forest, in
Alaska, and restoring the public lands
therein, subject to such disposition, to
tiomestead entry in advance of settle
ment. Such lands will become sub
|ect to entry only under the home
stead laws requiring residence at and
ifter 9 a. m., July 9, and to settlement
ind other disposition on and after
July 16, 1919.
About 281,000 acres will be restored
inder this proclamation, 100,170 acres
pf which are surveyed. Two non-con
tiguous areas are excluded, one large
ly surveyed is situatedalong Knik and
railroad, in the vicinity of Anchorage,
rurnagain Arm and the government
ind the other consists of a strip three
miles wide along Cook inlet and
Kachemak bay betwten Kasilof and
Fox rivers, with some surveyed land
ilong Kachemak bay. Available in
formation indicates that scattered
throughout both areas are many tracts
which have agricultural possibilities.
For information concerning these
lands, communications should be ad
Iressed to the United States land of
fice, at Juneau, Alaska.
Get your fresh milk and cream at
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The celebrated K-W Spark Coils are
for sale by the Northwestern Hard
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Plenty of caustic soda, battery oil,
oxide plates and zincs come on the
last boat to the Northwestern Hard
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Your eyes fitted. Compound and
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borne.
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We have special facilities for
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Including large sizes in the
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We carry a full line of Pipes,
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JOSUN OBJECTS
BEING JOSHED
ABOUT BEARS
Falcon Joslln, president of the Ber
ing River Coal Company, who was
credtied with a great scare when he
recently discovered bear tracks close
to their camp, near Katalla, comes
back on his maligners in the follow
ing interview:’
“I had a fight once with a bear with
my fists one night in a hotel in New
York. The bear charged and I struck
at him but missed and hit the wall
beside the bed. The bear got away,
at least I never saw him again after
I waked up. I had to carry my hand
in a sling for two weeks. Ever since
then I have had a predjudice against
fighting bears with my fists whether
asleep or awake.
“Of course I know there are some
might good hunters like the great
Roosevelt and George Hazelet who
are said to be able to kill a bear with
their teeth, but I’ve never tried it. I
am sure I’d feel more confidence in
myself in meeting a bear if I have a
rifle. So when I saw fresh bear tracks
about five hundred yards from camp,
I concluded to go back and get a gun.
I think I was justified in this, espec
ially as the tracks seemed to have
been made by a large and probably a
very powerful bear. Also I had on
snow shoes which I did not think
would give me any advantage in a
combat with a bear nor be of much
help in climbing a tree if the battle
should go against me.
“Little did I think that my prudence
would be the subject of a story in your
excellent journal. I did no trealize
the heroic bear sentiment now preval
ent. I hereafter shall scorn to take
a gun on a bear hunt but try to bring
in my bear alive, using only my bare
hands.”
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FOR 3ALE—The New York restau
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WANTED—Second hand rug, 6x9,
in good condition. See Kelly, Times
office.
LOST—At Burkhardt Flats. One Rem
ington automatic shot gun, one 30-40
Winchester rifle. Parties having
knowledge of same please notify G.
R. Remington, Hotel Windsor. 28-3t
WANTED—To buy a canary. Apply
to Mrs. Arthur Holt. 26-tf
WANTED—Woman wants position as
cook for small crew, In or out of
town. Apply Times office. 17-3t
L08T—Ladies’ broach with Alaskan
iteslgn of pick, shovel and pan.
Finder return to Times office.
FOR RENT—Rooms over Bank of
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satisfactory tenants. Apply Bank of
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WANTED — Woman baker. Apply
Northland Bakery. 29-tf
FOR 8ALE—McCarthy Greenhouse.
Everything modern and up-to-date;
doing fine business; will sell cheap
if sold right away. Owner must ,
leave for states. Wire or write Mr.
Norman A. Erickson, Box 383, Mc
Carthy, Alaska.
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Can secure same at First Bank of
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